See http://www.prince.org/msg/2/205658



CarrieMpls and Endorphin74 bring you:

The Official MinneVasion Itinerary*


FRIDAY

Folks will be arriving through the day today. Contact the Hosts directly if you need help coordinating your travel from the airport or if you are arriving early Friday and need some fun suggestions for your day. For those of you here early we will make sure you get a proper meal in before we officially kick off the weekend with:

THE PRINCE INVASION PARTY at


The Bolt is one the town's most interesting Gay Bars and is located at 513 Washington Avenue S, Minneapolis

The party kicks off at 9 PM. 'Purple Drink' Specials from 9-10. Princey vids playing all nite long as we go crazy on the dancefloor to the beats from DJ Lenka Paris


Lenka is our lovely local lady who keeps the Prince Nights alive in MPLS. Her sets are NOT to be missed.

Locals, y'all had better get your ass out on the town for this. Once again we are gonna show MPLS how it's done!

SATURDAY

Morning
Do what you want! Rest, relax and recover from Friday night. Grab a bite to eat. Enjoy the city. We will be happy to suggest activities based on where you are staying.

Afternoon
2 PM - ?
The annual 'meetNgreet' at


http://www.theherkimer.com

The Herkimer is a friendly brew pub located in the LynLake area of Uptown. It’s very easily accessible by the bus. Serving a variety of traditional and quirky foods, it’s a nice place to spend the day. Bring some change as well, they have a rockin little jukebox.

If the weather cooperates, after eating and whatnot we will head out on foot to enjoy the area. LynLake has somehow managed to retain the independence and funkiness of what we all imagine Uptown to be. Even if you don’t spend money, there are some fun shops to check out.

Some of our planned stops as we stroll the neighborhood include:





and, most importantly, only a few blocks away:



Evening
The meetNgreet will likely last into the early evening hours. Once we’ve parted, we will have some open time for folks to get back to their belongings, rest and freshen up for a night in downtown MPLS.

Night
9 PM
Meet at:


700 First Avenue North Minneapolis

Located directly across from the legendary First Avenue, O’Donovan’s is one of our finest Irish Pubs. With a great selection of beers and spirits to get the mood flowing and a lot of space to gather in this is a good place to start a night on the town. An added plus for those who haven’t found time to eat again is the full menu of your standard bar food. Oh and, if you haven’t seen First Avenue yet, now’s your chance! My money’s on at least a few group photos being taken at this point in the night!

10:30ish

It’s time to get our groove on. So we are heading to:

10 South Fifth Street Minneapolis

Foundation is the latest name for a club space which has suddenly reappeared in MPLS. Swanky and hip without being too pretentious, it’s been a welcome addition to our night life. Foundation features a mix of MPLS house and electronica in the mainroom and old school Hip Hop and RnB in the Deep Lounge. The variety of music and atmosphere should be a perfect fit for our group of seXXXy.

An added plus of this venue is that it is located directly across from the Notorius Gay 90s. So, should folks decide that a change of scenery is in order as the night rolls on, we can head over there for more dancing and the most potent drinks in MPLS.

SUNDAY
At this time we will not be planning any large activities. We will enjoy a nice brunch with any of those who aren’t flying out early. GET BOOKED PEOPLE! If most of y’all are staying through the day, we will put together something to keep us all entertained.

*events subject to change

*The hosts reserve the right to add an afterbar at Club 2441 at any point in this weekend.

*We’ve scoured concert calendars and were unable to find any reasonably priced show that would appeal to all. If you are really hoping for some live music while you are here, let us know and we will get you the most appealing options.


Now, DON’T U WANNA COME??!!
[Edited 10/5/06 15:51pm]

The official guest list:

Locals
CarrieMpls
Endorphin74
EskomoKisses (plus BabyKisses-the NEWEST Princey Kiddie)
Handclaps
Lovemachine
RaspberryWoman
TMPletz
Violett
HiinEnkelte
Hobbes (are you still with us?)
Jillybean
TommyRoss
dancinggyrl

BOOKED Invaders
Muse
Anx
HereToRockYourWorld
MinneapolisGenius (ok, she's kinna local, kinda invading)
McD
the Audience
FunkMistress
madartista
stymie
brownsugar

PROSPECTIVE INVADERS:
Since we are approaching the actual event, we will add names to the official guest list as travel plans are confirmed. This way we have an accurate count for planning purposes. SO BOOK YOUR FLIGHTS! WE LOVE YOU AND WANT YOU HERE!

LOCALS:
Help us with our planning, let us know what events you will be participating in, please!



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[Edited 10/10/06 16:36pm]

HOTELS

INVADERS PLEASE NOTE:
Unless you will be renting a car (or driving here) we HIGHLY recommend you choose from a downtown MPLS hotel. These are VERY easily accessible by lightrail/bus/cab. MPLS public transport is not the best, so if you stay outside of Mpls, your journey to and from events could be painful. Please ask if you have questions about lodging!

We recommend the hotel below.

Ramada Inn Downtown - 41 N 10th St, Minneapolis, MN 55403 - 2 double beds, smoking or nonsmoking ($79)
http://www.ramada.com
if you are looking for cheap and not seedy, this is the top choice. This hotel is literally within blocks from First Ave, lightrail, busses, shopping, food, etc.

wanna relive the fun memories from previous invasion threads?

wanna check out the "thinking it over list" so you know who to harass?

need some additional hotel info?

check THESE out:


most recent:
http://www.prince.org/msg/2/198779

older:
http://www.prince.org/msg/2/190516

older still:
http://www.prince.org/msg/2/183063

wooooo!

hehehe, club 2441...i just noticed that.

and for saturday afternoon's activities, if you're staying at the ramada you're totally in luck as far as getting there, as there's a bus line only a block away and there's a bus that'll take you directly to the lyn-lake neighborhood and stops nearby the herkimer (damn near in front of it!). when everybody's here, we can all take over a metro transit bus and head over there.

if you have any questions about the bus, let me know.




[Edited 9/23/06 8:48am]

Have I mentioned how excited I am?!?!

Stickyfied

luv4u said:

THANKS!

oh btw, i'll be attending all the events this year. you guys are stuck with me.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

sweet!

I plan on making it Saturday at 2pm. How long into the afternoon/night I'll be able to stay is kinda up in the air yet.

TMPletz said:

Hey, we'll take WHATEVER you can give us

afterbar at 2441!

BOOKED!... Counting the days... And can anyone suggest a fly apparel shop for men, close to downtown?

NudeJude said:

1) exactly what kind of apparel are you looking for?

2) who's this?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

co-sign to ALL that!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

1 - Something modern-dressy. Don't like mass-produced stores. "High Fashion, is where my money goes."

2 - Former org name: WildAndPeaceful... First time to any invasion (hope newbies are welcome) other than SF Dream Factory and LA Bump Squad events... I was planning on being in Chicago that week - thought it would be cool to check you all out instead... plus I've never been to Minneapolis!

NudeJude said:

some new blood is always good!

I'll get together some shopping info for you...

There I practice fammed are we happy now?

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

GOOD WORK!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

yer gonna be famming out double-time when you get up here.

someone's been added to the Booked list!

endorphin74 said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Please don't be 9'sy and Althom!

Please don't be 9'sy and Althom!

Ok Ill go look!

I am so happy! Its Neil!

BOOKED, MUTHAFUCKAS!






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[Edited 9/25/06 8:51am]

YAY FOR THE NEW FOLKS ADDED TO THE BOOKED LIST!!