Announcing

The 2009 OUCH Convention will be held July 23-26 in St Louis, MO at the Crown Plaza Hotel, St Louis Airport.  Here is the link:

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Hotel rates, registrations procedures and other particulars will follow very soon.  This announcement is to allow you to put the dates on your calendar and plan your vacation.

For now I have posted this below in the Dallas 2008 area, but will ask DJ if it can be changed to St. Louis convention 09.


My husband Jim, Bill Mingus and Louise Barham are the convention comte.  But Jim asked me to post this.

Linda

St Louis sounds like a great spot to have it!!

As of Jan 1, 2009 Oregon is officially never going to get an OUCH convention: You can't smoke anywhere.

Tres cool. Count us in, party of 3.

Is there some reason this is being announced at clusterheadaches.com before being announced on the OUCH website?

Bill,

The Board of Directors just voted on the location.  We wanted to get the basic information out as soon as possible, since everyone who will be attending is right here on a daily basis .

It will take a few days to put the convention website page up.  We have some details still to finalize.

Sounds good  :)

We'll be there.....wouldn't miss it for nuttin'......

Jackie & Blake

YIPEEEE!   This just made my day.   We are scheduled to be in Tennessee and then Myrtle Beach from the 10th to the 21st.  I'll be back in time and with a tan too!   Yeah!!!!!! [smiley=shore.gif]

Jeannie

Jeannie wrote on Feb 17^th, 2009 at 4:55pm:

YIPEEEE!   This just made my day.   We are scheduled to be in Tennessee and then Myrtle Beach from the 10th to the 21st.  I'll be back in time and with a tan too!   Yeah!!!!!! [smiley=shore.gif] Jeannie

Ya gonna wave as you pass through NC?

Yep!  I'd like to live there.  It is beautiful and much closer to the beach than STL!  

Jeannie

Awesome.

We'll be there if 2 factors come into play.  

1. If Jesse's vacation that week gets accepted and
2. If we can swing the extra money.

:)mel

You guys really impressed Christy...she's looking forward to the next convention!!!!!

Joe

I ALWAYS look forward to convention. :)

Guiseppi wrote on Feb 17^th, 2009 at 5:19pm:

You guys really impressed Christy...she's looking forward to the next convention!!!!!

DAYUM!!!  And she impressed me as being smart ..?? !!

Oh, wait ... Look who she is married to, and STAYS married to ...

Nevermind ...

Chuck (who plans on future Christy torture)

Within driving distance, and the Crown Plaza hotel is a great hotel. The first Dallas convention was at the Crown Plaza.

On our calender.  [smiley=cool2.gif]

I'll tell someone on the convention cmtee.   that there will be a need for a freezer for the penguin then, Chris.   ;)


Ya know what?   and I do have to say this....I have been to every convention (except the 1st. one) and even though I have been on the BoD for 4 years, I have never actually appreciated what  details goes into putting on a convention til this year when Jim agreed to chair it.

The details are astounding...the price of simple things like coffee service for the meetings, room rates for meetings, auction and dinner costs...UN-FUCKIN BELIEVABLE...

calls back and forth to negotiate and re-negotiate costs and needs.  

Explaining that   "No...02 tanks being delivered will not blow up your hotel"... ::)

I could go on.  I am not on the comte. but my husband and Bill are and I have to hear this stuff every day and it boggles the mind.  Well mine anyways.   For all of you who hosted and did most of the work in years past....I salute you.  This is not an easy job but I think all of you are going to really enjoy this years convention.  

It's in a centrally located place and they are trying to keep the costs down for all of us.   Win-win situation.   ;)

Linda, hopefully the room will come with a fridge for the penguin.  ;)

Just a thought... The Crown has hotels everywhere. Why not try to negotiate a rate if OUCH continues to use them in the future? They usually have transportation to and from the airport, are centrally located, have several activities within walking distance... and like I mentioned... they are in most larger cities. I've stayed in several of their hotels, and have been impressed with each one.

St. Louis in July. Charlie will have to bring his air conditioned suit.  :P


ETA... Maybe the committee can see if the hotel will give us a rate on a few suites too.  I know a few folks who would like to have a suite. Ya think they would?

Jimi wrote on Feb 17^th, 2009 at 5:26pm:

I ALWAYS look forward to convention. :)

Sure you do Jimi!  And I bet the other old folks at the nursing home wish they were getting to go with you  ;D.  jk

deltadarlin wrote on Feb 18^th, 2009 at 7:55am:

Jimi wrote on Feb 17th, 2009 at 5:26pm: I ALWAYS look forward to convention. :) Sure you do Jimi!  And I bet the other old folks at the nursing home wish they were getting to go with you  ;D.  jk

Oooo - Good one, Carolyn. ;D

Maybe if they rented one of those little shuttle busses, all Jimi's friends would be able to go.

purpleydog wrote on Feb 18^th, 2009 at 2:21am:

St. Louis in July. Charlie will have to bring his air conditioned suit.  :P

I'm right there with him.

Yeah... It gets a little warm here.  Since you guys were here in Jan. on the coldest day we've seen in 10 years, I'd say the odds are against you!

Jeannie

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Sure you do Jimi!  And I bet the other old folks at the nursing home wish they were getting to go with you

Don't make me come down there. [smiley=hammer.gif]

Brew, I will deal with you later. I WILL be bringing my cane. [smiley=bash.gif]

Now that you all have experienced the extremes of St. Louis in January, you want to come back and experience the heat of St. Louis in July!!  LOL  

Can't wait to see everyone!!!!!

If you need any help with anything at all, let me know.

Beth  :)

One big item that could stand in the way of me not being able to attend.

Am I still employed?  

Guess I'll know the answer to that in the next week or two.

echo wrote on Feb 18^th, 2009 at 11:33am:

One big item that could stand in the way of me not being able to attend. Am I still employed?   Guess I'll know the answer to that in the next week or two.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you echo.

Beth

Does the hotel offer all you can eat donuts?  If so, I am so there.  :D

Langa

This particular Crown Plaza doesn't have suites, to answer Chris' question.

Unless we have the convention in Northern Canada...July is going to be warm anywhere.  Richmond, Dallas, Nashville, Las Vegas, Georgia...were all warm...o.k. HOT.   ;D

Langa wrote on Feb 18^th, 2009 at 1:36pm:

Does the hotel offer all you can eat donuts?  If so, I am so there.  :D Langa

Langa,

I live a few blocks from one of the few REAL donut shops left  in St. Louis.  The Food Network even did a special on it.   They were voted one of the best in the country!  You couldn't even get near the place for a while there.  If you come to STL I'll bring you donuts from there!

Jeannie, who has WAY too many good places to eat near her!

Well Jeannie I'm definately gonna have to kick your ass the next time I see you for NOT bringing us some last month!!!!   :P

Langa's got my back!!!   ;)

Mrs Deej wrote on Feb 18^th, 2009 at 1:48pm:

Well Jeannie I'm definately gonna have to kick your ass the next time I see you for NOT bringing us some last month!!!!   :P Langa's got my back!!!   ;)

LOL!  Last time was Italian... Next time Donuts!

Jeannie

ClusterChuck wrote on Feb 17^th, 2009 at 5:40pm:

Guiseppi wrote on Feb 17th, 2009 at 5:19pm: You guys really impressed Christy...she's looking forward to the next convention!!!!! DAYUM!!!  And she impressed me as being smart ..?? !! Oh, wait ... Look who she is married to, and STAYS married to ... Nevermind ... Chuck (who plans on future Christy torture)

:) Wouldn't want it any other way Chuckles!  [smiley=girlflash.gif]

Echo, here's the thing.  I was waiting to see if I would be employed or not before I made that decision too.  Well as of last Tuesday, I am not.  But got myself put on the convention committee so that I have to go.  Besides, just the few people I have met, and you have to consider that one of them is CHUCK, I wouldn't miss it for the world.  
I also want Adam to have the experience.  We have met a few at a M&G in Charlotte but want to meet more.

I have enjoyed working on the committee, convention planning is what I used to do.  Linda is right, it is a lot of work.  I'm just glad that I have some people to share it with.  I have done them before all alone and it is not a picnic.  Jim and Bill have been great to work with.  Now that I have my feet wet, I hope I can do more, in the future, all the people here that have helped to make Adam's life a life again.

If I don't know ya I still love ya and can't wait to meet everyone in July.

By the way, I don't think there is anyplace hotter than Columbia, SC in July, August, September and October.  I'm from Kansas and find it to be heaven when I go for a visit.

Louise

Very cool... just marked it on the calendar.  I'll have to wait to see how other things play out for availability, but I'm hoping to get there & meet you guys.

Mrs Deej wrote on Feb 18^th, 2009 at 1:48pm:

Well Jeannie I'm definately gonna have to kick your ass the next time I see you for NOT bringing us some last month!!!!   :P Langa's got my back!!!   ;)

I am hoping to come and if I do... Ill have your back assuming I can keep restrained!!!  I mean who couldnt do donuts in the AM and Italian in the PM???

Sad to say, I'll not be able to go to these things for some time. I won my disability case but all it allows is for me to live here. Without ebay I couldn't do that. I may be able to if SS kicks in in a few years as well, but only if so.  :-/

Charlie

  Louise:
  How do I find out about some secure parking for my "wheelchair" on steroids. I wouldn't want some curious type getting hurt trying to play with it.
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Jeannie wrote on Feb 18^th, 2009 at 1:46pm:

Langa wrote on Feb 18th, 2009 at 1:36pm: Does the hotel offer all you can eat donuts?  If so, I am so there.  :D Langa Langa, I live a few blocks from one of the few REAL donut shops left  in St. Louis.  The Food Network even did a special on it.   They were voted one of the best in the country!  You couldn't even get near the place for a while there.  If you come to STL I'll bring you donuts from there! Jeannie, who has WAY too many good places to eat near her!

Pencil me in then... 8-)
Thank you Jeannie.

Langa