'Underneath'
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.
HA.
(That's the one place along the I-95 corridor that my dad NEVER wanted to stop and eat (because it's a shithole) and somehow, we ALWAYS ended up needing gas when we passed it, and having to stop anyway, in spite of the previous 5 hours being spent going "Okay, this year, we are NOT stopping at Vince Lombardi!")
It is the Garden State after all.
Tom, I think we've found a location. We can have Prom at Dickey's BBQ Pit Express.
I was kinda hoping for the Eerie Pennsylvania TravelPort myself. They have an Iron Skillet!
I think she is, but she's been uber-busy. I was just offerering help if she (or anyone else) would like it. I don't mind organizing big events.
Awesome. Because I'm not good for more than wisecracks, morale support and, uhm, more wisecracks in this matter.
But New England rocks. Museum of Science, Salem, good places to eat, yadda-yadda-yadda.
As far as east coast roadside attractions go, South of the Border probably can't be beat: [link] [link]
My ex and I once did a road trip from central New Jersey to Savannah GA in one fell swoop. We were insane well before we reached South of the Border, and the sight of it merely confirmed our madness.
Instead of Vince Lombardi, I vote Walt Whitman. Or Molly Pitcher. As long as it has a Cinnabon. Honestly, doing a F2F in Jersey is probably the only way I'll actually get to go to one. I'd like to meet the Buffistas someday. (Yes, collectively.)
I stayed at South of the Border once. (I was 11. It was a family vacation. We were on our way to Hilton Head.) The rooms were even worse than you'd expect.
Not about pitching, about a different kind of face to face: I'm supposedto wave love at Jilli and Pete from Neil Gaiman. We just spent (about six of us total) seven hours in a gorgeous uproarious disreputable carouse and ended up at Scala. When I told him I wanted to wave at him from you two, he said "Ah, now there's two people I love. Wave back."
So, there you go. Love back from Neil. Who is theoretically coming here for dinner on his next Bay Area swingthrough.
Yes, I'm gloating....
vw has it on her list to send out an RFP to the city tourist board on Wednesday. Should have more info soon. As KristinT noted, I've been "uber busy," but am back from my little trip and am trying to get caught up on the things I let slide.
I am impressed that Scola pulled out the Vince Lombardi service area. One of the most memorable rest stops I've ever been in, and not in a good way.
You should have experienced it in the 1970s. If you thought the smell was bad now...