From: Diva Las Vegas organizers (dlvorg@geekbabe.com)
Date: Wed Jan 18 2006 - 08:14:25 CST
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Hmmmm ... Vanity club
Wednesday evening
Latest Laundry List
Lil Debbie and Buck Wild
Tiny reports in
Pins
Hello from Sarona
Bowling and cinema
Let's doooo the time warrrp againnnnn
Banner Exchange and more
Summary schedule of activities
Administrivia
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This mailing:
Well, as those of you who count days know, we just passed the 90 day
mark! It is now time to start firming up the plans and getting the
schedule solid.
I am beginning to get things together for the final schedule, maps,
etc.
In general ... Activity continued to be brisk over the past week. Up to
56 on registration as of this morning. :) No further issues reported.
Quite a few list joins recently.
We still need activities for Saturday evening. This is not going away,
gang. :) We need ideas.
Yes, you! :)
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Hmmmm ... Vanity club:
This just came in as a request to join the dlvgolf list ...
+Hi !
+I plan on attending the Vanity Club Soiree in Las Vegas (Apr 20-23),
+and would be very interested in participating in the DLV Invitational.
Anybody know about this?
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Wednesday evening:
We have one special-interest item on the slate for Wednesday evening
(see below). We also have Eating Out Night scheduled for early evening.
Let's consider Wednesday to be a general multi-theme multi-track
evening.
We should probably call it something, like we did last year when we
called it Mainstream-Alternative night. Suggestions?
I would suggest that those of you who have smaller general or special
interest items in mind, just raise your hand and get these things on
the schedule. I can think of countless possibilities ...
* Fremont Street Experience
* Nighttime Strip casino-hopping
* Alternative bar crawl
* Mainstream bar crawl
* Smaller or special-interest show
* Paris tower or Stratosphere tower
* {your idea goes here}
These don't have to be elaborate, and many things of this type don't
need any real planning or organization, just an idea and at least one
person to be there.
This would be something that those who volunteered to host(ess)
"something social" to do.
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Latest Laundry List:
Shorter list. Quite a few items cleared since last time. Thanks gang!
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Cheryl, Cyndi, Nora? Wedding plans? Any thoughts of the timing of the
ceremony and the details of the reception and how they will mesh with
the DLV plans?
I would like to feature this in one of the upcoming weekly activity
blurbs shortly if possible.
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Mindy, others? Garden Party?
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Saturday: We need ideas, we need volunteers. (>>HINT<<)
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Ginger? Any (further) thoughts on venues for Lunch With(out) Ginger?
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Aiko? Other show(s)? Any plans?
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Everybody? We need a couple more hosts/hostesses for Eating Out Night on
Wednesday. We have 2 volunteers, we need at least a couple more.
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Charles Bar? Gina, is this on again this year? If so, which evening?
You in there, Gina, got yer ears on? :)
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Dance Night? Jenni? Others? Any thoughts? Friday? Krave again?
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Speaking of dancing, Dance Instruction. Diane? Others? Do we want to
repeat it this year?
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English High Tea? Mindy? Diane? Do you want this on Sunday this year?
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Lil Debbie and Buck Wild:
Edy writes:
>Annie,
>If we want to consider seeing the Lil'Debbie show at the Sahara may I
>suggest you seeing the show when your visiting out there. I'll be
>there for only three days early March, but I could try to see it myself
>then.
>If your interested in seeing it sooner, contact Mark, Group Sales at
>702-260-7200 and mention Tiny and Edy as your contact. If you want, I
>can get involved, but I do not know your schedule when there.
My schedule is -- nothing, meaning I probably won't get to Las Vegas
again until DLV.
As you can see from the next item below, Tiny (Debbie) will be expecting
us. :)
Edy, if you think we should be doing an official group thing to see
this, I would appreciate you taking the lead on this and getting the
wheels turning.
I see it fitting in a couple places on the schedule, either Monday after
the Welcome Celebration or Wednesday as one of the options.
I would say to pick whatever evening works best for you and let's get it
on the schedule. Thanks.
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Tiny reports in:
Steve (Tiny Bubbles) Daly writes:
>Hey Kiddo!
>Cant wait for you all to return to $in City! :o)
>I am no longer at the San Remo (which is now called "HOOTERS") our
>Showroom there is now a coffee shop! After 11 years there - it was
>bitter sweet to go...
>I am now in a new Spectacular Production called "BUCK WILD!" at the
>Sahara - The theater is the COMPLETE opposite of the San Remo! 800
>seats and a helluva show! Country Variety Show featuring a LIVE band,
>Singers, Dancers, Juggler, Magician, Look-alikes, and Comedy! One
>show nightly at 9 PM - Dark on Sundays!
>I know the Sahara is a hotel many stay at - thought Iwould drop you a
>line and let you know I will be there!
>I also just met with Criss Angel - I have signed for the second season
>of "MIND FREAK" on A&E Network! "Ginger" will be once again appearing
>qas Criss' Mother in his sureal Family on the show! There is now HEAVY
>talk about Curiqu Du Soile (sp?) opening a new "Criss Angel's MIND
>FREAK" Show Nov/Dec 2007 in a large strip property... If it goes
>though - Criss has personally asked me to sign a 10 year contract with
>the show!
>That would mean my 26 year run in Vegas was accomplished thru 3 shows!
>Not bad, huh?
>Hope I get to see you this Spring - they are blowing things up right
>and left... The Boardwalk closed last week, the Westward Ho closed a
>month ago, and they just blew up the Castaways on Boulder Highway! :o)
> Later!
> HugZ and Kisses!
> Steve
> "Tiny"
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Pins:
Mardi writes:
>I want the pins.
So noted. Thanks. Yvonne and I have been in contact with some
preliminary thoughts, so this will most likely happen again.
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Hello from Sarona:
Sarona writes:
>I have confirmed my reservation for a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom timeshare
>unit, for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. One room is available
>for a 3night roomate.
Diane, you might wanna make note of this for roommate matching. (OBTW, I
am planning a blurb on roommate matching in the next general mailing.)
>The timeshare is directly behind the San Remo / Hooters casino and is
>called "Desert Rose", formerly "Hawthorne Suites".
>Monday night, after the other events, I can host a sissy meet-n-greet
>but there isn't time for a full party then. (free, but a good time to
>pay and reserve for my Tues/Weds events)
>On Tuesday afternoon, I would like to coordinate an Easter Dresses on
>sale shopping trip. (free except for what you buy) Probably to WalMart
>or Penny's or Burlington Coat Factory. I would like to meet up with
>the people interested in this shopping (not thrift store, but taking
>advantage of post Easter) at the Lunch w/o Ginger if we're still having
>it at the Sahara buffet.
Ok, I will add a Post-Easter shopping trip for Tuesday afternoon. Thanks
for taking this on. :)
>If there is enough interest in sissiness, I am would like to host a
>sissy party on Tuesday night. (fifteen dollars to cover room rent,
>going down to ten dollars if more than 5 show up) If there is not
>enough interest, I might try the soiled doves myself for a change?
My hunch is that anything put up against NSD in the same timeslot,
particularly something of very specific interest, will have a poor
turnout. NSD is popular (in part) because of the non-mainstream dress,
and therefore I think anything else featuring non-mainstream dress in
that timeslot might not get optimal turnout.
If there's something on the schedule as an alternative to NSD, I
would suggest something very general in nature, such as dinner and
a non-themed social get-together.
I might suggest that you focus the "sissy" or "little girl" theme into
one specific evening, and one that does not have any major "big gun"
general-interest activities that would draw participants away from it.
As of this time, the one weekday evening that doesn't have anything
big is ...
>On Wednesday evening, I would like to host a clothes show-off in the
>timeshare, ladies may model lingerie or sissy outfits or whatever, and
>there is plenty of room to change clothes. I would guess that like
>last year, we would start by ordering out Chinese food or Pizza. (ten
>dollars plus cost of food divided equally, limit of ten attendees)
>I will avoid the problem of full reservations and no-shows by accepting
>reservations in person only. First paid = first reserved. I plan to
>be at the Happy Hour and dinner on Monday.
My best guess is that Wednesday will be a multi-track evening with
a few to many selections, giving everybody their selection of what
to do.
We already have Eating Out Night set for Wednesday, so your order-out
could essentially be one dining option for those doing the sissy theme
that evening.
You might consider combining a Sissy Party and a clothes show-off into
one combined activity on Wednesday.
>I do not use the word "sissy" in a perjorative way, but people who like
>this style (pastels, pink, lace, ruffles, goldilocks) usually know and
>relate to the word "sissy".
Help me out with the terminology and semantics here. ...
I'm going to have to put these on the schedule and I want to have
wording in there that gets the point across in a few words but does
not give the wrong impressions.
I know what the term "sissy" means, but I think that for the general
audience it's not well understood and potentially misunderstood.
The two close synonyms I think of are "Little Girl" and "Poufbunny"
which I think are more widely understood but still subject to some
misinterpretation, as "Sissy" is. "Little Girl" can have some
transgenerational undertones, and "Sissy" can have forced-femininity
undertones.
>I am willing to revise my schedule and plans within the
>Monday-Wednesday night timeframe.
What I would suggest is to set up something solid for Wednesday and
focus on that one. Possibly a late-evening meet and greet on Monday
as well, after our Welcome Celebration.
Whatever you decide, we should get them on the calendar in the near
future.
>I am also willing to host a
>significant other gathering at my timeshare on Wednesday before or
>after lunch w/o Ginger.
Ok, I'll put a SO gathering on the calendar on Wednesday. For now I'll
put it after LWG, since I think that will get you a better turnout. If
you want to move it earlier, please let me know. Thanks for taking this
on we have 11 SO's signed up so far. I'll also plan an announcement of
this in the next general mailing.
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Bowling and cinema:
Amber Michelle writes:
>Hi Annie,
Hewwo :)
>sorry i havnt said anything for a couple weeks. I want to do bowling
>again. I would like some feedback as to interest and the best day to
>put it on the schedule.
So far most weekday afternoons are open. Golf is on Thursday and Death
Valley is on Monday, but those are not single-track-only things.
Comments, bowlers? Day preference?
>Also i really want to do a movie outing maybe a matinee say Saturday
>afternoon or another day might be less croweded at the theatre
Ok, I will pencil this in for Saturday afternoon. Thanks.
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Let's doooo the time warrrp againnnnn:
Caitlin writes:
>Isn't the Rocky Horror Picture Show held on Saturday nights there?
Jeez, how could I forget this one! Last I heard it was still going on
each Saturday. I'll get that on the schedule.
>Just a thought....
Yes, thanks for the reminder. :)
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Banner Exchange and more:
HWGA :)
Is anybody personally acquainted with "DD" or in contact? Is anybody
here a member of lvtg.com?
+I like your event and would love to have my banner displayed on it. My
+name is DD, I live in Las Vegas and I own LVTG.com. LVTG is becoming a
+major TG dating and personals website. I would love to let my members
+know about Diva Las Vegas. How can we make that happen? Do you have
+banner link? Can we do a banner exchange?
+I also own and operate http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lasvegastgirls/
+which is growing and also still growing. We just hit 5,000 members the
+other day. I have it set up to drive more traffic to LVTG and serve as
+news and promotional vehicle for the site. Sign up and tell me what you
+think.
+I think we could a lot to help each other with mutual marketing and
+promotions. I don't feel there is any sort of conflict here, in fact I
+think I could do a lot to drive more interested TG's and admirers to
+your great event. I think a lot of my members would be very interested
+in seeing your website and attending DLV 2006.
+Why don't you take a quick peek at my site. You can sign up and
+navigate it with out spending any money. Here is a link to the front
+page http://www.lvtg.com/lvtg/ .
+I hope you like what you see and write me back so we might chat about
+this.
+ Sincerely,
+ DD
+ LVTG.com
+ dd@lvtg.com
Well, I did "take a quick peek" and ...
IMAO, we don't need the attention brought on by affiliation with
dating sites, pr0n sites, adult sites, pay-anything sites, etc.
I think our best exposure comes from personal referrals and those we
get from vendors, support groups, etc.
I would like to hear some thoughts and feelings here. I have my opinions
on the topic but remember, I'm kind of a lame duck here and you are the
ones who have to live with things like this in an ongoing sense.
Comments, gang? I need some feedback on this one, please.
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Summary schedule of activities:
Preliminary and subject to change.
Monday, April 17:
10:00am Death Valley Tour (Rendezvous point TBD)
1:00pm Lunch With Ginger (TBA)
2:00pm Walk Off Your Lunch (TBA)
6:00pm Happy Hour (Suede)
7:30pm Dinner (Suede (?))
8:30pm Welcome Celebration (Suede)
Tuesday, April 18:
AM Sunbathing (Lake Mead)
AM-PM Lake Mead Boat Cruise (Lake Mead)
1:00pm Lunch With Ginger (TBA)
2:00pm Walk Off Your Lunch (TBA)
PM Post-Easter shopping tour (TBD)
Ev Happy Hour (TBD)
Ev NSD III (TBD)
Wednesday, April 19:
AM Art Tour (TBD)
1:00pm Lunch With Ginger (TBA)
2:00pm Walk Off Your Lunch (TBA)
PM SO's Get-together (Desert Rose)
Ev Happy Hour (TBD)
7:00pm Eating Out Night (Various)
Thursday, April 20:
AM-PM Golf (Sahara Buffet)
1:00pm Lunch With Ginger (TBA)
2:00pm Walk Off Your Lunch (TBA)
Ev Limo Tour (Strip)
Friday, April 21:
1:00pm Lunch With Ginger (TBA)
2:00pm Walk Off Your Lunch (TBA)
PM-Ev Wedding Ceremony (TBD)
6:00pm Happy Hour (Bahama Breeze)
7:00pm Dinner (Bahama Breeze)
Ev Wedding Reception (Bahama Breeze)
Saturday, April 22:
PM Movie outing (Theater)
11:59pm Rocky Horror Picture Show (Paradise Cinema)
Sunday, April 23:
10:30am Religious services (Metro Comm Church)
Ev Happy Hour (TBD)
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