dlv Registration, airport security, various items ...

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Registration confirmation
Airport security
Dress
Main Street Station
TG Taxi
Mailbag
Roommate Clearing House
Registration
Web Sites (updated)
Summary Schedule of Activities
Latest headcount
Administrivia
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Only 66 days left, gang!
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Registration confirmation:

Within the next week we will be sending everybody who has registered a copy
of their registration data to check over and update if needed.

If you have registered and do not receive this by next weekend, please
write to dlv@geekbabe.com and explain.

We ask you to please note a few things:

1. If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your registration.
If you later find out you will be able to attend, it's easy to un-cancel.
This will help assure our headcount numbers are more accurate.

2. If you will either be needing rides, or have volunteered to drive,
please be sure your arrive and depart dates and where you are staying
are accurate, as we will be using this information to match riders with
drivers.

3. E-mail addresses. Please be sure your e-mail address on your
registration is your preferred address. If your registration
confirmation bounces, we'll try to match it up with somebody on the
mailing list, but if we can't we really don't have any option but
to cancel the registration. (This happened once last year.)

You can make updates on the web at http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/reg.html
or if you don't wanna jump thru the hoop to update on the web, just
hit REPLY to the confirmation and explain what has to be changed.
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Airport security:

Cat seems to have the best of luck (NOT) when it comes to being singled
out for inspections. I asked her to please write it up, as it's amusing
and could help ease the anxiety of those planning to fly to DLV.

Cat writes:

>I am sitting here watching the sun come up in New Orleans and found
>this a perfect time to write you about the travel fun I had in Omaha
>and Orlando. Use what you want or rewrite as you need to. Hope this
>helps alleviate some fears for those flying to DLV.

>For the Christmas holidays in 2000 I flew from Omaha to Orlando, then
>to Houston and finally back to Omaha. At Omaha and Orlando I was the
>receipient of the award for being the "random traveler". At both
>locations my checked baggaged was searched completely (emptied onto a
>table), my carryon was searched at the security checkpoints and my
>carryon as well as myself was searched prior to boarding the plane.

>Each time turned out to be a great experience! I am not a person who
>is very shy, and I tend to talk to most anyone. I have found that most
>people doing the security searches don't care what is in the bag,
>unless it is a weapon of some sort. And, if you talk with them, they
>enjoy the break from a very mundane and thankless job. If you are
>honest about what you are carrying, some great fun can be had.

>In Omaha, I had the first flight of the day out...with eveyone else
>flying that day. The baggage search area has a screen around it for
>the inside, but is viewable by anyone on the outside. There are
>usually 2-3 searches going on at one time. I had two ladies performing
>the search on my bags. One of the first things they encountered was my
>wig head. The question to me was "Where is the rest of the body?". I
>replied "It is travelling incognito". About that time the second lady
>located and opened the breast forms and with a big smile displayed them
>and said "Here she is!"

>The rest of the search was held in much the same atmosphere. All my
>gowns and shoes were discussed and even some of the makeup. (I think
>there may be a convert to MAC). The other "random" people were
>enjoying the fun as much as the security and I were too. What some
>people would think of as a stressful situation was actually one that
>left smiles on alot of people's faces. (I have a smile right now just
>thinking about it!). When I passed through security, my carryons were
>searched and when I was asked about my jewelry and some of the makeup,
>I simply said they were mine and I wore them...which brought a smile to
>the young man's face and a shortened search to my bags. Just before
>boarding, two others and myself were "requested" by name to be searched
>again. This time as the older male security agent was opening my bags,
>I asked if I could get a piece of my jewelry out when he got to it.
>The search was conducted where any passenger could see it and one of
>the ladies made a nice comment when she came onto the plane and passed
>by my seat about how she loved the ring I had chosen. Note: A side
>benefit to this search was I got to get on the plane first so I had my
>pick of seats on the Southwest flight.

>Leaving Orlando, I was priveledged to have a BIG security guard handle
>the search of my checked baggage. He chose to open the storage bag
>with my wigs first. Out came my strawberry blonde. His expression of
>surprise quickly turned to a smile as I said that my friends thought
>that was my best color! This search went fairly quickly after that.
>We did discuss a couple of my heels and where I had gotten them.

>Though there are partitions shielding the search from most customers,
>anyone near the front of the ticket line and the counter personnel can
>see everything going on. Again, there were some nice smiles on several
>faces. At the security checkpoint, my carryons were gone through
>without any questions. Once the makeup was seen, things actually went
>faster than alot of the others bags.

>As in Omaha, I was selected to be searched just before boarding. This
>time my toe nails were done and I did not have socks or hose on. The
>young lady who passed the wane under my feet commented that she liked
>the color and asked where I had them done. My bag and briefcase was
>gone through very quickly and again, I was the first on the plane.

>An addendum to my searches occurred leaving Atlanta in January.
>Passing through security my bags were picked to be searched. The first
>thing pulled out was my makeup bag. When the mid 40s security agent
>opened it up, he made a comment about being "great makeup" and my
>search ended with just a quick feeling of the rest of the contents in
>the bag.

>The bottom line to me on traveling by air and being searched is...be
>honest and have some fun. Keep a smile on your face and most of the
>time you will not only get through without alot of stress, but you will
>brighten up someone's day.

Thanks, Cat. I hope people will realize that if they should be singled
out for inspection, they will be nothing new to the inspectors. They
have seen it all before, many times over.

If I may add a few comments ...

So far (knocking on wood) I haven't been singled out for inspection of
checked items, but I was searched at the security checkpoint once when
the x-ray operator noticed a hemostat and a pair of pliers in my carry
on bag. They pulled me aside and rooted thru the bag, but only really
cared about the tools. They had to call in a supervisor to ok the
pliers, but other than that it was no hassle. Since then I have packed
any tools in the check-in bags.

From my observation, the privacy of the search seems to vary from
airline to airline, from airport to airport, and somewhat by the phase
of the moon. In Omaha, it looks like both American and Southwest have
partitions up around their areas, making them somewhat discreet. On
Midwest Express, they do it on a table to the side of the ticket
counter.

When I took the flight to Atlanta, I phoned Midwest to ask when I REALLY
should be there, and they said 4:45am at the latest for a 6:15am flight.
I got there at 4:30 and the line was snaked around almost out to the
door. They had one person doing inspections, and it appeared that when
she was done with one person, they randomly sent another over to her.
This was right out in the open, but it appeared nobody was paying
attention. Passengers were more concerned with getting their morning
refreshments and finding directions to the gates and such.

I didn't really check out the other airlines in Omaha, since Southwest
is at the extreme north end of the complex and ME and American are at
the extreme opposite end.

In Atlanta, again Midwest Express, there was not a visible search area
anywhere by the ticket counter. The line was short (5 or so, a great
advantage of flying ME instead of Delta out of Atlanta). Nobody on line
at the time was searched.

In Las Vegas (Southwest) they had a few open tables in the area by the
ticket counter with two, maybe three people doing inspections. The line
was several hundred people deep at the time (Southwest is LV's largest
carrier) and seemingly at random people were sent back there. There was
some speculation by the people waiting as to how those were selected.
One person commented that one-way tickets, paying in cash, or showing up
cold with no reservation would guarantee you a trip to the back tables.

As far as airport delays at the checkpoints, I've seen about 15 minutes
max in Omaha, about 20 minutes max in Las Vegas, but in Atlanta they
were backed up all the way to the rotunda by the food court. Took 47 (I
timed it) minutes to clear the checkpoint in Atlanta and it looked like
they were hand-searching very few.
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Dress:

>Help out a clueless newbie here, please? I'm slightly confused on how
>you're supposed to dress? I've been through the web site and saw all
>kinds of clothes, but I'm still not sure. Help. I presume en femme is
>ok to wear, right?

Yes, girlmode is very ok, even encouraged. Boymode is an option, although
not a very popular one. :)

How you dress for any activity is really up to you, but we will be
sending out a blurb on dress guidelines, as well as suggestions for each
activity right before the big event.

To do a few quickie comments, when deciding on what to wear to any DLV
activity, consider the following:

. Your personal preferences, your style, your likes and dislikes, your
mood at the time (of course).

. Your age, size, and body type.

. What is usual and customary for such an activity, what is appropriate
for the time, place, and circumstance of that particular activity.

I'm sure there will be a bit of discussion regarding dress as the time
approaches. If you have any specific questions or concerns, please ask.
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Main Street Station

Katie writes:

>Just a word in support of the Main Street Station.

>I have sampled their buffet at brecky, Lunch and Supper and they are
>all excellent and their dining area is one of the most spacious in
>town. ie:- the tables are not close together where you can hear the
>conversation at the next one.

>Also if you get a brochure at the comps desk there are some quite
>interesting artifacts scattered throughout the Casino. There is even an
>original piece of the Berlin wall built into the decor. If you go, see
>if you can find it!

I know where that is, but I don't think too many of our people will be
able to find it, except Tony, maybe. :)

>There is also a overhead walkway adjoining The California Hotel which
>is also full of old world charm, The staircase to which is a terrific
>place for a lady to make an entrance after a drink or two. I think MSS
>is one of the best kept secrets in town.

I'll agree that Main Street Station is a nice place, one of the better
ones downtown, imao. Only suggestion I would make is to not wander to
the north of it after dark unless you are carrying a weapon, and since
none of our people ever carry weapons, don't wander north of it after
dark. :)
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TG Taxi:

Just to let everybody know this service will be available ...

One of our local people has made the acquaintence of a local taxi driver
who happens to be TG and she has offered to provide her direct phone
number and schedule to the DLV people.

We'll publish the number in the large mailing that gets sent to the
registered people just prior to DLV.
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Mailbag:

>Please send me more information as a newbie first timer wanting to
>venture would this be the time/place for me?

A number of people have used DLV for their first public experience.
Most everybody reports a very rewarding experience.

>I think I could pass just gotta get the makeup thing down.

There will be options available for makeovers, both transformation
and instructional. Two shops in the area do this.

>What are the events hotels etc,

Activities are all over town in various places. For hotels, we're
recommending the Boardwalk, Imperial Palace, and Sahara. Discussion of
hotels takes place on the mailing list. Look at the back mailings.

>I think for my first time I would show up in multi mode :)

What some people do is to do their first few activities in boymode and
then switch to girlmode once they are familiar with the group. Others
will do boymode in the day and girlmode in the evening.

I'm not sure what you mean by multi-mode. If you mean casual girlmode,
that is fine at almost all activities. If you mean mixed mode, that is
not encouraged except for a few things. We'll be giving out some dress
guidelines geared toward new people and some suggestions for the
various activities.

Any other questions or concerns, please let us know. Hope to see you
later this spring.
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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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Room available

Name: Cindy
e-mail address: cdfan6@aol.com
Arriving: Wednesday, May 1
Leaving: Friday, May 3
Do you have a room to share, or do you need space in one: Room to share

Any annoying habits or traits: Non smoker but ok if you do.
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Room available

Name: LeeAnna
e-mail address: LeeAnnaCD@aol.com
Arriving: Monday, April 29
Leaving: Sunday, May 5
Do you have a room to share, or do you need space in one: Room to share

Any annoying habits or traits: I am a non-smoker. I request the same.

Comments: Maybe one of the new girls that needs a sister needs to share
a room???
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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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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/

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
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Summary Schedule of Activities:

Date Day Time Activity
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Apr 30 Tue Morning
Afternoon Milano's Welcome Dinner
Evening Pre-DLV get-together

May 01 Wed All day Blond Hair Day
Morning
Afternoon
Evening Dinner (tentative) and Welcome celebration
After Karaoke, Goodtimes
Later Slumber Party (and swap meet)

May 02 Thu Morning Air tours
Afternoon Glamour Boutique Open House
Evening LaFemme (production show) MGM Grand
After Limo tour

May 03 Fri Morning Golf (See notes about golf mailing list)
Afternoon Carluccio's Dinner (5:00pm)
Evening Goodtimes Annual Mixer
Late Night Dance Night

May 04 Sat Morning
Afternoon Mall Crawl
Evening La Cage (Frank Marino) Riviera
Midnight Rocky Horror Picture Show

May 05 Sun Morning
Afternoon Side trip, Valley of Fire
-or- English High Tea
Evening Buffet dinner, Palace Station
Farewell Get-together

This schedule is tentative and not complete, subject to change.
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Latest headcount:

Sat Feb 23 04:05:00 CST 2002
Ppant signup: 57
SO signup: 15
Total signup: 72
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