Washington, DC June 22 Pre-show and Fundraiser

blackngold

Where:
Grand Slam (1000 H Street, NW--approximately 3 blocks from Verizon Center). Grand Slam is the bar located inside the Hyatt Hotel

When:
June 22, 2008, 3-4pm start time. rockin on until showtime

Benefiting:
money will be donated to the National Institute of Health in suburban DC for Monosomy 1P36 Syndrome research. (http://www.nih.gov and http://www.1p36.com)

Hotel Info:
The Hilton Garden Inn in Arlington, VA is nice and just a short metro ride to the arena. great rates. usually $89 a night. here is their website (http://www.hiltongardeninn.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=DCAARGI).
More hotels will be listed soon.

Parking Options
City Center Parking Lot located on K Street and New York Ave. approximately a block from the hotel and 3 blocks from the Verizon Center is usually free on weekends. Also, there are tons of parking garages by the arena, but can cost around $20 for event parking.

Entertainment:
Ziggy (Pit Name - ItalianRockstar) will be performing an acoustic set. Thanks man! check out his band at http://www.myspace.com/thedelaneys. in my humble opinion...they f'n rock!!!

Auction/Raffle Items:
-2006 Immagine in Cornice t-shirt XL - donated by blackngold
-selected Fan Club vinyls - donated by crazypjfan
-Mookie Blaylock (1st live show) Off Ramp Cafe, Seattle, WA. 10.22.1990 DVD - donated by beachdweller
-Temple of the Dog (1st live show) Off Ramp Cafe, Seattle, WA. 11.13.1990 DVD - donated by beachdweller
-Molo Sessions Sealed CD - donated by all4pearljam
-10 Club Mookie Blaylock T-Shirt Red XL - donated by all4pearljam
-U.K. / Ireland '07 Ames Poster - donated by Satansbedbugs, see here - http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/42172
-11-8-06 Sydney, Australia CCFA Poster - donated by decides2dream
-Guitar pick from Mr. McCready - donated by SpotintheSky
-Cleveland '06 Poster - donated by PittsburghPJ
-15 PJ DVDs - donated by gndcd402
-Boston Poster - donated by hrd2imgn
-numerous 2003 bootlegs donated by TrAveLar
-$50 gift certificate to Gordon Beirsh Bar and Restaurant(DC folks know how awesome this place rocks)
-gift certificate for Day at the Spa at Hela Spa for all the ladies (located at Wisconsin and M in Georgetown)
-Free golf lessons at a local course.
-Free Round of golf for 4 with 2 carts at a local course
-Washington Capitals jersey signed by the 2008 team (including Ovechkin)
-Free Ski pass with lift tickets to a ski resort in WV (details coming soon)
-We will also be raffling off gift certificates to numerous restaurants in the Gallery Place/Chinatown area of DC. (this is the neighborhood that the Verizon Center is located...so obviously this is more attractive to locals)


Please contact me (psurookie@yahoo.com or pm me) if you can help with this. thanks ladies and gents!

Raffle Ticket Prices:
3 for $5
8 for $10

Fundraiser Merchandise
- Boom Shirt, http://wishlistfoundation.org/shop/catalog/images/hawaii.jpg
- Matt Shirt, http://wishlistfoundation.org/shop/catalog/images/hawaii.jpg
- Ed Shirt, http://wishlistfoundation.org/shop/catalog/images/T-EDVED-PICK-01.jpg
- Stone Shirt, http://wishlistfoundation.org/shop/catalog/images/T-STON-PICK-01.jpg
- Mike Shirt, http://wishlistfoundation.org/shop/catalog/images/T-MIKE-PICK-01.jpg
- Jeff Shirt, http://wishlistfoundation.org/shop/catalog/images/T-JEFFA-BALL-01.jpg
- Wristbands, http://wishlistfoundation.org/shop/catalog/images/W-YIELD-RED-01.jpg
- Beer Cups, http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k230/WishlistFoundation/2007-04-28%20Chicago%20Gathering%20-%20Fundraiser/beercup.jpg?t=1176528258
- Wishlist Foundation Logo Tee, designed by Jeral Tidwell, http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k230/WishlistFoundation/2007-04-28%20Chicago%20Gathering%20-%20Fundraiser/wishlist_blackbg.jpg?t=1176527840

Who Is Rockin' With Us?
Blackngold
Debzilla
FoxyMop
ItalianRockstar (providing the rock!!)
a5pj
Ringo + wife
Vedder_soup
KDH12
decides2dream + husband
crazypjfan
beachdweller
oxxys
foxymhmama
all4pearljam
truant
Fifthelement
satansbedbugs
restlesssoul
Nixon in Detroit
Robbyblaylock
Evil Closet Monkey
Born.Mine.Die
kc_pj
doin'the-evolution
luvistower
PittsburghPJ
nfanel
krisdababe
satansbedbugs
megpearl
tRaVELar
PittsburghPJ
restlesssoul
HeidiJam + wife
daughter68
hrd2imgn
lukintimer
manderaco
droptheleash2216 + 1
hawkeye8388 + 1
joline
sawyer + 1
Rocks + 1



Please PM me if you can help. or email me at psurookie@yahoo.com
Thank you so much to FoxyMop, Debzilla, crazypjfan, and SpotintheSky for already volunteering.

debzilla

and, Thank You!

a5pj

very cool, hope to see you there!

Foxy Mop

Hooray!

Mark me as attending and helping

ringo

I can't volunteer for help but if there are drink specials I think me and wife might be able to stop by for a drink or two.

Foxy Mop

For anyone who remembers the Hawaii fundraiser and Ziggy's awesome performance and impromptu sing-a-long; Ziggy from the Delaneys will be doing an acoustic set fpr us at the party again!

http://www.myspace.com/thedelaneys

patrickredeyes

Foxy Mop wrote:

For anyone who remembers the Hawaii fundraiser and Ziggy's awesome performance and impromptu sing-a-long; Ziggy from the Delaneys will be doing an acoustic set fpr us at the party again!

http://www.myspace.com/thedelaneys

I don't remember much that day. But do remember Mic was on the harmonica with Ziggy.

vedder_soup

yeah, i should be there

KDH12

Sign me up I can help or help drink

Tuolumne Mama

Anyone know of any 10C tickets available for this (DC) show? I want to volunteer but need the tickets first since we are out of town. Thanks.

leatherman_8

this might be an unwelcome suggestion, but Bar Louie smokes serious pole. I don't know much about Grand Slam, but frankly I'd be up for anywhere but Bar Louie.

Could it not work out having it at RFD?

a5pj

FoxyMHMama wrote:

Anyone know of any 10C tickets available for this (DC) show? I want to volunteer but need the tickets first since we are out of town. Thanks.

u missed out on 10 Club tix, but there's ticketmaster soon i believe.

Tuolumne Mama

Thanks a5pj. I am going to try that route but am confused cause some say tickets go on sale tomorrow and other places say the 11th. Does anyone know for sure?

decides2dream

NICE!

my first pre-party of the tour, and my husband's first...EVER! really looking forward to it! and, really nice to see a local charity benefit, kudos! seeya there for sure!

blackngold

leatherman_8 wrote:

this might be an unwelcome suggestion, but Bar Louie smokes serious pole. I don't know much about Grand Slam, but frankly I'd be up for anywhere but Bar Louie.

Could it not work out having it at RFD?

i agree with the assessment about Bar Louie. however, i prefer not to help RFD in any form for a few reasons. One reason being that in '06 when we held the fundraiser there, they would not play PJ on the stereo much (we had to suffer thru Staind, Nickelback, and their other usual crappy programming).

debzilla

FoxyMHMama wrote:

Thanks a5pj. I am going to try that route but am confused cause some say tickets go on sale tomorrow and other places say the 11th. Does anyone know for sure?

public sale for that venue is the 11th @ 10 am

blackngold

newspaper is saying tomorrow (April 4th)...however Ticketmaster says the 11th.

decides2dream

blackngold wrote:

i agree with the assessment about Bar Louie. however, i prefer not to help RFD in any form for a few reasons. One reason being that in '06 when we held the fundraiser there, they would not play PJ on the stereo much (we had to suffer thru Staind, Nickelback, and their other usual crappy programming).

not that i know a damn thing about bars in DC, but how about a happy, medium...a compromise, and somewhere else entirely? i mean, if you BOTH already think this bar louie place sucks, why go there? i hereya for the other place, but i have seen others post about it elsewhere and RAVE about it, so musical selections aside....might be a good idea none the less...or somewhere new? just a thought.......:)

beachdweller

count me in

looking forward to seeing those aI know, and meeting those I don't

leatherman_8

decides2dream wrote:

not that i know a damn thing about bars in DC, but how about a happy, medium...a compromise, and somewhere else entirely? i mean, if you BOTH already think this bar louie place sucks, why go there? i hereya for the other place, but i have seen others post about it elsewhere and RAVE about it, so musical selections aside....might be a good idea none the less...or somewhere new? just a thought.......:)

blackngold suggests a valid reason for not wanting to RFD. The only reason I suggested it beacuse is because it's large and roomy, and has a great beer selection. It is a little pricey, but where in DC isn't?

cowboypjfan

Looking forward to the show and would love to lend a hand:) I have to go through some extra fanclub records i have to see what i can donate.

InHiding19

I'll show up I had a blast at the one at Lolla last year!!!

blackngold

leatherman_8 wrote:

blackngold suggests a valid reason for not wanting to RFD. The only reason I suggested it beacuse is because it's large and roomy, and has a great beer selection. It is a little pricey, but where in DC isn't?

the beer selection is great at RFD, but the management is known to be quite aggressive with their female employees. i'm not cool with that and i dont really want to give them any business.
Also, SpotintheSky works at the Grand Hyatt and has done the legwork for Grand Slam.

dhartogs

Grand Slam is in the Grand Hyatt. How about the Green Turtle, that is 8 steps from the entrance to the Verizon Center. I've never been to one of these pre-parties, is there a cover, other than buying raffle tickets?

My buddy has a travel site, and since I am from DC I put this together list bars and stuff around the Verizon Center. There are tons of places, just finding the right one. I would assume you need size and some place to put a guy on guitar?

http://www.straycompass.com/article_page.php?recordID=14

decides2dream

blackngold wrote:

the beer selection is great at RFD, but the management is known to be quite aggressive with their female employees. i'm not cool with that and i dont really want to give them any business.
Also, SpotintheSky works at the Grand Hyatt and has done the legwork for Grand Slam.

well it sounds like you HAVE found a happy medium then!
as i said, i know nothing about DC bars....was merely reading posts from those of you in the know. ALL sounds good to me! be there no matter what!

dhartogs wrote:

Grand Slam is in the Grand Hyatt. How about the Green Turtle, that is 8 steps from the entrance to the Verizon Center. I've never been to one of these pre-parties, is there a cover, other than buying raffle tickets?

My buddy has a travel site, and since I am from DC I put this together list bars and stuff around the Verizon Center. There are tons of places, just finding the right one. I would assume you need size and some place to put a guy on guitar?

http://www.straycompass.com/article_page.php?recordID=14

oh, is the hyatt not close to the venue?
if it isn't i would suggest a place that is. i have been to errrrrr.......5-7? pre-show parties, both in the states and abroad...and the BEST were always BIG, CLOSE to the venue OR....had a SHUTTLE to the venue. but overall, i think you get the best turn-oput being close-by.


anyhoo...as i said...whatever....i'm there in any case.
looking forward to meeting many new jammers!

Foxy Mop

BNG... you can also add Nixon in Detroit, Robbyblaylock, Evil Closet Monkey and shoot... I forgot the last person.. d'oh!

They will be lending a hand also!

restlesssoul

i will be there .

RSVP

restlesssoul
and
Born.Mine.Die.


i will dig up something to donate too.

its gonna be a good time!!!!

satansbedbugs

Please sign me up to attend and help support your cause!!!

Fifthelement

You can add another Canuck by way of the UK to the attendee list. I'm looking forward to meeting fellow Jammers.

Cheers!

Anon

I'm in, and will probably have some stuff to donate will get some PJ stuff together soon).

truant

I'll be there!