Six years ago on this blog we scheduled a WordPress meetup in Seattle which ended up including a number of folks who are still changing the web today, including Bre Pettis, Robert Scoble, Chris Pirillo, Matt May, Filipe Fortes, Andy Skelton, Scott Berkun, and Lee Lefever. We’re going to do an informal 2.0 tonight at 6 PM, Friday June 3 at Pike Pub & Brewery on 1st Avenue in downtown Seattle. Come by and share a beer, reminiscence about trackbacks, and talk about the future of the open web. It’s short notice, so please spread the word to your Seattle-area friends.
Why must I live so far away? Only about 85 miles as the crow flies, but it takes more than 2 hours to drive there – and I don’t get off till 5pm 🙁
Don’t worry, we’ll be back in 2017. 🙂
Why must I have dinner with the in-laws? Please….come back sooner than 2017. We’re willing to bribe you. Scotch? Krispy Kreme? Name your price. WordCamp 2012 😉
Haha, I’m half tempted to drive up from Portland.
Dang, I’m already going to a Mariners game otherwise I’d be happy to come by and buy you several pitchers of beer as a thank you for WordPress allowing me to build my own business and kiss corporate life good bye.
lol, I guess I’ll see you in 2017
Matt –
I wish I could be there! Please keep the Seattle WP community on your radar. We’re growing fast!
I’ll put the 2017 meetup on my calendar.
Arggh, Would have loved to have an opportunity to finally meet you and say thanks for all you have provided us. Sadly, with traffic it would be hrs before I could arrive.
Here is to hoping that you visit Seattle again sometime soon.
You should come up to Vancouver some time. I know Canada is far far away, but compared to Seattle we have (marginally) better weather.
We ended up with about 20 people coming out, a fun night was had by all:
http://matt.wordpress.com/2011/06/04/seattle-wp-meetup-cool-crew/
I was there. It was fun. Matt bought the beers. And I drank some for everyone who couldn’t make it.
I think some people talked about wordpress but I can’t really remember :).
didn’t get the message till today, that makes me sad. i could of made that.
Man me too, I wish I checked this blog more often!