The election is over, and it leaves our community divided. We have happy macacas, upset macacas, indifferent macacas, and those who object to the term macaca. But surely the one political development of the last couple of days that has won broad-based approval is the apparent defeat of Sen. George Allen, for the reasons we all know. And in response, there have been calls for a party.
We’d love to fly all of you out to the bunker, where we could throw an outrageously debauched event away from prying eyes. Maybe someday. But for now, we offer the next best thing. On behalf of the whole crew, Vinod and myself invite you to The Sepia Mutiny “November to Remember” New York City Meetup, Saturday, November 18, 5:00 – 7:00 PM, at Epistrophy Cafe, 200 Mott Street (between Spring and Kenmare).
We’ve chosen this timing so that folks can join us and still go on to their fabulous New York evening activities, so no excuses! Epistrophy is a low-key, high-quality wine-oriented cafe with small food, both veg and non-veg, and reasonable prices. It’s owned by a couple from Sardinia and named for a Thelonious Monk classic. After 7, those who are so inclined can move on to dinner somewhere, but in the spirit of Monk, we’ll improvise.
FAQ: Regulars are welcome. Lurkers are welcome and encouraged. Aunties and Uncles are welcome. Aishwarya Rai, Kal Penn, M. Night Shyamalan, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Bipasha Basu, Jhumpa Lahiri, Arundhati Roy, Dr. Vijay, Salman Rushdie, Laloo Prasad Yadav, are all welcome. Macacas and non-macacas are welcome. Exotifiers and orientalists are welcome. Those who aren’t welcome are velcome.
Please to kindly RSVP in the comment thread, so we get a sense of numbers and whether we need to move the party to Bungalow 8 or Madison Square Garden. Zindabad!
I wish that I could be there, but I have shamefully scheduled a trip out of town for that weekend. What is wrong with me?!
Fuerza & Puliogre
I was gonna drive there…so if you guys want, you can meet outside the PathStation at Newport, JC at 4:30?
ashas dad: gupta is indeed a neurosurgeon… graduated from michigan in their 7 yr program then continued on for residency…finished up by being a white house fellow during clinton years..then made his way down south to Emory where he operates once a week (supposedly)… i’ve never seen him in 5 years.. who the hell knows where he is.. (although a good friend of mine who is a neurosurgery chief this year swears he operates)… surgery is an art of practice…i’d want someone who operates all the time…not one who does it sporadically…also he just got board certified this summer.. a few years after he graduated…don’t know why…most places don’t hire unless you are board certified… i guess he smiled and blinded/dazzled with those overly pearly whites..
the bean (who admittedly knows WAY too much about this nonsense ;))
done. ill be standing next to the sign for the courtyard mariott wearing a black mens fedora. my cell is .
vaat – puliogre is an east coast tambram.. 😮 … and i thot puliogre was some hairy dude from california via patiala.
this is very confusing. i need to chew this over a samosa and a chai.
and folks, i got to ‘fess up. i’m the real sameera reddy. i break coconuts in my thundrous thighs (de-pillated of course).
sis – that’s not good. dont. do. that. ask for a purge. yes – it’s the granny in me.
done….pimp!
woah woah WOAH! how could you that macacin?
p.s: i have it saved 😛
Puliogre, It isn’t smart to put your email or phone number on a comment board (in the text of a comment). I edited your email so internet spiders can’t grab it and spam the hell out of you. Are you sure you want to leave your number up?
this may be a dumb question, but what does “zindabad” mean and how is it pronounced?
zindabad : u can relate it to ‘hail’ as in ‘hail the victory’.
pronounced as: zin-da-baad (someone can do a phonetic translation).
I’ll be there.
When is it gonna be a DC thing?
When is it gonna be a DC thing?
I’m not sure about that but am sure it’s gonna be hard for it to be an Austin thing..
I’ll be right there to eat ’em, Sam! Seriously though, I wish she could act even just a little bit…
i’ll also be coming in from Jersey City. Meet up with rockstar? 😉
A regular lurker..first time attending a meetup! 🙂
Sweet! I missed the LA meet and now just by luck will be in NYC for the weekend.
Love to meet all you guys and maybe can get some info on a nice place to hangout on saturday night!
jainrockstar
Done Jeet. 🙂 See you then.
I can just see the comedy sketch from this… a few desis standing outside the station attracts the attention of more desis who begin to stand around that group [thinking that something cool is up or perhaps free items will be given out] quickly snowballing in size…And then, Jeet drives up and voila…more people than can fit in the vehicle!
good call. pl kill it. thanks.
He owns a lorry, dont ask – I just know that.
NO Desh
Right now I have three (plus me) and it can fit five nice-sized-macacas. But your theory might come true…especially at Newport all you see is desis!
I’m down – I won’t need a ride back either. Jeet, do you still have space? ::: batting eyelashes ::: I can be there waiting w/ a little more cleavage out than necessary if it helps…
Then you might never actually make it into NYC!
how can i compete with that?!
LMAO..i am just gonna ignore the cleavage comments and others
Right now it is me, Puliogre, Fuerza and a jain rock star
puliogre is a classic madrasi dish – is it not ? every time i see the name puliogre i can almost taste the real thing 🙂
Jeet, I just wanted to let you know that it’ll just be moi and no guest. 🙂 My guest will meet us at the venue. Hell, if she got the cleavage, then I got some legs…;) hehe
I didn’t guarantee I would, but I had to come up with something since you’re working w/ a fedora…
….. too easy.
Aw Deepa, just read your message. I’m excited to see you too.
And to meet everyone on this thread, of course ;).
Hopefully more than 1 person will take pics at this event…(and watch the whereabouts of the cameras!)
FROM COMEDY CENTRAL’s website:
The man who inspired George Allen to utter the word “macaca” and galvanized his fellow South Asian Americans to deliver the Senate to the Democratic party. At least, that’s how they’re calling it at Pakistan’s News:
“Pakistanis and Indians living in Virginia apparently returned the ‘Macaca’ insult by defeating Senator George Allen on Tuesday, costing President Bush and his Republican Party the all-important control of the new Senate . . .
“It would be one of the costliest loss to the ruling party and President Bush and it appears the Indian and Pakistani community of Virginia have taken their sweet revenge,” a Republican Pakistani community leader commented.”
I think SM should write to Comedy Central to protest against this blog entry. How dare these Pakistanis feel insulted by a slur against an Indian like Siddharth. No slur against Siddharth can apply to a Pakistani and vice versa. Dont they know that? Do they think they are similar to us in ANY WAY or something?
S.R. Sidarth. The man, the myth, the legend! He deserves to be interviewed by the Sepia, if not a famed guest blogger spot. I mean, he’s the king macaca, for pete’s sake! Does this kid have any idea, what he’s done?!
Macaca Zindabad!
ALM,
Simple things first: Did you notice they always use “Pakistanis and Indians”
Did they ever use the term “South Asian”? Me know nothing, Me know nothing. I know no English. Only Bhojpuri.
relax man. have a joint or something.
Sorry for threadjacking in the above comment. I just can’t love this macaca enough!!
yes that can be very relaxing indeed – pc out
He’s getting a lot of sex offers in the comments here. Where are the sex offers for the bloggers who kept this going?? I hope “Yo Dad” isn’t reading this.
Can we get an LA meetup up in here?
oh HELLZ no. Y’all in NYC can party it up for Macacagate? No way, Jose. This is a local DC matter. AJP, where are you? There’s booze to be drunk, dammit.
I am going to threadjack like a mofo and suggest this Saturday, y’all DC / VA / MD / SM macacas join me for a beer at Whitlow’s in Clarendon around 7pm.
Who’s in?
ok. In December.
are you kidding me… the veezher reports of legions of Wonkette vymmn who’re uncoiling their thighs and beckoning him over
i bet there are droves of unclejis and auntieji’s (maybe even your parents) who’re making like rabbits right now.
i’m sure June-July next year is going to see droves of littel macaques into the world.
the world as we know it has changed. etc.
go out ye little monkeys and sow those million mutinies now.
Bee:
Ask, and ye shall receive.
wooohooo!!!! I have a very special request to have it in the first 1/2 or 2/3 of the month ’cause I’m going out of town to see the fam at the end of Dec and I TRAGICALLY missed the last la meetup and i really want to go!! (please?)
It will have to be since SM is closing down its LA Bureau just before Christmas and relocating to the South because the City of Los Angeles would not give us a tax break for building a new office building.
living up to the rep indeed.
virginia is for lovers.
Whitlow’s? I hate to be a DC snob, but can’t we do this in the city? If not, I’ll try to make it out to NoVa, but can’t guarantee.
I am in.