Rolling in silver, literally...The Adelaide steemit meet-up

in silver •  6 years ago  (edited)

Adelaide has been called a sleepy town and in the main it is; Well, not quite sleepy, but reasonably quiet and reserved I guess one could say. That's one of the things I like about it to be honest, the peace and quiet. However on the last Thursday of each month it comes alive to the sound of steemit users meeting at the Jade in Flinders Street, the chomping of teeth on burgers, downing beverages and chatter about all things steem, and silver...And geeky I.T. stuff and generally anything we want to talk about, some of which I even understand. It's pretty-much a steemit meet-up rockstar-style and is off the chain! Alright, so maybe that's a slight exaggeration and the meet-up is somewhat more subdued however it's still a bit of fun and a great chance for local steemit users to get together and exchange ideas and information and engage in a more human way rather than just from behind a monitor.

Tonight was a bit special, firstly it was my first one since coming back from Europe, (not that special for anyone else really) and also because the most distinguished gentleman @mattclarke arrived carrying booty. No, not Kim Kardashian's ass, I mean SILVER booty...Pirate style! Now you're talking my language Matt! You can see by the images the special nature of this particular silver and what's more it was available to purchase!

I was fortunate enough to have the chance to grab a few of these serial numbered limited edition coins (only 1500 with certificates) from the most-excellent Matt Clarke (thank you good sir) and have added them to my pirate hoard I mentioned in a previous post recently. I really need to get me a chest...@wildflowerjessi mentioned this to me tonight so if you know where to get one let me know!

Now, being a reasonably generous pirate I have decided to send one of these coins to each of my brothers who post on steemit, my twin who is 9 years younger than me @tarazkp and the other one who prefers a high degree of anonymity on the platform (and in real life) whom I will not mention for that reason. My gift comes with no conditions of course, I'll just send the coins and be done with it however...Any self-respecting pirate needs to revel in his hoard just a little bit and so I'll spread it all out on the floor and roll in it a little...Just a little mind you, any more would just be freaky. OK, so maybe that won't happen at all...Or...Maybe it will. You'll never know unless I video it and post about it right?

In all seriousness though, I am grateful to Matt for allowing us the chance to purchase these coins and and for pulling the Adelaide crew together under the @mallsballers flag...Not quite as good as my own pirate flag, but a close second. (I don't actually have a pirate flag, I made that shit up!) Thanks for hooking me up with my coins as well mate! Thank you also to @o07 for your generosity as always. For those who don't know he runs a bingo session at each meet-up with the winner taking home an ounce of .999 of the shiny stuff! Tonight there were a few close calls of BINGO and so he gave a way three ounces! Congratulations to the winners. Bingo isn't my strong point so I was not one of them.

I don't know what ya'll out there in steemit world are doing in your neck of the woods but meet-ups like these, done right, can be very beneficial and fun also. Fortunately his excellency @mattclarke champions these events each month and lubricates us all with a healthy bar tab and we seem to pull in the numbers month to month. There's a bit going on down here in sleepy old Adelaide from a steemit perspective, most of which I'm not privy to, however these meet-ups are positive, steemit-community-supporting events and are a perfect opportunity to meet and greet other users and to learn about the opportunities this whole steem thing presents.

Now...Time to go roll in my silver before I send it off to my brothers.

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Arrrrr!!!!! It certainly was a good night out and I always enjoy catching up on the Steemit Thursdays!! Yes!! Definitely a wooden chest!!! ✨😁🌊

It was great to meet you and welcome back!

Thanks Jen, looking forward to the next one!

Hey Galen,

Thanks for the shout out.

I’ve found another Darth Vader so will bring next month.

#mallsballers #wegotyoucovered

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Haha, awesome...I was worried I’d have to settle for Jar Jar Binks! Thanks man. Can’t wait!

@o07 how can I search you on discord. Need to PM you.

I will send you a DM 🙂

That's really nice of Matt to buy some and just have them available for sale. They are very limited in number, so that's great you were able to get some after the presale.

The meeting was "off the chain" but now the details are "on the chain." I know what you were doing there. ;)

Enjoy rolling on them, but don't put the COAs on the floor too. You might bend them. Don't ask me how I know. ;)

Enjoy rolling on them, but don't put the COAs on the floor too. You might bend them. Don't ask me how I know. ;)

A fellow “roller”’I see! #noshameinit

Yeah, Matt’s a bit of a legend isn’t he! I hadn’t thought of getting any previously but I figured why not and I can share with my bro’s so it’s a win all round

Good for you for seeing a great opportunity and taking advantage of it.

Heck, one of my life goals is to fill a bathtub with silver bars/coins/rounds and sit in it! Ha ha. Just kidding. That would be a lot of weight.

That's great advice! Important knowledge that should be passed down from generation to generation. Otherwise, the generations might end at that specific one. Ha ha.

Great to see you again mate, and to see you light up when you talk about your niece :)

She’s got me hooked and I love her so much. We can’t have our own so I have to live vicariously. My other brothers wife has a son on the way late August. Looking forward to that too.

They don't have to be your own to bring context and structure to your life.
You have two great new reasons to leave something behind.

Nicely said Matt, as always.

Well, she is half me ;)

Ya pelican!

It was good to see you again, if only briefly and slightly . Hope you manage to shake off that jetlag soon.

Yeah thanks, we didn’t get to speak much I guess, we were all hypnotized by Matt’s silver...Correction...OUR silver!

I won't even describe to you the video playing in my mind, but it's a good one :) Nice looking coin, and so kind of you to give one to your brothers. I didn't know you had another brother here, but obviously, the anonymity thing explains that pretty easily. It's kind of awesome to meet some of these people face to face and have a real conversation too!

You sound like the man flu is gone now; thank goodness, I've been worried sick for you :)

@themanwithnoname has to come check this out!

Ah yes, my other brother is a master of disguise and can blend in anywhere. He could be you for all I know! Ok, so probably not, but you get the idea. I know who he is but he wants to be private and so I respect that. So yeah, rolling in my silver huh? It’s pretty entertaining for all, or so I’m told. I’m like Smaug from “The Hobbit”

Hi Galen. Did you charge Taraz a handling fee?

It was a 'rolling' charge.

Haha, I should, but no. He didn’t even know I was getting them (and sending one to him) until afterwards. Most pirates hoard their treasure but I don’t mind giving some away bi am giving away a silver piece to some random steemit user soon, just because. More information to follow soon...

Now...Time to go roll in my silver before I send it off to my brothers.

It is kind of like licking food...

Thanks for the pick up. Is it possible to order next years under the same number @mattclarke?

This year it was a $2 surcharge to specify a number.
I imagine @sevinwilson will operate the same with the 2019 rounds.

Hi @galenkp, I'm @checky ! While checking the mentions made in this post I noticed that @mallballers doesn't exist on Steem. Maybe you made a typo ?

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Sounds like a good idea to me and the bar tab will come in handy. Would be nice to get something like that going here. I must maybe get some SA steemit members together. Before you start handing out silver, do you need another brother? Hahahaha

Haha, nah mate I got three and that’s about enough brothers I reckon! Keep an eye on my blog (re:silver ) though mate. Will be announcing something soon...

The meet-ups are a good idea. Matt has done a good job getting them off the ground and we get 14-18 at each one. Might be a good idea to give it a go getting something up and running.

Hahahahha, I can imagine. Sweet mate, I'll keep an eye out. I'm going to try hey

New Slogan for your ragtag bunch: "I came for the beer, and stayed for the crypto!"

Haha, I like it!

We do ok and hopefully the additional engagement takes each person’s journey that little further through friendship and support. Sort of like the Fellowship of the Ring in lord of the Rings. (I’m ARAGORN!) Called it!

You got a 32.89% upvote from @ocdb courtesy of @galenkp!