[meteorite-list] Tucson Show, Party, Harvey Awards, Venue, etc.

[David Freeman]

Well, my-heck!
I thought we may have out grown the size of the La Fuenta and that $30 
bowl of fish soup was great but...that was definitely on the high end 
for fish soup!
Hard to duplicate that charm of a swarm of meteorite notables though....
A change of gathering places would be ok to me (especially since I am 
not sure I will be there this year or not at this date).
Best,
Dave F.
In the desert here too!
mjwy


mlblood at cox.net wrote:

>Hi Geoff,
>     First: Thanks to you and Steve Arnold (of Arkansas) for the
>great dinners and awards of the past.
>     Now, since you asked for feedback: Personally, I thought the
>old place was great and still saw a few empty seats around the
>room.
>     However, if you are going to move - this sounds fine - but 
>can we all sign up for dinner and sit togeather? Any reason
>why not? Then just move to the other room after dinner? 
>     If there isn't another resturant that will accommodate, that
>seams reasonable.
>     I did hate it at El Charro when we were all indifferent rooms.
>     Where, exactly, is this place, anyway? (In reference to one
>of the better known dealer's location). 
>     I am amazed no one else on the list has responded.
> Your bashes are clearly VERY popular! 
>     Thanks, again, Michael
>
>>From: "Notkin" <geoking at notkin.net>
>>Date: 2004/12/16 Thu PM 03:09:22 EST
>>To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>Subject: [meteorite-list] Tucson Show, Party, Harvey Awards, 
>>
>Venue, etc.
>
>>Dear Listees:
>>
>>Greetings from sunny Tucson where it is a pleasant 61 degrees.
>>
>>I have today spoken with the manager of the Arizona Plaza 
>>
>(formerly the 
>
>>Vagabond Inn; formerly the Ramada Inn University) in Tucson, 
>>
>and he has 
>
>>confirmed that they WILL be open during the 2005 Tucson show, 
>>
>although 
>
>>the long-term future of the hotel in uncertain. Show veterans will 
>>
>know 
>
>>this hotel well, as it's been the home of Blaine Reed Meteorites 
>>
>for 
>
>>many years. Thanks to Bill Mason for letting us know about this.
>>
>>Accommodation is available in the $100/night range, so if any of 
>>
>you 
>
>>are having trouble finding rooms, this might be a good solution. 
>>
>It's a 
>
>>bit pricey, but so are all hotels during showtime. The Arizona 
>>
>Plaza is 
>
>>very well located for show events, and is definitely a fun place to 
>>stay. Contact me off-List if you need booking info.
>>
>>Regarding the Sixth Annual Meteor Mayhem Birthday Bash and 
>>
>Harvey 
>
>>Awards:
>>
>>As previously posted, we will not be holding the 2005 party at the 
>>
>La 
>
>>Fuente restaurant, which has been its home for the past three 
>>
>years. As 
>
>>we now regularly have well over 100 guests, organizing a dinner 
>>
>at La 
>
>>Fuente, or any restaurant, is problematic at best. Every year, 
>>
>some of 
>
>>our guests have been unhappy with the food service; there were 
>>
>problems 
>
>>with customers' checks, etc., and we don't want to deal with that 
>>
>any 
>
>>more. My co-host Steve Arnold IMB and I are, therefore, planning 
>>
>on 
>
>>moving away from a sit-down dinner situation to a more 
>>informal/fun/social event with bar service. To that end we are 
>>considering holding the 2005 party and Harvey Awards 
>>
>ceremony in either 
>
>>the lounge bar or the ballroom of the Arizona Plaza.
>>
>>The event will take place on the evening of Friday, Feb. 4, 2005. 
>>
>On 
>
>>the same night -- at 7 pm -- our good friends at AAPS ( the 
>>
>Association 
>
>>of Applied Paleontological Sciences  http://www.aaps.net  ) will 
>>
>be 
>
>>holding their annual charity auction and dinner in the adjacent 
>>
>Mineral 
>
>>and Fossil Co-op. Many folks would like to attend the auction 
>>
>AND the 
>
>>party, so we are considering having a slightly later start for the 
>>party (with the Harveys presented around 9 pm) so that those 
>>
>who wish 
>
>>to have dinner with AAPS can do so, and then walk next door for 
>>
>the 
>
>>Harvey Awards. Dinner at the AAPS event will be catered by fine 
>>
>Italian 
>
>>restaurant The Barefoot Contessa, and is available to non-AAPS 
>>
>members 
>
>>for a very reasonable fee (reservations are requested). It's likely 
>>
>to 
>
>>be an excellent dinner and is always a most enjoyable event.
>>
>>Sorry for the overly-detailed post. I mention all of this here 
>>
>because 
>
>>I'd like to get some feedback from those planning on attending 
>>
>the 
>
>>party. Does this sound like a good solution? I'd appreciate some 
>>on-List comments, especially from those of you who have 
>>
>attended the 
>
>>party and Harvey Awards in the past.
>>
>>We're trying to put together something that will work for 
>>
>everyone!
>
>>It's less than six weeks to showtime, and we are looking forward 
>>
>to 
>
>>seeing many of you here soon.
>>
>>
>>Thanks and regards to all,
>>
>>Geoff N.
>>www.notkin.net
>>www.paleozoic.org
>>
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