Tri-State NY NJ CT Freeper Holiday Party

12/13/02 | 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

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

Map to Moran's

Subways:

• N, R to Rector Street
• 1, 9 to Rector Street
• 4, 5 to Wall Street

  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.

  Currently it is beautifully decorated for the holidays!

  All freepers in good standing world wide are welcome.

  RSVP via freepmail by December 19th (if you haven’t already)

  Paypal account set up at paypal.com. Use email Morans2002@aol.com

  Please LEAVE YOUR FREEPER SCREENNAME in the SUBJECT LINE as that is how I have been keeping records!!!

  DO NOT EMAIL ME AT THIS ADDRESS.

  You can pay with a credit card or checking account after a simple sign up.

  Now, I am willing to accept payment at the door but it has to be cash! So if you need to pay by check or credit use paypal now. Freepmail me to make other arrangements.

  Send me Freepmail with any questions.

  We will have door prizes and any one may contribute to the door prizes.

  Some creative freepers have donated some nice gifts. Everyone will be getting a tee shirt that freeper Abner designed after 9-11!

  You can find the current ping list on my home page and I will update it with all who show interest. That list is not a list of all who are attending but right now we have over 35 confirmed.

  Prix Fix Holiday Luncheon 2002

  First Course

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

  Second Course –(

  • Sheperd’s Pie
  • 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

  All served with side dishes buffet style so you can have all 3!

  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

  2nd post from November

  Send me Freepmail

[alisasny]

Sorry about the delay on this post. I got that stupid Norwalk virus along with my son Wednesday night and havent been able to do much of anything.

Paypal is working well and thanks to those of you who have already prepaid.

I have a list of parking garages in the area and that will be posted soon on this thread for those of you who inquired.

[alisasny]

BUMP!!!!

[alisasny]

Parking garages at zip code 10006 which is Moran's zip.

Edison Parking - 140 Liberty St. 791-5488

Edison Parking - 70 Greenwich St. 425-1065

Then I checked for Lower Manhattan near Washington St. and came up with these:

Greenwich Parking 438 Greenwich St. 274-9883

Greenwich Street Parking - 377 Greenwich St. 431-4714

Jordan Parking - 415 Washington St. - 226-7437

Katz Parking 308 Greenwich St. - 267-1580

Thanks to Stanz for looking these up! I suppose you can call for prices and such if you are going to use a parking garage and report back to us.

[hellinahandcart]

Bump. Am I ever in the mood for a party.

[Fred Mertz]

There is a good chance I'll be able to make it. I'll know better a week from now.

[alisasny]

I really hope you can make it! That would be great!

[firebrand]

What a superb job! Thank you so much for all you have done to make this party happen.

The 1 and 9 trains let you off closer to Moran's than the R and the N. You just walk one block west to Washington Street and hang a right, and it's right there, a few doors in. The R and the N leave you off two blocks away from the same right turn.

[PianoMan]

looks great, i will rsvp by then.

[firewalk]

Bttt

[Cacique]

All set and ready, we'll see you on the 28th.

[Mixer]

Thanks for the ping. I am sorry I will not be able to make it. I thought I was going to be able to and I was looking forward to meeting all of the area FReepers but as it turns out we have plans on that day. Everything sounds delicious and I know this is a great time that I am going to miss. If I could be there I would.

Have an awesome time everyone and hopefully there will be another get together, in the future, that my wife and I will be able to attend.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!!!!

[dead]

Great job! I love Moran's.

I'll be there, but the wife will not. (some of her family will be in town that day.) My brother ("No Left Turn") will probably be attending also.

[dead]

Either of you guys going to show up?

[nutmeg]

Updated party thread ping! (12/13/02)

[Nitro]

Got it...

I'm there for sure!!

[Huck]

Not me dead. I have a prior committment.

[stanz]

I'm all paid up and raring to go.

[Incorrigible]

Love to but not likely. My social life is pretty limited to weekday evenings in NYC.

[Dutchy]

Got it also!!! I'm in and have sent my money to AlisaNY.....Now I'm hoping for good weather, El Nino or not!! Looking foward to seeing everyone there.

[GunsareOK]

Contacted Edison Parking at 70 Greenwich St. They charge $12-15 to park on Saturday for the hours of 12PM to 5. The phones listed for Edison Parking at 140 Liberty Street, Greenwich Parking at 438 and 377 Greenwich St came back as being out of service but I want to try them again on Monday. There was no asnwer at Jordan Parking and I couldn't understand the guy at Katz Parking.

If you use a garage, be sure to tell them how long you want to stay and ask the charges.

[Fred Mertz]

dead, I doubt I'll be able to attend. As I told lisa privately, I have to attend a family funeral in a few days.

You guys have fun!

[Oschisms]

NYC charges a tax on parking fees of close to 20%- Better ask if that's included.

[DKNY]

Will know by tomorrow if I can make it, anyone going in on the LIRR?

[NYTexan]

So wishing I was there already bump.

Hope to see lot of pics and MadIvan audio / video.

Have a great time!

[alisasny]

Quick note:

To those of you who paid in advance via paypal or other arrangements THANKYOU.

If any of you still want to do that pay via paypal :

Paypal

Use email morans2002@aol.com

You can have a debit to your checking account or pay via credit card in this manner.

I will notify you as soon as I get the payment via freepmail. I am keeping very good records. Otherwise remember to have Cash at the door on the 28th.

> Send me Freepmail

I have to cut off snail mail tomorrow as I wont get them in time due to the holidays. SO if you need to make this arrangement contact me tonight or tomorrow.

I should be there by 12:30 for you early birds : )

Also if you had confirmed that you will attend in the past and will no longer be attending please freepmail me so I can correct my count. Let me know if you are bringing guests ect. I really want the count as close as possible so they dont scimp on the food.

Freegards,

• Lisa ( excuse typos, I am tired and still not 100 %)

[MadIvan]

Hope to see lot of pics and MadIvan audio / video.

Audio / video? Bloody hell, MTV? ;)

Regards, Ivan

[Senator Pardek]

Hope to see lot of pics...

Now I know I'm not going... Lol...

[NYC GOP Chick]

I don't know about audio and video, but I'll be there with my digital camera and since I live fairly close to Moran's, I can put up the pics pretty fast afterward. :D

[alisasny]

People have been requesting that you attend...so what is the decision.....????

[Senator Pardek]

That depends who has been requesting - LOL!

[ELS]

The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) has put the designs on display at the Wintergarden. Someone suggested on an earlier thread that the Wintergarden was the place to go to view Ground Zero. Is anyone up for going to the Wintergarden to see the potential designs for the redevelopment of the site? If you follow the link to Civic Alliance, you can get a survey form and then submit your opinion as to the designs.

Civic Alliance

Slideshow of WTC designs

[Happygal]

Hope to see lot of pics and MadIvan audio / video.

Hmmmm...you will have to go through his agent. That'd be me *L*

[Happygal]

If I was going, would you go???? ;-)

[MadIvan]

Hmmmm...you will have to go through his agent. That'd be me *L*

And the proceeds will be used for your visit to Jimmy Choo, darling. ;)

Love, Ivan

[Happygal]

And the proceeds will be used for your visit to Jimmy Choo, darling. ;)

Hell no!!! That will be taken out of your own personal appearance fee. My own fee is seperate *L* As my late mother would say to me Dad: ``What is yours is mine, and what's mine is me own! *L*''

[MadIvan]

Hell no!!! That will be taken out of your own personal appearance fee. My own fee is seperate *L* As my late mother would say to me Dad: ``What is yours is mine, and what's mine is me own! *L*''

You're probably right. I'd just take the money and go spend it on classical music or science fiction stuff anyway. ;)

Love, Ivan

[NYTexan]

"Hmmmm...you will have to go through his agent. That'd be me *L*"

I hope this isn't gonna get to pricey, You Euro celebs are very nice & entertaining and all but we have a recession going on here dontcha know! LOL

Have the best time you can at the gathering without having your passports revoked.

Best wishes, NYTexan

[Happygal]

Have the best time you can at the gathering without having your passports revoked.

Passports are needed to enter the US? Since when? ;-P *L* (I'm being ironic btw!)

[Incorrigible]

Don't be jokin' me now!

Mad Ivan and I might get into a Donnybrook over you!

Yes, it would change my thoughts on this!

[MadIvan]

Mad Ivan and I might get into a Donnybrook over you!

Unlikely. I believe in pre-emptive strikes.

Regards, Ivan

[NYTexan]

"Passports are needed to enter the US? Since when? ;-P *L* (I'm being ironic btw!)"

Yeah, I'm totally out of touch with all that, just an old man. Hope you guys put on a great show at the party, (Irish dancing?) Speeches?, at least interviews!

Having previous engagements, unable to attend. Family comes first, but FReepers come second! Have a great time!

FRegards, NYTexan

[Happygal]

Don't be jokin' me now!

~lookin' up sheepishly~ Oh okay then!!! :-(

Mad Ivan and I might get into a Donnybrook over you!

Oooh-err!!! The thought of men getting all fisticuffy would be worth the plane ride *L* C'mon, what Irish lass doesn't gett excited about a good ol' baroom brawl *L*

Yes, it would change my thoughts on this!

Unfortunately I won't be there (at least physically). I've made two social trips across the Atlantic this year, and with Christmas..funds just aren't stretching that far to allow it to happen again so soon. (I was in Canada in November, so I just can't afford to go...otherwise, I'd be there with bells on *L*). BUT, I do intend to either call Ivan on his cell phone and talk to the Freeper friends I've met on the day or vice versa! :0) BTW, Incorrigible...next time you are in Ireland (or next time I'm in NYC)..hell or high water won't stop me from buying you a pint of the good stuff *S*

[NYTexan]

"Audio / video? Bloody hell, MTV? ;)"

I'm sure that there will be plenty of shutterbugs in the crowd. Obligatory Freeper covert ops in progress, no need to worry!? (Don't think it's INS, those guys couldn't find their (^*&%* from a hole in the ground!) Pics will be posted on a "as funny as they get priority" So please have fun and ensure all others do as well!

FRegards, NYTexan

[Incorrigible]

LOL!

[contessa machiaveli]

please take lots of photos, it sounds like it's going to be so much fun.

[Incorrigible]

That's too bad.  I might have ditched the family for the day!

Unfortunately, when I'm in Dublin, my in-laws pretty much have our entire schedule planned!  Plus with the kids, the only place we could meet would be the Dublin Zoo!  ( a fav of my daughter's) 

We usually get to do some adult things when there though.  A relation (through marriage) owns this place.

We could meet there some time.  My wife might get a tad suspicious though!

If you find yourself crossing the ha'penny bridge, stop by and tell Tom a Yank in New Jersey highly recommended the place.

[RaceBannon]

Still in the plans to be there!

[Happygal]

I've often had a drink in the Temple Bar.
Next time I'm up, I'll certainly do that :-)

BTW...why would your wife get suspicious? She's gonna be there, ain't she? *L*

[LisaFab]

Wouldn't be a party without you Race - see you there!

[Clemenza]

Season's Greetings from Florida! Iam STILL coming to the party, as my flight is on the 27th.

Alisasny, I will have the money at the door. Do you need anything more (contact information, etc.) in advance?