Miscellaneous '86 Reunion Updates

Hi all,

1. While you all made me nervous for a couple of months, I am glad to report that '86 remains a "We will get around to it when we really HAVE to" outfit, and with a desperate charge on the original September 15 early registration deadline, we have 790 tickets sold to the tailgater (including 306 classmates), 190 to the Friday dinner, and 55 folks signed up for golf. Everyone who registered before September 15 should receive your fleece and cap in the mail before the reunion . . . some who register after that date will too, but we can't guarantee it at this point.

2. Despite the fact that your geedunk may not arrive before the reunion, if you register for tailgater at this point, your first ticket purchase MUST still be for a Classmate Ticket, since that cover cost not only to the merchandiser, but also for tents and toilets for the tailgater. Those things are important. Don't try to be a sea lawyer and figure out a way to not pay your share, okay? Thank you.

3. The next deadline of note is next Friday, September 23, when we will jack up the registration prices to reflect late fees at about 9:30 AM. You can still register without penalty between now and then. Fashionably late doesn't win any points in my book, though.

4. There are still rooms in the Loews hotel block, so I encourage you to use them, as things will get pretty tight downtown during Homecoming Weekend, and you're not likely to get a better rate without staying further out from the action.

5. Congrats to Kip Pagach, Dave Watts and Eric Johnson (golf guru) for being the winning recipients of our drawings for room upgrades at Loews . . . see, people, when you sign up early, good things happen, right? Let's consider this a teachable moment.

6. The Reunion Color Company Competition remains tight, with 25th Company pulling into first place this afternoon, both in terms of total numbers of classmates registered, and percentage of the company registered. 26th, 33rd, 29th, 32nd, 1st, 21st and 28th are nipping at their heels, so nothing is decided yet . . . though October 11 is the last date to register to have your sign-up count for Color Company kudos. We will honor the winning company at the class dinner on Friday night.

7. That's it for now. If you haven't signed up yet, get on it NOW . . . you can get all the information you need to do so, and to get a room at Loews, and to buy game tickets, here:

http://86usna25.blogspot.com/

See you all soon!

E