>From David Locklear I have attended about 10 UT Grotto meetings in the past 31 years. And several parties that the grotto members hosted, and even been in a few Travis County caves.
I have attended probably 60 GHG meetings, and attended some of their parties, And about 10 meetings and a few parties at the DFW Grotto. And maybe 2 in San Antonio, along with several parties, and about 3 trips to Robber Barron Cave. I have been to about 50 plus A.S.S. meetings, and attended a few of their parties. I have even attempted to form grottos at UofH, or re-ignite one at Rice, or virtual grottos on the the web. And sort of tried to get something going in Brenham at the Blinn College. One issue you run into, is that occasionally you attract the wrong kind of people to the group, or at least one with a different mindset. You might even get some really crazy guy that just goes off ranting about irrelevant cr*p. Some grotto meetings have taken place at restaurants in their party section. This seems to work if the place is centrally located, and inexpensive, and has good food and beer, and has some sort of nostalgic atmosphere. But those kind of places just do not seem to exist anymore, especially within walking distance of a campus. It is my opinion, that the area around the UT Campus seems to attract a lot of street-people. If that is true, I don't think other grottos have that problem. Moving too far from campus, you lose the possible new influx of student cavers. I have fond memories of UT Grotto meetings. It was kind of like the movie Groundhog Day. as things were often identical each time I went. I have futilely tried to attend dozens of UT Grotto meetings, and the stars did not align. I am still hoping to make some trips to both future meetings and to events at the TSC, but with the high cost of gas, I can't drive across town without a valid reason. I hope you all find a nice place that is at least semi-permanent. D.L.
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