Post-PAX Podcast/Gaming Site/Industry Networking Dinner w/ Gaming - Order your pizza!

Rdr

If you're a podcaster, work on or help with a gaming site or in in the industry somehow and you'd like to mingle with other fellows such as yourself then this the dinner for you!

Talk about what your project, make friends and share tips and tricks. Just a general get together!

Where: Lir Irish Pub & Restaurant - 903 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115. Across the street from Hynes!

When: Sunday, March 28th at 7:30pm

Cost: Up to you! On Sundays/Mondays all of their pizzas are $4.

Details: Must be 21. I reserved the ENTIRE third floor for 60-80 people. The manager was pretty awesome and this will be one of a few big events they're hosting for us PAXers. There will be a bar and restaurant at your disposal.


This is our room upstairs of Lir.

Please leave a reply with how many people are going to be in your party so we can get a better headcount. If you've replied to the other thread then please confirm that you're still wanting to attend.

Mention what site/podcast/project you're involved in so people can know who you are.

Lir has requested that if we're going to order a lot of pizzas to try and get an early order in so they can have some of it prepared for us as we arrive.

Please choose your quantity from the list below.

Each pizza is 10"

CHEESE PIZZA
thin crust covered in marinara sauce and topped with cheese

PEPPERONI PIZZA
thin crust covered in marinara sauce and topped with cheese and pepperoni

VEGGIE PIZZA
thin crust with roasted red peppers, romano cheese, zucchini and carmalized onions

MARGHERITA PIZZA
sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil

WHITE PIZZA
thin crust with ranch dressing, romano cheese, sliced potato, bacon and carmalized onions

BBQ CHICKEN PIZZA
roasted BBQ chicken, roasted green peppers and tomatoes, carmalized onions

HAWIIAN PIZZA
ham, cheese and pineapple with a light marinara sauce

So, just send me a PM(as I'll be PMing everyone) or reply here with your pizza order in the next few days and I'll get that order in for us!

Remember to get your orders for the people you're bringing.

Now with gaming! Lir is letting us use their three tvs for gaming. We just need games and consoles. Remember if you bring a system to have compositie or svideo cables as we won't be able to get to the hdmi ports except for a 30" tv. Here is a list of people and what they're bringing.

mentok1982:
-Xbox 360
-HDMI and Component/Composite Cable
-2 Guitars
-Rock Band 1 drums
-1 Microphone and one 360 controller
-Rock Band 2 disc
-Beatles Rock Band Disc

Waterborn:
-Xbox 360
-Other classic consoles if needed

What we could use:
-Nintendo Wii
-Wii Play and/or Resort
-Anything that is fun for multiple people
-2 Xbox360 mics
-2 mic stands

Confirmed Attendees (59):

Rdr
mentok1982 +1
Coldbrew +2
atiari + 1
Waterborn +3
DaNerd +1
kropotkin +9
NickTheNewbie +1
X3R0 9 +2
kevbayer +1
o the afermath +1
heels
Mike Toole +1
DustinMMOMFG +1
Deefuzz +1
ScottishViking +1
Arco
ZeroHourHero
lordthanda
Hazywood
Claybacca +4
Shenanigan +1
Skyro +2
lkhushrenada +2
Willeth

Rdr

Okay, I know Waterborn was going to stop by next week and talk to a manager about our rsvp but I was anxious and decided to give them a call right quick.

The manager named Ashley informed me that on weekends they only rsvp up to 6 people on the weekends. She said we could just walk in and they could "probably handle" us but it would be a long wait.

So, looks like we're going to have to think of some closer places and I can call them today/tomorrow and try to reserve some space.

I know the PrePAX dinner is happening at Fire & Ice and they're very open to setting things up and the extire process has been easy with a way to pay online before the event and everything. $30 a head with everything include except alcohol.

mentok1982

Joe Hills and I are interested.

I run GPUReview.com, and I am a host for a defunct Left 4 Dead podcast.

Joe Hills is part of the Jack of All Blades team.

Rdr

Forgot to mention to list what site/podcast/project you're involved in so people can know who you are.

Unless this isn't kosher with forum rules then maybe put something in your signature.

Coldbrew

Myself +2 others in my crew for the Unofficial PAX Community DVD will be there.

We're all looking forward to it!

atiari

Brian Perry Jr., Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Uberleak.com (soon to launch). We'll be there with a total of 4 people.

As far as the food goes, we should keep it close to the convention center and the price at a reasonable level. $30/person is a little steep unless they can guarantee fitting us all in together at about the same time.

Rdr

Just called FIre & Ice and doesn't look good. They have a party of 94 at 730pm for the same night. The manager was in a meeting and is going to give me a call back to confirm if its a no-go.

When I get home tonight or if it gets slower at work I'll look for reasonable places really close to Hynes.

I agree $30 is steep but if they would put us together and that include tip/food/drink and everything then wouldn't be too bad. If someone has some food place options close to Hynes then let us know and I'll call.

arsonisfun

Rdr wrote: »

Just called FIre & Ice and doesn't look good. They have a party of 94 at 730pm for the same night. The manager was in a meeting and is going to give me a call back to confirm if its a no-go.

When I get home tonight or if it gets slower at work I'll look for reasonable places really close to Hynes.

I agree $30 is steep but if they would put us together and that include tip/food/drink and everything then wouldn't be too bad. If someone has some food place options close to Hynes then let us know and I'll call.

May I suggest Maggianos? It's down the street from Fire and Ice, they have a banquet room, and it's fairly cheap

Rdr

arsonisfun wrote: »

May I suggest Maggianos? It's down the street from Fire and Ice, they have a banquet room, and it's fairly cheap

Sounds good! I looked them up online and will give them a call when I get home in the next 90 mins or so.

atiari

If they are willing to let us use the banquet room, yet order off the menu with separate tickets that would be awesome. Though at the same time, it may not be a major deal for us to throw together a group thing since there's still a little time left before the show.

Waterborn

Hey Rdr, if Maggiano's does not work out, let me know. I have contacts at Lir (right across the street from the Hynes) where we are throwing our Gamers Gone Wild Community Party (Sat. 7 - 1am). They have a third floor that I am sure we can secure on Sunday evening. Never tried to the food there, but location is prime. Let me know how the discussion with Maggiano's goes and we can move forward from there.

I will be attending with at least 3 other folks from our community (check my sig for affiliation)

Rdr

I was looking at how Maggiano's does their large groups. Basically they have 3 levels you choose from as a person. Online menu and it would be "Family Style"

Basically for $20.50 a head you can get 2 appetizers, two salads and two pastas served with lemon cookies. And the plates won't stop coming.

Not bad and I bet that food is insanely good.

I'll post updates shortly.

Rdr

Alright. So, Fire & Ice called me back and said we can reserve a spot for 60-80 people at 8:30pm. It'll work like the PrePax dinner and be $30 a pop.

I tried to call Maggiano's when I got off but I was an hour too late so I am going to ring them up tomorrow morning before work or on the way and update when I am at work in the morning.

However, I am looking at Lir's website and they have typical bar food + pizza and Sun/Mon all pizzas are $4 and its a bar atmosphere and we'd have the entire floor.

Lir's sounds pretty hot, Waterborn if you can find out tomorrow if we can secure the top floor but I am still gonna try to get Maggiano's as a 2nd choice.

VisionOfClarity

Rdr wrote: »

I was looking at how Maggiano's does their large groups. Basically they have 3 levels you choose from as a person. Online menu and it would be "Family Style"

Basically for $20.50 a head you can get 2 appetizers, two salads and two pastas served with lemon cookies. And the plates won't stop coming.

Not bad and I bet that food is insanely good.

I'll post updates shortly.

These cookies are just fucking wonderful. Unbelievably wonderful.

atiari

Rdr wrote: »

Alright. So, Fire & Ice called me back and said we can reserve a spot for 60-80 people at 8:30pm. It'll work like the PrePax dinner and be $30 a pop.

I tried to call Maggiano's when I got off but I was an hour too late so I am going to ring them up tomorrow morning before work or on the way and update when I am at work in the morning.

However, I am looking at Lir's website and they have typical bar food + pizza and Sun/Mon all pizzas are $4 and its a bar atmosphere and we'd have the entire floor.

Lir's sounds pretty hot, Waterborn if you can find out tomorrow if we can secure the top floor but I am still gonna try to get Maggiano's as a 2nd choice.

Bar atmosphere, floor to ourselves, and cheap food? Sounds like the perfect PAX meeting place for us!

Rdr

Ya dude. Lir's ftw if you can snag it for us, Waterborn.

atiari

One snag did come up that I thought of. Is Lir a strictly 21+ place, or is that only between certain hours? Most of us are 21+ already, but some people like my business partner, are not. There's already one event I'm going to that he has to be left out of already, and I'd hate to see another added to that list.

chupamiubre

atiari wrote: »

One snag did come up that I thought of. Is Lir a strictly 21+ place, or is that only between certain hours? Most of us are 21+ already, but some people like my business partner, are not. There's already one event I'm going to that he has to be left out of already, and I'd hate to see another added to that list.

LIR is 100% of the time a 21+ bar.

Cactus Club the Restaurant is all ages all the time and the bar is 21+ all the time.

Pour house 8pm becomes 21+

Whiskeys 10pm 21+

Hope this helps. I called each bar my self so i can tell you this is what i was directly told by each bar.

DaNerd

Myself +1 for The Comedic Void.

I think having an age limit could be a problem, though if we get there before they start checking ID's at the door they probably won't go table by table and kick people out. At least they don't do that in NYC.

kropotkin

I can confirm myself and at least one other from Silver Hound Productions. There may be the following though from these outlets:

Some Other Castle - 1
Electric Sisterhood - 2
Game Hounds - 4
The Married Gamers - 1

I think that's it, there may be more though. Provisionally I'd go for the above.

Rdr

I tried Maggiano's on the way to work but the girl was busy so I am gonna call in a couple hours on my break.

I didn't think about Lir being 21+. I also didn't know Cactus Club was 21+ as well. I'll see what Maggiano's can do then because we don't want people neglected

Is Fire&Ice a bad idea at 8:30pm?

NickTheNewbie

Mark me + 1 down for representing the magfest crew!

X3R0 9

Count me in, plus I may have 2 of my staff that may join as well.

Rdr

Its proving difficult to make reservations so close to PAX. Lir is a place Waterborn offered and it seems amazing but its 21+ and atiari as already suggested that it would allow his +1 not to attend a second event. I am sure there would be other complications too.

Cactus Club won't rsvp us and Maggiano's is too expensive. For parties of our size we need to get a private banquet room and its $40 a pop + tip/drink. The lady said if I could guarantee a minimum of 60 people then she'd knock it down to $28 a person. However, I'll have to draw up a contract with them and make a deposit.

I think Fire & Ice is the best place. They're nice and open to us already and are doing the PrePax Dinner. Its $27.50 for everything. Drinks/tip...unlimited food. And we'll use the online checkin system so it'll come to $30.

Only problem is that we'd have to book it for 8:30pm. I don't think an hour is that big of a deal and I really want to get the reservation setup today.

So the question is... do a 21+ event or do an all ages 8:30pm event?

VisionOfClarity

The ticketing cost is based on the tickets you have available. So if you have 60 tickets available it will be a higher processing fee.

Rdr

Ya, we might have to do a cap like you did. At like 75 or 80 people.

mentok1982

8:30pm is ok, but not great. I will be very hungry but I can manage.

Rdr

I made a reservation for Fire & Ice for 830pm due to the responses I've gotten and I don't want people to be excluded because they're not 21. On lunch right now. I'll post details soon.

atiari

Once we have a signup I'll register my whole group. It is much appreciated for making it available for those under 21. As it stands, I already have to exclude my business partner and his fiancee from 2 industry events due to there being alcohol there. I'm sure they are sending their thanks!

Rdr

Updated OP with finalized details except for a link to pay and reserve your seats. That will happen later today.

Atiari, not a problem. I think it was the best decision to make because everyone should be able to join us.

Sorry if it seems like I totally took over this project. I just wanted to get things finalized and ironed out.

atiari

Hey, it wasn't my project to begin with! Someone else proposed it, and a bunch of us jumped on the idea immediately. I've got no problems with someone else making all the plans because I've got a whole heaping bowl of busy to work on. Really busting my hump to get my newest project out before PAX East

As such, you've got my thanks for getting it together.

Coldbrew

You have my thanks as well for putting it all together.

So, I'm assuming we will all need to pay ahead of time to reserve our seats? I don't exactly have a lot of money to throw around but I should be able to make it work.

kropotkin

OK I'm now really confused. I honestly thought this was a case of 'lets go to a pub/bar, meet up and have a few jars whilst bitching about how sh*te Audacity is'. Not have a meal. How in the world did it turn into a dinner? I'm going to have to get back to you to see if the people I suggested would even be interested now. £18 per head is not something I was envisioning at all. Can't we just meet at a bar or something? Why does it have to be so hard?

Rdr

I was under the impression we wanted to have a meal and all sit together and discuss stuff and get to know each other. Perhaps I was mistaken but you're the first to bring it up.

Edit: I haven't finalized the rsvp yet and paid the deposit. I think Fire & Ice would be better since you have to be 21+ for bars and we're probably going to have 60-80 people.

I'm up for whatever, really. If too many people are unhappy with Fire & Ice and paying $25 then someone else come up with some ideas for people of all ages thats cheap. No one else has really given ideas out besides Waterborn and someone mentioned Maggiano's(which is way too expensive).

atiari

Rdr wrote: »

I was under the impression we wanted to have a meal and all sit together and discuss stuff and get to know each other. Perhaps I was mistaken but you're the first to bring it up.

That was the same thing I was envisioning as well. Granted the cost isn't something I am thrilled about, but figured it would be well worth it in the good times and exchange of ideas that would be bouncing around.

Rdr

atiari wrote: »

Rdr wrote: »

I was under the impression we wanted to have a meal and all sit together and discuss stuff and get to know each other. Perhaps I was mistaken but you're the first to bring it up.

That was the same thing I was envisioning as well. Granted the cost isn't something I am thrilled about, but figured it would be well worth it in the good times and exchange of ideas that would be bouncing around.

Ya. I just don't know of any places within walking distance that is going to allow us to split 60-80 checks and we pay under $10-15. SUGGESTIONS WELCOME.

I don't think $22.50(excluding fees) is that bad when its all you can eat/drink(soda) and it includes tax/tip. I mean, even if we went to a place that had $13 dinners we're gonna get knocked with a $3-5 gratuity charge and $2-3 drink and local sales tax. It'll still come out to $18-$22 and not be all you can eat/drink.

atiari

Well if Lir is still on the table, may as well just do it there. Cheap pizza, reasonable drinks, and (hopefully) an area to ourselves would be perfect. I know my +2 will understand.

Rdr

Waterborn, if you can check on Lir for us that'd be good. Sunday night sometime after 7pm. I think most of us are flexible on the times if we can skirt around big parties.

Otherwise if Lir falls flat then we can just continue with the Fire & Ice plans. I don't have to make the deposit until next week anyways.

Rdr

Of course, Cactus Club said we can just walk in. I mean, if you guys want to do that then we can just walk in as a large ass group at 7:30pm. The lady said it be long long waits but its an option. 21+ also.

kropotkin

Well I'll report back to this thread as soon as I can. Like I said, I was expecting something a little less formal, but this works for me too. I'm not fussed over the cost, just the paying up front bit makes me squirm a little.

Rdr

PLANS ARE FINALIZED.

I called up Lir's and dropped Waterborn's name and such and got us a room upstairs for our party. We can do split checks or whatever and have access to the bar. $4 pizzas.

Must be 21 to go. Sorry atiari's +2 and others who aren't 21 yet.