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Considering that there's "Pub" in the name, does that mean that those of us that are not legal to drink yet are not invited. Goodness knows that I love Electronica, and Fish, and Chips!

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eccramer - for those who can't get in, or don't drink we'll figure something out - just find me.

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FYI, current confirmed lineup ca. 7-9pm:
CHACHI JONES (smart electronica with circuit-bent things and stuff)
STARPAUSE (8-bit game music stuff)
P.KIRN (um ... me ... doing laptops + barcode scanner + whatever inputs I corral)

More details + lineup soon. And lots of other people just generally hanging about.

There's also some really great music happening later at night.

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PT-Thanks for working so hard to make (sic) Maker Faire great for everyone. That's why I love Make, you guys really think of your readers. For that I thank you. And I hope we can work something out, because I would hate to miss all this great electronic music.

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Maker Faire Edinburgh Castle Pub Transit Outline

I. Party location: Edinburgh Castle Pub
A. Address: 950 Geary (between Polk and Larkin), San Francisco
B. Phone:
II. Travel by private vehicle
A. Finding parking will be difficult
1. Pay for a private lot somewhere nearby-- look for signs
2. Circle around for street parking
a. Be aware that the Edinburgh and areas just east are in
troubled "Tenderloin" district
III. Travel by public transit
A. Overview: Take Caltrain or BART to San Francisco, then
take Muni transit system, taxi, or bike to venue
B. Getting to San Francisco
1. From Crowne Plaza Hotel (official hotel of Maker Faire)
take Caltrain-- $4 fare each way
a. Ask the concierge how to get to Caltrain-- they should
have a shuttle or something
b. Closest station is Hayward Park, 401 Concar Drive,
San Mateo
c. Saturday eve trains northbound to SF depart at 5:54,
6:54, 7:54, 8:54, 9:54, and 11:24 PM
d. San Mateo station, one stop north, is also close:
385 First Ave., San Mateo
e. SF station is the end of the line, so you can kick
back and not worry about stops
f. Bicycles are allowed in northernmost car-- the front
car going up to SF
i. The bike car on Caltrain is generally the "party
car"
2. From other locations, take Caltrain (Peninsula, Silicon
Valley) or BART (Eastbay, SF/SFO)
a. Check Bay Area Trip Planner, under "IV. Resources,"
below
b. Bikes on BART are allowed on all but the front cars of
each train
C. Getting to Edinburgh Castle Pub
1. Muni system from Caltrain Station, 700 Fourth St. at King,
San Francisco
a. At Caltrain station, cross the street and catch N-Judah
line Outbound streetcar-- $1.50 fare each way
b. Ride N-Judah to Metro Van Ness Station
c. At Van Ness, go upstairs to street and transfer to
northbound 47 or 49 bus using Muni transfer slip
d. Ride bus about 10 blocks north and exit at Geary St.
e. Walk a block and a half east, to Edinburgh Castle
2. Muni system from BART
a. Exit at Civic Center station
b. Walk upstairs to exit BART system, enter Muni System--
$1.50 fare each way
c. Walk downstairs to Muni platform
d. Take any outbound car one stop to Van Ness station
e. follow directions from III/C/1/c, above
3. Taxi option
a. From Caltrain-- cabs line up outside Caltrain station
b. From BART-- exit up to street level and catch a cab
cruising Market St.
4. Bike option
a. Easy 20 minute ride from Caltrain, 10 minutes from
BART
b. Recommended: bring bike into the bar, or else lock
frame and both wheels outside
D. Return trip
1. Reverse directions above
2. Last Southbound trains depart SF Caltrain station at 8:00,
9:00, 10:00PM, and 12 midnight
IV. Online Resources
A. Edinburgh Castle: http://castlenews.com
B. Caltrain: http://caltrain.com
C. BART: http://bart.gov
D. SF Muni Real-Time Arrivals: http://nextmuni.com
E. Bay Area Trip Planner: http://511.org

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