RSVP - 8th Annual 2009 Net54 National Dinner- Thurs, July 30, 6pm -12am
 

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As the Title says the Net54 National Dinner will be Thursday July 30th, from 6pm until 12am at the Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel. It is one of the closest hotels, if not the closest, to the Convention Center. There are buses that go back and forth about every 30 minutes, if I remember correctly. We will be having beef and chicken fajitas this year along with rice and beans and some horse duvers (sic)....Along with that we will have our usual long list of cold beverages. We have at least most of it sponsored, and most likely all of it, so don't worry about the money aspect of the Dinner.

It is very, very important that you RSVP either in this thread or send me a private email to leonl@flash.net.
IF you DO NOT RSVP there is a good chance you won't be able to come to it. I have to have good numbers for the catering and to know how many bartenders to have etc....I want your first and last name please as I will be making a spreadsheet and it makes it easier to keep track.

Spouses, young ones and friends can come too but I HAVE to have an RSVP for them as well. As with anywhere there is plenty of cold ones, there could be some adult language, so please take that into account for the youngsters attending. The previous years we've had children attend and I haven't heard anything too terrible from their parents. Also, there will be the mandatory wearing of little paper name tags at the Dinner, as we have done before. They will be at the door on sign in. This helps me to not forget any of my good friends names :). The later in the evening the more that happens. I think it's an alcohol phenomenon. There will be some speakers but the list is still being ironed out. You can post questions in this thread or email me....it's pretty easy though....you come over, eat, chat, drink.....go back to your living quarters. The last several years there have been about 20-30 people left for the last call (at around 11:40pm) out of the 125+ attendees....and I think a good time has always been had. I am a little biased but the Dinner is usually my highlight of the National. best regards

Rsvp
 

Leon,
Thanks and put us down for 4 including myself, Tom Boblitt, Mike Brockman and Kevin Thomas.
J Drum
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will be there! need extra drink tickets :)

I'll be there
 

Hi Leon,

I will be there.

Thanks for putting the party together.

Joe Drouillard

I would not miss this one for the world
 

And with this large group -- we need to show them the greatness of Tin Star :)

Re: RSVP - 8th Annual 2009 Net54 National Dinner- Thurs, July 30, 6pm -12am
 

Ed Hans and Gary Nuchereno will attend.

Hey Leon
I will be there and thanks for all your hard work and dedication to the hobby.
David Bryan

Leon:

Thanks for putting this event toghether once again. Please put me down for one, Phil Garry.

Thanks

I will be there. Thanks for doing this Leon.
JimB

Regrets. :(

Count me in, Leon. Thanks for arranging this each year.

Mark Anderson

Leon,

I've been waiting for this thread for about a year. :D
I will be there for sure. I would not miss it for the world. This is definately the very best part of the National experience. I would recommend everyone to attend this dinner, even if you don't spend much time at the show itself.

Thanks,
Alan

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I'll be there
 

Put me down For one with a possible one more if my dad decides to come to show, he's still undecided. If he doesnt come I may bring a friend to help me out during the show.

I will attend and look forward to meeting people in person.

Many thanks,
Adam Moniz

ditto
 

kind of goes without saying but put me on the list

Matthew Sears and I will attend.

Leon, thanks again for putting the dinner together,

Andrew Jerome

Regrets :(
Taking my granddaughter to Tulsa to see "Wicked" that weekend. I'll definitely be there next year after missing last year because of a car wreck. I look forward to seeing my fellow hobbyists and collecting friends more than the cards. :D

Bob - We will see you in Baltimore in 2010 hopefully.

Thanks
 

Leon, I'll be there Lord willing..will probably get back to you with additional heads, but just me for now, thanks. Here's a link to photos of last years dinner.
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Count me in
 

for 1

and
 

My partner in true form....getting more drink tickets....I really should have just given him a roll of them as it would have been more efficient that way.

ps....Jeff P- we will start you off with a half a dozen tickets and go from there....

Never trust a skinny chef! Just had a look at your 2008 National report, Carlton. Simply awesome!
Unfortunately my dance card is pretty full this summer here in Hellhole Hawaii so will not be attending the Cleveland National. I am bummed. Both the missus and I are gung ho Baltimore. Can't wait. Put us down for dinner for two in twenty-ten.

two more
 

Hi Leon,

Tim Newcomb and Mike Peich will be there--

Please put me down for two; my son, Turner, and I look forward to attending.

Hi Leon,
I wish I could make it.... But I'm too damn busy...
Have a blast. Be well Brian

PS Split up my 12-15 drink tickets between Scott, Scott, Jeff, and Joe....

Tim- you and Mike need to hoist one for me in my absence :( I will see you both in 2010. Say hello to everyone for me and especially Jimi and Bryan and tell them they better be in Baltimore. DMcD, glad you will be in Baltimore, I've been waiting to meet you for a long time in person.
Carlton- those pictures were incredible! If I didn't feel bad enough about missing out on the National, now I feel really bummed. I hope you get loads of pics this year and how about one of the whole Net54 gang, a group shot with names so we can place names and faces?
tbob

Please add me to the list of attendees. Reservation for 1.

Thanks.
Brian

Leon, Rhys & I will be attending the dinner. Also, as the resident Mormons in the group, we won't have much use for the drink tickets, so Jeff can have a few on us.
-Rhett

Rsvp
 

Hi leon- I would like to attend the dinner this year..Larry

painthistorian

I'm printing this thread as a reminder for my 17 drink tickets.

Leon,

Expect to be there! Thanks for your hard work!

Best,

Corey

Leon,

Looking forward to meeting you and others. My son Tom Ryan(age 50) will be with me.

Thank you, Mike Ryan aka; "leaflover".

Dinner and drinks
 

Leon,

Since Rhett and Rhys don't partake in adult beverages, and since Tim N. has displayed (photographically) his need for beer, Tim and I will, with great pleasure, accept R & R's generous offer.

See you all soon, although T-Bob we'll miss you.

Cheers (pun intended),
Mike

To help you identify Jeff P. in the crowd just look down.

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Leon
 

This will be my first, so count me in.

I will have some beverage tickets to spare also, since I will be driving home after the banquet.

Jantz

Regrets
 

leon,
would love to break bread but i have relatives down in columbus, bellefontaine actually, i need to visit. spent a year on a farm there in my early gradeschool years with fond, vivid memories...can't wait to visit zanes caverns again after forty years!
you are a class act, keep up the extraordinary good work and power down a shooter for me. i will see you at your booth.
regards,
bob

Regrets
 

Regrets here as well.

This year is a little too close to a planned family vacation so I'm going to pass and wait for next year in Baltimore when its just a short ride down I-95.

Scott

ha!

yet I still felt overdressed.

I'm hungy already
 

mmm. fajitas.......mmmmm.
I will monitor Brockelman's drinking and make sure he doesn't get out of hand.

Please count me in Leon, solo this year.

Leon--

Please count me in. I look forward to seeing old and making new friends.

Mark

3 trips to Cleveland in one lifetime? I'm in, as well.


Bill

Me too...
 

Once again, please count me in, as well. Sixth time's a charm!

And thanks for organizing this again, Leon...

Robert S

Thanks
 

David McDonald , Thanks for your kind words, hope to cover the 09' for ya too. -Carlton

I'll be there. Looking forward to meeting all of you in person.

Howard Chernick

I hope to be able to stop in for a while, but I won't be eating. :)

Thank you for putting this on...
 

Leon - Count me in (Jeremy Jones) and guest, Mark Hayes...

Looking forward to my first Net 54 dinner, 2nd National !

Leon......I will be attending...... thanks, Marty Kohler with collector friend

RSVP For National
 

Leon,

Put me down for two spots at the dinner.

Thanks,
Mike Gray
gray766@hotmail.com

a friendly bump
 

Including private email RSVP's we are at about 80.......Will we get to 100 this year? My guess is we will come close but with the economy and everything going on, it looks like more drink tickets for those that attend!! Keep the Leland's guesses coming in.....there are a few pretty good ones so far.....but I don't think the competition will be too many in number....

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Leon,
Put me down for 2.
Thanks,
Gary

Hi Leon,
Just booked my flight and hotel so I'll see you there again this year. Thanks.

dh

Anson Ewing
 

Dave, Great choice for your thumbnail photo..of the Anson Ewing poster. A buddy had one and sold it to Halper. I consider it one of the greatest baseball antiques of all time...I wonder how many are extant. -Carlton

I'll be there. Just save one seat in my case.

I will be there Leon
 

Count me in:

Patrick Preece

We'll be there.
 

Brett and I are looking forward to it. Thanks again, Leon.

Lyman Hardeman

Thanks Leon
 

Hi Leon,

Please put me down for 1. Thanks for putting this together.

John Basilone

I'm in for one.

Thanks, look forward to seeing all of you.

Josh Adams

Does anyone know if you can still sign up for the PSA luncheon? I can't find anything on their website.

dh

Leon,

Please put me down for two. Thanks,

John Spano

Leon - How many attendees are we up to ?

without counting yet
 

without counting yet I think we are a little over 100....

Hello Leon-

I would like to attend if you could please put me on the list for one person. Thank you for putting this together.

Regards,
Mark Tylicki

Leon,
Please put me down for one. Thank you so much, I am looking forward to the event.

George Gogol

Last call please
 

I am giving the caterer the number of guests today. The firm number for the whole night is 103 so far...there are about 10 more that will be coming by later for drinks and a few more maybes....I expect there will be about 110 of us sipping on cocktails and cutting up..I think it will be a lot of fun....We have 3 speakers lined up and we might have 1-2 more. ..Get your names on the RSVP quickly if you haven't yet..... btw, my cell number is 214-282-4943 so if anyone gets to the Convention and spaces out the "what, where and when", you can call me....:eek:........see ya'll soon..

4 more
 

Leon, Four more please. Just spoke with Chris Galbreath to let him know you need a count today. Chris feels four would be a safe estimate from their booth. Chris Galbreath, Herbert Thomas the third, Bobby Long, and Mike Sanders. Thanks again -Carlton

Carlton
 

No problem....But please ask them to show up though since we will be having that many more head count.....We have had about 6-8 others today too, so I think we might even surpass last year's 135 in total when it's all said and done....which, for this economy, is saying something....It's always good to have more memorabilia guys. regards

That's fantastic that we are above last years total !!!
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Leon, it's surprising how many people will turn up for a free meal in hard times :)

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I'm In!
 

Leon, sorry for the delay. I'm in and looking forward to it.

Mike Masinick

Mike
 

With all of the help you did in getting the old board ported over to this one, even if you wouldn't have rsvp'd at all, you still could have come to the Dinner...See ya there...take care.....

Two more please
 

Leon,

I'm in for myself and a guest if it's not too late.

Thanks!

no prob
 

I haven't turned in the count yet, Joey, so you and a guest are in.....however, everyone at the dinner need to be wearing a nametag, including me, that will be given once there....I want everyone to know that going into it....If you don't want to be known this isn't the place to come to...regards

Here's a suggestion at the dinner. Before or after the speakers (before everyone starts drinking :D), let everyone stand up & give their name (or Net54 name) & what they primarily collect. I think it would give a chance to hear what everyone collects and newbies/lurkers to get to see guys who post on the forum.

Leon

Rhett and I will be bringing a few friends so make our reservation of (2) a reservation of (5) but I think (2) will probably want drink tickets (not Rhett and I so you can still give our drink tickets away still). A couple of other forum members will be hitting the dinner with us and I am making reservations for them as well.

Thanks in advance for everything.

Rhys

please no.

I think just natural conversation among all of us would be better.

I think that this should only apply to anyone requesting additional drink tickets. In all seriousness, if you do not use your name as a login on the site we should all put our login on our nametag as well.

Looking forward to it!

Thanks Leon.

We may be too big for everyone to say Hi
 

But for that night; I'll be collecting drink tickets ;)

a few thoughts
 

First of all I doubt we will have enough time to go around the whole room and listen to what folks collect. When it was only 40-60 folks that was fine....I rsvp'd this morning for 120 for the dinner and another 15 coming later. Nice thought but I don't think this would be a wise move.

As for nametags.....Everyone will be required to wear one, with a first and last name. Actually you only need to wear one if you want to attend the event. If you don't want to wear one I think you could probably still sit in the hall but you won't be at our Dinner.....hey, it's America and no one is forcing anyone to do anything. As for having login ID's on the nametags too, I think it might be difficult to enforce......As a courtesy I think those folks that are smart should put their Net54baseball.com user ID's on the tags. It won't be mandatory though as it's already hard enough to get folks to wear them in the first place. Been there, done that. AND if you want to be a wise guy and put someone elses name on your tag just do it early...because if you do it later (and I am more intoxicated), and I see it, I will end up making an arse out of myself again :). Any last minute additions need to RSVP right away.

As of this moment there are 3 confirmed speakers and myself. We might add 1-2 more. The Dinner starts at 6pm with horse duvers (sic) and an open bar. Please try to get there as close to 6 as possible. At about 7:15 we will start with speakers. At about 8pm-8:15pm the fajita bars will be stocked. I have requested DINNER sized plates and re-emphasized that point. No more of the tea cup saucers with food spilling everywhere. *I would like the speakers to be finished speaking before everyone gets up to get their dinner, otherwise it will be inconsiderate and a fustercluck..........there will be all of the fixin's with the fajitas including beans and rice......I hope this clears up most questions.....Any questions or concerns remaining may be posted here or email me....thanks again.

I figured that it might be too many people for that idea of everyone speaking...Is it same banquet room in the Sheraton as last Cleveland dinner (2007) ?...Is there free parking at the Sheraton for those driving ?