Seattle

[Saltchuck]

Anyone interested in another Seattle area get-together in, say, October?

[Insaniac99]

I might be up for that, I will be attending school in Olympia during that time, so as long as it is on a weekend...

[Bubbamike]

Old farts allowed?

[Saltchuck]

Old farts allowed?

Of course!

[bobusa]

Hey Guys,
May be there as well. Depends on date and time. Quick side question. Do you guys know antique shop in Seattle /Redmond/Bellevue area for wet shaving stuff to look for?

[SeattleSparky]

October has come and gone gentlemen!!! When we gonna do this!!!!??:)

[superbleu]

November 19th is the next seattle pen club meeting 11am to 1pm at third place commons near lake forest park, anyone interested in meeting sometime after 1pm?

[Catalin]

Are out-of towners allowed?

[superbleu]

Are out-of towners allowed?

Definitely yes, the more the merrier.

[SeattleSparky]

November 19th is the next seattle pen club meeting 11am to 1pm at third place commons near lake forest park, anyone interested in meeting sometime after 1pm?

Dang!! That is the day that my sons Cub Scout Pack has their bowling tournament!!! Good times!!

[Saltchuck]

I can't do November 19 either. Family gathering.

[superbleu]

Anyone planning on coming this Saturday?

[Joe in Seattle]

Just a tick to resurrect this thread. I like the idea of meeting after the Seattle Pen Club, what about January or February?

[SeattleSparky]

Damn you B&B!!! I went to what I believe was our only Seattle meetup, and remember thinking "Pens???" as the Pen Club had just met. I thought "Well those guys are really goofy!!" Who would be "that" into pens for chrissakes!!!:) Well played gentlemen, well played!!:) I would definitely be up for both meetings, have never attended a pen meeting before, but now that you all have given me yet another thing to have ADD about I might as well get educated!!

[sterno]

FYI, I was just in Ballard Market today, and looked at the shaving section. Quite a surprise. They had Cella! And a couple of Omega brushes (badger, I think). Kiss My Face, a Portland-area soap that I bought to try, and a few other things. Didn't see any DE blades, but the Cella really surprised me. Nice to know...

Steve

[ksblazer]

I'm from Tacoma and would be interested in a meet up, if you guys do another.

Next time I'm up in Seattle I'll have to check out that Ballard Market.

Any other good shaving supply places in the Puget sound area?

[DerekL]

I'm over here on the Peninsula, and am interested in future meetups too...

[ksblazer]

Top

Still interested in a Puget Sound area get togather

Sounds like DerekL is as well. Anyone else?:c9:

[Topgumby]

Last time we did it at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park. Any objections to doing it again at the same location?

[Tom_O_SS]

Third Place Books sounds good for me too.

[ksblazer]

I'm from Tacoma, but don't mind traveling up there.

[DerekL]

I'm coming from the Peninsula, so most anywhere in Seattle is equally inconvenient for me. :001_tongu But Third Place is a cool place, just make sure they don't have any events scheduled against our meetup - it can get pretty crowded when they do.

[Cynomys]

Third Place Books worked very well for me the last time I went to a Seattle area meetup. It also worked well for me that the Pen club met just beforehand.

[SeattleSparky]

I am in!!!!!! :)

[Cynomys]

The Seattle Pen Club advertises on their web site that they meet "every third Saturday of the month at 11am in the Friends Meeting Room at Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park". That would mean the following upcoming dates: April 20, May 18.

Is it too soon to just pick a date and set the meetup time at 1 pm following the Pen Club meeting.

[disgruntledseacucumber]

I vote April 20th, if i may be so bold.

[Tom_O_SS]

I think that day will work for me (but I have to check on something to be certain).

[Topgumby]

Hah! April 20th sounds fine! Should we bring a knicknack for an exchange again?

[Cynomys]

I will be sending out the following PM to those who have expressed interest in the Seattle area meet-up in this thread (plus a few others). Of course, I will fill in the blanks.


Hello ________,

As you may know, a Seattle area meet-up is in the works. See the following thread on Badger and Blade: _______________;

I have taken the initiative to propose two possible dates for the meet-up, although both are also a possibility. The dates are Saturday, April 20 and Saturday, May 18. In both cases, the meet-up would be from 1 pm to 3 pm at the Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park just north of Seattle. This was the same location for the earlier (and only) Seattle area meet-up nearly 2 years ago. In addition, both dates feature a meeting (from 11 am to 1 pm) of the Seattle Pen Club in the same location.

Would you be able to attend the meet-up on one (or both) of the above dates? If so, please post in the thread as well as PM-ing me in reply. I will not consider the meet-up date to be official until at least 4 people commit to the date, although I would prefer more before making it official. So far, we have 3 committed to April 20 and 1 (myself) to May 18.

Jim Perry

[Cynomys]

I will be keeping a running track of the committed attendees. Two dates were chosen as I feel that everyone interested should be able to attend at least one of them. But I do not anticipate meeting every month. We can discuss regular meet-ups if we want. I would favor such regular meet-ups, but only maybe once every 6 months.

For those coming from out of town, in order to ensure that you actually find us once you get there; the Commons area is at the top of the escalator. Third Place books is to the left, a Commons eating area to the right. I will bring my avatar which is actually a 16" doll and should be very easy to spot. The only potential problem I can think of is that this doll has the property such that only those of good character can see it, but that shouldn't be an issue for B&B members.

[SeattleSparky]

Unfortunately the 20th is out, I have to catch and early flight out for work. The 18th will probably work, I have been trying for months to get up for the pen club too!!

[Cynomys]

So far there are 4 confirmed for the April 20 date:

Cynomys
disgruntledseacucumber
Topgumby
Joe in Seattle

Additionally, there are two others who are uncertain at the moment.

[ksblazer]

April 20th dosen't work for me, but May 18th should.

[DerekL]

April works best for me, the latter half of May I'm hugely busy with preps for our local Medieval Faire.

[Cynomys]

There are now 5 confirmed for the April 20 date:

Cynomys
disgruntledseacucumber
Topgumby
Joe in Seattle
Derek L.

And for May 18, we have just two so far:

Cynomys
ksblazer

Having located the list (and email addresses) of those who attended the first Seattle area meet-up nearly two years ago, I will contact those folks and see if any of them are interested in coming back.

I will also be bringing a couple of PIFs to the April meeting. One I will keep secret since topgumby suggested a pass around such as we did last time and that requires that the items be "mystery". But the other is two tubes (one NOS, the other about 5% used) of Palmolive shave cream from 1984. Probably still good or at least nothing visible or olfactorilly obvious to say otherwise.

[disgruntledseacucumber]

Sounds great! I've never been to one of these before, do we know about how long it will last? Also, I assume everyone will just bring stuff to show off and talk about? I'm hoping someone will be able to give me a few pointers on making scales and honing...

[Chadao]

I also fly out on business on the 20th. But I think I can make the 18th of May.

[Saltchuck]

April 20th dosen't work for me, but May 18th should.

Ditto.

[SeattleSparky]

Again, May 18th works for me, I am on my way to DC at 6 AM Saturday, will think of you guys while reading about straights on the way!!

[Tom_O_SS]

Add me to the list for this coming Saturday.

Tom

[Cynomys]

Just a reminder of the Seattle area wetshavers meet-up set for tomorrow at 1 pm in the Commons food area just across from Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park.



The Seattle Pen Club meets earlier (from 11 am to 1 pm) in the same general area and there are several eating establishments as well..


Looks like we'll have about 8 people or so.


Jim Perry

[Bubbamike]

I will try to make it.

[Topgumby]

Well, we are here!

[Topgumby]

Present are yours truly, cwnidog, tom_o_ss and cynomys. Certainly the best looking table in the house.

[DerekL]

I hope a good time was had by all... I was going to be there, but a friend ended up in the hospital with heart problems (and will be having surgery Monday).

[Tom_O_SS]

Present are yours truly, cwnidog, tom_o_ss and cynomys. Certainly the best looking table in the house.

Well, we might not have made up the best looking table in the joint, but I would hope we were at least the best shaven.

I enjoyed meeting you gentlemen. I enjoyed the company, the conversation and learning about a local store with supplies worth taking a look at (and whiff of...).

Thanks,
Tom

[Saltchuck]

Present are yours truly, cwnidog, tom_o_ss and cynomys. Certainly the best looking table in the house.

No doubt the table with the closest shaves too!

[ksblazer]

So when will we be planning the next meet up?

[RobW]

FYI, I was just in Ballard Market today, and looked at the shaving section. Quite a surprise. They had Cella! And a couple of Omega brushes (badger, I think). Kiss My Face, a Portland-area soap that I bought to try, and a few other things. Didn't see any DE blades, but the Cella really surprised me. Nice to know...

Steve

If you can make it up to Shoreline and get to Central Market (run by same Town&Country company as Ballard Market) they have a better selection of stuff. They have the 1-kg Cella brick (and the little red tubs), PdP products, the whole line of Thayer's, Omega brushes+soap....I was impressed.

Anyone tried the Seattle Sundries shave soaps yet? They've got taaallloowwwww...

[Saltchuck]

If you can make it up to Shoreline and get to Central Market (run by same Town&Country company as Ballard Market) they have a better selection of stuff. They have the 1-kg Cella brick (and the little red tubs), PdP products, the whole line of Thayer's, Omega brushes+soap....I was impressed.

Excellent! Thanks!


Anyone tried the Seattle Sundries shave soaps yet? They've got taaallloowwwww...

Yes! Recommended.

[Chadao]

I'm up for a meeting.

[ksblazer]

I'd be up for a meeting as well. But now that summer is getting closer. My schedule is getting filled up. Still hope that we can do something though.

Wish I could have caught the last one.