Austin Area Egghead Meetup Saturday/Sunday?

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Hello all- We have a few forum members in from other states this weekend so I thought I would throw the possibility of an informal gathering of like-minded individuals if anyone is up for it. John in Carolina is in town for some Bidness but flew in a little early so we could hang out. @socaltim is coming in to sample the wares at Franklin bbq. Not sure if Tim has availability or the "want to" but I know John and I have both

So- anyone interested in a little get together either Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon? We could do a post Franklin recap with Tim at a local watering hole or something like that. 

Lemme know if anyone wants to get together. We are perfectly capable of having fun on our own, just thought I would throw it out there. @Legume @NoJokeSmoke, @eggobsessed@sumoconnell. @lakewade @JohnInCarolina @Mickey @xfire_ATX

SciAggie

I'll actually be in Austin Sunday. My MIL is have her 86th birthday celebration. It is doubtful I can shake loose, but post or PM me the time and location for the meet-up and I'll come if I can.

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SciAggie said:

I'll actually be in Austin Sunday. My MIL is have her 86th birthday celebration. It is doubtful I can shake loose, but post or PM me the time and location for the meet-up and I'll came if I can.

That would be great. I'll find a spot as soon as we see if there is interest. If not, I'll just let you know where John and I are. Our plan now is to be at my house cooking ribs but we are flexible if others want to play. 

caliking

Hard to not have a good time when eggheads meet up. My fav kind of party. 

I really hope some others join in, just so the 2 of you can stay out of jail. 

Legume

In.  Keep me in the loop, checking with the social chairman on availability.

SoCalTim

just checked our flight itinerary, we don't get into Dallas til late, then i guess it's a couple hrs to Austin. flight home is 3pm - extremely quick roadtrip, would have loved to have met up with you guys. Damn.

Carolina Q

You could meet up at this joint. It's supposed to be pretty good.

HoustonEgger

If kiddo #2 was a little older (only 3 months) I'd be sure to be there - maybe the next go around. 

JohnInCarolina

I’m in town for this workshop:

http://nmf2018.usacm.org/

Pretty psyched that I’m set to speak first thing Monday morning after a weekend hanging out with Eggheads.  What could possibly go wrong?

lousubcap

Dang @SoCalTim - you are pushing the envelope with that time-line.  You will barely have time to inhale Franklin's and then hit the road for your 3 PM departure.  Over-order and eat your way back to Dallas and LA.  Good luck and enjoy the speed-run.  

lousubcap

@JohnInCarolina - must be a warm-up for the USACM ( cider maker branch...) for when you become the President.  I'm sure you will set multiple alarms and wake-up calls to ensure you are at least present for your talk.  I would say something about fun this weekend but that's is a given.  
Edit:  You need to punt the Tuesday session and get to Franklin's.  Who knows when you will have another opportunity.

SoCalTim

lousubcap said:

Dang @SoCalTim - you are pushing the envelope with that time-line.  You will barely have time to inhale Franklin's and then hit the road for your 3 PM departure.  Over-order and eat your way back to Dallas and LA.  Good luck and enjoy the speed-run.  

I know right! My nieces husband is paying for everything (I offered to pay but he said no) so I'm on his timeline .. Me? I'd of scheduled more downtime so at least I could check out a bit more of Dallas and Austin.

Hook_emHornsfan_74

Wish I could make it.  I would love to meet you guys.  Only a 4.5 hr drive but would be worth it.  Maybe another weekend.   

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SoCalTim said:

just checked our flight itinerary, we don't get into Dallas til late, then i guess it's a couple hrs to Austin. flight home is 3pm - extremely quick roadtrip, would have loved to have met up with you guys. Damn.

That is incredibly tight. Are you driving from Dfw?

CTMike

JohnInCarolina said:

I’m in town for this workshop:

http://nmf2018.usacm.org/

Pretty psyched that I’m set to speak first thing Monday morning after a weekend hanging out with Eggheads.  What could possibly go wrong?

Nothing like trying to act sober while still sloppy drunk and give a presentation to peers and superiors. Hope you don’t have a grant on the line. 

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CTMike said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I’m in town for this workshop:

http://nmf2018.usacm.org/

Pretty psyched that I’m set to speak first thing Monday morning after a weekend hanging out with Eggheads.  What could possibly go wrong?

Nothing like trying to act sober while still sloppy drunk and give a presentation to peers and superiors. Hope you don’t have a grant on the line. 

CTMike said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I’m in town for this workshop:

http://nmf2018.usacm.org/

Pretty psyched that I’m set to speak first thing Monday morning after a weekend hanging out with Eggheads.  What could possibly go wrong?

Nothing like trying to act sober while still sloppy drunk and give a presentation to peers and superiors. Hope you don’t have a grant on the line. 

Just a breezy little chat on nonlocal methods in fracture (which has a long history in continuum mechanics) while trying to keep your eggs down. Nbd. 

Legume

@SoCalTim Love Field or DFW?  You’re a good two hours short of being comfortable, you’ll need to inhale, drive fast and clench the whole way.

SoCalTim

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

SoCalTim said:

just checked our flight itinerary, we don't get into Dallas til late, then i guess it's a couple hrs to Austin. flight home is 3pm - extremely quick roadtrip, would have loved to have met up with you guys. Damn.

That is incredibly tight. Are you driving from Dfw?

Our flight leaves @ 7, (we wanna be out of Austin by 3) figure 3 or so hrs drive back to Dallas Love Field. So we wanna eat and hit the road. I don't now the area to take chances on time .. would have loved to have met you guys!

Legume

Oh, that’s much better.  Thought you were saying 3pm flight.

how about we text you our orders and meet you there at 11:05?

Hook_emHornsfan_74

you could do a big to go order and then skip the line.

lousubcap

I like @Hook_emHornsfan_74 suggestion although to make the effort within the time frame you have, part of the experience is the line.  Depending on when you get in line here's a data point-I was #30 in line and when the place opened, it took 30 minutes or so to get served.  FWIW-

JohnInCarolina

CTMike said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I’m in town for this workshop:

http://nmf2018.usacm.org/

Pretty psyched that I’m set to speak first thing Monday morning after a weekend hanging out with Eggheads.  What could possibly go wrong?

Nothing like trying to act sober while still sloppy drunk and give a presentation to peers and superiors. Hope you don’t have a grant on the line. 

I do not have a grant on the line, praise Jeebus.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Tim- that’s doable. 3 hrs door to door assuming no issues. I would assume asswhip traffic on I35- consider yourself fortunate if you don’t hit it. I would leave no later than 2. Make your nieces husband drive so you can sleep. You’ll need it after a belly full of brisket at 11am. I’ve done that same drive twice on Sunday after Franklin. It’s brutal. Lots of red bull 

EggObsessed

We won't be able to join y'all this time.  Hotch and Shelly are coming down this weekend and we already have a full weekend of cooking planned for the BGEs and Hotch's Shirley.  Y'all have fun and eat and drink LOTS!

thetrim

JohnInCarolina said:

I’m in town for this workshop:

http://nmf2018.usacm.org/

Pretty psyched that I’m set to speak first thing Monday morning after a weekend hanging out with Eggheads.  What could possibly go wrong?

Lucky!

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EggObsessed said:

We won't be able to join y'all this time.  Hotch and Shelly are coming down this weekend and we already have a full weekend of cooking planned for the BGEs and Hotch's Shirley.  Y'all have fun and eat and drink LOTS!

Oh Yeah- forgot about that. You guys have fun!

dmchicago

I'm around. Let me know and I'll see if I can make it.

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dmchicago said:

I'm around. Let me know and I'll see if I can make it.

sweet. sorry- I always forget you are here...since your handle says Chicago

dmchicago

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

dmchicago said:

I'm around. Let me know and I'll see if I can make it.

sweet. sorry- I always forget you are here...since your handle says Chicago

Yeah...I'm thinking of starting over but I'd love all 760 epic posts.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

I'm thinking Sunday 11am-ish

1) Styles Switch BBQ (It's awesome, indoors, and has beer)
http://www.stilesswitchbbq.com/pics/

2) Matt's El Rancho (Margarita on the patio and Tex Mex)
http://mattselrancho.com/

3 Stanley's Farmhouse Pizza- If you haven't' been to Stanley's, you are missing out. Craft beer and Gourmet Pizza on the Grounds of the Jester King Brewery and Taproom. Lots of beer and pizza in the great out-of doors in the ATX
http://stanleysfarmhousepizza.com/

I love all 3 of these and am open to anything else. Just getting the ball rolling here. 

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weather looks perfect btw. 57, sunny and calm. Just like now and it is nice out