Columbia, MO - GGXX, ST, 3S etc

I am totally down for hanging out for some of these jam sessions/whatever, but I gots no musical talent to speak of…unless you want to start a punk band and then I don’t really need any :lol:

I like the idea of new games but I just don’t think anything else would get the amount of play that would justify the money right now. I would like SamSho VI, but I don’t know how the game plays and I might just buy it for PSII so I could play it at home. I hear Battle Coliseum isn’t great and I know nothing about Dolphin Blue, although I think if it’s like Metal Slug it’ll make the most money…Slug always used to do real well, didn’t it?

And I’m pretty interested in Hokuto No Ken, although everyone says it is insane and garbage :sweat: …but that’s not an option anyway

maybe hold out for KOF XI…

I think Millia won the Super Bowl…

OK, this is no notice but I found out just now that I can get off work for MWC.

Shekeib, I’m sorry I dropped the ball on planning the trip but have you thought about it any? I think it may be too late to get Amtrak tickets.

Contact me at your earliest convenience.

There’s a new Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure game coming out for the PS2, and it’s based on part 1… I’m so happy…

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I’m going to be either in the office or in a classroom constantly from… well, about nine hours ago when I woke up… until late Sunday night, so I’m going to be impossible to contact.

We need to come up with some sort of arrangement for Midwest real soon-like. As I understand it, the following people are confirmed:

SuperFX
Shekeib
Some Akuma scrub, I forget his name
722

I do know the following are not coming:
Raiken
Nathan cough register for srk cough
Justin
Billy

I don’t know about anybody else. If you were planning on coming and going along with whatever plan for transportation was already in place I just want to say that no such plan, to my knowledge, exists. If it’s just the four of us and worse comes to worse I might be able to talk one of my parents into a Chicago visit, but I’m sure that’s not the ideal solution… any word on how we could get there? And on who’s coming?

Andrew, I talked to Aaron about it tonight, and there’s some tentative plans that have been set in motion. He said he is going to get ahold of you, and you should try to get ahold of him.
It may be a bit harder though b/c we weren’t expecting four from Columbia, so we need to get up on this ASAP.

I’ll just post up here about it.

Guys, there are some complications on my end, but it essentially boils down to this.

I have two open spots in my car, and two non-confirmed spots.

Spots in my car go to people who are going to be able to help out on gas, hotel, and shared eateries (bag of chips, bring soda along, whatever). If you don’t have at least $100, then there’s no room for you in my car. OF course, I don’t think that should be a problem for anyone. I’m mostly speaking in regards to the two “unconfirmed spots” in my car. One person MIGHT be able to scrounge up what he deems to be “enough money”, and another is so flakey on what he’s got planned that he probably won’t end up going. In the end, I’d have to convince him.

So I have four open spots in my car for people who KNOW they are coming, and have their own funding. Great! Now that it’s all cleared up, here’s my propositions.

You all guys ride with me to Chicago. I can come down the night before the big trip, or the day before, and hang out and pick everyone up. After that, we’ll all head back to my place for some ZzZ’s. The next morning, road trip. The trip back will be me driving either all the way back to Columbia that day, or we stop at my place again and get some sleep. Either way is fine with me, except I’d really like to get a place to stay in Columbia so I don’t have to drive back the same day. 9 hours of driving in one day isn’t my cup of tea.

Lastly, if this plan sounds good to everyone, then I would at least like to be fully compensated for picking you guys up, and dropping you off. It’s an extra 200 miles on my car, and I don’t mind driving it, but that’s at least $20 in gas for me. A tiny hookup would be nice there.

Finally, I hope we can all do this rightfully so. I’m tired of babysitting people who “might” go, and who “might” have enough money (talking about STL people), and of people who complain about every little thing as if it’s my fault. So, I think a trip with you guys would be really enjoyable, as none of you are like that.

Everyone involved post back up and lemme know. Pacman, Shekeib, 722, and Akuma_WORST.

True Karate Has the best avatar ever.

I’ll try to make my plans for the trip tomorrow, and post up on here.

Aaron, I appreciate your willingness to pick up people from Columbia to go to Chicago even if that means it will set you back 4 hours. The money shouldn’t be a problem for Shekeib and if you have don’t have a place to sleep when you come back from Chicago you can always stay a night at our place.

That’s a generous offer but I want to be free the night before the tournament, and I don’t know about packing five people total into that car – I don’t want to travel that light. I may just see if I can get a Greyhound, or go up with my parents since they sometimes like excuses to go to Chicago.

I think there’s a pretty good chance that we have more than four coming, isn’t there?

Aaron, you know Thunderbirds are go for me unless something drastic changes in Columbia plans over the next day or so

I have driven with a full car before, and the only people who might complain are those in the back seat. Biggest/tallest guys always get shotgun, and the people in the back usually have to fight it out amongst themselves. Trunk space is ample, everyone would have enough room for two bags if we played tetris really well. It’ll be fun, I promise.

What do you mean by wanting to be free the night before the tournament?

In any case, if anybody from Columbia at all wants to ride with me, then we’re good to go, so thanks for the responses guys! Looking forward to a good trip.

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I mean pretend I’m not around, I’ve stayed up all night playing games before tournaments too many times to repeat the mistake without a fight. I have to be up really early on Friday morning for my classes and I may have to skip one just to make it at all.

I’ll think about it but I may fly solo, it’s nothing personal.

Do you guys want to start the 2v2s the week after MWC? Maybe you could hold a pre-MWC tourney at Gunther’s on Thursday since Aaron will be in town (I won’t make it but it’s a thought). We’re one of the only Slash machines in the country right now, we should take advantage of it and run a tournament or two.

Yeah, lets just have a quick tournament on Thursday.

I’ll be there!!

I’m kidding

AKA- if that spot is still available, I’m more than willing to throw down on the trip, and I don’t take up that much space. Just gotta make sure my Gameboy is fully charged before we head out.

Nice meeting you, KrushGroove.

I think I’m losing my voice.

Jaren: Not that I’m the most amazing Ky player in history or anything but remind me to show you some of my mixups, you can decide for yourself whether you like them.

Yeah, it was about time I made it out and played a couple of you guys. KC crew will be happy to know that Dust button works on your GG cab.

722- Awesome Baiken. Puts mine (as well as my other characters) to shame. Your defense was top notch in both Slash and 3S.

Jaren- You have a nice Ky, keep it up. I think I got lucky with those wins with Faust and Baiken Ultra Light. I want to play your Akuma next time in 3S.

I want to meet up at Gunther’s next Thursday night, if I can catch a ride to MWC.

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