On January 16, 1999, the first Tri-State GGetoGGether was held in New York City – a gathering of adventurous local members of the On-Reflection Internet mailing list. While several O-R members had met previously in small numbers, here nine O-R members and three brave spouses joined together at the Heartland Brewery (Union Square) in Manhattan for what was, in effect, the first-ever real “mini-GORGG”... although it would be nearly 9 months until its namesake would be first-realized the following October. And the rest, as they say, is magnificent GORGG history!

The evening was a magical event which proved that it was possible to gather a significant number of Gentle Giant fans together under one roof and have a good time, even if the band had called it quits some two decades earlier. This January night paved the way for future O-R gatherings of both the “mini” (Boston, Austin, Portland...) and “maxi”(NY, London, Toronto...) variety.