West L.A. / Santa Monica DVX Group

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Kelly Olsen

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If anybody is interested in getting together on the Westside / Santa Monica area I could play host at my place in Santa Monica.

From my experience at the meetings at Aza's (who was very kind to host the two meetings in the valley) there needs to be some kind of agenda - direction - goal or reason to get together. Getting drunk, having dancing girls and then getting arrested was fun but really need to set some kind of general goal to achieve.

I can handle about 8 or 9 people at my place in Santa Monica on a Saturday or Sunday. If interested, state your case and possible ideas. Also does not have to be limited to DVX. This is what I have but anybody with a HVX who is interested is welcome as well.

Just because you have enough money to buy one of those fancy camera's and like to flaunt your wealth and arrive in your Porsche wearing Gucci and a gold Rolex and think your HD P2 world is a better place and that the rest of us SD people are scum.......Sorry.......Got carried away........Really, any HVX person and their two blondes on each arm is welcome. Well, maybe just send the blondes.

Kelly
310-453-4784
KellyROlsen@aol.com
 
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From my experience at the meetings at Aza's (who was very kind to host the two meetings in the valley) there needs to be some kind of agenda - direction - goal or reason to get together. Getting drunk, having dancing girls and then getting arrested was fun but really need to set some kind of general goal to achieve.
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Wha??? I always miss the good stuff.

I'm up, Kelly. For a "purposeful" meeting or even good-old fashioned debauchery - especially if it involves "dancing girls". Or if people would like to get together for some drinks at the Roosevelt or dinner somewhere, then sounds good.

I'm in my office - the Barnes and Noble cafe at the Grove right now - if anyone is in the neighborhood.

Typing up shot lists and getting ready for a crazy post holiday shooting week.

-GageFX
 
I'm totally in. Closer to where I live.

We should bring all our gear, throw it in a big cauldron, add some eye of newt, throw in some old boots, stir it up and see what happens. :)
 
We should bring all our gear, throw it in a big cauldron, add some eye of newt, throw in some old boots, stir it up and see what happens.
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Two words . . . hot chicks! And maybe some chips and dip!
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Ok, so now we're going to throw hot chicks, chips and dip into the cauldron? This is gonna be great!!!
 
A couple of us are grabbing at bite at Hooters Santa Monica at 3:30 if anyone else is interested in meeting up. Just wings, hooters and yapping - no "official" DVX business.

Show up. Good times.

(I'll be wearing a blue "Lucky" jeans baseball cap.)

-GageFX
 
Sounds like people have the general spirit of "screw the camera stuff, bring on the booze and women."

Well, this is fine with me, but there should be one person sober enough to use a camera and focus so we can post the results of the meeting and set a new standard for all the other user groups to try to emulate.
 
Sounds like people have the general spirit of "screw the camera stuff, bring on the booze and women."
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Hey Kelly,

I can live without the booze(seeing that I've never tasted the stuff...ask GageFX, he'll tell you) but the women, they have to stay. I'm always sober so you can count on me to focus and help out.
 
He wont be sober after I get through with him.

Missed you all at Hooters. Lost of interesting conversation, but I have to admitt I rarely shut up.

As for a get together where something gets accomplished - I just haven't seen it. Unless it's a preplanned collaboration. I've been a member ofsome online still photography groups where we got together to "shoot" and it ended up a bunch of goofballs standing around pointing cameras at roughly the same things and then showing the shot to others.

I'd rather get together, talk, and get to know people rather than see how they hold their cameras.

-GageFX
 
Anyways Kelly, I sent you a text message to find out when the meeting will take place. Any response?
 
Good times tonight.... er... last night.

I passed out about 3, woke up at about 3:30 and played poker til 7:00.

Robert and I went to a decent party. Keanu Reeves showed up. Good times.

Considering you dont drink, Robert, I assume you're doing well. I feel like a truck hit me. I dont even remember leaving the party. Did we have fun?

-GageFX
 
Considering you dont drink, Robert, I assume you're doing well. I feel like a truck hit me. I dont even remember leaving the party. Did we have fun?
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Yeah, I'm feeling fine. Except for some reason, I'm feeling a bit sick. Headache and sore throat, oh well. And OMG did we have fun, yes we had fun.
We also saw that one guy from One-Hour Photo, the father of that kid...aww, I don't know his name, oh well.
 
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Was it Michael Vartan? Oh man my head hurts.

Too much to do today to be this hung over. Jose pours a mean drink.

What did the rest of you guys do last night?

-GageFX
 
Sounds fun. Do you remember any of it? I hate when a chunk of my night goes missing. I never know for sure if I did anything stupid. Well, I'm sure I did, I just never know for sure exactly what it is that I did.

-GageFX
 
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Anyways Kelly, I sent you a text message to find out when the meeting will take place. Any response?
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Robert, no messages came through to me. Can PM me here on DVXUser or my normal e-mail which is KellyROlsen@aol.com.

Have not set anything yet since it sounds like most so far just want to party. If this is the case there is a pub up the street from my place where people can meet. Doesn't look like interest in cameras or lights or showing material, etc.

You even want to get a guy drunk after telling you he doesn't drink. Hardcore party people here.
 
Hello Kelly,

I want to meet up with the westla dvxusers. Although it would be kinda pointless just to show up with cameras in hand. A better idea, given to me by someone else, would be to meet up with people and get to know them a bit more. It really helps to start a relationship and then set a goal to shoot things and what not. I agree there's no reason to drink at a meeting, it would just be good to talk and meet people. What do you think?
 
Count me in

Count me in

If and when you choose to meet to discuss using the DVX and/or the HVX, I'd like to attend.

There was an HVX user meeting in Burbank last month, we saw some footage and learned more about the M2 adapter. Well worthwhile.

I'd very much like to see a regular User Group section on the Forum...I don't think you can beat that kind of networking for learning the camera and the craft.

- Pear
 
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