Reservations have been made. Guest list has been compiled. Goodie bags are in the works. Ms. Pac Man practice games polished. We are prepared for the sequel…
Now, the Golden Gopher isn’t your typical bar, and as a non-drinker, it is my favorite Los Angeles bar for two reasons. The best jukebox in town, and they have tabletop Ms. Pac Man scattered throughout.
With that being said, we ask for everyone who is ‘up for it’ to bring rolls of quarters in their pockets for the first ever Mutinous Ms. Pac Man Challenge! Abhi claims he’s the best, I claim to be better, and we both challenge the L.A. mutiny to a death match of Ms Pac Man.
Golden Gopher is expecting a posse of macacas, and we have been promised a section of the bar. There is free street parking after 6pm. I know that there are some of you coming far from Santa Barbara, and San Diego (or the Westside) – so please don’t be discouraged by the drive, GG is located right off the freeway. And we will be waiting for you (though the goody bags may run out).
Who is we? Infamous Mutineers Abhi and Vinod. We also have Builder, Brooklyn Brown, Arun, Vivek, cauvery, Anu, Shruti, Ani (+1?), terence, Rajan, Murali, Navratan Kurma, Sumit Chachra, Ami, Payal, Localdesi, Lata, Ravi, Mad Guru, Guru One, Raj, Jazzie/Nahmuna (+1), SD, GujuDude,1 /26 (+1) and, drum roll please, Padesi Gori. And more? That would be 26+ if I’m not mistaken… If you haven’t RSVPed, please do in the comments below.
And while we are at it, where are the Celebrity Mutineers at? It is Los Angeles, after all. This is a personal request, since there seems to be two degrees of separation in the desi world, that if you know any of the following desis, please invite them to the meetup next Friday! John Abraham, Kal Penn, Parminder Nagra, Rasika Mathur, Sheetal Sheth, Sendhil Ramamurthy and, well, any other Southern California desi you think is blogworthy.
It will be a night to remember and a fabulous end-of-summer celebration. We hope to see you all there!
UPDATE: Can anyone offer to carpool folks from the westside to downtown? We have some mutineers that need you!
SM Intern-
You can’t be talking about what I think you, can you? Is it true Anna? Are you really a Wolverine?
DC it is, then.
Clearly Pardesi has branched out: she’s tired of being the only oppressed white woman on this site.
yup. i can say it’s all fun… and yes it is a bit weird when people put a face to a ‘handle’ on the blog… but nice to put faces on these nome de plumes…interesting times… it’s just the old tv show ‘cheers’ a place where everyone knows your name…
No, Anna is a humble Aggie instead of a golden bear, because her father thought that Cal was too far away from home, not that I’m bitter or anything. 😉
Abhi is our resident Wolverine and he is cute enough to justify all your excitement, I assure you. 🙂
For the record, I have NO idea what he’s talking about. 😉 For the record.
Also, not only am I making goodie bags, getting name tags, making sure that over 30 of the hottest desi bloggers in the LA area make it out to the meetup, AS WELL as coordinating a Ms. PacMan Challenge (Which can get R rated, trust), getting happy hour rates and reserved space at one of the hippest LA bars…
but I will ALSO be playing Sepia Destiny Aunty for the night. That’s right, you tell me who you like, and i will be the best wingwoman ever. PROMISE.
If only you were a few years older…
Do all us lal bandars look alike too?
I wouldn’t mind being placed in the same category as Angelina Jolie. But no comparisons to Paris Hilton please!
I’m from the westside too, a carpool would be really nice.
Would it be OK for me to bring some homemade desi namkeen and mithai as a gesture of goodwill and to feed all us who might want to snack on something without risking it was cooked in the same pots and pans as beef and pork?
TazPac,
did you say wingwoman?
Peace
HMF – your link didn’t work… – but that’s Ms. TazPacMan to you.
Pardesi – we’ll be at a bar, and they are already being pretty gracious – not sure how it would look to bring outside food.
not sure how it would look to bring outside food
check the local ordinances, there are often public health laws which ban outside food because of liability issues (e.g., if people bring outside food they don’t want to get sued in the case of food poisoning).
TazPacman? are you Jewish?
http://www.wingwomen.com is the link.
Comment dites vous “trying too hard”? Ah, oui…
Well, isn’t it rude to bring food just for oneself? And I do carry homemade snacks with me wherever I go. Plus, I never miss an oppurtunity to impress an eligible desi male with my culinary skills. And isn’t Yo Mom and Yo Dad gonna be there too? Some kissing up to possible future in-laws never hurts – ya know what I mean?
I’ve never met a vegetarian with such concerns before … I thought they liked their veggies with a bit of extra protein …
Depends on what type of protein you are talkin bout….
Aren’t Yo Mom and Yo Dad going to be there?
No.
MY in-laws will not be there, so no need to kiss anything.
Um Anna, that’s humorous, but if anything, I think Abhi and Taz make a great looking couple in that pic they posted, even though I said they resemble each other in a sis-bro kind of way. Often times I find couples who live together for a long time start to resemble each other, or owners start to resemble their pets, etc.
Now, you and Manish on the other hand……. that works.
Sigh. People just never seem to understand bloggers or our vows. I am no different than Batman really. No time for Katie Holmes only RaÂ’s Al Ghul. To the bunker…
Abhi, you’re vegetarian, me too. You’re attracted to monastic life, me too. You blog, I soon will be. You don’t want kids, neither do I.
What do you say?
My belowed ex-husband Abhi is the farthest thing from a vegetarian. sniffle It’s one of the reasons for this space between us…wanting to kiss him, yet not wanting to accidentally pollute myself. Oh, the exquisite misery!
…Mujhe chora ke, mujhe chora ke!
He’s your ex now? So he IS available! So now my competition is narrowed down to Taz.
Will the monastery atleast brew beer, like Trappists? Will tours be available to sample the beverages and purchase merchandise?
Ummmm. Robin? Where are you my boy wonder? 🙂
Abhi, so you’re gay?
That’s cool.
I noticed how there seemed to be a bisexual bent amongst some of the Sepia ladies here, but never suspected any of the guys.
Oh well, as the saying goes, “all the good ones are either married or gay or both.”
Sweetie, when it comes to me and men, there ain’t no competition.
But here’s the situation, we could either have a meetup where Pardesi gori and i have a downright chick fight in the middle of the bar fighting over Abhi oooooorrrr on the flip side, I step back and have my pickings of all the fine mutinous meetup men coming through, and play Sepia Destiny Aunty and hook Pardesi up with Abhi to feed and shower her love over. I’m leaning towards the latter- more meetup entertainment value there. 😉
…”Sweetie, when it comes to me and men, there ain’t no competition.”…
…See, this is what I mean. Comments like this confuse me. There’s no competition when it comes to you and men, why? Because you are not interested in men? I found several comments by different Sepia ladies to be innuendo indicating bi-sexuality or homo-sexuality. Maybe it’s just the way I read them.
Are most of the Sepia females gay or bi-sexual?
But Taz, who would play Sepia Destiny Aunty to you should there be an eligible (socially conscious, politically SAAVY) Bangladeshi-American Muslim doctor in attendance?
And just think, if there WERE a chick fight, THAT would silence all those in the running for “Best Sepia Meet-up.”
“I noticed how there seemed to be a bisexual bent amongst some of the Sepia ladies here, but never suspected any of the guys.”
Bwa ha ha ha!!!!
Omigod Pardesi Gori – you have to make it to that meet-up – with or without sweets! You sound like a riot! There are alot of people dying to meet you: Even Abhi and his boy wonder I’m sure.
“I found several comments by different Sepia ladies to be innuendo indicating bi-sexuality or homo-sexuality. Maybe it’s just the way I read them.”
Not that there is anything wrong with your perception, but I have nooo idea where you would get this from! In fact, I’ve always thought sexual orientation is one of the least-discussed topics here. But, like you said, maybe it’s how you read them, or what you perceive outspoken, independent, socially liberal, educated desi women to be????
Are we reading the same weblog? This question is so far-off from reality, it might as well say “I am a troll”. With Taz there is “no competition” because she’s that spectacular, not because she’s a lesbian. It’s…interesting that you interpreted her words the way you did. Then again, if we’re considering how you process things, you apparently think that Abhi and Taz resemble one another; it’s hilarious that for all of your browner-than-thou posturing, you can’t tell us apart.
My money’s on Taz to triumph and then arrange all your alliances.
Go back to that pic of Abhi and Taz, look at the nose, and then get back to me.
I know sexual orientation was never discussed, per se, I just picked up on innuendo coming from the girls on some of their comments to each other, in the past.
Done and done. And still, NO.
hey that’s me! except for the bangladeshi part. and the muslim part. and, well, the doctor part. but I can do the being conscious part… til we start drinking at least.
builder- what’s your e-mail? Can you give a couple of folks rides from the westside?
So you’re daft?
Cause if he’s not gay, you’ve just called a straight brother gay. And if he’s gay, you’ve just outed a brother who didn’t out himself.
See? That‘s how you make friends and influence people.
Come on, good macacas! Isn’t it obvious that Pardesi Gori is a covert online avatar of one of the main Mutineers — a new Intern on her way to Dakota perhaps? — created to annoy us while making us laugh. Please please please take tons of pictures as evidence of her existence — if she does exist, that is.
And take photos of Taz in Auntie mode. Grrr….
RAWR!
Uh…no.
“I know sexual orientation was never discussed, per se, I just picked up on innuendo coming from the girls on some of their comments to each other, in the past.”
Huh?? Because we’re not competing with one another, and instead, encourage and compliment other beautiful women??? (in other words a healthy sisterhood)…… I still stand by wanting, no NEEDING you have to go to that meet-up. Forget the snacks – just take yourself in all your Pardesi Glory! Both Brooklyn Brown and myself are counting on it!
Candid photograph of ANNA and her magnificent boo-tay. (Not suitable for viewers of a sensitive disposition).
But how poetic and ironic would it be if she was an Emmanuel Goldstein, set up by Big Brother to unify otherwise battling mutineers?
Noooooooooooooooooo! I recant! I cave! I bow to the greatness of LA Meetups!
I consummately heart Tazpac Shakur. Anything but THIS! Gah!
Metric – Mind nah gil, Gori gwan meet-up best fi possible. Seen? Rasta.
“Mind nah gil, Gori gwan meet-up best fi possible. Seen? Rasta.:
Huh? I speak both hindi and punjabi, so I’m assuming what you’re saying is neither.
Means I am going to try my best to make that meetup.
Bless Up!
Already – how you got that from “Mind nah gil, Gori gwan meet-up best fi possible. Seen? Rasta.:” is beyond me, or what language it is in, is also beyond me….. Just make that meet-up. I need proof of your existence; I’m too old for Santa Claus – I need a new drug.
“bless up”??? to you too.
Why all the hate? Pardesi Gori, if you ever come to NYC, let me know – I’LL meet you! And I’ll be nice.
Nah, Amitab, if anyone had hate before it’s been more or less replaced by amusement at the ridiculousness. The list of offenses is so long at this point, it’s just hilarious–that’s why a lot of people half suspect that Pardesi Gori’s ignorant and utterly inappropriate comments are all just part of a big joke. I mean, here she went beyond her usual racism and ethnocentricity to gendering and making assumptions about people’s sexuality. Brilliant.
Shruti, I know…mera bhi koi reason tha…samjha karo…hypersexual pardesi goriyan roz roz nahin milti hain… although damn! I think she knows Hindi… but Pardesi Gori, I’d still love to meet you.
To anyone other than Pardesi Gori: I’M JUST KIDDING!
To Pardesi Gori: No I’m not.