Tri-State NY NJ CT Freeper Holiday Party and Meeting

09/17/02 | alisasny

[alisasny]

Tri-State NY NJ CT Freeper Holiday Party and Meeting

Saturday December 28th, 2002

1:00 pm

Special guest MadIvan from England

Location Tentative but could be Moran's (downtown) in the WTC area

Moran's

This landmark location, built in 1897, was formally an inn and later became St. George's Chapel during the Depression in 1929. St. George's Chapel catered to the local merchants and residents, which were mostly of Syrian Catholic descent. This area came to be known as "Little Syria." In 1979 the church retired, and the Moran family acquired and converted the site and began operating on December 26, 1986.

It also gives us a place to go to reflect on our Freeper BCM, John Moran who perished on 911 and possibly honor his family.

Lunch Menu at Moran's

Map to Moran's

You can find the current ping list on my home page and I will update it with all who show interest.

Please let me know your ideas and suggestions so this can be a wonderful gathering. I will be emailing back and forth with Firebrand planning the party/meeting.

As the date gets closer I promise to ping you all back to this thread.

[OldFriend]

If my kids aren't home for the holidays I'll definitely be there!!!

[jjm2111]

Thanks for the ping. I'm definately interested, but I might be getting recalled, so I won't be able to come. I'll know in a few weeks.

[alisasny]

Thanks. I am just planning the location stuff....you guys will have to hold the meeting...: ))

[Oschisms]

Thanks for the ping.
There is a hotel occupancy tax of over 15% in NYC, so anybody getting a room should ask for the price after tax.

I'm fine with Moran's, and the nametags. It's just that working in retail, I won't know if that's a day off until the week before. Retail Christmas Chaos rules my life in the month of Dec.

"You see, he feels like Ivan
Born under the Brixton sun
His game is called survivin'
At the end of the harder they come"

[alisasny]

I worked in retail for years ( cards and gifts)...OMG December was a killer. We used to have these huge Thanksgiving dinners and I had to be at work by 6 am that Friday. ARGHH how I hated retail. And that was only the beginning, rest did not come until the first week in January and then we had to prepare for Valentine's Day. I live on Long Island and at that time all my district meetings were in NJ, so even that was a project....: ))).

You do what you can and would love to have you come. I hope to start making the meets in NYC myself in the future.

[Fred Mertz]

I don't know if I'll be in NJ for the holidays yet. I won't know until a week or two prior. Please keep me on your reminder list. I have my own nametag, so don't sweat that.

[Exit148]

Me too! Me too! Me too!

Freeper name tags? Yes!

I think choosing a place with the name 'Moran' was a wonderful idea. Good thinking.

It will be delightful to meet MadIvan. I always like his posts, and after meeting him I will be able to put an accent on them. Will it be Geordie, Cockney, Jock, Queen's English, North or South??

[alisasny]

Well, I am sure the accent will be tame until we get a few drinks in him...: )

[Gumlegs]

Please keep me updated on this.

[alisasny]

I hope you can make it but believe me, if anyone understands it is us. We wish we could serve our country in the capacity that you do. Also we hope you keep in touch while in service. GO NAVY!

[2Trievers]

BTTT &;-)

[MadIvan]

It will be delightful to meet MadIvan. I always like his posts, and after meeting him I will be able to put an accent on them. Will it be Geordie, Cockney, Jock, Queen's English, North or South??

Queen's English. Or at least I hope so. ;)

Regards, Ivan

[jjm2111]

"GO NAVY!" That's what I'm in.... Nothing's definite yet, though.

[alisasny]

Some of us I am sure have the worst New York accents...I sound like the Nanny from that TV show. It is worse then the Boston accents. LOL

[Oschisms]

I'm a PC support guy...except for tax free holidays and December. Then you'll find me, and every other office guy, working the retail floor. Sigh.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Some downtown hotels that are participating in the Wall Street Rising promotion and offer discounts. You can get a discount card and brochure of other goodies and discounts here. It's free to join, and you can use it to shop and eat out in the fine stores and establishments here. :-)

[NYC GOP Chick]

Queen's English. Or at least I hope so. ;)

We'll have you speaking like a real Noo Yawker in no time at all! :)

[Focault's Pendulum]

Thanks. I am just planning the location stuff....you guys will have to hold the meeting...: ))

What meeting!!!????!???....I'm just going to eat drink and be merry. If there's going to be a meeting, I'm doing to have to find my copy of Robert's Rules...which will be interesting since every other page is stuck together.

BTW...just a note to anyone needing to stay overnight. You might want to consider staying over here in Jersey...the rates and sales taxes are lower.

Also, once again...anyone feel like carpooling from Monmouth County or there abouts?

[ELS]

If you're in the area, you had better come. ;-)

[ELS]

Will your sister be in NYC during the holidays?