Subject: dlvorg Registration, photos, various items ...
From: Annie (annie)
Date: Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:42:13 CST
In this mailing:
Org List
Registration reminder
Group photos
More feedback
A few items
La Cage photos
Summary Schedule of Activities (updated)
Tentative DLV 2001 schedule
Administrivia
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Registration reminder:
I was just reviewing the registration data, and I noted that a number of
very familiar names {HINT} are missing, including a few that have been
active on this list and have said over and over they will be there.
Please, everybody, let's make sure our numbers are accurate this year.
If you haven't registered, please drop by the URL:
http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/reg.html and get yours in.
This is especially important if you will either be giving others a ride
or need a ride yourself. Thanks for your cooperation on this.
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Group photos:
Seeing Leah's note below got me thinking about group photos. Of course,
we need to keep tradition and have one at the Annual Mixer in the front
area of Goodtimes, but I think we should schedule at least one more.
I think an obvious time might be right after the La Cage show, as that
will be one of our largest groups in any one place, plus that will be
one of the more dressy occasions.
Comments? Suggestions?
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More feedback:
Rhianna writes:
>Not being familiar with that which goes on in Vegas, I'll rely on yours
>and more familiar folks' suggestions.
I do think we have a good consensus on the suggestions. No vocal
objections, anyway.
>I had such a fabulous time last year and this year will be no
>exception.
I'm glad you enjoyed last year. Yes, we're looking forward to this
year. One thing to keep in mind is that each year so far has been
totally different. If anybody is hoping for a rewind and replay of
last year, they will be disappointed. There will be new venues,
new activities, and of course, new people.
>Last year I was amazed and impressed at your ability to
>organize such a function and to please all the people all the time,
>despite that which Abraham Lincoln said was impossible. :)
Thanks, I'll take the compliment, but again note that DLV is quite the
participative organization. The credit has to be shared with a litany
of people who did their part in making DLV happen, from those who
volunteered to "hostess" an activity, to those who helped others get
their feet wet, the list goes on and on.
The real credit for making this thing work has to go collectively to
everybody who came and added his/her face to the whole that is greater
than the sum of its parts. That's what really makes DLV what it is!
Another point is that the way the organization of this thing has
developed, over 90% of the busy work is done before we meet out in Las
Vegas. Those who plan this thing (that's us, gang) have one major job to
do, and that is to sit back and enjoy the vacation. Nobody gets stuck
behind a registration desk, nobody has to go running to the catering
staff to be sure there will be enough rubber chickens. :)
I would sure like to think we're pleasing all of the people, and when I
look back thru the photo pages and see all the smiling faces, I really
know we're doing something right. Most of our feedback is overwhelmingly
positive. Our return rate is always good, and our referral rate is as
well.
However, a few things still bother me. One is the case where we see
somebody at one of the first activities, but never again. :( Another is
a couple cases where somebody has attended, seemed to have a great
time, but responded to the first followup mailing with a very curt
"UNSUBSCRIBE" and would not answer my e-mail asking if there was
something wrong. :( :( Another item is the very high no-show rate we
had last year. :( :( :( I don't like to dwell on stuff like this, but
sometimes I'm concerned that some things could be done better. What
we can do is keep going forward with a positive attitude, and do
what we can for another dynamite DLV.
Sorry to digress on that, I was gonna just type a sentence or two but
got carried away.
>Last year was my first attendance at DLV, prior to which I had never
>heard if it.
>To quote Jackie Gleason, "Baby, you're the greatest."
{blush} :)
Actually, that has to be shared with everybody. "You're" can be plural
in this case. :)
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A few items:
Mindy writes:
>1. i have not said much but a very close t friend of mine has spent
>the last month in las vegas on her last fem outing.. she has ALS so
>upon her return home yesterday she knows she faces wheel chair then
>bed then death.
Very sorry to hear that. Those of us who have our health, or have
regained it, often times forget how fortunate we are.
>the trip was to be her kodak moments she can carry with her the rest of
>her life and we did a lot of fun things to create those memories for
>her.. now that she is at home she can not dress or do any of the fem
>things as she has been in the closet for many years and feels that this
>is not the time to come out to her wife and kids..
>this being he situation she left behind a huge fem collection for me to
>do with what i wanted.. we consider selling, keeping for personal use,
>tossing out ect.. but in the end diane and i decided to establish a
>memorial to Tama in the form of a lending closet for visiting
>transgendered persons.
>we have also added some items from our own collection to this.. these
>clothing items will be availble to any visting t's on an cost only
>basis.. this includes those attending diva. costs will be cleaning and
>delivery and pick up if needed. other then that it will be run for the
>memeory of Tama.. any diva visitors are invited to make use of this
>collection and anybody who feels they can not take any of the fem stuff
>they use at diva home we would invite to donate to the collection..
>currently we have clothing sizes 16 to 1x (mostly conservative), a few
>wigs, and shoes in sizes 9, 9 1/2 and 12. anyway.. if you wish spread
>the word.. this is a labor of love and diane and i will not profit from
>this in any way.
Thanks. We'll want to make an announcement of this as time gets a bit
closer.
One thing I see as a possibility. There is kind of a swap meet to be
held in conjunction with the pajama party. Maybe some of the leftover
items can be donated to this.
>2. over the past few months i have been gathering wigs for a group
>that provides wigs to cancer patients in south africa.. there are no
>domistic wig companies so all wigs must be imported. the south africian
>rand is trading very poorley so most cancer patients there cannot
>afford wigs during cancer treatement. the do have a company that will
>recondition and repair old wigs so that they can be used so i am
>collecting wigs that are no longer used to send to this cause.. also
>because of the extreme shipping costs (i sent 7 wigs last month and the
>cost was almost 40 dollers) we are also collecting money for shipping
>costs.. if any diva people have wigs they dont use and wish to donate
>they can give them to me at diva.. and if any of them wish we are also
>accepting donations for shipping cost..
We can make an announcement of this too, as the time approaches. I'll
look thru what I have and see if I have any I never use. (I'm actually
one who wears them out, so when I'm done with them they are usually
trash.)
What I may do, however, is this. I'm planning on picking up a cheap
blonde wig for the Wednesday Blonde NIGHT, and I know I don't look
good as a blonde, so unless I am overtaken with all that More Fun<tm>
that blondes are supposed to have, I'll donate that one to the cause.
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La Cage photos:
Leah writes:
>Saw a coupon in the GLBT paper for a free photo with the cast of La
>Cage with the purchase of a ticket. I will collect as many as I can
>until DLV goes.....should have more than enough to cover everyone.
>Normal cost of the pic is $15.
Ok, thanks. I'm sure that will be a major hit. :)
>It is one of those "management reserves the right to alter or cancel
>this deal at any time" thingies so hopefully it will still be on when
>we are there.
Yes, of course. :) :(
Hmmmm ... I wonder if we could exchange a bunch of those for maybe one
group photo with the cast and all of the dlv girls? Maybe Mr. Jackson
might be able to arrange this. Comments?
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Summary Schedule of Activities (updated):
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 Dinner (tentative) and Welcome celebration
After Karaoke, Goodtimes
Later Slumber Party (and swap meet)
May 02 Thu Morning Air tours
Afternoon Glamour Boutique Open House
Evening LaFemme (production show) MGM Grand
After Limo tour
May 03 Fri Morning Golf (See notes about golf mailing list)
Afternoon Carluccio's Dinner (5:00pm)
Evening Goodtimes Annual Mixer
Late Night Dance Night
May 04 Sat Morning
Afternoon Mall Crawl
Evening La Cage (Frank Marino) Riviera
Midnight Rocky Horror Picture Show
May 05 Sun Morning
Afternoon Side trip, Valley of Fire
-or- English High Tea
Evening Buffet dinner, Palace Station
Farewell Get-together
This schedule is tentative and not complete, subject to change.
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Tentative DLV 2001 schedule:
as of Tue Feb 12 11:06:53 CST 2002
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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 : Flex
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 : Dinner and Welcome Celebration
Possible "Timezone Options" : We, Ev
Location or Venue : Hamburger Mary's
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 :
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Activity Name : Karaoke
Possible "Timezone Options" : We, later
Location or Venue : Goodtimes
Expected Dress : Casual to dressy
Expected Cost (If any) : Food and munchies on one's own.
Maximum Numbers (If any) : ca. 70
Organiser Required and who : No
Comments : After Welcome Celebration
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Activity Name : Slumber Party
Possible "Timezone Options" : We, Late
Location or Venue : Residence Inn
Expected Dress : Whatever
Expected Cost (If any) : TBD
Maximum Numbers (If any) : ca 30
Organiser Required and who : Yes, LeeAnna
Comments :
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Thursday, May 2:
Activity Name : Air tours
Possible "Timezone Options" : Th, AM
Location or Venue : Henderson Executive Airport
Expected Dress : Casual, boymode or girlmode
Expected Cost (If any) : TBD
Maximum Numbers (If any) : 3 6 9 12 ...
Organiser Required and who : Yes, Densie, Gina
Comments :
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Activity Name : Glamour Boutique Open House
Possible "Timezone Options" : Th, Aft
Location or Venue : Glamour Boutique, 714 E Sahara
Expected Dress : Casual to dressy
Expected Cost (If any) : On one's own for purchases
Maximum Numbers (If any) : ca. 50
Organiser Required and who : No
Comments :
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Activity Name : LaFemme
Possible "Timezone Options" : Th, Ev
Location or Venue : MGM Grand
Expected Dress : Nice casual to dressy
Expected Cost (If any) : $49 per person
Maximum Numbers (If any) :
Organiser Required and who : Yes
Comments : Limo tour to follow
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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, Yvonne
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 :
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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 : FI Show, La Cage
Possible "Timezone Options" : Sa, Ev
Location or Venue : Riviera
Expected Dress : Nice casual to very dressy
Expected Cost (If any) : $39 per person
Maximum Numbers (If any) : Ca 100
Organiser Required and who : Yes, Annie
Comments : Frank Marino
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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 : Valley of Fire
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Activity Name : High Tea
Possible "Timezone Options" : Su, Aft
Location or Venue : TBD
Expected Dress : Nice
Expected Cost (If any) : $15 or so
Maximum Numbers (If any) :
Organiser Required and who : Yes, Mindy
Comments : A rawther special afternoon
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Activity Name : Buffet Dinner
Possible "Timezone Options" : Su, 5:30pm
Location or Venue : Palace Station
Expected Dress : Casual recommended
Expected Cost (If any) : $7.95 per person
Maximum Numbers (If any) : ca. 50
Organiser Required and who : No
Comments : Meet at top of escalator, 5:30pm
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Activity Name : Farewell Get-together
Possible "Timezone Options" : Su Ev
Location or Venue : Flex
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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Diva Las Vegas 2002
April 30 - May 5, 2002
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