Subject: dlvorg Dinner problem, fantasy ball, bad puns, phones and rides ...
From: Annie (annie)
Date: Thu Feb 28 2002 - 07:43:41 CST
In this mailing:
Org List
Dinner problem
Fantasy ball
Boo-hiss {groan}
Clarifications
Fantasy ball, HW, fones, rides, etc.
Summary Schedule of Activities (updated)
Tentative DLV 2001 schedule
Administrivia
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Dinner problem:
Leah writes:
>Just found out that Carluccio's is booked for the Friday of Diva.....
>actually from long before we even talked about having a dinner there.
>No problem....Mindy and I will find another place ASAP unless you
>wanted to move the dinner to Thursday ahead of the show.....up to you
>but I see Luna and another one or two places as alternatives.
>Will have some options by the weekend.
Thanks for the heads up. I'm sure Luna (or another alternative) will be
fine. I think it's more important to keep the day/time than it is to
keep the venue on this one.
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Fantasy ball:
Densie writes:
>>+Dress Code: High fashion fetish, fantasy, glam, leather & lace,
>>+lingerie, gothic, sci-fi erotic, drag, rubber, vinyl, or black tie (tux
>>+and evening gown). Absolutely no street clothes, gang wear, biker wear,
>I like this, but I'll have to get some clothes together. Obviously
>there are going to be some of us who won't be able to do this just
>because we don't have the right attire; however, the biggest regret we
>had about not doing RHPS was that those who wanted to dress this way
>couldn't do it anywhere else.
I'm assuming an evening gown, like the one I plan to wear to the La Cage
show, will meet the dress code. I'm sure most of our people have at
least one of these.
>Put me down for a yes vote.
Ok, so noted. More comments below.
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Boo-hiss {groan}:
>Going to celebrity ball.
>Dress-up tonight, why be lonely?
>>+NO CAMERAS.... NO NUDITY.... NO SEXUAL CONTACT.
>Celibate! Celibate! Dance to the music!
That is baaaaad! {barf} :)
Uh, is this an entry in the DLV motto contest? :) :)
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Clarifications:
Leah writes:
>I probably should have clarified the timing on the HW open house......
>It will be continuous from 3 pm.....just a blonde moment there.
>It doesn't have to run til 7 but I will be there till the close and can
>bring some girls over to HM's that have stayed. I can also do some
>earlier pickups too. The places are fairly close to each other. I can
>also bring the girls back to their hotels throughout the open house.
>Pickup may be a problem as I will be setting up and getting ready
>myself.
>I only mentioned the time figuring like you said..... leave there and
>go right to HM's but Leona is very flexible and any start time or
>duration is good.
Ok, thanks, just wanted a clarification there.
>If anyone wants to come by early they can watch her do my makeup....
>probably around 1 pm or so......to get an idea of the application she
>uses.
Actually, as I think of it, that's the day we're supposed to go blonde.
I may actually want her to do mine for that, to give the blonde thing a
good shot. A (natural blonde) cow-orker has given me a few hints on how
to do it, but this may be a better option. I know the one time I tried
on a blonde wig, I did *not* like the look, and maybe with a
professional makeup job it might look a bit better.
As an aside, I had an online chat with one of our people last weekend,
somebody I consider to be quite passable, and the topic of Blonde Night
came up. She remarked that she had tried on a blonde wig and "looked
like a guy in a blonde wig". I'm willing to give it a try, but if it
doesn't work, I reserve the right to bail out. :)
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>I am sure the Metamorphosis party won't start any earlier than say, 10
>pm, and run til the wee hours of the morning. So it won't interfere
>with La Cage or the Limo Tour.
Well, unless the limo tour runs over 48 hours, I'm sure the fantasy ball
won't interfere with it. :) :) :)
>I am on the mailing list so I will hear more soon...... as well as
>answers to some questions I asked them about admission.
Thanks, any more info would be great.
>Don't have the cell number yet but I will get it to you.
>Another item I wanted to clarify...... for the HW open house, if she
>gets 4 or more makeovers that day only she will charge $40.
>Originally we discussed a 20% discount off the makeover price for the
>duration of Diva so outside of the open house makeovers will be $48 as
>opposed to the regular $60 charge.
I think these discounts are quite generous and reasonable. I think both
shops will be doing quite a bit of business over the DLV week.
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Fantasy ball, HW, fones, rides, etc.:
Tina writes:
>>+METAMORPHOSIS
<snip>
>>Well, ladies? (gentlemen?) Whadaya think? Comments?
<cut and paste>
>>>As far as I know about Luna, they have a drag show on Sat. nite but
>>>probably only for a couple of hours....starting around 10 pm.
>>>I will try to find out if they have any entertainment after the show.
>>>Maybe a lesbian stripper piano player/singer?
>>Ok, gang, we need some (more) chatter and discussion regarding Saturday
>>evening. Do we wanna two-track after the show, with Luna and the Fetish
>>Ball being the options? Comments?
>Such fetish parties can be fun, but you have to be open to the
>different vibe that is often active here. Many such parties attract a
>very young, very het crowd.
>Note that they're limiting single males to 10% of the total potential
>crowd, but 50 (presumably) straight males (with some probable
>exceptions who are friendly and will talk to anybody) aren't likely to
>find a lot in common with our girls. Typically, the dance music is
>very loud and very dark. Older t* girls (typical of our DLV
>demographic) may feel out of place.
>Based on the comments I have heard about Luna from various people on
>this list and on the review I read in LV Bugle, I would recommend using
>Luna as the primary activity and not listing a 2nd track in the formal
>schedule, instead just announcing its availability to the general list.
I tend to agree that Luna should be our primary after-show activity.
>Putting it on the formal schedule constitutes some degree of
>endorsement (intended or not) and I just don't think most of our girls
>will be into it. The adventurous ones will find it anyway. We should
>focus on trying to get the most DLV people together in one place as
>reasonably possible.
I admit this one is not for everybody, but I think there will definitely
be some interest. I dunno if I would want to go, but I may have $10
worth of curiosity. :)
I agree it should not be our feature activity after the show, and I think
we have a consensus that Luna should be.
Let's see what Leah finds out about logistics and price, and then make
a decision whether to list it on the schedule as a second-track option,
or just mention it in the text. Does this sound ok to everybody?
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>Hidden Woman, misc.:
><snip>
>>She would like to start around 3 pm and the first hour will be hair
>>styling instruction on your own wig or of course a purchased one. Each
[bobbitt]
>>Ok, Tina, does this look good for you?
>Sounds great. I'll be there. Looking forward to it. Please ask her
>if she minds if we videotape as a memory aid. It's often hard to
>reproduce results two weeks later without a memory jog.
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>Contact phones:
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>>Tina and Densie will be noted as to call if a live body is needed and the
>>others are not answering and/or not responding.
>>Does everybody involved agree with this?
>Live body needed for what? We need to spell out specifically what
>we're giving out our phone numbers for. Last year, I got a call from
>someone asking me, at about 30 minutes before an event was scheduled
>to begin and I was about an hour behind schedule in getting ready, to
>drive cross-town and pick them up. I had to graciously decline the
>request.
I intend(ed) those numbers to be used in case the main numbers do not
answer and somebody needs to know how to find the group, needs some
encouragement, etc.
>I'm there to answer questions about where the action is at that time,
>or maybe give a few words of encouragement to help a new girl walk out
>her door, but I'm not there to provide a taxi service on-demand.
That was exactly what was intended.
Two things were stated in the final mailings last year:
1. Volunteer drivers were not a taxi service, and were to provide as
available rides to on-time people.
2. The contact people whose phone numbers were listed were not to be
depended upon to get anybody a ride at short notice.
Here are my drafts for this year, based upon what was sent last year:
First, about phones, rewritten substantially ...
Included text marked with +, my notes without them.
+Contacting the group:
+For general information, to find out how to meet up with the group, if
+you need activity information, directions, etc., contact one of the
+following:
+1. Phone Diane (local Las Vegas landline) at xxx-xxxx
+2. Phone Leah (local Las Vegas cellular) at xxx-xxxx
+3. Phone Annie (long distance from Las Vegas) at 402-681-0524
+4. Page Annie at 800-999-6710 pid 9982603.
+Big Sister Emergency Hotline:
+In the event you need the immediate assistance from a volunteer Big
+Sister, contact one of the following:
+1. Phone Leah (local Las Vegas cellular) at xxx-xxxx
+2. Phone Annie (long distance from Las Vegas) at 402-681-0524
+If you are stuck and need a ride:
+If you have not yet been matched up with a volunteer driver or drivers,
+please contact one of the people below:
+1. Phone Leah (local Las Vegas cellular) at xxx-xxxx
+2. Phone Annie (long distance from Las Vegas) at 402-681-0524
I'm intending to put a note here that people running late to a scheduled
activity may be asked to take a taxi, in a nice way, of course.
Leah has graciously volunteered to drive a van for the week, and I will
have one also, but I am intending to tell those who phone late, or phone
after I have been tricked into drinking too many shots of Galiano{sic}
that they should take a taxi. I don't know what Leah's personal policy
will be.
Hey, I'm willing to bend as much as I can, but there are limits. :)
Actually, I'm willing to bend quite a bit for a genuine nervous newbie
who is sitting in her hotel room scared sh*tless on what was to be her
first night out, but not for those who are running late and are
perfectly able to walk to the entrance and ask the doorman to get her
a taxi.
+(Cellular) phone and pager coverage will not be available at the
+following times:
+1. Thursday evening, during the LaFemme show.
+2. Saturday evening, during the Frank Marino (La Cage) show.
+Coverage should be available all other times.
+Cell phones don't work very well in some buildings in Las Vegas, so if
+you phone and don't get an answer, wait and try again or try paging.
+Keep trying if necessary.
+If no answer or no response, in the event you need to contact a live
+body immediately and the people listed above can't be reached by phone
+or pager, here are two others. Both are toll calls from the Las Vegas
+area.
+Tina: 1-512-656-3061
+Denise: 1-520-271-5051
[bobbitt]
We can put in a note that the above two numbers are not to be used to
try to get a ride at short notice.
In fact, we should publish the number for the taxi driver that Leah
has mentioned. Maybe even some local numbers for taxi companies.
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Next, on drivers and riders, mostly same as last year ...
+Rides and riders:
+We are very fortunate to have a number of volunteers who have
+volunteered to provide rides to DLV activities for the DLV people.
+We are sending out driver and rider lists for those at the Sahara,
+the Imperial Palace, and those staying elsewhere.
+Riders: Please make a note of who the drivers on your list are, and
+obtain contact information at one of your first DLV activities.
+If you need a ride and get in town before you are matched up with a
+driver, or drivers, please phone or page. We'll be sure somebody is able
+to pick you up for the early DLV activities.
+Riders, please note the following:
+1. This is not a taxi service. It's as-available transportation to
+the DLV activities at the scheduled times.
+2. Please make careful note of the contact information for your
+driver(s).
+3. Please take the initiative to contact your driver WELL IN ADVANCE
+when you will be needing a ride. Don't assume your driver knows, be
+sure.
+4. PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL. Allow plenty of time to get ready. If you're
+going to be late, please contact your driver as soon as possible.
+Please use alternate transportation (taxi, etc.) if it looks like you
+will be holding others up. PLEASE PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO TIME AND
+PUNCTUALITY IF YOU NEED A RIDE TO THE SHOWS ON THURSDAY AND/OR SATURDAY.
+5. Donations to a driver's gas fund are appreciated and encouraged. :)
+6. The DLV contact people listed above can POSSIBLY assist you in
+getting in touch with a volunteer driver, but SHOULD NOT BE DEPENDED
+UPON TO GET YOU A RIDE AT SHORT NOTICE.
That is verbatim from last year's note.
+7. If you go to any of the late night activities, please be prepared to
+use alternate transportation (taxi, etc.) back to your hotel in the
+event you wish to stay out later than your driver(s).
+8. Please be appreciative and courteous toward your driver(s). They are
+going out of their way to help make DLV more enjoyable for all!
+9. (Yeah yeah, I hate this stuff too, but ...) If you accept a ride
+during DLV, please do so with the understanding that it is at your own
+risk, a private arrangement between driver and rider, and that DLV
+organizers and volunteers cannot be responsible if something awful
+happens.
+Drivers, please note the following:
+1. The Las Vegas traffic can be extremely slow and congested, especially
+on the Strip. Particularly problematic areas include the intersection
+of Flamingo and the Strip, the intersection of Tropicana and the Strip,
+and the Strip northbound between Tropicana and Flamingo. Please allow a
+very liberal amount of extra time when planning to pick up people and
+deliver them to DLV activities.
+2. If one (or more) of your riders is running late to the planned
+activities, especially the time-specific ones such as the shows on
+Thursday and Saturday, and the dinner on Friday, please do not wait, but
+deliver your on-time riders, and at your discretion, return to pick up
+your late rider(s) or ask them to use alternate transportation.
+Airport pickup:
+Unfortunately, due to heightened security, people meeting passengers are
+no longer allowed in the gate area, the available short-term parking
+area that is used for this has been closed, and no-standing regulations
+are being strictly enforced. We're asking that you use a taxi or shuttle
+to get to your hotel unless there are extenuating circumstances. In the
+event you need a pick-up at the airport and the public transportation
+services do not appear to be an option, please write me directly
+(annie@annie.net) and explain the circumstances.
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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 Hidden Woman Open House
Evening Dinner 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
After Cafe Luna and club tour
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 Mon Feb 25 13:46:21 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 : Cafe Luna and Club Tour
Possible "Timezone Options" : Sa, Ev
Location or Venue : Cafe Luna, et. al.
Expected Dress : About anything
Expected Cost (If any) : On one's own food, drink, cover
Maximum Numbers (If any) : ca 100
Organiser Required and who : No
Comments : Meet at Cafe Luna following La Cage
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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
...
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
...
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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