From: Diva Las Vegas organizers (dlvorg@geekbabe.com)
Date: Thu May 24 2007 - 11:40:47 CDT
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Org List:
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Vote:
Two weeks ago, we started a vote to determine voting privileges
for the Org group. The vote was to determine whether the voting
privileges would be open to those who have coordinated, or assisted
in coordinating an activity for either the past year, or for the
past two years.
The results are three to one in favor of the past two years.
As of now, the voting privileges for Org is only for those who
have attended at least one DLV in the past two years, and have
coordinated/assisted an activity during the past two years.
Thanks to all who voted.
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Suede:
Kumiko writes:
>I agree that Suede offers a comfortable environment and we should
>try support this type of establishment.
>However I agree that some of the prices are very expensive. I
>ordered a rum-coke for $7, and got a 5-8 oz glass that was mostly
>ice and coke. I belive in supporting this place but that price was
>way overpriced. I didn't order another drink.
>Could the price for dinner and drinks be reflective of Suede's way
>of ensuring not to take a loss on this dinner?
>Am I correct in assuming that night was whole place was reserved
>for dlv as in a private party? If so it has to equal or outdo the
>monies intake for that night open to the public.
>>I didn't do the buffet -- when I got to eat, it looked picked over
>>so I and a few others went next door to Milano's. I tend to agree
>>that a bottom-line price of $25 and change is bordering on steep.
>>I recall Lorraine refused to eat the food and asked
>>for (and got?) her money back.
>This makes me question, how many signed up to be there as part of
>the head count saying they were attending and eating, saw the food,
>and refused to pay that amount and/or go to eat somewhere else like
>Milanos?
>This type of activity will undermine the person planning the event,
>if the promised headcount is less that what was expected, esp to
>pay for a meal.
>Not defending Suede, but I can see them over-charging to us to make
>sure theydon't take a loss on the cost of providing food and service
>if the stated headcount was less than what they were told. If the
>headcount was less, it makes Suede correct in over charging, and it
>makes the organizer and dlv look bad in not living up to what was
>promised as in head count and cost to Suede.
>Also was it too expensive? Again,not defending Suede, but from
>their perspective, we will never know the profit and actual cost
>involved with having a dinner there. Things like staffing and
>labor of the dining service that handled the tables, silverware
>and buffet line must also be considering in the cost of this event
>along with the price of getting, storing the physical amt of food,
>and then cooking the food. They are not a resturant catagory like
>Bellagio or even Bahama Breeze.
>I understand the feelings of those that got sick, but I'm wondering
>how many got sick compared to how many ate dinner and was ok?
>How many had GI problems?
>I ate the chicken and didn't get sick. If the numbers of people
>who ate chicken is quite larger than those that got sick, it may not
>have been the chicken. It could have been anything else being served,
>including those very expensive drinks, or from something eaten before
>going to Suede. If there was poisioned food, then most who attended
>and ate would have gotten sick.
>On the other hand, maybe the food was going bad. How long was it
>sitting since it was cooked? How was it handled before and after
>it was cooked? We don't know.
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Joan Dupree writes:
>Dear Friends,
>>>>I want to complain about Suede, it is a nice place to meet, but
>>>>to rip the DLV people off buy charging $25.15 for the buffet was
>>>>ridiculous
>I wouldn't call $25.15 a bargain, but with tax and tip included,
>and free soft drinks as well, I think it was fair. I also thought
>the food was pretty good. I really did like the buffet arrangement
>as opposed to a limited sit down menu.
>I would recommend a buffet for next year, perhaps a little more
>diverse menu, maybe some lighter items.
>>>What I did notice was that domestic bottled beer was $5 at the
>>>bar. Other than the Charles Bar, I think that was the highest
>>>priced bar we had.
>I don't know, I don't drink.
>>>>>and to top it off I got FOOD POISONED from the chicken.
>>>>>I usually don't complain, but food poison was no fun at all.
>>>Not to defend Suede, but accusing any facility of spreading a
>>>foodborne illness is a very serious charge.
>I ate a pretty good quantity of food at Suede. I had no ill effects
>whatsoever.
>>>>Comments please?
>>>It will be interesting to see how Suede rates on the survey
>>>against the two other places we used for group meals, Bahama
>>>Breeze and Elvis'.
>>>I heard nothing but raves for Bahama Breeze this year, after
>>>two years of mixed reports.
>I was very happy with the food and the service at Bahama Breeze. I
>would recommend it as a venue for next year. Parking doesn't seem to
>be a problem. I was satisfied with the food. I found the service to
>be very good, no extended waits for drinks or for food. It took a
>little more time to pay the bill than I would have liked, but it
>seemed like there were too many bills to be processed at once,
>especially credit cards. I give them an A+ for their effort.
>>>I've heard no complaints at all about the food at Elvis.
>I have to admit the food and service at Elvis were spotty. They also
>ran out of one of my favorite items. It seemed like they were kind of
>unprepared for a large crowd, but that is really no excuse. It seems
>like they are more focused on serving drinks. Now I have eaten well
>there on one of their off nights. Their credit card machine was not
>operating the evening of the party as well. I would not recommend
>Elvis as a single track venue. Now a buffet arrangment and self serve
>soft drinks, I could probably go for that.
>For great Italian food I can recommend some places with superior food
>and service for a fairer price in my opinion.
>Hope this helps, Joan in LV.
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DLV 2008:
It would be nice to get a jump start on DLV 2008 by looking at some
dates.
We need to consider some of the special dates of Mothers Day and
Easter which tend to dictate our schedule, along with the NAB and
N+I conventions.
Mothers Day 2008 is May 11. Easter (Western) is March 23.
Easter (Orthodox) is April 27.
The NAB convention is April 14-17.
The N+I convention is April 27 - May 2.
For 2008, it appears to be a window that fits our needs. The week
of Monday, April 20 through Saturday 26 is between the NAB and N+I
conventions and does not conflict with Mothers Day or Easter.
Would anyone like to propose or nominate the future dates of DLV 2008?
:)
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