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I was curious what everyone thought of having the meetup at a diner with milkshakes instead of a bar with beer. I enjoyed the change of scenery, and the space to spread out.

I thought it was a good place. very accomodating.

great meeting you all

I was very happy with the meeting.

Must confess, I haven't been to any of the previous ones so I don't know if I would have liked the bar meetings or not.

One thing though...bars are noisy and if the purpose is to get together to talk and podcasts, is a bar the best place? I know what even being in a Starbucks can be noisy if your trying to have a conversation on the phone (with a bluetooth earpiece).

And everyone is really nice and I'll try to come to more of the meetings...when is the next one?

I did think this meeting place was one of the most conducive to discussion. The noise level was much lower than other places and we had plenty of room to ourselves.

Jason

I liked it. Everyone was animated and excited. I have been to most of the meetups and this was one of the best.

Doug Kersten

Right! I like a resturant that's not too noisy. My feeling ... Podcasting is about hearing what people are saying (and recording it, and distributing it) and a bar/nightclub is kinda too noisy to discuss those issues.

I like the fact you can order a meal because when we meet - it's dinnertime and most people are hungry. Unless we an come up with a better location, I think the current one works out OK for me. The location is also is good. And it looked to me like a lot more than the 8 or 9 people who RSPV'd showed up - I think we must have had over 20 people, which was bigger than last time.

I'll probably write up something on this to my Webmetricsguru Blog

I much prefer the diner to the bar. I like to be able to look colleagues in the eye when talking to them and it's tough to do that in the dark nooks of a bar. Plus over dinner is a better way to make a connection with people.

Thanks to everyone who gave me concrete suggestions; this group is great for that. Ask a question and within one minute 3 or 4 people will shout out solutions off the top of their heads. You guys keep me sustained... so thanks!

Liz
Big Green Blog
coming soon: "This Week In Search" podcast!

I like bars. I met my wife at a bar. And beer is a great social lubricant.