Soulriders Gathering 2008: San Francisco

[Dracos]

Also, if folks want to hit a sporting event or something else that is vastly cheaper with planning, please put so up there now.  I can totally go in and make stuff happening, but not if I don't know it's wanted.

[Ginrai]

Definitely interested in going to see a San Francisco Giants game at AT&T Park during this time.

[Pahan]

Put me down as tentative. I might end up staying with my grandfather, who lives in SF.

[Dracos]

Okay =)

[thepanda]

I'm out.

My car finally crapped out on me so I had to put down on a new one. An '03 Buick Century, if you really want to know. That killed my funds (what I had saved, planned to save, and my refund check) so the chances of me doing anything this year just went down the toilet.

Not that I'm mad or anything. The car is nice.

[Dracos]

Ouch. :\  Well, good that you had enough to handle the need.

[Dracos]

Reminder to all that this is coming up in just two more months.  Make sure your plans are ready.

If you need help, lemme know :)

[Merc]

I've formally put in request for time off from work for then. Once I get a reply and see about travel arrangements, I'll post update.

[Dracos]

Awesome :D

And remember, if anyone wants to do something that takes organization, let me know early so I can plan out a way to have it happen.

[Dracos]

Okay, we've had two requests for group events.

Alcatraz information:
Trips to alcatraz take about 2.5 hours and leave from the city, so it makes for a good halfday/day trip or so.  We could sign up for the 1:10 PM tour so we hit the city early but have plenty of flex room, have lunch there, take the trip, and then hit Muir Woods that afternoon for walking in the redwoods and dinner.  I was thinking Saturday for this if we do it.  Not all of us have to go, but I want to make sure at least a fair group is going and preferrably all of us if we do.  Please vote for this here and if we have enough, we'll all buy tickets ahead of time and trip up around there.

This'll probably cost in all about 45-55 bucks a head for the trip, including buying this ticket, parking, gas, and access to the redwood park afterwards.  45 likely if only for the alcatraz stuff.

Tour Info: http://www.alcatraztickets.com/tours/tourDetail.cfm?tour_id=6982


ATT Ballgame:

Diamondbacks
at Giants
Saturday, 7/26/08
6:05PM PDT    

This also seems to be a saturday thing if we do it.  It is an evening thing, so folks that want to do it can do it after alcatraz instead of heading to the redwoods, or just by itself if the alcatraz trip doesn't happen.  Let's aim for at least a carful (4 people) if this is going to happen. 

This is looking like with parking it'll likely run about 60 per person.

http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=sf&m=7&y=2008


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All the information is there.  Yay.  :)  I'm in for the Alcatraz trip.  It sounds pretty neat and I think we can make a cool day of it on saturday doing some early morning SF, Alcatraz, and then the redwoods to finish off and then ship on back for late night partying. :) 

I am not down for the baseball trip, but I think we can make it happen if we have a group of folks that want to do that and alcatraz or just that.  :)

Before anyone buys anything, please wait for a heads up here from me (unless you're planning on renting a car and going alone on it).  Please say aye/nay on either of these trips if you're in on it.  These are the only preplanned stuff we're doing so while we're still open for ideas, this is where I'm closing the door on 'needs arrangement' type stuff.  :)

[Dracos]

Alcatraz is confirmed.

Please buy tickets at the 1:10 time.  :)

I've had no takers so far for the Giant's game.  If you're interested, please let me know.

[Merc]

Okay, so starting to shop for flight tickets.

What time are people planning to be heading back to the airport monday afternoon/evening for their flights home? I'd like to try and schedule my flight back so I can share a ride to the airport with someone, rather that having everyone leaving at various different times.

[Dracos]

I'll be helpin' folks who need rides to/from.  :)  Dunno what times folks are planning yet though

[Jon]

Alas, it now looks like this is less likely, what with driving from Honolulu to San Francisco being so problematic this decade.

[Merc]

Alright, made flight and room reservations. So barring any crap at work, I'm pretty much confirmed.