Moving this thread back to the top.
So, here's the scoop. Gaz & Urth will both be in town on and around the first weekend in Dec (the 5th being a Friday). Alicat has already emailed Dave about our group taking him up on the possibility of buying him a drink. I didn't already know that this morning when Wayback & I trekked up to Walnut Creek to meet Dave at his Peet's LFTA appearance, but when I asked him the same question he said, "I got an email from Alicat about that," and after I asked what the chances were, he said it was still too soon to say.
To the extent that I am any judge of Dave's body language I would say that he actually *is* thinking about it, but really hasn't decided. Nor was this something he could really discuss when there was a line behind me out the door and halfway around the corner.
Whether or not we can corral Dave, we should figure out someway/where/when to hook up. My house is available, as long as you don't mind the voyage out almost to Livermore.
Thoughts? Ideas?