Outside of E3, I've hung out with Sensei Phoenix, TurnBasedDude, Ramza, Slime/Dancin' Homer (old staffer), Akira, and a couple others I'm probably forgetting.
At E3 last year, I met and hung out with a bunch of other staffers. We're all so split up, regionally, that we never really get to hang out in person.
Granted, even the 'fanners who live closest to me and whom I've hung with the most (SP, TBD, and I shared many "Harvest Day" trips over the years), I haven't been hanging out with them much and it seems like the best way for anyone to see me is at one of my band's shows. So maybe once we tour your area...