Come ON down to NYC in October
 

Mark the dates: October 22nd THROUGH THE 24th! (USED AND INSTEAD OF THROUGH!)

The place: the greatest city in the WORLD!
(It's New York City, JAWS!)

Punki is coming to town. So is SCL Gal and her husband. SO we thought of putting together a fine Flyertalk get together to welcome SCL Gal and husband to the U-S and show them and everyone some fine NYC hospitality.

PUNKI can better fill you in on details.

There may even be surprise guest appearances by the Cat's bestest friends YAZ and EDDIE (provided the restaurants grant an exemption)

So come on everybody! Come to NYC if only to welcome SCL Gal (and help ME in my "final exam" on hosting duties before going on to the PIP!)



[This message has been edited by Catman (edited 09-27-1999).]

As long as I don't have call that weekend, I'll be coming up to The City.

Count me in. I've already met the lovely SCLGal and the equally lovely http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gifBurkey. It's about time to meet the Catman (& Co). I'll bring the lint brush.

Rats, I'll be in NY,NY (the town so nice they named it twice...) the following weekend (oct. 29,30)... maybe next time. http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

This might be a good weekend for me to visit NYC. The only thing would be a Paris trip to visit someone very special... but that should be earlier in October. In any case, if I do go, I'll probably drive and also stop by Ellenville to do some flying (hang gliding, that is).

Geo, I'm e-mailing you to say I should be in town that weekend as well (trying to limit travel to rest for the PIP and Vegas!)

Anyway, I hope to see all of U soon (especially consuela again! http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif There's a sale on women's shoes at Nordstroms!)

Catman, you know I will be there with bells on. Don't know for sure if this will be a business trip with an associate or a work/play trip with Joe. Looks more like the former at the moment as October is a crazy time for us.

Either way, it looks like work for me on Friday and Monday and some Play Time in Manhattan on Saturday and Sunday. http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif YEAH! http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif I was beginning to have Big Apple withdrawal. http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

We'll be at our place on 7th and 52nd so anything, midtown, downtown or uptown is cool with us. Happy, happy, Joy, joy. I get to go to NYC! Hope there are lots of other FlyerTalkers there that we can help celebrate the greatest City in the World! http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

[This message has been edited by Punki (edited 08-30-1999).]

Geo1004- Looks like you'll either be around or possibly just leaving before the famous Halloween Parade. Plan to see it or plan around it if you want to avoid it or if your heading out that evening to the airport or something. It' a real traffic nightmare!

Is there a tentative itinerary/plan for this NYC get together yet? I'll almost certainly be around, at least for one or two of these days.

I will be there on the 22nd, I am in midtown already so just let me know where we want to meet http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

doc: When is the Halloween parade? I love a parade but not when I'm on my way to LGA!!! I think I'm departing about noon on the 30th of October. Will I run into lions & tigers & bears & witches & ghosts???

At this parade you'll see EVERYTHING, but I think you'll miss it since it's on always/usually on Halloween, the 31st. I guess that's Sunday this year. Maybe you'll catch it next year!

Mark:
Email me the details for the 22nd. I work now in the city (Broadway and Franklin) and would like to attend. For me, the closer to 6 PM the better. Just let me know.

Vulcan, when everythign is in place, I will be happy to let you know.

Geo1004, the Halloween Parade is on Oct31, which is a sunday so you should be clear out of town by then.

I will be in town that weekend for a conference and hope to hook up with a few of you, at least for drink on Friday evening.

I'll know my on-call schedule on Monday, and I anticipate doing any necessary switches to that I can come up that weekend. May even bring a guest along... home grown NY'er herself.

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Catman:

Count me in for the 22nd.

BTW: May I suggest Tennessee Mountain?
Some lucky person could pick up a ton of miles courtesy of DALC http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Tennessee Mountain is in United Mileage Plus Dining also (although I prefer Virgil's).

But as long as you're having barbecue I might show up. (Very long subway ride from Columbus Circle!)

Count me in for NYC too! I just love fall airfare sales! http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Can't wait to see Punki & Catman again & looking forward to helping welcome SCLgal & hubby to our humble country as well as meeting any other famous folks!

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Regards,
- Anna

Got my schedule today, and that weekend is clear for me. As the 22nd gets closer, I'll know better what time I'll make it in. Hotel res are already TCO'd.

WOW! This is really coming together.

I think by the end of the week I'll ask for suggestions for the restaurant for the 22nd and 23rd, maybe Sunday Brunch on the 24th?

So far for the 22nd: Tennessee Mountain is recommended by a few. I've been there, awesome ribs.

Stay tuned!

Well, we got several fun loving Flyertalkers ready for a great time in NYC!

Come on! There's room for more!

Have you decided on a location yet? I'd consider it since fares are pretty cheap to NYC and my wife needs some miles to top off her Preferred Status.

I hate to even mention this, because it may be too "dangerous" but there is a Mexican place uptown on the West Side called La Cochina (85th bet Broadway and Amsterdam). They have a weekend Bruch (Saturday and Sunday til 3:00-4:00pm that for about $10. gives you a decent meal and all the margaritas, etc that you can drink! On second thought it may be WAY too risky and you may want to stay away from this place.

Since this is so close I guess I'll stop being anti-social and come meet some of you.. Count me in, for dinner at least.

Since FT's seem to like great (both large & excellent) steaks, and since, strangely enough, Catman has never been there, how about the Palm (2nd AV @44th) for dinner? Unless you go to Brooklyn for Peter Luger's, it is probably the best in NYC. Like PL it has waiters with an "attitude", a kind of "churlish charm" and the finest, best prepared beef in the world? They also serve a huge delectable lobster dish for the non-meat-inspired! Just a thought and my 0.02 worth.

Doc:

Peter Luger always works for me, but I don't know if everyone wants to go for $50 per person, not including drinks. And the Palm would be even higher.

Not to mention, Peter Luger's cash only!

Posting a thread (probably wedensday) To ask what all your NYC get together party animals want to go to for dinner and WHEN you'll be available.

Sorry to ask you to post twice but this will at least help me figure out how many are coming and we can work together on finding some fun places! http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Good points. My experience (limited) is that they are both almost $50./head. Seems like thats the magic number at Smith & Wollensky and nearly everywhere else too! If folks want the Palm and to also go a little less expensive, there are a whole lot of good places for pre dinner drinks along Second Av.

The other place that comes to mind is Cite (51st bet 6th-7th)for those who go for the art deco thing. Here, as you know, you get the same kind of deal (decent steaks etc)with ALL the great wine you want included for $50./head. And the kind of bistro version, Cite Grill next store is less expesive than that with the same outstanding wine deal, but I dont know if they poor the same good wines there. By the way, I don't even know if Mayor Juliani's new regulation killed this nice promo?! needless to say, I like wine and that is/was the big attraction here.

Just recalled you mentioned Tennessee Mountain, which is also fine. I guess you mean the original SoHo location? I understand they also opened a place on the West side (maybe 45th) but I've never been or even seen the place.

So many excellent choices here all over town! What a problem!!!

Re: Tennessee Mountain. Somehow I assumed Catman was referring to the Times Square location. But I can get to Spring Street very easily. http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

I agree that with all the talk on here about steak, that that ought to be the feature of one of the meals. But an all-cash restaurant would seem to be contrary to basic ff principles. http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif Someone should be able to get the miles for each of the meals! (And both Tenn. Mtn. locations are in UA Mileage Plus dining!)

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Just for clarification, it's PL's that's cash only, as mauld noted- the Palm takes CC's.

BTW- Do people ask for separate checks at a get together like the PIP with 50 people attending? Wait service must really love that!!!

Forgot to mention again that anyplace is actually fine with me!!

[This message has been edited by doc (edited 09-29-1999).]

S&W (my fave), Palm, Cite all sound great, doc. I guess Cite might get the edge, tho, since I think Punki is vegetarian if not vegan ('zat right Punki?), and it might be nice to go somewhere with plenty of options . . . just a thought.

Catman,

If you want my opinion, we like everything so we don't care where we go to eat. And about when, we depend on flyme2, he is our tourist guide because we are going together to NYC so, he is in charge.

See you soon, you all!