[DANDOM-NYC] Danfan Meet-ups - DanFests - WingDings

[Joan Smith]

I'm no authority, but I've been at Amsterdam Ale House for Danfests 
in years past and it worked well - they have a back room that's apart 
from the more jostling bar area, and apparently they were fine with 
setting tables aside for the group.
-Joan
At 01:23 PM 8/21/2011, you wrote:
>Everyone,
>
>Earlier today I called the Amsterdam Ale House for some additional 
>info. The capacity is about 150. They do have a full bar for those 
>who desire "a pool of margaritas", or something else stronger than 
>beer. They usually get a lot of Beacon-related business; the manager 
>I spoke with specifically mentioned patrons of shows by The Allman 
>Brothers Band.
>
>This establishment seems like a good place for Danfests, but I am 
>not sure if any of the local fans who know the area better have 
>commented yet. So are there any other ideas, or do we proceed with 
>The Amsterdam Ale House?
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Bill Brennan
>aka Gus Winterbottom on the Blue
>---- Per-Gunnar Eriksson <pergunnare at gmail.com> wrote:
> > As much as I look forward to seeing the band at The Beacon Theatre for
> > the first time. And second ... and third ... and fourth, I also look
> > forward to seeing some of the fans I've "met" online since I - new on
> > this here thing called Internet - first stumbled upon the Dandom
> > Digest and dandom.com in the earliy 1990's. Yep, it really is that
> > long ago.
> >
> > Looking forward to putting some faces to those names/signatures and
> > say "hi" to any newcomers.
> >
> > I am sure quite a few subscribed to this list can tell some stories of
> > previous pre- and post-show meet-ups. I've been to a handful of
> > concerts and having a chance to meet another Steely Dan fan has added
> > to the whole experience. Trust me.
> >
> > But first things first. If we agree on a place and time whatever else
> > we put into the Danfest will be a bonus. The place should be large
> > enough for a small/not-so-small number of fans to sit down, have
> > something to eat/drink and talk Steely Dan and whatever. Maybe even a
> > place friendly enough to let us play some suitable music over the
> > speakers. That what was happened at a DanFest in Stockholm Sweden
> > years ago. They liked what they heard and we ended up leaving the
> > Steely Dan CD:s behind for other non-fans at the restaurant to enjoy.
> >
> > But i digress...
> >
> > The place should be easy to find and not too far from in this case
> > Beacon Theatre. Now, I don't know my way around New York, but on the
> > Facebook Danfests page Amsterdam Ale House has been mentioned. If I
> > understand it correctly it has been the site for previous NY meetups?
> >
> > Here's a link to the place: http://www.amsterdamalehouse.com/
> >
> > Any other suggestions?
> >
> > I'll be in town from the 17 and ready for four shows and even 
> more DanFests!
> >
> > /Per-Gunnar
> > cosigned:
> > Per GOLEM Nyquistlimid ;)
> >
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