Night of 1,000 Stevies

[strandinthewind]

For those interested - I got an email containing this info:

THE JACKIE FACTORY NYC PRESENTS
NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STEVIES 15:
"GOLD DUST WOMEN"
FRIDAY MAY 6, 2005
THE KNITTING FACTORY
74 LEONARD STREET NYC
DOORS OPEN 9 PM - 4 AM
www.mothernyc.com/stevie

Greetings from the frozen city to all of our beloved Gypsies, and all who have joined our newsletter since last Fall. We are overjoyed to announce the date for our fifteenth annual NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STEVIES. This milestone show will be held on Friday, May 6 at the legendary NYC performance club THE KNITTING FACTORY, scene of last year's NOTS. The larger capacity and seasoned staff of "The Knit" made NOTS 14 a pleasure, and we are happy to be back again for a second year. We promise multiple rooms and floors for your twirling pleasure, including a Stevie-themed lounge, an intimate stage, and balcony viewing of the Main Stage.

This year's theme is "GOLD DUST WOMEN", an homage to everything Golden and Stevie. The stage, room decor and signature "throws" will be be awash in gold - think gold tambourines, gold lace, gold glitter, and of course golden shawls! The golden songs - from the iconic title track to "Gold and Braid" - will all be heard, and worshipped. Golden Girl LIZZIE DAVIS will return from Flower Mound, Texas to open the show, and so many of our most Enchanted performers will be back for this very special edition. We will have first news of the lineup in our next email, or visit the ENCHANTED GYPSIES forum on THE MOTHERBOARDS.

We are expecting a record number of returning Stevie Legends to grace the stage this year, but still want to provide the platform for debuts as magical as last year's STEVIE NICKS EXPERIENCE, fresh from Des Moines, Iowa. If you are a new performer who has already written to us since last year's show, you don't need to do anything - you will be receiving email with instructions in the next few days. If you haven't yet contacted us, please visit our website AFTER FEBRUARY 1 for details at www.mothernyc.com/stevie and then get in touch.

Tickets $15 (plus Box Office charges)
Box Office is Open
Tickets online at www.knittingfactory.com
By phone at 212 219-3132, extension 3
Walk-in sales at The Knitting Factory Box Office 10 AM - latenight
Night of a Thousand Stevies is probably the best-known Stevie Nicks fan event in the world, a riot of shawls, lace, baby's breath, twirling, tambourines and great performance. This event began at JACKIE 60 fifteen years ago with four performers, and has grown into a true spectacle, featuring countless interpretations over a marathon night. As always, this Enchanted evening will climax in a twirl of shawls and tambourines with the Battle of a Thousand Stevies near morning.

Dress: Like a White Winged Dove and Golden: Gold dust and Gold glitter, customized gold-trimmed tambourines, Enchanted Eveningwear, blond and gold, oversized handkerchief hems, metallic gold shawls, gold Victoriana, ruched boot covers, mustard velvet, antique gold fringe, wizard and fairywear and of course Gold and Braid. Total Stevie Realness (All Periods).

As we prepare for a truly magical night, we are humbled by the very special joy and tremendous support that you bring to NOTS every year. We'll be writing again very soon with updated performer and DJ information. Special love to all of our friends from the Stevie websites and other online outposts for the Gypsies That Remain. Forward and post freely, and we look forward to twirling in the gold dust with you on May 6.

And The Love Remains -

Chi Chi Valenti, Hattie Hathaway, Johnny Dynell and Kitty Boots
Producers, NOTS

[Livia]

~*~*~And it was all yellow~*~*~

Thanks for the info!

[DrummerDeanna]

Gaaaa!! I'm only like 5 1/2 hours away...I totally want to go this year :] :] :blob1: :blob2:

[ontheEdgeof17]

DAMN-UM!

I so wanna go!!!!!!


:throws a fit:

:kicks and screams:

[Neal]

Has anyone ever been to one of these? Is it anything at all like the drag queen fest shown in Gypsy 83? Because that looked horrific (imho) :distress:

[dissention]

Anything that has to do with Chi Chi is worth going to. Gal can throw a party like no one else. :woohoo:

[SuzeQuze]

Has anyone ever been to one of these? Is it anything at all like the drag queen fest shown in Gypsy 83? Because that looked horrific (imho) :distress:

Yes, that's exactly what that video footage is from.

[Neal]

Now if Chi Chi LaRue was throwing the party, I'd definitely be there!!! ;)

[SuzeQuze]

DAMN-UM!

I so wanna go!!!!!!


:throws a fit:

:kicks and screams:

You're not going? I REALLY want to go this year and I think it's gonna happen (crosses fingers). I would be most grateful if a Ledgie would meet me beforehand though as I may wig a bit walking into such an event by myself. I think I'm gonna need some peeps. :D Uhoh, and I may need some new Stevie style stuff!

[dissention]

Now if Chi Chi LaRue was throwing the party, I'd definitely be there!!! ;)

:lol::lol::lol:

I'd really need a stiff drink to attend it if that was the case!

Seriously, if anyone is thinking of going, all the validation you need is that Chi Chi is producing it. Her parties at Mother with Click and Drag are f*cking phenomenal.

[Neal]

:lol::lol::lol:

I'd really need a stiff drink to attend it if that was the case!

Seriously, if anyone is thinking of going, all the validation you need is that Chi Chi is producing it. Her parties at Mother with Click and Drag are f*cking phenomenal.

More than just the drinks would be stiff... :rolleyes:

And why isn't there a similar event on the west coast? Or is there and I'm just unaware...??? :shrug:

[dissention]

More than just the drinks would be stiff... :rolleyes:

I knew someone would say that. :laugh:

And why isn't there a similar event on the west coast? Or is there and I'm just unaware...??? :shrug:

Beats me. I've only been to shows like that up here and in New York; anyone who hasn't gone to them is surely missing out. It's worth going to those parties just for the clothes alone. Late summer is the best time for them, too, IMO. Wigstock, Click+Drag, you name it.

[ontheEdgeof17]

You're not going? I REALLY want to go this year and I think it's gonna happen (crosses fingers). I would be most grateful if a Ledgie would meet me beforehand though as I may wig a bit walking into such an event by myself. I think I'm gonna need some peeps. :D Uhoh, and I may need some new Stevie style stuff!


I wish I could. I will be in finals/graduation mode at that point and I doubt I can make a five hour trip and back during that weekend. :shrug:

[amber]

More than just the drinks would be stiff... :rolleyes:

And why isn't there a similar event on the west coast? Or is there and I'm just unaware...??? :shrug:
Yeah, I think SF has something similar. I'm gonna keep my eye out, cause i want to go. Yet another event/outing where i will have NO CHANCE of meeting a cute boy I like... :lol: :lol:

[strandinthewind]

You're not going? I REALLY want to go this year and I think it's gonna happen (crosses fingers). I would be most grateful if a Ledgie would meet me beforehand though as I may wig a bit walking into such an event by myself. I think I'm gonna need some peeps. :D Uhoh, and I may need some new Stevie style stuff!

I may go. I have been in the past. It was a HOOT A MF'ING NANNY - if I do say so myself. I will not know any details however until closer to the event. Work lately has a way of messing up my social life :laugh: :eek: :laugh: :mad:

If I go, we can hook up!!! Actually a Ledgie party at theis would be twisted but fun.

[Moony]

Now if Chi Chi LaRue was throwing the party, I'd definitely be there!!! ;)

Bad! :laugh:

You should be punished... :angel:

Man, I wish I could go to NOTS :(

[Dreammms]

Thanks for the info. I can't wait to go! :blob2:

[DrummerDeanna]

I am seriously considering going - I have a friend who also likes Stevie who lives in the city - she just moved there - I'm also in the boat of not thinking I could walk into that alone :D

[ricohv]

More than just the drinks would be stiff... :rolleyes:

And why isn't there a similar event on the west coast? Or is there and I'm just unaware...??? :shrug:

I'm not sure if it is still happening but 2 or 3 years ago I went from Seattle to SAN Fran for The Wild Heart Affair, which was held in some hard to find old downtown hotel ballroom-not swanky, but not totally seedy. I beleive the event was on May 26 (or maybe a day before or after). I was in San Fran visiting a friend who's birthday we discovered was the same as Stevies', so at my insistence we went to check it out. I was trying to make converts of my two friends who went-one was successful, one was on the fence. Unfortunately this event creeped them out and turned them both off. They compared it to a Trekky convention and found the whole thing extremely laughable.
I was mostly oggling all the raffle prizes and door prizes (lot's of great memorabilia) and loved the kitsch factor, as well as a few good costumes & performances (as well as loads of bad ones!), but I beleive these events really are not for the casual fan as my hidden agenda (...furthering the promotion of Stevie Nicks/ Fleetwood Mac into the collective consciousness of the N. American psyche...)sort of back fired. :shrug: Hey, I tried!

All that aside, I am sure NOTS turns up the volume on the good the bad and all points in between. So my advice: go if you can (to any of these events), but in the future I would probably have more fun going with a person or group arranged on The Ledge or some such place than my regular friends. This way I wouldn't be rushed to leave or forced to explain Stevie-mania in the hearts of the few and proud. Also, it would provide an opportunity to make new friends for future events, and not provide my friends with one more reason to justify their Stevie-shaming! (Foolish mortals!) ;) Ricoh

[strandinthewind]

All it was was a bunch of people watching live performers dressed as La Nicks do her songs. There were other rooms of the place as well that did not really include the stage show - but would could still see it if you looked. It was a blast and I went with non-fanatics who laughed and thought it was a blast.

[Ienilny]

Bleh.. I wish I could go, but nooo, I have to live in Austria. :rolleyes:

[strandinthewind]

Bleh.. I wish I could go, but nooo, I have to live in Austria. :rolleyes:

LOL - there are worse places :laugh: I LOVE your country!!!!! It is so beautiful!!!!! I took the train through part of it a few years ago. Just stunning!!!!

[Ienilny]

Hehe. :D Maybe it is beautiful.. but way too boring! :( I wanna go to America... :woohoo:

[amber]

All that aside, I am sure NOTS turns up the volume on the good the bad and all points in between. So my advice: go if you can (to any of these events), but in the future I would probably have more fun going with a person or group arranged on The Ledge or some such place than my regular friends. This way I wouldn't be rushed to leave or forced to explain Stevie-mania in the hearts of the few and proud. Also, it would provide an opportunity to make new friends for future events, and not provide my friends with one more reason to justify their Stevie-shaming! (Foolish mortals!) ;) Ricoh
I you're in SF for this one, I'll go witcha! :thumbsup:

[skcin]

I am seriously considering going - I have a friend who also likes Stevie who lives in the city - she just moved there - I'm also in the boat of not thinking I could walk into that alone :D

Road trip?!?! I'll go! I've always wanted to go! :wavey:

[paperdoll]

I'm on the lookout for info on The Wild Heart Affair, since I have a good friend that lives in SF and I am looking for a good reason to get out there and this way I can kill two birds with one stone.
--Amy

[SuzeQuze]

I may go. I have been in the past. It was a HOOT A MF'ING NANNY - if I do say so myself. I will not know any details however until closer to the event. Work lately has a way of messing up my social life :laugh: :eek: :laugh: :mad:

If I go, we can hook up!!! Actually a Ledgie party at theis would be twisted but fun.

That would be fanomenal :thumbsup:

[DrummerDeanna]

Road trip?!?! I'll go! I've always wanted to go! :wavey:

:laugh: Well hey - I'm right on your way!! Just swing by Rochester and pick me up :wavey:

I've always wanted to go too - but have never been close enough for it to be possible - so I'm totally excited...!

[skcin]

:laugh: Well hey - I'm right on your way!! Just swing by Rochester and pick me up :wavey:

I've always wanted to go too - but have never been close enough for it to be possible - so I'm totally excited...!

I'm in!!! Maybe Bikerchic can pick us both up on her Harley on the way down from Toronto.

How about it, Theresa? :]

[Chain of Chains]

I have been wanting to go to that for YEARS. :]

[Neal]

I'm on the lookout for info on The Wild Heart Affair, since I have a good friend that lives in SF and I am looking for a good reason to get out there and this way I can kill two birds with one stone.
--Amy


The Wild Heart Affair was put together by Daniel (SpyNote on the board). I went in 2001 (which I think was the one shown on VH1's Fan Club) and 2002. Last I checked there hasn't been any since then... :confused:

[whitesoxx]

I live in holland but went to the NO1KS three years ago with my Stevie friends from NYC and had a blast! So cool to be in a room of people who ALL know the words to even the more obscure Stevie songs they played that night. I'm going to go again this year, already booked my hotel!

any more European Ledgies planning on going?

Rick

PS I wouldn't pass up on one of Chi Chi LaRue's parties either :D

[petep9000]

Oh, if anyone is in the NY area the NOTS please do go! Any Stevie fan will be enchanted and entranced....the sheer spectacle of it all. It's really a once-in-a-lifetime thing, you can't miss it!!!!
Now, being this is NYC, it can get a little far-out. For example, many of the performers (ok, maybe MOST of the performers) are either well-known trannies from NY's party scene or else absolute gay FAN-atics who maybe don't have the look down pat but are still twirling and spinning with wild abandon. A bunch of talented real gals also take the stage too. One of my favorite ones was a short guy from I think California, who had the 'Dance ' look down solid. The hair was parted perfectly and the dress could have been one of Stevie's own. It can get crowded. Thank goodness smokling cigrettes is now banned in NYC, it will make the evening a bit more pleasant for the non-smokers as it used to get smoky. The drinks aren't cheap, the bathrooms get funky and I've seen drugs (crystal and E mostly). The music mix is always incredible, deep album cuts, the big hits and little-known b-sides and rarities. It's an absolute HOOT to hear something like 'Sable and Blonde' on a nightclub's sound system and seeing a dancefloor of people twirling and dancing to it! The MC is a gnarled old queen as I recall, and he'd sort of stand there saying "twirl Stevie TWIRL!" while the music plays and the girls from 'House of Domination' do Lesbo-simulated sex and bondage on stage
I'll be there again, for sure. I've gone about 3 times now, and I live in NYC too so we can all meet or something. See you all then!!! :blob2:

[DrummerDeanna]

Oh, if anyone is in the NY area the NOTS please do go! Any Stevie fan will be enchanted and entranced....the sheer spectacle of it all. It's really a once-in-a-lifetime thing, you can't miss it!!!!
Now, being this is NYC, it can get a little far-out. For example, many of the performers (ok, maybe MOST of the performers) are either well-known trannies from NY's party scene or else absolute gay FAN-atics who maybe don't have the look down pat but are still twirling and spinning with wild abandon. It can get crowded. The drinks aren't cheap, the bathrooms get funky and I've seen drugs (crystal and E mostly). The music mix is always incredible, deep album cuts, the big hits and little-known b-sides and rarities. It's an absolute HOOT to hear something like 'Sable and Blonde' on a nightclub's sound system and seeing a dancefloor of people twirling and dancing to it!
I'll be there again, for sure. I've gone about 3 times now, and I live in NYC too so we can all meet or something. See you all then!!! :blob2:

This makes me want to go even more!!!! I can't wait....this sounds like the wildest time...:D

[sparky]

Finally, it is on a Friday. I think I am going to HAVE to go.
Hopefully, by the time it rolls around, people can confirm here who all will be there. Maybe we will luck out and there will be a CHi Chi LaRue party on Saturday.

Strand, are you in ?

[amber]

Finally, it is on a Friday. I think I am going to HAVE to go.
Hopefully, by the time it rolls around, people can confirm here who all will be there. Maybe we will luck out and there will be a CHi Chi LaRue party on Saturday.

Strand, are you in ?
Cut to me, being super jealous of East Coast ledgies/ledgies who can afford to fly anywhere...You guys better have hella fun, dammit!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[dissention]

Finally, it is on a Friday. I think I am going to HAVE to go.
Hopefully, by the time it rolls around, people can confirm here who all will be there. Maybe we will luck out and there will be a CHi Chi LaRue party on Saturday.

Strand, are you in ?

The chances of Jason going to a Chi Chi LaRue party are the same as Bush attending a gay bar. :laugh:

I'm not a big fan of The Knitting Factory, they should have decided to have it at Mother. It's a bit too small, but the vibe would be better.

[dissention]

Oh, if anyone is in the NY area the NOTS please do go! Any Stevie fan will be enchanted and entranced....the sheer spectacle of it all. It's really a once-in-a-lifetime thing, you can't miss it!!!!
Now, being this is NYC, it can get a little far-out. For example, many of the performers (ok, maybe MOST of the performers) are either well-known trannies from NY's party scene or else absolute gay FAN-atics who maybe don't have the look down pat but are still twirling and spinning with wild abandon. A bunch of talented real gals also take the stage too. One of my favorite ones was a short guy from I think California, who had the 'Dance ' look down solid. The hair was parted perfectly and the dress could have been one of Stevie's own. It can get crowded. Thank goodness smokling cigrettes is now banned in NYC, it will make the evening a bit more pleasant for the non-smokers as it used to get smoky. The drinks aren't cheap, the bathrooms get funky and I've seen drugs (crystal and E mostly). The music mix is always incredible, deep album cuts, the big hits and little-known b-sides and rarities. It's an absolute HOOT to hear something like 'Sable and Blonde' on a nightclub's sound system and seeing a dancefloor of people twirling and dancing to it! The MC is a gnarled old queen as I recall, and he'd sort of stand there saying "twirl Stevie TWIRL!" while the music plays and the girls from 'House of Domination' do Lesbo-simulated sex and bondage on stage
I'll be there again, for sure. I've gone about 3 times now, and I live in NYC too so we can all meet or something. See you all then!!! :blob2:

:laugh: Good description. Those kinds of parties are overwhelming at first. And if you're a dude, don't even think about going in without a fake pair of tits.

Didn't The Dueling Bankheads perform something at one of the NOTS a couple years back? They're a riot.

[strandinthewind]

Finally, it is on a Friday. I think I am going to HAVE to go.
Hopefully, by the time it rolls around, people can confirm here who all will be there. Maybe we will luck out and there will be a CHi Chi LaRue party on Saturday.

Strand, are you in ?

I am planning to be there!!!!!!!!! With me, work is always an issue. But, as of now, no cases are scheduled for then. P.S. We are kidnapping Livia and hauling her the event!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :laugh:

[amber]

Hey, I just figured out that it would only be, like, 500 bucks to go there. (for me) :blob1:
that's certainly something exciting to think about... :)

[skcin]

Hey, I just figured out that it would only be, like, 500 bucks to go there. (for me) :blob1:
that's certainly something exciting to think about... :)

Sure, that's like pocket change! ;)

Maybe you could fly into a less busy (and less expensive) city & rent a cheap little car to drive to NYC? :shrug: Unless you really can afford $500 - that's not too bad, actually. :p

[strandinthewind]

I know people who have gotten great deals on airfare and hotel combo packages on www.hotwire.com - Expedia, travelocity and other such sites also offer combo packages and do not really require you to buy them "blind" a la Priceline and, I think, hotwire.

[skcin]

The more I think about this, the more I want to go! :nod: It's about a 7 hour drive from here to NYC...

[strandinthewind]

The more I think about this, the more I want to go! :nod: It's about a 7 hour drive from here to NYC...

There is no train? Why drive and pay the parking :shrug: :cool:

[amber]

Sure, that's like pocket change! ;)

Maybe you could fly into a less busy (and less expensive) city & rent a cheap little car to drive to NYC? :shrug: Unless you really can afford $500 - that's not too bad, actually. :p
No, i was saying that isn't too bad. And there is no way I am driving in new york -
a)I've never been there
b)I haven't driven in two years
c)There's just no way. :D
But i found a roundtrip thingy w/hotel on cheaptickets for, like $400. (2 nights) I didn't investigate much, just took a quick look for reference, but. :shrug: I mean, that's not pocket change for me, but it's also not outside the realm of possibillity, especially since it's in May. :)

[strandinthewind]

No, i was saying that isn't too bad. And there is no way I am driving in new york -
a)I've never been there
b)I haven't driven in two years
c)There's just no way. :D
But i found a roundtrip thingy w/hotel on cheaptickets for, like $400. (2 nights) I didn't investigate much, just took a quick look for reference, but. :shrug:

BE WARNED - bad hotels are the pits. I often use www.tripadvisor.com to check out traveler's opinions of hotels. Also, www.fodors.com and www.frommers.com are helpful and expedia and travelocity have reviews as well.

:cool:

[amber]

BE WARNED - bad hotels are the pits. I often use www.tripadvisor.com to check out traveler's opinions of hotels. Also, www.fodors.com and www.frommers.com are helpful and expedia and travelocity have reviews as well.

:cool:
yes, thank you, i was thinking of that. But I don't think i'd be incredibly picky about my hotel. But i would still check it out to make sure there is nothing really bad... :)

[dissention]

Sure, that's like pocket change! ;)

Maybe you could fly into a less busy (and less expensive) city & rent a cheap little car to drive to NYC? :shrug: Unless you really can afford $500 - that's not too bad, actually. :p

You couldn't pay me $500 to drive into NYC, darling. :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

You couldn't pay me $500 to drive into NYC, darling. :laugh:

I have driven a HUGE U-Haul through it - it aint so bad - then again, you are terrified of any vehicle larger than as mini :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[DrummerDeanna]

I won't drive into NYC either -the thought frightens me - and then where the hell do you park your cal lol...

I found a little retreat house - that's where I'm staying - it's an old mansion re-done..and it's super cheap for NYC - and it's got private bathrooms :D

[dissention]

I have driven a HUGE U-Haul through it - it aint so bad - then again, you are terrified of any vehicle larger than as mini :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

You're crazy! I lived there and wouldn't even own a car. Too much **** for me to hit. :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

You're crazy! I lived there and wouldn't even own a car. Too much **** for me to hit. :laugh:

:laugh: I had visions of sparks flying from the truck as I scraped the top on the sides of the tunnel :laugh:

A friend of mine and I drove it from New Orleans to Manhattan with her minature Poodle - it was an experience let me tell you :eek: She was moving there and I was available for the drive.

[dissention]

:laugh: I had visions of sparks flying from the truck as I scraped the top on the sides of the tunnel :laugh:

A friend of mine and I drove it from New Orleans to Manhattan with her minature Poodle - it was an experience let me tell you :eek: She was moving there and I was available for the drive.

I would have died if I had to drive that far. Especially if I was driving into New York City. Allah would have to put me out of my misery. :laugh:

[skcin]

When we took our trip to Bulgaria in 98, we rented a car to & from NYC to fly out of JFK. NEVER again! The way there we got lost, then had to take a detour to the airport & got screamed at by a cop cuz we had no clue where to go.

The way back was worse - after 10 hour flight, my dad tried to rent the car & they told him his insurance was cancelled. Turned out to be a mistake, but I had to rent, therefore drive, the stupid car out of NYC....

In June.
On a Friday.
At 4:45pm.

:shocked:

OMG, I literally cried, my dad's yelling at me (he got sick while we were away, so that made things even worse) people were cutting me off, my brother was backseat driving. OMG.

OK, now that I've remembered all that, never mind that I even mentioned driving, it may have been the dumbest thing I've ever said. :sorry:

So I will look into the train, or perhaps staying with my cousin in Jersey & taking the train into NYC that way (they say they do it often, but I've never done it - is that really feasible? Or should I find an alternate plan?)

[DrummerDeanna]

When we took our trip to Bulgaria in 98, we rented a car to & from NYC to fly out of JFK. NEVER again! The way there we got lost, then had to take a detour to the airport & got screamed at by a cop cuz we had no clue where to go.

The way back was worse - after 10 hour flight, my dad tried to rent the car & they told him his insurance was cancelled. Turned out to be a mistake, but I had to rent, therefore drive, the stupid car out of NYC....

In June.
On a Friday.
At 4:45pm.

:shocked:

OMG, I literally cried, my dad's yelling at me (he got sick while we were away, so that made things even worse) people were cutting me off, my brother was backseat driving. OMG.

OK, now that I've remembered all that, never mind that I even mentioned driving, it may have been the dumbest thing I've ever said. :sorry:

So I will look into the train, or perhaps staying with my cousin in Jersey & taking the train into NYC that way (they say they do it often, but I've never done it - is that really feasible? Or should I find an alternate plan?)

Yeah - that is why I'll never drive in NYC...

JEtBlue has some pretty reasonable rates - they're probably really good out of Buffalo....out of Rochester it's only like $45 right now :D

[Livia]

I am planning to be there!!!!!!!!! With me, work is always an issue. But, as of now, no cases are scheduled for then. P.S. We are kidnapping Livia and hauling her the event!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :laugh:

I've got another free SW round trip to burn, that's why I was asking you about flying into Long Island. :p I'm seriously considering it. A lot may depend on how much of a raise I get (which I should have already known about by Jan. 1st - stupid attorneys). ;)

[gldstwmn]

You're not going? I REALLY want to go this year and I think it's gonna happen (crosses fingers). I would be most grateful if a Ledgie would meet me beforehand though as I may wig a bit walking into such an event by myself. I think I'm gonna need some peeps. :D Uhoh, and I may need some new Stevie style stuff!

I'll meet you there if I go. :) I don't like walking into large rooms like that alone either. :laugh: :shrug:

[gldstwmn]

Actually a Ledgie party at theis would be twisted but fun.

To say the very least... :lol:

[amber]

I'll meet you there if I go. :) I don't like walking into large rooms like that alone either. :laugh: :shrug:
someone meet me too, cause I hate that as well... :laugh: :)

[dissention]

someone meet me too, cause I hate that as well... :laugh: :)

I'm seriously thinking of going this year, too. Queens are my kind of folks and I have blast at those parties.

I never liked The Knitting Factory, though. :cool:

[DrummerDeanna]

someone meet me too, cause I hate that as well... :laugh: :)

I think we should all meet....then no one would have to walk in alone :D

[sara1998]

Count me in if I have a sitter... someone better get me from the airport though! I'm not drivin' either!

This could be very, VERY fun.....

[sparky]

Here's a question : Does this thing sell out ? I may not be able to commit until later, with my unpredictable work schedule. But I would be bitter if I showed up and it was sold out.
It would be a tremendous hoot, even if only two or three of us showed up. We would have a blast. No drag for Sparky though. Probably have to just wear the standard wife beater and levis's outfit. Perhaps I could be talked into a scarf or something after a few shots of tequila. :woohoo:

[DrummerDeanna]

Here's a question : Does this thing sell out ? I may not be able to commit until later, with my unpredictable work schedule. But I would be bitter if I showed up and it was sold out.
It would be a tremendous hoot, even if only two or three of us showed up. We would have a blast. No drag for Sparky though. Probably have to just wear the standard wife beater and levis's outfit. Perhaps I could be talked into a scarf or something after a few shots of tequila. :woohoo:

that is a really good question....unfortunately I'm not the one to answer it - because I don't know :p

BUT - sadly - I don't have one daring or fun thing in my wardrobe lol...so I'm already stressing about what to wear....what kind of outfit to buy :rolleyes: haha...and a scarf..hmm..you sound about as daring as I in the wardrobe department ;)

[dissention]

Here's a question : Does this thing sell out ? I may not be able to commit until later, with my unpredictable work schedule. But I would be bitter if I showed up and it was sold out.
It would be a tremendous hoot, even if only two or three of us showed up. We would have a blast. No drag for Sparky though. Probably have to just wear the standard wife beater and levis's outfit. Perhaps I could be talked into a scarf or something after a few shots of tequila. :woohoo:

Yeah, it does, so it's best to get tix when they first go on sale. I've been to lots of Mother and Click+Drag parties, but I only went to the NOTS once, though, so I'm not the best person to answer. So why am I answering? :laugh: Because I'm an odious windbag.

[The Tower]

Here's a question : Does this thing sell out ? I may not be able to commit until later, with my unpredictable work schedule. But I would be bitter if I showed up and it was sold out.
It would be a tremendous hoot, even if only two or three of us showed up. We would have a blast. No drag for Sparky though. Probably have to just wear the standard wife beater and levis's outfit. Perhaps I could be talked into a scarf or something after a few shots of tequila. :woohoo:

Helllooooo!!! It's only $15.00. Just buy the ticket and then you have no worries.

I would love to go and am seriously considering it. Maybe I should submit to perform a song and then that would be that (Violet and Blue!!!!)

Amber, even if I can't go (which, I probably can) I'm really hoping that you go!!

[gldstwmn]

someone meet me too, cause I hate that as well... :laugh: :)

Okay. We should all get together. If it makes you feel better, I haven't been to NYC since 1989. So I won't even recognize it.

[gldstwmn]

Count me in if I have a sitter... someone better get me from the airport though! I'm not drivin' either!

This could be very, VERY fun.....

If we get in around the same time and you are staying in the same area, we can share a car. I'm not taking a cab and I don't want to drive.

[sparky]

Helllooooo!!! It's only $15.00. Just buy the ticket and then you have no worries.

I would love to go and am seriously considering it. Maybe I should submit to perform a song and then that would be that (Violet and Blue!!!!)

Amber, even if I can't go (which, I probably can) I'm really hoping that you go!!

I think it would be worth the price of airfare and hotel just to see you do a song, Tower. :nod:

[amber]

Helllooooo!!! It's only $15.00. Just buy the ticket and then you have no worries.

I would love to go and am seriously considering it. Maybe I should submit to perform a song and then that would be that (Violet and Blue!!!!)

Amber, even if I can't go (which, I probably can) I'm really hoping that you go!!
That's what i was thinking, I'm just gonna buy the ticket - and I "bought" a Credit Card today for that very purpose! Well, and to buy the plane ticket.
And thank you, Towie - Gosh, i sure hope you go. OOOOO! I could finally wear a see through tube dress and carry a baton with no repercussions! :laugh:
I was reading on the site for it, and the dress/theme this year is Goldust Woman, so lots of gold...
Anyway, If a bunch of us go, and, say, we're all together beforehand (for some sort of food, party, cocktailish reason) then that would make cabs and such more affordable, and we'd all go in pretty much together. :p Also, I was thinking, if any ledgies are going to stay overnight (how could you not? I'm sure as hell not going to NYC for my very first time without staying all weekend! :) ) Then some people could get rooms together and such, and therefore possibly stay in nicer hotels for less money per person. :)
Anyways, uh...I'm pretty excited. :nod: :laugh:
Oh, and, I just figured I would have to take a cab from the airport :shrug:
When i was looking for ticket prices, I just put LaGuardia airport, cause it's the only one i know. Should I fly into a different one instead? :confused:

[amber]

so I'm not the best person to answer. So why am I answering? :laugh: Because I'm an odious windbag.
:lol: :laugh: :lol:
I, for one, would be very happy if you came.
Course, i would be very happy, too, if everyone came!
C'mon, guys!!! :laugh:
Edit - Omigosh, it just occurred to me that on NOTS, there should be some Lindseys! Well, at least that's how I would want it. :) You know, some cute boys with some black eyeliner and short brimmed white cowboy hats... :lol:

[skcin]

:lol: :laugh: :lol:
I, for one, would be very happy if you came.
Course, i would be very happy, too, if everyone came!
C'mon, guys!!! :laugh:
Edit - Omigosh, it just occurred to me that on NOTS, there should be some Lindseys! Well, at least that's how I would want it. :) You know, some cute boys with some black eyeliner and short brimmed white cowboy hats... :lol:


OOOooooooohhhh! If my friend Ryan goes with me, I'll try to make him a Lindsey! I have an old white suit of my dad's & I'm sure we could find him an afro wig! And no prob with the beard (if he'll grow it out) or chest hair! And...and...Well, I guess I should check with him first before I get too excited, lol.

Anyway - who on the board lives in or near NYC (or has in the past?) Where should we fly into? How much are we talking for a cab from the airport? Are there decent places to stay in the immediate area of the place? And, most importantly, where should we meet for EAT/DRINK before the big shindig?!?! :wavey:

[strandinthewind]

Their are many places to stay in Manhattan. I find an inexpensive yet clean and realtively nice place is http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60763-d217630-Reviews-414_Inn-New_York_City_New_York.html - they have rooms for about !80 a night plus taxes, etc. This area of town is a whole lottta fun in that you are two or so blocks from Times Square and one block from rest. row. The inn is two old brownstones. Anyway - food for thought!!!!!

[strandinthewind]

Okay - I am planning on going. So, I will as the time draws nigh - put up a thread annnouncing more details about meeting with suggestions of places, etc.

[HejiraNYC]

Anyway, If a bunch of us go, and, say, we're all together beforehand (for some sort of food, party, cocktailish reason) then that would make cabs and such more affordable, and we'd all go in pretty much together. :p Also, I was thinking, if any ledgies are going to stay overnight (how could you not? I'm sure as hell not going to NYC for my very first time without staying all weekend! :) ) Then some people could get rooms together and such, and therefore possibly stay in nicer hotels for less money per person. :)
Anyways, uh...I'm pretty excited. :nod: :laugh:
Oh, and, I just figured I would have to take a cab from the airport :shrug:
When i was looking for ticket prices, I just put LaGuardia airport, cause it's the only one i know. Should I fly into a different one instead? :confused:

I know how to do NYC on the cheap. After all, that is the story of my life. :laugh:

Anyway, as far as cheap places to stay, you should check out some of these places that typically are not affiliated with the major travel websites:

http://ny.budgethotels.com

Also, one of my personal faves is the Washington Square Hotel, which is in the heart of Greenwich Village: http://www.washingtonsquarehotel.com . And for $120 a night, you can't beat the Hotel Pennsylvania (via Expedia.com). It's right across the street from Penn Station, so you'll get to any part of town pretty quickly. And I hear the La Quinta Inn on 35th St. is pretty decent and cheap.

As for searching for airfare, always plug in "NYC" for the airport code; this searches across the three major airports (LaGuardia, JFK and Newark). My fave is LaGuardia because it's a tiny airport and you can take a bus into town for $2. Granted, the bus takes you into Harlem :eek:, but you can easily get off and take one of the many subways downtown from 125th St. Just pack lightly- chiffon doesn't weight that much, I don't think. In any case, cabs will be costly- anywhere from $40-$60 plus tips and tolls. Costwise, all of the airports are comparable, except there are fewer direct flights into LaGuardia. Getting to the city from Newark cheaply is a bit of a challenge logistically, but it can be done- taking the Airport shuttle for $6 (?) to Newark Penn Station (not to be confused with New York Penn Station!) and then hopping on the PATH train to 33rd St. for $1.50. JFK is simply a pain in the arse. But you can take the Q10 bus to the E train or take the airport shuttle to the subway. In either case, it's going to be a 2-hour saga!

Not sure if I am going... I am at the age where I just want to go to sleep on Friday nights! But if there is a real Ledgie gathering afoot, I'm there!

[ontheEdgeof17]

I might go. :wavey: I hope my class schedule works out for meh.

[DrummerDeanna]

Oh man - this is exciting - I really hope y'all can make it --- :blob1:

[ontheEdgeof17]

Oh man - this is exciting - I really hope y'all can make it --- :blob1:


We would so take over the party. :p

[cliffdweller]

P.S. We are kidnapping Livia and hauling her the event!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :laugh:

While you're at it, swing by and pick me up...I'm just down the road from her! :blob1:

[skcin]

HejiraNYC - you rock! That's exactly the info I was hoping to get. Count me in! :thumbsup:

[skcin]

I might go. :wavey: I hope my class schedule works out for meh.

Oh yes! You must! I'd offer to be your hag, but I'll probably be bringing my own fag with me. :sorry:

Amber? :D

[amber]

Oh yes! You must! I'd offer to be your hag, but I'll probably be bringing my own fag with me. :sorry:

Amber? :D
Of course! If he needs one i can stand in. He probably won't though. I'm not bringing anyone, for obvious reasons that absolutely no one i know would want to go, let alone fly across the country to do so. :laugh: But i'm glad, you are more free when you don't bring anyone! :nod:

Oh, and thanks for the info HejiraNYC - My friend here just told me it would be a good idea to fly into Newark, cause then you just have to go over the bridge and you are "there". Does that sound true and like a good idea, anyone who knows? I was thinking also that it would be fun to take the ferry over... :) - slower, but more pretty. He also said that besides "the event", that i'd probably have fun hanging out in Greenwich - which i was thinking of anyway. Any thoughts? :wavey:

[skcin]

Amber,

If you do Newark, let me know. My cousin's in Dover, NJ & I may go that route (not sure if I'll fly into Newark, or take the train into NYC, or drive to Dover or what...)

[amber]

Amber,

If you do Newark, let me know. My cousin's in Dover, NJ & I may go that route (not sure if I'll fly into Newark, or take the train into NYC, or drive to Dover or what...)
I sure will. I'm waiting for someone on the board to confirm that that is a good route. I would totally take the train if i were you. That seems really easy. :D
:xoxo:

[DrummerDeanna]

Woot!! this is so exciting...I'm looking forward to meet you all!! I, for one, will just fly on into La Guardia..it's what I always do - but then again I always people to split cab costs with :D

[amber]

Woot!! this is so exciting...I'm looking forward to meet you all!! I, for one, will just fly on into La Guardia..it's what I always do - but then again I always people to split cab costs with :D
Well, is LaGuardia easier? TUSK guy just said, and I quote, "LaGuardia is a pit"
:shrug: he says it's farther away and less convenient. :D

[DrummerDeanna]

Well, is LaGuardia easier? TUSK guy just said, and I quote, "LaGuardia is a pit"
:shrug: he says it's farther away and less convenient. :D

lol....I don't know about easier - it's just the only thing I've ever done :shrug: I'm sort of a creature of habit - it worked once so that's what I do now....again though I always split costs with someone for cab..otherwise it would be way pricey...

[petep9000]

Of course! If he needs one i can stand in. He probably won't though. I'm not bringing anyone, for obvious reasons that absolutely no one i know would want to go, let alone fly across the country to do so. :laugh: But i'm glad, you are more free when you don't bring anyone! :nod:

Oh, and thanks for the info HejiraNYC - My friend here just told me it would be a good idea to fly into Newark, cause then you just have to go over the bridge and you are "there". Does that sound true and like a good idea, anyone who knows? I was thinking also that it would be fun to take the ferry over... :) - slower, but more pretty. He also said that besides "the event", that i'd probably have fun hanging out in Greenwich - which i was thinking of anyway. Any thoughts? :wavey:

Yes, Newark is a viable option for NY arrivals. You just need to make an arrangement to get to NYC though. Probably 35 minute drive, with no traffic. 2,619,876 hours if there IS traffic :-)
More to my liking is JOhn F Kennedy International Airport. From there, after touchdown, you take the new 'Airtrain' to Jamaica train station. From there, you hop on the "E" train and you are there in 30 minutes. :cool:

[petep9000]

Yes, Newark is a viable option for NY arrivals. You just need to make an arrangement to get to NYC though. Probably 35 minute drive, with no traffic. 2,619,876 hours if there IS traffic :-)
More to my liking is JOhn F Kennedy International Airport. From there, after touchdown, you take the new 'Airtrain' to Jamaica train station. From there, you hop on the "E" train and you are there in 30 minutes. :cool:

Why don't we all try to meet for snacks and cocktails first? If anyone does any research on any places you'd like to go to in terms of food or drink that you want me to check out for you let me know, I am here in NYC. My email is [email protected]

[amber]

Yes, Newark is a viable option for NY arrivals. You just need to make an arrangement to get to NYC though. Probably 35 minute drive, with no traffic. 2,619,876 hours if there IS traffic :-)
More to my liking is JOhn F Kennedy International Airport. From there, after touchdown, you take the new 'Airtrain' to Jamaica train station. From there, you hop on the "E" train and you are there in 30 minutes. :cool:
Thanks for the info. I think everyone is planning to meet before. :shrug: And some of us may even share hotels and such.
Strand/others will be keeping people apprised of more exact plans closer to the date. :wavey:

[DrummerDeanna]

Thanks for the info. I think everyone is planning to meet before. :shrug: And some of us may even share hotels and such.
Strand/others will be keeping people apprised of more exact plans closer to the date. :wavey:

OR Strand can just get himself the "Stevie room" at the Waldorf Astoria - and we'll all crash in there with him :p :laugh: :wavey:

[GypsySorcerer]

****e. I want to go, but it's around finals/graduation for me. But we'll see as it gets closer. :nod:

[dissention]

****e. I want to go, but it's around finals/graduation for me. But we'll see as it gets closer. :nod:

I know, I want to go but I was planning on going on vacation with a few friends the same week. I can always push it back, though, or move it up because I want to go to both. :D

[amber]

****e. I want to go, but it's around finals/graduation for me. But we'll see as it gets closer. :nod:
You need to go! :wavey:
I know, I want to go but I was planning on going on vacation with a few friends the same week. I can always push it back, though, or move it up because I want to go to both.
You should start pushing it back or moving it up right now, cause you also need to go! :laugh: Where you going on vacation?

[Kelly]

Newark is fine to fly into for a trip to the City. Once you land it is about a thirty minute drive or so..without traffic. They have shuttles etc for certain hotels. JFK is another option and it is also about a thirty minute trip without traffic. I recommend seeing which airport has the cheapest flights......I live in South Jersey and sometimes drive up to Newark to fly instead of leaving from Philly as it is cheaper. You guys should stay at the Stevie Room in the Waldorf! Now that would be cool.

[dissention]

You should start pushing it back or moving it up right now, cause you also need to go! :laugh: Where you going on vacation?

Nova Scotia. I used to go there all the time, but haven't been in a few years. :woohoo:

[WelshWitchPMD]

You know this doesn't seem like it would be my kind of thing. However, now that everybody seems to be going I am starting to think about it. My birthday is the 8th so I could have a fantastic weekend. I am already off on the Monday. I could take the train in to Penn Station and stay near there if I find something cheap. It would only be for a few nights.
I was kind of hoping for a Mac/Stevie/Lindsey tour to keep me busy but I can still book a hotel just incase.

[DrummerDeanna]

You know this doesn't seem like it would be my kind of thing. However, now that everybody seems to be going I am starting to think about it. My birthday is the 8th so I could have a fantastic weekend. I am already off on the Monday. I could take the train in to Penn Station and stay near there if I find something cheap. It would only be for a few nights.
I was kind of hoping for a Mac/Stevie/Lindsey tour to keep me busy but I can still book a hotel just incase.


Oh! You've just got to come...it'll be so much fun!!

[HejiraNYC]

Oh, and thanks for the info HejiraNYC - My friend here just told me it would be a good idea to fly into Newark, cause then you just have to go over the bridge and you are "there". Does that sound true and like a good idea, anyone who knows? I was thinking also that it would be fun to take the ferry over... :) - slower, but more pretty. He also said that besides "the event", that i'd probably have fun hanging out in Greenwich - which i was thinking of anyway. Any thoughts? :wavey:

The only bridge from NJ to NYC is the George Washington Bridge, where you will probably die and fully decompose by the time you get through the tolls! And then you have to take the West Side Highway ten miles downtown. Trust Mama on this one- fly into LaGuardia if you can. It's the closest to NYC and the smallest, so you don't have a gazillion terminals to get confused by. But if you do fly into Newark, take an airport shuttle bus to Newark Penn Station, hop onto the PATH train, get out at the Exchange Place station, take the escalator out and then make a left outside of the station towards the river. About a thousand feet away is the ferry terminal bound for either W. 38th St. or Pier 11 (World Trade Center). It's $4 for the ferry, but the view is mahvelous... try http://www.panynj.com and http://www.nywaterway.com for more info. And if you're really feeling nautical- http://www.nywatertaxi.com .

By the way, I live in the West Village... and yes, your friend is right- it's probably the funnest place to hang out. How about pre-party drinks at the Cowgirl Hall of Fame??

[HejiraNYC]

Well, is LaGuardia easier? TUSK guy just said, and I quote, "LaGuardia is a pit"
:shrug: he says it's farther away and less convenient. :D

Au contraire, mon frere! JFK is the pit and it is located way outside of the city. LaGuardia is the closest and is a 15-minute bus ride into Harlem.

[strandinthewind]

Au contraire, mon frere! JFK is the pit and it is located way outside of the city. LaGuardia is the closest and is a 15-minute bus ride into Harlem.

I have to second this one!!!!!!!!!!!!

LaGuardia (LGA) is WELL worth any increase in ticket cost. A cab from LGA to Midtown is like $30 or so and takes on average about 20 minutes. LGA also has buses and shuttles for less. Note: if you must, JFK and Newark have trains that connect them, but it is a schelp and a half to get to and from them and a taxi will be well over $50 or so.

Here are sites to all of the airports:

Newark

http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/ewrframe.HTM

LaGuardia

http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/lgaframe.HTM

JFK

http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/jfkframe.HTM

Again, LGA is the way to go, but if you must fly into one of the other ones, it is not the end of the world :cool:

[amber]

Au contraire, mon frere! JFK is the pit and it is located way outside of the city. LaGuardia is the closest and is a 15-minute bus ride into Harlem.
Oh, right - Harlem. Anyway, I'd wanted to fly into Newark - but the flights into JFK are the cheapest, so far. Now I know why. :laugh: But I found a hotel thats about .3 miles from where NOTS is gonna be, and near Greenwich. :thumbsup: So that's good. I think I just really wanted to take the ferry from Newark. We'll see, though, I will save myself about 75 bucks on the flight by coming into JFK - The La Guardia flights were a little more expensive, too.
I don't want to get out of the airport and have to figure out a bunch of confusing sh**. :lol: Thanks for the advice, I'll probably be asking you for more as my plans solidify. ;) :wavey: Oh, and EVERYONE? I want to get this hotel that is really close, but i'd love to share - the rooms are $200/night, and i'd like it to be $100... :D :D :wavey:

[amber]

I have to second this one!!!!!!!!!!!!

LaGuardia (LGA) is WELL worth any increase in ticket cost. A cab from LGA to Midtown is like $30 or so and takes on average about 20 minutes. LGA also has buses and shuttles for less. Note: if you must, JFK and Newark have trains that connect them, but it is a schelp and a half to get to and from them and a taxi will be well over $50 or so.

Here are sites to all of the airports:

Newark

http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/ewrframe.HTM

LaGuardia

http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/lgaframe.HTM

JFK

http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/jfkframe.HTM

Again, LGA is the way to go, but if you must fly into one of the other ones, it is not the end of the world :cool:
OH! well, then, maybe i'll just fly into LG. Thanks, Strand. Is the ferry expensive, too? From Newark?

[strandinthewind]

OH! well, then, maybe i'll just fly into LG. Thanks, Strand. Is the ferry expensive, too? From Newark?

I guess it just depends on how much time and aggravation are worth to each person and, of course, the necessity of each situation. If the flight to JFK is WAY cheaper ($100 or more) - JFK has a link that connects to the subway system, which makes the ride to and from JFK less than five or so dollars. But, it takes over an hour each way, you will probably have to change trains once or twice once you reach Manhattan, etc. - but it def. is doable and saves additional money :cool: In fact, LGA has a bus that links you to the subway system as well. The links on those sites explain it far better than I can :cool:

I have never taken the ferry from Jersey. It sounds nice though!!!!!!!

[skcin]

Hmm...just got an email from my cousin's wife. I now have a place to stay, and she says they take the train into NYC all the time, it's easy, cheap & quick. I'll have to continue my research on this one.

I've gone over 2 hurdles - took a long weekend off from work & told hubby about it. He didn't seem to be all that upset (don't know if that's good or bad, lol!) So barring any tragedies, I'll be there. :thumbsup:

Amber, I may be interested in your hotel room if the cousin/NJ plans don't seem feasible.

[DrummerDeanna]

I just need to get the day off and I'm set - I think I may have a free place to stay in the city - I have a friend who just moved there- so if she lets me stay with her great - if not then I may need to be splitting a room as well :D

I'm very clean and don't smell :laugh:

[HejiraNYC]

I had dinner on Saturday Night in TriBeCa and I happened to walk by the Cosmopolitan Hotel on West Broadway: http://www.cosmohotel.com/info/index.html. It's cute, a bit basic, but only six blocks from the Knitting Factory. Right next to the 1,2,3,9 subway too! And a few blocks from the PATH train to Newark. The rack rate is $129 for 1 double, $159 for two doubles, but I found some $115 loft rooms here:

http://www.hotelconxions.com/default.aspx?tabid=58&chind=5/13/2005&choutd=5/15/2005&rooms=1&adults=2&child=0&dest=New%20York&hname=Cosmopolitan%20Hotel&ame=&rating=0

It looks like a Ma-n-Pa type of place, so perhaps they would be negotiable for renting out a block of discounted rooms. Perhaps it can become the unofficial "Hotel of a Thousand Stevies."

[amber]

I had dinner on Saturday Night in TriBeCa and I happened to walk by the Cosmopolitan Hotel on West Broadway: http://www.cosmohotel.com/info/index.html. It's cute, a bit basic, but only six blocks from the Knitting Factory. Right next to the 1,2,3,9 subway too! And a few blocks from the PATH train to Newark. The rack rate is $129 for 1 double, $159 for two doubles, but I found some $115 loft rooms here:

http://www.hotelconxions.com/default.aspx?tabid=58&chind=5/13/2005&choutd=5/15/2005&rooms=1&adults=2&child=0&dest=New%20York&hname=Cosmopolitan%20Hotel&ame=&rating=0

It looks like a Ma-n-Pa type of place, so perhaps they would be negotiable for renting out a block of discounted rooms. Perhaps it can become the unofficial "Hotel of a Thousand Stevies."
Oh, I think I was looking at that one, too, and wondering about it. I'll have to recheck! Nice work. Oh, have you ever taken the ferry from Jersey, HejiraNYC?
Paula, Deanna, - yeah, about the hotel room. :thumbsup: I'm gonna want to share w/someone, so :) But also I was thinking, maybe even if people have someone to stay with, they might not necessarily want to stay with them the night of 1000 stevies. They might want to stay somewhere closer, or continue the debauchery all through the night, or something. :laugh:

[SuzeQuze]

Nova Scotia. I used to go there all the time, but haven't been in a few years. :woohoo:

Oh I've got to get up there, my grandfather is from there and I've never seen it! I'll have to get some tips from you if I go there.

[ontheEdgeof17]

Paula, Deanna, - yeah, about the hotel room. :thumbsup: I'm gonna want to share w/someone, so :)


Who wants to stay with me? :shrug: I need a roomie.

[SuzeQuze]

Who wants to stay with me? :shrug: I need a roomie.

Curtis I will share with you! Or any of the other lovely ladies & gents who have mentioned they are going. But I think I'd like to scoop you up before someone else does. ;) Hehe. :thumbsup:

[amber]

Who wants to stay with me? :shrug: I need a roomie.
I will stay with you, too. I will stay with anyone. The other two don't even know if they need a room yet. Whoever wants to is fine w/me! I'll just get the room(s?) and see what happens.
WAIT - Are any straight men going? I wanna share with them!!! :laugh: :lol: :laugh: :lol:
JUST KIDDING, EVERYONE. :wavey:

[WelshWitchPMD]

Hmm...just got an email from my cousin's wife. I now have a place to stay, and she says they take the train into NYC all the time, it's easy, cheap & quick. I'll have to continue my research on this one.




Does the train run late at night? That is something that you might want to think about. I know that I have that problem taking the T into Boston. :distress:

[skcin]

But also I was thinking, maybe even if people have someone to stay with, they might not necessarily want to stay with them the night of 1000 stevies. They might want to stay somewhere closer, or continue the debauchery all through the night, or something. :laugh:


You read my mind, my dear! :nod: Not sure what kind of shape I'd be in to take a train back to Jersey at 4am to stay with my cousin (who, although very very cool & open minded, happens to be a Lutheran minister, lol! :laugh: )

I was thinking I could go to their place, leave my car, get ready there & take the train into NYC, meet you guys out before NOTS, party it up at the big gala & crash with someone. Then trudge back to Dover the next morning & spend time with my cuz (who is adopting a 5 year old AIDS orphan from Ethiopia right around that time, so I am excited to meet him!)

The only issue may be if anyone goes with me (either Theresa - bikerchic- or my friend Ryan. Or both :shrug: ) Not sure what I'd do about room/transportation/etc. Hey, maybe Curtis can room with Ry... ;)

[skcin]

Does the train run late at night? That is something that you might want to think about. I know that I have that problem taking the T into Boston. :distress:

I will check with her. I may end up staying in NYC overnight & goig back in the am. :shrug:

[WelshWitchPMD]

I will check with her. I may end up staying in NYC overnight & goig back in the am. :shrug:


That sounds like a smart idea. You don't want to take the train late at night alone even if it does run.

[SuzeQuze]

Does the train run late at night? That is something that you might want to think about. I know that I have that problem taking the T into Boston. :distress:

NYC trains run 24/7 as far as I know. Boston is waaay behind the times on that one. AND, they want to stop the night owl bus service! They have busses that run when the T closes, from 12:30 to 2:30 and the local authorities want to ditch it. WTF??

[SuzeQuze]

I will stay with you, too. I will stay with anyone. The other two don't even know if they need a room yet. Whoever wants to is fine w/me! I'll just get the room(s?) and see what happens.
WAIT - Are any straight men going? I wanna share with them!!! :laugh: :lol: :laugh: :lol:
JUST KIDDING, EVERYONE. :wavey:

He's mine! I called him first! ;) :laugh:

[amber]

He's mine! I called him first! ;) :laugh:
Dude, chill. What, are you going to abscond with Curtis and i'll never get to see him? :laugh:
Do you have a hotel in mind, yet? We should all get adjacent rooms. :laugh: :lol: :laugh:
I'm nervous about the whole thing, since i've never been anywhere, ever, especially NY. So, in a way, I want to have everything in place way in advance, but in another way, I want to leave some flexibility for what might happen. I think i would be bummed if i had my hotel all done, and whatever, and then somehow everyone else is staying at another one, or something. That's probably stupid, :laugh: but I have anxieties about strange things. :lol: And it's pretty important to me right this second to have my hotel pretty darn close to NOTS, and GV. I hate long long treks on public transpo after you've been partying all night. :o Anyway, I know you live one second away, so it's probably easier for you. I live, what - as far away as it's possible to live? Without being in Hawaii? :laugh:

[skcin]

Roundtrip from Buffalo to NYC $90 :thumbsup:

[ontheEdgeof17]

Roundtrip from Buffalo to NYC $90 :thumbsup:


I should drive to Buffalo and head down with you. :D

[ontheEdgeof17]

Dude, chill. What, are you going to abscond with Curtis and i'll never get to see him? :laugh:
Do you have a hotel in mind, yet? We should all get adjacent rooms. :laugh: :lol: :laugh:
I'm nervous about the whole thing, since i've never been anywhere, ever, especially NY. So, in a way, I want to have everything in place way in advance, but in another way, I want to leave some flexibility for what might happen. I think i would be bummed if i had my hotel all done, and whatever, and then somehow everyone else is staying at another one, or something. That's probably stupid, :laugh: but I have anxieties about strange things. :lol: And it's pretty important to me right this second to have my hotel pretty darn close to NOTS, and GV. I hate long long treks on public transpo after you've been partying all night. :o Anyway, I know you live one second away, so it's probably easier for you. I live, what - as far away as it's possible to live? Without being in Hawaii? :laugh:

Calm down, my love. :angel: We will find a hotel that is walking distance. If not, we will hail a cab back to the airport and just sleep there. :laugh:

[skcin]

I should drive to Buffalo and head down with you. :D


Not a bad idea, actually. Let me know, sugah! ;)

[SuzeQuze]

Dude, chill. What, are you going to abscond with Curtis and i'll never get to see him? :laugh:
Do you have a hotel in mind, yet? We should all get adjacent rooms. :laugh: :lol: :laugh:
I'm nervous about the whole thing, since i've never been anywhere, ever, especially NY. So, in a way, I want to have everything in place way in advance, but in another way, I want to leave some flexibility for what might happen. I think i would be bummed if i had my hotel all done, and whatever, and then somehow everyone else is staying at another one, or something. That's probably stupid, :laugh: but I have anxieties about strange things. :lol: And it's pretty important to me right this second to have my hotel pretty darn close to NOTS, and GV. I hate long long treks on public transpo after you've been partying all night. :o Anyway, I know you live one second away, so it's probably easier for you. I live, what - as far away as it's possible to live? Without being in Hawaii? :laugh:

I agree with you, I want the hotel to be near the venue. Also, once people know where you are staying, they will want to stay there! Hehe.

It is totally easier for me, you are right. The bus is a 4 hr ride, $20 each way. I've been to NYC three times so I'm no expert but no novice either. You will be psyched that you made it there, it is so freaking cool. :thumbsup:

[ontheEdgeof17]

Not a bad idea, actually. Let me know, sugah! ;)


Hrmmm.......by time I drive to Buffalo, I could be in NYC. :lol: I don't want to drive in the city, though. I'm torn.

[skcin]

And it's pretty important to me right this second to have my hotel pretty darn close to NOTS, and GV. I hate long long treks on public transpo after you've been partying all night.

I am with you, Amber. I like to be close to stuff. HATE driving anywhere I'm not familiar with, and I'm from the burbs, so little-to-no experience with train/bus. I loved going to the Mac show in Atlantic City cuz we just walked over from the hotel.

[SuzeQuze]

Hrmmm.......by time I drive to Buffalo, I could be in NYC. :lol: I don't want to drive in the city, though. I'm torn.

Do you know of a bus? It isn't glamorous but it is economical. And the station is in the middle of everything with a cab stand right outside. Also, the cabs all have maps on the back of the front seat so you can see where you are/where you're going. It definitely gives a bit of peace of mind at least.

[skcin]

Hrmmm.......by time I drive to Buffalo, I could be in NYC. :lol: I don't want to drive in the city, though. I'm torn.

What's your nearest airport - can you fly directly into NYC & meet us there? :shrug: Is it cheap & direct?

Do they have airports in West Virginia? :D

[ontheEdgeof17]

What's your nearest airport - can you fly directly into NYC & meet us there? :shrug: Is it cheap & direct?

Do they have airports in West Virginia? :D


Yes. WV does have airports....but I would never fly out of one. :o Pitt is two hours away....I can try that one. Lemme looks at their site.

[dissention]

Calm down, my love. :angel: We will find a hotel that is walking distance. If not, we will hail a cab back to the airport and just sleep there. :laugh:

On Leonard Street in the financial district? I hope your middle name is "Moneybags." :laugh:

I'm going to be at the Knitting Factory at the end of March for the Purim Party, I'll get some info on NOTS if I can while I'm there for you all. :wavey:

[amber]

On Leonard Street in the financial district? I hope your middle name is "Moneybags." :laugh:

I'm going to be at the Knitting Factory at the end of March for the Purim Party, I'll get some info on NOTS if I can while I'm there for you all. :wavey:
You're going, right? I found a hotel like, 6 blocks away or something and it is $200/night. :(

[ontheEdgeof17]

You're going, right? I found a hotel like, 6 blocks away or something and it is $200/night. :(


I don't see why 5-6 ppl can't split one room. It would be a total slumber party. :wavey: I don't mind sleeping on the floor or on a cot for a few drunken hours.

[dissention]

You're going, right? I found a hotel like, 6 blocks away or something and it is $200/night. :(

If I can push my vacation forward or backward, most definitely. But that hotel you found must be an absolute dive. $200 for that section of New York is a steal.

We must see if there are any Click+Drag stuff planned for that weekend or anything at Jackie 60, too. I'd die to take you to a Click+Drag party, dear. :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

If I can push my vacation forward or backward, most definitely. But that hotel you found must be an absolute dive. $200 for that section of New York is a steal.

We must see if there are any Click+Drag stuff planned for that weekend or anything at Jackie 60, too. I'd die to take you to a Click+Drag party, dear. :laugh:

Just a note - a cab from the venue to, say, the Times Square area (Clinton a/k/a Hell's Kitchen) - which is replete with hotels across the financial spectrum - is probably about $10 to $15 - so, while everything adds up, between say three people, that is not that bad if the hotels there are much cheaper.

[dissention]

Just a note - a cab from the venue to, say, the Times Square area (Clinton a/k/a Hell's Kitchen) - which is replete with hotels across the financial spectrum - is probably about $10 to $15 - so, while everything adds up, between say three people, that is not that bad if the hotels there are much cheaper.

Yeah, but if I go, I don't want to be stuck in the Times Square area where there's absolutely nothing of interest for me. :laugh: The closer to Leonard, the better. :nod:

[strandinthewind]

Yeah, but if I go, I don't want to be stuck in the Times Square area where there's absolutely nothing of interest for me. :laugh: The closer to Leonard, the better. :nod:

I, of course, hate that area :laugh: I like to be by the Park. But, to each their own. I will say though that shopping in SOHO and NOHO is pretty cool.

[amber]

If I can push my vacation forward or backward, most definitely. But that hotel you found must be an absolute dive. $200 for that section of New York is a steal.

We must see if there are any Click+Drag stuff planned for that weekend or anything at Jackie 60, too. I'd die to take you to a Click+Drag party, dear. :laugh:
It got mixed reviews on the review site. I think it has West in the title, i forgot exactly. But it got overall 3 stars I think. I noticed on a couple of hotels, people from California gave it one star, while most other people gave it 3-4 :lol: I noticed some of the comments on some hotels were "the room is pretty small, even for NY" so I gather the California people are used to bigger hotel rooms?
Yes, I'd love to go to a Click n Drag. Don't know about it, but it sounds fun. I'm pretty game. :shrug: The itinerary in my head :rolleyes: goes something like this: Get there Thurs night, Fri day meet ledge people, do ledge stuff, whatever, go to NOTS. Sat - I was thinking a little shopping, (or looking around at stuff i wish i could buy :laugh: ) - general look aroundedness. Sat. night, GO OUT (undetermined destination) And Sunday - it's kinda dorky, but i really wanted to rollerblade in Central Park. I feel like I should (cause i want to) see it. Then probably leave Sun. night or mon. morning, depending on how much my hotel is gonna cost me. :)
I don't see why 5-6 ppl can't split one room. It would be a total slumber party. I don't mind sleeping on the floor or on a cot for a few drunken hours.
That's what I was thinking, too... :shrug: Besides, it would save people quite a bit of money on hotel for that night. Course, some people said they already have a place to stay, but if the hotel is really close, it seems like that would be better. :shrug: Anyways -

[amber]

Yeah, but if I go, I don't want to be stuck in the Times Square area where there's absolutely nothing of interest for me. :laugh: The closer to Leonard, the better. :nod:
Although i've never been, I didn't want to be close to times square, either. :shrug: I really wanted to be close to Greenwich, which, coincidentally is close to NOTS (from what i could tell by my map.) :nod: I didn't notice how far Central Park is from there, but it doesn't matter, esp. if I go on Sunday day. :) I figure, it will be not so hard to go anyplace i want to, I just want my hotel to be close to NOTS on that night. :nod:

[dissention]

Yes, I'd love to go to a Click n Drag. Don't know about it, but it sounds fun. I'm pretty game. :shrug:

They're wildly outlandish drag parties. I wouldn't recommend them if you're shy or reserved in the least. :laugh:

Like I said, I'm going to the Purim Party at the end of March at the Knitting Factory and can get some info on NOTS. If anyone is planning on actually performing, you have to apply before the show, though I don't know when the deadline is. And, if I remember correctly from past shows, you have to send in a picture of yourself in to Jackie 60 in full Stevie regalia. :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

Although i've never been, I didn't want to be close to times square, either. :shrug: I really wanted to be close to Greenwich, which, coincidentally is close to NOTS (from what i could tell by my map.) :nod: I didn't notice how far Central Park is from there, but it doesn't matter, esp. if I go on Sunday day. :) I figure, it will be not so hard to go anyplace i want to, I just want my hotel to be close to NOTS on that night. :nod:


I just mentioned Times Sq. because there a about a million hotel rooms there and deals can usually be had. Another GREAT area IMO is Grammercy Park, but that is realtively far.

[dissention]

I just mentioned Times Sq. because there a about a million hotel rooms there and deals can usually be had. Another GREAT area IMO is Grammercy Park, but that is realtively far.

Eh, just go to a dive in the Lower East Side and get the full New York experience. Don't hole up in those smarmy family friendly hotels, go for the raunchy ones. :laugh:

[amber]

They're wildly outlandish drag parties. I wouldn't recommend them if you're shy or reserved in the least. :laugh:

Like I said, I'm going to the Purim Party at the end of March at the Knitting Factory and can get some info on NOTS. If anyone is planning on actually performing, you have to apply before the show, though I don't know when the deadline is. And, if I remember correctly from past shows, you have to send in a picture of yourself in to Jackie 60 in full Stevie regalia. :laugh:
:laugh: :lol: Ah, yes, bring me to yet another show where i won't meet any cute straight boys!!! :laugh: JK, of course.
Yeah, i was reading the NOTS website, and you already had to apply to sing and all that. It's ok, I'm sure I'll get plenty of singing in, somehow. We'll all have our own contest during the "slumber party" :lol: ;) Sometimes I'm shy, but i put on my other personality out in public. :D which is not shy at all. What exactly happens at these drag parties? Are there contests? do people do performances? I was up at the gay bar a few weeks ago, and this guy was talking about this drag/contest/performance show he was in in SF. (and how he shoulda won, of course! :laugh: ) but that one had a point - so what's the deal? And my other question is: Why do you love drag shows so much? Do you dress up? etc. :wavey:

[strandinthewind]

Eh, just go to a dive in the Lower East Side and get the full New York experience. Don't hole up in those smarmy family friendly hotels, go for the raunchy ones. :laugh:

Oh trust me, I have stayed in the barrio on the LES or as my friend referred to it "the East Village" - which was BLOCKS away :laugh: Actually, other than the gun shots and the howling Spanish hooker next door (I thought she was being killed - but apparently it was part of the act :eek: - it was cool. AND - somehow I just cannot see you and your bathroom phobia in a raunchy motel :laugh:

[amber]

I just mentioned Times Sq. because there a about a million hotel rooms there and deals can usually be had. Another GREAT area IMO is Grammercy Park, but that is realtively far.
That's actually good info. It might be smart for me to get the close hotel for one night, then switch to a cheaper hotel for the others. :nod: But, I'm sure you understand my fears of having to travel far and get lost on my first time anywhere, ever, and the biggest city in the world, to boot! I've never even been to LA. :distress: Ok, I went to Alaska for a month when i was 19, but we just flew there and camped and worked for a month. Yes, that's right, we camped for a month. :laugh: :wavey:
thanks again, Strand! :xoxo:

[dissention]

:laugh: :lol: Ah, yes, bring me to yet another show where i won't meet any cute straight boys!!! :laugh: JK, of course.
Yeah, i was reading the NOTS website, and you already had to apply to sing and all that. It's ok, I'm sure I'll get plenty of singing in, somehow. We'll all have our own contest during the "slumber party" :lol: ;) Sometimes I'm shy, but i put on my other personality out in public. :D which is not shy at all. What exactly happens at these drag parties? Are there contests? do people do performances? I was up at the gay bar a few weeks ago, and this guy was talking about this drag/contest/performance show he was in (and how he shoulda won, of course! :laugh: ) but that one had a point - so what's the deal? And my other question is: Why do you love drag shows so much? Do you dress up? etc. :wavey:

No, they're just parties. Sometimes they'd have performers like The Fishsticks or The Dueling Bankheads, other times they had theme nights. The costumes are very wild and outlandish, rather jolting for first-timers. There's lots of rampant sexuality making the rounds, too.

As for why I like them, I think they're fun. Nice, open people who like to have a good time. And of course I dress up, it would defeat the purpose if I didn't. :laugh: Aren't you going to dress up for NOTS? You'll stick out like a horse's ass if you don't. :laugh:

[dissention]

Oh trust me, I have stayed in the barrio on the LES or as my friend referred to it "the East Village" - which was BLOCKS away :laugh: Actually, other than the gun shots and the howling Spanish hooker next door (I thought she was being killed - but apparently it was part of the act :eek: - it was cool. AND - somehow I just cannot see you and your bathroom phobia in a raunchy motel :laugh:

Oh, I've stayed in my fair share. :laugh: And I never had any problems in that area, it's when I got to the Times area that I had my groceries stolen from me and I threw a piece of fruit at the asshole. I've told you this story, no? :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

Oh, I've stayed in my fair share. :laugh: And I never had any problems in that area, it's when I got to the Times area that I had my groceries stolen from me and I threw a piece of fruit at the asshole. I've told you this story, no? :laugh:

I think so, but it needs to be repeated!!!!!!

I am not a fan of staying in Times Sq. I have friends on 47 and 49 btw. 9 and 10. I like that area. I also LOVE the UWS - my other friends like at 90th and CPW in an Emory Roth Art Deco DREAM a la Flash Gordon (I know GAG - but I LOVE it :laugh: )

[amber]

No, they're just parties. Sometimes they'd have performers like The Fishsticks or The Dueling Bankheads, other times they had theme nights. The costumes are very wild and outlandish, rather jolting for first-timers. There's lots of rampant sexuality making the rounds, too.

As for why I like them, I think they're fun. Nice, open people who like to have a good time. And of course I dress up, it would defeat the purpose if I didn't. :laugh: Aren't you going to dress up for NOTS? You'll stick out like a horse's ass if you don't. :laugh:
yeah, I'll dress up, but probably not to the nines, because of fundage, and the fact that i wouldn't look like stevie anyway. I look terrible with blond hair! There's that line where I want to look like stevie, but i want to look pretty, too. :D Even though the theme this year is gold, I still want to wear black. But i was thinking of making a fabulous gold shawl out of beads and such (yes, I make jewelry - I replaced lots of the straps on my tanktops with beady sparkly straps and they are gorg!) anyways - and having my skin covered in gold. I was debating about a blond wig, or cutting bangs to look more like stevie, but if i cut bangs i'll still have really dark hair,(plus pain in the ass bangs for like, 3 years afterwords :rolleyes: ) and if I wear a blond wig, i probably won't be able to find exactly the right style/one i want, and i might look ugly, too. We'll see how the fundage and the wig finding goes.
Hmmm, I didn't know you dressed up for those things. I'm starting to get a vibe on why you like them. And yes, the openminded people and rampant sexuality are great. What do girls who go to those parties wear?

[dissention]

I think so, but it needs to be repeated!!!!!!

I am not a fan of staying in Times Sq. I have friends on 47 and 49 btw. 9 and 10. I like that area. I also LOVE the UWS - my other friends like at 90th and CPW in an Emory Roth Art Deco DREAM a la Flash Gordon (I know GAG - but I LOVE it :laugh: )

Gag is right. :laugh:

A few years ago when I lived up there, I had gone grocery shopping at this tiny little store and when I walked out, some bastard mauled me down and stole my groceries. I grabbed and orange and threw it at him as hard as I could, but he kept running with my goddamned groceries. My super kept offering me oranges all summer and laughing at me. :laugh:

[dissention]

yeah, I'll dress up, but probably not to the nines, because of fundage, and the fact that i wouldn't look like stevie anyway. I look terrible with blond hair! There's that line where I want to look like stevie, but i want to look pretty, too. :D Even though the theme this year is gold, I still want to wear black. But i was thinking of making a fabulous gold shawl out of beads and such (yes, I make jewelry - I replaced lots of the straps on my tanktops with beady sparkly straps and they are gorg!) anyways - and having my skin covered in gold. I was debating about a blond wig, or cutting bangs to look more like stevie, but if i cut bangs i'll still have really dark hair,(plus pain in the ass bangs for like, 3 years afterwords :rolleyes: ) and if I wear a blond wig, i probably won't be able to find exactly the right style/one i want, and i might look ugly, too. We'll see how the fundage and the wig finding goes.
Hmmm, I didn't know you dressed up for those things. I'm starting to get a vibe on why you like them. What do girls who go to those parties wear?

They wear the same kind of stuff as the guys. :lol: If I can find some of my old pictures (key word being IF because I've no idea where they are), I can post some photos from one of the parties. I still have a fake tit some guy gave me, too.

[amber]

They wear the same kind of stuff as the guys. :lol: If I can find some of my old pictures (key word being IF because I've no idea where they are), I can post some photos from one of the parties. I still have a fake tit some guy gave me, too.
Oohhhhh! So everyone looks like a girl, and if someone's really good, you may not know who you're randomly kissing/groping? :thumbsup: :laugh: :lol:
That sounds really fun, even though I would miss the cute boys who look like boys element (what can i say? I like boys! :shrug: :laugh: ) Geez, maybe i should invest in some fake tits, too...or people are not gonna believe i'm a girl! (which could be fun :laugh: ) What kind of girl stuff do you usually wear, there? What's your "girl outfit" of choice? do you get fake boobs, too? Do you wear skirts and shave your legs? How come there are no lesbians there? They have their own events?

[BellaDonnaGypsy]

We must see if there are any Click+Drag stuff planned for that weekend or anything at Jackie 60

I hate to point it out, but Click + Drag as a regular club night is long, long dead.

Laura.

[dissention]

I hate to point it out, but Click + Drag as a regular club night is long, long dead.

Laura.

I know, it closed in '01, but the folks from Click+Drag still have regular parties at Jackie 60 every now and then. ;)

[amber]

I think so, but it needs to be repeated!!!!!!

I am not a fan of staying in Times Sq. I have friends on 47 and 49 btw. 9 and 10. I like that area. I also LOVE the UWS - my other friends like at 90th and CPW in an Emory Roth Art Deco DREAM a la Flash Gordon (I know GAG - but I LOVE it :laugh: )
I bet I would love the decor ;) I might laugh, but i would still love it! :wavey:
Oh, by the way, check out this tile!!! It's not that style, but i just wanted to show this tile cause it's so gorgeous. My cousin was an artist in NY and lived in a Manhattan loft throughout the 80's and most of the nineties, and her gay husband :shrug: who was a sculptor made this tile, I think. She subsequently moved to Atlanta, and now lives in Fiorenza, Italy, I think.
Anyways, cool tile, yeah.
http://tinypic.com/1o9aaa

[dissention]

I bet I would love the decor ;) I might laugh, but i would still love it! :wavey:
Oh, by the way, check out this tile!!! It's not that style, but i just wanted to show this tile cause it's so gorgeous. My cousin was an artist in NY and lived in a Manhattan loft throughout the 80's and most of the nineties, and her gay husband :shrug: who was a sculptor made this tile, I think. She subsequently moved to Atlanta, and now lives in Fiorenza, Italy, I think.
Anyways, cool tile, yeah.
http://tinypic.com/1o9aaa

That tile sure is eye-popping. :eek: Especially what looks to be dead fish along the bottom of it. Love the tile to the left with the waterfall.

[amber]

That tile sure is eye-popping. :eek: Especially what looks to be dead fish along the bottom of it. Love the tile to the left with the waterfall.
Ha, I guess they do look kinda dead, I never thought of that before. But still, compared to my bathroom tile - well, I love it - I might never leave my b-room if my tile was like that! :laugh: I just think it's really beautiful. But the whole water thing usually gets me. :D I thoughtfull left out the boob in the picture... :lol:

[strandinthewind]

That is very interesting tile!!!!!! Some of the tile painters, apparently like this one, are just so talented - they choose the most vibrabt colors and it all is like a painting.

Interestingly, did you knoy that the "paintings" in St. Peter's Basilica are not paintings at all, but mosaics, which is just another word for tile. Personally, I think the Portuguese make the best tiles in the world :cool:

[amber]

That is very interesting tile!!!!!! Some of the tile painters, apparently like this one, are just so talented - they choose the most vibrabt colors and it all is like a painting.

Interestingly, did you knoy that the "paintings" in St. Peter's Basilica are not paintings at all, but mosaics, which is just another word for tile. Personally, I think the Portuguese make the best tiles in the world :cool:
No, I did not know that, although i've seen some mosaic work. Don't know about portuguese making best tile. How weird, you said the tile was "interesting", and Diss made this face :eek: but i thought it was totally normal and gorgeous - I didn't think it was that strange. :confused: But my mom is an artist, too, and her stuff is strange as is my cousin's. :shrug: I think my fam favores surrealist sensibility...anyways, just a random comment on people's tastes... :D :thumbsup:

[dissention]

No, I did not know that, although i've seen some mosaic work. Don't know about portuguese making best tile. How weird, you said the tile was "interesting", and Diss made this face :eek: but i thought it was totally normal and gorgeous - I didn't think it was that strange. :confused: But my mom is an artist, too, and her stuff is strange as is my cousin's. :shrug: I think my fam favores surrealist sensibility...anyways, just a random comment on people's tastes... :D :thumbsup:

I prefer minimalism in art, the titles are just too much for me. :)

[strandinthewind]

No, I did not know that, although i've seen some mosaic work. Don't know about portuguese making best tile. How weird, you said the tile was "interesting", and Diss made this face :eek: but i thought it was totally normal and gorgeous - I didn't think it was that strange. :confused: But my mom is an artist, too, and her stuff is strange as is my cousin's. :shrug: I think my fam favores surrealist sensibility...anyways, just a random comment on people's tastes... :D :thumbsup:

I am not a picture tile person unless it is in an place like the Vatican. BUT - the tile you showed in interesting, vibrant, cohesive, and almost Dali-esq. I like it, but would not put it in my bathroom. My bathroom would be travertine with chrome or perhaps nickel fixtures.

[amber]

I prefer minimalism in art, the titles are just too much for me. :)
I see what you mean, and actually, I like minimalism as well. But I like certain things to be lush and colorful - basically, my design tastes run to "mutt", but then, I don't have too much design knowledge. I actually like a lot of different things, depending on which room and what you have to work with. I know I hate when things are placed non symmetrically (I guess that applies mainly to wall space, though furniture could drive me mad, too), I have a hyper sense of space/shape balance. I also like things to look clean, spare, and airy, but I think strong colors look good with that. If you have a few beautifully colored things, not to cluttered, I think it brings warmth and beauty that is sometimes lacking with "beige" and "Black and White". But for my bathroom, I wouldn't mind that tile at all. It is soothing to me, and goes along with the whole "bath" vibe. Of course, good lighting is also another "must" :laugh: I feel like such a closet designer. :rolleyes: You know, someone who thinks they have a good eye, but has never studied design or seen all of what's available in the world? :laugh: I have to content myself with "picking out my friend's clothes" :laugh:

[amber]

I am not a picture tile person unless it is in an place like the Vatican. BUT - the tile you showed in interesting, vibrant, cohesive, and almost Dali-esq. I like it, but would not put it in my bathroom. My bathroom would be travertine with chrome or perhaps nickel fixtures.
that sounds nice. My tastes are pretty broad. I find a lot of different things beautiful. So I'm sure I'd like it. The only thing i know I don't like is "suburban beige with flowers" :laugh: :lol: :laugh:

[dissention]

I see what you mean, and actually, I like minimalism as well. But I like certain things to be lush and colorful - basically, my design tastes run to "mutt", but then, I don't have too much design knowledge. I actually like a lot of different things, depending on which room and what you have to work with. I know I hate when things are placed non symmetrically (I guess that applies mainly to wall space, though furniture could drive me mad, too), I have a hyper sense of space/shape balance. I also like things to look clean, spare, and airy, but I think strong colors look good with that. If you have a few beautifully colored things, not to cluttered, I think it brings warmth and beauty that is sometimes lacking with "beige" and "Black and White". But for my bathroom, I wouldn't mind that tile at all. It is soothing to me, and goes along with the whole "bath" vibe. Of course, good lighting is also another "must" :laugh: I feel like such a closet designer. :rolleyes: You know, someone who thinks they have a good eye, but has never studied design or seen all of what's available in the world? :laugh: I have to content myself with "picking out my friend's clothes" :laugh:

I will not even utter the word "beige," but black and white is my thing. When I use colors, I like to use it sparingly but with lots of punch and brightness. I like modern looks and am generally very picky. :laugh:

[dissention]

I am not a picture tile person unless it is in an place like the Vatican.

The Vatican would give a funhouse a run for its money in the tacky department.

[amber]

I will not even utter the word "beige," but black and white is my thing. When I use colors, I like to use it sparingly but with lots of punch and brightness. I like modern looks and am generally very picky. :laugh:
yeah, that sounds nice. that's about how I would use it (I like BW, too) but with probably a bit more color than you. And probably not every room would be totally BW. :)

[sparky]

That tile is friggin loud. But someone loves it

I am looking at flights. NO ONE flies non-stop from LAX La Guardia, evidently.
And Sparky don't play layovers. This means JFK, but it's only 260 bucks.

Dissention, if I fly all this way, you better show, and you better dress up. :xoxo:

[amber]

That tile is friggin loud. But someone loves it

I am looking at flights. NO ONE flies non-stop from LAX La Guardia, evidently.
And Sparky don't play layovers. This means JFK, but it's only 260 bucks.

Dissention, if I fly all this way, you better show, and you better dress up. :xoxo:
:lol: :lol: Ah, you don't like the tile either! :lol:
I didn't see any no stop flights, either, but I don't care that much. I guess. I've only flown once, maybe i'll find that I do care. :laugh: I'm gonna do JFK, too, found for $206. Geesh, if ida known flying was so cheap, I woulda done stuff before! Way to tell Diss what's up. :thumbsup: Look forward to seeing you, Sparkelah! But didn't you say you weren't gonna dress up? :distress:

[sparky]

:lol: :lol: Ah, you don't like the tile either! :lol:
I didn't see any no stop flights, either, but I don't care that much. I guess. I've only flown once, maybe i'll find that I do care. :laugh: I'm gonna do JFK, too, found for $206. Geesh, if ida known flying was so cheap, I woulda done stuff before! Way to tell Diss what's up. :thumbsup: Look forward to seeing you, Sparkelah! But didn't you say you weren't gonna dress up? :distress:

I'd like the tile if it were in a room at The Madonna Inn - it goes with some crazy theme. The whole room would have to be built around the stuff.

I have worn a lot of costumes, but Stevie drag just doesn't fly for me. I'd feel silly and look ridiculous. :nod:

[amber]

I'd like the tile if it were in a room at The Madonna Inn - it goes with some crazy theme. The whole room would have to be built around the stuff.

I have worn a lot of costumes, but Stevie drag just doesn't fly for me. I'd feel silly and look ridiculous. :nod:
:laugh: :lol: Well, my cousin is half italian, too...and her own art is surrealist, so...I guess it worked. Although, strangely, the guy who did the tiles was a sculptor and usually more minimalist. :shrug: he was italian, too, though :laugh:
yeah, I feel you about looking ridiculous. I was like "A blond wig? on me? Oh, barf!" (stupid tan skin :laugh: JK- I'm actually glad i have some pigment)
will you go as Lindsey, then? :D :D C'mon, you know you want to wear a white, short brimmed yet cowboyish hat!!!! :wavey: Actually, are any Lindsey's allowed at NOTS? hmmm... :xoxo: sorry, now i'm all excited that i will get to meet you. *insert silly giggle*

[gldstwmn]

I am looking at flights. NO ONE flies non-stop from LAX La Guardia, evidently.
And Sparky don't play layovers. This means JFK, but it's only 260 bucks.

:

I think JetBlue flies into JFK.

[strandinthewind]

I fly direct unless there is absolutely NO direct flight :laugh:

Also, JFK is not that bad - it is just a more expensive cab ride and about 1/2 an hour or so longer to get to. But, it most def. is not the end of the world :laugh: So, if JFK is it, do not fret :cool:

[amber]

I fly direct unless there is absolutely NO direct flight :laugh:

Also, JFK is not that bad - it is just a more expensive cab ride and about 1/2 an hour or so longer to get to. But, it most def. is not the end of the world :laugh: So, if JFK is it, do not fret :cool:
Sh**! Now I'm confused! will i end up paying in cab fare what i saved on the flight by going to JFK? Dammit! Oh, well, I'll work it out. :D
BTW, Strand, If we don't sometime do an "Angel of the Morning" duet, I will be disappointed! :lol: :lol: JK, sort of. :D

[gldstwmn]

You read my mind, my dear! :nod: Not sure what kind of shape I'd be in to take a train back to Jersey at 4am to stay with my cousin (who, although very very cool & open minded, happens to be a Lutheran minister, lol! :laugh: )



Oh honey, bring him! My friend that just passed away who had six kids and was a Lutheran pastor and who was 45 years old was one of the most progressive liberal Democrats I know was great fun to hang out with! :laugh:

[gldstwmn]

Calm down, my love. :angel: We will find a hotel that is walking distance. If not, we will hail a cab back to the airport and just sleep there. :laugh:

The Ritz Carlton Battery Park looks fab and is fairly reasonable. :o :shrug:

[amber]

The Ritz Carlton Battery Park looks fab and is fairly reasonable. :o :shrug:
How far away from "the thing" is it? :D

[gldstwmn]

How far away from "the thing" is it? :D

Not really that far and "The Ritz" is a name I trust so...check it out on www.expedia.com :wavey:

[amber]

Not really that far and "The Ritz" is a name I trust so...check it out on www.expedia.com :wavey:
k-thank you!
all the hotels I wanted were within less than 1/2 mile. :laugh: :rolleyes: Am I being a wuss? Sometimes I have this thing about "being able to walk home from wherever I am" :)
I was going to stay for 4/5 nights, though.

[gldstwmn]

Dissention, if I fly all this way, you better show, and you better dress up. :xoxo:

His happy ass ought to be there, I'm counting on it. :lol:

[gldstwmn]

k-thank you!
all the hotels I wanted were within less than 1/2 mile. :laugh: :rolleyes: Am I being a wuss? but then I was planning on staying 4/5 days. :shrug:
Ask Strandie but I don't think the cab fare is that bad. Boys? :confused:

[strandinthewind]

The Ritz Carlton Battery Park looks fab and is fairly reasonable. :o :shrug:

It is VERY nice AND your room could view the Statue of Liberty :cool: It ialso is fairly new. I think it opened in the last three or so years.

As for cab fare - I do not walk too far at night. So, I am the wrong person to ask :laugh: But, cab fare is relatively cheap in NYC.

[DrummerDeanna]

k-thank you!
all the hotels I wanted were within less than 1/2 mile. :laugh: :rolleyes: Am I being a wuss? Sometimes I have this thing about "being able to walk home from wherever I am" :)
I was going to stay for 4/5 nights, though.


We can all help drag you back to the room - or actually we can all help drag each other back to the hotel :laugh:

I really don't have a place to stay yet - everything is still up in the air - so I'd totally be up for a slumber party room situation - I also don't mind sleeping on the floor :p

[The Tower]

If I go, I'm staying at someplace nice, as I am a total hotel snob. Also, like Sparky, there is no way in hell you'll be seeing my ass in Stevie drag!!! Or any drag for that matter....

So, if I stand out, I stand out- no big whoop.

[skcin]

I really don't have a place to stay yet - everything is still up in the air - so I'd totally be up for a slumber party room situation - I also don't mind sleeping on the floor :p


I love slumber parties. We can all cuddle! :p

[DrummerDeanna]

I love slumber parties. We can all cuddle! :p

:laugh: :laugh: um....not so sure about the cuddling - but hey if I have enough to drink why not :laugh:

[skcin]

:laugh: :laugh: um....not so sure about the cuddling - but hey if I have enough to drink why not :laugh:


:nod: :] :xoxo:

[ontheEdgeof17]

If I go, I'm staying at someplace nice, as I am a total hotel snob. Also, like Sparky, there is no way in hell you'll be seeing my ass in Stevie drag!!! Or any drag for that matter....

So, if I stand out, I stand out- no big whoop.


Me either! I'll dress up as a tambourine before I put on chiffon. ;)

[ontheEdgeof17]

I love slumber parties. We can all cuddle! :p


Have you or anyone else bought tickets yet?



.....and I love to cuddle. :angel:

[amber]

Have you or anyone else bought tickets yet?



.....and I love to cuddle. :angel:
I haven't, but I will within the next few days. And y'all can can cuddle, I'll send you my cuddle blessings from up on the BED. :laugh: mmm, bed.

[ontheEdgeof17]

I haven't, but I will within the next few days. And y'all can can cuddle, I'll send you my cuddle blessings from up on the BED. :laugh: mmm, bed.


Who says you will be sleeping? We need to stay an extra day or go a day before so we can find a bar and sing Stevie songs all night. :D

[amber]

Who says you will be sleeping? We need to stay an extra day or go a day before so we can find a bar and sing Stevie songs all night. :D
That's true. I just assumed eventually i'd be sleeping. Maybe the next night! :laugh: Actually, in my head so far, I'm planning on staying Thurs. night till sun. night, mon. morning. :shrug:

[ontheEdgeof17]

That's true. I just assumed eventually i'd be sleeping. Maybe the next night! :laugh: Actually, in my head so far, I'm planning on staying Thurs. night till sun. night, mon. morning. :shrug:


I need to figure out my finals schedule. I will ask tomorrow. Pray that I don't have a final in there somewhere.

[amber]

I need to figure out my finals schedule. I will ask tomorrow. Pray that I don't have a final in there somewhere.
Just ask if you can take it beforehand. :shrug: :D Alright, I'll be praying. :wavey:

[skcin]

Have you or anyone else bought tickets yet?



.....and I love to cuddle. :angel:

*squeals to self* YAY! Let's spoon!

Anyway, no, haven't gotten tix yet, I'm waiting to hear from a couple of friends (including Ry ;) - did that bastard ever email you?) that may want to attend. I'm planning on getting them in the next week or so.

[DrummerDeanna]

I was going to wait until PayDay (which is Thursday) to get my ticket :blob1:

[ontheEdgeof17]

*squeals to self* YAY! Let's spoon!

Anyway, no, haven't gotten tix yet, I'm waiting to hear from a couple of friends (including Ry ;) - did that bastard ever email you?) that may want to attend. I'm planning on getting them in the next week or so.


Yes, the bastard did and still does.....


I'm REALLY hoping I can go.

[GypsySorcerer]

I'm REALLY hoping I can go.

Same here. Hopefully, I can figure out something. It's graduation and also Derby weekend. Why does everything fall on the same days?

[strandinthewind]

Same here. Hopefully, I can figure out something. It's graduation and also Derby weekend. Why does everything fall on the same days?

I LOVE DERBY WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But, NYC with 100 or more Stevie look alikes - hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :laugh:

[ontheEdgeof17]

Same here. Hopefully, I can figure out something. It's graduation and also Derby weekend. Why does everything fall on the same days?


Why don't we ride up together? :wavey:

[GypsySorcerer]

I LOVE DERBY WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But, NYC with 100 or more Stevie look alikes - hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :laugh:

Plus, Ledgie bonding! :blob1:

Derby is such a spectacle. The people here positively live for it. (That and UK basketball.) My personal favorite part is Thunder over Louisville. :thumbsup:

[strandinthewind]

Plus, Ledgie bonding! :blob1:

Derby is such a spectacle. The people here positively live for it. (That and UK basketball.) My personal favorite part is Thunder over Louisville. :thumbsup:

If it is any consolation - I am sure some of the Stevie look alikes will be in top hats and waistcoats with tails a la the Derbu attire :laugh:

[GypsySorcerer]

Why don't we ride up together? :wavey:


:woohoo:


What's your finals week like?

[GypsySorcerer]

If it is any consolation - I am sure some of the Stevie look alikes will be in top hats and waistcoats with tails a la the Derbu attire :laugh:


:laugh: Yes, and drunks will be in tow. :laugh:

[ontheEdgeof17]

:woohoo:


What's your finals week like?


I have one the Thursday before. We could leave my place Friday morning....it takes like 5-6 hours.

[strandinthewind]

:laugh: Yes, and drunks will be in tow. :laugh:

I may have to haul my Sterling MJ cups up to the land of the enemy just to make you feel at home :laugh: Could you IMAGINE drinking MJ's in NYC at the event :eek: :laugh:

[GypsySorcerer]

I have one the Thursday before. We could leave my place Friday morning....it takes like 5-6 hours.

How far are you from Lex.?

[GypsySorcerer]

I may have to haul my Sterling MJ cups up to the land of the enemy just to make you feel at home :laugh: Could you IMAGINE drinking MJ's in NYC at the event :eek: :laugh:


:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I'll bring my bottles of Maker's Mark and Woodford, and then I'd really feel at home.

I'm actually in Atlanta this weekend for a conference at Kennesaw State. :laugh:

[ontheEdgeof17]

How far are you from Lex.?


4 hrs maybe.....if that.

[amber]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I'll bring my bottles of Maker's Mark and Woodford, and then I'd really feel at home.

I'm actually in Atlanta this weekend for a conference at Kennesaw State. :laugh:
I may have to haul my Sterling MJ cups up to the land of the enemy just to make you feel at home Could you IMAGINE drinking MJ's in NYC at the event
I don't know what you guys are talking about, or why those things would be weird, but i'm definitely liking the sound of it... :lol:

[strandinthewind]

I don't know what you guys are talking about, or why those things would be weird, but i'm definitely liking the sound of it... :lol:

Mint Juleps!!!!!!!

http://cocktails.about.com/library/weekly/aa042200a.htm

[strandinthewind]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I'll bring my bottles of Maker's Mark and Woodford, and then I'd really feel at home.

I'm actually in Atlanta this weekend for a conference at Kennesaw State. :laugh:

MOTHER OF JEFFERSON DAVIS - pass the bourbon :laugh:

If you get bored PM me!!!!!!!!

[GypsySorcerer]

MOTHER OF JEFFERSON DAVIS - pass the bourbon :laugh:

If you get bored PM me!!!!!!!!

Definitely, but only after I hit the Crate and Barrel. :lol:

[amber]

Mint Juleps!!!!!!!

http://cocktails.about.com/library/weekly/aa042200a.htm
Oh! Yes, I can taste them now... :lol:

[GypsySorcerer]

4 hrs maybe.....if that.

Sweet. Let me check on my graduation ****, and if my parents are coming down, and all that. :rolleyes: *fingers crossed*

[amber]

Sweet. Let me check on my graduation ****, and if my parents are coming down, and all that. :rolleyes: *fingers crossed*
Oh, no, you are literally graduating from College that day? Good Grief! That seems hard to manage. "HiMomandDadloveyougottagoonmygraduationtriploveyoubye!" :lol:

[ontheEdgeof17]

Sweet. Let me check on my graduation ****, and if my parents are coming down, and all that. :rolleyes: *fingers crossed*


Do you grad on that Saturday?

[GypsySorcerer]

No, my grad is at 11:30 Sunday. (They moved it because of Derby.) My parents, if they come down, would do so on Saturday.

[amber]

No, my grad is at 11:30 Sunday. (They moved it because of Derby.) My parents, if they come down, would do so on Saturday.
Oh, that's somewhat workable, if you do everything beforehand and jet outta NY really quick.

[ontheEdgeof17]

No, my grad is at 11:30 Sunday. (They moved it because of Derby.) My parents, if they come down, would do so on Saturday.


Doable then. :wavey:

[skcin]

Yes, the bastard did and still does.....




I hope that's a good thing :thumbsup:

Bastard hasn't emailed me in weeks - WEEKS, I tell you!

Try & convince him to go with me...or you....or me & you, I guess!

[ontheEdgeof17]

I hope that's a good thing :thumbsup:

Bastard hasn't emailed me in weeks - WEEKS, I tell you!

Try & convince him to go with me...or you....or me & you, I guess!


I'll let him know that you are waiting on his presence. ;) He's already said something about wanting/trying to go. We will see.

[skcin]

I'll let him know that you are waiting on his presence. ;) He's already said something about wanting/trying to go. We will see.


Thanks...I think. Kind of weird that you, a guy I asked him to email, will be asking my friend of 10 years to get ahold of me. Such is life for the hag. :shrug:

:thumbsup: :xoxo:

Haven't heard from Theresa yet either. Bikerchic - where are you? :(

[strandinthewind]

Thanks...I think. Kind of weird that you, a guy I asked him to email, will be asking my friend of 10 years to get ahold of me. Such is life for the hag. :shrug:

:thumbsup: :xoxo:

Haven't heard from Theresa yet either. Bikerchic - where are you? :(


I she rides her Hog into Manhattan - I think someone in FULL Stevie regalia needs to ride on the back with her to the event - HER BLACK ROBES TRAILING . . . .

On second though Isadora Duncan and her ill fated similar attempt comes to mind :eek:

[skcin]

I she rides her Hog into Manhattan - I think someone in FULL Stevie regalia needs to ride on the back with her to the event - HER BLACK ROBES TRAILING . . . .

On second though Isadora Duncan and her ill fated similar attempt comes to mind :eek:


*pondering the thought*

Hmmm...not bad, Diss. Not bad at all. :D

Still no word from Miss Hell's Angel herself, but Ry is in if he can get the time off from work. Problem is he won't know until April :( I'll probably just buy 2 tix anyway. What's $15 lost if it doesn't work out.

BTW - the question came up when I talked to him - what do boys wear to this? Those who do not dress in drag, that is. ;)

[amber]

*pondering the thought*

Hmmm...not bad, Diss. Not bad at all. :D

Still no word from Miss Hell's Angel herself, but Ry is in if he can get the time off from work. Problem is he won't know until April :( I'll probably just buy 2 tix anyway. What's $15 lost if it doesn't work out.

BTW - the question came up when I talked to him - what do boys wear to this? Those who do not dress in drag, that is. ;)
it's not bad atall, but you called Strand Diss. :laugh: Um, you don't have to answer, but who's Ry? does everyone know him?

[skcin]

it's not bad atall, but you called Strand Diss. :laugh: Um, you don't have to answer, but who's Ry? does everyone know him?

Strand, Diss, To-may-toe, to-mah-toe. :D :sorry:

No, you guys don't know him. I am one of Ryan's hags, and he loves Mac & Stevie too. I just got tired of typing "this one friend of mine..." so now you all know who he is. :)

Curtis is getting to know him too. ;)

[amber]

Strand, Diss, To-may-toe, to-mah-toe. :D :sorry:

No, you guys don't know him. I am one of Ryan's hags, and he loves Mac & Stevie too. I just got tired of typing "this one friend of mine..." so now you all know who he is. :)

Curtis is getting to know him too. ;)
Oh, sweet!
lol@ to may toe, to mah toe... :lol:
It sounds like you're bringing a fleet to NOTS! :thumbsup: Gaw, my friends are soo dumb! They wouldn't pay millions of dollars to fly across the country to an event the subject of which they don't care about at all! :mad: :lol: :lol:
I'm getting hella pissed, I got a credit card to buy those tickets, and it's been a week and it hasn't come. By the way, I'm getting two (hopefully) in case someone who decides later they want to come didn't get one. :)

[skcin]

Oh, sweet!
lol@ to may toe, to mah toe... :lol:
It sounds like you're bringing a fleet to NOTS! :thumbsup: Gaw, my friends are soo dumb! They wouldn't pay millions of dollars to fly across the country to an event the subject of which they don't care about at all! :mad: :lol: :lol:


I don't know if 2 people is a fleet. But I hate the idea of travelling alone. I don't mind the flight & all, but getting to anywhere from the airport in a big city? Yikes! Not my thing. Are you planning on getting there Thurs or Fri?

I told Ry about your cross-country adventure. He's pretty impressed. :nod:

[ontheEdgeof17]

I think I am driving, but I need a partner. I hope Krista pulls through. :nod:

[strandinthewind]

*pondering the thought*

Hmmm...not bad, Diss. Not bad at all. :D

Still no word from Miss Hell's Angel herself, but Ry is in if he can get the time off from work. Problem is he won't know until April :( I'll probably just buy 2 tix anyway. What's $15 lost if it doesn't work out.

BTW - the question came up when I talked to him - what do boys wear to this? Those who do not dress in drag, that is. ;)

My friend who is coming with me is dressing as LB. He has a brown curly wig and a 70's suit :cool: But, then I went two years ago, there were people in regular clothes as well, though the maj. were in some sort of costume :cool:

[amber]

I don't know if 2 people is a fleet. But I hate the idea of travelling alone. I don't mind the flight & all, but getting to anywhere from the airport in a big city? Yikes! Not my thing. Are you planning on getting there Thurs or Fri?

I told Ry about your cross-country adventure. He's pretty impressed. :nod:
I am planning on getting there Thurs. night. I want to be "in place and prepared" when the sh** really starts to go down. And it would be nice ( I think) for the people who are arriving on the day to have a touchpoint, if I'm able to be that. :shrug: It really comforts me (as a Cancer :laugh: ) to not be too stressed out on the actual day, and be able to meet with people, get dressed in my outfit, etc, while the residue of travel is behind me. :) Especially so because I have never gone anywhere on a plane by myself. (I've really only traveled about 4 hours away by myself, in a car, to Chico. And I get nervous doing that! :laugh: ) But I'm looking forward to the challenge - a lot of times I am scared of something for no reason, (probably especially travel) and I have to remember that my brain is powerful, and that I can read maps and instructions, and as long as I have enough money with me, it will all turn out ok! :laugh: And also that most people are infinitely kind and helpful if I do get in a jam. :thumbsup:
Right now the only thing that is making me "nervous" is coordinating everyone. :shrug: But that is not really up to me, so i am letting go of any "control freak-edness" I may have. :laugh: :wavey:

[amber]

My friend who is coming with me is dressing as LB. He has a brown curly wig and a 70's suit :cool: But, then I went two years ago, there were people in regular clothes as well, though the maj. were in some sort of costume :cool:
Swweeeeeett!!!!! I was hoping there would be some LB's there! :woohoo:

[WelshWitchPMD]

My friend who is coming with me is dressing as LB. He has a brown curly wig and a 70's suit :cool: But, then I went two years ago, there were people in regular clothes as well, though the maj. were in some sort of costume :cool:


Well, if I do decide to go I'm hooking up with him. :laugh: ;)

[strandinthewind]

Well, if I do decide to go I'm hooking up with him. :laugh: ;)

I am trying to think if you have met him during one the concerts we atended together :laugh: I do not think so though. He is my height (tall and thin) and an abosolute RIOT :eek: :laugh: We get into MOUNDS of trouble when together :eek: :eek:

[DrummerDeanna]

I am planning on getting there Thurs. night. I want to be "in place and prepared" when the sh** really starts to go down. And it would be nice ( I think) for the people who are arriving on the day to have a touchpoint, if I'm able to be that. :shrug: It really comforts me (as a Cancer :laugh: ) to not be too stressed out on the actual day, and be able to meet with people, get dressed in my outfit, etc, while the residue of travel is behind me. :) Especially so because I have never gone anywhere on a plane by myself. (I've really only traveled about 4 hours away by myself, in a car, to Chico. And I get nervous doing that! :laugh: ) But I'm looking forward to the challenge - a lot of times I am scared of something for no reason, (probably especially travel) and I have to remember that my brain is powerful, and that I can read maps and instructions, and as long as I have enough money with me, it will all turn out ok! :laugh: And also that most people are infinitely kind and helpful if I do get in a jam. :thumbsup:
Right now the only thing that is making me "nervous" is coordinating everyone. :shrug: But that is not really up to me, so i am letting go of any "control freak-edness" I may have. :laugh: :wavey:


Yes, it would be awesome to have a touchpoint....perhaps when you know where you're staying etc and when everyone gets their tix and such we can try to coordinate ahead of time on here....if not who has cell phones? Those of us going can trade cell phone numbers etc...:D

[skcin]

Yes, it would be awesome to have a touchpoint....perhaps when you know where you're staying etc and when everyone gets their tix and such we can try to coordinate ahead of time on here....if not who has cell phones? Those of us going can trade cell phone numbers etc...:D


That would be perfect! Amber - are you sure you don't mind? It would be great to call someone & say "hey, I'm here, where should we meet?" :xoxo:

[sparky]

Maybe I will go as Tusk era Lindsey - I have everything except the eyeliner.
And maybe one of those crazy kimono blazers.

[DrummerDeanna]

hmmmm does Stevie have any short, chubby, short-haired hispanic friends lol - I'll go as that person :p :laugh:

[Chain of Chains]

*pondering the thought*

BTW - the question came up when I talked to him - what do boys wear to this? Those who do not dress in drag, that is. ;)

That's what I'd like to know... I'm just a country boy from Appalachia :shocked:

But I want to go sooo bad :blob2:

[strandinthewind]

That's what I'd like to know... I'm just a country boy from Appalachia :shocked:

But I want to go sooo bad :blob2:


well, there is the Little Lies video mostly pastoral setting :nod: You could draw the LB look from that!!!!!!!

[ontheEdgeof17]

I'm just going to wear a shirt that pays homage to Miss Nicks...and some funky jeans.

[Chain of Chains]

well, there is the Little Lies video mostly pastoral setting :nod: You could draw the LB look from that!!!!!!!


LOL, funny thing is about 25 years ago I went to a party and everyone was flipping out saying how much I looked like Lindsey Buckingham. I said who? And they pointed to a poster on the wall of Fleetwood Mac.

Actually it was just because of my hair / beard. :mad:

I look NOTHING like him today :sorry:

I know it's a stretch...
but if you squint :shrug:
<img src="http://tinypic.com/1pe3y0">

[strandinthewind]

well, you did :nod:

[amber]

That would be perfect! Amber - are you sure you don't mind? It would be great to call someone & say "hey, I'm here, where should we meet?" :xoxo:
Not at all, and of course i'll tell everyone where i'm staying beforehand and all that. I also kinda figured there might be people who have to come and leave right away (like Krista) and may not want to get a hotel or whatever, so. :shrug: But i'm thinking of a lot of "just in case" things right now.
I'm getting a cell for the trip and will of course give the number. It will all work out.

[amber]

hmmmm does Stevie have any short, chubby, short-haired hispanic friends lol - I'll go as that person :p :laugh:
maybe you could go as Sharona? :laugh:

[skcin]

LOL, funny thing is about 25 years ago I went to a party and everyone was flipping out saying how much I looked like Lindsey Buckingham. I said who? And they pointed to a poster on the wall of Fleetwood Mac.

Actually it was just because of my hair / beard. :mad:

I look NOTHING like him today :sorry:

I know it's a stretch...
but if you squint :shrug:
<img src="http://tinypic.com/1pe3y0">

WOW - I think you did too!

No chance of growing your fro out again by May 6th? ;)

[amber]

LOL, funny thing is about 25 years ago I went to a party and everyone was flipping out saying how much I looked like Lindsey Buckingham. I said who? And they pointed to a poster on the wall of Fleetwood Mac.

Actually it was just because of my hair / beard. :mad:

I look NOTHING like him today :sorry:

I know it's a stretch...
but if you squint :shrug:
<img src="http://tinypic.com/1pe3y0">
Actually, it's not a stretch at all. YOur head looks almost exactly like his!

[Chain of Chains]

WOW - I think you did too!

No chance of growing your fro out again by May 6th? ;)


Ummm.... Yeah, my hair grows like weeds. But it would be all SILVER now :eek: :distress: :shocked:

[strandinthewind]

Ummm.... Yeah, my hair grows like weeds. But it would be all SILVER now :eek: :distress: :shocked:

CLAIROL :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[skcin]

CLAIROL :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


Or if you prefer, Just For Men. :cool:

[amber]

I got my tickets, Hos and boy Hos! just a small, exciting update... :wavey: