From driveray at ameritech.net Thu Mar 19 15:47:32 2009 From: driveray at ameritech.net (Raymond McLaughlin) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:47:32 -0400 Subject: [mdlug-admin] Leadership meeting next week In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <49C2A154.3000008@ameritech.net> Thursday, 3/26, 6:30 PM, at the Panera at 6 mile and Newburgh in Livonia. - wrote: > Are we meeting Tuesday or Thursday next week? > > > Thanks > Pat.. > > From tesral at wowway.com Sat Mar 28 21:25:01 2009 From: tesral at wowway.com (Garry Stahl) Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:25:01 -0400 Subject: [mdlug-admin] Room Party In-Reply-To: <49CEC254.2060605@wowway.com> References: <20090326133348.C3DFDC0D3@impelind.com> <49CBAA4B.8080508@gmail.com> <49CEAC7F.5010608@arb.net> <49CEBE28.4090301@gmail.com> <49CEC254.2060605@wowway.com> Message-ID: <49CECDED.7040702@wowway.com> Holy Hanna in a Handbasket, I can post again!!!!!! OK, reports. Wireless internet in the rooms, free Nothing back yet on the party notification. I will have business cards at the meeting. What little advice I have been getting as consumables I will forward to the list for digestion. > It's been a while since I bought for one but a few obvious tips: > > The better the pop/booze/food, the more people will consume. > > The amount consumed is directly correlated to how popular your > party is. This is probably the biggest factor. If you have > two girls making out in the middle of the room, a LOT more > stuff is going to get consumed (been there - saw that). Other > than your memebers, walk-bys are going to peer in from the hall > and decide if they are going to come in. What's the attraction? > Lots of people is one way but props work too. > > Buy pop, beer & snacks that you do not mind consuming yourselves > so the remainders do not go to waste. > > Costo is your friend :-) If you are running both nights, you > need to know where the closest Costo and Meijer are located so > that you can restock on Saturday (or Friday night if you REALLY > blew it :-) > > Chips are easy but boring. Chocolate, in all it's forms, goes > pretty well. Veggies need dip, which needs to be kept cool > till it's served. Simple logistics but still. > > You do not HAVE to put everything out at once. You can plan > to drop new stuff once an hour or so and do variety that way. > > You might want to assign people to "work" times so that everyone > gets to wander the rest of the con/parties. > > Bring containers for snacks. GFS is a good place to browse if > you need em. If you serve spreadables, you need plastic knives. > If you serve stuff that's messy, small plates & napkins. Provide > a trash and a returnables container. Remember that the room has > minimal facilities and bring EVERYTHING you need. I think we have > 3 or 4 large totes worth of stuff that we haul to every room party. > > Bring signs & tape to tape up announcing the room, time and theme. > > If you have glass beer bottles, tie a bottle opener somewhere > in the bathroom and place the empty cardboard holders somewhere > OBVIOUS so people can return empties. > > Hide your Saturday stock. You can push it into the closet and > drop a cover over it. > > The two-bite brownies go over well. As do M&Ms. Unusual is > cool. Wierd is not. Your budget pretty much dictates how far > out you can go. Go browse Costco and think about what would > work well. Trader Joes is good for slightly-exotics if your > budget supports it. If things come in a container that's OK to > serve with a label, leave em in there. People like knowing what > they are getting. Chips should be out of the bag though. > > A super exotic can work well. Something that sets you apart > from every other room party will filter by word of mouth. Careful > here - it can run to a lot of work. > > Ice is ALWAYS an issue. Line the tub with plastic up to the > high drain point so that the nice cold water stays in there, > reducing your ice requirements. Bring your own ice or arrange > with the hotel to provide it. Consider taping the toilet shut > (masking tape) and writing "Do Not Use" on the tape. > > Remember that the consuite can always be a fallback for people > so you may want to go heavier into exotics. > > ISTR that we burned about 6 cases of pop and same of beer for a > mostly quiet party. I've seen more than double that go on > a single "hot" night" > > And, finally, don't panic. It's a con. It'll all work out. And more > GLLUG threw a room party last year, and will be this year as well. We > found that food was not a concern of party goers, as they could get > all the free food they could handle in the con suite. > > They do like beer though, especially if you have something unique. We > went through a keg of scottish ale last year in two days. We're > bringing an equivalent quantity in home brewed beer this year, in > addition to a root beer that I hope will be a hit. > > One thing we did last year and will do again this year is bring a hot > meal for our group for Friday. Last year it was venison chili, and > this year it's to be macaroni and cheese (and possibly collard greens > with chick peas). Our group managed the Brazillian Beef, and any > respectable member is expected to eat that on Saturday. -- Garry AKA --Phoenix-- Rising above the Flames. Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes Star Trek mort. Viva la Star Trek admiraetur The Olde Phoenix Inn http://phoenixinn.iwarp.com Metro Detroit Linux Users Group http://www.mdlug.org From driveray at ameritech.net Thu Mar 19 15:47:32 2009 From: driveray at ameritech.net (Raymond McLaughlin) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:47:32 -0400 Subject: [mdlug-admin] Leadership meeting next week In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <49C2A154.3000008@ameritech.net> Thursday, 3/26, 6:30 PM, at the Panera at 6 mile and Newburgh in Livonia. - wrote: > Are we meeting Tuesday or Thursday next week? > > > Thanks > Pat.. > > From tesral at wowway.com Sat Mar 28 21:25:01 2009 From: tesral at wowway.com (Garry Stahl) Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:25:01 -0400 Subject: [mdlug-admin] Room Party In-Reply-To: <49CEC254.2060605@wowway.com> References: <20090326133348.C3DFDC0D3@impelind.com> <49CBAA4B.8080508@gmail.com> <49CEAC7F.5010608@arb.net> <49CEBE28.4090301@gmail.com> <49CEC254.2060605@wowway.com> Message-ID: <49CECDED.7040702@wowway.com> Holy Hanna in a Handbasket, I can post again!!!!!! OK, reports. Wireless internet in the rooms, free Nothing back yet on the party notification. I will have business cards at the meeting. What little advice I have been getting as consumables I will forward to the list for digestion. > It's been a while since I bought for one but a few obvious tips: > > The better the pop/booze/food, the more people will consume. > > The amount consumed is directly correlated to how popular your > party is. This is probably the biggest factor. If you have > two girls making out in the middle of the room, a LOT more > stuff is going to get consumed (been there - saw that). Other > than your memebers, walk-bys are going to peer in from the hall > and decide if they are going to come in. What's the attraction? > Lots of people is one way but props work too. > > Buy pop, beer & snacks that you do not mind consuming yourselves > so the remainders do not go to waste. > > Costo is your friend :-) If you are running both nights, you > need to know where the closest Costo and Meijer are located so > that you can restock on Saturday (or Friday night if you REALLY > blew it :-) > > Chips are easy but boring. Chocolate, in all it's forms, goes > pretty well. Veggies need dip, which needs to be kept cool > till it's served. Simple logistics but still. > > You do not HAVE to put everything out at once. You can plan > to drop new stuff once an hour or so and do variety that way. > > You might want to assign people to "work" times so that everyone > gets to wander the rest of the con/parties. > > Bring containers for snacks. GFS is a good place to browse if > you need em. If you serve spreadables, you need plastic knives. > If you serve stuff that's messy, small plates & napkins. Provide > a trash and a returnables container. Remember that the room has > minimal facilities and bring EVERYTHING you need. I think we have > 3 or 4 large totes worth of stuff that we haul to every room party. > > Bring signs & tape to tape up announcing the room, time and theme. > > If you have glass beer bottles, tie a bottle opener somewhere > in the bathroom and place the empty cardboard holders somewhere > OBVIOUS so people can return empties. > > Hide your Saturday stock. You can push it into the closet and > drop a cover over it. > > The two-bite brownies go over well. As do M&Ms. Unusual is > cool. Wierd is not. Your budget pretty much dictates how far > out you can go. Go browse Costco and think about what would > work well. Trader Joes is good for slightly-exotics if your > budget supports it. If things come in a container that's OK to > serve with a label, leave em in there. People like knowing what > they are getting. Chips should be out of the bag though. > > A super exotic can work well. Something that sets you apart > from every other room party will filter by word of mouth. Careful > here - it can run to a lot of work. > > Ice is ALWAYS an issue. Line the tub with plastic up to the > high drain point so that the nice cold water stays in there, > reducing your ice requirements. Bring your own ice or arrange > with the hotel to provide it. Consider taping the toilet shut > (masking tape) and writing "Do Not Use" on the tape. > > Remember that the consuite can always be a fallback for people > so you may want to go heavier into exotics. > > ISTR that we burned about 6 cases of pop and same of beer for a > mostly quiet party. I've seen more than double that go on > a single "hot" night" > > And, finally, don't panic. It's a con. It'll all work out. And more > GLLUG threw a room party last year, and will be this year as well. We > found that food was not a concern of party goers, as they could get > all the free food they could handle in the con suite. > > They do like beer though, especially if you have something unique. We > went through a keg of scottish ale last year in two days. We're > bringing an equivalent quantity in home brewed beer this year, in > addition to a root beer that I hope will be a hit. > > One thing we did last year and will do again this year is bring a hot > meal for our group for Friday. Last year it was venison chili, and > this year it's to be macaroni and cheese (and possibly collard greens > with chick peas). Our group managed the Brazillian Beef, and any > respectable member is expected to eat that on Saturday. -- Garry AKA --Phoenix-- Rising above the Flames. Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes Star Trek mort. Viva la Star Trek admiraetur The Olde Phoenix Inn http://phoenixinn.iwarp.com Metro Detroit Linux Users Group http://www.mdlug.org