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Hey, this is awesome! (And, it's in my neck of the woods, so it's even more awesome.) See you there!
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This rocks my socks! I cannot wait!
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It's such a big deal that I'm even going to be there!
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I'm marking the date!!
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now i am not working that day... i just don't know where the hell HR is at
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When we get closer I'll post an exact meetup point and directions.
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that's what I'm talking about! woot!
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kim how do you do that . my pciture beside your comment.
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this may be the biggest meet yet!
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My eldest daughter is giving birth a week before this date so, hopefully, I can make it.
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Are we gonna meet at Madonna's former house above the reservoir or go normal by meeting on the soccer field on Mulholland?
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it's a Greasemonkey script for the Firefox browser...
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Sounds cool I'll try to be there.
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This sounds like a lot of fun!
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How fun! I will mark my calendar!
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Exciting!...should be lotsa fun. It's on my calendar too!
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Has anyone had any experience shooting there? I've personally never been there, and when I came across the above photo (in our group pool) the description kind of has me a little worried.
Description reads: There's a lake (technically a man-made reservoir) in the Hollywood hills. That crosswalk in the middle is accessible but cameras are prohibited. And believe me, if you try to take a camera, a sheriff's deputy will suddenly appear and sternly remind you of that sign on the gate you went through which said "no cameras" in big letters.
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Hmm, well if need be changing the location isn't that big of a deal. Does anyone have more information?
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Check out:
www.hollywoodknolls.org/hollywood_reservoir.htm#top Lake Hollywood Reservoir page
Photography is NOT listed as a limitation.
The reverse view of the photograph above is the Hollywood Sign. I have heard that there are motion sensors around the sign that sound a "sheriff on their way to arrest you" recording if you trip a sensor in the area around the sign..
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Hey there, Afropix. I'm going to try to hit this. It would be a pleasure to meet you in person.
Fishlamp, that thing about county sheriffs and photography at the lake doesn't add up for a lot of reasons-- the least of which is that the lake is a city-owned LADWP facility.
I've got some time today. I'll swing by and check it out.
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Thanks, NoHoDamon. Please let us know what you find out. I really appreciate that!
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jdskzavjdsiavdf I's so excited it's ridiculous.
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It looks like photography is actually prohibited at the lake!
I had just taken the photo of the sign when a pickup truck, driven by a guy dressed like a sheriff (but is actually DWP security) came out of nowhere-- just like the guy said.
He drove by me, did a u-turn, and started driving back in. I asked him if, "cameras are not allowed in there" to which he nodded a yes.
I asked him what the deal is with that, and he said, I kid you not, "after 9/11, everything changed."
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So, we should pretty much change the location. Damn.
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lets go to downtown LA.. hehe wink wink or china town
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 Damn Dam!
Of course you'd say that! But it's a good call...setting the first annual meet in the heart of the city is a great idea!
Also:
Venice Beach (lots of nature, buildings & people)
Santa Monica (lots of nature, buildings & people)
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Alright. So new location. If it is urban the nature category will likely be changed to architectural.
Chime in everyone, let's get some suggestions.
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Travel Town?
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The Huntington?
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 nooo! keep nature! there is plenty to see in urban areas! ADD architectural...it should have been on there anyways! ;P
the huntington is expensive...like $15 bucks or something crazy...Ambassador College is nice and interesting and downtown pasadena is blocks away!
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Venice beach or santa monica please!! I can bike there, which is nice cause I don't have a car :)
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Not that this is really important now, but it might be after the event:
I'm planning on shooting exclusively with film (anyone else?) Unfortunately, this means that photos cannot be instantly uploaded for voting. How will that work out? Is everyone going to upload at the same time, or will film be completely separate from digital?
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i'm sure you'll have time to develop...just don't be like marcus and take a month to do it!
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mSWEETtooth, the entry deadline is a full three weeks after the meetup date, which should be plenty of time to process, scan and submit. We decided on the three weeks specifically to allow film users enough time.
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Chinatown/Olvera Street/Union Station
Downtown Pasadena
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I like both of your suggestions Kim, but I prefer the former.
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A Chinatown/Olvera Street/Union Station would work for me. You get people in the form of tourists and locals (including folks utilizing Amtrak, Metrolink, and the Red Line at Union Station); a good eye is going to create abstracts almost anywhere; and nature pops up in the form of trees in The Plaza, palms at Union Station (plus flowers in the gardens on either side of the station's main concourse), and succulents in the courtyard of the Avila Adobe, just off Olvera Street.
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I'm really starting to look like a killjoy, but there have been problems shooting inside Union Station and the subways. A flickr group was actually formed partially around difficulties with security in the station and on the subway.
The group admins staged a demonstration in the subway and at Union Station, with Sheriff's deputies escorting us, to show the security guards it's legal to shoot there.
But that very day, as soon as the group broke up, at least one member was stopped and questioned by security!
I've personally been lucky in the subway, but Flickr Los Angeles members Cinemafia, Discarted and others have been stopped.
Like I said, it's legal-- but try telling that to the guards.
Discarted (photo below) was the point person on that demonstration. We might want to ask him who to contact if we want to shoot in the stations and trains as a group.
Of course, we don't have to shoot inside Union Station, but that place is really photogenic, with huge windows that make for some beautiful light in there.
Anyplace else on which I can put the kaibosh?
No Rule Against Photography Here
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How long ago were the problems at Union Station? I shot there over Labor Day weekend, probably for better than an hour, and it was very obvious I was taking pictures. Nobody even approached me.
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every single time I went (Union Station), I never had anyone tell me to stop shooting. guards watched me, tourists watched me...I shot on the tracks, int the halls, everywhere...no one stopped me. It's been a great place to shoot for me...some of those people in the groups are rebels and kinda seek out trouble. They go looking for a fight...some of them anyways.
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Me, too. Never a problem.
But I wouldn't call Cinemafia. Discarted, or this guy (forgot his name) rebels and troublemakers, and they were all stopped early last summer for various reasons.
Well, maybe Discarted. (Just kidding, Shawn)
Also, a couple of months ago in October, I was working on a political commercial, with a production company of about 15 people. We were shooting on a train platform, and I saw the guard assigned by the station to watch us tell someone right in front of me there is no photography allowed. I wanted to ask the guard about it later-- was it for our benefit or what-- but we were moving fast and I never got the chance
Anyway, I just thought you might want to call first. The guards are just making this stuff up as they go, so it might be good to have a name of someone you can mention that said everything was okay. But really, one way or the other, the worst that could happen is they throw the group out.
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I don't know the guys you mentioned, and they probably aren't rebels...I'm just saying, I have heard a lot of stuff about people going in there and daring the guards to kick them out...just to prove a point...when all that does it make it harder for those of us who go in peacefully. I doubt your friends were the ones doing that...
and if we call, according to you, it won't matter since the guards make the stuff up as they go along. they could tell us, "well so and so doesn't work here anymore so you don't have permission..."
it's all really how you go in there, isn't it? I guess, if this ends up being a place to shoot for this day, people can choose to go in or stay out, I guess..
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You're right. Shouldn't be a problem.
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Even if the worst happens and we do get kicked out of Union Station, it's not like there's a lack of other locations to shoot in the immediate vicinity. I think it'd be a good place to do a group meet.
Plus, that would give me an excuse to actually ride the train up there for a change.
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yeah union station sounds really good.
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I vote for the Union Station/Chinatown/Olvera Street Location.
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I second that!
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Seems like the Union Station/Chinatown/Olvera Street Location is the place!
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Yippee!!
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lol now i have to debate whether it's cheaper to drive to LA or take the Metrolink into Union Station.......unless i carpool with someone *cough*marcus*cough*
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so where is the exact location streetwise? sorry if this is a stupid question lolz.
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Alameda Street, just north of the 101.
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Only problem with carpooling Mike is that I'm not going hope until Monday morning. Heh. I'm also leaving way earlier than that as well. Hopefully around 9:00.
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SCHWAG!
How big is this contest? So big that I had it listed on the Flickr Blog (along the left side). Also big enough to where they sent us an envelope of Flickr schwag to giveaway to anyone who attends! I have stickers, pins, beach balls (2), and lens cleaners (3). How cool is that?!?
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Cool. I'll try to make it to the meetup if I'm not working - I've shot inside Union Station, too, and I've never had a problem.
Ditto the subway.
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@flishlamp - lens cleaners, yeah!!!!
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awesooome, flickr schwag! def count me in now haha. and btw up there^ for time it still says park gates close at 5pm lol
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fishlamp: they never ever sent me any schwag! I have asked several times when I post it to the Upcoming and the blog and I never get any replies!
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and btw up there^ for time it still says park gates close at 5pm lol
Thanks! I fixed that.
they never ever sent me any schwag! I have asked several times when I post it to the Upcoming and the blog and I never get any replies!
Maybe we just got lucky this time?
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Wicked sweet.
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I have shot a few times at Union Station with no problems. It helps to be pushing around a cart with two babies in it, I think!!
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dtla
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no tripods allowed at union station unless you sign a wavier at the security office and even then your limited where you can shoot. i was hassled by security while there. to bad this has to happen on the 21st its a day after my bday so i will probably be busy :(
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this anti-tripod stuff is ridiculous. as an amateur i was hassled by cops near times square for a tripod. i had to put it away.
it's getting out of hand
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I don't even understand the anti-tripod mentality. What do they gain by limiting their use?
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i understand the anti-tripod rules if its for somewhere like times square where it's absolutely packed with people and tripods could cause people to trip or if several photographers set up tripods it could easily take up a lot of space in an area that already is jam packed. so i'm not sure if for union station they are thinking the same thing with a lot of people walking about with luggage and then have someone set up a tripod that might impede traffic. so i'm guessing safety is their gain.
not to say that i totally agree with them, i just think that there is some reasoning behind them.
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i think you are right about tripods being a safety issue in high traffic areas like NYC and the train station...lawsuits galore!
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I've been jostled by clueless tourists in Times Square often enough that I think I'd be amused by watching one of them trip over a tripod.
Oh, that was kind of mean-spirited of me to reveal, huh? Long week. ;o)
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Do you think the same rules apply to a monopod? I'm guessing they do, and those don't have the same detriments that you outlined.
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fishlamp: Thanks for the heads up over the deadline.
Also: NICE SCHWAG! As if I wasn't excited enough.
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I hope i can make this one. I haven't been to a Flickr meet in a while. A few of my coworkers are interested, but they will go only if I go.
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Does anyone have any objections to my bringing a model or two? They will not be the focus of the shoot, merely there for us should we like to have a posed person in a specific shot. I have some ideas I want to try with a model in Chinatown and on the train tracks (further away from the station). Let me know...
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I don't know I think that might be rather distracting.
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i would be up for shooting some models orbit! :o)
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i don't mind, but i do think that it will end up being the focus of the shoot. not many people have experience shooting models and having a model there, well most if not all will take advantage of that situation and end up shooting the model. most of us have already been to the locations for this shoot and one way to make it different is to incorporate a model into the photos.
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so you like the idea or no? hahaha! you start off like you don't like the idea, then you kinda warm up to it...hahaha!
Also, were we all going to go to the same places (stick together as a big group) to shoot on this thing or were we gonna be able to split up?
If we are allowed to split up, then it might work. One group on the tracks, another in the station, another in Chinatown, etc..Like I said, I would only use the model in a few places. The rest of the time I'd be shooting other stuff. Maybe have the model there for like an hour only.
I do not want the model to be the main focus, which is why I would only use her in specific spots--for a short amount of time...and it wouldn't be a glamour thing, definitely not a big production...no lights, no umbrellas, just a good looking person in natural light on the tracks, or on the bridge, or by a building...
but if it'll create a problem or make others uncomfortable, I won't. Just throwin' it out there! I appreciate the feedback!
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the model idea sounds really dope.
are we going to have a meeting spot and have everyone break up into seperate groups from there? if so, where will that be.
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 ... to be honest i wasn't too excited at first about going to these locations having been there a number of times, but since the people who really organized this event wanted those locations, i'm quite okay with it now. i guess for me, the model might change things up so i guess i'm for it. i guess if people don't like the idea, then there's no rule saying that we all have to stick together as a group. as long as we check in at the beginning and then maybe at a certain time later on, then everybody is free to go wherever they want at the locations we've decided on.
... i think that will either be decided as we get closer to the date.
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I think splitting up and meeting back every now and then would be good, esp. for people who may have to leave early. How long is the event? Some meets went well into the night from what I recall. If that's the case, we can all meet back close to the end of things and review the day, the goal, and the deadlines.
I think this will be a large group that will probably end up getting separated at some point, so smaller groups touring different areas would be one way to make sure someone gets in with some group at one point and that no one is left out.
I'm excited!
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Given the projected size of the group and the fact that we're meeting up not just for a photo walk, but to participate in something of a contest, I think it's not only likely, but probably necessary, that the group split up into smaller components (or that some individuals may choose to go it alone periodically). So, I think we should plan a couple of check-in points/times where we can reassmble. For example:
2:15 p.m. -- Disperse from Union Station (if we have a model, those folks interested in shooting her/him could go with Kim). People photographers and architecture enthusiasts may want to focus on the crowds inside the station, folks into floral photography may want to adjourn to the courtyards on either side of the station, etc. Some folks may just want to high-tail it across Alameda over to The Plaza/Olvera Street.
3:30 p.m. -- Regroup at the can't-miss-it band shell in the middle of The Plaza just outside the main entrance to Olvera Street. We could spend a few minutes (or more) chatting or snacking on street food or, well, chimping (and getting photographed by other group members doing so -- it's a tradition!).
3:45 p.m. -- Head north up into Chinatown and its great opportunities for people/street photography, neon signs, restaurants & shops, etc.
5 p.m. (or later) -- Meet back up at Union Station, or outside Philippe the Original, which is just a hop, skip and a jump away from Union Station. Then, folks who want to maybe go eat somewhere can make arrangements for that, and folks who need to get going can do that, too.
That's my .02 -- or, in this instance, $2.00. Heh.
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 I like your idea a lot... thanks for the examples, I think we should use them...maybe allow more time though between meet-backs...just so we get ample time to shoot whatever...you rock Tom!
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Sounds great Tom.
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Interesting article concerning the NPPA Offers To Work With Amtrak To Resolve Photography Issues. "In early January [2009] the National Press Photographers Association's general legal counsel asked Amtrak to stop harassing photographers and to take "immediate steps" to remedy the railroad's "unconstitutional treatment of law-abiding photographers. . . . ." See balance of story at
nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/01/amtrak01.html
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 Interesting indeed. thanks for the info!
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I am definitely going to try and make this. My company's annual meeting is that morning. I hope it doesn't run long!
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I'm going to try my best to make it. :)
The Magic 8-Ball says, "As I see it, yes."
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I'm excited, does anyone live in the san fernando valley that I can hitch a ride with.
=)
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*bump*
Reminder!
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thanks for that!
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kim, i hope ur going, i have ur flickr badge :oD now i gotta make some new ones for people i took pictures of at the last meet! hehehe...
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 I'll be there, but maybe not with the group. I have plans to meet the model earlier in the day and we're gonna go to different spots she wanted to shoot in...down on skid row and such. so I'll be there...i'll look for you guys! have fun! soupy and tom, you have my number...call me!
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Bring your Flickr biz cards!! Two years ago, we had a Flickrmeet in those locations. It was a wonderful event. I will make this time.
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i should have my moo cards in time. soupy, when do u wanna get there? maybe we can meet kim there early? =D
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my moo cards are taking forever! the email said they were sent on 1/28...still nothing in the mail! ugh!
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The Moo cards do take their time to arrive. I ordered my most recent batch the first week of January, and I finally had them in my hands just under three weeks later.
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i've ordered from moo, took FOREVER..but they ARE nice cards :o)
msGPS: how about around 12 ish? bacon wrapped hotdogs for lunch and some greasy buns for a snack :oD lol
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 sooo...will you be joining us?
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I'll come down to Union Station. I have no idea what is there besides Olivera Street..
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i am very disappointed my co worker beat me to it he is leaving for a little vacation feb 18 to 23. And i am really pumped up for this meet up. SMH SMH again and again SMH one more time SMH. i am thinking to call in sick.
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