Re: Dances at harvest bash

[Guest guest]

These are all really great suggestions, and I am keeping a list, and gonna

try to do a lot of what people are requesting, I can tell you all though

that we wont be having alive band, if anyone knows of some free live

entertainment, that would be fun, I would like to hear some suggestions and

some contact information on that as well. Maybe someone has an uncle

vinny that plays the accordion, or a cousin myrna that can armpit fart

the starspangled banner????? (hey its all entertaining!) All suggestions

and input would be greatly appreciated. Did everyone like the seat and

greet at barnabys the nite before the bash? Do you think we need to

somehow go around and introduce everyone again like we did that nite, but

maybe at one of the main events? I think it is empowering for people to

tell there weight loss, and who was their surgeon, any input on that?

Dances at harvest bash

I'd like there to be dancing or a dance at the next Seattle

area bash.

If it's around halloween then make it open costuming, ie Halloween or formal

with halloween overtones. I may fantasize about owning my own tuxedo on

Smartbandsters but I haven't done it yet, me wearing a 3 piece suit from

25YA is almost halloweenish too. I suppose some might say why bother with

formal weare if some aren't? That's a legitmate point but why not...them

that want to can, them that don't, wont.

In those far off days of my youth (yes there were iron bird and wheels then

too!- I'm not quite that old! LOL), people danced primarily to live music at

dances. I haven't danced to live music for 3 years and that was at a BBW

gathering at Tulalip Casino. I don't know what live music costs, I don't

know what a DJ with sound system costs either.

At least with a DJ, you can have some hope of specifying what kind of music

you want to hear and dance to. I suppose one risk of DJs is getting the

kind of arrogant " artiste " that knows better than you what you should really

want to hear, the kind that gets " artistic " by cutting songs short or

playing a record back and forth (not my favorite style.)

I don't really expect to hear nor attempt to dance to any Slayer or

Metallica nor the the 20's country-western and mountain music I also like.

Much less classical.

I do find it a bit annoying to go to a dance where the dj plays a

compilation of 60s and 70s stuff rather than say complete Creedance

Clearwater songs but evidentally others aren't itked by it. Music tastes do

vary, be nice to have something for everybody.

Another option might be too try to have a more intimate private sortathing,

like a room with a decent stereo (boombox-unless that's really an oxymoronic

concept) and people bringing CDs, cassettes etc. Then that want to dance

can dance, them that want to hang out can hang out, them that want different

can go different.

My 2cents plain

Larry

[Guest guest]

I would also like to see more information on name badges (only for those that

are willing), like your email name, # of pounds lost, your doctor, your

" saying " that some of us put at the bottom of the emails. I realize now I saw

some

people at bash that I had been corresponding with and I didn't know who they

were. Had I known, I would have made more of an effort to approach them.

I'll even offer to make um!

Sue

Yakima

Dr. Oh 9/9/03

280/244/until my thighs don't rub!

[Guest guest]

Sue that is an excellent idea, will you please just plan on doing that

then? Are you going to preprint something on sticky things or something

like that? That is an excellent idea! It would be fun to put the email

address on them too like you say because there are so many people that don't

get recognized only by there email, most excellent idea you have! Will you

really make those for us?

Re: Dances at harvest bash

I would also like to see more information on name badges (only for those

that

are willing), like your email name, # of pounds lost, your doctor, your

" saying " that some of us put at the bottom of the emails. I realize now I

saw some

people at bash that I had been corresponding with and I didn't know who they

were. Had I known, I would have made more of an effort to approach them.

I'll even offer to make um!

Sue

Yakima

Dr. Oh 9/9/03

280/244/until my thighs don't rub!

[Guest guest]

It would be my pleasure! If the info that attendees want on their name band

could be requested at the time of registration, it could be emailed to me and

I'll print them out. I'll do the type that are like labels. They'll look

marvelous. I promise!

If everyone steps up to do just a little part, we can really help take the

pressure off of the handful of people who work their butts off. They deserve to

coast at the bash!

Kisses all!

Sue

Yakima