I think Vegas is definitely West Coast.

Yeah, I think for sure we need to consider revisiting cities, if for the cost factor if nothing else. Our original cities were cheap because they were airport travel hubs. The more cities we do, the less likely this is to happen, raising the cost for everyone, and also making it less likely we'll have a multitude of localists.

Yep. this was my thinking. I’m proposing Pasadena rather than “LA,” but that’s a pretty arbitrary distinction since the hotel you stayed in last time was actually Burbank and a 15 minute drive from Pasadena. But we are a travel hub with four airports within driving/shuttle distance, so I think it might make it easier for people to come. Also, Pasadena is unique and has a ton of food and entertainment options in walking distance from the hotel I’m going to suggest--not to mention walking distance to the metro, which will take you all over LA if you want to avoid a car.

I have no idea if I can go (prob. not with new baby) but we've done LA and Seattle and Las Vegas has both hotel rooms and cheap flights. And is a buffista sort of place.

I think Vegas would be West Coast.

The plus with Pasadena is that there are local Buffistas there. That always makes the turnout bigger, and it's easier to plan.

Also, a number of Buffistae regularly go to Vegas anyway. So it is the site of many mini-F2Fs.

OTOH, there are some of us who haven't been to Vegas and would love a chance to go there and spend time with buffistas. Assuming it's feasible, money and time-wise.

(not saying that Pasadena wouldn't be a good choice--just that I'd hate to see Vegas out of he running because other people go there frequently)

Hee. We did Seattle for the last F2F, so I suspect it won’t be there again. But heck, if someone wants to propose it, that’s cool!

I can almost guarantee that none of the Seattle people have the bandwidth to propose/organize a F2F. (Watch, Barb will prove me wrong. ::grin::

but, you guys did it last time, you're off the hook.

I'm all for doing it where there are buffistas who can drive there and are willing to organize.

Localistas make it easier. Can be done, organizing a F2F in a city you don't know (ahem, Chicago, and I'd STILL like to find a way to add that to my resume) but peeps in the know ease the way.

Allyson did such a great job in LA and I'm STILL pissed that I was too shy of her and ita ! to belly up and chat more. Although I think ita ! had a krav test or something that day and was tired as fuck, and showed up for just a bit.

Heh. I still remember doing a smoky eye on bon bon, and wearing Plei's latex corset (and goggling at Plei's Box o' Polish and Makeup) and hanging out with Laura, Brendon, Pete and Jilli in the pool of the Safari. I swear I've seen that hotel in movies.

And I rememer stealing a shaker of salt with meara in Chi, and shrift walking into the hotel room before it got PACKED and immediately pulling out her bottle of Maker's. Good times; it's been too long.

As we have found, not having a localista or having the organizer not be a localista makes it harder.