Sup? I live in the Richardson/North Dallas area. Very close to Richland College. I'm definitely interested in going to some meetups once my schedule clears out a bit. I just moved but once I get settled in I might be open to hosting. Currently I have GGAC no plus BBCS for PS3 Mu unlocked, I'll be getting Makoto next month and Valk as soon as he drops. As an oddity I also own Arcana Heart 1 :P
Also as a side note I actually own the stick mentioned
Its not bad as a starter. Its easily modable from what I've seen but mine is more or less stock. The stick is stiffer than the Sanwa JLF that come stock on TE's, which I like as its much easier to execute IAD's because it snaps back to neutral harder. The buttons are iffy at best. I should really replace mine. It definitely is not as high quality as some of the other sticks available.