Hi,
     Sorry about not getting in touch with you earlier but my computer
crsahed & I was unable to send an e-mail out. Myself & 3 of my friends are
definately in joining your group for the between game meal. Could you please
e-mail me and let me know if there are any openings.
               Thank You Very Much,
                Mike Czwakiel
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From: "KMartin" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 8:02 PM
Subject: HOCKEY-L DINNER:PLANNING HAS BEGUN: NEED PRELIMINARY COUNT ASAP FOR
MY INFO


> The snooty part of me wants to put my nose in the air and say, "You all
> are just lucky that things have been rearranged at my job for a bit.
> That means that I can do some calling to find a location and get the
> dinner plans going."
>
> But because I am a well-adjusted, caring, intelligent grown woman, I
> will not.  At least not out loud.
>
> Seriously, since no one has decided to let Carol, Sara and I know about
> any of the places in Milwaukee, I decided to do a little checking on
> the web and am going to call a couple of places before the end of the
> week.  So if by any chance someone has been talking to a bar about
> doing the dinner, please let me know ASAP so I will not call anyone.
> (And if that is the case I apologize for having you read the rest of
> this, because if someone has already booked something, everything below
> means absolutely nothing!)  :-)
>
> I have a couple of leads on two places about a block from the arena.
> One is Major Goolsby's and the other is Buck Bradley's Saloon and
> Eatery.  The lady at Goolsby's was a bit miffed that no one in the city
> has bothered to let any of the establishments know anything about the
> tourney.  So I took it on myself to fax her some info on the dates and
> times of the games on Thursday and asked her to call me.
>
> I am ready to tell any bar that we could get about 40-60 folks at the
> dinner.  And that if the Badgers get in, it could be up to 80.  But
> what I would like to have is a really solid idea of how many "for
> sures" there are going to the tournament.
>
> SO, I NEED ANYONE WHO IS PLANNING ON GOING TO THE FROZEN FOUR AND THE
> DINNER TO WRITE ME PERSONALLY AND LET ME KNOW.  I WANT TO HAVE A
> PRELIMINARY COUNT NO LATER THAN THIS FRIDAY.  IF I DON'T GET A HEAVY
> RESPONSE, I WILL JUST GO WITH A NUMBER OF 40-50 FOR THE BARS.
>
> I will discuss it with Carol and Sara, but my thought is that once we
> pick an upper limit, we will NOT change it - no matter which school
> gets in.  I extended my limit for the 2002 dinner, and it did not work
> well.  My thought is to cater to those who go regularly or planned in
> advance to be at the tourney, and not cater to the "bandwagoners" who
> come out when their local team gets in.
>
> Oh, can someone from Milwaukee tell me how long a walk it is to a place
> like Brew City BBQ - it is (I don't know what direction) over the
> river(?).  I don't want to make everyone walk more than 15/20 minutes
> at the most.  I remember one FF where it felt like we walked for 1/2
> hour before we got to the place.
>
> So, everyone get writing, and keep your fingers crossed that I can get
> us in at one of the close places by the arena.
>
> Oh, and if you want to know...the NCAA website did not have game times
> on it.  so I called the Bradley Center.  On Thursday, the games are at
> 2 and 7.
>
> Later,
>
> Kathy M.
> Go Gophers!
> Tampa, FL
>
>
>