The Event: Itinerary
Friday April 14 Getting to Know Each Other
3:00-4:00 p.m.. We all arrive at Marriott to meet and greet and get acquainted
4:00-6:30 p.m. We try to set up the room with all our equipment
6:30-10:30 p.m. Nathan's Geek Test. How many geeks does it take to network together a group of dissimilar computers without the proper parts?
10:30-11:45 p.m. Chatting on line. (For those of us with working networks) and getting all our freebies.
Saturday April 15 Sightseeing Day
10:00 a.m..
Some of us set out for tour of the city. Our driver is Jim, navigators
are Aaron and Jane. I think
we must have hit just about
EVERY street in San Francisco in the 3 days
we were there.
Also on board: Linda and
Joe. (Neal, Nathan Garcia and Terry had "Studio" things to do) San Francisco
is
a city of many wonders.
The buildings are diverse in architectural design,
and the cable cars are
fascinating to see.
10:30-11:45
a.m. We arrive at Coit Tower after
a trip down Lombard Street. The view was fantastic.
We head back to Nathan's
Apartment, where we picked up Neal, who was busy doing some important
work with Nathan. We had
a pleasant chat with Terry, who suggests we meet NathanR,
Alaska Joe and Sue at Alder's
Museum, a local tavern.
12:00 p.m..
More Sightseeing. This time we head for the Golden
Gate Bridge, Muir Woods (I'm STILL upset
that they are charging a
fee now), Muir Beach, and back to San Francisco
to find Adler's Museum.
4:45-6:15
p.m. Driving around San Francisco looking for North
Beach and Adler's Museum. We find it right in the
Red Light District. Those
of us old enough to drink have a seat inside enjoying an adult beverage
of our
choice while we wait for
Alaskajoe, Sue and Nathan Roberts to join us.
Those NOT old enough to
drink had to stand outside, since the only bench outside was occupied by
one of the locals.
7:30 p.m.
Finally we are all together again and discussing where to go for dinner.
We decide on a nice Czech
restaurant called Cafe
Prague. Excellent food. Then its off for Dessert. We call Nathan who
is still at the studio
preparing for Sunday's show
and invite him to join us. He suggests Just Desserts. We spend another
hour
driving around the city
looking for Just Desserts, then another 30 minutes looking for a parking
place. By the
time we find it its after
10 P.M., and its closed, so we opt for Sparky's
Restaurant and have coffee and dessert
without Nathan, who is already
at home resting up for the next days show.
At midnight we all go back to our respective sleeping quarters to rest up for THE BIG DAY!!
Sunday April 16 THE BIG DAY (we watch and participate in the show live and in person)
9:30 a.m.
we all gather at KQED studios for a chance to see
how Nathan Garcia's On Computers Radio
Show is done live
and in person.
10:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. We watch and participate in doing a live radio
show.
All of us got a chance to
have our turn behind the microphone. We got a chance to see the show from
all angles.
Here
is a picture taken from outside the broadcasting room. We watched the
Producer (Terry) do his job.
And we noticed that he does
it VERY well.
Nathan
had a couple of "friends" watching him as he did what he does with his
equipment.
Of course we all helped
out anyway we could. BrandyLin and MissM did their usual superb job
manning
the laptops to keep the
chatters in line. Joe was at his normal place, looking over Mom's
(BrandyLin) shoulder.
Everyone was very professional
and the time went by quickly.
We
were able to chat while Nathan Talked, just like at home :-)
1:30 p.m.
Dinner at Hunan
Home
Delicious
food, great company, who could have asked for a better ending to a wonderful
weekend?
More pictures of those who couldn't make it to this meeting are here.
Arden
Fair Meeting and Sacramento Geek Picnic.