LGB Forum Meetup - Dakota, 6th March @ 17:00

Rick_

Paintballing, The Ghost Bus (whatever that is), a comedy night, Sea Safari (whatever that is), Viking Splash Tour (whatever that is), Bowling or a tour of somewhere or other all sound like good ideas to me. Failing that, a daytime meet in a restraunt for a lunch and a coffee and chat is just as good. As a last resort it should be a pub in the evening I think.

Annasopra

Paddy C wrote: »

Paintballing, The Ghost Bus (whatever that is), a comedy night, Sea Safari (whatever that is), Viking Splash Tour (whatever that is), Bowling or a tour of somewhere or other all sound like good ideas to me. Failing that, a daytime meet in a restraunt for a lunch and a coffee and chat is just as good. As a last resort it should be a pub in the evening I think.

I've put some links in

any other ideas?

Epicurus

They all look good Johnnymcg, although could be a bit cold for a walking tour

Paddy C wrote: »

It could take all night but at least it means we'd be better prepared for the next meeting!

true

Aard

* The Ghost Bus
Viking Splash Tour
Sea Safari
* Bowling
* Lunch in a decent restaurant
Tour bus to somewhere outside Dublin
Walking tour of Dublin (the newstalk 106 points)


I'd be up for these. If absolutely necessary, then Cinema or Theatre too, but I think it'd be better if there was some sort of "interactive" activity. The ones with a * beside them I think would be the most appropriate given the weather. I may be wrong, but I think the Viking Splash is out of order for winter.

opus

Epicurus wrote: »

No good site goes without a cheerleader

Must check this out.

dochreidte wrote: »

Interesting, hadn't actually heard of gaycork.com, I'll have to check it out!

Go for it! No harm joining for a while & see what you think. Took me ages before I went along to one of the meet-ups so don't follow my example

eagle_&_bear

I think there's some really good ideas here:

I really like the idea of a restaurant tho' maybe could it be after work ? like around 5.30/6.00 pm ?

Also really like the bowling idea

Tend to agree that theatre/cinema is less personal as people can't talk and interact. Ideally there's plenty to do outside of a pub scenario but I'm leaning towards the restaurant. somewhere like luigi malones/soho/ brasserie sixty6 etc

Rick_

Is there any specific dated planned for this yet then, or even a rough month / day to work on. I'd love to go and really am hoping to attend but would need to know a bit in advance to be able to sort things out rather than being told it's in a few days and ending up not able to go.

Dwn Wth Vwls

The problem with something like a restaurant is that it's a commitment to a bunch of strangers for both a certain length of time and money. If people are afraid to come to a meetup, both of those things are likely to put them off. Not that I'm an advocate of a pub, but it can be free and for as short a time as you want.

Rick_

Thats a good point actually. Maybe anywhere that is money or time dependant should be left for a second meeting and the first should be a relatively free exercise where everyone gets a chance to talk to one another in a more relaxed atmosphere, so anyone who feels uncomfortable and wants to leave can do so without causing any fuss or making it look a bit strange.

Annasopra

Nothing planned as yet - but usually we give plenty of notice - I'd probably suggest March

kisaragi

silurian1980 wrote: »

You're right, it is totally subjective and it's a view shared by many, that's why I'm discussing it.

The scene is dominated by these types, that's the only problem. I'm wrong to compare a small city like Dublin to London or Berlin but in those cities you have such larger and more diversified scene where like minded gay lads can socialise with others whom they have common interests with. They are not forced to listen to ****e music (the music is a big gripe for me) and watch drag queens and mingle with the X Factor watching crowd.

I'm not wanting to banish that stuff, all I'm saying is that I don't want that on a night out so I don't go to gay bars. My straight mates don't go out to coppers or krystal or wherever to be subjected to that and neither do I.

I think that's what is being said on this forum and so the question of where you find lads who dislike these elements arises.

If there is more to them than Britney and skinny jeans they could better to show it.

Anyway, I didn't want it to turn into an argument I would rather see if we can bandy together a meet up for those who would like to

True true, I just get a bit defensive sometimes about these things because I really enjoy most of the places and people I guess! I suppose I'm lucky in that I actually enjoy drag queens, "****e" music and x factor though haha. I appreciate what you're saying though, I suppose I wouldn't enjoy the scene if it was all about indie music, rugby and cars for example!

On a more related note... Bowling is always fun :P Pubs (of whatever sort) are good because they're inside and facilitate conversation and sitting a large group of people in one circle etc. Lunch etc is a bit harder as it's difficult to cater to everyone's taste/financial situation. It's a bit cold for an aul' stroll around Dublin if I do say so myself. It is hard to think of things to do though

Aard

Have we ruled out a pub? Personally, I'd like to avoid it if at all possible. But taking Dwn Wth Vwls's and Eternal Wonderer's comments into consideration, maybe a pub is better for an initial meet-up. If that's what most people think, can I suggest it be done during the day? At night, places get crowded, and it's difficult (for me) to have a conversation.


Either that or a café, which I'd be more than happy with.


I'd like to do this in early February; March seems really far away .

Dwn Wth Vwls

Basically you want somewhere:

1) indoors
2) where you can talk
3) where you can hear other people talk
4) where you can congregate in a large group instead of small separated groups

Optionally:
1) seats
2) tables
3) food or drink

Maybe people would prefer alcohol was involved, I don't know. I agree March is a bit far away.

Boston

Sorry, I dropped out of this conversation a bit back. Seems that Dinner prior to beers would be the logical solution.

Annasopra

Johnnymcg wrote: »

I'll volunteer to organise it for sometime in February - will start a poll next week

I'm crazy busy with lots of stuff at the moment - so don't really have time to do this

Apologies - anyone else want to volunteer?

Spark Boy

Hey sorry just coming in really late in this thread, to be honest i don't think yer ever going to get anything arranged as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and all that. i myself am 26 and yes wait for it gay too and am having the exact same problem,i'm not from dublin but i would suggest that the best thing to do is arrange a date time n place to meet (cause lets be honest half of the people who will arrange stuff wont even show) and then whoevers there can quickly (democratically) decide what they want to do for the evening, be it bowling, eat or go for few pints etc... I suggest meeting 6th March 2010 in Dublin, say at 5ish. Anybody in, sorry for taking control but its going nowhere people...would need at least five people to make this work? any takers, guys in their 20's who want to meet gay guys in there 20's to become mates (try and become should i say) but are not real " scene" people.....anybody???;)

CSaber

Hey, first time poster on the site. Just saw this thread and couldn't pass it by as I too am one of the non-scene 26 year old gay guys. Suppose I'm non-scene because a)I don't drink, and b)for about four years I worked Friday and Saturday nights to pay for college so never went out on weekends.

Spark Boy

Thanks someone for replyin, another 26 yr old gay guy, its funny cause i thought we were endangered species, obviously not. so would u be the first n for meeting up for a "non-scene 26yr old gay conference" n March Csaber?...so far everyone else seems to have disappeared..we would need at least 4 others, come on people, we can all sit at our computers and type or we can actually do something about it!!!!!!

Dwn Wth Vwls

I'll probably turn up. If for no other reason than to figure out why 26 is the magic number.

dochreidte

I don't suppose there's anyone here who'd be interested in organising something similiar, but in Cork?

Aard

I'm in, as long as it doesn't involve a pub or club.

Annasopra

Ok - I'm in just have limited time so can't necessarily spend a lot of time organising - Spark boy is suggesting 6th March - ideas anyone? - I threw some in earlier

ixoy

I'd be in as well. I'll try and think of an idea. I don't think somewhere like a movie or theatre is a good idea - you want somewhere you can mix and talk but without it being a pub.

paul.irl

What about somewhere like this:

http://www.visitdublin.com/entertainment/cafes/Detail.aspx?id=224&mid=1573

Been into this place a few times on trips home. I could be wrong but it felt sort of gay-friendly without being "scene-like" (based purily on feeling...)


A café I think is a good compromise. I live in Munich and go to a regular meeting of English speakers here. The meeting takes place in a café, it is very relaxed and it is the sort of atmosphere that makes it easy to talk to people.

I'll be keeping an eye on this thread to see how things develop. Might need to make use of this sort of meeting if I do move back to Dublin this year

Daith

Yep, would be interested in this. Think a cafe is a good idea.

Aard

I second a cafe.

CSaber

Hey, I'll be brave now and provisionally say yes to the cafe idea! It all has to do with what my work schedule is as I know do day shifts over weekend, and if I don't loose my nerve by then!!

Sir Ophiuchus

Spark Boy wrote: »

Hey sorry just coming in really late in this thread, to be honest i don't think yer ever going to get anything arranged as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and all that. i myself am 26 and yes wait for it gay too and am having the exact same problem,i'm not from dublin but i would suggest that the best thing to do is arrange a date time n place to meet (cause lets be honest half of the people who will arrange stuff wont even show) and then whoevers there can quickly (democratically) decide what they want to do for the evening, be it bowling, eat or go for few pints etc... I suggest meeting 6th March 2010 in Dublin, say at 5ish. Anybody in, sorry for taking control but its going nowhere people...would need at least five people to make this work? any takers, guys in their 20's who want to meet gay guys in there 20's to become mates (try and become should i say) but are not real " scene" people.....anybody???;)

Good plan. I'm up for this. 22, male, student in Dublin. How many is that now?

Also, Lemonjelly is nice.

azezil

I'll try* pop along too.







*I say try cause I usually forget about these things >_<

Spark Boy

OK Great people, were finally getting a bit of a momentum going, im taking it that its the 6th March now for def and going by the conversations people seem in favour a cafe environment which seems cool. so theres a possible 8 of us already, aard, daith, csaber, johnnymcg (if he can spare a couple of hours ) sir ophiuchus (22 not sure if ya fit the bill, ah messin no worries, we wont be that agist at the minute), azezil, izoy, dwn wth vwls. so im guessin thats not bad at all. any more people welcome!!! so guys we need venue now, as i said im a country fella hence dont know good dublin cafes that welll. any suggestions??:eek: