what time? I doubt I could make friday afternoon, but its possible. I'll probably be leaving chicago early tommorrow morning, so I might be able to make it, but it would be late and pretty close to when they close up shop for the night.

Janine, Ive changed the date to friday because nobody is coming to saturday and I cant make friday. I also found an Akron book sale that might attract a couple Akron area folks so I'll be attending that instead. Good luck, this one is all yours.

just got ur messages...an akron sale? hmm...haven't been out this week, and since i've got permission to go out tomorrow, I might check out the akron one too. don't know what time i'll be up there...but shooting for around two or three in case anyone is interested... thanks for the heads up on akron, pat!

just remember to change your RSVP to yes so people will know SOMEONE is coming to this one.

the only advice I can give you in that regard is to choose a public venue for your first meetup and dont be afraid to introduce yourself. If its public, you have a lot of leeway to make mistakes and be nervous. I personally dont blame anyone for being nervous about meeting at a stranger's home, but meeting in public is almost always ok, no matter what the circumstances. I do speak from experience though when I say dont be afraid to show up and just introduce yourself. Nobody here will bite.

I'm outgoing and friendly enough that I have no trouble meeting new people and conversing whith them regardless of the venue, I just thought there would be more communication between people here on the Meetup.com group page, especially when a new member joins the group...that's all I was trying to convey. But it's all good, very soon I will be attending an event, I just have to decide if I want to travel 45 minutes to an hour or more to do it. : )

I think a lot of ppl meetup on meetup then hook up as friends on facebook or goodreads. In fact most ppl I know do that. As for a drive...it'll be a longer drive for me too...I live in clinton, south of akron. Looking forward to it tho. Plan on being there sometime in the morning and then hopefully hooking up with the group for lunch if anyone is interested.

thats cool, I just got the vibe from your comment that meeting up was making you nervous and I figured id offer some advice that might help you alleviate the stress a little. Helped me back when I was first starting out doing this kinda thing. Normally there would be a lot of discussion online, Ive noticed that here, it seems to be rather different. Not sure if the majority of the members here dont know there are forums, or if they would prefer the face to face meetings, but hey, it could be worse. Ive been in groups where everyone did all their talking online, but refused to meet up even after making a lot of plans over their forums to do just that. At least here it seems to be the exact opposite. Hope to see you there.

well it looks like you will probably be the only one coming if you do come. hope so because I wont be able to come friday afternoon. Ill still be at work until mid afternoon. Gonna bring a few of my friends if possible and try to maybe go see Oz the Great and Powerful afterwards.

Let us know, and Ill consider moving the meeting time up a bit. I tend to be a late nighter type, so mornings are tough for me, but Id be willing to show up earlier if I know people were interested. I do still think having a nearby place to meet up before checking out the sale would be a good idea, unless everyone wants to just hit the sale as they can, between the times of 9am and 10am or 10 and 11am and then meet up at a local restaurant to show off your finds.