You Know You Want To...

It's that time of summer- pull out your crap to start selling on Ebay or Craigslist- or start harvesting your (or others) organs (or, even worse, get a job) so you can come with Jackie and me to New York City for a week in June of 2010.

Here's the skinny:

When: Tuesday, June 8-Monday, June 14th 2010

We will either leave on a red-eye flight Monday night (not my 1st choice) or early, early Tuesday morning.

Where: Hampton Inn Times Square North

A new hotel for us, but a great deal because it includes either a hot, sit-down breakfast or a breakfast to-go. Still in a great location (across from the Wicked theatre) right in the middle of Times Square.

Cost: I am doing my best to keep the price at $1850 for quad hotel occupancy. It will not be over $1900 (for 4 in a room- adults will be with adults- unless I don't like you and then I'll put you with my sophomore boy students).

What do I get for my money? Good question- first you get me and Jackie for a week in NYC-you cannot put a price on that (ask Austin Cope or Jared Stromberg when we took them to Pomme Frites when everyone else was "too tired". Babies). Also, it's extra fun when Jackie and I are both sleep deprived- ask my parents when they shared a room with us in 2006.

Other than our sparkling conversation, here's what else you get:

• Round-trip airfare from SLC (or wherever you want to fly out of- Thomas Travel is our agency and they will hook you up or discount the flight amount if you find your own).


• 7 Day Unlimited Metro Card. We will teach you all you need to know about the subway system (and if you ride with Clin or Brent Cox, you may accidentally end up in Harlem if you get on the express train on accident). You will be pros with the system by the end of the week.
  
• Metropolitan Museum of Art tour (one year the highlight was the Easter Island fertility statues. They got lots of snickers from my students).


• Top of the Roc and NBC Studios Tour (while not as high as the Empire State, the elevators are cooler).


• 6 nights/7 days hotel accommodations ($1850 for Quad, more for 3 and 2 to a room).


• Shuttles to and from the airport


• Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Tour/Boat ride


• and the best part... Orchestra tickets to 5 Broadway Musicals and 1 Broadway play- with open times slots so that you can see 3 additional shows of your choice on your own. Shows I am looking at right now for the group include: SpiderMan (the new extravaganza by Julie Taymor- director of The Lion King and Bono and The Edge as composers. This is the most expensive Broadway musical ever), The Addams Family (with Nathan Lane and Bebe Newerth), Catch Me If You Can (by the same team that did Hairspray), Billy Elliot (just won the Tony for Best Musical). So far, unlike our 2002 trip, there is nothing involving full frontal nudity, but, because my mom is probably coming on the trip, I'll do my best to find something...

So- what I need is for you to turn in your deposit of $300 before October 1st, 2009. Money is non-refundable because show tickets, etc. are non-refundable. If you're interested, leave a comment and I'll send you a registration packet and give you more info. This trip will be a blast- come with us in 2010! Those of you that have been in the past, feel free to contribute testimonials (or your favorite moments- this will be the 5th summer trip Jackie and I have done... and no, I don't need any chaperones- I already got the ones I need).