TE-DC Christmas lunch/brunch in Frederick?

[HillSlugger]

I'm not going to be able to make the brunch. Too much going on family-wise on that Sunday. When you talk about me, please be kind.

Michele's trip has been canceled. I can come! Please disregard previous message.

My I ask, though, why Frederick?

[withm]

oh it's soooo tempting to go over for shoppin in Frederick.... If you wander into the Brass Anchor, tell them I said hi!

I have a house guest coming here that weekend, and concert tix for Sat night so ..... as someone else said, if you have to talk about me, be nice.

[Zen]

as someone else said, if you have to talk about me, be nice.

Well...OK

[Zen]

Ann is coming and I thought I'd meet her at Bike Doctor.
I can take five passengers in the Mothership if you all want to go downtown in one vehicle.

[divingbiker]

Ann is coming and I thought I'd meet her at Bike Doctor.
I can take five passengers in the Mothership if you all want to go downtown in one vehicle.

Who all is coming? Besides Ann and Zen, there's Kalidurga, 7rider, Possegal, MDHillslug, and me for sure, right? So we all won't fit in the mothership but maybe meeting at Bike Doctor would work best.

What time are we meeting?

[HillSlugger]

Where are we eating and when do we need to be there?

I can do a pick up from the Shady Grove metro if anyone wants to commute up with me.

[Kalidurga]

Where are we eating and when do we need to be there?

If there's going to be a half dozen or so of us, should we choose a place and make a reservation? Or do we want to just wing it and scope out menus as we're walking up and down the street?

Glad you can make it, Nicole!

[Zen]

My I ask, though, why Frederick?

Frederick is the new Georgetown

[Velobambina]

Frederick is the new Georgetown

What are you smokin'?

[Kalidurga]

My I ask, though, why Frederick?

It's the allure of the C&O. The more you ride it, the more you want to spend time in places like Frederick.

And saying that Frederick is the new Georgetown isn't such a stretch, that seems to be what they're aiming for downtown these days. Heck, the town's now got a chef who cut his teeth in DC: Bryan Voltaggio (at whose restaurant they apparently make Bloody Marys from scratch, whatever that means).

Frederick wants to be Georgetown on Market Street, and Rockville everywhere else. Like Leesburg.

[divingbiker]

Michele's trip has been canceled. I can come! Please disregard previous message.

My I ask, though, why Frederick?

Glad you can come!

And as to why Frederick, the idea of a non-cycling get-together was Zen's, so it seems fair that we not make her drive the entire distance to DC, and I certainly can't think of a fun place to shop in, say, Gaithersburg or Rockville.

If someone wants to organize another lunch in DC for the new year, that would be cool.

[Velobambina]

There seem to be a lot of Georgetown or Old Town wannabees. Warrenton, Leesburg, Frederick, etc. Whatever makes the community nicer and has a "community" feel, which there is a dearth of here.

It'll be probably good to wait until after the Inauguration to do something in the city. Although having the bars open all night sounds like it would appear to those wild Maryland gals.

[Zen]

Especially me. Goin' to the Big City is a big whoop-dee-do. Yee Haw!!

[aicabsolut]

There seem to be a lot of Georgetown or Old Town wannabees. Warrenton, Leesburg, Frederick, etc. Whatever makes the community nicer and has a "community" feel, which there is a dearth of here.

Yeah, i agree, unless we can do it around a holiday. I did a turkey day morning ride (not early, like 10am), and I have never made it through Georgetown so fast! It was completely deserted, and awesome.