Hey Bay-area folks, I know more about my San Francisco trip! I arrive the afternoon of Mon Oct 13 and once I get checked into the hotel I'll have the entire evening free. Thurs the 16th I have a break from 5-8pm so dinner is a possibility. Friday the 17th I don't have anything scheduled until the show at 8pm.

I don't know what hotel I'll be in but I'm hoping it won't be far from the theatre which is at 609 Sutter St.

Let me know if any of you are free to play at any of those times.

Dammit, I'm going to be out of town that whole week!

Dammit, I'm going to be out of town that whole week!

Me too.

I am in town, but it's hard for me to get up there during the week. Any chance you are going to be here on Saturday? If not, maybe I can arrange to work in SF on that Monday.

I leave Saturday morning, sorry.

Hmmm. Let me see about working in SF that Monday, then. If I can arrange it, what time do you land? Would an earlyish dinner, maybe around 6:00 or 6:30, work?

I'm supposed to land at 3:18. I don't see why that wouldn't work.

I would LOVE this idea except I know there are many Buffistas who are panicking right now at the thought of not being able to LEAVE the F2F for a breather.

Well, the ships aren't nearly as big as some cruise ships, but they are largish, so we wouldn't need to be all together all the time. Plus, folks could go different ways in the ports.

For years, we've been bantying about the idea of doing one of our library association conferences on a ferry, but we just have too many people and need too much technology. This spring, I met someone who had just done a conference on the ferry. I don't remember what group it was, but it was a lot smaller, I think 25-40 people, and she was quite positive about it.

Although Juneau is most famous for scenery and wildlife (mountains and glaciers and bears, oh, my), we also have a world famous folk festival (spring), nationally acclaimed theater (small, but really good), and decent dining (mostly in the medium price range, with a couple of very nice, expensive places).

Seattle has the advantage of plenty of locals for driving, possible crash space, and insider knowledge.

I once went to Phoenix for business in July. It was 117 F. It didn't feel that hot during the 15 minutes before I almost passed out. Also, a good friend lives in Tucson, and there are very few cheap flights there from this part of the world.

I think Alaska would be neat, but the cost to get there is probably prohibitive.

Seattle sounds good to me.