Did anybody see the Southpark episode with the kids competing in a
breakdance competition? (it's on!...you got served!)

But anyway, I was wondering if the whole r.a.p. dinner thing has been
focused into an actual place and time? The last one at Chelsea Piers
was awesome.

little old me? my instinct would be to gather at an exhibit at 6:00pm
and then mob a mexican restaurant. not sure if that would be the best
way to do it.

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little old me? my instinct would be to gather at an exhibit at 6:00pm
and then mob a mexican restaurant. not sure if that would be the best
way to do it.

The group has become too large to do that. What we used to do was meet
at the restaurant reservations ("Concierge") booth at the convention
center, count noses, and then ask them to find us a restaurant within
reasonable distance that could accommodate a group of that size within
the hour.

With a crowd as large as we've been getting for the last several years,
it's essential to make arrangements in advance, and that usually means
putting up a deposit on a credit card. Steve Lampen of Belden has been
gracious enough to do this in recent years, but I haven't seen an
announcement yet. Maybe this will remind him that it's about time, or
at least poke him into saying "It's someone else's turn."

It's a good idea for a local to make the arrangements, to check out the
place first to see if it still exists and has the space.