Post #604027 by TheClamsCasino on Thu, Aug 25, 2011 1:26 PM

I rarely come out of lurk mode, and I'm probably going to get flamed for this, but I gotta chime in with my 1/2 cent. This is the first of the 9 TO's I've attended where I didn't leave exhilarated. While I appreciate all the effort that goes into this, I'm beginning to think the event is getting too big for the hotel venue with all the downsides that carries with it. Attendees should not have to be woken up by a band playing loud as hell at 1am, nor again with a fire alarm, nor again with some drunk ass playing drums. Add to this the increasing costs of simply staying at that hotel for event and it is becoming something where the decision to automatically GO is no longer in the game plan. I overheard lots of people viewing Mojave and Caliente as a more manageable option for next year and I gotta say if it is going to cost me almost a grand to stay at the Hanalei I'll be thinking long and hard about my other Tiki event options. I also kinda feel that people's complaints aren't really being taken seriously, cuz there are far larger issues than somebody bringing a rooster to the event.
Sorry to be a downer, but I'm kinda bummed that TO ain't the glorious yearly event it used to be for me.