Tri-State NY NJ CT Freeper Holiday Party

11/18/2002 | alisasny

[alisasny]

Tri-State NY NJ CT Freeper Holiday Party

Saturday, December 28th, 2002

1:00 pm until 4:00 pm.

Special guest MadIvan from England

All freepers in good standing world wide are welcome.

RSVP via freepmail by December 15th (if you haven’t already)

Send me Freepmail

Location: Moran's (downtown) in the WTC area 103 Washington St. New York, NY 10006

Map to Moran's

Location is still tentative as we are still negotiating for private room, which they usually don’t open unless it’s a group of 70.

Moran's Homepage

This landmark location, built in 1897, was formally an inn and later became St. George's Chapel during the Depression in 1929. St. George's Chapel catered to the local merchants and residents, which were mostly of Syrian Catholic descent. This area came to be known as "Little Syria." In 1979 the church retired, and the Moran family acquired and converted the site and began operating on December 26, 1986.

You can find the current ping list on my home page and I will update it with all who show interest.

Please freepmail me with any ideas or suggestions so this can be a wonderful gathering. I have been emailing back and forth with Firebrand planning the party and we are going to have a very nice turnout.

Prix Fix Holiday Luncheon 2002 at Moran's

First Course

• Mesclun Salad with Moran’s Italian Dressing
• or Lobster Bisque

Second Course –Choose Three (Sheperd’s Pie is pick one so vote on any other two.)

• Turkey Platter Served with stuffing, cranberry sauce & gravy
• Shepherd’s Pie Tender ground lamb & special spices covered in mashed potato
• Penne Pasta a la Vodka Topped with sun dried tomatoes & Pecorino cheese
• Pasta Primavera Linguini served with fresh vegetables and an aioli sauce
• Chicken Marsala Tender breast of chicken sautéed in Marsala wine & topped with mushrooms
• Salmon Wellington Salmon steak surrounded by wild rice, mushrooms and tarragon in a pastry shell covered with a beurre blanc

Dessert

• A Selection of Moran's House Desserts
• Tea & Coffee

Beverages

• Unlimited Sodas

Price:

• 29.95 per person, plus taxes (8.25 %) & gratuities (20 %)

• ********Final cost will be $40 per person CASH, (to make my life easier)
• Any left over funds will be donated to Free Republic.
  

• Cash bar will be on hand so bring extra cash if that is your intention.

Original Post from September

Send me Freepmail

[alisasny]

PING......

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

An Irish family making italian food....hmm..

I can't wait to try the Corned Beef and Cabbage Parmagiana.

[hellinahandcart]

I'm a "definite".

Shoot-for-70 bump...

[Yehuda]

LOL!

[FreeTheHostages]

Mad Ivan will be there!! Shoot, if I didn't have a gingerbread house party planned for that day, I'd take the train up!

[Dog]

LOL!

[jjm2111]

Barring my untimely demise, I'm a definite.

[jmc813]

A bump for your NJ list.

[nutmeg]

Unless we get stuck in an ice storm (like the one we had this weekend) we will definitely be there!

[nutmeg]

Oops... "we" = nutmeg & zelig

[nutmeg]

ping!

[nutmeg]

CT and RI ping!

If you would like to be removed from my CT or RI ping list, please FReepmail me and it will be done immediately.

[stanz]

Count me in.

[hellinahandcart]

Party bump

[hellinahandcart]

LOL

"Potatoes Fra Diavolo" bump

[NYC GOP Chick]

I'm a "definite".

Shoot-for-70 bump...

Me too! :D

[hellinahandcart]

Goody!

[Oschisms]

I'm there.

[alisasny]

Great news!!!!!

[firebrand]

Chicken Marsala a la Dublin ping

[alisasny]

That is funny, I like marsala too. : )

[Cacique]

I thought I was on the list already?

[alisasny]

You are : ) Just getting difficult to keep track of so many! Have you down as will be attending!

[Focault's Pendulum]

Turkey Platter Served with stuffing, cranberry sauce & gravy Shepherd’s Pie Tender ground lamb & special spices covered in mashed potato Penne Pasta a la Vodka Topped with sun dried tomatoes & Pecorino cheese Pasta Primavera Linguini served with fresh vegetables and an aioli sauce Chicken Marsala Tender breast of chicken sautéed in Marsala wine & topped with mushrooms Salmon Wellington Salmon steak surrounded by wild rice, mushrooms and tarragon in a pastry shell covered with a beurre blanc

If I pay more....can I get all of these.

[ELS]

Chances are that, somewhere along the way, someone in the Irish family married an Italian. Given that both ethnic groups were significantly discriminated against in the early 20th century ("No Irish/Italians need apply.") and both had a strong Catholic faith, there were many marriages among the Irish and Italian immigrants.

[Pharmboy]

ping--whaddaya say? I'll buy...

[alisasny]

Are you coming? I dont have you marked as coming yet!!!!

[LisaFab]

Just replied via FReepmail. I remember drinking to our military at Moran's on 10/7/01 as the bombs dropped on the Taliban and we basked in the glow of FReeping the peace-niks in Union Square.

A great day and here's hoping 12/28/02 is another.

[Neets]

Being Italrish myself, I'm checking the calender.

[alisasny]

You are Italirish? How so? The only Irish I can claim is that I had two babies with some Irish in them from their fathers side. Since they were inside me, well I now consider myself part Irish :), my husband on the other hand still has zero Italian.

Hope you can make it!

[rmlew]

There goes my diet. I'll have to bring a big belt.

[Pharmboy]

I have to figure out how many we'll be. I will let you know soon.

Thanks, PB.

[Sonny M]

I'm from New York, and have never actually had a chance to meet with other freepers in any kind of activity, this could be fun.

[NYC GOP Chick]

We have lots to catch up on, don't we? ;)

[NYC GOP Chick]

Woo hoo hoo! :)

[hellinahandcart]

Yup, lots to catch up on, but I won't make you wait until Dec. 28 for that.;) I'm just so glad there's going to be a party...wheeee...

[Howlin]

Ooooh, this sounds like a *happening*!

[Howlin]

How many do you have so far??

[hellinahandcart]

Then you really should come to the party. It will be fun, I haven't been to a dull freeper gathering yet!

[Howlin]

You won't believe how much fun it will be; imagine being in a room with ONLY people who think like you do (well, most of them anyway.....LOL)!!!

[hellinahandcart]

I am anticipating a *happenin'* afternoon. LOL

[Howlin]

On Election Night, I went down to the bar where the NC Freepers were meeting about 7:30, "just for a while," because I wanted to get back home to my computer and you guys.

I got home about midnight! And I didn't miss my computer as much as I thought I would! Shameless!

[hellinahandcart]

Oh goodness, it had to be more fun watching the returns with freepers "in the flesh". Bet it was a blast.

I don't think we've had a party here since last February, so we're DUE. LOL

[Howlin]

Just tell me where to send teh bail money!

[hellinahandcart]

Oh, I will hold the bail money. ;)

If we get 70 of us in one room, you never know. There COULD be trouble. Haha.

[ncweaver]

And I didn't miss my computer as much as I thought I would!

I think we both were in disbelief that we weren't going through severe withdrawals without our computers. Guess being with a FEW Freepers in person equals to being with hundreds on the computer. As soon as I got home, though, I headed straight for the keyboard!!

The best of both worlds would be to have a laptop at the bar with us!

[ELS]

The best of both worlds would be to have a laptop at the bar with us!

That's been done already, as well as FReepers hosting threads live from FReeper events (i.e. a FReeper with a laptop at the House Managers' Dinner in DC posting details as they were happening).

[Neets]

True blue Italrish...Italian on my Dad's side and Irish on my Mom's side.

Will be trying hard to make it...