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Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Tue January 7, 2003 06:37 PM UTC
G_G,
Same as i ended the other post with. Looking for a place for Friday Saturday and Sunday nights.
chris
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Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Tue January 7, 2003 06:38 PM UTC
Hi G_G,
Yes, I'd like a hotel room for Saturday night please! If another woman would like to share a room, I wouldn't mind sharing (but two double beds please).
Jessica
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Tue January 7, 2003 06:55 PM UTC
Wondering if I should participate on that squeaky clean thread.
Donīt understand why some people get so annoyed at 26 postings and some innocent exchange of words..
but I guess this is because none of you guys is European... ;-)
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Tue January 7, 2003 07:01 PM UTC
Focus....Focus.....
Rooms, Dinner, Alcatraz...
Breathe....take a deep breath and hold your lewd comments for after (and during) cocktails!
G_G
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Tue January 7, 2003 07:03 PM UTC
Yubert... focus focus...
Got a joke about goats... but not the right forum... :-))
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Tue January 7, 2003 07:37 PM UTC
Great Jenn -- roomies on Saturday night!
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Wed January 8, 2003 01:13 AM UTC
Hey all,
I should be hearing something back regarding rates at the Hilton by tomorrow (hopefully).
In the meantime, I did see some rates on Expedia for some hotels that seemed to be pretty reasonable and in central locations:
The Pickwick Hotel on 5th St. - avg rate of $61.67 for the weekend of Jan 31st.
Holiday Inn Fisherman's Wharf - avg. rate of $95.67 per night
The Phoenix Inn (caters to Rock Stars...kinda funky) - avg. $95.67 per night. This one is sort of borderline to the Tenderloin.....but if ya'll stay as a group in a block of rooms, it shouldn't be too bad. We're hardly in the hotel, anyways (PLUS we have our "Boy Scout" Yubert close by!)
Anyways...those are some options, but I will still keep you posted with my contacts at the Hilton.
G_G
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Wed January 8, 2003 01:32 AM UTC
G_G,
Great info!
Perhaps Yubert will find a place to stay after all!
I was perusing the idea of a day tour to Sonoma/Napa valley on Sunday. Perhaps renting a bike and crossing the Golden Gate to Sausalito.
Geisha et al, what do you think?
Tania
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Wed January 8, 2003 01:36 AM UTC
Tania,
That's a *FAB* idea! I was just going to say how beautiful the weather has been here in the Bay Area these past few days. Almost spring--like weather!
I'm doing my chanting and dancing to the "gods" that we have the same kind of weather when ya'll come out here. If so, then a bike ride across the bridge would be ideal.........
If folks have the energy after Saturday night, that is....
Just my .02,
G_G
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SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Wed January 8, 2003 03:29 AM UTC
Rowangbr and I booked a room at the Hotel Metropolis through Priceline for $65. I'm told it is a charming hotel but not in the best of areas-about 5 blocks from Union Square, I'm not going to complain for that price. Hotwire had some other rates between $72 and $104 for 3 star hotels in the Wharf.
G_G Since I'm not able to attend on Firday night should I just give you my cell number in case plans change for the boat time the following morning?
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Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Wed January 8, 2003 03:39 AM UTC
Sure! You can do that Jenn....just send it via email.
Alcatraz! Yes....let's figure out the best time to catch the boat for that. I was wanting to wait until it's slightly closer to the date ....just in case the boats change their schedules. But I did hear that we should buy the tkts as soon as possible since they can get booked up.
The easiest way to do Alcatraz is to agree on a time....everyone just go online and buy their own tkts...and then we pick a meeting point that day and show up.
I'll peruse the schedules and throw out some options.
G_G
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Wed January 8, 2003 10:29 AM UTC
Hey, Yubert and what about belly dancing????? And..... you promised some sponsorship???? Can't you remember?
And I'll definitely share a room with you if averything of the above works out fine! ;)))))))
belly to right .... belly to the left.... la-la-la..... lala-la....
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Great news on the belly-dancing front Posted: Wed January 8, 2003 09:09 PM UTC
Okay, this isn't off-topic, because it's about Saturday night's entertainment. My girlfriend that teaches belly dancing has just responded to the evite, saying she'll be at dinner and on the bus. Rejoice, Yubert, you'll get some instruction if you're especially nice, I'm sure!
Jessica
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Re: Great news on the belly-dancing front Posted: Wed January 8, 2003 09:28 PM UTC
I saw that Jessica! I was going to ask you if she was the instructor.
Cool! We could all take lessons from her that night.
G_G
(p.s. No updates back yet on the Hilton rooms...will keep you posted!)
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Alcatraz Posted: Thu January 9, 2003 03:58 AM UTC
Hey everyone,
I checked out the schedule for Alcatraz on Feb. 1st. You should be able to purchase your tickets online at
http://www.blueandgoldfleet.com/abcsc.htm
It's a 2 1/2 hour "self-guided" tour with audio. Since a lot of us may be attending the Buena Vista party on Friday night........it could be a "late" night........would 11:45am be a good time to head out to Alcatraz?
We could meet up at Pier 39..grab coffee and grub before getting on the boat......then set sail for the Rock.
That will give us a few hours on the island and some time leftover to play at Pier 39 if you wanted.
Let me know your thoughts before I post it on the Evite. Once the time is decided we should all just go online and purchase our tkts.
G_G
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Re: Great news on the belly-dancing front Posted: Thu January 9, 2003 05:52 AM UTC
Well, live instructor in belly dancing is fine :)) but I should prepare Yubert at least from the distance to avoid the 1st time confusion :)))
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Room at the Inn Posted: Thu January 9, 2003 06:10 PM UTC
Okay...so the Hilton rooms sound promising. I asked my contact about blocking say...about 5 rooms....and he thinks that he might be able to get me a sweet employee rate....still waiting to hear how "sweet it is." Would 5 rooms be enough I wonder? I'm asking for both Fri and Sat nights, but I know Jess only needs it for Sat night.....but I believe the rest of you need it for the 2 nights:
Yubert
CJ
Jenn
Seabiscuit
Jim35
Maybe I should ask for an additional room.....Let me hear how the rate is and I'll let ya'll know.
Also, questions have been fired back to me about a Web Cam. Yubert, do you still have that link of the locations for these? Maybe we can do our mug shots either Friday night after the Buena Vista, or Saturday afternoon after Alcatraz.
Let's try and see if we can entertain the VT masses who can't attend this prestigious, weekend of DECADENCE.
G_G
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Re: Room at the Inn Posted: Thu January 9, 2003 06:21 PM UTC
G_G,
Excellent about the rooms! Jenn and I have agreed to share a room -- we both only want to spend the night on Saturday night. So one room for us! We'll just wanna make sure it's got a couple beds. ;-)
Jess
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Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Thu January 9, 2003 11:16 PM UTC
would love to join the fun. please let me know if space is still available for one night.
Thanks
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Thu January 9, 2003 11:30 PM UTC
Hi Eusko_tren,
I just added you to the evite -- please respond there with what you want to attend...
G_G, hope you don't mind! I see you're not on line right now.
Jessica
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Fri January 10, 2003 12:26 AM UTC
Hey Eusko! Welcome!!!
Thanks for taking care of Jessica!
Yes, of course there's still room.......but for only ONE night Eusko?
There's room at the BV, there's room at Alcatraz, there's room on the floor at El Mansour, and there's still room on the bus!!
(we still have 55 people who haven't made up their mind yet! )
Hope you can make all the activities!
G_G
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Fri January 10, 2003 12:29 AM UTC
Oh! Regarding the hotel rooms in the city.......My friend should be getting the info to me by tomorrow morning.
He says that he can get the rooms but it might be divided up between the Hilton and the Marriott.
Not sure how many rooms yet and what rate. Let's hope it's SWEEEET!
I'll keep you posted....
G_G
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Fri January 10, 2003 12:55 AM UTC
The pleasure is all mine, Jenn.....
Anything for my fellow Party Peeps! ;->
G_G
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Fri January 10, 2003 01:03 AM UTC
Here's hoping! Which Marriott? The jukebox?
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Fri January 10, 2003 01:06 AM UTC
Oh! I'm not sure...I assumed it was the jukebox!
If it's not.....then I will MAKE it the jukebox! (I invited "HOTEL GUY" to this party blowout as well)
G_G
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Fri January 10, 2003 05:08 AM UTC
Thanks for the information. I'm looking forward to this weekend of fun!
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Fri January 10, 2003 04:23 PM UTC
Great Eusko! We're still finalizing the schedule for the Alcatraz tour on Saturday, so we'll keep you all posted on times and meeting points that morning.
Okay.....now the not-so-good news on the hotels......
My contact replied back and said that The Marriott on 4th street is completely sold out. The Hilton on O'farrell has a few rooms available and of course, none of them are at employee rate.
Something big is going on in the city that same weekend as our VT MADNESS BLOWOUT.......even the *Four Seasons* is completely sold out! The nerve!!!!!!
My contact did mention a cute little hotel on Mason between O'Farrell and Geary, called King George. They have 5 rooms available with 2 double beds for $144 per night, just a queen is cheaper. Split that 4 ways, $36 per person per night.
Here's the phone# 415-781-5050.
Travelzoo was posting some specials on hotels in SF:
http://www.expedia.com/daily/promos/sanfrancisco/default.asp?rfrr=-8216
Sorry I couldn't have BETTER news on the rooms, guys!
G_G
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Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Fri January 10, 2003 08:40 PM UTC
Hi, All. Maria and I just signed up for a few of the festivities. I don't know if this has been mentioned already, but for those of you still looking for a place to stay, try the following link:
http://www.travelworm.com/hotel/HotelShowRates.asp
It shows rooms available at the Carlton Hotel at 1075 Sutter for $79/night. I've used this site a couple of times for really cheap deals in Las Vegas ($23 at the Stratosphere!) and San Diego. The only catch is that you deal directly with travelworm.com and not the hotel. So read the fine print carefully regarding refunds.
Looking forward to meeting you all!
guell
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Fri January 10, 2003 08:44 PM UTC
Thank you, thank you Francisco!!!
We all look forward to meeting you and Maria at this event!
G_G
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Re: Re: SF VT Meeting: Tying up the Loose Ends Posted: Sat January 11, 2003 02:55 PM UTC
This may have already been covered on another thread somewhere but did anyone realize that the VT meeting is the same weekend as Chinese New Year? There might be some great cultural events in China Town to take part in as well!
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