OT: Election night parties?

The Chronicle lists some places that are hosting election night events on Tuesday. I start my new job in Walnut Creek tomorrow, not too far from the Pyramid Ale House. There's supposed to be a thing at Pyramid. I'm thinking about making an appearance.

Anyone else know of or hosting anything on Tuesday? I'm sure the politicos here would know or are looking for a place to go.

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I’m going to drink a bottle of scotch and probably be sad.

/pessimism

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Nov 3, 2008 5:23 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I’m going to drink a bottle of scotch and be happy!

The Denker bus is now bound for San Diego. Those who were passengers on it are now angrily stranded at a gas station in Modesto, CA. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Nov 3, 2008 7:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

CHANGE UP YOU CAN BELIEVE IN

Wait, this is not for the Cy Young election party?

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Nov 3, 2008 8:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Change up you can believe in?

You’re a little ahead of your time. This is sure to be the 2012 Giants tagline to keep the fanbase from putting a hit out on Barry Zito.

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Nov 3, 2008 12:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’ll be throwing a BARRY ZITO SIGH YOUNG WINNER party then

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Nov 3, 2008 2:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

this

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Nov 3, 2008 12:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

come to think of it, I’m just going to drink someone’s milkshake

The Denker bus is now bound for San Diego. Those who were passengers on it are now angrily stranded at a gas station in Modesto, CA. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Nov 3, 2008 4:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m so sick of this election, I’m going to bed early and not listening to a word of it. [With all the absentee ballots they say it won’t be final right away anyways] On the other hand – I know Mr. Merope will be glued to the tube all night – and was thinking of taking off work on wednesday!

Oooooo – now there’s an unforeseen election benefit: I get all the covers Tuesday night!

by Merope on Nov 3, 2008 6:31 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

absentee ballots!

like they count those!

The Denker bus is now bound for San Diego. Those who were passengers on it are now angrily stranded at a gas station in Modesto, CA. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Nov 3, 2008 8:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m either going to 1: celebrate by getting drunk, or 2: fall into a deep and unending depression, depending on how things go.

No public party, though.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Nov 3, 2008 6:45 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

no public party?
so alcoholism or depression for you? starting tomorrow? find yourself a mental health program quick!

Castillo got the DFA. Guestimate for Castillo DFA to come before the 2009 season = 2.

by kennv on Nov 3, 2008 7:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Maker Sure You Vote, If you have not already...

While I continue to have some anxiety regarding the integrity of our process, I am optimistic.

There have been record turnouts for early voting in nearly every state. In Florida , people stood in line for over three hours to vote early. Over 350,000 votes have been recorded for the Democratic Candidate in Dade County. People want to make sure that their voice is heard this election.

No Party Tonight, but hopefully a celebration for the US and the world on January 20th 2009.

My adopted son Matt Downs. Lost in the wilderness of mediocrity.

by nvsfg on Nov 3, 2008 7:18 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

This is a done deal. Obama is our next president

I don’t understand all the anxiety.

Like Merope, I am sick of all this election crap. Just get it over with already.

by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 3, 2008 8:00 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

(Unhidden…he wasn’t stating a preference for a candidate, necessarily. At least, not in a way that would start a flame war….)

by Grant on Nov 3, 2008 1:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Thank you, Grant

by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 3, 2008 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ok, cool. Flaming worries me because there’s been much more opinionated politics showing up here lately (naturally) and it’s tough to 1) get to a comment early enough to step in and 2) see where the line is drawn when I do. I’m glad to see that my anxieties were unfounded here.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Nov 3, 2008 8:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe if they hadn’t started campaigning for 08 back in 05 it wouldn’t have gotten so tedious.
I still say a 10% tax on all political ads would solve lotsa problems.

by Merope on Nov 3, 2008 1:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

US's campaign process..

Longest of any country, by a large margin.

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."

by WalrusMan on Nov 3, 2008 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What problem would it solve? (Not trying to start a flame war, just wondering what difference it would make in the long campaign.)

by satyricrash on Nov 3, 2008 6:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The budget crisis perhaps?
I could sure use more than $200 a year [soon to be cut] for classroom supplies and materials!

by Merope on Nov 3, 2008 6:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

But that doesn’t have anything to do with shortening the campaign season.

by satyricrash on Nov 3, 2008 7:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I didn’t say it would, but maybe they’d buy less ads, and start in on the advertising later if they had to pay a fee/tax on all the ads/propaganda

by Merope on Nov 3, 2008 7:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I am 99.9% sure that this will not deter anyone but the Big Two parties from buying ads. This may stem the tide of 527s (your Swiftboaters, your MoveOns, etc.), which I think we all can agree would be a good thing (though unconstitutional). But at the same time, this would also penalize third parties who do not have the massive of war chests of the Big Two.

(huh huh huh, chests.)

by satyricrash on Nov 3, 2008 8:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It’ll be over soon. Like Thursday. then the lawsuits start.

Castillo got the DFA. Guestimate for Castillo DFA to come before the 2009 season = 2.

by kennv on Nov 3, 2008 7:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m the only one who’s giddy?

The Denker bus is now bound for San Diego. Those who were passengers on it are now angrily stranded at a gas station in Modesto, CA. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Nov 3, 2008 8:11 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Why? Because the new dawn is arising?

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Nov 3, 2008 8:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Well since I’m a Palestinian socialist terrorist with PLO connections, I get to run amuck now, right?

The Denker bus is now bound for San Diego. Those who were passengers on it are now angrily stranded at a gas station in Modesto, CA. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Nov 3, 2008 8:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

shit

and i posted on the same blog as you. Thanks for ruining my 2032 campaign chances.

Rafael Rodriguez: He likes the way Snrub thinks!

by BrianBokake on Nov 4, 2008 3:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Wait, aren’t we all showing up unannounced at Grant’s place?

by Evan on Nov 3, 2008 8:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I'M GONNA PARTY LIKE IT'S 1949

by satyricrash on Nov 3, 2008 10:15 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

HAWT

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Nov 3, 2008 10:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Harry S, the original party animal

Scott McClain: Great story, no place on the 2009 Giants.

by EliminateMe on Nov 3, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Is that a microphone or you just glad to see me?

They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long

by bgunn on Nov 3, 2008 2:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Just had a thought...

I think that Bush is as much of an idiot as anyone else, but it’s a little hypocritical that this photo can be posted and, well, there’s not much wrong with it. But if it was Bush he would be lambasted for looking like an idiot.

Now, if someone can only photoshop him in there we’ll all be happy.

Wow, I hope I used those two big words right!

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."

by WalrusMan on Nov 3, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The African dance was great. He meant well, but come on, he still looked pretty silly*.

*When I say pretty silly, um, yeah… you know I meant to say something else.

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Nov 3, 2008 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

At the time, a lot of people felt this photo DID make HST look like an idiot. HST was a wildly unpopular president during his presidency that GOP pundants like to draw comparisons between HST and GWB, their approval ratings, and their respective places in history.

(Mrs. Truman was quite displeased when this photo got out, by the way. To draw a comparison, Lauren Bacal was kinda the Scarlet Johansen of that time — young, very good looking, smoky voice, involved in Democratic Party politics, though Bogey was a bigger when it came to celeb Dem support.)

BLA BLA BLA

by satyricrash on Nov 3, 2008 6:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I was gonna blah blah blah this as well. Thank gosh you already did it.

Castillo got the DFA. Guestimate for Castillo DFA to come before the 2009 season = 2.

by kennv on Nov 3, 2008 7:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You’re welcome!

by satyricrash on Nov 3, 2008 8:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I recently watched To Have and Have Not. Lauren Bacal was incredible.

Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.

by SF Pete on Nov 5, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm

I said nothing remotely controversial. Not sure why I got edited…

by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 3, 2008 10:51 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I’ve always been offended by your love of pie. Cookies in ’08!

by chilibean_3 on Nov 3, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I am afraid to comment on cookies now. I am not sure how long my cookie comments will stick around.

by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 3, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Not any longer than Cookyman’s cookie comments stuck around, that’s for sure!

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Nov 3, 2008 8:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

We might be a little more safe than sorry.

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."

by WalrusMan on Nov 3, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I hid because I know there are some strong right wingers out here who might have taken offense to having the race declared over before the vote. It’s not controversial, but I can see where it would give some people fits.

Luckily, this is a case of the system working. Grant disagreed with my reasoning and vetoed the decision. The past few hours show that he was the more correct of the two of us.

Hope you understand. This politics stuff is hard to moderate. There’s been some stuff here the last few days that I’ve wanted to moderate but haven’t out of deference to the community’s general good will. Being less than a day away from the election just put me in the mind that people might be more on edge, and i jumped the gun a bit.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Nov 3, 2008 8:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No problem, Howster. =)

by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 4, 2008 5:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I was planning on buying leftover Halloween candy from CVS for me and my roommate to gorge on while watching the coverage but everyone else got it already. So I don’t know now. We’ll have ice cream in honor of you-know-who.

And I’m optimistic. I was starting to get a bit nervous but everything looks good today.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Nov 3, 2008 10:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Good for you

Bob Barr will be very happy that you’re helping the dairy industry.

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Nov 3, 2008 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You’ll be eating ice cream in honor of Voldemort?

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Nov 3, 2008 8:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Shhhhh

He who must not be named

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Nov 4, 2008 9:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll probably be in bed.

I’ll have to work at 5 am that morning.

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."

by WalrusMan on Nov 3, 2008 2:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I don't know about you,

but I’m partying. I’ve been all over this unfamiliar state registering and canvassing. I’m sick and tired of this election and when it’s over, I’ll be overjoyed. I kinda miss being in California where my vote wouldn’t count.

Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Nov 3, 2008 7:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Regardless

Your vote counts in your local elections, as well as determining propositions and measures

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Nov 4, 2008 9:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

not really even.

my local vote was in a heavily republican supervisor district, conservative town, conservative county, liberal congressional district.

Prop 8 is really the only measure in which my vote would have counted.

Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Nov 4, 2008 10:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

SLO seems pretty split on prop 8

Rafael Rodriguez: He likes the way Snrub thinks!

by BrianBokake on Nov 4, 2008 3:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

jk though

apparently it wouldn’t have. apparently California hates gays. I hadn’t been told this.

Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Nov 5, 2008 3:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I admit I have addictive personality and I have replaced baseball with the election in terms of rabid 24-7 news and television watching, but I’m actually really digging all the hullabaloo leading up to the election.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 3, 2008 8:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs