“ Hmmm. The event was massive, much MUCH bigger than I expected. I said I would be by the bar, but there were 6 or 7 bars on multiple floors. At 7 PM, I agreed with Member #81 over absinthe that the MCA First Fridays were a truly excellent event, but at around 9 PM, as Member #84 and I were on the ground floor watching the first group of people begin to exit, it occurred to me that 500 "beautiful" people had just congregated at an extraordinary venue and most of these people did not substantively meet a new person outside their tight little social circles. That's sad. :( There was definitely a lot of "see and be seen" going on, which is wonderful, but that does not align with what WE are trying to do, which is MEET UP. Nevertheless, I absolutely loved the vibe of First Friday and I think there is a way we can marry the magic of Meetup with this event, whereby we can have our cake and eat it too. We will do the MAY 7 FIRST FRIDAY as a Meetup and I'll have the email out by Monday. ”