Re: Subject: [Harp-L] SPAH Hotel Trouble

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just to reiterate:

To get the $95 SPAH hotel rate, follow this link:

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/stlsa-renaissance-st-louis-airport-hotel/?toDate=8/18/13&groupCode=socsoca&stop_mobi=yes&fromDate=8/11/13&app=resvlink


SPAH has a board set up to help interested parties hook up with room and ride shares: 

http://boards.spah.org


though you could also make share inquiries here and on other harmonica discussion lists.

The hotel is filling up faster than usual; this is gonna be a big one.
 
Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
            Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
            Blues Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
Resident Harmonica Expert, bluesharmonica.com
Instructor, Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance


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 From: Emile Damico <oatss_oatflakes@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "EGS1217@xxxxxxx" <EGS1217@xxxxxxx>; "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 4:21 AM
Subject: Re: Subject: [Harp-L] SPAH Hotel Trouble 
 

I'm all booked in for my hotel. It looks like they opened up more rooms. I thinks this is gonna be a great 

SPAH. So many heavy hitters coming. The jams will be incredible.

Looking forward to meeting you.

Emile



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From: "EGS1217@xxxxxxx" <EGS1217@xxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
Cc: oatss_oatflakes@xxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 2:47 AM
Subject: Subject: [Harp-L] SPAH Hotel Trouble 



Hi Emile:
 
A couple of days ago when I was told by the Hotel that they had to charge 
me full rate for 2 of the SPAH days since there were no more rooms, I knew 
enough to contact the Convention Director via email--since Val Redler 
Caltabellotta had run into the same problems with the GSHC Hotel during the New 
Jersey Conventions. All it took was a phone call from her then(as President of 
GSHC) to request another block of rooms to be put on--something our Hotel 
was supposed to do automatically but which caused a lot of concern among 
prospective attendees at the time. It was purely a logistical issue, as is this 
one.
 
 
 
My current problem with the Renaissance was handled likewise and with 
alacrity. When I called back later in the day my room was now available for the 
full stay at the SPAH price, and the Marriott people couldn't have been 
nicer. But as Winslow's saying, this IS the time to book your room: for 
some reason most people wait to make their reservations till this 
point in June for August and since this year's is the Big 50th Anniversary, 
I doubt there'll be a spare room available if you wait too much longer.
 
 
 
There is always someone willing to share to cut costs, though: I remember 
years when groups of 4 of the younger guys bunked together. They all had a blast 
based on their videos and stories afterwards. The website is now set up for you 
who need to do this - or send out emails to those of your friends. If you can 
also ride-share to St. Louis that would take care of the bulk of your expenses: 
the actual cost of the Convention is very affordable and includes ALL of the 
entertainment, seminars (with perhaps one exclusion) and the Saturday Night 
Banquet. Definitely worth every penny. I'm speaking purely as a SPAH member who 
thinks a SPAH Convention should be on every harmonica player's 'must do' list, 
even if you're travelling fairly frugally.
 
 
Looking forward to seeing both old and new friends there,
 
Elizabeth
 
"Message: 1
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:28:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: Winslow 
Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] SPAH Hotel 
Trouble
To: Emile Damico <oatss_oatflakes@xxxxxxxxx>, 
"harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx"
<harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>

A lot of people are 
registering for the 2013 SPAH convention. We're having to increase the size of 
the block of rooms set aside for SPAH members, so you should be able to register 
soon.

Get your room reservations NOW if you're coming to the SPAH 
convention. Eventually the hotel will run out of 
rooms.

Winslow


Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies, 
ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
Blues 
Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
Resident Harmonica Expert, bluesharmonica.com
Instructor, Jazzschool for Music Study and 
Performance


________________________________
From: Emile Damico 
<oatss_oatflakes@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" 
<harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 10:49 AM
Subject: 
[Harp-L] SPAH Hotel Trouble


Has anyone had trouble registering at the 
hotel site.
I get the message no group rooms 
available.


Thanks,

Emile

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