That should encourage turnout, but we also need you to block any rain . . . ah, no, I mean liquid high humidity, after all, as you've said repeatedly, "it never rains on the DC Chapter."
If either of you only FReep once this year, this is the FReep to attend.
I know it's a long trip, maybe you could arrange a car pool with each other and possibly WVNan (see post 48 above), if she's interested and not too far from where you're at.
Hope that you can come, if not this Friday, maybe some other Friday.