I'm adding to this post to make it official...I won't be at Fitzgerald's tonight because I didn't get any confirmatations from your folks. Please don't show up at Fitzgerald's tonight expecting a meetup
Hi LA and San Fernando Valley, mustacians, I notice quite a few of you have replied since my last proposal of meeting at "The Dish" in Thousand Oaks. However, no one replied with a confirmation that they would like to meet at the Dish or with a specific alternate plan. I would like to propose that until someone is willing to commit to something , this meetup will never happen.
I would like to propose a date and a place to meet. Unfortunately, The Dish restaurant in TO has closed so it will be a new place.
I would like to propose a Happy Hour meetup at Fitzgerald's Lounge at the Woodland Hills Hilton (Canoga Ave) on Friday night Dec. 13. The Happy Hour runs only until 7pm so the plan would be to arrive as soon as you can after work. I could probably be there by 5:45pm.
Bear with me, I'm not a big barfly so I don't know a lot of places but I used to work right next door to this hotel and came for happy hour here a few times. At the time, there was a fantastic free appetizer spread and cheap drinks. It seems the current deal is 1/2 price appetizers and drinks so not quite as good :-(. Also, the room was quiet so you could talk at the time. The last reviews I've found only are from late 2011 but they confirm things were still good there at the time. If I get a confirmation from any of you good folks, I'll be sure to swing by there before the date just to make sure things are still good there. If anyone confirms, I will be there. No confirmation I won't.
Again, I'm super focused on my early retirement and investments and want to meet like minded people who are as serious and passionate about this as I am. Thanks :-)