Memphis Jolly-Up, May 26-30, 2005.

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Postby Velvis » 07 Dec 2004, 15:12

It's time to settle on the weekend. We need to make plans. My goal is to arrive on a Thursday and depart on a Sunday. But I need to inform the courts of my vacations four to six months in advance ideally, so that I'm not scheduled for hearings.
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Postby Poppypoobah » 07 Dec 2004, 15:32

Velvis wrote:It's time to settle on the weekend. We need to make plans. My goal is to arrive on a Thursday and depart on a Sunday. But I need to inform the courts of my vacations four to six months in advance ideally, so that I'm not scheduled for hearings.
When is spring break for the kids? Who of us who would be attending have kids?

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Postby Poppypoobah » 07 Dec 2004, 15:35

I'm thinking that I'd drive with anyone wanting to go from this area, I have a 7 passenger van and it's al hookupable for dvd players and Playstation.

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Postby yomptepi » 07 Dec 2004, 18:11

I have made all the preliminary enquiries, and have sorted out my schedule for the trip, which includes taking the train down the delta to New Orleans for a couple of days. All I need is the date, mate
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Postby BARON CORNY DOG » 07 Dec 2004, 18:21

Thanks for grabbing the bull by the horns* there Velvis. I've been a little distracted.

The last time this was brought up (sorry, I recognize this has been a little haphazard), Sambient suggested Memorial Day weekend. I had a date for that, but it was on the other thread. This gives people a little more time, and it also cures the problem of different people on different spring break schedules. I'll try and dredge up the date. I don't know if I will have accumulated any holiday days yet, but I'll probably just take a sick day or two.


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Postby BARON CORNY DOG » 07 Dec 2004, 18:22

a bear wrote:I have made all the preliminary enquiries, and have sorted out my schedule for the trip, which includes taking the train down the delta to New Orleans for a couple of days. All I need is the date, mate


Outstanding!
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Postby BARON CORNY DOG » 07 Dec 2004, 18:30

I hate to complicate matters, but this has always been lurking at the back of my mind and now there are firm details.

In the interest of full disclosure, there's also the Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans April 26 & 27. Perhaps I'll just have to meet T "Peanuts" Berry there.
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Postby Velvis » 08 Dec 2004, 14:24

Okay.

Everyone having had an opportunity to respond, I'm calling it. Memorial Day weekend.

Thursday, May 26 through Monday, May 30. (Monday is the legal holiday). Let's start planning. Hotels, clubs and touring, anyone?

Suggestion: We should find a situation like the King's Arms where we have a room in a bar where we can mingle about freely and enjoy each other's fellowship and conversation. I'd prefer to enjoy the company of you people rather than going to gigs. And during the day we should do the sightseeing.
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Postby Sambient » 08 Dec 2004, 14:34

Memorial day weekend should be good for me as it stands.
Personally, outside of the meeting up to hang in the evening(s), I'm the type who is more in favor of activities not being overly planned when I go somewhere. This gives more opportunity to discover, to explore, and to wake up some days and say "Fuck it, a swim and room service brunch are my heart's desire this morning."

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Postby BARON CORNY DOG » 08 Dec 2004, 14:55

Yeah, I think during the day people who want to go to Sun, Stax, Graceland, Mississippi, etc. can do so and those who want to hang by the pool (probably better to swim there than the river) can do that. In the evening we'll have meet ups. I'm not too excited by the idea of going to shows either. I just like to hang out!
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Postby Sambient » 08 Dec 2004, 15:10

Baron Legthigh wrote:(probably better to swim there than the river)


Especially if you're wearing boots and singing Led Zepplin tunes.
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Postby Guest » 08 Dec 2004, 16:13

Excuse my French, but what the fuck is Memorial Day weekend, and why ya'all expect everyone else to know when that is?

Really? That's great. Come over on my great grandmother's birthday.

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Postby Poppypoobah » 08 Dec 2004, 16:21

cheepnizthefuckingsnowman wrote:Excuse my French, but what the fuck is Memorial Day weekend, and why ya'all expect everyone else to know when that is?

Really? That's great. Come over on my great grandmother's birthday.

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It's the last Monday in May. You want to come over for it?

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Postby Poppypoobah » 08 Dec 2004, 16:23

Velvis wrote:Okay.

Everyone having had an opportunity to respond, I'm calling it. Memorial Day weekend.

Thursday, May 26 through Monday, May 30. (Monday is the legal holiday).
Let's start planning. Hotels, clubs and touring, anyone?

Suggestion: We should find a situation like the King's Arms where we have a room in a bar where we can mingle about freely and enjoy each other's fellowship and conversation. I'd prefer to enjoy the company of you people rather than going to gigs. And during the day we should do the sightseeing.


I thought this made it pretty clear Cheepniz or do you need it super sized? :wink:

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Postby yomptepi » 08 Dec 2004, 18:30

OK. I'll get that booked. I'm coming over on the Friday/sat morning.., and will stay in Memphis until Monday, when I will get the train to New orleans, and from there, the airplane to NYC. its going to be the holiday of a lifetime for this bear!!
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Postby BARON CORNY DOG » 08 Dec 2004, 19:09

It's about 400 miles from Memphis to New Orleans by interstate. That equals about six hours by car. The Highway 61 option would probably take a little longer.

Amtrak supposedly takes about eight hours but they have a poor record for being on time. Still, at about $40, it's a bargain.
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Postby Poppypoobah » 08 Dec 2004, 20:30

Keep in mind too Yompy that you'll not be used to driving on our side of the road and 6 hours is a mighty long time in a rental car. Another option is taking a short little flight in and out and if you can get enough people who want to do it, chartering a small plane is an option too.... how rock and roll is that?!?

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Postby BARON CORNY DOG » 08 Dec 2004, 20:48

Hotsie wrote:Keep in mind too Yompy that you'll not be used to driving on our side of the road and 6 hours is a mighty long time in a rental car. Another option is taking a short little flight in and out and if you can get enough people who want to do it, chartering a small plane is an option too.... how rock and roll is that?!?


I thought the train ride was particularly cheap and may be the best bet.

A few New Orleans factors to consider:

1. It's an easy drive, the vast majority of which is on separated highway, so driving on the right side of the road shouldn't present huge problems. Or maybe it would. Never tried it!

2. Driving in New Orleans sucks and is to be avoided unless you know what you're doing. You don't know what you're doing unless you live there or have been there multiple times.

3. The New Orleans airport is outside of the city proper and the cab fare is something to consider. I would guess it's between 20 and 50 bucks. Don't really know though. Probably somewhere in the middle.

4. If you are staying in New Orleans, unless you have a car, stay downtown (in or around the quarter) or close to downtown on a major street (St. Charles). If you don't have a car and your hotel has an Interstate 10 address, you will be significantly inconvenienced.
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Postby Poppypoobah » 08 Dec 2004, 21:00

Baron Legthigh wrote:I thought the train ride was particularly cheap and may be the best bet.

My first train ride was this year, to New York and back on Amtrak and I think that's definately the way I'll go next time.

I've never been to New Orleans but won't be going anytime soon unless I win the lottery.

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Postby BARON CORNY DOG » 08 Dec 2004, 21:12

Hotsie wrote:
Baron Legthigh wrote:I thought the train ride was particularly cheap and may be the best bet.

My first train ride was this year, to New York and back on Amtrak and I think that's definately the way I'll go next time.

I've never been to New Orleans but won't be going anytime soon unless I win the lottery.


I've actually ridden Amtrak from Philly to New Orleans and unless you have a sleeper car, I don't recommend it at all. You stop in every piss-ant town at all hours of the night and it takes forever and the seats weren't particularly comfortable. I wish the government would just plunk down and get us a proper train system with affordable sleepers. Of course, maybe things were different in first class (which was all I rode in Europe since -- at my advanced age -- my railpass required it), but I wasn't in first class from Philly to NOLA. Luckily, that was in the early-mid nineties and a late blizzard crippled the south and east coast so I had to fly back.

Now I realize that wasn't what you were talking about. No matter, it should be perfectly fine for a day trip.
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