Welcome to my hometown! We're up to 27 attendees for our annual (?) AES
Internet Dinner. I found the perfect restaurant, Buca di Beppo (thanks to Bill
Ruck for the suggestion), only a block away but they couldn't take us Friday or
Saturday, so I have reserved for 100 THURSDAY NIGHT. Yes, the first day of the
show! I have to give them a firm head count by the 21st. I have reserved the
space with my Belden credit card, so we're going to dinner or I'm in trouble.
(Your choice!)

DATE: Thursday, October 28, 2004
PLACE: Buca di Beppo
855 Howard St.
415-543-7673
COST: $27.50 includes everything, including tip, except alcohol.
See menu choices at the very end of this email.
DIRECTIONS: Go out of the hall and turn West (away from the bay, towards
Twin Peaks). You are at 747 Howard St. Just go to 855, one block away.
TIME: 7 PM (one hour after the close of show that day)
We will meet at the Belden booth (#1414) at a casual 6 PM, at the end of the
show, and proceed en masse, probably around 6:30 PM.
We have until 9:30PM at the restaurant.

Do you want to go? Just send an email to . Do NOT reply to
this post as I almost certainly will not see it. Give me your full name, and
the name of your company (optional), and where you're located (also optional).
I REFUSE TO POST EMAIL ADDRESSES since such a list can be easily abused.

If you are bringing guests, be sure and indicate how many, so I can get an
accurate count. Of course, you can talk amongst yourselves about the GREAT time
you had at previous versions of this get-together. As usual, I will post the
updated list every few days. Feel free to pass this to other email or
newsgroups that might have members at AES. Or contact me and I will add that
group to my distribution list.

This year, AES has (finally) set up online "exhibits only" registration for
clients and friends. No more paper passes. The address is:
http://www.aes.org/events/117/vip.cfm?27

Looking forward to seeing all of you.

Steve Lampen
Multimedia Technology Manager
Belden CDT


THE LIST SO FAR: (If I am missing last names, business connections or other
info, please re-email me. I would be glad to correct as we go along.)
Remember, an asterisk means you said OK to Friday, but we've moved to Thursday.
Let me know if you can't do Thursday.

JJ Old & Retired
*Mark Particle Salad
George Ashley San Francisco CA
Dan Dugan +1 Dan Dugan Sound Design San Francisco CA
Gordon Gidluck Gidluck Mastering
Eelco Grimm Grimm Audio The Netherlands
Lou & Coleen Judson Intuitive Audio San Francisco
CA
Bob Katz +wife
Steve Lampen Belden CDT San Francisco
CA
*Benjamin Maas +2 Fifth Circle Audio Los Angeles CA
Len Moskowitz Core Sound
Bob Olhsson +1 Audio Mastery Nashville TN
James & Della Perrett JRP Music United Kingdom
*Vince Poulos Speck Electronics
Bruno Putzeys Grimm Audio The Netherlands
*Mike Rivers +1
Bill Ruck Broadcast Engineer San Francisco
CA
Bob Smith BS Studios
Mark Stahlman New Media Laboratory New York NY


Buca di Beppo
Pre-Set Menu

The preset menu is $27.50 per person.
This includes food from the below menu, non-alcoholic beverages,
20% gratuity and 8.5% tax.
ANTIPASTI
Choose 2 Items
Garlic Bread Bruschetta
Garlic Bread with Mozzarella
Fried Calamari
INSALATE
Choose 1 Item
Caesar Salad
Mixed Green Salad with Prosciutto & Gorgonzola
Grande Tomato Salad with Meat & Cheese
ENTREES/PASTA
Choose 2 Items
Chicken with Lemon Macaroni Rosa Baked Ravioli
Spaghetti Aglio Olio Chicken Cacciatore Spaghetti Marinara
Eggplant Parmigiana Rigatoni Positano Chicken
Parmigiana
Penne Cardinale Chicken Saltimbocca Linguini Clam
Sauce (white or red)
SIDE DISHES
Choose 1 Item
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Escarole
Meat Balls (3)
Green Beans
DOLCI
Choose 1 Item
Spumoni with Chocolate Sauce
Torta Formaggio con Raspberry
Tiramisu
Torta Doppia Cioccolato
Buca di Beppo will determine quantities based on number in party as well as
dinning room arrangements. Some menu items can be made without meat, just ask!
Hey, are you hungy now or what (after reading all that). The Belden Guy