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From: Annie (annie)
Date: Sun Oct 28 2001 - 00:05:33 CDT
In this mailing:
This mailing
Grand Canyon
Cat writes
Various items
Hard Rock visit
Summary Schedule of Activities
Tentative DLV 2001 schedule
Administrivia
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This mailing:
Things appear good in Las Vegas. The crowds are somewhat smaller, imao,
but things are still going on.
All casinos are open and somewhat busy. Palace Station was actually
quite crowded Sunday evening.
I would say that flying in and out of Las Vegas was only slightly more
of a hassle than it usually is. Line for check in (Southwest) seemed
about the same as before, and did move along quickly. Line for security
was longer than before, but the wait was only 5 min or so.
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Grand Canyon:
Tina writes:
>>Loose ends, dangling suggestions, etc:
>>1. North rim Grand Canyon trip. Looking at the schedule, If this is to
[bobbitt]
>Well, actually, I think it was me (Tina) that was talking about a trip
>on the weekend BEFORE DLV.
>I don't have any concrete plans yet, was just sending out a feeler to
>see who was interested.
>For me, if I am going to be at DLV starting on a Tuesday, then I may as
>well come to town the previous weekend and find something interesting
>to do.
For me, it probably depends on whether I will be also going to N+I. If
so, I'll most likely fly in that Monday. If not, I'll be able to do the
weekend before for sure.
>Given that it is a lengthy drive from LV to the North Rim (probably
>even further to the South Rim), my initial thinking would be to drive
>over on a Sunday, look it over (I already did the mule trip down many
>years ago), spend the night and view it some more (maybe some light
>hiking) the next morning and then drive back to LV late in the day.
>I've never been to the South Rim, so that is a possible alternate.
>Haven't even thought about whether I would dress for the trip or not.
>(I don't look cute when I perspire while hiking.)
>So, my current status is: I'm still thinking about it and waiting to
>see if anybody has an interest.
>Note that this is a separate topic from the thread that suggested a
>short flying trip over the Grand Canyon.
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Cat writes:
>Well, I am finally getting time to relax a little bit from a hectic
>schedule.
>We had a great time at SCC this year, and even with the WTC attack, we
>still had over 600 attend.
Yes, I'm glad to see that go on as planned. I just got word that Cal
Dreaming, which was like 2 weeks before DLV this year, has been
cancelled due to the recent events. We may very well pick up a few from
those who wanted to attend.
>I will start paying more attention now to the next big ticket item on
>my agenda - DLV 2002.
>From talking with alot of people at SCC, there could be a significant
>number at DLV next year. I know that I have 6 good friends who plan on
>being there for their first one.
>As a side note, at our January SCC Planning meeting, we will be
>discussing having more DLV type social activity options for future
>SCCs. DLV has become a model that others will adopt in at least some
>form as part of an event. You and the original group may not realize
>how much you have contributed to the TG community.
I'm glad to see this happening. One thing I think you've heard about the
major T* conventions is that they tend to be clones of each other with
the same format, activities, vendors, and even participants. One running
joke was that you could fall asleep at Fall Harvest and wake up at Texas
T and never know the difference. :)
But seriously, I'm glad to see DLV having this input to the T*
community.
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>Now for the business stuff:
>>2. LV Lounge has indeed slipped even more. Rumor (unconfirmed) that
>>the place may be up for sale..
>I have a group of people who might be interested in exploring this
>property if someone in Las Vegas could find out the owner's information
>and forward it to me.
Maybe some of the local Las Vegas people can help you out here. Anybody
have contact information?
>Hopefully after the first of the year when I get settled, I can help
>out a little more. Thanks for the great effort everyone in the LV area
>has put in.
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Various items:
Densie writes:
>>2. RHPS. A new Las Vegas cast is forming, consisting of KT (the GOOD
>This is good news! I just sent Katie and email and hopefully I can get
>all of the juicy details.
>>3. Dinner at Keys on Wednesday is a go. They love us there. :) Thanks to
>>Leah for making this happen.
>Umm...can they put something exciting on the menu? The last two times
>I've eaten there, I've had something like turkey with a bitter-tasting
>stuffing on the top, and I didn't much care for it.
Ya know, the Turkey with Bitter Stuffing must be a very popular item,
'cuz when we got there last Saturday, they were all out of it, so we had
to settle for prime rib with fries and cornish game carrots, quite good,
actually. I had the "queen" cut, which was quite large. (Watch Densie
make a smartass response to that one. :)
>There just wasn't a lot to choose from. How about something a little
>more tasty, like a good steak? Seafood platter? Prawns in garlic
>sauce? Veal parmigian?
Actually, I'm sure Leah will pass on what our preferences are. Troy
(manager) seems eager to please.
>A dead cat? Glass of Galliano?
Actually, I think Chat aux Vin was on the menu at the cafe over by the
Delmar.
As for Galiano. {sic} :)
>>The skydiving thing would fit in either afternoon.
>Nobody has let me know that they might be interested in skydiving, so
>we might have to blow it off as a scheduled activity, but Tony and I
>intend to do the ground school and a jump here before we go so that
>we'll be ready for it. I'm still at dmcrack@home.com is anyone is
>interested.
We probably wanna announce this in the general mailing list, which is
due to start up again in January, before we ash-can it. If you think
we need something sooner, we could make an announcement in the
October-November update, which will go out to all 240-some people.
This update will go out this Wednesday.
>>2. Boating and waterskiing. Densie, where do we stand on this? Last
>>report I can find was there may be mechanical issues.
>Last winter we rebuilt a broken airplane. This year's project will be
>the boat. I think I'm going to have to overhaul the engine or replace
>it with a new one (whichever is cheaper) but I'll be surprised if I
>don't have it in good shape by January.
Ok, please keep us informed. :)
>>Congratulations to Rhianna, who is the first to register for DLV 2002.
>>Rhianna's registration came in at 12:53 CDT last Sunday.
>Umm...I went to the web page to register and it says that registrations
>will begin in February of 2002.
That's cuz you didn't use the special url that was posted here in the
list. :)
http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/reg.html
That one should work now.
>I also couldn't find a link to click on for registration.
You won't ... until February. :)
Actually, we're just now shaking down the registration scripts, but if
somebody wants to make a real registration, it will work, unless for
some reason we have to purge the 2002 registrations. That shouldn't
happen with good code, right? :)
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Hard Rock visit:
I'm actually replying to my own item here ...
>4. Hard Rock Casino has apparently become t-unfriendly. I'm planning to
I took a few minutes Sunday to see if I could detect anything hostile or
even different at the Hard Rock. I don't think I was screaming "tranny"
but I did make sure I was at least noticed.
This was Sunday afternoon. The place was busy, but I would not call it
crowded.
I made one complete circle, walking, of the upper level, intentionally
catching the eye and smiling at the person (gg) behind the security
desk. I also caught the eye and smiled at a guy who I believe to be a
security guard. He was wearing a jacket, not the traditional cop type
uniform, and had a radio. He was definitely part of the hotel staff. I
walked right by him and into the ladies room, the one on the east side
by the Pink Taco. One employee of the hotel (housekeeping, apparently)
did appear to give me a look-over as I entered. She was filling one of
the paper towel dispensers. When I left, however, she was mopping the
floor and didn't seem to pay any more attention to me than to the others
in the area.
Since I figured I had been visible to the staff, I returned to the
casino, sat down at a Monopoly machine, and proceeded to lose $10 in a
period of 1/2 hour or so.
Conclusion: Inconclusive, really. I didn't do anything to rub their nose
into the fact I was transgendered, and nobody approached me, except for
the cocktail server, which I declined.
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Summary Schedule of Activities:
Date Day Time Activity
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Apr 30 Tue Morning
Afternoon Milano's Welcome Dinner
Evening Pre-DLV get-together
May 01 Wed All day Blond Hair Day
Morning
Afternoon
Evening Keys Buffet Dinner and Welcome celebration
May 02 Thu Morning
Afternoon
Evening Female Impersonator Show
Limo tour
May 03 Fri Morning Golf
Afternoon Carluccio's Dinner (5:00pm)
Evening Goodtimes Annual Mixer
Late Night Dance Night
May 04 Sat Morning
Afternoon Mall Crawl
Evening Las Vegas "Legacy" show
Midnight Rocky Horror Picture Show
May 05 Sun Morning
Afternoon Side trip
Evening Farewell Get-together
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Tentative DLV 2001 schedule:
as of Sat Oct 6 10:07:48 CDT 2001
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Tuesday, April 30:
Activity Name : Welcome dinner
Possible "Timezone Options" : Tu, 5:00pm
Location or Venue : Milano's
Expected Dress : Casual (moderately dressy ok)
Expected Cost (If any) : $5 - $15 per person
Maximum Numbers (If any) : ca 30
Organiser Required and who : No
Comments : Casual Italian, American, Greek, Mexican
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Activity Name : Pre-DLV get-together
Possible "Timezone Options" : Tu, 7:30pm
Location or Venue : T-friendly lounge TBA
Expected Dress : Casual to dressy
Expected Cost (If any) : One one's own for drinks and munchies
Maximum Numbers (If any) : ca 50
Organiser Required and who : No
Comments :
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Wednesday, May 1:
Activity Name : Buffet dinner and Welcome Celebration
Possible "Timezone Options" : We, Ev
Location or Venue : Keys
Expected Dress : Casual to dressy
Expected Cost (If any) : $5 - $12 per person plus drinks
Maximum Numbers (If any) : ca 60
Organiser Required and who : Yes
Comments : Light entertainment to follow.
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Thursday, May 2:
Activity Name : FI Show
Possible "Timezone Options" : Th, Ev
Location or Venue : TBD
Expected Dress : Nice casual to very dressy
Expected Cost (If any) : TBD
Maximum Numbers (If any) : Ca 100
Organiser Required and who : Probably
Comments : Frank Marino or Kenny Kerr
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Activity Name : Limo Tour
Possible "Timezone Options" : Th, after show
Location or Venue : Las Vegas Strip
Expected Dress : Nice :)
Expected Cost (If any) : $15 pp
Maximum Numbers (If any) : 7, 14, 21 ...
Organiser Required and who : Yes, Aiko
Comments : Delmar, etc.
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Friday, May 3:
Activity Name : Golf
Possible "Timezone Options" : Fr, 10:00am
Location or Venue : Golf course {duh}
Expected Dress : Casual or athletic, boymode or girlmode
Expected Cost (If any) : TBD
Maximum Numbers (If any) : 4 8 12 16 20 24 ...
Organiser Required and who : Yes, Mindy
Comments : Details TBA
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Activity Name : Dinner
Possible "Timezone Options" : Fr, 5:00pm
Location or Venue : Carluccio's
Expected Dress : Nice casual to dressy
Expected Cost (If any) : On one's own for dinner and drinks
Maximum Numbers (If any) : ca 50
Organiser Required and who : Yes, Leah
Comments :
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Activity Name : Annual Mixer
Possible "Timezone Options" : Fr, 7:30pm
Location or Venue : Goodtimes
Expected Dress : Casual to modrerately dressy
Expected Cost (If any) : On one's own for drinks and munchies
Maximum Numbers (If any) : ca. 100
Organiser Required and who : No
Comments : Possible need to change venue
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Activity Name : Dance Night
Possible "Timezone Options" : Fr, 11:30pm
Location or Venue : Gipsy, et. al.
Expected Dress : Whatever
Expected Cost (If any) : Cover and drinks
Maximum Numbers (If any) : ca 100
Organiser Required and who : No
Comments :
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Saturday, May 4:
Activity Name : Mall Crawl
Possible "Timezone Options" : Sa, 12:00n
Location or Venue : Various
Expected Dress : Casual, boymode or girlmode
Expected Cost (If any) : On one's own for what is purchased
Maximum Numbers (If any) : None
Organiser Required and who : Yes, Annie
Comments : Belz, Boulevard, possibly Primm
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Activity Name : Las Vegas show
Possible "Timezone Options" : Sa, Ev
Location or Venue : TBD
Expected Dress : Nice casual to dressy
Expected Cost (If any) : TBD
Maximum Numbers (If any) :
Organiser Required and who : Yes
Comments : Legacy LV show or newer artsy show
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Activity Name : Rocky Horror Picture Show
Possible "Timezone Options" : Sa, 12:00m
Location or Venue : Paradise 6 Cinema
Expected Dress : Anything goes (really)
Expected Cost (If any) : $4.50 per person
Maximum Numbers (If any) : ca 150
Organiser Required and who : No
Comments : HAS to be better than last year.
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Sunday, May 5:
Activity Name : Side trip
Possible "Timezone Options" : Su, PM
Location or Venue : TBD
Expected Dress : Casual, boymode or girlmode
Expected Cost (If any) : Possible donation for park fee
Maximum Numbers (If any) : Capacity of vehicles
Organiser Required and who : Yes, Annie
Comments : Red Rock, Valley of Fire, etc.
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Activity Name : Farewell Get-together
Possible "Timezone Options" : Su Ev
Location or Venue : TBA
Expected Dress : Casual to dressy
Expected Cost (If any) : On ones own for drinks and whatever
Maximum Numbers (If any) : ca 120
Organiser Required and who : No
Comments :
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Administrivia:
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Diva Las Vegas 2002
April 30 - May 5, 2002
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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