Come to the Joystiq E3 2009 Reader Meetup on Thursday, June 4
by Justin McElroy 
{ Jun 4th 2009 at 12:28AM } 
So, Thursday at 6 p.m., you need to get yourself to h.wood. It's in Hollywood at 1738 N. Orange (map). We're going to have a cash bar, some food and tons of free crap to give away. Plus, you can meet all your favorite Joystiq staffers which is, of course, the greatest gift of all. Also, it's all ages!
Please come. It'll be fun. No, really!
When: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. PST
Where: 1738 N. Orange (map)
What: Fun, cash bar, hugs, free swag and games.
RSVP: Facebook (Not required, just trying to estimate the crowd)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
lanceyami03 @ Jun 3rd 2009 10:46PM
I live too far away to come =(
Wiizer @ Jun 3rd 2009 10:53PM
Listen, I'm coming from NYC, so I don't know what you're beepin' about.
I'm not, but someone was going to say they're coming some far off land and to not complain, so I beat them to it.
Ezio Auditore de Firenze [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:28PM
i am visiting from 15th century italy, and YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO COMPLAIN?!
*faceblades you*
lanceyami03 @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:35PM
@Ezio Auditore de Firenze [PSN SniperChameleon]
.......Sure, why not?
Ezio Auditore de Firenze [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 4th 2009 1:03AM
*faceblades you again*
ice~ @ Jun 3rd 2009 10:53PM
yay if only i wasn't stuck in New York!
Levi @ Jun 3rd 2009 10:59PM
Me too. Where in NY?
InFaMoUs1- @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:01PM
Queens Ny
Levi @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:26PM
ah ok. I'm from just north of Albany, in Schenectady. We're practically neighbors! ...
NukeAssault @ Jun 4th 2009 12:35AM
NYC represent!
NukeAssault @ Jun 4th 2009 12:36AM
Cut my comment off...
NukeAssault @ Jun 4th 2009 12:39AM
Wow, it did it again! lets try this one more time... im from Long Island. Close to JFK
Jonah @ Jun 3rd 2009 10:55PM
Can someone please tell me if DICE or EA has said anything about a release date for BF: 1943? I demand an explanation! Have a nice day.
funnybob @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:04PM
i think they are releasing battlefield 1943 on july 1st or around then. thats what the free game giveaway card says.... www.battlefield1943.com/e3redeem
Josh @ Jun 4th 2009 1:19AM
These posts are relevant.
Edog Lost @ Jun 3rd 2009 10:56PM
Hell Yeah. I was hoping you were going to set one up.
Booze was the one thing missing from last year.
I'll see you there!
Heh @ Jun 3rd 2009 10:58PM
Hey man I'm going to see VGL that night but I'll try to swing out there before and after the show. How long you running this shit for?
David Hinkle @ Jun 4th 2009 12:17AM
When: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. PST
Where: 1738 N. Orange (map)
What: Fun, cash bar, hugs, free swag and games.
Chris Wallace @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:01PM
I went to last year's one, I remember they had playable Rock Band 2 when it had just been announced, tons of energy drinks, cheese pizza that went fast, and TONS of free stuff (and that includes games). I got Dead Rising and a Joystiq shirt. Really awesome event, too bad I can't go this year. I recommend anyone else to go though.
Saria the Cat @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:02PM
:( :( :( I'm coming to visit my family in LA, but not until the 13th. I have intense flight phobia so I try to limit my flying, otherwise I'd be down in there in a heartbeat.
SecretAgentHam @ Jun 4th 2009 12:41AM
drink lots of alcohol before the flight. you'll pass out by the time the plane lifts off.
that solution works for lots of life problems too, you should try it sometime.
hell it even works for happy occasions. alcohol is the perfect remedy for everything =)
Saria the Cat @ Jun 4th 2009 1:00AM
:) Can't mix alcohol with my flight anxiety meds!
MaRRODkez @ Jun 4th 2009 1:36AM
Even though it's safer than driving and all that jazz? I love flying. 2 jobs ago I got to fly all over the US for biz, but the last job was more regional which just meant windshield time all over SoCal. I'd take flying over lots of drive time any day :P
Saria the Cat @ Jun 4th 2009 1:40AM
Yeah, I know flying is statistically safer than driving. That's why it's a phobia --- irrational fear. :( But you have to admit, there is something NOT RIGHT about being contained in a little tin can hurtled through the air at ridiculous speeds with everyone hoping equipment doesn't fail and the big hunk of machinery falls out of the sky.
Levi (God Hand Defense Force) @ Jun 4th 2009 10:48AM
Screw flying or driving, riding a train is what it's all about baby!
the Sawyer family @ Jun 4th 2009 11:49AM
just watch the inflight movie Final Destination and relax.
Saria the Cat @ Jun 4th 2009 11:59AM
@Sawyer: Haha, that movie is the worst for paranoids like me. I've seen 1 and 2 I think and they didn't help AT ALL.
Shagittarius @ Jun 4th 2009 1:15PM
I think I can help. I know its easy to break down what a place is to its bear essentials by calling it a tin-can propelled by a volitile fuel compound propeled at hundreds of miles per hours through the air creating lift.
And when you think of it that way it is scary. I know because I had my wisdom teeth removed not too long ago and I was terrified. I though of it as having someone breaking the teeth from my jaw with a hammer until they shatter then pulling the remains from my skull and drilling out the nerves.
When I went to see the doctor he asked why I was scared and I told him that. He got very angry looking and told me, "I'm not going to break the teeth out of your skull with a hammer, I'm going to 'surgically remove' them."
Well it might not have helped with the fear but I was certainly more afraid that I had pissed off the doctor who was now going to be operating on me. He ended up doing a really good job and I was appologized.
So when your boarding the plane just ask the pilot if he got his flight liscence out of a cracker jack box, and how many martinis he had for lunch. You'll be so worried they are going to throw you off the plane that you'll actually feel relieved when you take -off.
Hope this helps.
Saria the Cat @ Jun 4th 2009 1:45PM
Aww, thanks Shaggy. I've actually sat between two pilots before on a Southwest flight and it helped considerably to just talk to them --- they definitely have tons of experience (25+ years, Air Force). I always try to sit next to a nice person who will talk to me 'cause it distracts me and then I don't worry about things too much. I literally scope out the candidates I want to sit next to before the flight!
If only I could hire someone every time I'm going to fly to just sit next to me and chat!
pibs @ Jun 4th 2009 2:25PM
Sounds like an awesome job, id take that offer. Does it come with benefits and include a 401k plan ^-^
Levi @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:01PM
I don't get the pic! What does H WOOD mean?
Am I dense?
NukeAssault @ Jun 4th 2009 12:54AM
Not sure either... maybe its supposed to be hip?
Yo dawg welcome to H-wood! =|
Pete @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:04PM
H.wood is the name of the club. I was there a couple weeks ago, it's OK. Drank free for an hour, which no one is complaining about.
Mr Khan @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:08PM
Do the East Coast meetup this year, eh? Preferably in Philly, some time after Labor Day.
Ezio Auditore de Firenze [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:29PM
Do the East Coast meetup this year, eh? Preferably in Georgia, some time after Labor Day.
The Dark Wayne @ Jun 4th 2009 4:26AM
Do the East Coast meetup this year, eh? Preferably in Gotham, sometime after I'm alive again?
rambodude72 @ Jun 4th 2009 5:44PM
do the midwest meet up perhaps in st. louis sometime after labour day
MaRRODkez @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:10PM
Bah! A little more advance notice would've been nice, it's only 2 hrs but I kinda doubt I'll drive up at this point. Driving up to LA in back in the same day is a drag, and I don't want to couch it at my buddy's place in Hollywood on a day's notice.
...How much free goodies would I realistically be able to get my mitts on were I to show up???
GoatCheeseBlues @ Jun 4th 2009 12:25PM
I can't believe it's the same day as Game 1 of the Finals. The meetup sounds great, but the Lakers trump everything else. I guess I should warn you guys that the streets of LA might be kind of crazy that night. I hope you guys wear purple and gold!
BJ is Gooder @ Jun 4th 2009 1:09PM
Seriously - same day as game one?? And you tell us the DAY OF THE EVENT?
You guys are friggin' retarded. This is all kinds of poorly conceived...
Posted at 12:28 am - can I assume this was a last minute drunken decision? That's your only excuse.
Sora @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:30PM
If only I wasn't in Virginia. And still in school. >_>
xLV426x @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:50PM
awww..You tell us NOW? the night before?
I drove down from salt lake last year to go... I would have again if there was a week's notice... : (
Fuze9 @ Jun 3rd 2009 11:54PM
Ooh, finally something I can attend!
pibs @ Jun 4th 2009 12:25AM
I will try to make it if I can survive the traffic :P
SecretAgentHam @ Jun 4th 2009 12:37AM
damn! i get out of work at 6pm in the palisades, traffic getting to hollywood at that time is terrible. why couldnt you post this in the beginning of the week? i could have pursuaded my boss with lunch =(
are there going to be any cool games set up? and how is the parking situation?
AMarine @ Jun 4th 2009 12:48AM
Ugh, that's the day of my graduation but if you can make it you should go. Last year was so much fun, especially meeting all of the people from the xbox 360 fancast
SecretAgentHam @ Jun 4th 2009 12:57AM
was it like a 5th grade dance with all the xbox owners on one side of the room and the ps3 owners on the other side?
cause thats how i imagine this thing. i want to go...
Ezio Auditore de Firenze [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 4th 2009 1:04AM
do the wii fanboys sit scared in the corner, and do the pc fanboys mingle in the middle, laughing at everyone else?
AMarine @ Jun 4th 2009 3:53AM
surprisingly no! I actually don't know who from the group was PS3/Xbox... it's amazing how much we hate on each other but as soon as free stuff is thrown into the mix we manage to get along.
Driftir @ Jun 4th 2009 12:51AM
I'll be coming in from the IE.
Gotta represent. woo.