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Hey all,

 

It was a lot of fun last year so I'm organizing a casual meetup of AtariAge members / ZPH viewers again this year at the awesome barcade Ground Kontrol in Portland! Since I think that most of us will be around on Saturday for PRGE I thought it would be fun to have a place where we can all get together to have a few drinks, chat and play some great arcade games!

 

There's light rail transportation that goes directly from the convention centre to right outside of Ground Kontrol so it's quick (15 mins) to get to even if you don't have a car.

 

Date/Time: Saturday Oct 14, 2023 @ 8PM-Closing (Midnight)

Location: Ground Kontrol @ 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland

 

Tanya and I will be there, see you then!

 

- James

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10 minutes ago, Albert said:

Fantastic! If I'm not completely burned out Saturday night, I'd love to be there for this!  And I haven't been to Ground Kontrol in a few years. 

 

Even though I will have a car in Portland, I'd much prefer to take the light rail! 

 

Thank you for organizing this!

 

 ..Al

 

You're welcome! Tanya and I will be there to help you set up the AA booth to increase the chances of you having some cognitive abilities left to hang out on Saturday night! 🙂

 

- James

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1 minute ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said:

You're welcome! Tanya and I will be there to help you set up the AA booth to increase the chances of you having some cognitive abilities left to hang out on Saturday night! 🙂

That's fantastic, thank you both very much.  It's going to be an even larger booth this year, 45' x 30', and I've already sent @-^CrossBow^- a bunch of 2600 and 7800 systems for A/V modification. 

 

I often tell myself that I'm going to hang out at the arcade (at the show) Friday and/or Saturday nights, but it usually doesn't work out.  Saturday night is more realistic, as there's always the possibility of lots of last-minute stuff that has to get done before the show opens Saturday morning.  By the time the show closes Saturday, obviously that's no longer relevant.  Maybe I can get a nap in between the show close and heading over to Ground Kontrol.

 

 ..Al

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Trimet Light Rail to Ground Kontrol works really well.  The line will take you right to the door.

 

Getting from Ground Kontrol back to your hotel using Trimet is a bit more dodgy.  Last year after attending when I left the streets were dark and sparsely populated .. just me and the many, many homeless people. :)  There seemed to be a lot of delays in Trimet lines late at night, so it was just me alone on a street corner waiting for one.  This year I might try a ride sharing app upon leaving.

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