Ok, I knew it would come to this. Again, I state my #1 preference is NOLA, because love, love, love it. BUT I’m pimping Kansas City, too.

City – Kansas City

Local Point Person for City – Me, Erin! AND I organized the Chicago F2F, so I have prior exp. AND ND knows KC, too, and he is Lt. Pimp for this F2F, right. And you really can’t get more central than KC.

Possible hotels in City – Embassy Suites

Sheraton Suites Best Western Seville

Possible hotel rates in City – I’m looking at Plaza/Westport area hotels, because they are close to restaurants, shopping, bars, and are in the middle of the city (And in the prettiest part of the city, IMHO) and I am getting prices from $70 -- $225, with about $110 the median.

Pros and Cons for City

Pros:
Onsite convention planner who lives 1-5 minutes away from hotels
Centrally located city
Average temp in late May is 70 to 90degrees
It’s a friendly city
Excellent BBQ
Assortment of wide, excellent restaurant (that aren’t BBQ)
Amazing jazz and blues
Kansas City is a pretty cheap town! An expensive martini in a swank bar is $7
More fountains than any city in the world except Rome
Nelson-Atkin Museum will be newly renovated in May, and super cool!

Cons:
It IS the Bible belt
It’s a driving city (which is why I chose Plaza hotels).
The Plaza is not at all gritty and real.
Allergies are high, and it can get humid.
There are no interesting sex shops.
Gay bars are boring here.

This said, I have lots of contact in the city, and could put together a whiz-bang F2F. And I could have early peeps over to my apartment, and you could walk home. (Hell, if we stayed at the Sheraton, it’s 1 block from my place – we could use my pad as a hosp. suite, prolly.)

AND ND knows KC, too, and he is Lt. Pimp for this F2F, right.

I don't care if it's in KC or not, at the next F2F NoiseDesign should wear a nametag saying "Lieutenant Pimp".

We could have a dubbing ceremony, and hit him on the head with a giant Hello Kitty vibrator.

Oh, Lee! Speaking of all the money you spent, the shoe store has an entire Fluevog section now, and the clothing store where you got your "Kiss Me" shirt has expanded. Again.

I don't care if it's in KC or not, at the next F2F NoiseDesign should wear a nametag saying "Lieutenant Pimp".

I love it.

New Orleans

Local Point Person for City: Heather Alayne

Possible hotels in City: So many I can’t even name them, but one or two have been mentioned. We may also think about gettin into two of the smaller in the Garden district. Possible hotel rates in City: Prices range from $60 to $500 (most list something like around $50 for the first-Friday Night- then like $120 for Saturday). Also because there are so many of them they’re always running specials.

Pros and Cons for City: Pros 1. As Dana pointed out, it’s New Orleans. History, culture, music, food, it’s all incredible and absolutely beautiful. Really, you’ll have a dozen stories to tell just about your ride from the airport. You won’t have to venture out to do things, the things will come right up to you, sniff your hand and roll over to have their bellies scratched.

2. Decent public transport, and if not most things are easily walkable.

3. The last Central F2F was northern/central- NO is southern central, and so, new and different. Plus, those of us southerners will be closer.

Cons 1. The weather if you’re not in the shade or in a doorway. Though it may rain a lot depending on random weather influencing things next year.

2. The hotel rates are not solid- anything could happen to change them, though late May is after most of the touristy stuff is over.

3. Pressure to either hang with Buffistas or experience NO.

-oh yeah, and parking is horrid. I think we’d be best off if any equipment or that stuff (possibly a place to store cars too, I’d have to ask)- be stored or brought from a local’s house.

at the next F2F NoiseDesign should wear a nametag saying "Lieutenant Pimp".

Kind of want to get him one now. Maybe he can get get a fabric one now, and a leather one for the F2F?

That works for me, Lee.

And NO still has my first vote. :)

Heh. And Austin would get my second vote. I do so love it. I would feel guilty about not seeing and staying with sis, but that's a concern for probably someone no matter where we are.

Would sis enjoy coming out with the Buffistas?

Heh. It'll be fun!!! Like a roller coaster. Scary FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know- she has her own "scary internet friends." I told you about her play right. (I must've. I mention it to every one like a billion times.)