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

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Dec 16 20:55:00 2004
Message-ID: <41C23CAC.7060608_at_fascination.com>

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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