THR Dinner at SHOT Show2005?

[Travis McGee]

Pardon me if there has already been a thread posted on any High Road rendezvous plans for the 2005 SHOT Show.

If not, I think we should kick around the idea. Last year's dinner at the Chinese restaurant was a blast! Any other ideas for possible High Road meeting plans are welcome. I'll be hanging out at Accu-Shot, booth 1230 in the LE/Military area.

Matt Bracken
AKA "Travis McGee"

 

[Wildalaska]

Im up for dinn dinn, I get in town on the morning of the 27th. We are in booth 634, Im the guy in the pink high heels there

WildelegantAlaska

 

[sm]

I won't be attending...

I wouldn't recommend using Wild in pink high heels for the EFAD II book cover either.

If you post a pic though I'm sure folks would look at it.

 

[spacemanspiff]

yeah but if WA was wearing a ghillie suit and was holding his 'elite' swede sniper rifle, it might be a good pic.

i think WA needs a tactical belt that matches his pink high heels. maybe a THR'er thats attending the shot show will be able to hook him up with one?

 

[Valkman]

Hey Matt! Were talking about where to eat in another thread - I'm supposed to get over and try a couple of places but I'm sick. Hopefully I'll get over to Chinatown soon!

 

[Travis McGee]

I was just in LV for a frogman reunion weekend, and we had dinner at an Italian place called "Battista's Hole in the Wall," about a block off the strip between the Barbary Coast and Bourbon Street casinos. It's been there forever, it's a real institution, but low key.

It's on Flamingo, across the street from Bally's. Real easy free parking lot right there. Just a half block from a nice cheap bar at Bourbon Street. Thought I'd toss that out as a suggestion for a THR dinner meeting place.

But I'll go anywhere!

Matt

 

[444]

Battista's is a Las Vegas institution.
I have lived and/or worked in Las Vegas for twenty years and have never been there. I want to try it. Let's go to Battista's.

On a more personal note, Battista's was located right next to old station 11 (now gone). They were the first in unit at the MGM fire. Drove out of the station and right across the street into hell.

"On the morning of November 21, 1980, 87 people died and more than 700 were injured as a result of a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel. This was the second largest life-loss hotel fire in United States history."

 

[Travis McGee]

444: Battista's sounds great, if we can get enough interest. Great note about the MGM fire, and the firefighters across the street. I had no idea.

 

[Wildalaska]

Im in

Wildcanibringa400perhourdate?Alaska

 

[Jon Coppenbarger]

Yes Wild you can but you will have to share with us poor folks that do not have $400.
LOL

 

[444]

Is there anyone that has an objection to making this Friday at Battista's Hole in the Wall ? Speak now or forever hold your peace.

The restraunt is located on the northwest corner of Flamingo and Audrie right behind the Barbary Coast hotel and across the street (north) of the Bally Grand (which used to be the MGM, but the MGM is now at Trop and the Blvd).

 

[Travis McGee]

Friday night at Battista's. Put me down for one "definite."
Matt

 

[rock jock]

I'll be at the SS and will do my best for dinner at Battistas. Which night??

Hey, Matt, will you sign my copy of EFAD if I bring it?

 

[Snake Eyes]

Wildcanibringa400perhourdate?Alaska

It's not $400/hr. It's $400 until-you're-done.

Which amounts to about $6000/hour for me.

I'll be there for dinner, if'n y'all 'll have me.

Sans date.

 

[Travis McGee]

Rock Jock: You bet. I'll bring a pen or two.
Matt

 

[Wildalaska]

We are in booth 634 right across from Hornady...hope whose ever there will stop by!

When do we eat?

WildpastaAlaska

 

[Travis McGee]

WildAlaska:
I don't know what time to set dinner for. The SHOT really tires me out, I need a while to recover, shower, chill out etc before being ready for a night out. Maybe 730PM?

 

[Wildalaska]

There are two threads on this maybe the mods can combine...

Shot burns me out too, it stops at 6, then by the time ya get back to Hotel and clean up??? Im in Mandaly Bay..is the monorail working?

Wildmaybe8Alaska

 

[Valkman]

Yep, the monorail opened just before New Year's.

http://www.lvmonorail.com/#

 

[Correia]

I'll be at SHOT. I'll try to make it to Batistas. Sounds good to me.

 

[Jon Coppenbarger]

Sounds good for friday at 7:30 at battista's
I think someone should go ahead and make the arrangments for the room.
Travis or anybody else I think between 20 to 25 folks should be close to right.
Let us know whan you have the reservations.
It sound like a great time to be had by all.

 

[CAPTAIN MIKE]

Sounds Like a PLAN

I'm in if I can get out of this other pre-planned event.

 

[Valkman]

If you guys want I can call and make reservations for say, 25?

 

[silhanek]

I think that may have already been taken care of. See the following thread.

Shot show count for dinner

 

[Valkman]

I don't see where anyone's called, so give me the word and I'll do it.