just curious, cause getting people in houston to meet-up must be impossible. like 1 big element fest in austin at lake travis or something.

I think we should pick a date and a place and tell people to come if they want. Polling this sort of thing is near impossible.

Austin sounds good. Are there any dates to avoid because something big is going on at UT/A? Next, what kind of trip...get a hotel, camp out...? I'd like to try the camp out thing so if we do that, let's make sure it isn't freezing on that date. Finally, we could put a link in our signatures so that when Texans read our posts elsewhere, they would see it.

Hey, we've got two E's coming already!

What do you think?

I'll go to a meet up in Austin. When and where??

Well all righty then.

From what little I know of Austin, I-35 can be impossible at the wrong time of day. I counsel a Saturday. If we scheduled for March 18, it gives plenty of time to schedule it in. Those who can get there on Fri can do St. Patrick's Day in town.

By putting it on a Sat, people can come and leave OR stay over for Sunday.

Thoughts? I'm going to put this thread link in my signature.

I live in Austin and would love to meet with other owners.

I will consider visiting from NY in the spring. I miss Ruby's BBQ! Feel free to email me.

in march i will actually be in austin for the NIN tour so if we could do it the follwing weekend it would be nice , or i will just make it for both weekends.
maybe after it warms up a bit we could do a element owners club float down the guadalupe river........

Sounds like we might have something building. It will be great if almostlindy and some other Austinites sign on. Much easier to handle logistics that way.

We hooked up in Oklahoma once,(May 2005) and had about 10 Elements drive up from Dallas. We went to Bricktown in OKC, had lunch and then headed over to the Murrah Building Bombing memorial for the the afternoon, then finished up back at Bricktown for a RedHawk Baseball game...I think we had a total of 18 Elements there...:roll:

Two weeks from today, people. How are your schedules shaking out? I've still got it free. You lurkers...time to join the discussion!

Ok so we are meeting March 18th, but where and what time. Can't wait

Let's hear it people...any Austinites have suggestions?

I really am sad.
I am Austin Proud and really feel the need to hook up with some Es in Austin. March 18th my E and I will be camping so I will not be able to hook up that weekend.
Lets please try this again so I can participate.

Ok so we are meeting March 18th, but where and what time. Can't wait

Little Woodrows @ Palmer and mopac-ish has a pretty big parking lot and an nice "pub like"outdoor area (you can look at your E while enjoy a beverage).
Show up a bit early so you can reserve the parking spaces.
over 100 beers and most of them on draft....
They have Fajita and taco thingy outside,,, I liked the fajita tacos.
If someone wants to do a sight survey mon. or tuesday with me just Yell. We can take more photos too.

13797
13798

One week from today...?

What do youse guys say? Is it worth the drive? We've had the issue on the boards for weeks, and some may jump on at the last moment, but no guarantees.

I don't mind driving to Austin to meet with a few E owners, but I realize some have tighter schedules, others may feel it's better to wait, etc.

Rythm Ace,
I have been compiling a list of Austin E owners or even Austin Area E owners. Maybe someone can message them directly to rally them.

Armadillo
Bor
dazed10521
eliz
jpoudrier
kampin jak-vic
longlivelucci
MTFiji
pdub
Pecoskid66
rjstanford
robc
Texas Jon
Yog-E

I will not be here on the 18th but I want to help this along.
We in Texas have a huge responsibility to get together and show strength. This will help us get the annual meet in Texas. We have to get strong first before we get heard.

Hey, Grivas:

As you can see, I hvae this thread in my signature, bold letters etc. As you can also see, I'm the post-er boy, so that signature's out there in 800+ posts. I guess the other Texas E's, except those in this thread, either aren't interested or aren't available.

duhhh,, i see that now....
HA!
anywho I fired off messages to the list. you can only do 5 at a time. As you may know when you send a message it actually pings their registered email address so if they do not come to the forum that often then they will be alerted somethings up...

Little Woodrows @ Palmer and mopac-ish has a pretty big parking lot and an nice "pub like"outdoor area (you can look at your E while enjoy a beverage).
Show up a bit early so you can reserve the parking spaces.
over 100 beers and most of them on draft....
They have Fajita and taco thingy outside,,, I liked the fajita tacos.
If someone wants to do a sight survey mon. or tuesday with me just Yell. We can take more photos too.

13797
13798
:shock: :-o look at all the pretty taps.....nice.:grin:

Little Woodrows @ Palmer and mopac-ish has a pretty big parking lot and an nice "pub like"outdoor area (you can look at your E while enjoy a beverage).
Show up a bit early so you can reserve the parking spaces.
over 100 beers and most of them on draft....
They have Fajita and taco thingy outside,,, I liked the fajita tacos.
If someone wants to do a sight survey mon. or tuesday with me just Yell. We can take more photos too.
13798

Wow... That bar person is filling a glass of BUD LITE and not the SHINER BOCK next to in that pic...:D . In TX..... Just an observation...:cool:

You know...with all those taps on the wall. its all coming from the same keg anyways...ha ha ha ha :roll:

Howdy all,

I would LOVE to go, especially if we were going to end up doing some camping or go-karting or other such funnery....Unfortunately, my wife and I have theatre tickets that day for the middle of the day. I've been lax at checking the Texas forums...bringing shame to my name. I need to do a better job at this.

I would absolutely be "in" for future E-vents. Perhaps we central Texas folks could meet every other month, or once a quarter or something and move the location around each time. Great places would include Austin (of course) San Antonio, Fredericksburg, San Marcos, etc.

We might also put some thought into "Themed" or "Season" events. I'm picturing Shiner for Bocktoberfest, Lost Maples in the fall, a bluebonnet rally in the spring, SxSW, etc...

PS - I somehow missed this thread in the first place. Thanks for the PM!

Howdy all,

I would LOVE to go, especially if we were going to end up doing some camping or go-karting or other such funnery....Unfortunately, my wife and I have theatre tickets that day for the middle of the day. I've been lax at checking the Texas forums...bringing shame to my name. I need to do a better job at this.

I would absolutely be "in" for future E-vents. Perhaps we central Texas folks could meet every other month, or once a quarter or something and move the location around each time. Great places would include Austin (of course) San Antonio, Fredericksburg, San Marcos, etc.

We might also put some thought into "Themed" or "Season" events. I'm picturing Shiner for Bocktoberfest, Lost Maples in the fall, a bluebonnet rally in the spring, SxSW, etc...

PS - I somehow missed this thread in the first place. Thanks for the PM!

Bocktoberfest!!!
We need to start planning this. I am in!!!
We should meet somewhere outside of shiner and do the majority of the drive into Shiner together....
I need to look at a map and think about this.

Also Fredericksburg would be killer too.
I have a 5 year old so I could do kid events or family events too...

There also is the nutty Brown cafe. Huge outdoor area, great drive
Any place that includes country side driving.

Pooty hilltop bar and grill (willie's place). off of HWY71. That is near pale face state park so camping could be included in that gig.

So many options when you want to include some texas hill country driving.

...which is why we choose to live in the Hill Country.:D

Grivas - I totally agree with meeting someplace conv for everyone and driving in formation to the venue. I've been in numerous clubs that use this format and it's always one of the best elements of the event.

I just put in a poll so we could show which date(s) are best. I'm going to figure that everybody wants Austin as a venue. To me, it's quasi-central, a happening college town, scenic, etc. and appropriate somehow since it's the capital.

Plus, I could go for some Mozart's coffee. Not that I could find the place but my bro used to live in Austin and Round Rock, and we somehow always ended up there. Nice, natural, serene setting.

Edit: Doy, forgot to give the link for the poll

http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?p=236048#post236048

For any of you reading and not posting, or those reading this but not the poll, I should mention that we're leaning toward the 25th instead of the 18th.

For any of you reading and not posting, or those reading this but not the poll, I should mention that we're leaning toward the 25th instead of the 18th.
I am so happy to hear this. For months I have been hoping for some sort of meet-up and to find out that the first one in Austin I was not going to make it sorta SUCKED... any---way...
I am in for the 25th.
I will keep my eyes open...

I just got scheduled for a last minute trades how in Germany for the weekend of the 25th. Damn.

OK everyone,
I have managed to have some close friends show up with MY E to the Event.
Please confirm place and time so I can have them be there in my place with my E. :)

Grivas...man, that's ded-E-cation!:grin:

I don't know Austin very well at all. I'd suggest that a local pick the meeting place. Somewhere on/near the major roads, like I-35, would be best. If those in attendance want to stay and/or camp, I guess that's a separate issue. Maybe people just want a meet and greet...I don't know, but hopefully they'll post.

As for the time...noonish? It'll take me a good 3.5 hours to drive it. That lets me get up at a sane hour, get down there, puts us right at lunch time.

are we gonna do a park or resturant?(ps- i cant spell) im down for whatever.

Well, if we're going to meet around noonish, we probably should meet at a resturant, if for no other reason than to replenish Rythmn Ace after his long drive.:twisted: I make the San Antonio to Houston or Austin to Houston drive about 25 times a year, and it's a drag...

The good news is that Austin is bursting at the seams with great joints to eat at. I suppose we should give some consideration to location or proximity to a major highway. Here are a few suggestions:

Downtown Area
Hula Hut's is a unique blend of Lake Austin scenery, atmosphere and great chow they call "polynesian tex-mex" Info - http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/10208803/austin_tx/hula_hut.html

Shady Grove is a great little greasy spoon serving all your favorite comfort foods: burgers, chili-cheese dogs, great salads, tex-mex, the famous "hippie" vegiterian sandwich and more. Info - http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/10210771/austin_tx/shady_grove.html

Iron Works is a very famous BBQ joint just off I-35 downtown. Info -
http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/10202578/austin_tx/iron_works.html

Threadgill's may be famous for the music, but the food is great too, especially the Chicken Fried Steak. Info - http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/10210768/austin_tx/threadgill_s_world_headquarters.html

Hut's Hamburgers could possibly be the best burgers in the galaxy. :D This is the essence of a down and dirty burger joint with "blue plate specials", great (el cheapo) prices and food that keeps the week-day lunch lines out the door. Very, very laid back. Info - http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/10208790/austin_tx/hut_s_hamburgers.html

That's five places, and not a bad one in the bunch. They are all centrally located, but I'd be happy to supply info for another area if y'all want. I don't live in Austin, but I worked there for 3.5 years and I've been a regular visitor to the Live Music Capital of the World all my life.

Perhaps an actual Austin local might like to suggest a spot or two...:cool:

They all sound good, Texas Jon. Wonder if we have anybody with dietary considerations, like vegetarians etc. With a patio, Shady Grove would also allow us to admire our E's was we eat. :D

I'll devise a poll for the day's itinerary and change my signature.

Sorry I can't be there, I miss Austin.

I can't believe nobody has suggested meeting at the County Line. Best BBQ anywhere IMO.

who has the best parking lot? with plenty of room for us to congrgate. then eat?

Sorry, I think I had the wrong link in there for the poll. Hopefully now that the weekend is here we'll get some more info from those who want to come.

Jeez, I'm on call for the next coupla weeks so no out of town trips for me...

I'd really be down for a Fredricksburg meetup sometime!!

have we decided on a restuarant and how many are for sure going this sat. ?
even if its not a huge turn-out we can get the ball rolling for meet 2.

I don't have a preference. If someone else does, speak up!

texas jon we are gonna need your help, i checked reviews and what not on all the resturants but i am not sure which one. i know by the reviews that the last one has horrible parking situation. which one has the most parking and would maybe let us have a couple of extra parking spaces to pop the tops off our E's and check em out. im excited to see what you guys have done to your E's. they all sound great and i dig the fact that ill get a good drink at some of the places. which one will be good for a sat. afternoon. thanks tx jon for all your help.

Well, considering parking and all food type availablility, I guess I'm voting for Shady Grove. It has sort of an Element-type environment, friendly, hippie counter-culture thing working anyway...

So, who is actually IN for this weekend? I noticed that at least two are driving in FROM Houston, and I'll be driving TO Houston on Monday...how ironic.:rolleyes:

Post your confirmation reply, and include your eatery preference and time to meet preference:


I'm "IN" - Shady Grove about 11:45 ish (Beat the lunch rush):cool:

Shady Grove 11:45ish sounds fine. Directions from I-35?

Edit: OK, I checked the link (doy!) and see it has the address etc. Should be able to get the finer pts from MapQuest

im down, see you guys 11:45 at shady grove. so u guys dont get alarmed. ill be the guys in the black exp with a mohawk. (check the profile pic:cool: ) cant miss me. ill be following the NIN concert tour through tx so ill on the road after tommorrow, but i will be there sat. we should be up for some hair of the dog by noon.

i think robc wants to come but there is concern about what time we are gonna finish. robc works untill 1pm. we should still be there huh?

I figured we'd hang out a couple hours at least, by the time we eat, check out each other's ride, etc. We could always give a cell number to call if robc wants to be 100% sure.

im down, see you guys 11:45 at shady grove. so u guys dont get alarmed. ill be the guys in the black exp with a mohawk. (check the profile pic:cool: ) cant miss me. ill be following the NIN concert tour through tx so ill on the road after tommorrow, but i will be there sat. we should be up for some hair of the dog by noon.
Just as an FYI Cryspy and Kim,,,
The lighting control system that runs the NIN show(and many other huge rock shows,,, Rolling stones, U2, Olympics,, and MORE) is manufactured by my Co. here in Austin,,,,,
The control system line is by High End Systems "Flying Pig Systems" and it is called the Whole Hog "IPC".....
I love my job!

Rock On!!!!!!!

http://www.highend.com/

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sweeeet! hey are you still sending your E out to play?

sweeeet! hey are you still sending your E out to play?

YEP!. I sent the final details out tonight,,,
Both of them are in the lighting know,, and Vickie is a Kick-ass Lighting Designer and programmer.. You will have fun discussing NIN shows with them.... The Sound Guy for NIN lives in Austin

Hey folks,

I just replied in the poll thread, but just wanted to say here that I'll try to make it to the meet and greet at Shady Grove this weekend to meet other Element owners in Austin!

Everybody ready to rock tomorrow?

Howdy all,

The wife and I will be there ready for good chow and fellowship!

Safe travels to all,

be there too, w/ the wife. just have to find a car wash. since we have been on the road our E looks horrible.

Rolling now....

Just in case anyone needs a better map or has questions, here is the link directly to Shady Grove:

http://www.theshadygrove.com/

See y'all in a bit,

Jon

Thanks to all that showed up for the (hopefully) the first of many Texas E get togethers. Bev and I sincerely enjoyed meeting you all and checking out your rides. I hope that everyone made it home safely and is resting now. I'm just starting to upload all my pictures now...

God Bless you all,

Hi all!

The ride home went much more smoothly---no traffic jams =). 5 E's present, a good start! Good food, good company, and now some Austinite has video of us posing our E's at the mall. We're already famous, sort of!

Remember the Elemo!

So, did someone take a picture? I sure wish I could have been there. Any decision on the next meet. I hope it is next month. I am good for the drive.

From Frankfurt, Germany
Grivas

Many many photos were taken, Grivas. I had my cam but with everybody else documenting the event, I didn't. I'm sure they'll post some soon.

As for next event, PM Chrispy and Kim, who have a full list of contact info (emails etc.) to be added to the list.

I suggested we target festivals etc. as good times to meet.

A couple links I sent along...

http://www.tourtexas.com/listbydate_0605.html

http://www.texastwisted.com/attr/

Camping was mentioned as a possibility.

I am a new owner in Houston...I have several vehicles and thought the Element would be a nice addition. It is plenty big on the inside and yet provides good gas mileage...My wife was not impressed when I told her but now is driving it (to shop etc) her other car is a BMW 330 conv. She thinks it is a fun car and with the manual transmission runs just fine. Also as an EX-P AWD it will be functional for my hunting trips to Iowa.
I have monitored the site for awhile after I decided to get one (had to be a 5-sp) and it looks like the Element is a pretty solid vehicle with some minor issues.
I look forward to seeing what others have done with their cars.

New Owner in DFW ! keeping my eyes out for a DFW area meet...

Just bought mine yesterday, but already looking forward to the next Texas meet!

sorry ive been slacking.... but i have just finished finals and i am off for the summer. it sux being old and having to go to school and work. anyway...... should we start the talks about our next meet-up? possible june meet-up. im opening the floor to suggestions.....( and i pray that rythme ace is checking this, he has good ideas)
chrispy

Wow, it's been almost 3 months since we met up in Austin! Looking at my last post in this thread, I mentioned camping...ha ha! In this heat? I don't think so.

We talked about rotating it...have it in Austin, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, etc. I don't know; do we have critical mass? Enough members committed to putting another one together?

As I promised I am up for the next one no matter where in texas.
Keep in mind we have a holiday weekend coming up so we have to plan carefully.

You know I would love to have the first ever "Element poker run"
10 stops ending up somehwere like Poodies Hilltop Grill off of 71. Maybe we start in SA or even Big D.....? Everyone spends the night in A and depart for home next morning after a Killer Breakfast....

Howdy all!

Depending on how the next get together fits in my schedule, I'd be in for sure. Work and church have been very, very, very busy lately and will continue to be for at least the next two to three months, plus we just moved down from the Hill Country into San Antonio.

Of course, those also both seem like a good excuse to take some time out to play, don't they:D ...

I'll take a bit more of a back-seat in planning this one due to the work schedule - just keep us all posted. I would suggest that we maybe push back the camping trip to the fall when temperatures are a bit more pleasant for such an activity (or all drive to Colorado, Yellowstone or some similar place.:cool: )

I'm in ... depending on when.... so i can plan in advance...

My schedule is crazy and sporadic, but I would love to attend if it worked out...

Maybe we could do someplace like Waco ?? kind of mid-state ??

I'm busy the 15th and 22nd. Other weekends currently open.

*Meet at a central location
*Drive as a caravan to a place to eat.
*Drive to an additional location to have some fun like pool or shuffle board--- sip a refreshment
*Parking should be taken in consideration.
*always arrange for a group photo
*discuss the next meet
*discuss what we need to do to get the next national meet in Austin, or at least in TEXAS!! :-D

Wish we knew who was in...we could figure a location. Waco is fine by me. Home of Dr. Pepper, gotta be a happenin' place.

i dont work on weekends and can usually get a fri or mon. off. I would love a meeting in SA or Austin but where ever there is more interest is fine with me.

Just as an FYI folks,
A poll is up and we are about to final a quick meet in Frisco.
I will be driving from Austin. Please contact me if you want to caravan.

go to the poll and vote on the date.

http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25114