Originally Posted By t1lersm0m Ok, so as for dates, June 2nd through the 10th are out for me. Pretty much all of May is open except Mother's day weekend. Don't have specific plans, but we always end up doing something. I'm bad at coming up with places to meet. I enjoyed Philly when we went nearly two years ago, and would love to do the zoo, but Dave always tells me its in a bad neighborhood. Personally, I think he just doesn't want me to go down there, cause the zoo probably has it's own parking, right? We always get season passes to Dorney Park. So that might be an idea, although would be a little on the expensive side. But we could always go there on a weekend in May, when the price is lower? And I think it would be the halfway point for Minnimusician, me and beamerdog. Knobles is another idea, but I think that might be too far for beamerdog and anyone that might be coming from Jersey or Maryland. But it's something to keep in mind for the future as there is no parking fee or admission fee. Anyone want to start picking dates. Let's say these are our choices: May 6th, May 20th, or May 27th. We can narrow it down from that. Ok, so re-reading Minnie's post, May 6th is out, so it's now down to May 20th or 27th. Or do you guys want to try for April? Let me know how any of this sounds.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m Ok, now I have to get NJFIREGUY's attention. LOL hijacking threads to call people over here really works.
Originally Posted By NJFIREGUY Ok Here I am....Beamer Surpirsed me and introduced herself after a my show in Delaware County a few weeks ago. Yes I am near philly...I have a show in Wilmington on April 1st...Very cool little restraunt called Hot tamales. you can always check out www.jerseyjoker.com
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <Why don't we find out where NJ is performing and go heckle him? ;-)> LOL! a la Statler and Waldorf with poor Fozzie on "The Muppet Show" (heehee). I'm in Kentucky here...south of you Philly-area people, and north of you Georgia folks...*sigh*...say, why don't y'all just "meet in the middle here? ;-P
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m You were in Ladder 49? I never saw it, but should probably check it out!
Originally Posted By NJFIREGUY <<You were in Ladder 49? I never saw it, but should probably check it out!>> Yeah Im in Walt Disney Pictures "invincible" too which will be out this summer....LOL dont blink either Time. So far ive cashed in 8 seconds of my 15 minutes of fame.
Originally Posted By beamerdog Either May 20th or 27th looks good for me. LOL about the Zoo. Yes, it's in a bad neighborhood, but there are parking lots (you need to get there early to get in the one closest to the front entrance) which are all safe. It's right off the Schukyll expressway, so you're not driving in the neighborhood. It's one of the premiere zoos in the country. DOrney park is okay for me, too. Just not the water park, as it would be pretty boring for Jackson - I don't think they'll allow him in the water, lol! Going to look up Knobles on google.
Originally Posted By beamerdog Knobles is too far away for me. Can't drive by myself that far anymore without a few stops :-( Sorry, TDG. It looks like that leaves out driving to Kentucky. Are you near Germantown, TN?
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m Yeah, Knobles is out west, so I figured it would be too far away. Dorney was just a suggestion (the water park doesn't open until June I think, so you're safe, plus I won't get into a bathing suit in front of others for obvious reasons). But feel free to throw out ideas for places to meet.
Originally Posted By Minniemusician I forgot my daughter is playing at Hershey park the weekend of the 20th. (She is accompanist for a Children's Choir and they perform at a school in the morning and then do the park in the afternoon. So unless you want to come Hershey I'm not available on the 20th. I told you last year this is what happens when you deal with musicians.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden <<LOL about the Zoo. Yes, it's in a bad neighborhood, but there are parking lots (you need to get there early to get in the one closest to the front entrance) which are all safe. It's right off the Schukyll expressway, so you're not driving in the neighborhood. It's one of the premiere zoos in the country.>> I think the zoo would be a good place to meet. We go several times a year and we've never felt uncomfortable.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <Sorry, TDG. It looks like that leaves out driving to Kentucky. Are you near Germantown, TN?> Hmm, Yahoo maps says 6 hours and 42 minutes.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m Ok, the dates were narrowed down to May 20th or 27th.... Is everyone available on the 27th?Minniemusician, you better not have any more of this music nonsense going on on the 27th! LOL So, do we want to make plans to do Philly area attractions on the 27th of May? Since most of us will have a decent drive (2 hours for me) do you want to meet for lunch, and then do the zoo? Or we can do zoo in the lunch (I'm assuming they have food in there, but probably not sit down restaurants?)
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m ^^I swear I'm unable to type... we can do LUNCH in the ZOO, not zoo in the lunch......
Originally Posted By beamerdog The zoo is good. They have concession stands for food and you're allowed to bring your own. They have picnic areas, too. Here's the website: <a href="http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/" target="_blank">http://www.philadelphiazoo.org /</a> Both 5/20 and 5/27 are good for me. My 26 yr old son may come with me. And just wait, you guys. Going to the zoo with a dog is a riot. Jackson will be entertainment all by himself.
Originally Posted By Minniemusician The 27th is good I promise no musical commitments on that day . The zoo is good it has been a while since we have been there. Yes I think my 22 year old daughter will accompany me.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m So the tentative plan is to meet at the Philadelphia Zoo on May 27th. As the date draws closer, we can narrow in on a time and whether or not we want to see anything else down there. I'd definitely like to take Tyler to see the historical stuff (is it open on weekends?) since he couldn't make the trip with me in November 2004.
Originally Posted By NJFIREGUY we'll have to make sure some historical "stuff" is open. Is that memorial weekend?
