Geneapalozza: A Celebration Of All Things Gene

[Fitz]

Where's the puke emoticon when you need it.

[screaming oranges]

I want to listen to BA goodness, and will try to get you to run this

with the HD800.

What is that?

[crappyjones123]

Where's the puke emoticon when you need it.

hey hey hey.

i sleep on the floor. so fitz can have the bed.

[agile_one]

cj ... if memory serves, you sleep sitting up in a chair in a Fibonacci induced trance ...

[crappyjones123]

i wasnt sleeping! i was thinking.

thats my story and im sticking to it.

[Voltron]

Where's the puke emoticon when you need it.

In Nate's gallery

[Iron_Dreamer]

Just booked the same Virgin flight as Grahame. See you all in Tampa (assuming our van from Orlando doesn't catch fire)

[agile_one]

Peter & Grahame ... if enough fly to MCO, you may want to consider a car rental.

Glad you will make it.

[VPI]

Will there be enough locals with cars at this meet or should I pick up a rental at the airport?

[tyrion]

My car will be there with the exception of Saturday night. However, I do not intend on driving it if I'm drinking but a non drinker is welcome to drive it. It will hold 5 comfortably.

[Voltron]

It seems like plenty of cars will be available with all the locals driving to the meet, and Grahame is thinking of renting a van because he is driving from Orlando. that should put us over the top in any event.

[Grahame]

Just to clarify, Peter and I will be renting a vehicle of some description to get from MCO->Tampa and back. (I couldn't tell if Gene was being helpful, sarcastic, or just hadn't got round to reading all the previous posts )

Thanks to Hotwire the prices are pretty reasonable. Given a 4 seater car as a base, the delta for 5 seater car is ~$35 and a 7 seater minivan is ~$70

I was going to offer my services as a designated driver, and I think we have Vicki and CJ to add to the pool. I don't have a clear idea of how many locals will be sober

I leave it up to the Meet Meister's for recommendations, but I think more seats gives us more flexibility - especially for the arrive early / leave late team.

[agile_one]

Grahame ... the bigger the capacity of your vehicle, the better (and, yes, I was inattentive to all your car talk posts - my bad). If you get a high cap vehicle, I'm sure many will be happy to chip in to defray the cost. I will have car that can comfortably accommodate 5, but I suspect there will be times when I shouldn't be at the wheel - Vicki to the rescue.

We are lucky in that there are many places of interest within walking distance of the hotel, so long distance driving should be the exception. I suspect there may be a Banana's Records excursion, perhaps a foray to Ybor City, but beyond those, most should find plenty to do nearby.

[agile_one]

The deal is sealed with the Residence Inn Tampa Westshore/Airport

There will be a web page for us to reserve rooms in a couple days. Will pass on link when available. In the meantime, phone reservations can be made.

- Residence Inn Tampa Westshore/Airport 813 877-7988

- Group name is Head Case

- 2 bedroom suite is $129

- 1 bedroom or studio suites are $94

- rates honored Thurs 12/9 through Sun 12/12, but extensions should be no problem.

They have blocked 20 rooms for us, and more are available on as needed basis. I have reserved 4 two bedroom suites on the same floor already, and these will serve as meet rooms during the day. Get whatever style accommodations that suit you best - all are nice. Note that all bedrooms have just one bed (king or queen), so 2nd person in room would have convertible couch.

PM or post any questions.

[Dominatrice]

most likely going to be up saturday morning and leave sunday sometime. I havent got ok yet for the time off, so i have to wait and see.

[Iron_Dreamer]

Grahame ... the bigger the capacity of your vehicle, the better (and, yes, I was inattentive to all your car talk posts - my bad). If you get a high cap vehicle, I'm sure many will be happy to chip in to defray the cost.

The van it should be, then! Rubbish to drive, but then again, I'm sure Orlando to Tampa isn't exactly the PCH.

[NightWoundsTime]

The van it should be, then! Rubbish to drive, but then again, I'm sure Orlando to Tampa isn't exactly the PCH.

No, but if you keep your eyes open you might see dinosaurs. Have you seen dinosaurs on the PCH? Didn't think so.

[tyrion]

Dinosaurs > PCH

[Grahame]

I've Seen Dinosaurs By I-10 on the way to Palm Springs

The Cabazon Dinosaurs | The Big Waste of Space Photologue

Cabazon Dinosaurs, Cabazon, California

Cabazon Dinosaurs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It would seem Florida has them too!

Dinosaur World, Plant City, Florida

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_World_(Florida)

[tyrion]

Matt, they got dinosaurs too, now what?

[crappyjones123]

we got motherfucking alligators. and snakes. we got motherfucking snakes on motherfucking planes.

[boomana]

Well, I have a handicap parking thing to put in the van so we'll have great parking wherever we go. That beats dinosaurs.

[guzziguy]

we got motherfucking alligators. and snakes. we got motherfucking snakes on motherfucking planes.

As Greg has shown, we have snakes in back yards.

[crappyjones123]

damnit. then i dont know what we have.

[screaming oranges]

I killed a snake in the bathroom three years ago.

Also, my car will be there, just like last meet (but not for Friday).