Ten,
Seeing how we talked on the phone today, I don't need to ask how you are doing. I have passed along the info we discussed and will await your schedule firming up and a date/time on the other matter. But rather than be cryptic to the readers here, what I really wanted to convey is that while I'll be attending what is called the Early-Bird Banquet on Wednesday, 18 June (5:30 pm) my seating arrangements are already made.
So, while I'd like to be able to join the ChipTalk table, I am already committed, as is my son Casey and my wife. In the meantime, I think it is a great idea and many of the other non-affiliated Clubs also set-up their own tables for this function. Those un-affiliated Clubs are, The Silver Strikers (as many as 3 tables in the past) the slot card/room key collectors and some of the local chip collecting Clubs like the New York Metro Club, the Atlantic City Club, the Florida Club and the newly formed Caribbean Club.
When I say "non-affiliated" this simply means that those Clubs are not officially linked to the CC>CC, however, the Banquet is a CC>CC Members-only event, so everyone attending must also be a CC>CC member.
It is also very important that I point out that attending the Banquet is a pre-Registration only event. If you wish to attend the Banquet, you MUST pre-Register. There will be no ticket sales at the door.
As in past years, the event is dress-code optional. Our Key-Note Speaker and related guests usually dress a bit more formal, I always wear a Tux (in keeping with handing out the OTY Awards) but many dress casually, as it Vegas, Baby!!!
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask. I hope to see lots of ChipTalkers there, especially you Ten and Nana!!!!!!!
Jim (Gaming Ore) Follis
