King Kon 2016

[GNTLGNT]

My address changed. Again from the last time.

...once we get some picked out, I will follow the usual course of having everyone sign at dinner Saturday...bring them to Ohio and have everyone that wants one PM me their addresses and I will send them out as long as the supply and my stamps and envelopes hold out...

 

[king family fan]

...once we get some picked out, I will follow the usual course of having everyone sign at dinner Saturday...bring them to Ohio and have everyone that wants one PM me their addresses and I will send them out as long as the supply and my stamps and envelopes hold out...

Hi Scott,I would love a postcard and would love to send you a book of stamps to help out.

 

[Lepplady]

....I will let Ms. Jen give you all the 411 on The Stanley Tour, the Friday of Kon week......I have pre-payed for it on my credit card, so I am asking all who attend to please bring some cash so I can put it toward my nearly incinerated credit card....it isn't cheap and I'm not trying to be, but 30 bucks a head will go a ways toward paying off the cost.......

Already paid for everybody? Aw. What a generous GNT.

 

[Lepplady]

...once we get some picked out, I will follow the usual course of having everyone sign at dinner Saturday...bring them to Ohio and have everyone that wants one PM me their addresses and I will send them out as long as the supply and my stamps and envelopes hold out...

Out of your own pocket?
If you'd care to supply pics, postcards can be included to the shirt store so people can get 'em at will. Just thoughts.

Hi Scott,I would love a postcard and would love to send you a book of stamps to help out.

Aw. Or that.

 

[GNTLGNT]

Hi Scott,I would love a postcard and would love to send you a book of stamps to help out.

....awesome possum honey!....that was an enormous help last Kon!!!!!.....

 

[GNTLGNT]

Already paid for everybody? Aw. What a generous GNT.

...it was either that, or lose out on the SK version of the tour....

 

[GNTLGNT]

Out of your own pocket?
If you'd care to supply pics, postcards can be included to the shirt store so people can get 'em at will. Just thoughts.
Aw. Or that.

...yes, out of my steaming-nearly molten credit card....and I will send after the fact with what we find there, it seems to be what all enjoy....

 

[hipmamajen]

Friday, July 22: The Stanley Hotel

During King Kon, we have our very own private tour booked at the Stanley Hotel in beautiful Estes Park Colorado. Why a private tour, you ask? Well, I will tell you. It's because we will get the tour guide all to ourselves, and they will tell us all the SK-related stories in addition to the regular history-type stuff that other tours get.

As most of you probably already know, Stephen King stayed here, and this was an inspiration for The Overlook Hotel in his 1977 novel The Shining.

But, you may not have known that parts of Stephen King's: The Shining miniseries was filmed at The Stanley Hotel, both inside and outside. So be sure to rewatch before your trip, and you'll definitely recognize different areas.

When: July 22, 1pm Please try to be 15 minutes earlyish, just so we don't lose anyone. We don't want to assume you're running late when you've actually been eaten by the house. Oh wait, that's Rose Red... Just be one time, OK? If you're lost in the Hotel on your own and you end up kissing a naked dead lady, don't come running to me!

Where:
The Stanley Hotel
333 Wonderview Avenue
Estes Park, CO 80517

What to Bring: Yourself, a camera, walking shoes, and a change of undies in case you get scared.

Cost: Our Fearless Leader Scott, GNTLGNT, will be along presently to explain all of that.

Note: Please give yourselves plenty of time to get to the hotel before the tour. Mountain driving is unpredictable at best, and the last thing you want to have to deal with is trying to RUSH through all the beautiful scenery!

The town of Estes Park is a destination in itself. If anyone wanting to head up there early or stay behind after, there is plenty to keep you busy!

 

[hipmamajen]

Saturday, July 23: Casa Bonita

Scott tasked me with finding a restaurant for our group dinner that met two requirements. First, it would need a private dining area where we could sit alone and talk, presumably so we wouldn't annoy the other patrons when eyeballs and balloons started popping out of the food. Second, it needed to be all-you-can-eat, because of course it does!

So, I suggested Casa Bonita. Built in 1973, it is designed to look like "Old Mexico" inside. It's huge, with caves, cliff divers, gunfights, and wandering mariachi bands. It is often on those Top 10 lists of places you have to take your out of state guests. Considering all of the mountains and haunted hotels around here, that says a lot!

Words alone can not express the Kitsch Majesty that is Casa Bonita. If you're curious, there's an episode of South Park devoted to it!! (Season 7, Episode 11: Casa Bonita.)

The food is definitely food! You can eat as much of it as you like, and after the first trip (through a cafeteria style line and then to your table) everything is brought to you when you raise a jaunty little flag at your table. Everyone loves their sopaipillas, which are poofy little fried doughy bits (like beignets) that you tear open and eat with honey. I'm not sure how authentic they are, because I've never seen them anywhere else (including in Mexico) but they're big here.

When: Saturday, 5pm
Where: 6715 West Colfax Avenue | Lakewood, CO 80214
Cost: We got a sweet deal, $15/adult covers dinner (not the fajitas), soda and the tip. Yay, no mathing at the table!!!
What to Remember: When you get to the place where you order, tell them you are with the SKMB, or the Stephen King Message Boards. We don't pay until the end, but that ensures you get charged properly and end up in the right area.

What to bring: ***Cash***, so we aren't making the poor server split the check and put it on 17 different credit cards. Ain't no one gets paid enough to deal with that!

 

[Spideyman]

You guys are going to have one awesome King Kon!!!!

 

[GNTLGNT]

Friday, July 22: The Stanley Hotel

During King Kon, we have our very own private tour booked at the Stanley Hotel in beautiful Estes Park Colorado. Why a private tour, you ask? Well, I will tell you. It's because we will get the tour guide all to ourselves, and they will tell us all the SK-related stories in addition to the regular history-type stuff that other tours get.

As most of you probably already know, Stephen King stayed here, and this was an inspiration for The Overlook Hotel in his 1977 novel The Shining.

But, you may not have known that parts of Stephen King's: The Shining miniseries was filmed at The Stanley Hotel, both inside and outside. So be sure to rewatch before your trip, and you'll definitely recognize different areas.

When: July 22, 1pm Please try to be 15 minutes earlyish, just so we don't lose anyone. We don't want to assume you're running late when you've actually been eaten by the house. Oh wait, that's Rose Red... Just be one time, OK? If you're lost in the Hotel on your own and you end up kissing a naked dead lady, don't come running to me!

Where:
The Stanley Hotel
333 Wonderview Avenue
Estes Park, CO 80517

What to Bring: Yourself, a camera, walking shoes, and a change of undies in case you get scared.

Cost: Our Fearless Leader Scott, GNTLGNT, will be along presently to explain all of that.

Note: Please give yourselves plenty of time to get to the hotel before the tour. Mountain driving is unpredictable at best, and the last thing you want to have to deal with is trying to RUSH through all the beautiful scenery!

The town of Estes Park is a destination in itself. If anyone wanting to head up there early or stay behind after, there is plenty to keep you busy!

...30 bucks a head, and that should help recoup some of the nearly 600 smackers I put on the wailing square of plastic......Jen deserves one HELL of a round of applause here!!!....with all her troubles and she still manages to be a champ.....love you, love you!......

 

[Lepplady]

Pictures, people. We want pictures. And video. And postcards.

 

[Neesy]

Friday, July 22: The Stanley Hotel

During King Kon, we have our very own private tour booked at the Stanley Hotel in beautiful Estes Park Colorado. Why a private tour, you ask? Well, I will tell you. It's because we will get the tour guide all to ourselves, and they will tell us all the SK-related stories in addition to the regular history-type stuff that other tours get.

As most of you probably already know, Stephen King stayed here, and this was an inspiration for The Overlook Hotel in his 1977 novel The Shining.

But, you may not have known that parts of Stephen King's: The Shining miniseries was filmed at The Stanley Hotel, both inside and outside. So be sure to rewatch before your trip, and you'll definitely recognize different areas.

When: July 22, 1pm Please try to be 15 minutes earlyish, just so we don't lose anyone. We don't want to assume you're running late when you've actually been eaten by the house. Oh wait, that's Rose Red... Just be one time, OK? If you're lost in the Hotel on your own and you end up kissing a naked dead lady, don't come running to me!

Where:
The Stanley Hotel
333 Wonderview Avenue
Estes Park, CO 80517

What to Bring: Yourself, a camera, walking shoes, and a change of undies in case you get scared.

Cost: Our Fearless Leader Scott, GNTLGNT, will be along presently to explain all of that.

Note: Please give yourselves plenty of time to get to the hotel before the tour. Mountain driving is unpredictable at best, and the last thing you want to have to deal with is trying to RUSH through all the beautiful scenery!

The town of Estes Park is a destination in itself. If anyone wanting to head up there early or stay behind after, there is plenty to keep you busy!

...30 bucks a head, and that should help recoup some of the nearly 600 smackers I put on the wailing square of plastic......Jen deserves one HELL of a round of applause here!!!....with all her troubles and she still manages to be a champ.....love you, love you!......

Indeed!

 

[fushingfeef]

Thanks Jen and Scott for all these wonderful details and doing all this planning!

 

[hipmamajen]

Thank you for all the kudos. I'm sorry it's taken forever to get this stuff nailed down.

I wanted to thank Lepplady for the awesome designs for the t-shirts! I'm going through the thread to see what I missed around here, and those are amazing!

And I wanted to throw in a quick reminder tha GNTLGNT deserves a howling, rabid, hanging-from-the-rafters ovation. It's been shocking to see how much work goes on behind the scenes to get this going, and all of that planning and organizing and fretting about timelines (and people going AWOL) has been done by Scott.

I'm sure I'm missing a bunch of people and things to be grateful for around this Kon situation. I'm still trying to get on my feet here...

Love you all!

 

[GNTLGNT]

Thank you for all the kudos. I'm sorry it's taken forever to get this stuff nailed down.

I wanted to thank Lepplady for the awesome designs for the t-shirts! I'm going through the thread to see what I missed around here, and those are amazing!

And I wanted to throw in a quick reminder tha GNTLGNT deserves a howling, rabid, hanging-from-the-rafters ovation. It's been shocking to see how much work goes on behind the scenes to get this going, and all of that planning and organizing and fretting about timelines (and people going AWOL) has been done by Scott.

I'm sure I'm missing a bunch of people and things to be grateful for around this Kon situation. I'm still trying to get on my feet here...

Love you all!

...for this crew, all the worries are worth it.....

 

[Lepplady]

Thank you for all the kudos. I'm sorry it's taken forever to get this stuff nailed down.

I wanted to thank Lepplady for the awesome designs for the t-shirts! I'm going through the thread to see what I missed around here, and those are amazing!

And I wanted to throw in a quick reminder tha GNTLGNT deserves a howling, rabid, hanging-from-the-rafters ovation. It's been shocking to see how much work goes on behind the scenes to get this going, and all of that planning and organizing and fretting about timelines (and people going AWOL) has been done by Scott.

I'm sure I'm missing a bunch of people and things to be grateful for around this Kon situation. I'm still trying to get on my feet here...

Love you all!

My pleasure.

 

[GNTLGNT]

My pleasure.

....we are now the proud owners of two of your fine designs!....

 

[Debbie913]

((((((hipmamajen, GNTLGNT, Lepplady)))))) (((any others...)))
You are all very awesome. What a fantastic job you have all done. I am REALLY looking forward to this!! I have my shirt, I love it!
Thank you so much for all the time and effort and stress you've all gone through to plan this.

 

[GNTLGNT]

((((((hipmamajen, GNTLGNT, Lepplady)))))) (((any others...)))
You are all very awesome. What a fantastic job you have all done. I am REALLY looking forward to this!! I have my shirt, I love it!
Thank you so much for all the time and effort and stress you've all gone through to plan this.

...Hi beautiful!....gonna bring ya an orange one too, if my dementia just dominate.....or, Ok-not dementia-just advanced CRS.....Can't Remember Sh*t.....