I will be going stag, so no issues there.
This whole thing came about rather quickly. My 2 closest friends from college live in Hawaii and Houston, respectively. The 3 of us have not hung out as a trio in almost 30 years. The Hawaii friend will be attending a conference in Dallas, and the other friend will drive from Houston to see her, and they asked if I would join. I was inclined to say yes anyway, and when I looked up events in Dallas that weekend, I saw that the Guitar Fest was scheduled immediately prior to the conference.
Coincidentally, I was just introduced to my friend's brother-in-law, who lives in Dallas and is an avid guitar collector (archtops). He is planning to attend, so it looks like everything is falling into place.