I'm actually hoping for NYC, too. It could be doable for me since we now have Jet Blue service and I have a friend who has an apartment where I could stay in Tribecca.
She ain't movin'. Serenity's not movin'.
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.
Cashmere - Aug 25, 2006 7:19:25 am PDT #3640 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
SailAweigh - Aug 25, 2006 8:08:35 am PDT #3641 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I like Milwaukee. Not as much as I like Madison, but close.
Madison is much cooler, but it costs more to fly into Madison than Milwaukee. Much fewer direct flights. I'd be happy with either and I'd even help Brenda with the pimping of Milwaukee. Right off the bat, I'd offer up the Milwaukee Art Museum. Cool looking building, plus they have some outstanding Arts and Crafts exhibits, AND a permanent Georgia O'Keefe exhibit. Not a lot in it, but there it is.
brenda m - Aug 25, 2006 8:25:32 am PDT #3642 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
The regular museum is pretty cool, too. You can do a boat tour of microbreweries, and I happen to have recently discovered the only tiki bar in town. It used to be a punk club, who started doing "Tuesday Night Tiki" as a lark. It was so popular, it's now all tiki all the time.
Thing is? The clientele didn't change. So it's this tiki bar serving purple drinks and playing tiki music, all full of tattoed, pierced, colorfully-haired people in black.
Fred Pete - Aug 25, 2006 8:42:56 am PDT #3643 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Is the Art Museum the one right on the Lakefront? If so, I've been there. Fond but not terribly specific memories.
Madison is driveable from Milwaukee, but that raises the issues of having cars.
Oh, and Old World Wisconsin is a short drive from Milwaukee.
Theodosia - Aug 25, 2006 8:45:19 am PDT #3644 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I've got good friends in Madison, so it would be an extra-bonus city for me!
How much of a drive is it to Minneapolis?
sumi - Aug 25, 2006 8:55:25 am PDT #3645 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Milwaukee is fun. I saw INXS there and thought it was like a weird little Chicago w/o the tall buildings.
brenda m - Aug 25, 2006 9:03:08 am PDT #3646 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
How much of a drive is it to Minneapolis?
Six or eight hours.
And Sumi nails it, though there are plenty of things that are, ahem, uniquely Milwaukee.
SailAweigh - Aug 25, 2006 5:22:44 pm PDT #3647 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Six or eight hours.
From Madison, about six hours. Pretty straight shot on I-94. Also, a very pretty drive.
I didn't know they had a boat tour of microbreweries! That's one thing I may have to check out with some friends, or my brother. I do know that the Third Street Pier, one of my favorite restaurants, has dinner cruises on the river. Could probably get a pretty good discount for a group outing.
Trudy Booth - Aug 28, 2006 8:01:36 am PDT #3648 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
P-Moon, have you tried the convention bureau? In my Seattle search they got me quotes well below any other listings I found.
I'd suggest everyone cobbling together info to contact them. HUGELY helpful. Heck, they could flat out answer "what is a cheap weekend without much going on?" and questions like that.
Jessica - Aug 28, 2006 8:04:17 am PDT #3649 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
P-Moon, have you tried the convention bureau?
I've been leaving messages for the women who originally emailed me for a month now, with no response.