You’re Invited – 12MC Happy Hour

Finally, at long last, I get to announce definitive plans for a Twelve Mile Circle Happy Hour on the American Meridian Line, in the Washington, DC area.

HoJo's Happy Hour. Photo by fortunecookie; (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

This has been a long time coming. We couldn’t meet just anywhere. It had to involve a genuine geo-oddity of sufficient stature befitting this group. Venue became critically important. The idea smoldered for a year after our initial choice — an Irish themed pub — went out of business. Flash forward to 2012 and the Irish Pub has been replaced by a Memphis BBQ joint. The concept now moves towards reality.


The Details

American Meridian Happy Hour
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
5:30 p.m.
Memphis Barbeque
320 S. 23rd Street, Arlington, VA

Closest Metro Station: Crystal City
Closest CaBi rack: half a block away at 23rd St. & Crystal Dr.
Parking: The garage somewhat across the street at 223 S. 23rd St. has free parking after 4:00 pm, as does the garage around the corner at 2200 Crystal Dr.

[UPDATE: We had a great time!]


The Fine Print
I’ll be there at 5:30 and I’ll stick around at least long enough to have a beer. I’ll feel like a loser if nobody else shows up in which case I’ll probably sneak out by 6:00. I don’t have any clue what any of you looks like so you’ll need to be able to pick me from a lineup (hope you can figure out which one is me). I’ll try to provide more definitive identifying information by email the day of the event to those who let me know they plan to attend. I’ll have to wear something other than the typical Washington, DC gray suit that day. Hmm… let me think about that. Well, nobody is absolutely sure the meridian goes exactly through Memphis Barbeque. The meridian seems to have varied ever-so-slightly over the years. A completely straight line from the dome of the Naval Observatory actually seems to cut through the Chinese restaurant next door. It’s hard to tell. I’d prefer a beer over Chinese buffet and it’s all within the margin of error anyway. It’s OK. Don’t get too hung-up on the details. You’ll still get credit for crossing between hemispheres. Yes, the weather can suck in DC in January. We’ll follow the OPM Rules: Anything other than OPEN will result in rescheduling.


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7 responses to “You’re Invited – 12MC Happy Hour”

  1. Craig Avatar
    Craig

    The bf and I will be there and look forward to meeting you. 🙂

  2. Mr Burns Avatar
    Mr Burns

    Sorry I won’t make it, but I’ll be with you in spirit. I’d even send a long-distance toast over a J.W. Dundee’s Honey Brown, but at 4:30 Central time I’ll still be at work, so I’d better not.

    I checked the location out using Street View, and I noticed that just down the street is a place called “Legal Sea Foods”.
    http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.853331,-77.051836&spn=107.106453,158.027344&t=v&z=3&vpsrc=6&layer=c&panoid=ZFMzLxKPASiTkFE7TpxRMA&cbll=38.853331,-77.051836&cbp=13,-184.75277319019324,,0,-2.016733032488787

    Are the sea foods at other restaurants illegal? 🙂

    1. Twelve Mile Circle Avatar

      They’re a chain based in Massachusetts. The name is undoubtedly part of the gimmick although they do explain it on their website.

  3. Bill Harris Avatar
    Bill Harris

    If you ever want to have a meet up at a location directly related to the namesake of the 12MC blog, there is always:

    http://thewedgerestaurant.com/Welcome.html

    Sadly it’s not located in the Wedge itself, but it is just a few hundred yards from the PA-DE-MD tri-point.

  4. Phil Sites Avatar

    I’ll have to check my schedule, if I’m not penciled in late that day I may have to drop by

  5. Fritz Keppler Avatar
    Fritz Keppler

    Hoping to make it there.

  6. Fritz Keppler Avatar
    Fritz Keppler

    Great seeing y’all last night!

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