I guess as I am in Dallas I should make the effort, especially as I managed the Austin meet

As long as you pick a weekend that isn't booked up then I should be fine, only leave it a few weeks for my sunburn to go down.

As for English pubs, are you sure you want to do the Fox & Hounds, as most of the people I know tell me it sucks. We tend to hang round the Irish Rover up near Stonebriar Mall, or the Londoner in Addison (Hmmm, Old Speckled Hen )