[mba] Saints game--the good, the bad, and the ugly

The good news--the Twins' new stadium opens this evening (yes, I'll be there!), so baseball season is officially upon us! :) The bad news--very few are stepping forward to purchase tickets for the Saints game on Monday, May 17th! :( After three straight years of selling 50 tickets, we are nowhere near that right now. The ugly truth--If we don't get a whole bunch of people signed up by April 17th, I'll probably need to cancel the tables, chairs, and keg of Flat Earth the club was paying for. If we don't get quite a few more to sign up, we may have to cancel the tailgating spot. :( The tailgating spot, tables, chairs, and keg are not free, and are justifiable if we get our usual 50 folks. I can't ask the club to pay for all that if we're well short of that number. The extra good news--there's still time to read the note below and sign up!!!!! Do it NOW!!!! :) Please and thank you, John Here's the second-to-last call for signing up for the MN Homebrewers Association's Saints game. Details follow, but by April 17th I need to turn back tickets I don't think we'll sell, so just sign up NOW, please! Here's the original info-- It's time to start planning for the MN Homebrewers Association's annual "Sinning with the Saints" event. If you're new, here's how it works: Each May, the club rents a tailgating spot for a game at Midway Stadium, home of the Saint Paul Saints baseball club. At 4:00, members (with their friends, and family) begin assembling at the tailgating spot. We grill, we chill, we enjoy being outside for the first time in six months. Homebrew is shared, and after 7:00 people trickle into the game to eat cotton candy and harass the opposing team. This year we'll be attending the Monday, May 17th contest against the Saltdogs of Lincoln, Nebraska. New this year!--chairs and tables! The club has sprung for 50 chairs and five tables to be set up at our tailgating spot in advance of our arrival. Rumor has it that there might be a five-gallon keg of some local treat available as well. Old this year!-- e-mail me with your ticket requests, then send a check (PAYABLE to MHBA) for $12 per ticket to John Longballa, 1015 Parker Ave, Roseville, 55113 We purchase 50 tickets for reserved seats, and have sold them all the past three years. It would help me a lot if people who are planning to attend could speak up before the week of the game, like NOW, please! (or at least by the end of March--pleeeeease?) Children aged three and older need a ticket. Also old--we'll need a few folks to bring grills. Everyone should bring grillables and something to share. Plates, plastic ware, etc. are provided by the club. Mark your calendars, e-mail me, send a check (payable to MHBA), then start planning your menu items! John Personal. Professional. LONGBALLA INSURANCE John Longballa--Agent A second generation of insurance answers, insurance solutions 651. 756. 8080 ____________________________________________________________ Refi - Low as 3.32% APR Homeowners: Refi before rates rise. $300k for $1,306/mo. No SSN req'd http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4bb64fef2017299ac7st03duc