TIS, that is a great idea.

Happy to oblige! Here you go!

Shula's Locations

Did you think I'd stop pushing CLEVELAND??

Doesn't matter where it was. That we were having a good time is what counts!

DMC won't remember it anyway......

If your heading to Vegas be sure to check my partner "Danny Rome and the Goodfellas" He was a good freind of mine from denver .. moved out there and now his band was voted the BEST BAND IN VEGAS.......

SD!!! How you been, man??

Hi there SF Denver!! Nice to see you again.

I assume Danny Rome and the Goodfellas a Vegas act/show? If so, where in Vegas SF?


TIS

Have any of you BBers given any "serious" thought to a possible "location?"

I know we'd all love to have it in our own neighborhood but there are many places in the good ol' USA that we can visit. It just takes a willingness to travel. Anyone else agree? I mention this now because whenever/wherever it may be, I'm a planner (especially financially) and wouldn't mind opening a discussion.

I'd be interested in knowing what you guys really think.

Thanks

TIS

My ears are burning

We should start thinking about it though, I'm already saving up to fly out to Vegas

Hey DMC!!!

Vegas always works for me. Coming from CA, that is one place I wouldn't need too much planning time, since I can most likely easily take the weekend and maybe an extra day from work. However, I am open.


TIS

Maybe we can charter one of those Hooter's airplanes.

For the chicken wings....really....

You mean they actually have Hooter's planes??? I assume you're joking????

Anyway, are there group rates for airfares???? I know hotels tend to have group rates, which would be worth checking out, wherever we end up.

TIS

No, I'm not, TIS.

They went out of business earlier this year.

Hooter's Air

Who'd have thought they would go out of business?

Well, maybe with rising gas prices, and promotional costs and whatnot, they couldn't keep "abreast" of the situation. (I know, corny)

Bibble, would you attend a BB meet? Vegas isn't that far from you either.


TIS

Been doing well.. thanks for asking..

yes they are, I talked to him last week after posting here and said I might be sending out a crowd....look him up on myspace
http://www.myspace.com/dannyromestyletypetextcss
and be sure to check the Goodfellas out also

I don't know if it's too early or if there just isn't interest, but I had some time and took it upon myself to check around a bit. So here's a little info to toss around or dismiss or whatever, but I thought I'd start the ball rolling.

I did some random checking on Vegas on Priceline.
A r/t flight from NYC to Vegas was about $330 (could very well increase if gas prices go up). I wasn't sure that we've decided a month, but guessed August. I randomly put in the 1st & 2nd.

Below is Hotels.com link with prices for that weekend. They run around $100 - $200. Keep in mind if anyone shares a room it'll be half that. Also, keep in mind the price varies depending on when we go. if there is a convention, even though it's summer when rates are usually low, the price will skyrocket. Also remember, group rates may very well be possible as well.

"If" Vegas is in the running we should at least pick a couple potential dates to see if there is a major convention or something going on during that time.

TIS


Vegas Hotels

IF Vegas is this place it's gonna be in '08 then me and the Col. will have to work it in with our Summer vacation. But I agree TIS we should start discussing when and where. I don't think it's to early for that cuz it takes us forever to decide things.

Can you still smoke in Vegas? Do they have a Shula's??

Thanks for the quick reply Mig. When you say summer, are you talking July/August? I'm guessing summer since the others have been in Augs and September. For me, end of June and first 3 weeks in July is good, but if it's in Vegas I can pretty much make it any weekend (at least at this point.)




TIS

Tell me when and where, then point me to the bar, I'll be happy.

SC,

Even though my last visit to Vegas was a first "Smoke Free", I can tell you they still have smoking rooms, you can smoke walking down the street, etc. but many inside areas, including some lounges are now smoke free. However, I can only speak of the Bellagio and the couple other places I went. Being Vegas, I simply can't imagine it ever being as strict as everywhere else.

As far as Shula's, I don't know if there is one there, but I certainly won't have a problem. Give me my buffet and I'm good.

TIS

Please see Shula's map in earlier post.

We know SB is the Shula expert, so no need to doubt her.

Just to really really open this up, and because we are in the beginning stages, and because nothing is written in stone, I'm going to post some places I would like to visit because......well, just because.

In no particular order I'd someday like to visit these places I've never been before:

Italy/Sicily (need I say more)
Boston (just sounds/looks like a neat city)
Washington D.C. (maybe I'll throw in a protest at the Whitehouse)
Denver (Just cause it's a major city I guess)
Cincinnati (to see the R&R Hall of Fame)
Memphis (Only to see Graceland)

Places I've been but would love to go again:

NYC (quickly became tied with Vegas as my favorite place to visit)
San Francisco (a totally neat looking city and good food too)
Chicago (another cool city, but wouldn't want to visit in the winter)

Anyway, that's just a few places to open up the onversation a bit.

TIS

Oh, what I would give to go back to Sicily!! It is atrociously expensive. The Euro killed it, that's for sure. I haven't been back since 2001, and I would love to see my family again. I believe the airfare alone is in the $1500 pp range, though.

Boston sounds great. Mr. Babe was there for a Celtics game two weeks ago. And if you want to get a little gambling in, Foxwoods in CT is not that far a drive from Boston.

I haven't been to Washington, DC since I was about 5. I wouldn't mind seeing it again. I understand it's pretty expensive, though (hotel-wise). My daughter is going on a class trip in the spring, and last year's trip was to Boston. She could be our tour guide!!

I hear DC is expensive as well (no, not our BB DC,) Don't know how much though.

Oh, and right in my backyard compared to the others mentioned, Hollywood. I love going to Rodeo Dr, Universal Studio, Beverly Hills. Lots of sight seeing there as well. It's been several years since I've been toursting there.


TIS

TIS here is my list:

1. Cleveland-R&R HOL(Shula's)/Cincinnati - Pro Football HOL
2. Norfolk/VA Beach(Shula's)
3. Washington DC
4. Pocono's
5. NJ/NY

I'm not sure when the Col. is taking his Summer vacation. He won't know till sometime in Feb/March TIS.

Booking the Airfare along with a tour saves you some money. Otherwise, if you book it without a tour, in Summer months it's around $1000 RT. And as far as the Euro vs. the U.S. Dollar goes, while it was a bit on the high end side, it wasn't that bad, at least not as bad as it may have been for you back in 2001. I likened the cost comparison to going out in Manhattan vs. going out in the outer boroughs. It really depends on the exchange rate at the time you are going.

I didn't find it that outrageous at all.