#1 gets my vote...
Scott
--- Laurin Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A little wrinkle has developed regarding the
> scheduled events for SARATOGA
> 2000 and we're seeking an opinion of those fans who
> are likely to attend.
> As everyone is aware, the concerts at Montalvo are
> scheduled for WE-FR, not
> the usual FR-SU. While this presented an
> interesting dilemma, no problem,
> we worked around this.
>
> Our original thinking was to hold the Fan Club
> Social on Thursday evening,
> August 24 and the Doobie Brothers Fan Club
> Convention on Friday, August 25
> from 2-6pm. No events would be scheduled for
> Wednesday, August 24 as many
> people would likely be traveling. The Fan Club
> Convention would take place
> as it did last year, at the Los Gatos Lodge in the
> El Gato Room and on the
> patio by the pool. That worked so
> smoothly...something just had to come up,
> didn't it...
>
> Yesterday I called to reserve the patio and the El
> Gato Room. We can have
> the El Gato Room, however, the patio has already
> been reserved for Friday,
> August 25. So, here's where the opinion is
> oh-so-very important. Should
> we:
>
> 1) Just hold the event in the El Gato Room and
> forget the patio (we
> don't really need the tables that were in the middle
> of the room, that will
> give us room)
> 2) Move the Fan Club Social to Wednesday and the
> Convention to Thursday
> so that we can get both, or,
> 3) Look for another location for the events (not
> very likely).
>
> Honestly, I'm leaning toward option number 1. All
> day on Wednesday and
> early Thursday are likely to be heavy travel days
> for fans. The grounds of
> the Los Gatos Lodge are pretty spread out and the
> bar is right across the
> hall, so we have room to spread out if necessary
> (Imagine a guitar clinic in
> under one of those shady trees...
>
> We'll do whatever everyone thinks is best. Also,
> please consider that the
> rates for the room and patio have increased from
> last year. The El Gato
> Room is now $400, up from $350 and the patio is $325
> up from $275.
>
> Please let me know what you think.
>
> Laurin
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