From: Annie (annie@geekbabe.com)
Date: Sun Jun 23 2002 - 00:08:19 CDT
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Org List
Show Tickets
New DLV Activities
Tropicana and dates
Transit
Retro
Administrivia
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Show Tickets:
Tina writes:
>>I think we can summarize with a few clear principles that allow us to
>>maximize participation and minimize risk.
>>1. Allow convenient payment. Schedule pay-in-advance activities so there
>>will be time to pay at DLV. Allow payment by mail but try not to require
>>it.
>I too liked being able to pay for show tickets the week of DLV, but I
>didn't like my cheaper seat at LaFemme (too far back and way too far to
>the side). It's tough to balance getting good seats while avoiding
>reservations.
>It's my understanding that we basically sold out the show that night.
>Did we get lucky with supply basically equalling demand?
The layout of that theater is poor, period!
IIRC, there were a few open seats, but to the left of us. Also, iirc,
Monique was told to not worry about the count of tickets, but when she
showed up, they were tight.
>Will we have the same luck next year if tourism in LV goes up and our
>own DLV attendance goes up?
Probably depends on which shows we go to, the size of the theaters, the
day of the week, and the phase of the moon.
>Is there a possibility of using a hybrid model (if the show hostess is
>willing to do it) where good quality reserved seats are paid for by
>check or money order like 60 days in advance to the hostess (so the
>checks clear) and the actual reservations made 30 days in advance by
>the hostess (or whenever the show starts taking payment) and then the
>2nd block of tickets (the ones people pay for during the week of DLV)
>gets bought the day of (or was it the day before?) the show (like
>happened in 2002)?
I'm sure something like that can be arranged, assuming the person who
volunteers to coordinate the show(s) want to do it.
I know I already volunteered to coordinate the Showgirls Of Magic show,
and I'm sure we can work something out with Tiny and the staff to allow
convenient payment. Since it's maitre'd seating, I don't see any problem
if the people pay separately.
They tell me (the ubiquitous "they") that one reason the casinos have
gone to reserved seating was due to a lot of bitching about the racket
the showroom staff had on the selection of seats. I admit I used to
bitch about it too, but that was before I ever tried to get a medium to
large group seated together while paying separately. Yes, the old
corrupt system does have advantages.
For the other show(s), who knows. If we do one of the newer artsy shows
like BMG or "O", they both assign seats with a faceless computer, so you
do have to pay together to sit together. Maybe, as you say, two blocks
can be purchased, but they will certainly be disjoint.
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New DLV Activities
Tina writes:
>I've seen several DLV activity suggestions go by, but haven't seen many
>comments about them yet. Thought I'd at least add a few. Hope that
>other girls will too.
>Good luck Densie on the parachute thing. I know you'll be fabulous at
>it. I certainly trust you and Gina as excellent pilots, but you'll
>notice that you haven't gotten me up in a little plane yet since
>Draminine Orange is not exactly a designer color. Hence, even a pink
>parachute isn't going to entice me to actually jump out of a plane with
>you. :-) But I bet you do find a few brave girls to go with you.
Personally, there is no way I'm gonna jump out of a plane, planes scare
the $#!+ out of me, and the thought of jumping out of one gives me the
creepies! However (comma) I would support it as a DLV activity because
it's a very non-stereotypical-t* thing, and because some of our people
just may want to do it.
Golf is not my thing either. However, it's turned into what's one of our
most successful repeat activities. This is a Very Good Thing<tm> and it's
certainly not one that's stereotypically t*.
Bowling has been suggested. That I would probably go for. :)
>Retro night. Gee, I thought that's the way I already dressed. :-)
I forget if you were in the group over at Flex when this was suggested,
but I jokingly asked if my shades would qualify, and then somebody made
the comment that some of the people there would also qualify dressed as
they were. <vbfg>
>Seriously, I love the idea of any theme night. Each night at DLV could
>have a theme. (I have already copyrighted Red Shoe Night for 2003, if
>I can talk everybody into it.)
Do pink tennies count? :)
>Artsy show (O, Blue Man Group, etc.). Sure, we've done mainstream
>shows in the past like Splash at the Riviera and Folies Bergere at the
>Tropicana. Loved them. Just be sure to get good seats for those
>prices.
I've seen BMG and Mystere, and loved both. I can assure you that for
BMG most every seat is good. We were 3/4 of the way up and off to the
left, and the view was just fine. The angle of the off-center seats
for BMG is not nearly that of the LaFemme seats.
For Mystere, the seats form a U around the stage and just about anything
would be a good view. I dunno about "O" though.
>Regarding activities that have more social time built into them (a
>common feedback request): Social time generally means relatively quiet
>with time to talk. Shows and nightclubs (our main late-in the-week fun
>stuff) don't fill this bill, so maybe we should look at more enticing
>afternoon stuff? Not everybody goes to these, but attendance is slowly
>rising each year.
>I saw tons of socializing at the fashion shop open houses and at the
>dinners.
>Maybe we should also schedule a central brunch location each day for 1
>PM. Makeup definitely optional. I might make it to that at least
>once in boy-mode. :-) Early birds will already be out shopping, but
>us late risers do have to eat and that is about the time that many of
>us first see the light of day (if we didn't actually see the dawn
>before going to sleep).
That may be something that would work. Would not take that much effort
to plan, somebody would just have to pick a convenient place and time.
I know the coffee shop at Sahara ended up being a default very early
breakfast place almost every night.
>We've also talked about having more cocktail mixers before the main DLV
>night event (or maybe before supper), but some don't favor them because
>they cut into the 3 hour primp time window. Well, like all DLV events,
>these would be optional. Those who can make it can go if they want to.
I think more things like the Boardwalk reception might be a good thing.
>Those (like usually me) who need the extra time have to get ready
>really early or skip it. Can't please everybody. I hope we get a
>chance to try more cocktail mixers (with better planning) in 2003.
I think we need to consider transition time between any two activities,
but in addition allow for a slack late afternoon period to freshen up.
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Tropicana and dates:
Kate writes:
>I suggested the Tropicana a few e-mails back more for the possibilities
>of walking out and about dressed in relative comfort in an area where
>it would seem to have some ambience for being dressed without having to
>drive and drink or drink and drive. It seems like a nice locale to go
>out alone or to get together with a group of friends and mingle with
>the everyday Vegas vacationers and attempt to blend in so to speak!
>I think the Imperial and Sahara are excellent places for DLV girls and
>the format should stay the same with regards to individual choice of
>accomodations.
>This is what makes DLV a unique annual event where everyone has their
>own favouite places for sentimental or other reasons and individual
>choice should be respected or this would spoil the concept of it all.
Yes, I agree. Individual choice should be respected. (I guess that's why
I prefer a buffet to a rubber chicken banquet. :)
Whether it's economic, sentimental, or just plain personal preference,
I think we need to keep the options open for our people.
The only real calling I've heard this year WRT accommodations is to have
a more upscale suggestion for those who want it.
>Also earlier in April ie:- cooler sounds to me like a good time to do
>it.
Ok {mark} another check in the earlier column. :)
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Transit:
>>>There is a bus service that goes from MGM Grand and New York New York
>>I am questioning whether we ought to even consider mentioning things
>>like this as options for our people. Speaking realistically, the
>No no no no NO and NO! Can we please get off this kick! Pardon me, but
>Diva girls are not going to feel comfortable taking a bus!
I agree. Not an option for the vast majority of our people. I think the
idea of a smaller shuttle van as Mindy has suggested may have some
merit. This, of course, would not be shared with the general public.
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Retro:
>I guess I missed the first part of this conversation on Retro Night.
This may have been brought up before you joined the list.
This was one of several suggestions. It was suggested to me by {mumble}
one night at Flex.
>We are dressing up for which era, 40's, 50's, 60's or ?
Any and all, I assume. :)
>BTW I think its a great idea. I'm looking into outfits already.........
This is something that doesn't really need too much work to do. It could
be done almost anywhere we usually have our gatherings, and yes, it
would provide more of that valued social time. The retro theme was
suggested kind of the same way Go Blonde Night was, meaning optional but
encouraged.
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