The OFFICIAL WSO NYC MeetUp Thread

So I'm thinking of planning a happy hour event for everyone (as I had posted before) to come to and attend but I just wanted to sort through a few things first.

A- Going to wait until after the December 4th CFA Level 1 date in case anyone (me, me and me) is taking it B-December or January? Some going down to Energy Rodeo end of Jan and I was thinking we could do a mid December Happy Hour one day C- Happy hour will be first and then possibly a group dinner -- issue with doing a group dinner in NYC is that if you get 12+ restaurants turn to assholes and rape you with 'private dining' fees and charges, nevermind liability if 5 people dont show up. D- Weekday or Weekend E- Location: Galway Hooker @ 36th and 5th/Madison for good uptown/midtown divide...

Thoughts/opinions/inputs?

17 Comments
 

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Sounds fun.

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Sounds like a good time - I probably won't be able to make it to NYC, but great call on the Galway Hooker for a location. Really enjoy that bar - it's a favorite whenever I'm in the city.

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I'd be down if I'm in town.

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tyretsI'd be down if I'm in town.

Yes, that rhyme was on purpose. I'm learning to become a rapper b/c I thinking of pulling a George Costanza and doing the complete opposite of everything I think of.

Take the other side of my trades over the last two months and you'd be up quite handsomely. Right call, wrong time! I'm a great vehicle to offset capital gains, if anyone is interested. Give me some money and I'll lose it for you!

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Ill be there

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