LAST MINUTE EMERGENCY location change for tonight's DC Chapter Christmas Party (12/12/2003)

self | December 12, 2003 | tgslTakoma

[tgslTakoma]

Stand by for LAST MINUTE EMERGENCY LOCATION CHANGE !!

...

THIS JUST IN !!!

Due to a grievous error on the part of The Orleans House, in which they wrote down an incorrect telephone number, they canceled our reservation tonight.

NOT TO WORRY, THOUGH !!! The show will go on! The time remains the same (7pm) for tonight; the location has changed...

THE NEW LOCATION IS:
Marco Polo Restaurant, in Rosslyn, VA. only 1/2 block from the Rosslyn Metro station. And, most importantly in any urban area... FREE PARKING!

I will look up a map on Yahoo and an address, and post within a few minutes.

Hold onto your seats, folks. I'm doing this on the fly...

Please help me out here, folks and ping the others ASAP!!!

[tgslTakoma]

Please help me out here, everybody... and ping the rest of the gang for me, while I try and get a map and some other stuff organized.

Thanks!

[tgslTakoma]

Christmas party LOCATION CHANGE, ping!!!

Help!!!

[noexcuses]

Have a great time tonight BUMP!!

[familyofman]

What's the address for Marco Polo - is it on Wilson Blvd?

[alisasny]

Make sure the ORLEANS house has this info to give to those who show up there or post someone outside for a little while. Make some flyers etc. drop them off with exacts on how to get to the new place.

Man this totally sucks as I plan the NYC party I totally dread something like this. My big fear now is that it snows which I am sure you guys worried about too.

ANYWAY dont forget to mention our party 12/28 in NYC We would so love for many of you to come on up : ))))

[alisasny]

this really needs to be put in breaking news....I am sure you understand

[tgslTakoma]

Yay!! We have one person so far who I know has gotten the message!!!

Thanks for asking. The restaurant is on 19th Street between N. Moore St and Ft. Myer Drive.

Here's a map of the area... (remember, the Rosslyn Metro is in the middle of the block on Moore Street. Ignore the star on the map; it's off a little bit. The restaurant is on the NORTH side of 19th Street and the WEST side of Moore St.... They have a big sign on the front of the establishment that should help everyone find it, I hope)

[daughterofTGSL]

BUMP!!!!!

[tgslTakoma]

Thanks for the bump and the encouraging words. What a nightmare for us!

I'm thinking I should make a sign and stand out in front of the Orleans House, so that we don't lose anyone in this fiasco.

I would love to come up for the NY Christmas party, but I have to wait until some things fall into place (or completely apart) in my non-FReeper life before I'll know for sure if I can make the road trip. I should know for sure by 12/18. (Nothing is ever simple, is it?)

[alisasny]

Is Raoul coming. He knows how to work this kind of stuff out.

[tgslTakoma]

MARCO...

[daughterofTGSL]

POLO!!!

[Sally'sConcerns]

bump for ya!

[alisasny]

NO rush on the NYC party. Would love to meet you though : )))

TONIGHT WILL WORK OUT I AM THE ETERNAL OPTIMIST : )

[tgslTakoma]

New location is only 1 block from the Orleans House (which I don't think I'll ever eat at again, after this screw-up...)

[tgslTakoma]

I'm not sure. Doc?

[Taxman]

Ignore those directions! Haste made waste.

I asked the AdminMod to pull it so no one gets screwed up and lost.

[tgslTakoma]

Hit "abuse" on yourself, FAST!!!

[Taxman]

I did! I'll do it again.

[tgslTakoma]

Wow! That was fast. Thanks for getting those (incorrect) directions pulled so quick, Taxman.

FYI, this Marco Polo restaurant just opened two weeks ago, and they aren't even listed with "information" yet.

[Taxman]

Phew! It's gone! Hope you were the only DC area FReeper who saw my boo-boo.

See you in an hour or so.

[tgslTakoma]

If you do that too much, you'll go blind.
(Who said that? Who's using my computer? I would never say that.)

[Taxman]

Well, dagnabbit! I bit on the first VA Marco Polo I found, and, as it turns out, there are several restaurants with that same name floating around out there in Google land!

LOL!

Sure glad the AdminMods are on their toes!

[Taxman]

Eh?

[Taxman]

We are keeping the thread bumped, though.

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

Holy Moly good thing I made a last minute drop in.

[RightOnline]

Just a brief note from your neighbor(s) to the south of you in North Carolina..........Y'all have a wonderful time tonight, hoist a few for us, and a very, very Merry Christmas to all of you.

God bless.

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

Geeze different Restaurant and bad directions. You almost didn't get your drink.

They do serve adult beverages don't they?

[tgslTakoma]

Not THAT Marco Polo...

Look up at the top of the thread for the map I posted.

Take the Metro to Rosslyn station. When you get out of the station onto N. Moore Street, instead of turning up the hill towards the Orleans House, head down the street (towards the river and Key Bridge. Walk 1/2 block to 19th Street and you will see MARCO POLO restaurant on the other side of the street, between N. Moore Street and Ft. Myer Drive.

[tgslTakoma]

I'm glad you checked in!

[tgslTakoma]

Thanks for the kind words. We'll do our best to have a good time. It promises to be an eclectic evening...

[tgslTakoma]

Jafar says there'll be plenty.

They have an excellent Afghani beer called "Goat Pizz."

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

HA HA

[VOA]

bump for publicity

[tgslTakoma]

BTW, that WASN'T ME that said that.

See you soon! And The Lovely Vivienne Valentine, too!

[FoxPro]

Sorry!

[Riley]

Dang! I just moved to NOVA from California, and I am just downstream in Alexandria. Can any Freeper come? Or was there a sign up? I am on a strict diet for heart problems, so I won't need to eat, or anything...

I'll run through the rain room and get cleaned up just in case I get the GO code...

Riley

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

My lovely and beautiful assistant begged off. If it was a Saturday then she be there with bells on.

BTW it's spelled Vivien; she's Irish not French

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

With all the last minute confusion, whats another person? Come out and play.

[Taxman]

Here is your "Go Code!"

We'd love to meet you!

[Taxman]

LOL!

I guess FoxPro and I will be sent to the FReeper remedial map reading, compass thingie and directions following course?

I'm outta here!

[Riley]

"I copy GO, over"

See y'all in a bit.

[alisasny]

WAITING FOR THE LIVE THREAD : ))

[Unknown Freeper]

I wouldn't want to be the person at the Orleans house who cancelled the reservation. I hope they are making this up to DC Freepers. Then again, this is an opportunity for reviews for the new restaurant. Freeper Zagat. lol.

[areafiftyone]

Have a great time Washington D.C. area Freepers!!! Have a drink for me or two or three or four! :-)

[Eala]

(From the other Washington:) Have a great time, and post pictures!

[Eala]

(From the other Washington:) Have a great time, and post pictures!