I'm good to go on the 22nd as well, don't know yet whether or not I will try to drag the Polish princess along as she is not so into the car thang. I hope to hang out with Drex some once he settles in around here, so hopefully we'll be old pals once the time comes to head down south to casa de Juan. Let me know if you need to have any $$ thrown your way to make it happen, Juan.

I am not a beer snob, but the European green bottles work for me just fine!

JV

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Great!! Looking forward to seeing you and Drex. No money is needed. Only, you, your X (or vette, in md's case ) and your loved one, if she wants.

Juan

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Awesome I see that RC is opening a hotel in Charlotte in '08, what's fancy in Charlotte, Juan? I'm an admitted hotel snob (nice hotels have the biggest beds).

JV

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Juan,

Are there any activities to keep the kids entertained? My son is 13 and my daughter is 9 ...If not, it will just be my wife and I and the kids will be spending the night at their friends houses.

Guys, I'd love to come. But being only 16, I might not get by the bouncers..lol. And band competitions fill up pretty much every Saturday from now til Thanksgiving. Woohoo. Too bad, only ~2 hours away from Juan in Charlotte.

ATB, Zach

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Check out Visit Charlotte dot com for a complete listing.

Off the top of my head:

In the Center City (also called "uptown Charlotte" -- don't ask, but it's really downtown Clt.):

- Omni Hotel
- Westin
- Marriott

In the Ballantyne area (south east Charlotte -- very nice, upscale area) we have the Ballantyne Resort, which is where the PGA tour players stay when in town for the Wachovia Championships. This hotel is also the closest to where I am.

There is also the Park Hotel in the Myers Park area of Charlotte (the city's oldest, most prestigious neighborhood and a historic area). Very nice.

What we COULD do, is NOT get wasted at our get-together, and maybe go into town in the evening some martinis, some pool...? Anything you guys want.

Juan

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You're the man, been to the Ballantyne before, that's my joint and closest to your crib too, sweet.

JV

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Rob,

The pools will be closed, unfortunately. The beach club, though IS on the lake. There is a tiny (and I mean tiny) beach area there. In Center City (or uptown Charlotte), you will find Discovery Place, an activity museum for kids, which is very cool.

I will ask the wife for more kid-friendly activities and/or options.

Juan

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You're more than welcome to come, Zach. But... no beer for you, that's for sure! I will have non-alcoholic drinks on hand.

Juan

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