Hey, man, where are my pants? I have my hippo dignity!

Oz ,'Bring On The Night'


F2F 3: Who's Bringing the Guacamole?  

Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: San Francisco, May 19-21, 2006! Everything else, go here! Swag!


Nicole - Jun 28, 2005 10:13:37 am PDT #3298 of 10001
I'm getting the pig!

Tep is me.

The SF leg of NillyTour 2004 was wonderfully organized in a Not Too Organized way. And I'm all for another weekend in SF. I think this time I'd even go on the wine tours and the Great Hecubus Park Walk.

Of course, I'd love to see Seattle, too.


DebetEsse - Jun 28, 2005 10:13:57 am PDT #3299 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.

The List of Places:

Candidates:

  • Seattle (Susan, with Plei and Jilli as minions)
  • San Francisco (Deb)

Nominees without contacts:

  • Phoenix
  • San Diego
  • Las Vegas


deborah grabien - Jun 28, 2005 10:47:54 am PDT #3300 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Yep, I'm happy to organise, do hotel contacting, whatever is needed. And San Fran should include the greater Bay Area, although I don't think a hotel in, say, downtown Milpitas is going to make anyone happy...

Man, I wonder how much it would cost to just rent The Inn Above Tide for a long weekend...?

edit: yes, that's pure wishful thinking. Besides, no one would ever leave the hotel.


JZ - Jun 28, 2005 10:58:52 am PDT #3301 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

This place is just a short hop from both Chez Zmayhem and Casa Grabien, close enough to the funk and liveliness of Haight Street to enjoy it without wanting to kill, 3 blocks from the streetcar's 4-minute ride to the Castro and 10-minute ride to the heart of downtown SF, and they serve afternoon tea.

The rooms are pretty too.

Room rates are here. Not cheap, but not bad (and that's without even looking for a group rate); they have suites, and rollaway beds for an extra $20, and the whole place is WiFi'd and handicapped-accessible.

Tom Scola stayed here a couple of years ago and liked it very much, IIRC, but I'll leave it to him to provide actual, like, details and facts.


deborah grabien - Jun 28, 2005 11:13:47 am PDT #3302 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Matt and beth stayed at the Stanyan Park after my big Halloween do; I seem to recall they loved it.

There are masses, and I do mean masses, of San Francisco hotels. We luckily don't suffer from what I think of as London or NYC Hote Syndrome: the Ritz or the pits, with little in between. The trick is to not look at the Mark Hopkins or the Fairmont and go, ooooh! Let's stay there!

Should I be getting hotel costing now? I'd need to know.

And JZ, BTW, I sent out an email - we're doing a wander in and out, most of the day watch-eat-drink-hang out this Saturday, for the Live 8 show. People will be literally wandering in and out, watching the live feed of the round the globe concerts. Let me know if you guys are coming.

That goes for Lexine, too - must re-ping her. I know Perkins and Sparky are both in Seattle this weekend. But anyway, mini-F2F at our place.


DebetEsse - Jun 28, 2005 11:15:55 am PDT #3303 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.

Deb, if you don't need dates, you can certainly start getting estimates. It certainly can't hurt with the decision-making.


deborah grabien - Jun 28, 2005 11:21:55 am PDT #3304 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Will do - but for now, off to go play. '


deborah grabien - Jun 28, 2005 12:04:08 pm PDT #3305 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

(back briefly)

If I hit the lottery, I say Vegas, Seattle, and San Francisco all sound lovely. If I don't hit the lottery, I can't go, unless it's within driving distance from my house.

Cindy, is that a question of money, purely? Because if you've got a guest bed and the frequent flyer miles sent your way, what's the problem?


Aims - Jun 28, 2005 12:09:49 pm PDT #3306 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

The problem is that noone has really seen her. She might be pretend.


Vortex - Jun 28, 2005 12:20:36 pm PDT #3307 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

This place is just a short hop from both Chez Zmayhem and Casa Grabien, close enough to the funk and liveliness of Haight Street to enjoy it without wanting to kill, 3 blocks from the streetcar's 4-minute ride to the Castro and 10-minute ride to the heart of downtown SF, and they serve afternoon tea.

The Carl hotel is nice as well. It's where I stayed the first time I met Deb.