Looking for Ideas

[Jim Holio]

With the Webmaster event coming up in November I am thinking of an event that would be fairly unique for webmasters to come and have a couple of drinks, catch up, etc.

One idea: have a VIP lounge with wine tasting.....premium cigars....some Frank and Dean playing.....serving up martinis

I am not sold on that.....I like it......just not sold...... and I am looking for a nice event that people can actually take a load off and relax...

suggestions ????

[Winetalk.com]

Originally posted by Jim Holio@Oct 28 2003, 07:28 PM
With the Webmaster event coming up in November I am thinking of an event that would be fairly unique for webmasters to come and have a couple of drinks, catch up, etc.

One idea: have a VIP lounge with wine tasting.....premium cigars....some Frank and Dean playing.....serving up martinis

I am not sold on that.....I like it......just not sold...... and I am looking for a nice event that people can actually take a load off and relax...

suggestions ????
I suggest renting nice yacht, get it in the sea,
serve caviar, best food, best drinks, provide best entertaintment,
invite 500 webmasters from GFY and ...
















BLOW THE FUCKING YACHT!

[Sausage]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano+Oct 28 2003, 04:31 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Serge_Oprano @ Oct 28 2003, 04:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Jim Holio@Oct 28 2003, 07:28 PM
With the Webmaster event coming up in November I am thinking of an event that would be fairly unique for webmasters to come and have a couple of drinks, catch up, etc.

One idea: have a VIP lounge with wine tasting.....premium cigars....some Frank and Dean playing.....serving up martinis

I am not sold on that.....I like it......just not sold...... and I am looking for a nice event that people can actually take a load off and relax...

suggestions ????
I suggest renting nice yacht, get it in the sea,
serve caviar, best food, best drinks, provide best entertaintment,
invite 500 webmasters from GFY and ...

BLOW THE FUCKING YACHT![/b][/quote]
Let them urinate on the walls first

[Bestat]

Originally posted by Jim Holio@Oct 28 2003, 04:28 PM
With the Webmaster event coming up in November I am thinking of an event that would be fairly unique for webmasters to come and have a couple of drinks, catch up, etc.

One idea: have a VIP lounge with wine tasting.....premium cigars....some Frank and Dean playing.....serving up martinis

I am not sold on that.....I like it......just not sold...... and I am looking for a nice event that people can actually take a load off and relax...

suggestions ????
I think that is an excellent idea. :) More business will get done in an evening like that, than a loud party.

B)

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by Jim Holio@Oct 28 2003, 07:28 PM
With the Webmaster event coming up in November I am thinking of an event that would be fairly unique for webmasters to come and have a couple of drinks, catch up, etc.

One idea: have a VIP lounge with wine tasting.....premium cigars....some Frank and Dean playing.....serving up martinis

I am not sold on that.....I like it......just not sold...... and I am looking for a nice event that people can actually take a load off and relax...

suggestions ????


Sounds AWESOME.... only problem, I won't be able to make it....

How about in Vegas?? :D

[Jim Holio]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano+Oct 28 2003, 04:31 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Serge_Oprano @ Oct 28 2003, 04:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Jim Holio@Oct 28 2003, 07:28 PM
With the Webmaster event coming up in November I am thinking of an event that would be fairly unique for webmasters to come and have a couple of drinks, catch up, etc.

One idea: have a VIP lounge with wine tasting.....premium cigars....some Frank and Dean playing.....serving up martinis

I am not sold on that.....I like it......just not sold...... and I am looking for a nice event that people can actually take a load off and relax...

suggestions ????
I suggest renting nice yacht, get it in the sea,
serve caviar, best food, best drinks, provide best entertaintment,
invite 500 webmasters from GFY and ...
















BLOW THE FUCKING YACHT![/b][/quote]
Done!

[Kevin2]

That sounds good Jim but it would have sounded a lot better to me if you said it was going to be held on the great Barrier Reef In Ozzie so we can also attend :P

[Jim Holio]

Originally posted by Mike AI+Oct 28 2003, 05:20 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Mike AI @ Oct 28 2003, 05:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Jim Holio@Oct 28 2003, 07:28 PM
With the Webmaster event coming up in November I am thinking of an event that would be fairly unique for webmasters to come and have a couple of drinks, catch up, etc.

One idea: have a VIP lounge with wine tasting.....premium cigars....some Frank and Dean playing.....serving up martinis

I am not sold on that.....I like it......just not sold...... and I am looking for a nice event that people can actually take a load off and relax...

suggestions ????


Sounds AWESOME.... only problem, I won't be able to make it....

How about in Vegas?? :D[/b][/quote]
I am pushing hard to do this in vegas....with a little accoustic gig to top off the affair...something cool and memorable not a fat kids gone wild video

Which I will be the first to admit I enjoy too.....but after six years of conventions that ewww weee neked chix.....

I'm ready to change it up

[Jim Holio]

Thanks for all the input......

Serge your idea is running a real tight second place.

I helped norm Wilson throw together a gig a few years back which was a Martini party in a hospitality suite....it was very well received.

I would like to do that kind of thing but on a much larger scale. I think I am going to grind on LFP to see if they want to step up too with Vivid Cash

Hear that Ken and Bruce???? LOL c'mon Ken you can hold your own in the fancy wine crowd..... :rokk:







Last edited by Jim Holio at Oct 28 2003, 05:41 PM

[Hooper]

hey jim,

what is your email or icq/aim? i'd like to chat with you.

[Jim Holio]

Originally posted by Hooper@Oct 28 2003, 05:44 PM
hey jim,

what is your email or icq/aim? i'd like to chat with you.
Hooper...

no ICQ...long story

AIM is having errors

If I even think security hole I will uninstall...anyway

jim@dreamtank.com (use this one)

jim@holio.net

[Hooper]

http://www.apple.com/switch/ :rolleyes:

[Jim Holio]

Thank You....

Check your mail...I'm out I will catch up with you tomorrow

[Carrie]

Jim the only downfall I see with that is not everyone enjoys thick cigar smoke (and why doesn't anyone smoke pipes anymore, dammit?? I used to love the black cherry smell of my Dad's pipe in the winter...) - plus it's hell on the eyes.

[Carrie]

I kinda think a real Vegas warm-up would be fun. Have a craps table, blackjack table, roulette wheel, poker table... some pretty dealers with nice cleavage *tastefully* showing... cigar girls walking around with their little boxes hanging off of straps (forget what those are called). Give everyone a roll of chips when they come in and ALL monies both bet and won go to IMPA. Webmasters don't get to keep their winnings, all chips get turned back in as they leave. (Of course they can buy more chips if they want.)

Hell make it better - instead of cashing the chips in for money they can cash 'em in for some cool donated prizes. T-shirts, gift certificates for online stores, etc. etc. (and all monies still go to IMPA)
Get your co-sponsors to donate some prizes and even smaller companies who wouldn't normally have the funds to co-sponsor a party like this could get in on the action by tossing in a hundred bucks or so for a couple of gift certificates.

Have the 'staff' all dressed up in old-timey gangster outfits like when they really had backroom poker games during prohibition. :okthumb: :okthumb:



Last edited by Carrie at Oct 28 2003, 09:55 PM

[Vick]

An idea that has occurred to me a few times for Vegas ....
Take friends/selected business associates and to http://www.zumanity.com/ or another Cirque show






but I won't be at any Vegas shows again next year he he he

[XXXPhoto]

Jim,

Put David in the kitchen and let him cook for everyone... You know he
loves to do it and DAMN that man can cook! I miss poker nite!!!

One... two... three... drop... :awinky:

[BradShaw]

Why spend money on webmasters? Other than the write off............

[Anthony]

Jim,

Whatever event you put out, it's going to be another awesome party.

Laid back is nice, and a change for the better imo. I don't want to go to back to Vegas after not going to one of these shows in 3 years and have to deal with the kid mentality.

[grogan]

Originally posted by Hooper@Oct 28 2003, 06:01 PM
http://www.apple.com/switch/ :rolleyes:
ahh...hooper you homo. :P

[Trev]

Originally posted by Anthony@Oct 29 2003, 06:49 AM
Jim,

Whatever event you put out, it's going to be another awesome party.

Laid back is nice, and a change for the better imo. I don't want to go to back to Vegas after not going to one of these shows in 3 years and have to deal with the kid mentality.
You have the benefit of being a tad on the large side so non of those party go'ers with the kid mentality are going to bring any in your direction :D

[Carrie]

Originally posted by Trev+Oct 29 2003, 03:51 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Trev @ Oct 29 2003, 03:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Anthony@Oct 29 2003, 06:49 AM
Jim,

Whatever event you put out, it's going to be another awesome party.

Laid back is nice, and a change for the better imo. I don't want to go to back to Vegas after not going to one of these shows in 3 years and have to deal with the kid mentality.
You have the benefit of being a tad on the large side so non of those party go'ers with the kid mentality are going to bring any in your direction :D[/b][/quote]
You'd be surprised. Guys with kid mentality often pick the biggest-looking guy in the room and start giving him shit just to prove something.

Of course they don't realize that what they're proving is that they should keep their mouths shut when they've been drinking. :rolleyes:

[spazlabz]

Originally posted by Carrie@Oct 28 2003, 06:42 PM
Jim the only downfall I see with that is not everyone enjoys thick cigar smoke (and why doesn't anyone smoke pipes anymore, dammit?? I used to love the black cherry smell of my Dad's pipe in the winter...) - plus it's hell on the eyes.
hahahaha, I smoke a pipe occassionally, the funny part is, I choose a cherry pipe tobacco because it is very airomatic(sp) and it stays around longer than my wifes pouporri

spaz

[KevinG]

Originally posted by Jim Holio@Oct 28 2003, 04:28 PM
One idea: have a VIP lounge with wine tasting.....premium cigars....some Frank and Dean playing.....serving up martinis
That's the best idea I've heard all day. Can I vote more than once for that? I smoke cigars and drink martinis every day, and twice on Sunday's.

When the family comes over for the holidays, I switch to my pipes because everyone digs that aroma.

After everyone goes to sleep, I switch to the bong.

[kath]

Originally posted by Carrie@Oct 28 2003, 06:42 PM
Jim the only downfall I see with that is not everyone enjoys thick cigar smoke (and why doesn't anyone smoke pipes anymore, dammit?? I used to love the black cherry smell of my Dad's pipe in the winter...) - plus it's hell on the eyes.
*sigh* Childhood memories here too... my dad used to alternate the Black Cherry with the Vanilla tobacco... to me that always smells like the holidays. I admit that I tried to get hubby into the pipe (back when he was a smoker) and it just didn't stick with him - wasn't his thing...

Lots of good ideas being tossed around for a new kind of gathering... laid back, no kids, no bullshit - already sounds like a winner.

Good luck with it Jim. :okthumb:

[Shok]

I want to put on a party with free all you can eat captain crunch, fruit loops, and Dokken and Quiet Riot doing covers of Faith Hill songs

[Vick]

Originally posted by Shok@Oct 29 2003, 11:05 AM
I want to put on a party with free all you can eat captain crunch, fruit loops, and Dokken and Quiet Riot doing covers of Faith Hill songs
Does that include a slip and slide and baby oil plus complementary cans of Aqua Net?

[Hooper]

If it doesnt well then i'm just not going to attend :P

[Shok]

of course it does, along with self serve snoopy snowcones

[Tonda_WEGCash]

Shok -

Whatever happened to the Trailer Park party idea?

I was really looking forward to the PB&J's and the Boones Strawberry Hill!

[Anthony]

Originally posted by Carrie+Oct 29 2003, 03:48 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Carrie @ Oct 29 2003, 03:48 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -Trev@Oct 29 2003, 03:51 AM
<!--QuoteBegin--Anthony@Oct 29 2003, 06:49 AM
Jim,

Whatever event you put out, it's going to be another awesome party.

Laid back is nice, and a change for the better imo. I don't want to go to back to Vegas after not going to one of these shows in 3 years and have to deal with the kid mentality.
You have the benefit of being a tad on the large side so non of those party go'ers with the kid mentality are going to bring any in your direction :D
You'd be surprised. Guys with kid mentality often pick the biggest-looking guy in the room and start giving him shit just to prove something.

Of course they don't realize that what they're proving is that they should keep their mouths shut when they've been drinking. :rolleyes:[/b][/quote]
Trev,

Unfortunately, Carrie is correct. Couple that fact that my girl will be with me, and I get all kinds of grief.

Not to worry though, this just gives me an excuse to hurt someone.

[Jim Holio]

I am really going to look into this.....

I may try to put together a much smaller one for the November gig in Santa Monica to test the waters.

Brad...I am looking to be in a position by that time where doing some PR would be in the best interest of the company. Holio is looking to make some very big changes in the months to come.

I do believe our brand hads done a good job of standing on its own in this community...... but there are still many peope in this business that I would like to forge some meaningful and beneficial relationships with.......

Throwing an event where people can meet on even ground in a comfortable environment has always been a good setting (for me anyway) to set up a solid foundation.

My other reasons are purely selfish....If I am going to go to a party... why not have it your own.

Some cool feed back.....Oh the Cigar smoke....it will not be mandatory and keep in mind we are in las Vegas so generally speaking the ventalation is quite good.



Last edited by Jim Holio at Oct 29 2003, 10:45 AM

[Sharpie]

NoCreditCard guys did the Martini & Cigar party in Hollywood. It was probably my favorite party - it brought out the 'cream of the crop, that I didn't see at the loud parties.

Very relaxing & they had the outside balcony for smokers. Think something like that might be a good idea.

If you have a relaxing party without all the loud music....and the elbow to elbow people - please invite me and Dave :-)

[Jim Holio]

Originally posted by Sharpie@Oct 29 2003, 11:54 AM

If you have a relaxing party without all the loud music....and the elbow to elbow people - please invite me and Dave :-)
....but of course you will be invited