Either date works for me although I lean slightly towards the 6th only because I have a 4-5 day business trip the weekend after the 13th so it would give me a little extra time at home and in the office between. Either is doable though at this point. As always, don't plan around my schedule. Schedule it and I'll come if I can.

I can't speak for PURPLE. Don't know her schedule.

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Originally posted by DoktaP:
Fut,

Looking through the activity list for June in Toronto, the weekend of the 13th is better since Luminato, North by Northeast Music and Film, and the Waterfront Blues Festival are all happening. Just a consideration.

That actually makes things *worse*. Trying to get hotel and restaurant reservations is going to be a disaster.

Futronic is right. Getting a hotel will be difficult during the festival. Affording one will be even worse and many venues will be taken by the visitors.

Now, June I can probably make. Like wiml, I can not make Italy because of the dates. Can't leave my teen aged daughter alone for a week or two -- or maybe that is won't leave my teen aged daughter alone for a week.

If I had to choose between Toronto and Montreal, I would choose Toronto this time. I had the great pleasure of offlining with the Montreal bunch last July so it is Toronto's turn.

Futronic,

Seeing as this may be taking place in Toronto, should we start dressing up list of attendees?

Mimik,

I think you're confusing this offline with the Pride parade. You'll have to come back later in the summer for that.

In all seriousness, I'll put something together later tonight with tentative lists and dates and etc etc.

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Originally posted by futronic:
Mimik,

I think you're confusing this offline with the Pride parade. You'll have to come back later in the summer for that.

Aren't you getting tickets for us for that event?

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Originally posted by KSC02:
Hmmmm.... Montreal to Toronto:
one tank of gas.
Pack car with 5 guys.
Might work.

Count me in !

Fut, count me in for the whole weekend.

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Originally posted by futronic:
In all seriousness, I'll put something together later tonight with tentative lists and dates and etc etc.

Ahem....not to be pushy or anything, but...
where are the lists, Fut?

Event: 5th Annual Italian Offline - Domestic Edition

Date: June 6, 2009 (Tentative)

Location: Toronto, Canada

Attendees (all tentative at this point):

futronic (1)
PurpleHaze (1)
DoktaP (1)
klymkev (1)
Longboarder (1)
wineismylife (1)
PlanoWino (1)
Mimik (1)
KSC02 (1)
Vinaigre (1)
Estimator (1)

People not on this list (PURPLE, VT2IT, MLV, etc) that have posted in the thread can pipe up when they get the chance.

I'm looking at June 6 right now, because we've determined that June 13th will be a disaster with all the events going on in Toronto.

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Thanks for kicking off the list, Fut.

I imagine that steve8 and a few others will want to trip over to T town also, as well as some of the wives/g'friends. However, this will shake out over the near term.

Just posting this mostly as a 'heads up' to those that might want to go, to give these things some thought sooner rather than later.

Count me in as well...

Put me down as a definite maybe.

I'm bringing a 2004 Clos des Papes, er I mean Pappi!

Count me in for this offie pls...

Hi Fut,

Can you pull me from the lineup please? Can't commit at this point, maybe as it gets closer.

Looks like we are out, unless JC's rial gets moved. (If it does, I will jump back in for sure!)

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Originally posted by mona lisa vito:
Looks like we are out, unless JC's rial gets moved. (If it does, I will jump back in for sure!)

Since when are you afraid to travel alone.

fut - get your schedule yet?

PH

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Since when are you afraid to travel alone.

Not afraid... just do not have any clients in Canada. Plus, always a chance the trial gets moved.

Someday I'm going to join you good people for the Annual Italian Off-line, but once again I have commitments the weekend of the 6th which will prevent me from participating. Someday.

So what happens to those of us from South of the border when we try to bring our wine in?

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
fut - get your schedule yet?

PH

It looks like I'll be okay for the 6th. The 13th should be ruled out because of the ridiculous number of things going on in the city. So let's proceed with June 6th for planning purposes.

PlanoWino: I'll send around an email later about what to do with customs. If you bring a few bottles and bat your lashes at customs I doubt they'll have much of an issue. Don't say it's a gift, you're having dinner with friends.

That's it.

I have been following this one for a few days now, and have been trying to figure out a way to do both (Montalcino and Toronto). As much as I would love to be there, I'm afraid it won't happen this time.

Maybe we can think of a nice way of connecting the events trough the ones that will attend both of them?

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It has been two weeks since the last post. Is this thing on and if so is June 6 the date? If it is, I need to see if I can find affordable air and hotel. Things are tight down here. I am sure our Northern neighbors are still standing in high cotton but no so much here.