The Joystiq Meetup: how to get there

by Kevin Kelly { Jul 17th 2008 at 6:15PM }

If you're interested in getting your hand on some of our over 200 lbs. of schwaggage, imbibing in free food and drink, and oh, meeting your favorite damn video game bloggers in the blogosphere, then get yourself to our Second Post-E3 Joystiq Meetup and Schwag-Off™. Find out how to get there after the break, and set your GPS to FUN.

The Joystiq Meetup is from 6 PM to 10 PM at Mahalo Headquarters in Santa Monica, located at 902 Colorado Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90401 (map).

Driving from the Convention Center: Get to the 10 Freeway and head west. Exit on Lincoln Blvd and take a right, then take a right pretty soon after that onto Colorado. It'll be on your right hand side and you can park out front in the parking lot.

Bussing if from the Convention Center: Head to the bus stop at Grand Avenue and 11th St. (on the southwest corner) and pick up the Santa Monica 10 Bus. It'll take between 30 and 60 minutes, and it's only $1.75 for a one-way ticket. A short walk south on 11th street will get you to Colorado, then you hand a right and you're almost there. It's less than half a mile from the stop.

From points elsewhere: Check out the Metro Transit Authority website and plan your route, or else open up your own Portal and zap yourself over.

Getting back home: Either take the Metro Bus 4 back to the Convention Center, or hook up with someone hot at the meetup and get them to drive you home, Night Ranger.

We'll see you there.

Tags: E3, E3-2008, Joystiq-meetup, Schwag

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Rich @ Jul 17th 2008 7:51PM

Ha ha...so to get there by 6pm, I need to be en route by 4!

Saria the Cat @ Jul 17th 2008 6:21PM

eNrique @ Jul 17th 2008 7:07PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmBSwizauLg

Saria the Cat @ Jul 17th 2008 7:17PM

@eNrique: :)

eNrique @ Jul 17th 2008 11:00PM

;)

GenBanks @ Jul 17th 2008 6:21PM

I would, but I think it'll be kind of hard to get there from London :(
You guys should all come here instead :)

Fernando Rocker @ Jul 17th 2008 6:23PM

I wish I could go =(

I want to meet a lot of commenters on this site: I talk almost every day with sheppy, Noshino, Raikages, ThornedVenom, Matt, BPM, Fatass, samfish... sometimes with Zen, Mr.Blonde, señor lopez... ufff I have dozens of Joystiqers on my MSN.

And there is a lot of good people here in the comments.

Sometimes I dont have enough time to talk to everyone, but even if I just talk with them over the Internet or here in Joystiq, they are good friends, and I definitely want to meet a lot people.

Too bad is to far away =(

We should organize a meeting in a place like Las Vegas or something.

Dan @ Jul 17th 2008 6:27PM

If they did vegas I would definitely be down with that, or anywhere really worth staying in the area for a few days you know.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jul 17th 2008 6:45PM

I'd travel to a meetup in Las Vegas.

Marty @ Jul 17th 2008 7:01PM

I'd be up for it - that is, if I didn't think most of you were just a bunch of assholes!

Only kidding, only kidding.

FSK405K @ Jul 17th 2008 7:22PM

Anyone else in the DC area? By that I mean north of North Carolina, as far north as NYC, and east of the Appalachians?

Neebs @ Jul 17th 2008 8:47PM

You know, I would mind talking to some people from Joystiq, as long as I've been here.
Give a whistle on AIM guys:
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343 Guilty Fart @ Jul 17th 2008 6:28PM

According to Google it'll only take me 5 hours and 23 minutes to get there!

Marty @ Jul 17th 2008 7:02PM

5 hours and 46 min for me... Go Sac-Town.

NukeAssault @ Jul 17th 2008 7:56PM

1 day 18 hours... I WIN!

343 Guilty Fart @ Jul 17th 2008 8:20PM

Funny that the difference between the bay area and sac is only 30 minutes, I guess you just hop on I-5 straight there.

Neebs @ Jul 17th 2008 8:48PM

1 day, 16 hours for me. Where are you at, Nuke?

Autopsy15 @ Jul 17th 2008 11:42PM

I'll be there in 1 day and 4 hours! Gotta fill up the tank first though. I'd totally make it when I get 14 mpg.

Imadogg @ Jul 17th 2008 6:53PM

My friend went to SMC this year, is it right around there?

I wanna go

Alex @ Jul 17th 2008 7:16PM

Should be less than two miles away.

Alex @ Jul 17th 2008 7:15PM

Leaving the office in less than an hour to go home to pick up my wife and change out of this monkey suit before I cruise over to Santa Monica in time for the festivities.

What kind of beverages are provided? Should I bring a flask?? Or perhaps a whole bottle of Kettle?