Navy Pier

Navy Pier

Historic Navy Pier® is Chicago’s lakefront playground. And it’s the Midwest’s #1 tourist and leisure destination, attracting more than 8 million visitors per year.

Navy Pier excites and entices guests with their favorite sights and sounds of the seasons. Open year-round (with the exception of Christmas and Thanksgiving Day), there is always a reason to visit the place where excitement awaits! Navy Pier showcases a unique collection of restaurants and shops in addition to unequaled recreational and exhibition facilities – in a setting like no other!

We want to hear from LA fans!

Preliminary plans are falling into place for an event in Los Angeles for the Global Birthday Celebration, but we need your feedback to see if there is interest. So far, we are considering the Saturday, October 24 for the date; Group screening of Law Abiding Citizen at a local theater; dinner at a local restaurant; small raffle for prizes. Ticket prices would be in the $30 – $90 range with several registration options depending on your budget. Each registration would include a souvenir tote bag.

Volunteers are still needed to help in the organizing and gathering of information for anyone coming in from out of town or those not familiar with Los Angeles. Please contact events@gerardbutler.net if you are interested.

Cast your vote below and please only place a vote if you are serious about attending. Thanks!

New York Details!

We are very pleased to announce that the Birthday Bash will be held on Saturday October 24th at

St. Andrews
140 West 46th Street
(their new location)
4pm-7pm

The party will include a complete buffet (Hors d’oeuvres, 3 main dishes)
1 hour open bar
(the next 2 hours will be a cash bar)
$69.00 per person
to be paid thru Paypal only…..email roro9093@aol.com
“After Party” ~ main floor St. Andrews!

As always, we will have plenty of Gerry/Scottish related items in the raffle. We are also hoping to
have some NYC related items, and just plain irresistable stuff as well. (this is where we need
everyone’s help and genorosity, as in years past.) St. Andrews is looking forward to hosting us this
year and its upstairs party room is ideal. Finally…they have a room to accomodate the Gerry fans!
Let me or Rosa know what you are planning to bring for the raffle when you decide, in order for us to keep a running list and hint at any “big ticket” items. We also hope to have a little surprise or two…no Gerry isnt joining us…hence the “GERRY WILL NOT BE ATTENDING THIS EVENT” notice.

NicoleD has graciously volunteed to head up the Raffle gathering…we’re hoping that our buddies
Cinderella and Denise57 will help set up again since they all did such a bang-up job last year.

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And since after 5 years we may be running short of Gerry/Scottish related ideas for the raffle, we’ve decided to have a theme this year…its going to be called ” Six Degrees of Gerard Butler” …so that gives us tons of leeway…and lots of fun things to work with! (you can put a little tag on each item tracing its relationship to Gerard. Should be very interesting.

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In keeping with simultaneous worldwide party theme… we had to keep the party to this date.
Since the weather is often wacky (who could forget last years monsoon?)…the “after party” is simply
down a flight of stairs!!! And if you get drenched this time…well…”say no more say no more” as Monty
Python used to say! rotfl

As of this writing Rosa and I are not sure which charity will receive the proceeds of everyone’s
generosity..but rest assured, it will be a good one. We will certainly keep you posted.
And we are sure that a tidy sum will be raised thru eveyone’s heartfelt donations.

Rosa and I will be adding hotel suggestions, and activity suggestions to this thread for those of you who will making a long or short weekend of it. But these ideas are strictly on an independent …gather a few friends and go on your own basis. (not like a hardcore convention since nyc is in itself a very eclectic mix!) However, we welcome volunteers for any activity organizing). So mark your calenders and check back now and then to see our progress. This should, as in the past years be so much fun…we look forward to another successful bash and catching up with all our friends.

Donna and Rosa aka RoRo and Secondchancetart

List of Registered Attendees – Seattle

This is attendee list for the Seattle event:

Cajuntart
Ceecee
Cyndee
Deders
Julianna
Koldman
Lady Elaine
Leimomi
Lilyrose
Lisa Lanini
Mean Dean
Mommaduck
Mommaslittleduck
Ruthie
Scottishdreamer
Sojourn
Webberphan

Tours Of Seattle

As it is past our registration date the pay ahead tours. If you will be joining us at the Seattle Con there is still the possibility of being included as an add on!

 

Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour 

Friday, October 23, 2009 at 3:00 pm.

Tour price $15.00

Join the tour beneath Seattle’s sidewalks and streets that were once the main roadways and first-floor storefronts of old downtown, where you will be regaled with humorous stories of Seattle’s pioneers.  The tour begins inside Doc Maynard’s Public House, a restored 1890s saloon.  Then you walk outside through historic Pioneer Square to three different sections of Underground.  The tour ends at the Rogue’s Gallery, where you will find portraits of Seattle’s colorful characters and other displays depicting Seattle’s artisans and mementos of your visit.  The tour will end at the Underground Café.

Note: the underground tour does have 6 flights of stairs, you may want to wear comfortable shoes!

 

Pike Place Market Tour

Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 10:00 am

Tour Price $7

The oldest continually operating farmers market in the nation, this colorful market boasts a splendid array of seafood and produce stalls, restaurants, crafts and international foods. 

 

Seattle Aquarium Tour and Waterfront            

Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 1:30 pm   

Tour price $20.00

Walk under the water in a glass dome as Elliott Bay creatures swim all around you. Touch the sea anemone. Learn about the lives of salmon at the world’s first aquarium based salmon ladder.  Meet Aiki, the sea otter pup who was born at the Aquarium.   Then explore the Seattle Waterfront—a collection of restaurants, shopping, and attractions. Feed the sea gulls, and stroll by the fountains on the wooden piers of Waterfront Park, and admire the view.

 

Sunday Brunch at the Space Needle

Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 12:00

Tour price $58.00 (this price includes all tax and gratuity)

Enjoy a lovely brunch at the restaurant at the top of the 520 ft. Space Needle, built for the 1962 World’s Fair.  Take in the spectacular view as the restaurant turns 360° while you dine.

 

Victoria, B.C. for the Day

Monday, October 26, 2009, at 8:30 am 

Tour Price $140 

The Victoria Clipper departs, for a thirteen hour excursion to Victoria, B.C. You will travel on a swift and comfortable catamaran from the Seattle waterfront right into the heart of downtown Victoria, Canada.  Once there, this pedestrian-friendly city is yours to discover with other fans.

You will need a passport or Washington State enhanced drivers license for this tour.

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