Smocon '09: Calgary, Alberta?

So I've heard talk that Smocon '09 won't happen or this and that reguarding it's fate. I've taken it upon myself to make a bid to host it here in my hometown, of Calgary, Alberta (In Canada, for any slow people).

But why Calgary?

This city has an oft (poorly) emulated ability to party:

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The Red Mile has up to 40, 000 people during playoff runs. They flow out from the Saddledome and just party it up on 17th! There have been very, very few arrests and I myself have had a girl jump on my broad man shoulders to show her tits to the crowd. Tits galore! But this won't be happening at the proposed time of the trip, it's just an example for the retarded capacity for party without planning.

Now that some context has been set for the fun times in Calgary, my proposal is this: You come during the 2009 Calgary Stampede (July 3-12, 2009).

But aside from flooding a street and showing boobs, what else is there?
-Most glorious Rodeo on the planet (with the highest prize, $1 million)
-Cows being herded through the streets
-Chuckwagons, midways and other fun redneck activities
-free pancake breakfast, usually served with screwdrivers (the drink), every single day all over the city
-Largest outdoor show on Earth, has everything from extreme mountain biking displays to piglets to play with, as well as casinos and deep fried macaroni and cheese (yum!)
-Nashville North, a makeshift nightclub loaded with the worlds shortest skirts and easiest women (or men).
-Decorations ALL over the city, some offices even close down to get sloshed and just party for the duration!

-Did I mention the drinking age is 18 and Canada has some amazing beer?

Okay, but we can't do that for the whole duration...well, we could, but there's so much else to do!

Calgary also sports:
-a world class zoo with a successful breeding program for rare animals such as Siberian Tigers*
-The Glenbow museum, a collection of cultural relicts and jewels that is rather neat if it's your bag
-a 1.5 hour max drive to the mountains. World famous Banff and Burgess Shale are just a stones throw away!
-1.5 hour drive from world famous drumheller and the world famous badlands*

*Note that on these two I'd be able to give guided tours to both, perhaps a back area tour of the Tyrrell museum can be arranged ;). I'd also arrange a short (but intense) hike through Horsethief Canyon to do some prospecting for dinosaur bones.

So, there is more than enough to do if you were to come during stampede. I'd suggest drinking and partying at Stampede one of the days, then the next (or before, if you are opposed to hangovers) we ship out to one of the above locations for education or relaxation!

I'd be willing to play HNIC on this one, I just need some interest first. Anyone down with this?

While you mull it over, here's some of the sights:

Banff national park
Calgary skyline (taken from Saddledome)
Drumheller badlands
 
My bonus this year is 10% of what it was last year. Compensations are frozen. I will not be traveling anywhere this summer. :justin:
 
My first quarter bonus was 29, yeah thats right Twenty-Nine Dollars. Calgary is probably a little far for me with a quarter bonus of $29 USD, though I am aware that with that I can get about 34 dollars worth of booze in Canada!
 
But will there be Neo-Nazis?

I jest.

Unfortunately Alberta is a bit outside my driving range ATM, and I'm sure I'd just end up killing your buzz anyway. I doubt I'll be able to afford tickets, although if I did go I'd probably get a kegger dropped on me since my birthday is July 11th.
 
I would love to see Deck Knight and his reactions in Canada.
Let's start up a PayPal fund to get him there.

edit: wait would that be socialist?
 
I would love to see Deck Knight and his reactions in Canada.
Let's start up a PayPal fund to get him there.

edit: wait would that be socialist?

Depends on whether you're an employee of the state. In which case technically it's still your money even though the state paid you.

I'm much more fun in person. All my best college buddies are left of center.

I'm a new hire though so I probably won't be able to take the week off even if I wanted. At best I'd have to do one of the weekends (3-4 or 11-12), and might be able to secure a floater. Sadly the 4th is on a Saturday so unless there's a Monday floater I'll be SOL for any more than 2.
 
Canadians are a myth.

Wait, 18 drinking age? You expect a no?

(btw, cows stink, massively. You make them marching through town seem like a good thing x_x)
 
Guess I'm going to Rochester.

God, I wish you would. Any and all who come to Rochester will be put up for the night and gotten ridiculously drunk by yours truly.

EDIT: Best 8500th post, ever.
 
I live right next to Canada but Calgary is just way out there...
(Rochester is within driving range)
Also isn't drinking age 19?
 
How about a goddamn meet up somewhere near Kentucky? Yeah, Canada, NY, New York, I'd like for once to be in on one of these things.
 
If a meetup in nj is arranged I will perform the soulja boy for everyone's amusement.

but yea let's do a meet up I can get to :)
 
If a meetup in nj is arranged I will perform the soulja boy for everyone's amusement.

but yea let's do a meet up I can get to :)

We did

and you didn't come

My reaction to this is the same as most peoples', I think: I would love to go but it's a bit out of the way. Also I can't really commit to a certain time since I don't even have my summer job worked out (though I would love to do something; it turns out that I am getting a reasonably sized tax refund).
 
God, I wish you would. Any and all who come to Rochester will be put up for the night and gotten ridiculously drunk by yours truly.

EDIT: Best 8500th post, ever.
DM tell me you arent living in rochester, NY..............
 
Drinking age is 18 in Alberta, it's 19 in other places in Canada though. We are lucky here.

DM stop hijacking my wayward travellers please or I'll be forced to send you a strongly worded, yet polite, message.
 
How about a goddamn meet up somewhere near Kentucky? Yeah, Canada, NY, New York, I'd like for once to be in on one of these things.

gogo Smocon 09 Chicago, IL

I wonder if that's "close" to Kentucky >:P

NYC again anyone!??!!

Wouldn't be a terrible idea. I doubt TAY is willing to fly over again though!
 
hey guys how about smocon in england? there's never been a better time to come here!

but anyway, i would certainly like to come one of these. i'll probably have the money for it but i'm not sure about travelling all the way to the US for just the weekend.
 
Though I live so near to Calgary and would probably be able to attend this, Calgary is not really the best place to hang out and have fun. Frankly Edmonton is more redeeming because of our mall ;)

Calgary tower is a fun place, though. I dislike the stench of rednecks there though.
 
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