Hands over a half-unrolled map on a wooden table at dusk, with a candle and a beer bottle

Field Notes

People, places, and moments. Oldest first, from the night the name was bought to the years the trips kept showing up.

Year

Theme

Review

~2005

Need Drew Review
BAW I
The first BAW — ocean dump bachelor lore before this inbox. Year and place still on Drew.
January 4, 2009
Where It Started
Two friends, strong beers, and a domain bought before the night was over.
September 3, 2009
Across the Pond
London, Paris, Brussels, Bruges, Amsterdam, Prague, then the exit row.
September 5, 2009
Italy Notes
Handwriting that would not scan, and fried rice from Florence back to Milan.
November 24, 2009
Pork Knuckle
Week before Prague — Czech beer per capita, then Drew’s #porkknucle.
2009
State of the Gravity — 2009
The name, the rail across the pond, and Italy in handwriting.
February 25–28, 2010
BAW II
Guy’s Weekend in Atlanta — Bacontinos on the plan, Winter Beer Carnival on Saturday, a week to get over it.
February 27, 2010

Need Drew Review
Anastasio — Guys Weekend
Drew locked four Tabernacle tickets. Max waited on a friend. The weekend still started.
September 24–26, 2010
Pavement Night at the Tabernacle
Pavement at the Tabernacle — Leon’s Friday, attendance locked Sunday the 26th.
October 6, 2010
Vegas on Miles
A friend in December, and a fare that was mostly miles.
November 4, 2010
Memphis, Las Vegas, Bozeman
That December, drawn as a loop. Out, north, and home.
December 1–11, 2010
Vegas Then Bozeman
High Gravity Travel 2010 — MEM to Las Vegas to Bozeman and home, with a $7.40 miles fare on the Vegas seat.
April 26, 2011
BAW III — ATL Strikes Back
After Vegas talk, BAW III landed back in Atlanta — beer pong, Das Boot, GET YOUR BALLS WET.
June 28, 2011

Need Drew Review
Thinking About Dick’s
Commerce City on the subject line. Friends booking. Max still selling a car.
July 8–10, 2011
Sweetwater Saturday
#PalsWeekend in Atlanta — Ikea meatballs, Sweetwater Saturday, Belgian Beer Bar, then the success mail.
December 28, 2011
Disc Golf at Mountain Sun
A Boulder bar, and disc golf from two other tables.
January 26–30, 2012
First Megabus, Panic Wood
First Megabus seat — $3.50 overnight into Panic wood at the Tabernacle, January 2012.
February 29, 2012
Atlanta, Buenos Aires, Lima
Two doors in February. In August, the days from Buenos Aires through Cuzco.
June 25, 2012

Need Drew Review
Tenacious D at the Tabernacle
Tickets attached. Same day, a StubHub sale. Next day, thanks for attending. Drew: which of those was true.
July 20–22, 2012
Three Dollars Overnight for 311
$2.80 MEM↔ATL for 311 weekend, overnight into Lakewood Saturday.
August 23, 2012
South Korea?
Asked, not booked. A link where a ticket would be.
August 24–26, 2012
Under Ten for Phish Weekend
$4.50 plus the Musictoday tickets — Oak Mountain Friday, Lakewood lawn Saturday, travel under ten.
July 16–18, 2013
Dollar Seats to Alpharetta
$2.80 into Alpharetta week — Encore Park on the ticket stub, Marta to Drew’s office on the plan.
September 14, 2013
Good Vibes at the Tabernacle
Rebelution at the Tabernacle — $80, attendance locked Saturday September 14.
September 26–29, 2013
A Friend's Thirtieth
$50.50 overnight for a friend’s thirtieth — seats locked, party still thin in the mail.
February 17, 2014
Next Level Life
Friends invent the package, then comp a cane and some pistachios.
January 11–14, 2015
Startup Meetings by Megabus
$51.50 — Biz trip to ATL, Jan 11–14 startup meetings, overnight both ends.
February 11–12, 2015
Overnight for Demo Day
$43.50 — overnight into Demo Day February 12, overnight straight home.
March 1–8, 2015
Summit County March
Bachelor ski week in Summit County — Frontier into DEN March 1, out the 8th, Delta on the Atlanta side.
March 18, 2015

Need Drew Review
Magnaball
One subject line, a #pals retreat link, and a FAQ joke. No tickets after that.
June 11–15, 2015
Chuckles Weekend
$61.50 — Comedy weekend into ATL, Drew’s #Chuckles on the reply.
December 29, 2015 – January 3, 2016
Airbnb Wouldn’t Take Him
Panic NYE week in Atlanta — in town through early January, Airbnb female-guest fail, friend bedroom on offer.
June 26–27, 2018
Blockchain Overnight
$52.50 — MegaBus ATL Blockchain Trip, overnight Jun 26–27, meetup in the middle.
September 21–27, 2018
Gulf Condo Week
Orange Beach Sep 21–27 — condo and a friend’s house, dinners with home, Monday on the beach with friends.
December 4–10, 2018
Not Sunday Funday
United into San Diego December 4 — out the 10th, on purpose not Sunday, week still thin in the mail.
April 10–14, 2019
Breck After the Date Change
Bachelor week moved to April 10–14 in Breck — minivan up Wednesday, Frontier home Monday the 15th.
June 26 – July 9, 2021

Need Drew Review
Destin Condos — Pals Vacay
Condos open after a friend’s family cleared out. Friends could do the 26th through the 30th. No June follow-through in the archive.
March 7, 2024
Thursday Out, Saturday Back
Spirit out Thursday, back Saturday. The birthday was the reason.