Me three!
As I live in the fair city
now, I am likely to be around whenever the party will be held. Heck I can even plan my time away from Montréal so I don't miss it, as long as I know a little in advance. I am so looking forward to this!
The GT's I attended all left me with a smile afterwards, and I am still in touch with quite a few people I met this way. After attending two GT's in Québec City, I have helped convince some of that bunch to come and join us this next time. They are already talking about renting a mini-bus...
Talking about Québec City, one thing they do there which I really like is hold a dinner prior to the "lounging" part of the evening, and they always manage to find a private dining room in which to do it. It allows for everyone to talk a little freer, even one time, we all got up in turn to introduce ourselves (if we so wished of course). It was très cool.
If the GT is at the Hôtel de la Montagne, I will go anyway. And my comments I hope will be viewed as constructive, I know Shijak and other people who have organised in the past have worked hard. But: to me, HDLM is like an R-Rated version of the "Love Boat" series. The only thing I like about the HDLM bar is meeting you folks. I find that place dated, cheesy, rococo, rundown, garish, no food to talk about and they cant even serve wine at the proper temperature. Like I said, not complaining about previous efforts, but this is Montréal, we have choices, we can do better.
May I suggest: there are a few restos on Prince-Arthur that have 2nd floor banquet facilities. Of course, we have to get a minimum headcount commitment. I am willing to help with the logistics.
Afterwards, we can all congregate at the Radio Lounge, the Ballroom or some other hot spot on St-Laurent, lift a few eyebrows...
Looking very much forward to it, whenever and wherever it is!