I asked the owner about Jinxed carrying Kaiju- he says its not his bag, and he doesn't know whats hot, or what makes one more valuable then another...

If I ever hit the lottery, or somehow become wealthy I'm totally starting a vinyl toy shop in the area.

sept. 10 sounds good btw- hopefully I'll have some stuff to trade.

Celebrated Summer Records is in the back, which rules

Pat's is on my bucket list, and travel always gives me a hankerin' for some local vittles.

sept 10?? dagger.


i have to go to an end of summer pool party the owner of my company is throwing at her home. !@#$%!!!

and it's one of those things i am required to attend....

i hope the suits and their families are ready for me and the wife!!


cuz we all Tatted up.

Philly:
Tattooed Mom on South Street is a good option;
It's a bar/restaurant that's kinda circusy, kinda tattooed hipster dive. Decent food, perogies, corndogs, et all.
Under 21 are allowed in until I THINK 9 but don't quote me. They have vinyl toys (western) as part of their decorating, so a group of toygeeks wouldn't really bat an eye.

If you guys can't find a spot, the bar I manage has an extra unused floor that I can donate if the meeting is earlier in the day; we're 21+ but I can make exceptions if you stay on the top floor. We're a niche market bar, but since the floor would be closed, you wouldn't be gawked at while you exchange toys. No food but I'd be ok with you bringing food in as long as you policed your area before you left.

this would be awesome. Drinking while trading toys = fuck yea!

it makes things easier.

Yea Im pretty sure its gonna be during the day until who knows what time. Kevin and I will most likely be arriving in Philly I say around 2pm if we left at noon. Plus yea, Id love to have a few drinks while Im out there and a cheese steak sub is a must!

http://www.bestcheesesteaks.com/ordering.htm

Here's some jargon that might save you some trouble. The cheese steak people take ordering very seriously.
Tattooed Moms you can just go in and grab a big table- or put some tables together- or grab one of the couches in the back. No reservation or anything required. That early, and you're likely to find open space.
Jim's Steaks is a few blocks away; living a block from Pat's and Geno's for almost a decade led me to the realization that Jim's is better than both of them.

Things to do on South Street:
4th and South: Eyes Art Gallery. Super overpriced, but fun.

10th and South: The Magic Garden. Featuring the mosaic art of artist Isaiah Zegar (who's wife owns Eyes Art) the Magic Garden is pure chaos. You'll see Isaiah's mosaics all over Philly, but this is his life project.

Between 6th and 7th: Atomic City Comics: Decent comic store.

6th and South: Repo Records: great CD and LP selection.

4th and South: Philadelphia Eddie's Tattoo.
The one closest to South is owned by Topper, and the one closest to Bainbridge is owned by Troy of Tattooed Kingpin. Both decent shops.

Lot's of food for wandering; Indian, Middle Eastern, Sushi, Burgers. There are vegan and vegetarian options on South as well.

^ awesome info scarwars... You are gonna be there, right?

Dont get me wrong, the store as a whole is cool. Plus they didnt mind me reading all their tattoo mags while my son was picking out his toys, which was mighty cool of them.

Of course.
I only collect Pushead, so I dont expect to pick anything up, but it'll be nice to put faces to names and be social!

There's also Brave New Worlds Comics on what, like 3rd and Market- nicest Comic Shop I've seen in a while, and there's a good music shop like 3 buildings down from that...

As for the Cheesesteaks, you know I've been in the Philadelphia area my whole life, and I've never had a Pats, Genos or Jim's steak... I like the pizza shop on south thats underground almost, there's a bar over top of it with a balcony.... like between 4th and 5th I think?

phil

I totally didn't think about Brave New Worlds. I've done art shows there and know the owners pretty well. They have that huge area up front where they ave art shows. I've seen groups meet there before, it may be a good spot. They have vinyl toys, but nothing this board would find too interesting.

Also, Pat's and Geno's are real touristy. There are better ones in the city. I know the exact pizza shop you're referring to on South St. I've eaten there before.

I'll try and make it depending on what the new work schedule is like...

Sept 10th , correct...

Yes, right now the date is set for Sep. 10th

September 18th is my Birthday and the 10th is pretty close so... Count me in!

We're trying to rock some NYC meetups as well... so you make it up and I'll def get down.

Oh and there is this Philly Cheesesteak spot under the L in the hood. they are 2 ft long, at least, weigh 4 pounds and are bangin.
I'm trying to go.
Haven't been since 07.

Someone should make a PhilChee toy like the patty power. OR a cheewiz. Are they still eating cheese wiz in Philly?

Oh and do the really thugged out dudes in the hood still ride fucking horses and shit in the city?

Tony Lukes in South Philly? And yes, Wiz is still king, though other real chese options are available.

Ok definite day is sat sept 10th. Let's try to pin point an actual place and let's get an idea of who's going. Ill be there for the weekend so definitly in.

I'm in if its afternoon-ish. After 6:30pm I'm booked.

yeah, im figuring if we pick a time of 12 or 1 and do some lunch? we would have an easier time getting in some where or anything like that as a group? any other ideas?

I think 1 PM should be fine. Should give people enough time to drive

I haven't been to Tattooed Mom on South Street in a while, but I remember cocktails (happy hour) on Saturdays being fairly slow- perfect for a small group to take over a couch.

Should we start a list of whos definitely in?