[POOL] Party!

[Paul Hovland]

Both get my vote as well (though given my upcoming travel/vacation  
schedule, I'll be lucky if I make it to even one event).

Paul



On May 12, 2010, at 8:00 PM, "Brian R. Toonen" <toonen at alcf.anl.gov>  
wrote:

> Karen and I both loved the last RB event and want to do it again.   
> I've never been to the Bavarian Lodge, but from everything I hear I  
> would likely rent a room and never leave, so it gets my vote as well.
>
> --brian
>
> On Wed 05/12/2010, at 19:48, Ti Leggett wrote:
>
>> I dug the Rock Bottom experience last time.
>>
>> I throw in a vote for Bavarian Lodge.
>>
>>
>> On May 12, 2010, at 9:55 AM, Craig Stacey wrote:
>>
>>> I just want to say up front that the "Let's spend the money on my  
>>> personal project/hobby/mortgage/car" jokes are done.
>>>
>>> Can we all agree that, at the least, we'll do the Rock Bottom  
>>> thing?  As for the other thing, looking at Roger's suggestions...
>>>
>>> Morton's isn't that appealing to me, personally.  Less so for my  
>>> vegetarian wife.
>>> Ted's is good, but not really much of an 'event' place.  I'd be  
>>> fine with it, but is there a particular reason or draw?  I'd like  
>>> somewhere we could get a little loud, because we will.  (That's  
>>> another strike against Morton's, too.)
>>> Comedy club would be fun.  I'll look at the schedules and see  
>>> who's coming.
>>>
>>> Brian's indicated a conflict for the 18th.  Thursdays preclude  
>>> Tisha from coming (which happened last year), so I'd really like  
>>> to find a weekend day that works (since we also go late).
>>>
>>> On May 12, 2010, at 10:37 AM, Roger Sersted wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Craig,
>>>>
>>>> June 18th works for me.
>>>>
>>>> As for other suggestions:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Dinner at Morton's.  But, we'd each have to pay in.
>>>> Typical dinner tab (including tax/tip) $130 per person.
>>>> 2. Ted's Montana Grill
>>>> 3. A night out in Chicago, maybe a comedy club or Buddy Guy's.
>>>> 4. My new oven with warming drawer or washer/dryer. :-)
>>>>
>>>> Roger S.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Craig Stacey wrote:
>>>>> Okay, folks.  Let's have a party.
>>>>> Our bankroll is $1184.
>>>>> My proposal: Another dinner & pool night at Rock Bottom, which  
>>>>> was a lot of fun last time.  That ought to knock out about  
>>>>> $500ish.
>>>>> And then, sometime later, a German feast at Bavarian Lodge in  
>>>>> Lisle - home to great German food and a beer list that makes a  
>>>>> grown man weep.
>>>>> Those are my suggestions.  Any others?
>>>>> I'd like to have this soon, and on a Friday if possible.  Based  
>>>>> on the availabilities I *know*, I'm going to suggest June 18th.   
>>>>> If that doesn't work, I'll throw up a survey where we can all  
>>>>> vote on which days do and don't work for us.
>>>>> ==
>>>>> Craig
>>>
>>> ==
>>> Craig
>>>
>>
>