From: Annie (annie@geekbabe.com)
Date: Fri Mar 21 2003 - 20:12:36 CST
In this mailing:
Org List
Various goings-on
Freezone, Nick's, Milano's
Monique writes
Mary Beth writes
Monique writes again
Summary schedule of activities
Administrivia
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Various goings-on:
Notices of "Cancellation pending", 11 of them, were sent to those who
have not responded to 2 notices to make their activity selections.
Unfortunately, Gina is one of them. If anybody is in touch with Gina,
please be sure she's OK and tell her we will miss her.
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Since the war started on Wednesday, such things as registrations and
mailing list requests have totally stopped. They were trickling in
up until Wednesday, then zippo. Web hits are WAY down.
How much actual affect this will have on our turnout has yet to be
seen.
A note that it's business as usual, and that DLV will go on for better
or worse, will be sent out in the mailing this weekend.
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It looks like we now have 5 proposals for Wednesday replacement:
1. Ginger's proposal for Hard Rock Cafe.
2. Cat's proposal for Nick's. (Italian, south Strip area)
3. Kate's proposal for Carluccio's.
4. Tina's proposal for Freezone.
5. Mary Beth's proposal for Rio (which buffet?)
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Freezone, Nick's, Milano's:
Cat writes:
>I have been in Freezone a few times and have always been treated nice
>by both the staff and patrons. The crowded dance floor is just not
>what I am into right now. And, I have never been over there early
>evening. Monica and Nova both go there quite often and seem to enjoy
>the place.
>And YES, Milano's is the best kept secret in Vegas!
>Finally, I did not hear from Rick at Nick's last night, but am going by
>there this evening for dinner and will get with him then.
Thanks, Cat. Please let us know what we find out.
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Monique writes:
>>. Do we want a combined happy hour and dinner, or happy hour in one
>>place and dinner in another with that vile "move" between them?
>One place for HH and dinner, if possible.
>>. Do we want the entire group to eat in one place, or do we want to
>>split up the group?
>With the signup for Sasha's at 70+ now, I'm a bit concerned if the HRC
>can handle this large of a group. I know they can in Nashville and
>Denver, but I don't know about HRC-Vegas, This needs to be
>investigated, and the best way to do that is through group sales.
>Ginger, since you made 1st contact with the HRC-Vegas, this might be
>something you might wish to take on. If not, please let me know and
>I'll find out what I can. I however, do not wish to coordinate the HRC
>HH/Dinner as I have enuf on my plate with check-in, helping Kate out
>with the mall crawl, the limo tour and the SBS Garden Party. However,
>I would be willing to co-organize this with another sister, if need
>be.
I don't know how accurate the numbers are and will be. The first of the
admonitions to "take all you want but eat all you take" WRT activity
sign-ups will go out this weekend.
Last year we had 88 signed up for the Sasha's dinner on Friday. IIRC we
had only 40-something show up, or about a 50% fallout rate.
Let's look at that 72 figure, apply some guesstimates as to what might
happen, and see if we can zero in on a real-world number. For argument's
sake, let's say that number holds from now until DLV.
1. We'll probably get a few full DLV cancellations of people who
signed up. That leaves us about 69.
2. I'll be tickled pink if we get our hardcore no-show rate down to
10%, but I think realistically it will be about 15% or so. That leaves
us 59.
3. Sasha's was known widely as being about as safe as a concrete bunker,
and I'm sure several signed up just for that reason. Let's guess that
maybe 10% will change their mind and drop this dinner if it's not in
something perceived as safe. That leaves us 53.
4. Let's say 5% won't like our choice for whatever reason. Now it's 48.
5. Then there will be a few, let's say 5% as a guess, who will sleep it
off, space it off, blow it off, makeup disaster, bad hair day, whatever.
Now we're down to 45.
Yes, all of that is guesswork. However (comma) I understand why airlines
and restaurants overbook.
My guess is that 50 is about the number we will get to actually show for
this.
I'm sure we can converge on a more accurate number when we see how many
will change their mind when we announce the new venue, and when we see
how many no-shows we get, etc.
>>. Do we want to plan some kind of postprandial activity or
>>entertainment, to replace what we had planned for at Sasha's?
>Very good question and I don't have an answer at this point in time.
>Comments girls?
>>. Do we want a sit-down restaurant, a buffet, a hotel banquet room
>>(OMDB), or what?
>Sit-down restaurant or buffet is fine by me, nix IMO on a hotel banquet
>room. With the large #'s signed up for Sasha's, even a casino buffet
>concerns me a bit, with our first timers, etc.
Yes, a casino buffet will scare many newcomers. I remember one who was
brave enough to go to the Sahara buffet with us in 2001 who was scared
to go up for a coffee refill.
We've always had fair turnouts, but not great turnouts, for our buffet
meals. My hunch is that a buffet thing would get about half the turnout,
if that, of a sit-down meal in a place that's nonthreatening.
>>. What scale of facility, which of course implies price range?
>I think we need to cap the price at the $20-$25 level to minimize
>fallout due to $$'s.
Agreed. Better the affordability factor, the better the turnout.
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Mary Beth writes:
>>If there are any more, please send them in. We want to wind down the
>>discussion on this and vote as of Wednesday next week.
>The buffet at Rio might be a fun option, since after dinner we could
>hang at the Voodoo Lounge for awhile, then hit Club Ra when it opens.
Which buffet at the Rio are you suggesting? IIRC, there are two of them.
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Monique writes again:
>Tina,
>Menu looks great and well within the upper cap I suggested at $25 for
>Wed HH and dinner. I only have one question, what is their capacity
>limit for dinner. As of last nite, we're up to 70ish signed up for Wed.
>HH/Dinner.
>I also have the same question: re: the HardRock. See me other email to
>the DLVorg group regarding this question with regard to capacity.
>After going to the Freezone's web site, this looks like fun. However,
>there are a number of sisters and DLV'03 attendees that would like to
>do more of a 'mainstream' resturant (e.g., the HRC or what Cat has
>suggested) vs a GLBT club. Personally speaking, I'd like to see most
>of the attendees that signed up for HH/Dinner on Wed night be all
>toghether. Due to our numbers, however, that may not be possible and
>something that may have to be two-tracked.
>Comments? Opinions?
Freezone is definitely cheaper than the others, and most will assume
it's t-friendly. Those two factors will increase our turnout, which will
be a Good Thing<tm>. I also assume that there are no more restroom
issues there.
Only negative I can see here is perhaps the limited seating. Parking
in the area is limited, but at 5-6 I don't think it will be a problem.
I think Freezone is a viable candidate for the Wednesday thing.
Yes, yes, I know I said I would never set foot in there again, but if
Tina's ok with it, I am too. :)
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Summary schedule of activities:
This schedule is still under development and is subject to change
without notice.
Monday, April 21:
10:00am Side trip, A-le-Inn and Area 51 (Area 51)
1:00pm Brunch with Tina (Sahara buffet)
Tuesday, April 22:
1:00pm Brunch with Tina (Sahara buffet)
5:00pm Happy Hour (Hamburger Mary's)
6:00pm Pre-DLV dinner (Hamburger Mary's)
8:00pm Welcome celebration (Flex)
11:00pm Dancing (SRO)
Wednesday, April 23:
11:00am Primm Valley Mall shopping (Primm Valley)
1:00pm Brunch with Tina (Sahara buffet)
1-4pm Hidden Woman Open House (HW)
1:30pm Comportment workshop (Hidden Woman)
2:30pm Wig styling workshop (Hidden Woman)
Ev Red Shoe Night (All)
5:30pm Happy Hour (TBD)
6:30pm Dinner, possible show (TBD)
10:30pm Karaoke (Goodtimes)
Thursday, April 24:
9:00am Air tours (Henderson Airport)
12:00n Buffet lunch (Bellagio)
1:00pm Brunch without Tina (Sahara buffet)
1-4pm Glamour Boutique Open House (Glamour Boutique)
2:00pm Passing Seminar (Glamour Boutique)
6:00pm Happy Hour (Hamburger Mary's)
7:00pm Dinner (Hamburger Mary's)
7:30pm Jubilee (Bally's)
9:00pm Club Girl Talk (Hamburger Mary's)
9:30pm Limo Tour (Bally's)
Friday, April 25:
9:00am Golf (Golf course)
9:00am Air tours (Henderson Airport)
1:00pm Brunch with or without Tina (Sahara buffet)
4:00pm SO's Get-together (Somewhere on E Trop)
5:00pm Happy Hour (Carluccio's)
6:00pm Dinner (Carluccio's)
7:30pm Annual Mixer (Goodtimes)
11:00pm Dance Night (Gipsy)
Saturday, April 26:
11-3 SBS Garden Party (Mindy's)
7:00pm Happy Hour (San Remo)
8:00pm Buffet dinner (San Remo)
10:30pm Showgirls Of Magic (San Remo)
Sunday, April 27:
2:00pm Side trip (Mt Charleston)
2:30pm High Tea (Bellagio ?)
5:30pm Buffet Dinner (Palace Station)
8:00pm Farewell celebration (Flex)
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