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I am officially in LOVE with the idea of a mass marathon viewing of the Legion cartoon with you all!

Yeah, I hope someone comes who has them on DVD. Or their laptop, which apparently connects to an HDTV now (that's right, we're in the 21st century).

Though I suspect minithons of 1 season each might be enough for one day.

"Sleeps 10" doesn't necessarily mean 10 beds though does it? (Assuming most of us will want to at least start the evening in our own beds.)

No, not 10 beds. But even th same suite divided. Up among the number of beds is still a bargain vs hotels.

This sounds like an awesome idea. What's the cancellation policy? Could we just book a couple now and sort out the details later?

Well GiGi pointed me in the direction of this thread.

I would love to do this. but as everyone else has said money is the crucial issue. If I can scrape the funds together I would come. Also, flying across the Atlantic for a one or two night meet is a bit of an extravagance so I would probably be looking to spend a week over there. (A good excuse to have a look at some war of 1812 sites perhaps)

put me down as interested but not firm (ooooh er missus)

For added fun, we (heh, if I can go ) can do our own cooking for some meals. Pasta or fried rice, for example, are both easy/quick to make and very filling.

That particular suite has five beds. Even with a five-person occupancy, the rate is still only $75/night, which isn't dirt cheap, but is quite reasonable for nice urban accommodations.

Well, if you sold all your <strike>costumes</strike> uniforms on eBay, they would probably fetch a pretty penny!

(By the way, I saw some Hostess Fruit Pies at the store today and immediately thought of you. I almost bought a lemon pie in your honor, but then looked at the nutrition information label and quickly changed my mind...)

Put me down as firm but not interested.

The thought of tasty Filipino food is making my mouth water. I wish I still lived within walking distance of Jollibee! I haven't had a Palabok Fiesta in a long time...

Well, I think Morrisoncon is becoming less and less of a possibility for me this year, which means I can instead save up for this next year. Move me to the probable column.

Non-drinker, no-drugs, fat-free vegan female (that's me, BTW :rolleyes: ) wishes to attend but can not commit absolutely at this early date.

Cramey, if you join us - I swear:

Every... single... last drop of coffee you desire... is on me.


Dave - were you really considering going to Morrisoncon? I have to admit... it did sound intriguing. Kinda pricey and a little bizarre in its concept (similar to Morrison, himself, I guess)... but intriguing.

I was indeed. The airfare broke me in the end though. There were no available flights using my Aeroplan points, and even the cheapest flights put the trip into just too high a range for a two day event, however exclusive it may have been.

It does sound intriguing. If I were reading as many comics (esp his) as I was in the 90s, I'd be considering it myself.

Oh, NO!!!! People with the above traits usually hate me!! Well, I'm a-getting my hug anyway, so prep yourself!!

Bah! I'm just your soul-opposite (or maybe I could be Bizarro Lash?). I could never hate you!

Exy, you make that offer decaf or a kale smoothie and I'm there.

My current work schedule requires me to work weekends, so there is just no way (barring winning the lottery) that I am going to be able to attend. *sniffle*

We are talking a year from now, hopefully you might be able to trade a shift by then, or even have some vacation time available?

Oh - I thought it was this August. Sorry. Well, in that case, I should be able to go.

Hey Exnihil, do we have a running tally of the definites, the maybes, and can't-afford-its?

BTW did some checking up on the apartment Kent found, and there's a $25 per person per night surcharge for every person above 4, so for 10 people it would actually be $525 a night. Now at $53 per person that's still a great deal, but obviously the extra 14 bucks a night adds up quickly and it's not an amount anyone would want to be surprised by, so just posting it here.

Also there's taxes and such, and we need to keep the three-night minimum in mind. I wouldn't go to Chicago for less than three nights, but some of you who can drive there might be considering a shorter trip, so we need to know who's staying for how long.

I'm sorry, the stage manager side of me just decided to come out today. But there is only a year to go, time to start looking at logistics.

Bump for new page.

Bump for new page.

Sorry for the delay in response in response, Shiney.

As this past weekend was the San Diego ComicCon, I figured the planning discussions for that should probably take center stage for a bit.


That being said, though, your investigation into Chicago lodging couldn't have come at a more coincidental time:

I just found out this morning that I have to take a day trip to Chicago this coming Saturday.

I'm going to have a bit of time on my hands, so I was thinking - as Kent's suggestion does seem very viable - that I could take a swing by the place, ask a few questions, and ask to see the rooms so we could get an idea about actual size. ("Sleeps ten" could mean a lot of different things.)

I also noticed a note on that site which said:

"For larger groups, consider one of our other units within the same building"

... so I'll see what those other options are.

I'll scout the place out this Saturday and report back with my findings probably next Monday.


I think it still might be a little far out (over a year away) to have that finalized. The only person I would feel comfortable saying is a definite... is me.

(Hey, if nobody shows - I got the place to myself! Naked Time! )

I took a quick scan over this thread, though, and, at first glance, it looks like about 22 people have expressed interest - but a lot can change over the next year and I wouldn't want to speak to anyone's commitment before we have a solid plan.

Like I say, I'll get the details on the lodge this weekend, and then, with that in mind, we can work toward finalizing the date over the next month or so.

Based on what those logistics show, I think we should probably start looking for an actual commitment from people maybe starting around the turn of the year (probably after the holidays).

Sound good, everybody?

Feel free to have naked time even if I am there.

...there's a $25 per night surcharge... wait... what... drat, that should have been a PM.