have you met any of the MR members?

[mrjamin]

here's the question: have you met any macrumors members? By met i mean in person, face to face? If so, who, and were they what you expected?? No nastiness please...

As for me, the only person on the boards i know in person is anneleonard, and thats purely because she's my girlfriend (we met long before either of us started posting on here btw) so i guess she doesn't really count.

[scem0]

no, I haven't and I dont think I'd like to.

Im shy and it would just be really wierd and uncomfortable.

looking at the MR pics thread is wierd enough ;).

scem0

[mrjamin]

Originally posted by scem0
no, I haven't and I dont think I'd like to.

lol, i'm well up for it! can't wait for the next geekfest london!

[eyelikeart]

I've met a few. ;)

Mr. Anderson
Backtothemac
Moxiemike
Mischief
Zed
evoluzione
Mudbug

As an original planner of the now famed "Geekfest" series of meetings, I plan to meet more. :D

[jelloshotsrule]

rower_cpu
mc68k
wintermute
britboy
manderhu223
gelbin
ber.com
3rdpath
teabgs

have seen at the apple store

mr. anderson and whfsdude

[Macmaniac]

I've only met one, and I know him because I made him sign up, so I guess that does not really count.
Waiting for geekfest NJ

[janey]

ibookin' definately, since he's my boyfriend.
I might have seen Doctor Q, i've definately seen pics of him and we don't live that far away from each other, but yeah i really havent personally met him

I've also met Mercury, since he's my boyfriend's friend, and then of course there are a whole bunch of lurkers. Yeah.

[Doctor Q]

I'm like Keyser Soze (http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=8740); people claim to have seen me but there's no actual proof!

Actually, four members know what I look like, but all are sworn to secrecy. I like being mysterious. In fact, eventually, after I've met all 18,889 MacRumors members personally, I'll still have them all sworn to secrecy.

[cb911]

Originally posted by mrjamin
As for me, the only person on the boards i know in person is anneleonard, and thats purely because she's my girlfriend (we met long before either of us started posting on here btw) so i guess she doesn't really count.

mrjamin - are you saying that you knew anneleonard before either of you started posting here... and then you both started posting but didn't know the other person was posting, and then found out? if that makes sense...

i've never met any MacRumors people, and i don't know if there's all that many in Brisbane. there's definitely a few in Melbourne and Sydney.

i guess it'd be okay if i met someone at an Apple store or something, but i don't think i'd go out of my way to meet someone.

[themadchemist]

this is really kind of cheating...

But I serve on this committee (actually I chair it) that my friend also serves on. I actually met him through the committee.

He had his PB out the other day and that's when I found out he was a Mac person. We started talking about rumor sites, and he mentioned how he liked spymac, I think, because everyone there was so stupid. I mentioned that I liked MacRumors, for reasons that were quite the opposite. Well, he also mentioned that he always used the same handle, so I searched the member database here and discovered that he was actually a member of MR.

It's cheating because I didn't meet him after meeting him on MacRumors. It's also cheating because he's only posted 8 times.

[Powerbook G5]

I haven't met anyone from the internet, so I don't know how freaky insane that would be. I just saw Texas Chainsaw Massacre last night, so perhaps my perception is a bit off...

[3rdpath]

i've met three...

jelloshotsrule
rower_cpu
mc68k

all quite nice and good for gits and shiggles.

i'm sure i'll meet more as the years progress.

[shadowfax]

i've met shadowfax in person, and that's about it. i should visit scem0 sometime when i'm in Austin.

i could teach you how to drive a car, man...

[Daveman Deluxe]

There are a few people I would like to meet, notably those in the Pacific Northwest... unfortunately, I will be unable to attend the Portland Apple Store opening... :(

Maybe we should have a Geekfest Northwest. Go to the Krispy Kreme in Portland, grab beers afterwards (when I'm 21, of course). We could go to McMennamin's!

[scem0]

Originally posted by shadowfax
i've met shadowfax in person, and that's about it. i should visit scem0 sometime when i'm in Austin.

i could teach you how to drive a car, man...

been there, done that :D.

Did you take drivers ed at the austin driving school?

scem0

[rainman::|:|]

well in a roundabout way, billicus, i went to high school with him, didn't know him too well but then i ran into him here :) and i have the feeling that a lot of people i know are reading these boards, i suspect an old friend of mine posts occasionally...

but none that i knew on MR first, then met. living in the middle of iowa kind of isolates you from casually running into people like this...

:)
pnw

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by scem0
been there, done that :D.

Did you take drivers ed at the austin driving school?

scem0 no, but i took defensive driving for a speeding ticket there... don't you want to learn the finer points of driving from me? :D

[revenuee]

Maybe we should put together a "GeekFest" - GTA

wouldn't mind getting together for a beer with some people from Golden Horse shoe area of Ontario

[G5orbust]

I could meet some MR users like mc68k and rower_cpu, but I try to keep a low profile as far as these things are concerned. Im pretty wary of meeting people from the internet, though. Being 15 and all, us youngins tend to think of ourselves as adults when we indeed have much growing up to do and usually end up getting bailed out of situations by our parents.

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by revenuee
Maybe we should put together a "GeekFest" - GTA is that where we steal a fancy car in our town and drive them all to a designated location that's as far away from all of us as possible? i would so be game for that, if someon else would steal the car for me.

[mrjamin]

Originally posted by cb911
mrjamin - are you saying that you knew anneleonard before either of you started posting here... and then you both started posting but didn't know the other person was posting, and then found out? if that makes sense...

i get you - no, we both knew the other was posting on here

[mac15]

I was going to met j763, I was gonna go to melb and all. I hope to go down and see him around xmas time actually but I'll see how that goes.

[iGav]

3...

caveman_uk
wintermute
britboy

all are fine examples of english gentlemen.... ;) :)

I'm looking forward to the next Geekfest London on the Saturday of the MaxExpo on November 22, and hoping that we'll see your goodself there mrjamin, as I don't know any other R.E.M. fans, especially the rare kind who's fav album is 'New Adventures In Hi-Fi'.... ;)

Be good to see other Londonites there as well... ;)

If it's an All Blacks Vs England final, then I and most likely others will be meeting up with kiwi_the_iwik in an aussie bar to watch England win.... heheh!!

When I'm stateside next year, I'll be calling in and corrupting the souls and minds of eyelikeart, bttm, mr d, evo, jello, and moxie.... hehheh :D

[Wardofsky]

Well, not many people from MR are in Melbourne, maybe with the exception of mac15...
But he's a Syndeyer...

Ah well, there are some Melbournians, but most of them I don't know.

Maybe the guys I know can fly down one day...

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
have seen at the apple store

mr. anderson

ha! yeah, sure you did - and didn't even come over and say hi.....

I'm thinking of going this friday for the panther event, care to try again? :p

I've met

eyelikeart,
back2themac
mrsback2themac
dutchessstreet
rowercpu
teabgs
moxiemike
evoluzione
whfsdude

and not seen j-lo at the apple store...

D

[WinterMute]

The London geekfest crew appear to be heading for several clandestine appointments, not just the Expo, but another session in the Bar with No Name I believe, certainly iGav and myself will be there, along with Britboy (if he's got a new suit to show us) and Caveman UK, all others welcome. Date is pending.

I've also met Jelloshotsrule and Gelbin when they came to the UK for a marathon supermarket sleepover earlier in the year.

[jefhatfield]

there are tons of posters here from the bay area in california but the only poster i think i have seen is mischief since he used to work at computerware near santa cruz and i used to frequent the store quite a bit...if i saw him, then i would know who he was

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by iGAV

When I'm stateside next year, I'll be calling in and corrupting the souls and minds of eyelikeart, bttm, mr d, evo, jello, and moxie.... hehheh :D

hehe...u just say the word man...we'll hook up for sure... ;)

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by iGAV
When I'm stateside next year, I'll be calling in and corrupting the souls and minds of eyelikeart, bttm, mr d, evo, jello, and moxie.... hehheh :D

Actually, we should plan some sort of International Geekfest when you're here - that or the iGav Geekfest Tour - London, NewYork, Washingon, New Orleans..... ;)

D

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
- that or the iGav Geekfest Tour - London, NewYork, Washingon, New Orleans..... ;)

hehe...we could get t-shirts made...

iGAV's 'tar on the back with a list of dates & cities...

little asteriks on the cities where he got drunk & posted here...

:eek: :D ;)

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
ha! yeah, sure you did - and didn't even come over and say hi.....

I'm thinking of going this friday for the panther event, care to try again? :p


i'll probably go, but most likely in nyc... it's the best weekend for my girlfriend to come visit the city for the first time... which is ironic given that she lives right near the clarendon store so any other time and i'd probably be at that one..

will keep you posted though..



winter- supermarket sleeping marathon... outstanding

dont' forget the hunting we did...

[revenuee]

Originally posted by shadowfax
is that where we steal a fancy car in our town and drive them all to a designated location that's as far away from all of us as possible? i would so be game for that, if someon else would steal the car for me.

Alright smart-ass :D

Your, clearly not from the GTA -

[wdlove]

I would like to meet some of the Mac Forum members. It's possible that I have walked by some at MWNY or my local Apple Store. Not knowing what they look like a chance was missed.

[Powerbook G5]

I don't think there are many in Florida, and my parents just moved to Iowa, which again, doesn't seem like there would be many encounters. Most of the members here in the US are either on the northern east coast or on the west coast.

[iGav]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
hehe...we could get t-shirts made...

iGAV's 'tar on the back with a list of dates & cities...

little asteriks on the cities where he got drunk & posted here...

:eek: :D ;)

I'm a one man Spinal Tap me.... :D

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I don't think there are many in Florida, and my parents just moved to Iowa, which again, doesn't seem like there would be many encounters. Most of the members here in the US are either on the northern east coast or on the west coast. there are at least a few down there. medea and his girlfriend, i think, live in florida.

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by iGAV
I'm a one man Spinal Tap me.... :D

we could even start a "Get Your Photo with iGAV" campaign...

go around to all the hot nightspots...coerce all the sexy ladies to get their picture taken with the one & only iGAV! :D

[Raid]

Originally posted by revenuee
Maybe we should put together a "GeekFest" - GTA

*sigh* Rev, it just be me and you hanging around a mac store in TO. :D

Originally posted by shadowfax
is that where we steal a fancy car in our town and drive them all to a designated location that's as far away from all of us as possible? i would so be game for that, if someon else would steal the car for me.

Shadowfax GTA=Greater Toronto Area. If your into stealing cars and driving them around, you want Scarborough (east side of the GTA). ;)

...sorry I guess you have to live around here to get it.

Raid

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Raid
Shadowfax GTA=Greater Toronto Area. If your into stealing cars and driving them around, you want Scarborough (east side of the GTA). ;)

...sorry I guess you have to live around here to get it.

Raid man, but Grand Theft Auto is so much more iinteresting. not the game, but something along the lines of gone in 60 seconds, say.

[Abstract]

Yeah, I'm from the T-dot, so I get it. ;)

How did you all meet each other? By chance? If you ran into each other at an Apple store event, how would you know? Did you all plan a "meet-and-greet" or something? I'd feel uncomfortable meeting MR members because you're all from the net, and because nobody would want to meet me, but as long as you promise not to kill me, I guess it would be okay.

Too bad we don't have an Apple Store in Toronto (yet!!), but one day......oh yes......one day we'll meet, and then we'll fight for the title for Supreme Mac'er of the GTA.

The only rule: The first one to die.....loses!!!

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by iGAV
I'm a one man Spinal Tap me.... :D

as long as there isn't any spontaneous human combustion it will be great! :D

So when is the trip to the States?

D

[applemacdude]

I dont really want to meet anybody....and no one probaly cares

[mc68k]

ive met:

rower_cpu
mc68k
3rdpath
jello
voicegy

i've heard via ichat and telephone: b2tm

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by mc68k
ive met:

mc68k


normally if someone said they met him/herself i'd give them crap... but when it's you, i can't blame you

if i were you i'd want to meet myself too

[revenuee]

Originally posted by Raid
*sigh* Rev, it just be me and you hanging around a mac store in TO. :D



Shadowfax GTA=Greater Toronto Area. If your into stealing cars and driving them around, you want Scarborough (east side of the GTA). ;)

...sorry I guess you have to live around here to get it.

Raid

LOL... so true, especially the Scarborough part.

[Doctor Q]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
if i were you i'd want to meet myself tooIf I met myself (which I haven't so far), I think the other one of me would be a little too sarcastic for my taste. I don't think I'd enjoy Doctor Q's company, even though we share many interests. I like to be the one telling the bad jokes, not listening to somebody else who does.

[jer2665]

I haven't met any from here, just my friend who's on here that got me into macs, other than that i've only seen one person from connecticut post on here anyway.

But if any of you have been in #macrumors and seen tazo's pictures of one of the apple stores opening, and seen some of the weirdos (some creepy weird asian kid, some kid that looked right out of the 70's, and some kid who's haircut looked rather..ahem...phallic) stand out in my mind. and if you'd seen those pictures, you'd defiantely not want to meet anyone either :)

hopefully tazo can repost some of the better people.

[DreaminDirector]

I've meet GeneR when I was working at the pasadena Apple store. I haven't met anyone else, though. I'd go to a GeekFest if there was one in Los Angeles.

[shadowfax]

is there anyone here who's in Chicago, or near there? i'm going to be up around there come thanksgiving week, if anyone wants to meet at an apple store, heh.

[aethier]

I know Jonathan Amend, he is my good friend from school, and i lead to his subscription, he is a PC user, I am a mac user, he is German, I am part Dutch... i guess there are wierder things that could happen.

aethier

[evoluzione]

I've met;

eyelikeart
moxiemike
mr. anderson

at the geekfest dc a few months back, i also saw jlo at the soho store but didn't know it was him, figured he were sitting a couple of feet in front of me at the g5 launch.

will defo be sinking a few jars with igav when he's over...

[Doctor Q]

Sounds like another Doctor Q project: to make a hypertext network map showing which members have met which other members, so we could all play "six degrees of separation". Too bad Kevin Bacon isn't a MacRumors member. Of course, maybe he is!

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by Doctor Q
Sounds like another Doctor Q project: to make a hypertext network map showing which members have met which other members, so we could all play "six degrees of separation". Too bad Kevin Bacon isn't a MacRumors member. Of course, maybe he is!

I hope not...he always has this need to get naked in every movie he does. I have seen enough of his ass to last me a lifetime already.

[wdlove]

Originally posted by applemacdude
I dont really want to meet anybody....and no one probaly cares

I care applemacdude. Know of no reason that I would not want to meet you, if I happened to attend MWSF!

[pivo6]

I haven't met anyone yet. Of course I live in the middle of Minnesota. I could be persuaded top attend an event in Chicago or something.

[applemacdude]

Hey im attending MWSF...But I can't afford most of the packages so im just gonna get the attendee pass..

[MrMacMan]

Originally posted by Doctor Q
Sounds like another Doctor Q project: to make a hypertext network map showing which members have met which other members, so we could all play "six degrees of separation". Too bad Kevin Bacon isn't a MacRumors member. Of course, maybe he is!

Very nice idea.

I have Meet:
No one.
0 People
Nobody
Nada
Zero people.

Yeah... :(

[Raid]

Originally posted by Doctor Q
Sounds like another Doctor Q project: to make a hypertext network map showing which members have met which other members, so we could all play "six degrees of separation". Too bad Kevin Bacon isn't a MacRumors member. Of course, maybe he is!

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I hope not...he always has this need to get naked in every movie he does. I have seen enough of his ass to last me a lifetime already.

G5, I couldn't agree with you more. Kevin is a good actor, but I too find it odd that he gets stripped down in all (maybe not all but 90%) of the films he's in. :( It must be something he puts in his contract. It either really narcissistic of him, or he feels he has to show his ass to get some work....

To quote Jason Mewes "Put the d*ck down, you got to go from the heart yo.":p

[Giaguara]

none as far as i know. anyone gonna be frida on north michigan avenue store? or when old orchard opens?

of macosx.com several, appleinsider maybe 5 and macnn 1. and one italian board 1.