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In this mailing:

Two weeks to go
Heads up
LaFemme advance payment
Activity notes
Southern Belle Social
Dance Night
Name correction
Response reminders
Rides and riders
Activity screen tracking
Glamour Boutique makeup demo expanded
GB and HW
Rates are going down book now
Registration
Golf
Roommate Clearing House
Web Sites (updated)
Summary Schedule of Activities (updated)
Administrivia
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Only 16 days left, gang!
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Two weeks to go:

We are now just over two weeks away from DLV 2002. Just about all plans
are in stone and everybody is ready to go. Everything still points to a
very heavy turnout.

From now until DLV, this list will go to an as-needed mailing schedule.
We will still try to concentrate most items in the regular Sunday and
Wednesday mailings, but the schedule may be adjusted and additional
mailings may be made if necessary.

If you have not registered and would still like to attend DLV, time is
getting tight, prices are rising, and hotels (and our activities) are
filling up. We're getting very close to last call for registrations.
Register on line at: http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/reg.html

A week from Wednesday, April 24., we will be sending out our large final
mailing to everybody who is registered as of that time. This will
include such things as contact information and phone numbers; the final
detailed schedule, with locations, times, where to meet, etc.; very
explicit driving directions to activity locations, intended mainly for
those who are unfamiliar with the area; a link to a map showing all of
our activity locations; dress guidelines and suggestions; and various
notes regarding DLV and the activities. This will only be sent to those
who are registered as of April 24.
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Heads up:

14 day-in-advance airfares expire this week!
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LaFemme advance payment:

For those needing to send in advance payment for LaFemme (production
show that we will attend Thursday evening) tickets, Monique needs to
have these received no later than Wednesday, April 24th.

For those who wish to pay in person, Monique will take payment in person
at the following DLV activities:

Tuesday evening dinner
Tuesday evening Pre-DLV Get-together
Wednesday afternoon Hidden Woman Open House
Wednesday evening dinner and Welcome Celebration
Wednesday night slumber party

If you need to make arrangements to pay and need to speak to Monique
personally, her cell number is: 615-476-6110

Cutoff for payment will be 9:00am Thursday, May 2. No additional
reservations or cancellations will be accepted after that time.

Once purchased, these tickets are non-refundable.

One other note, weekday shows seldom sell out, but if any shortage of
space occurs, it will be first-paid, first served.
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Activity notes:

Friday evening dinner is now getting close to full. We don't have a
waiting list (yet) but be aware that latecomers may be directed to an
alternate overflow location. (I think Tina mentioned that she would be
driving a vanload to Fatburger.)

Our people will be checking with their people to verify exactly how
many they can handle, so we will know exactly how many they can handle
shortly.

Makeup demo no longer has a waiting list. See below.

If you change your mind on anything, just fill out the activity sign-up
screen with your new selections and resubmit. Please note that any
cancellations for the Limo Tour or the High Tea must be received by
Wednesday, May 1 at the latest or payment will be expected if your
space cannot be resold.
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Southern Belle Social:

The Southern Belle Society (http://www.southernbellesociety.com/) will
be hosting a Social for all of the Diva Las Vegas people on Friday,
May 3, at 1:00pm at a location to be determined shortly.

Monique and Cat want me to emphasize that this is for ALL DLV people and
not just for members of the Southern Belle Society (SBS). This will be a
strictly social activity, not a recruiting drive or support meeting.

Monique writes the following about the SBS:

>If you are not aware of the Southern Belle Society, we are strictly a
>social group and not a 'support group clone'. In fact, most of the
>support comes from just getting out and socializing - very similar to
>DLV in several respects. If you are not aware of the Southern Belle
>Society or would like to learn more about it...please visit their URL
>at:

>http://www.southernbellesociety.com/

From a personal standpoint, although I'm not a member of SBS I've been
known to show up on occastion at some of their functions. They're a fun
group, very outgoing, and very inclusive. They estimate that from 10-20
of their people will be attending DLV this year, and they invite
everybody from DLV to join them on Friday.
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Dance Night:

Tina writes:

>One acitivity we haven't talked much about this year on the general
>list is the Friday night Dance Night activity. This is a very simple
>activity and everybody who goes always has great fun. We had so much
>fun dancing last year that nobody stopped to take many pictures,
>although rumor has it that there is a video floating around of us.

>The dance scene in the Triangle District of LV usually doesn't start
>getting active until about midnight or so. Typically, a bunch of DLV
>girls travel (many carpool) from Goodtimes (the Annual Mixer usually
>starts winding down by 11 or so) to Gipsy, a dance club in the center
>of the Triangle District. There really is no organizer for this
>activity, we just look at the clock on the wall, get in the cars, and
>go.

>We try to arrive by 11:30 to make parking easier and to get there in
>time to get a couple of tables (an important consideration when you've
>been wearing stiletto heels all evening). Gipsy does have valet
>parking (it usually isn't full at this time) and they charge a modest
>cover charge (usually approx $5, sometimes they don't seem to collect
>it that early). The dance floor at Gipsy is very large and we have
>always been treated very well there. Last year, they were remodeling
>the outside, so I'll be interested to see the improvements.

>Later in the evening, Gipsy will get quite crowded. After all, it is
>Friday night. There are other gay dance clubs next door and across the
>street. They will be equally crowded. Note that Gipsy does attract
>something of a mixed (that is both gay and straight, mostly tourist)
>crowd (gee, are DLV girls considered tourists?) earlier in the evening
>and more predominantly gay in the wee hours of the AM.

>One important note: if you don't use valet parking, be careful about
>parking in the parking lots of closed stores like the sporting goods
>and golf discount stores down the street. I strongly recommend against
>it. They have very tiny "No Parking" signs hidden at the back of their
>parking lots and they run a scam with local tow truck companies to haul
>off the cars of tourists who park in their lots at night. I got caught
>by that a few years ago and it cost about $200 to bail out my car from
>their impound lot. If you don't use valet parking ( I highly recommend
>that you do), you really should try hard to park in the lot of the club
>you are going to attend. Some girls just leave their cars at Goodtimes
>and taxi back and forth to Gipsy. That works very well also.
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Name correction:

>>Had a makeover by Jennifer at the Glamour Boutique, She is does a

>Don't you really mean Steph?

... and ...

>Stephanie here at Glamour Boutique.... the girl who said she got a
>make-over on at the Glamour Boutique was NOT jennifer but me
>Stephanie.... I am happy she liked but I have no clue how she got my
>name wrong....there is no jennifer either GB.... just letting you know
>so as not to confuse people if they come in Thanks...xo, Stephanie/
>make-up artist at GB in Vegas....
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Response reminders:

Thanks to all who recently filled out the activity signup screens.

IF YOU REGISTERED FOR DLV PRIOR TO SATURDAY (Apr. 13) MORNING AND HAVE
NOT RECEIVED A MAILING FOR ACTIVITY SIGNUP WITH A CLICKABLE LINK, PLEASE
WRITE TO US (dlv@geekbabe.com) AND STATE THAT YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED THIS.

Those who are registered for DLV and have still not responded to two
requests for headcount information will receive a third and final
reminder within the next day or so.

Please note that the cutoff for activity signup and changes will be
Sunday morning, April 28.
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Rides and riders:

About a week from now we will be preparing lists of those who need rides
and those who have volunteered to drive. These will be broken down by
where people are staying. We'll have lists for the Sahara, the IP, and
for those staying elsewhere.

For those needing a ride, and those who have volunteered to drive,
please be sure that your arrival date, your departure date, and where
you are staying is correct in your registration. You may update this
on the registration page at:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/reg.html
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Activity screen tracking:

>>A point of clarification, you must click on the SUBMIT button at the
>>bottom of the activity signup screen for your selections to be
>>recorded.

>I'm probably the one who complained about this. It's just that there's
>no way to be sure you were registered. You always send out e-mail for
>anything on the web. I was expecting one.

I made a slight change (other than correcting a spelling error) to show
the internal transaction number in the success message. You can write
this down if you want. We will be able to track any problems with this.

If anybody has any concern that their selections were not recorded,
please write and I can look it up.
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Glamour Boutique makeup demo expanded:

Due to very heavy demand, the makeup demo and instruction on Saturday
afternoon has been expanded to two back-to-back sessions, thus giving
everybody a chance to participate. Those on the waiting list are now
cleared for this. We'll send out a list of who will be in which session
and the exact times as the date approaches.

Thanks to Stephanie at Glamour Boutique for agreeing to do this.
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GB and HW:

>> 1:00pm (Wed) Hidden Woman Open House
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>> 1:00pm (Thu) Glamour Boutique Open House

>Are these the same?

These are two different shops.

>I'm confused. Does Glamor Boutique own hidden woman or vice versa

Different ownership, different management.

They are the same in that they are both specialty shops that cater
primarily to the t* community. They are both hosting an open house
session for DLV people.

>If they are different which one do you recommend? Are these the same
>store?

It's impossible to give a general recommendation of one over the other
without knowing exactly what you are looking for. The two shops have
similar, but not identical lines and services. Both of them have very
good feedback so far, both on service and on prices. I have not heard
any serious gripes about either.

I've heard rumblings that a third shop of this type is planning to open
a Las Vegas branch within the next few months.
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Rates are going down book now:

Anya writes:

>I thought I would pass on these newest developments. It looks like
>rates in some places are going down for the weekend of May 3.

>Circus Circus new promotion manor and skyrise rooms $70 on may 3 and 4,
>weekdays are $35. add $10 per night for the west tower, this is what I
>did for my own reservation. ask for the promotion called "HBLAST".

>Riviera $79 on Sat May 4 per website, sold out on Fri May 3.

>Stratosphere $99/109

>Excalibur $119/129

>Luxor $129/159

>Boardwalk $113/113

>Imperial Palace in main hotel per website $102/102 call 1 800 634 6441
>for specials casino gold or spring sensation

>Sahara $129/129

>According the the Las Vegas Review Jorunal and the Mandalay Bay website
>a major boxing match was to have taken place on the weekend of May 3.
>(DeLahoya vs Vargas) It was postponed. Prices are always subject to
>change, and subject to availability. Happy room hunting. Hope this
>helps.
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Registration:

To register for Diva Las Vegas 2002 (no charge), visit the URL:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/reg.html

To change/update your registration, visit the above URL and use the
appropriate link.

The Confirmation Number you get when you register will be your password
to the update page. If you have misplaced or forgotten this, visit the
above URL and follow the link to recover a lost confirmation code.

If for some reason you are unable to register on the web, or if you
would prefer not to, you may register the "low-tech" way by sending
e-mail to: dlv@geekbabe.com as in the years before.
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Golf:

For those of you who want to play golf with the group, which is
scheduled for Friday morning, May 3, a separate golf mailing list has
been set up do discuss this and make plans. If you are interested in
playing golf, just send a brief note to: dlvgolf@geekbabe.com and say
you want to be added to the golf list.

If you decide to do this, please be sure to check the box for golf as
you sign up for activities.

Please do not delay on this if you want to play golf, as plans are
being finalized for this activity.
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Roommate Clearing House:

This will be an ongoing section whenever there are current roommate
items. Items will be posted until we get a note to remove them. If you
are interested in sharing a room with the individual(s) below, please
contact directly using the e-mail address(es) below.

Please keep in mind that any roommate arrangements are a private matter
between the cooperating parties only. DLV organizers and volunteers are
not responsible if there are problems or if things don't work out. We do
absolutely no screening of roommate candidates. Everything is at the
risk of those involved.
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Name: Cathy Linn
Email: cathylinn67227@yahoo.com
Arriving: 04/29/2002
Departing: 05/06/2002
Hotel: Have room to share at Sahara

Comments: Have a room to share at the Sahara. Need nice room mate that
parties. I party, drink, smoke and play around. Im a wild party Girl and
looking for the same.
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Web Sites (updated):

This is an ongoing list of noncommercial web sites of DLV people. If you
would like to see yours added here, just reply to this mailing with your
name and URL.

Another note, we do no screening of these. Some may be inappropriate for
minors or for those easily offended. You have been warned. :)

DLV main page http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/

DLV People Gallery http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/gallery/

annie http://www.geekbabe.com/annie/
Denise (Densie) http://www.geekbabe.com/admaero/
Tina http://home.swbell.net/tinatdre/
Mindy http://www.fortunecity.com/village/freedom/785/index.htm
Cat http://profiles.yahoo.com/dodiamonds
or http://www.geocities.com/dodiamonds
Dorothy http://dorothy_d.homestead.com/home.html
Rhianna http://members.aol.com/rhiannacd
Julie http://www.geocities.com/julie7_46/
Monique http://www.leggitv.com/
Ginger http://www.geocities.com/latexia_g/
Micheline http://www.micheline.ca
Michelle http://www.idis.com/mpj/
Samantha http://members.tgforum.com/samantha_nc/
Marilyn http://profiles.yahoo.com/marilyncd_2000
Debbie Sage http://intermind.net/~sage
Missy Marianne http://members.aol.com/missymariannecd
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Summary Schedule of Activities (updated):

Date Day Time Activity
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Apr 30 Tue 5:00pm Welcome Dinner
7:30pm Pre-DLV get-together

May 01 Wed All day Blond Hair Day
1:00pm Afternoon Hidden Woman Open House
2:00pm Wig styling
7:30pm Dinner and Welcome celebration
10:00pm Karaoke
11:00pm Slumber Party (and swap meet)

May 02 Thu 8:00am Air tours
1:00pm Glamour Boutique Open House
-or- Swimming party
7:00pm Boardwalk reception
8:30pm LaFemme (production show)
After Limo tour

May 03 Fri 10:00am Golf (See notes about golf mailing list)
12:00n SO's get-together
1:00pm SBS Social
5:30pm Dinner
7:30pm Annual Mixer
11:30pm Dance Night

May 04 Sat Morning
12:30pm Mall Crawl
2:30pm -or- Makeup demo
9:00pm La Cage (Frank Marino)
After Metamorphosis Fantasy Ball
-or- Bar/club tour

May 05 Sun Morning
1:30pm Side trip, Valley of Fire
3:15pm -or- English High Tea
5:30pm Buffet dinner
7:30pm Farewell Get-together

This schedule is accurate as of this date, subject to change.
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