Eden, you forgot Minneapolis!
Or did you think I was joking?
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus, dogs are from Pluto.
OOOOH! I lied! I vote for Chicago! I wanna go to the Reader!
Personally, I would LOVE it to be in Chicago! I would actually have people to stay with.
And Canthearya, sorry I left off Minneapolis, it was just an oversight. I’d love to go there too and visit my alma mater!
So, now the votes are turning…
Chicago
Vegas
Memphis
St. Louis
I’m assuming this would have to be a weekend, arrive Friday night or Saturday morning and leave Sunday sometime. Is that a good assumption or not?
I’ll go anywhere, but I’ll cast my vote for Chicago.
It seems appropriate…plus it’s closer to me than any of the others.
BTW: Are we just wildly voting, or is someone actually keeping track? Perhaps, if the Reader wants to “sponsor” it, they can make a ballot for us. If not, perhaps Opal can put something on the TMHP?
“…all the prettiest girls live in Des Moines…”
–Jack Kerouac, On the Road
A big vote here for Chicago. I have family I want to visit there.
Leslie Irish Evans
http://leslie.scrappy.net
ChrisCTP: I think right now, we’re wildly voting. It’s a really good idea to have a ballot somewhere.
I also think the Teeming Millions page is just the place for it, but feel guilty, knowing how busy Opal must be these days.
Definitely Vegas! That place is a 24 hour party!
You don’t want to go to Vegas in July, August, and September unless you like 100+ temps, but the rest of the year is great.
It really isn’t expensive at all if you know how and when to get good rates. The last time I went (a few months ago) I got a $180 room for $59.00. The airport is close to the strip so the cab and shuttle rides are fairly cheap. There are shuttles up and down the strip, but my preference is to stay close to the hotel the first day (you can’t see everything in one day within walking distance of your hotel room) and then the next morning take the shuttle to the opposite end of the strip and spend the day there. There is so much more than gambling, and a lot of the entertainment is free or pretty cheap, and of course, you can spend the big bucks and see one of the larger shows (they are worth the $$$).
There are some really good buffets from anywhere from $2.99 to $25.00, (the seafood buffet at the Rio is excellent but pricey.)
It all depends on what you want to spend. I have spent two days in Vegas and spent no more that $150.00, including hotel room and all meals and entertainment and other time spent 10 times that amount. There is something for everyone at every price.
Depending on my schedule, I may be able to arrange a few things since I am real familiar with the place (hell, I’ll even offer to be tour/party/entertainment guide.) If it is held in Vegas and I decide to drive my car down (it is only about 400 miles) I can haul a few people around.
>^,^<
KITTEN
Please tell your pants it’s not polite to point.
Chicago would be great; it’s only an evening’s drive away from here, and somebody else could volunteer to buy the drinks. =B^)
After a meeting of the minds… or mindless…however you might look at it, Miss Moosiegirl (or depending on the thread, Moosieboy) and I have come up with a list of reasons why the Convention should be held on Canadian Soil
- Our Beer is real
- Americans MAKE money coming to us, so its financially smart
- Miss Moosie will wine and dine you to the delicacy of moose meat
- We have real mountains in our rockies
- More women per capita
- There’s nothing like Alberta Beef
- We can sniff out a good bar a mile away
- We dont have Bill Clinton here, but we do have cuban cigars
- If they try to deport you, we’ll save you… after all we let anyone in our country.
- You already know our music, Rush, Shania, etc. etc.
- We’ll let you say y’all all you like and promise not to laugh (or try not to)
- Did we mention real beer?
- We actually have four seasons
- We offer an assortment of hot blooded people to keep you warm.
- We get all the american channels, so you will feel right at home.
- We’ve been to the U.S., how many of you have actually been up here?
- We have health care just in case any of you get alcohol poisoning
- Our beer is real
- We can teach you to play naked twister the Canadian way
- We’ll make sure we all have matching name tags with the moose and beaver on them.
Great minds… eh!!!
Santa Barbara would be the perfect place to have the convention. Its beautiful. Not too hot. Not too cold. The beach is right there.
Sure, its far. Sure, its expensive. But, think of it this way. I wouldn’t have to travel to get to it.
Sorry, had to make a vain attempt to have it here.
pat
Well kids, I spent most of the afternoon trying to find accomodations in Assboink. You guys won’t believe this but there isn’t a single decent hotel, restaurant or bar in Assboink. Seems the entire village economy consists of 4 brothers who just keep swapping a solitary $2.00 bill for “services rendered.” On the plus side though, there are no local taxes. So, I guess Assboink, Idaho is out.
I think I’m gonna throw my hat in the Vegas ring. Besides, if anyone decides they are getting along too well, there’s, “The Graceland Wedding Chapel.” Y’all kin hitched by an Elvis impersonator.
http://www.gracelandchapel.com/
Dopeler effect:
The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
We get along pretty well, don’t we UncleBeer? 
>^,^<
KITTEN
Please tell your pants it’s not polite to point.
I vote for either Chicago or Vegas. Vegas can be cheaper, as was pointed out above. If our convention was the only one in town that weekend, we could get decent rooms for less than a month’s pay. (And if you gamble, you get FREE beer. Maybe even Moosehead or LaBatt’s!)
But Chicago is the home of The Straight Dope. And we could go to Six Flags Great America and ride the roller coasters! (See my profile.)
In either case, I’d go Greyhound.
Fighting my own ignorance since 1957.
Shhhhshh, Diane. They’re gonna think we’re in cahoots.
I think I’ll sing.
Goin’ to the chapel,
Gonna have a wedding…
Dopeler effect:
The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
Forget Six Flags, Vegas has the stratosphere.
Uncle - how about we skip the wedding and head straight for the bridal suite?
>^,^<
KITTEN
Please tell your pants it’s not polite to point.
Okay, by me Diane. I’ll have that little chat with my pants and then give the airline a call.
Oh, wait a minute. Did you tell Konrad that it’s over?
Dopeler effect:
The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
Naw, I think I’ll keep him for my bitch just a little longer, but don’t worry, I still love you best.
>^,^<
KITTEN
Please tell your pants it’s not polite to point.
Oh what choices! Memphis or Chicago. Either one is okay with me. My odds are better on getting to Chicago, as long as I have advance notice (gotta plan, ya know). Chicago isn’t as far away from me, and it does seem fitting.
But I really like Memphis. I really, really like Memphis.
Chicago is a great choice! Not only can you fly there, but Amtrak goes there too. For example, it’s $94 from Denver, $168 from Los Angeles. Of course, I’ll just drive there. Can I pick anyone up along the way?
I’ll be there
Where I’ll teach what I’ve been taught
And I’ve been taught…
BTW, CanadianSue, what do you mean real mountains in your Rockies? I think Mt Evans, Longs’ and Pikes’ Peaks qualify as real! harrumf.
But yeah, you’re music’s better.
I’ll be there
Where I’ll teach what I’ve been taught
And I’ve been taught…