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Housing for W.O.O.D.'s wedding party May 7th and 8th in Chicago.

Where

Rules for Staying at the Omni

I want everyone to have fun w/ the W.O.O.D. I expect to have a lot of fun myself. Honest.

There are, however, many types, volumes, and extremes of fun which are NOT appropriate for the Omni under any circumstances.

Why? Because I work for Omni. My wife works for Omni. I have a wife, a child, a career, and a mortgage to pay and I have no intention of letting any member of our entourage do anything to jeopardize my obligations.

The Omni Hotel is my place of business, not an anonymous random pit stop in the heart of Chicago.

If you have any intention of bringing any raucous, drunken behavior back to the hotel we need to make alternate housing arrangements for you. If you can't hold your alcohol, or choose to drink beyond your capacity to behave in a mature or sleepy manner you will not be staying at the Omni that night. I will personally drop you off in a random park somewhere and come back to get you in the morning.¹

You don't have to act like you just came from a funeral. You do have to treat the Omni like your mother's house².

Specifically:

No obnoxious / abusive / loud / screaming behavior
No booze in the rooms. We'll be drinking plenty before packing it in for the night (at least I will). The Omni is for sleeping, showering, etc. Not for boozing / partying.
No puking. Careful puking in the toilet at 5am after quietly trying to sleep it off is OK. Puke in the lobby, the receptionist area, or randomly in the room and I will hurt you.
No damage to the hotel, rooms, or yourself on the premesis
No strippers / prostitutes / smut³
No drugs

I'm pulling strings to save us money. PLEASE do not make me regret it. I have a lot to lose, and corporate tolerance for stupid, reputation marring mistakes is very low.

Do not get me fired.

Please.

Thank you.

[Footnotes]
1. Unless you're Jesse, in which case I will pay 3-5 large men to do that for me. I'm allergic to pain.
2. Unless you and your mother don't get along. In which case pick someone you do like, and whose property you respect, and treat the Omni like their house.
3. Yes, that means you too, W.O.O.D.! -grin-

Rooms

I have secured 5 rooms for the nights of May 7th and 8th. They are suites, each with one king bed and one sofa bed. The sofa beds are the size of a double bed. I am told "one adult can fit comfortably" in the sofa bed. The rooms are 400 sqr. feet. If we fill the beds rollaway cots are an option. When we go to check in they may have double/double rooms available (2 double beds). Those rooms are more expensive but we could probably switch if the hotel hasn't filled.

Last I heard we're tenatively expecting 12 people, not all of whom are definate. 5 rooms should be OK. If people want to grab the floor (or cots) we could shove 4 in each room. If we want more rooms I can try to get more.

Cost

Our rate # nights Total

Room 1 $80 2 $160

Room 2 $80 2 $160

Room 3 $80 2 $160

Room 4 $80 2 $160

Room 5 $80 2 $160

$800

	Our rate	# nights	Total
Room 1	$80	2	$160
Room 2	$80	2	$160
Room 3	$80	2	$160
Room 4	$80	2	$160
Room 5	$80	2	$160
	$800

(The public rate is $200/night/room. We're saving $1200 total (plus taxes).)

I put the whole shooting match on my credit card. Don't use the minibar unless your going to pay me $6 cash for each Toblerone you eat.

Sure, I'll take your money!

PayPal: jay@jays.net
or mail checks here
or pay me cash/check at the event

Bunk Chart

Room 1 = Hannah, J. Underwood
Room 2 = E. Underwood, L. Peterson[PAID $80]
Room 3 = S. Keeler, B. Swenson
Room 4 = [FRI] nobody [SAT] Delins: Frank, Shannon, and a friend
Room 5 = Dennis Timko, Aaron Wendel

Other RSVP responses:

William_C_Croley (Chris) does not need housing.
Mark Byrne does not need housing.
docgesme@yahoo.com does not need housing.

Alternate Housing

"Puke and scream your guts out. Feel free. Just not at the Omni."

If attendees want a party hotel they're free to trash let me know. I'll be happy to arrange non-Omni accomodations.

Questions / Concerns / Complaints

Jay Hannah
Hesitant Minister of Housing
A Lot More Fun When His Job Isn't at Stake
mobile: 402-578-3976
email: jay@jays.net
(I've only been checking email once a week lately. Feel free to call my mobile.)

Other attendee contact info

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