9th Annual Net54baseball National Dinner thread!!-Closed
 

9th Annual Net54baseball National Dinner RSVP thread!!

This year marks the 9th Annual Net54baseball National Dinner. It will be held right across the street from the Rosemont Convention Center at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare-

Hyatt Regency O'Hare
9300 Bryn Mawr Avenue,
Rosemont, Illinois, USA 60018
Tel: +1 847 696 1234

http://www.ohare.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp?null

**I want to personally thank our primary sponsor, Chris Ivy and staff at Heritage Auctions, as without them there wouldn't be a dinner this year. Their support is most appreciated. Please remember them in your hobby endeavors!!

The Dinner will be on the Friday of the National, August 5, 2011 and will run from 6:30pm until 1am. It is open for all Net54baseball members and family who have RSVP'd. Kids are welcome but our audience is real life and there will be alcohol flowing so some minor cussing is to be expected, just lettin' ya' know. There will be appetizers, dinner and an open bar with alcohol and soft drinks the whole time. Everything will be free. As usual I will be the emcee for the night and will be the bearer of drink tickets. We have never run out of drink tickets so don't worry about that aspect. EVERYONE will be required to wear a little paper name tag, with first and last name, which will be supplied at the event (just as before). You can not remain anonymous at the Dinner. :) ... I will need a first and last name of RSVP's for those attending. If you don't RSVP you will not be able to attend. We will have speakers at 7:30pm and then Dinner will be served after them, which should be right around 8:15-8:30. The speakers will be entertaining and will be very recognized names in the hobby. I will keep the speaker's names a surprise for now.....If you are planning on coming to the dinner and NOT eating I still need to know and you STILL need to RSVP, as I have to know how many tables, bartenders etc.... to have. Please let me know if you will be having dinner when you RSVP.I am expecting 150-200 people and it should be a blast. Last year we had about 165 in attendance. Thanks again to everyone for making this event a very enjoyable and memorable experience. I look forward to seeing everyone there. So without further ado you can RSVP in this thread or email me at leonl@flash.net. If you email me I WILL confirm with you and if I don't then that means you are NOT RSVP'd. Sometimes emails go to spam so make sure you get an email back from me if you email me. This thread is really the best way to RSVP but emails are ok too. best regards

examples of a good RSVPs-

John Doe, wife and 1 child- We will be having dinner.

John Smith- attending but not having dinner.

Were In - (4)
 

Tom Boblitt
Mike Brockman
Kevin Thomas
Jef Drum

All will be eating dinner, some will be drinking dinner too.

Thanks Leon.

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Me + 2
 

Thanks to Leon and the sponsors.

I'll be there for my first one.

Jason Miller
Ross Miller
Herb Miller

We will be eating

Save a seat for me.



Edited: Sorry Leon I will be attending the dinner

please.....
 

Please remember to let me know if you will be having dinner when you RSVP? I have to know to tell the Hotel how many to cater for.....thanks a lot.

I'm in!
 

Leon, thanks so much for this opportunity.
RSVP: Tony Quinn
Erik Quinn (son)
Dinner but no alcohol for us (more for somebody else :D)

Net 54 Dinner
 

Thanks again for organizing this, Leon. I look forward to our annual gathering.

Michael Peich and Tim Newcomb will be there for dinner, and will challenge your drink tickets!

Cheers, Mike

I will be there as usual and having dinner !!!

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Alan

Re: 9th Annual Net54baseball National Dinner RSVP thread!!
 

Ed Hans and Gary Nuchereno will attend for dinner.

D.aryl W.ingo and L.awrence W.eems will be attending for dinner.

Thanks Leon for making this possible; we're really looking forward to it!

Dinner
 

I will be there and looking forward to dinnner and a good evening with friends! Thanks Leon.

MWheat

Chris and Kristin Buckler will be there for dinner and drinks

Save a seat, please
 

I will be there! Wouldn't miss it...

Robert Silverman attending for dinner, please.

Thanks!

I'm in, certainly for dessert and drinks after dinner.

Count me in for after-dinner festivities. Thanks for putting this together Leon.
JimB

National dinner
 

Andy Sandler will attend and have dinner.
Leon, thanks again for doing this. It is always a great time!

wow....photo was unnecessary.....I didn't preclear that with the witless protection plan guys.....

Leon,
Put me down for 2 after dinner.
Thanks.

Please put me on the list for dinner and drinks.

Thanks!

I plan on attending dinner and post meal party. This will be my first one, and I am stoked! Thanks, Leon and sponsors, for putting this together. Sounds like a great time.

Best,

Andy

Blair Curtis will attend for dinner plus after dinner festivities.

(I "thanked" Heritage this year with quite a few auction bids...and they reciprocated with great service.)

Cheers,
Blair

Leon, there are (4) in our group including Rhys and I that would like to attend. We will eat but we don't need any drink tickets so you can sell our to the highest bidder!:D

Edited to add names...
Rhett Yeakley
Rhys Yeakley
Hyrum Yeakley
and 1 more that we still need to recruit to help watch the booths.

Rsvp
 

Leon,

Dinner but only a couple of drinks !!

Thanks

Attending the Dinner
 

Leon,

Carl Lamendola
Jim Heffron

See ya there

Hey, Leon:

Thanks again, please put me down for one w/dinner.

Thank you Leon. Put me down for one with Dinner.

Look forward to it. Michael Steele

Yes....
 

Thanks Leon for all your hard work. I'm in for dinner and the long haul.

Matt Pienta

Count me in
 

One for dinner, etc. Thanks to Heritage and Leon for making this possible.

I'm in for dinner.

My preferred seating would be at a table with Dave Kohler and Doug Allen.

Thanks,

-Ryan

Howie Chernick

I will be there for dinner.

Re : Net 54 Dinner :
 

Hi Leon,

I plan on attending the Dinner with friend, Mark Hayes.

(2) for Dinner, Drinks, and a Smashing good time! :)

Hi Leon. Please put me down for dinner and drinks.

Bob Marquette (1)

sign me up
 

Hi Leon,

Put me down, I will be attending for dinner etc.

Thanks

look forward to seeing everyone

Dave

thanks
 

Thanks to everyone who has registered so far. We are at around 80 and we'll see how it goes for the head count. Hey, if it is less than expected we might get an extra appetizer on the budget!! :)

BTW, I am also looking for 1-2 more speakers....so if anyone wants to send me an email with thoughts I would appreciate it. We have 2 confirmed and they are really good ones. It would be nice to add 1-2 more....but if not then I will show ya'll some of my dance moves :). That in itself will be worth the price of admission. I have absolutely no rhythm or dancing abilities....but with multiple alcoholic beverages I become "Dance Fever"....

Count me in for drinks after dinner....Thanks Leon


Be well Brian

I'm in
 

Count me in as well, dinner and drinks. easy this year, Donald E Stephens is about 10 minutes from where I live :-)

Thank you, Leon!

Ed

Leon...I'm in as well as my gal jayme pelerine.

Thanks and looking forward to meeting everyone in person.

What Jim said.


Bruce Babcock

I am in for dinner and drinks! Thanks so much!

Bill McCarthy

Dinner
 

Leon....A wonderful way to meet and make new friends.....Thanks

Marty Kohler
Sonny Emerling both for dinner

I'll miss you!
 

Reading all of these posts and Leon's description of the events really makes me wish I could be there to meet all of you, since this board's been so great in so many ways. Unfortunately, the wife's 400-person family reunion is being held in Mississippi the very same weekend, and I was informed very succinctly that there would be "consequences" if I even attempted to make contrary plans.

Oh, well, just like the Brooklyn Dodgers of the '50's: wait 'til next year!

Have a great time, guys,

Larry

Larry
 

Hey Larry
We will drink a few in you honor. I know how the family reunions go....Ours is in 2 weeks....

*Also, I want to reiterate that anyone that doesn't RSVP won't be able to attend the Dinner.I can foresee a few folks being disappointed..:confused:...I am looking forward to the Dinner and visiting with a lot of hobby friends and family......

Net 54- Dinner
 

Look forward to joining you at the dinner

Bruce

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Jeff Emerson and Brian Marcy will be arriving after dinner to drink with the net54 crew.

I'll be there + my son.

just in case
 

Just in case anyone missed it, Bruce made a comment on the BST thread which I just now caught, concerning pre-teens, that got him the boot from posting any more on the board....I tried...

Hey Leon, I'm in! Lou

we'll be there
 

Leon,

Mike Peich may have replied earlier in the thread about us, but if not, we'll be there--

Cheers,
Tim

Hello Leon-
Please put me down for drinks, after dinner festivities. Thank you
I look forward to seeing everyone.
Regards,
Mark Tylicki

Leon:

Steve and Kathy Friedenberg for diner. Thanks.

Can Bruce still come to the dinner? I hope so!

absolutely
 

Absolutely. He is not banned he is only not able to post on the board. He knows.....

Leon, I'll be there for an after-dinner drink. Thanks for setting this up.

I'm in for the dinner, Leon. I'll be chaperoning Scott B.

Bill

good luck
 

Good luck on that, Bill. Reigning Scott in is not a one person job. I got your back on it!! (and we might need a few more people too :confused:)

We are now up to about 115 attendees and I appreciate everyone rsvp'ing so far. We will keep the rsvp open for about another week to a week and a half, then I will have to give the catering order to the hotel. If anyone changes plans (it always happens) please let me know. thanks again

Leon - Is the menu going to be the stir fry like last few ones ? :)

nope
 

Nope....there are a few options and I have yet to make a firm decision. I usually try to stay middle of the road somewhat. I will give an update on the menu when I turn in the order. I think for main courses I will have 3 options to pick from.. One is a Sliders station with Beef and Turkey sliders with all the fixings, number two is an antipasto and grilled vegetables plate and the number three option is Chicago hot dogs, again with all the fixin's....there will be light deserts and hors d'oeuvres too.

I really don't care which way we go on the food and I might even do a poll to see what most folks want....I am not sure if I can mix or match. regards

#1 or #3! :D

Thanks!
 

Leon,

I am writing to RSVP. Thanks so much for putting this together! We are looking forward to it.

Chris "Bubba" Lamb and wife, Marla Lamb will be attending and having dinner.

The gang at a past National get together:

Thanks for the pic Bob
 

That was a pic of the core group a few years ago. While the number of attendees has grown, probably 4x's, nearly all of those pictured are still regulars.

Especially memorable in this picture is Zach's dad Max, who was always present and supported Zach and card collecting in general far more than most will ever do. Max will be missed at this National as he was last year.

Scott

I will 2nd that
 

Scott- I will second that about Max. There are good guys and there are great guys, Max was a great guy.

Attending Yes
 

Morning,

I will be attending for drinks and Dinner.

Neil Duty
Raven Duty

Thank You:)

I'm a newbie but would love to join you all for dinner. Thank you.
Kevin Gibson

Thanks Leon for the Invite!
 

Tim Kindler- Dinner and Beverages

Jeff Doll (JDOLL)- Dinner and Beverages

Jeff and I have attended many Nationals over the years with our great friend Dave who just passed away a couple of weeks ago. We look forward to having a few toasts in Dave's honor at the dinner. Looking forward to meeting and putting faces to names with many of the members whom I've corresponded with over the years. Thanks again to Leon for coordinating this and Heritage Auctions for sponsoring it!

Hope everybody has a safe trip there. Take Care.
Tim Kindler

last call
 

Hi folks
We are up to 139 registered for the Dinner. I am happy to report that I believe, no disrespect meant to previous speakers as they were all good, the speakers set up for this year are the best we have ever had. If you are coming after the dinner (which is right after the speakers) you will be missing some really, really interesting folks that will be very entertaining. There are 3 speakers lined up right now and I have been on the edge of my seat the whole time speaking with them on the phone. One is well known but the other two, who I have not had the pleasure of speaking with at length before, and I had phone conversations that were over a hour long each. Absolutely riveting stuff. I am really excited about the Dinner this year. Get your RSVPs in asap please. I will probably close it down this Friday as I need to turn in the food order. The event will start at 6:30, the speakers will start at 7:15 and dinner will be served at approx. 8:30 to 8:45. best regards

Really wish I could go... haven't been to a National yet, but hope to be there next year. As for this year, I'll be under the Caribbean sun, so I can't complain.

Will any of them require the services of a criminal defense attorney? I'm headed back to NYC that morning but could extend my stay if need be. :)

Leon,

Thanks for organizing this event!
Please put me and my spouse down for dinner, drinks and minor cussing. (At each other.)
Charlie Malm and Beth Manning.

Two attending for dinner

Jantz Morey
Randy Shields

Thanks Leon & the sponsors!

i wish i could go this year i will try next year!!

Rsvp
 

Leon... THANK YOU.

Count us in. My son Tom and I will be attending.

Mike Ryan

Jeff -- with our wild and crazy bunch --- you would probably land several new clients and get tons o Hal Chase cards in trade

Rich

You're not coming to the dinner? You might have some topics for your radio show if you did. :D

I will be there, no dinner for me though.

Thank you,

Brian Dwyer

Net 54 Dinner
 

Thanks Leon--Bill Rayburn for dinner and all the above.

net 54 dinner
 

thanks Leon, I will be attending with Wayne Varner for drinks and dinner...Bruce Perry

Hello Leon,

This is all new to me. First post, first national, first dinner! I'll be there for drinks.

Regards,
Mark Webster.

Hi Leon
Chris Galbreath, Mike Sanders and Matt Hart will be attending. Can't wait!
Thanks
Matt