Well, I went to a travel agency I’ve used for years. I found it when I lived on Bleeker Street in the West Village. It was a tiny little place run by some friendly lesbians years ago, but now they have a much bigger office and a few more employees (as well as a much bigger rainbow flag). Perhaps years of good business practices has put them into a position to get special offers and better deals???
The rate for the room changes nightly (it’s more for Friday & Saturday than it is for Thursday) but I ended up averaging out at $95 a night. I pay the travel agency and they give me vouchers to give the hotel. I am guaranteed a room even if all the regular rooms are full. In that situation they have to upgrade me free of charge. Hopefully, they are full up and I end up in a big room out of neccesity!!!
I’ll send that e-mail Diane. Thanks for all the effort you are putting into making this go smooth for everyone.
I’ll call you when I get in- around 6:30pm Vegas time (maybe 7pm by the time I get to the hotel and such). I’ll e-mail you my cell phone number so you can try it in case I’m running late or something, too. I’d like someone to hang out with Thursday evening for a bite to eat and some staring at flashy lights and such.
I’ll be at work on Friday. But I get off around 3, so there we go. I’m definitely up for a bite or whatever on Friday. I’ve set aside the whole weekend for this sweet, sweet Dopefest.
Did you know it will be my Dope first year anniversary on the 12th? You guys sure know how to pick your weekends. Oh, sure, there’s the wedding and everything, too.
Not sure about the day. On Friday night, I’m planning on getting your future husband piss drunk with these nice people. NOTE: Adult Link! No nudity, but I guarantee you your corporate safe-web software will report you to your IT department. Do not click at work!
You are, of course, free to join us. Chicks getting lapdances is hot.
Okay, everyone. I’m just faxing back the papers for our special event to Buca’s. We’re on! True, there was the $200 deposit factor, but as long as 15 of us show up, I get my money back. So let’s do, okay? Even unrelated to the money factor, we must give the newlyweds the party they deserve. Reservations are for 40, but I think we can probaby expand by about 5 and not have it be too much trouble.
It’ll be at Buca di Beppo’s on East Flamingo at 8:30 Saturday night. More restaurant info here:
Oh, and even if you’re unsure about mostly naked women, the OG has the naked men section as well. And most importantly, it’s right next to the Las Vegas institution of Luv-It Frozen Custard. And across from the Stratosphere.
ok, here I am to through a wrench into Saturday night’s dinner
I was just thinking that we should have a Sopranos party at the hotel Sunday night, complete with some Gabagool,
some Sfogliatelle some pasta and of course a Riggota Pie
What do you think? If so, maybe we should go some where UN-Italian for Saturday night dinner
Well, well. That is quite the wrench, yep. If you’re going to do decide to do this, I’ll need to know by Saturday morning. I have to give them a week’s notice or they get to keep the money. I’m happy to make us new plans, but not at that sort of expense (sorry if that makes me seem stingy).
Drop me an email, okay, Miss Creant? Sorry that it wasn’t clear that this was an Italian place earlier.
I am going to be getting in Friday night! Almost here. Can’t wait. Big money at black jack, I think. Or maybe Chicken Tic Tac toe.
MONKEY!
Looking forward to Bucca Di Beppo. (Is that the spelling? I forget.) We had a fun fest at the Bucca in LA one time. Perfect party spot, good choice.
I will have to answer those questions and send them out to Diane. Although, I think sending such information to a person with an email address like that is taking my life into my hands.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Yes, yes you are taking your life into your own hands. But hey, would you have rather sent them to my MudFlaps, BumCakes, or SweetCheeks@Buttmail.com accounts? Hummmmmmmmmmmmm?
I think we all owe bristlesage a huge hug and kiss (with tongue) for all the work in getting us the reservations!
As far as name tags, I think it might be easier for me just to bring blank ones and let you all write your names on them. Tracking people down and matching them up with preprinted tags seems like more work than my alcohol soaked brain will be able to handle.
Is there anybody who can do hair and make up?
I’m very uncoordinated and the wedding people want a ridiculous amount of money if I have them do it. I’ll still pay you (as long as I don’t look like Bozo, just not that much)
Suffice it to say I am royally pissed I have a work conflict. I send the beautiful and talented [b[Geobabe** in my stead. I hear she looks good in a skirt, too.
Oooh, okay. Hugs and kisses are acceptable. But the tongue action will probably be vetoed by the new feller. Well, maybe not if it’s from the lovely Diane.
In any case, glad we’re back on the dinner track because there are contracts out there with my name all over them. I’ve entered into legal agreements for you people!
A week? Yay! Anyone needing a ride from the airport should drop me a line. I’ll be glad to come get you anytime, day or night (well, except Friday from about 6 to 4).
I’ll do it! I used to be a clown for kids birthday parties! I can do GREAT clown make-up and I can also do face painting!!! Oh. Wait . . . You said you DIDN’T want to look like Bozo. Sorry. I probably can’t help then, even though I dated and lived with a hairdresser for 3 years. I was, unfortunately, never able to pick up any of her tricks. The problem was she worked at a high end salon and took an hour to cut my hair (albeit with subtle technique and style). I was used to 15 minute haircuts so I would get impatient and she would get mad. We came up with a great system. We’d set up the chair in front of the television and I would play NHL hockey on the Playstation while she went about the cut. As a result I never got to learn her secrets, as I was too busy focusing on electronic powerplays and checks.
I feel for you on the price tip. I was totally shocked at the rate her salon charged. The idea of someone paying $400 for a dye job and another couple hundred for the actual cut kills me. Looking good aint cheap. For women anyway. I have to go now and pick up some new clothes for the trip. Then I’ll take my new digs home and get out my Bedazzler and go to town. It is Las Vegas after all. You can never have too many sequins in Vegas.
Oh, and thanks to bristlesage for signing the dotted lines and hooking up the deposit. We’ll try to make sure you keep your pound of flesh. No promises, however, since it is a dopefest. If you do get into legal trouble we’ll put manhattan in drag and send him to defend you. Hmmmmm. . . . Sounds better when Shakespear does it . . .
dj - A few people have said they are bringing laptops so we can communicate online. I also have collected some cell numbers and hotel information.
A while back you mentioned collecting cell numbers. Do you still want to do this? Has anyone sent you theirs? I think it would be good to have a list to give everyone and I will profess my undying love to you if you are still willing to do this. If not, I will still love you but I will keep it to myself ;).
Bristle - Do you still need more people to RSVP you for the Saturday night dinner?
Zette and I are interested in finding a slot tourney. Is anyone else interested?
Strainger, Zette, and Daisy (our LJ friend) have promised to perform some karaoke for those who want to go (I’ll be there for sure, but I ain’t singing crap unless I am toasted).
Let us know if you want to come with us.
I am willing to drag people around town to see things. I’ve been to Vegas a few million times (give or take a coupla thousand) so I don’t have anything I have to see but I do know my way around enough to blindly lead people anywhere they want to go.
I get into Vegas around 200p on Friday. Morphy is picking me up.
Other than that, I don’t know where I’m staying, who I know, what the plan is, where to go, who you guys are or where the bride and groom are registered.
Then I leave again Sunday at 500p.
My plan in a nutshell.
Oh, yeay. And I want Shay to bring me her NYC postage stamp sized shirt. I think someone should wear it if no one has called dibs yet.
As of right now I have recieved no cell numbers. I am perfectly willing to be the maker and keeper of such a list if anyone chooses to send it to me in an e-mail. Either way, if folks would like to use my rooms voice mail as a check in point, that’s fine. Again, I’ll be at Imperial Palace under the name Christopher Robinson from Thursday thru Sunday. If people call and leave a message there with contact info, room numbers, and/or any questions/plans, I’ll be a relay man and get back to everybody concerning what’s going on and how to reach everybody else. It could be useful to do this if plans change quickly (as they typically do at dopefests).
Additionally, I’ve tracked down the only Internet Cafe on the strip. Here are their directions for those of us without laptops who want to check e-mails and check/update this thread.
Yeah, RSVPs would be great. We’re allowed to step down from the number forty until two days before (though we can’t bail on the reservation altogether unless we give them a week’s notice). So, if we’re going to step down the number, it’d be good to know. Because if we don’t spend what they think we should spend (they do a calculation based on what the space would make over the 2.5 hours they’ve reserved it for us), they’ll charge me.
