BWE '11: Going to California?

JCNorthway · Post by **JCNorthway** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:22 pm

Werner,

Those dates are open on Paula's and my calendars. So we are possible attendees.

Jon

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:20 pm

Build it, and they will come...

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:57 pm

Hey you don't have me on that list Werner!

aimeedogdogdog · Post by **aimeedogdogdog** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 2:52 pm

Updated list:

Stuart and wife
Stefan and Jan
CabFan and Victoria
Chris and Werner
Ian
Patrick
Jay and wife
Jal and Jill
Jon and Paula
Jim

Werner

Comte Flaneur · Post by **Comte Flaneur** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:22 pm

The May date definitely works for me, March-April less preferable

I will try persuade Chasse Spleen to come because he looks like one of the Doors and will feel at home there

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g_GeQR8fJo

Tom In DC · Post by **Tom In DC** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:46 am

Gail and I should be available that weekend.

Winona Chief · Post by **Winona Chief** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:02 am

I think I will be able to make it.

Chris Bublitz

aimeedogdogdog · Post by **aimeedogdogdog** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:26 pm

Updated list:

Stuart and wife
Stefan and Jan
CabFan and Victoria
Chris and Werner
Ian
Patrick
Jay and wife
Jal and Jill
Jon and Paula
Jim
Tom and Gail
Chris

A total of 20 people. A good size of a group. I think I will go ahead and make an appointment for a walk-throu in the venue BoxSF in late October or early November. Will report back. Stay tuned.

Werner

stefan · Post by **stefan** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:50 pm

We will likely have a couple of guests (daughter T and son in law Judd).

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:18 pm

I am in plus a possible guest

Glenn

William P · Post by **William P** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:49 am

That works for Linda and me.

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:48 am

kathy and I are good any weekend
rick

SF Ed · Post by **SF Ed** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:02 am

Lisa and I will certainly be there.

SF Ed

Nicklasss · Post by **Nicklasss** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:23 pm

I would really like to be there, to see my West coast BWE friends again. And all other BWEers that will be there.

So possibility of one for me.

Nic

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:51 pm

Regardless of whether you can make it, Nic, I need to get up to Quebec province sometime in the year ahead, it has been forever since I have been there, which is one of my favorite places.

aimeedogdogdog · Post by **aimeedogdogdog** » Sat Oct 02, 2010 1:14 am

Updated list:

Stuart and wife
Stefan and Jan (T and Judd?)
CabFan and Victoria
Chris and Werner
Ian
Patrick
Jay and wife
Jal and Jill
Jon and Paula
Jim
Tom and Gail
Chris
Glenn ( and ?)
Bill and Linda
Rick and Kathy
Ed and Lisa
Nick?

Total = 31

Werner

Michael-P · Post by **Michael-P** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:05 am

Werner:

Please add me on the list as 2. Thanks.

Michael-P

Jay Winton · Post by **Jay Winton** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:09 pm

Our nephew's graduation may present a conflict but we will do our best to attend.

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:38 pm

I'll do my best to attend. Unless I can't, in which case I won't.
Have we settled on a date yet Werner?

JonB · Post by **JonB** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:11 pm

Add me to the list, probably 2 people (my wife is a...what's that spelling....tea-totaler or teetoler or tea toker, so she won't be coming but I'll bring a friend).

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:14 am

Jim, it wouldn't be the same without you...

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:27 am

I know I know Patrick, I am trying, it is tough being me, I have so much on my plate! I have a million things going on, there aren't enough days in the year. I should be able to go pending my father's health situation, which has been in decline. Sounds like we've got a weekend picked, what is it?

Comte Flaneur · Post by **Comte Flaneur** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:32 am

Are you gunning for the Republican nomination in 2012?

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:39 am

That's really bizarre, you are the second person today who asked me whether I had intentions of running for office as a Republican. Considering I am left of Keith Olbermann, that's really strange....

Comte Flaneur · Post by **Comte Flaneur** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:48 am

I had you down as a Republican and the Democratic nomination is between Barack and Hillary no?

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:56 am

Wow, me as a Republican, that's hilarious. I wrote for the Communist newspaper in law school, hung out with Dan Ellsburg in Moscow in 1990. (Did anyone see that great show on the Pentagon Papers last night on PBS?). I'm even more liberal in my old age!

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:58 am

Barack is going to be in there for 6 more years, then Hillary for 8 more after him....

Blanquito · Post by **Blanquito** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:16 am

Didn't I see you in the documentary The Weather Underground from back in the day, Jim?

I recall you had huge mutton chops and were talking excitedly about grubbing up Clerc Milon's 'elitist' vineyards and planting it with honest, proletariat varietals like Baco Noir.

Jay Winton · Post by **Jay Winton** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:19 pm

So Jim, you'll ensure it's a BWE not a Tea party in SF (a huge stronghold for the Teaites, I know)

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:34 pm

The scary thing is I really WAS hanging out with Dan Ellsburg in Moscow in 1990, just before I was kidnapped....

I think we should have a "What Would Sarah Palin Drink" party, Jay, in the land of that beacon of leadership, that pillar of integrity, Madame Pelosi <rolls eyes>.

Jay Winton · Post by **Jay Winton** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:44 pm

I'm sure mo vino would be delighted to attend a Pelosi lovefest

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:31 pm

Excellent idea!

aimeedogdogdog · Post by **aimeedogdogdog** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:49 pm

We will have 2 guests to come with us.

Werner

aimeedogdogdog · Post by **aimeedogdogdog** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:49 pm

Updated list:

Stuart and wife
Stefan and Jan (T and Judd?)
CabFan and Victoria
Chris and Werner ( + 2 guests)
Ian
Patrick
Jay and wife
Jal and Jill
Jon and Paula
Jim
Tom and Gail
Chris
Glenn ( and ?)
Bill and Linda
Rick and Kathy
Ed and Lisa
Nick?
MichaelP ( and ?)
JonB (and ?)

Total = 37

Werner

aimeedogdogdog · Post by **aimeedogdogdog** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:52 pm

Jim,

The last round of roll call of the 2011 BWE convention in San Francisco is for the weekend of May 19 - May 22, 2011.
I think we have a good size of a group and this is the date then.

Werner

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:58 pm

Ok sounds good Werner!

aimeedogdogdog · Post by **aimeedogdogdog** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:59 pm

The 10th BWE convention next year would be held in San Francisco on the weekend of May 19-May 22, 2011.
If anyone of you raised hand without knowing the exact day, let me know if you can't make it so I could take you out of the list.

I have contacted the Box SF as a venue, and would have a walk-throu with them on Oct. 23rd. And it looks like we would hit our upper limit of the budget, ie. $200 each, plus 15% up or down. We would have the site and a catering service there.

Werner

aimeedogdogdog · Post by **aimeedogdogdog** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:00 pm

Jim and all,

Do we want to apply a cap on the 40 headcounts as usual?

Werner

JimHow · Post by **JimHow** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:04 pm

Do you know what that venue can accomodate Werner? Forty sounds good to me....

aimeedogdogdog · Post by **aimeedogdogdog** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:04 pm

JonB,

You could bring your wife. Because I am a huge tea lover too. I know Stefan's daughter is also a huge tea lover. We could do something really fun with our tea. I think I have been toying with the idea of having at least a tea party on the BWE convention weekend. I have some exotic, designer, competition tea. Plus she could shop at the tea stores in SF to her heart content.

Werner