Try this on for size! 4416.3 miles, one way. Not counting the six or seven hour ferry ride. Total driving time of about 82 hours each way!

MapQuest

Don't think I'll be able to make it though. As for having a meet with all the empegs in Newfoundland, I do that every day that I see my empeg. :)

Good luck with it guys!


#170... I got SN: 080000101 12 gig Blue!

Jon, I'll be there. Is there a Doc Wong drive that weekend, by any chance? Hugo- Just a reminder that the keys to the M coupe are waiting for you.

-Zandr
Mk.I #150
Mk.II #39

Wooooo!

(grins)

...in that case, I might bring my gf and make a little holiday of it...

Thanks for the offer!

Hugo

Just spoke with the management at Boulevard, and I'm about to go down there to work out the details of our meeting on the 3rd.

I'm going to ask him to ensure that we have power outside for our toys, which he seems open to, and he is suggesting that he have sandwich-ey and salad-y kinds of stuff available for us. Of course, this means that there will be a small charge for such foods. I'm going to assume that everyone is ok with that. I'll make sure its a fair deal for us. If anyone is vehemently opposed to this, please send me an email...

We discussed our action plans in the case of good or foul weather, and he says that if it's raining, he'll have the fireplaces cranked up for us inside...

I'm excited that this thing is coming together. I was afraid that our large group (22 so far) would put them off since they get pretty busy on the weekends, but they are cool with it.

For those of you that might attend that haven't spoke up, please do so quickly so that I can give them a more accurate estimate of our numbers.

I'm headed down there now. I'll give you an update when I get back.

- Jon

Ok, just got back. Thanks for waiting... ;-)

So we're all set. If the weather is nice, we're outside on the deck, if bad - the dining room. He will have a fixed price menu for us - 11 or 12 bucks a piece. We'll be eating burgers, sandwiches, etc. with salad and your choice of carbonated beverage. Alchohol is of course available at additional cost. The 11 or 12 will include the tip...

Power will be plentiful.

The owner wanted to make a deal for a free empeg. He was impressed after I gave him a thorough demo. I told him what they cost, and he realized that his dream was over... He may be a customer though... ;-)

So that's it! Now get off yer butt and plan a fun trip to Northern Cal!

- Jon

So, that's the accommodation and food sorted, now what about the competitions?

One of the few remaining Mk1 owners... #00015

Makes me wish I had moved to Castro Valley instead of Northern Virginia like I did after I graduated... ;)

Hope your meet comes together well and you have a great time! Make sure to take lots of pictures!

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I'll write another empeg general knowledge quiz - maybe a little easier than the Amersfoort one!

Rob

I'll write another empeg general knowledge quiz - maybe a little easier than the Amersfoort one!

So... that means you'll be there to administer the quiz?

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Tony Fabris

meaybe ill come so i can see what this is all about.

Rex

Someone from empeg will definitely be there - hopefully Hugo and myself. This could be subject to last minute change though.

In addition several people from the mothership are interested in coming, including the CTO of SONICblue and the President of Rio, so you'll be able to complain about tuners to some really influential people!

Rob

Holy crap! That's some amazing news... I hope it works out that you will all be able to make it. I'll be there for sure, with or without my new/repaired car. Wow, i'm really looking forward to this even more now! Once again, empeg amazes =].


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Oh, I dunno, Rob - the Amersfoort one was just about right.

The benefit of the second meet is that you can re-use the old quiz and no-one will be any wiser! (promise I won't tell the answers)

One of the few remaining Mk1 owners... #00015

Can we somehow exclude Tony from this so that the rest of us have a shot ;-)

I'll be there... I've already spent thousands and thousands of dollars on my system and no empeg in it yet. I'm so busy making my system "perfect" for when the empeg comes. ;)

Calvin

Dang it! I live in Mountain View, CA yet will be in colorado that weekend:(
-mark

...proud to have owned an Empeg since 00287

I just thought I would throw this out and see if there are any takers. I really want to come and have found a decent air travel price but the hotel stay will hurt if I stay a few days. Would anyone want to put me up or possibly share a hotel there? Now that I heard Hugo and Rob may be there I really want to go. You can reply here or to my email bmihulka@hulkster.net

Brian

-See my empeg here-

Damn, Di, I am very disappointed to hear that.

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Tony Fabris

Geez, that's what I get for not checking the board for a few weeks. Definately count me in for this one, it's less than two hours for me. :) Hopefully i'll actually HAVE the empeg installed by then, the shop has been running me in circles with part orders and such, big headache. Either way, i'll be there.



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Donato
MkII/Blue/40GB/080000565

Looks like I will be able to make it also.. I'll be bringing a friend so count me in for 2 people. It's only about a 30 min drive for me.

PT Cruiser with a Mark 2 12gig

In the reverse competition, my yahoo map puts me at 8.2 miles (and probably less than 4 as the crow flies). I'm not sure if I'm on the RSVP list yet, but count me in.
Let's hope the weather is better than it is this weekend (we got a bit of hail piled up yesterday).

I've just booked my flight (along with my gf, who is coming along on the premise that the weather in California has to be better than the weather here), so I'll be there :)

Hugo

Fantastic! Looking forward to seeing you again, Hugo, and meeting your lady friend. Anyone else up for the jaunt?

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Tony Fabris

So, any word yet on what time the event will take place? My flight (planned before I knew about this event) lands in Oakland at 11:44am, meaning I'm probably lucky if I arrive at the meet at 1pm. I can reschedule for an earlier flight if I have to, but I'd like to know soon.

So, any word yet on what time the event will take place?

Oops. Yes, we are going to start at noon... Sorry about that. Should have posted that sooner.

- Jon

Weather here is horrible. There are snow warnings, snow storms above 1500 elevation, constant rain, accidents, highways shut down, and worse. There's a freak winter storm over here... hopefully it'll be gone when march comes around.

Calvin

Hmm, just saw this part:
In the "backyard" of this place, people come out of the trails on horses, and the sun just pours in.

How close do the horses get? Thats one weird thing, I have been alergic to them since I was 9. (Loved them before this happened, but afterwords, it landed me in the hospital once for touching one).

Well, I doubt we'll end up outside, but if we do - the horses stay pretty far away from the patio area where we'd be...

Hope this soggy weather clears up soon... ;-(

It's pissing here (for the benefit of our English friends...)

- Jon

I'll be there. Also expected are Andy Wolfe (SONICblue CTO), Tim Esau (Rio Car product manager) and Jon Agee (Rio marketing communications manager). Jon will be bringing some very nice competition prizes with him

Rob