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ANNOUNCING THE FREE REPUBLIC W2 INAUGURAL BALL, FEATURING GOV HUCKABEE AND CAPITOL OFFENSE
Free Republic W2 Inaugural Ball ^

Posted on 12/01/2004 1:46:39 PM PST by Jim Robinson

Edited on 01/18/2005 11:18:17 AM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]

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ANNOUNCING
THE FREE REPUBLIC W2 INAUGURAL BALL
FEATURING
GOV. HUCKABEE AND CAPITOL OFFENSE

Free Republic’s 2001 Inaugural Ball and Count the White House Silverware Party was such a rousing success that 61 million Americans demanded we do it again in 2005. So, we are!

The Free Republic W2 Inaugural Ball, featuring Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and his rock and roll band, Capitol Offense, will be held on Thursday, January 20, 2005 in Washington, D.C.

The Ball, which will celebrate the reelection of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, as well as honor our men and women serving in the Armed Forces, will be held at the Washington Plaza Hotel from 7 p.m. to Midnight.

Admission to the Free Republic W2 Inaugural Ball is currently $175 per person for those purchasing advance reservations by December 31st and will be $200 per person thereafter, and $250 at the door if not sold out beforehand. A limited number of restricted children’s admissions are available for $30 for those children under 13 years old. Please note that paid admissions are nonrefundable.

Attire for the Ball is black tie optional.

We are very honored that Governor Huckabee and Capitol Offense accepted our invitation to play a return engagement at our Ball. Everyone was so thrilled by their performance at the 2001 Ball that asking the band to play at this Ball was our first priority on November 3rd.

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Governor Mike Huckabee (left) and the Capitol Offense Band

Only 1,000 admissions to the Ball will be sold. We’d love to have you join us. FReepers worked very hard this year, on the forum and off, to help secure President Bush’s reelection. This will be your night, too. See you there!

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FAQs for THE FREE REPUBLIC W2 INAUGURAL BALL

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What is the address for the hotel where the Ball is being held?

The Washington Plaza Hotel
10 Thomas Circle
Washington, D.C. 20005
202 842-1300

What attire is appropriate for the Ball?

Black tie and evening gowns are preferred, however business attire and business casual are acceptable. Cowboy boots and dress jeans are also appropriate. Active duty, reservists and retired military are encouraged to wear their dress uniforms.

We appreciate that not all FReepers like to dress up, so use your best judgment. However, wearing shorts, thongs or vulgar t-shirts will not get you in the door.

Why does admission to the Ball cost $175?

Prices for events like this at D.C. hotels have doubled since our 2001 Ball. The price covers the costs associated with paying for all expenses for the Ball. This is not a fundraiser for Free Republic. We are hoping to just break even.

What does the price of admission cover?

The price of admission includes: Buffet style salads, pastas, cheese and fruit, sliced turkey, ham and salmon, desserts, coffees and teas. There will be open bars serving liquor, beer, wine, bottled water, juices and sodas. Free coat check and reduced parking rates at the Washington Plaza are also included. If feasible, we will arrange to hire shuttle buses to give free rides from the McPherson Square Metro station to the hotel and back.

What methods of payment are being accepted?

American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and PayPal.

Checks and money orders are acceptable with the following conditions: Checks and money orders must be received within 10 calendar days of your online order being placed for your request to be honored. Checks returned for nonpayment will be charged $30. Please do not send cash.

A confirmation e-mail will be sent once your payment has cleared. Please save it and print a copy to take with you to the Ball as no tickets will be issued.

Is there a deadline for admission sales?

Credit card and PayPal order requests will be accepted through January 20, 2005, provided the admissions have not sold out by then.

Order requests by check and money order must be placed by December 31, 2004 and received by January 14, 2005, provided the admissions have not sold out by then.

Please note that the price of admission is $175 if purchased in advance on or before December 31, 2004 and will be $200 thereafter until the deadline.

Will admissions be sold at the door?

Maybe. There will only be 1,000 paid admissions available. If they sell out before the Ball, there will be no door sales. If there are door sales, the admission price will be $250. Cash or credit card only. No checks accepted at the door. Government issued photo ID will be required.

Why are tickets not being issued for the Ball?

For security reasons, formal tickets are not being issued for the Ball. When purchasing admissions to the Ball, you will be required to give your name and those of your guests. To gain admission to the Ball, you and your guests will be required to provide a government issued photo ID at the registration table. Any changes as to whom you are bringing to the Ball must be sent via e-mail to Jim Robinson by January 5, 2005. After January 5, please inform Kristinn Taylor by e-mail before January 20.

Are admissions refundable?

No. Because substantial financial commitments must be made for the Ball, we will not be able to refund the admission fee for any reason. If you are unable to attend, you will be allowed to transfer your admission to your designee by following the notification procedure above, or you may donate your admission(s) to a wounded OIF or OEF veteran recuperating at D.C. area military hospitals (contingent upon approval by the hospitals.)

Free Republic reserves the right to refuse admission to the Ball of any known disruptor or antagonist without refunding their admission. Anyone who pays admission and disrupts the Ball shall be removed from the Ball and their admission fee will not be refunded.

Will there be security officers at the Ball?

Yes. For security reasons we will not explain further.

What does the restricted children’s admission cover?

Because some parents don’t wish to leave their children at home on such a special night, we have made arrangements with the hotel for a special children’s room directly adjacent to the Ball. A children’s meal consisting of chicken fingers, french fries, string beans, coleslaw, cookies and fruit punch will be provided.

Parents will be responsible for the supervision of their children. The room can hold about two dozen children under 12, therefore a limited number of restricted children’s admissions will be available.

What about children over 12?

Youths and young adults under 21 and over 12 will have to pay the regular admission price of $175. They will be able to participate in all Ball activities. By law, they are prohibited from possessing alcohol. The hotel reserves the right to card anyone. Persons under age 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Is smoking allowed at the Ball?

Smoking will only be allowed in the hotel bar ( a very short walk from the Ball area) and outside the hotel.

Does having an open bar mean I can drink as much as I want?

No. The hotel reserves the right to refuse to serve anyone appearing intoxicated. The hotel will not serve alcohol to those under 21 years old. The hotel reserves the right to card anyone requesting or drinking an alcoholic beverage.

Is parking available?

Yes. Some street and garage parking is available. The Washington Plaza has a pay parking garage underneath the hotel. Ball guests will be able to self-park at the discounted rate of $9 for the event. Please note the garage has a 6 foot maximum clearance and that it only has about 300 parking spaces. A small lot for taller vehicles will be available next to the hotel on Vermont Avenue.

Street parking is available, but limited as the hotel is near residences and small businesses. If at all feasible, take a cab or Metro to the Ball.

What’s the closest Metro station?

The closest Metro station is McPherson Square on the Orange and Blue lines. It is about a four block walk from the Washington Plaza. We are looking into hiring a shuttle bus to ferry Ball guests from the McPherson Square station to the Ball and then back afterward. We will decide later whether this is feasible and make an announcement about it. Metro normally closes at midnight on weekdays, but should stay open late for the Inaugural. We should get confirmation of that closer to the Ball.

For more information about Metro, go to http://www.wmata.com

What will a taxi ride cost me?

The non-rush hour single passenger fare within one zone is $5.50 The Washington Plaza is located in D.C. Taxi Zone 1, which covers most of downtown D.C. Fares and zone maps can be found at the following: Click for Taxicab Zone Map

Driving directions:

Click for map to hotel

Hotels:

Most hotels, including the Washington Plaza, are requiring a three night stay for the Inauguration. Less expensive rooms can normally be found outside the city in Northern Virginia (Arlington, Crystal City, Alexandria and Falls Church) and suburban Maryland (Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg.) Look for hotels that are close to Metro stations.

Will there be a pre-Inaugural Wednesday night FReeper dinner?

Probably, but we’re not working on that now. We will post a thread in early January to gauge interest. If there is sufficient interest, one will be arranged.

Will there be a souvenir Ball video or DVD available after the Ball?

Maybe, depending on whether there is sufficient interest.

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(Please direct press inquires to Kristinn Taylor.)



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KEYWORDS: freerepublic; inauguralball; w2; w2ball
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To: Seeking the truth
Hi, S -- Message for your better half (which means pretty doggone good, since you're no slouch yourself!):

Me, dreamily: "Miniature Cannolis, uhmmm!"

. . . But are they, can they be, as good as the ones at Luigi's?

501 posted on 12/07/2004 5:23:54 PM PST by cyn
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To: tgslTakoma; Chieftain; OXENinFLA; yuleeyahoo; Dutchgirl; SpookBrat

good info, tgsl, thanks.

any plans (or interest) for a delegation from NE FL to go up? does republican hq or young republicans or anyone arrange a chartered bus? the more I can save, the more goes into that all - important college fund...


502 posted on 12/07/2004 5:31:30 PM PST by cyn
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To: fatima

Prayers for your husband's recovery from the heart attack. I hope he is home soon. Best wishes.


503 posted on 12/07/2004 7:45:35 PM PST by Angelwood (FReepers are Everywhere! We Support Our Troops! (Hillary's Vast Rt Wg Conspiracy))
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To: Jim Robinson

This looks like its gonna be loads of fun.


504 posted on 12/07/2004 8:35:45 PM PST by Happy2BMe (It's not quite time to rest - John Kerry is still out there (and so is Hillary))
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To: Happy2BMe

It's gonna be great!


505 posted on 12/07/2004 8:38:53 PM PST by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson
I don't know if you have seen Gubner Mike in the past two years - but he's lost over 150 POUNDS!

Doc gave him an option: Lose weight or die in ten years.

He took the first option, of course.

(He's got lots and lots of energy nowadays, so prepare to stay up late!)

506 posted on 12/07/2004 8:42:54 PM PST by Happy2BMe (It's not quite time to rest - John Kerry is still out there (and so is Hillary))
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To: fatima

Great big whopping prayers going out for your husband, Fatima.


Take heart in Him, for He will abide.


507 posted on 12/07/2004 8:45:32 PM PST by Petronski (I'm not *always* cranky.)
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To: roaddog727; All

If you need a room, just keep trying on the various hotel websites and travelocity, etc. Rooms become available whenever there is a cancellation, which happens regularly as people change their minds, etc.)

Also, get on wait lists!


508 posted on 12/07/2004 8:58:15 PM PST by TaxRelief (Merry Christmas!)
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To: Straight Vermonter

The inauguration parade is way better than the inauguration ceremony, anyway!

The secret for finding tickets is to call your local Demorat Congress Critter. They have less demand.


509 posted on 12/07/2004 9:05:56 PM PST by TaxRelief (Merry Christmas!)
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To: TaxRelief
The secret for finding tickets is to call your local Demorat Congress Critter. They have less demand.

Leahy's office just laughs when I ask for them. Jeffords and Sanders say they'll get back to me. I am still waiting to hear back from them for the 2001 inaugural.

510 posted on 12/07/2004 9:08:15 PM PST by Straight Vermonter (Liberalism: The irrational fear of self reliance.)
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To: Happy2BMe
I don't know if you have seen Gubner Mike in the past two years - but he's lost over 150 POUNDS!

Yeah but he lost that whole bluesman thing he had going.

I tell my wife my gut is for my bluesman persona too. She's not buying it.

511 posted on 12/07/2004 9:10:45 PM PST by Straight Vermonter (Liberalism: The irrational fear of self reliance.)
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To: Straight Vermonter

Down here, we've got 7 Dem Congress Critters to hit up. Some are very helpful. Guess it helps to be in a bigger state, eh?

You can always buy tickets from www.greatseats.com (if you're nuts, that is)


512 posted on 12/07/2004 9:51:21 PM PST by TaxRelief (Merry Christmas!)
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To: tgslTakoma

Thanks for the ping.


513 posted on 12/08/2004 12:13:17 AM PST by DoughtyOne (US socialist liberalism would be dead without the help of politicians who claim to be conservatives)
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To: DoughtyOne

A Bump for myself.


514 posted on 12/08/2004 6:16:07 AM PST by JustAmy (Remember our President and our troops in your prayers. God Bless America.)
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To: Straight Vermonter; TaxRelief
I can't remember who wrote the article where I got this info, but in it they wrote that ticket scalpers were buying the FREE inaugural ceremony tickets from congressional staffers and in turn, were going to sell them for a premium price.

My guess is that angry Dem staffers are trying to turn a quick buck by selling their congressman's allotment of the free tickets; after all, why would they want to help out people who want to go to the inaugural ceremonies of their enemy - our president.

But that's just my cynical guess.

515 posted on 12/08/2004 10:26:39 AM PST by tgslTakoma
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To: Jim Robinson; All

If a FReeper needs a room, I have one available. I first got a room at the Howard Johnson Express at 600 New York Ave NE (at Florida) in DC for the nights of the 19th and 20th but then got a room at the Hawthorne Suite in Alexandria for the same nights. The rate is $124.43 for the two nights, plust taxes.

There must be a way to transfer the reservation. I've got a 24 hour prior cancellation on it and it's held with a CC.

I am gonna maintain the reservation until a day or two before the ball.


516 posted on 12/08/2004 2:43:12 PM PST by X-USAF
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To: tgslTakoma; JustAmy; All

The teenage girls I'm bringing just want to know if there will be any cute guys there.


517 posted on 12/08/2004 6:57:21 PM PST by SpookBrat
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To: All
Still trying to decide if you want to go to the FR W2 Inaugural Ball? Wondering if you will have a good time or a great time? Take a look at some photos from the first FR Inaugural Ball for a hint of what fun is in store for you at the W2 Inaugural Ball.

And don't forget to check out this thread to see the generosity of folks who call themselves Freepers. Many who cannot attend the ball themselves have been donating to a fund to sponsor some of our wounded military members attendance at the ball.

518 posted on 12/08/2004 7:03:01 PM PST by tgslTakoma
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To: SpookBrat; AGreatPer; TaxRelief; The Glaswegian
There'll definitely be a bunch of teenage girls there. I'm bringing two myself, and taxrelief has one or two as well. I think that AGreatPer has a teenage son who he's bringing.

Glaswegian, is your son coming with you all?

BTW, all Freeper guys are cute.

:-)

519 posted on 12/08/2004 7:09:46 PM PST by tgslTakoma
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To: TaxRelief

I'm looking forward to seeing you and your family again. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas.


520 posted on 12/08/2004 7:48:06 PM PST by Angelwood (FReepers are Everywhere! We Support Our Troops! (Hillary's Vast Rt Wg Conspiracy))
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