My man Dave (Pez001) and I have met Jessi and we're pretty much exploding with eagerness to meet the rest of the Houston crew
Of course, if you ever feel the urge to come visit Denver/Boulder...I'm also organizing a coup to get everyone I know to relocate here XD We grew up in Boston, Dave and I, so we're transplants too.
As for hippies, I went to school in hippie cow land of western Mass., and I now live in the hippie capital of the Rocky Mountain region...I want a VW bus...so Berkeley makes me happy. I promise I won't make hippie jokes