PPRuNe and both sides of the fence '89 BASH.

[Kaptin M]

In the hope that Big W might allow this to remain here as a "sticky" (assuming that this is the correct place to post this info), here goes yet another attempt to orgynise a "Bash". BTW, W, does Danny require "official" notification/request?

Anyway, who's open to the suggestion of a Gold Coast Bash on the week-end commencing Friday, 7th NOVEMBER - Sunday 9th NOVEMBER?
I have a couple of venues in mind to be aired on future posts, if anyone remotely thinks they might be able to make it.

Any firm bookings will require hard cash - your's!

Anyone?

[Woomera]

There Kaptin, I think this is where your thread belongs. And I "stickied" it here with a couple of bandaids.

W

[Le Pilot]

Sure Herr Kapitan.
Who do we have to Bash?:}
Can I bring me mom?

[OzExpat]

I couldn't help noticing the bandaids on this thread... I've seen better jobs of plastering tho! :p Anyway, sorry KM, but that's the wrong time of year for me. I can never get time off in November... :{

Hope it's a good session, with plenty of highly revealing pics! :E

[GoGirl]

You're a real pooper sometimes KaptinM
See, OzEx will be here to grace us with his presence mid-December. (sort of)

Anyway, we're getting something organised for the breakky creek, similar to last year for the weekend of the 19th 20th and 21st Dec.
Don't suppose you could postpone leave and just take a big hit at Christmas? :E
Aunty GG might even entertain the ankle biting mini M's as it will be by then ;)

If you're set in concrete for November though, that's ok, we'll probably be able to catch up with you and the missus at some point :ok:

What date is Mrs M due this month?


GG xxxx

[Kaptin M]

Le Pilot, dunno..maybe (what's left of) a few brain cells - but NOT your Mum if you bring her!
OzsExpat, revealing pics..hmmmm, as in cups of C or D?? :cool: November - a perrrrfect time of the year in S.E. Q'ld not to be missed.
GoGirl, sorry but the train has been set in motion (leave request, bookings, deposits, etc) and besides that I try to avoid public Hols like the plague - good accomodation is generally booked out years in advance, and what IS available is super premium over-priced!
Mrs M will deliver at 2pm on the 2nd of Sept (tomorrow) - remember, this IS Japan and everything has to run to a strict timetable. She checks into hospital today.
Perhaps you and Disco Stu might like to trip down to the lower coast for a night of imbibing?!?

[GoGirl]

If you looked reeeeeeeally quickly, you might have just seen my arm twisting ;)



Oh and that poor woman of yours....3 males to contend with :rolleyes:

All our love and best wishes for a speedy and precise delivery :)

Give me a call and I'll break open a fresh bottle of Wild Turkey to wet the babies head :O


GG xx

[Buster Hyman]

Have you organised bouncers Kaptin???:eek:

[Kaptin M]

Cut loose at 10am (Japanese Time). Against all odds (5 boys to date), this one arrived WITHOUT a Willie!

As the punchline of the joke goes, "with one of THOSE, you can have as many willies as you want."
Being a Dad to a no-willy, now doesn't make that joke as funny as it used to be. :)

[Le Pilot]

:ok:
Congrats with the new member!!

No willies are easier to handle!
"Solly President Willie Krinton"

Cigars all round...

;)

[Buster Hyman]

CONGRATS Kaptin!

She'll be jealously guarded by her big brothers...eventually!!

Cheers!:ok:

[GoGirl]

Many congratulations to yourself and M!

Wow, a princess at last :p


GG xx

[Disco Stu]

:O Well done Kap, er I mean

WELL DONE MRS KAP M:ok:

More things to 'drink to' come November:p

Yeah

Disco Stu:E

[Binoculars]

Any fool can put a spout on, Kap; it takes a good tradesman to turn the edges in... congrats to you both. :ok:

[Kaptin M]

Thanks all, I'll pass your kind thoughts on to Mrs M shortly - I'm a busy little househusband at the moment, so not much time for PPRuNing between hospital visits, loads of washing, cooking and that other thing....oh yes, that four letter word ending in "k"...work.

So back to business.
The first venue will be The Lone Star Tavern at Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast Highway, kicking off from say 1600.
It's easy enough to find, has a BIG bar, and offers a pretty good menu
That will be on Friday, November 7th.

There's a mile of accomodation at much cheaper rates than Surfers Paradise in that area - beachfront and back.

Anyone's appetite whetted yet?

[GoGirl]

And here's some more incentive, for the budget conscious amongst us...

WOTIF (http://www.wotif.com/accommodation/default.asp?CountryCode=1)

And

LAST MINUTE (http://www.au.lastminute.com/lmn/pso/catalog/Category.jhtml?CATID=783)

2 brilliant accommodation sites! There's loads of places listed for the Gold Coast, especially on Wotif. The savings can be as big as 80% on rack room rates, which is often better than Industry rates anyway ;)

The only hitch being, because they snap up rooms for the following fortnight only, (basically rooms not sold, hence the cheap rate), it means you cannot book in advance, only from 2 weeks out from the dates you are looking to need the accom.


Hope this helps though :)

Regards
GG

[The Hedge]

Kaptin

Do they still have the "Penthouse Pets" show on at the Lone Star on a friday afternoon?

If so , nice choice of venue:O

[Pinky the pilot]

Kaptin; Congrats to you and Mrs M on the latest arrival.
Of course you realise that you are now outnumbered!
(Mrs Pinky says one of them equals four of us and who am I to argue?) :{


You only live twice. Once when
you're born. Once when
you've looked death in the face.

[Welded Wings]

Sounds like it could be about the size of the MD90.
I'm driving the MD90 EFD (enhanced flight deck) which has the same DUs and FMSs as the 717 - MTOW 72.0 with 121 pax in 2 classes.

Certainly a money maker...

WW

[Kaptin M]

Thanks for that, Pinky...and also Welded Wings :confused:

Moving on to the arvo and evening of Saturday November 8th (and the am of Sunday 9 :E ), the location to group is Hard Rock Cafe Surfers Paradise, corner of Cavill Ave & Gold Coast Hwy.
Again 1600 (4pm) looks like a good sign-on time, and as Surfers is a 24 hour hot spot, there is a high probability that a PPRuNe Quality Test Team (PQTT) will need to carry out checks on several pubs.
Persons of dubious stamina are advised to wear thick jeans and gloves, and are asked not to complain about skin chaffing the next morning - wherever that may be. :ooh:

[Kaptin M]

Time to get serious, peoples.

To mark the occasion, there will be a limited number of PPRuNe Aussie Gold Coast Bash souvenier T-shirts available (I hope) - but to qualify, you'll need to send me (Via PM...or [email protected]) your PPRuNe handle and size (S,M,L,XL,XXL), so that I can let you know the (no profit) cost. Payment can be by cheque, Money/postal Order, or direct credit only - sorry, no credit cards!

From the responses so far, it looks like THIS one is going to be the "Mother of All Bashes" :} - OR maybe the Mother of All Headaches, the day after!! :zzz:

[Kaptin M]

Now less than 2 weeks away from the Friday the 7th of Nov pis.... get together at the Lone Star Steakhouse & Bar, 2532 Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast. :}

[Kaptin M]

The glasses have washed and polished, and the floors cleaned for you lot to come and do your best at making it a mess.

In the meantime, I'm getting myself a nice Gpld Coast tan.

[GoGirl]

KM phone me will you!!!


send me pmessage and I'll return my ph #....either that, or pm me your phone details.



Do you mean to tell me you're here right now???


I'm gonna kill you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


GG :cool:

[Kaptin M]

Hiya GG - yep, life's a beach at the moment! And the weather's beeen perrrrrfecto so far.

[GoGirl]

tough innit :p


welcome to my world

xx

ps pm noted, contact forthcomming :=

[VB_Capt]

7th!! Almost forgot. Lone Star steak house it is. See ya'al there.

[Wirraway]

Kapt M
Went to Hard Rock Cafe from 4pm-5pm today as per your
instructions, no one in sight, drove back to Brisbane. hope
you organise your aeroplane better than this.

Wirraway :(

[GoGirl]

Maybe I'm tired, or maybe I'm the only person really thinking straight, but wouldn't it pay to swap phone numbers when planning on attending a get together like this?

We were unable to make it this weekend (personal reasons), and I advised KM such, both via pm and telephone call!!

It was all quite simple really ;)

1 thing I try to remember, is that when you're dealing with people in this industry, rarely do the best laid plans work, and you do need to be open to change.
And then there are just those instances when life simply gets in the way of a good time :{

Wirra, I'm not having a dig at you personally, not by a long shot, but as you know, I speak from experience - take last years efforts at the Brekky Creek pub for 1....if only we had taken the time to do some number swapping, then the attendance would have been double as it turns out.

It certainly would save any possible disappointment such as the one you endured.

If it matters any, both Disco Stu and I are going to be on the Gold Coast next weekend, and will be catching up with fellow PPRuNers and Jetblasters'. I believe KM will be 1 of those in attendance!

Interested parties should pm me for further details.

[Wirraway]

Hi Gogirl

Not a problem, I did not find this thread till yesterday (Sat)
morning, and suspected that a change of plan had happened,
other commitments next weekend so unfortunatly will have
to take a rain check.

Cheers
Wirraway

[VB_Capt]

me too wirraway and am I pi55ed off!

[GoGirl]

VB Capt!

Please please please!! Don't be pixxed off!

Many apologies, it seems your pm to me slipped through the radar, so-to-speak!

Given I've not heard from the Kap (I do know he's out of the country at present), I can only imagine that something came up that stopped him from being able to keep to the schedule.
Please keep this in mind!

To illustrate my earlier point, it seems at least 2 of you were there, but because there was no way of making comms, you both ended up disappointed, and, it seems, pixxed off.

VB Capt, email me at


[email protected]

This way I'm SURE to get it, as I check this acc every day.

Again, please don't be too pixxed off :ok:

GG xx

[Kaptin M]

Sorry about that Wirraway - the night before at the Lone Star Steakhouse was fun, with about 15 turning up (pics to be posted after returning to the Land of the Rising Sun), however we all felt that the 4 o'clock turn up was too early for the HRC, and decided to make it from 6pm on.
Great to catch up with ya, GoGirl....looking as stunning as ever. Our eloquent, in-depth, meaningful conversations had me thinking about the real meaning of Life for hours later!
(The well behaved) Disco Stu is truly an amazing guy - as I quipped to Him, "You're like God - able to create something from nothing."
Good on ya Stu, you deserve to get ahead and are reaping the fruits of your labour, instead of crying in your beer and doing nothing!

VB_Capt.......I doubt that you can lie straight in bed!

Thanks for the offer of assistance with posting, GG, I'll take you up on it next week.
Hate to think what the repair bill of the camera's going to be - bl@@dy glass doors! :{

How many turkeys did you kill on the way back to Clowndra? :uhoh:

Apologies again, Wirra - next time???

[GoGirl]

Without a doubt, I can honestly say, I've never been as crook in my life as I was on Monday :yuk:

How many roadies you asked?
Well, consider a Super size coke from Macca's at the truck stop in Yatala, with most of the coke tipped out to make room for the turkey :O

Priorities ;)

It was indeed terrific to see you, and the family, and those stimulating conversations you referred to...well :E

I still say you guys got the best view on the Gold Coast!

GG xx