In a message dated 11/9/2005 9:39:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, CagGra writes: I thought the food and the atmosphere for the Victory Dinner was far less than desirable. Anyone remember the Columbus National Dinner a few years ago? It was beautiful, elegant, and the food was very good. I would pay $50 for a dinner like that every year, but I wouldn't pay $10 for a dinner like we had last week. We either need to have a truly nice dinner like the Columbus year and do it right...OR...do what Lew said and just have a more informal dinner after the show on Saturday. However, trying to portray an elegant Victory Dinner and falling way short is no good. My favorite Victory dinner was in St. Louis. Wasn't it at a place called the Columns (?) or something like that. Food was served family style on the table (not usually something I like, but it worked). The food was *spectacular* and the atmosphere was great. It was a long way from the show site, but it was worth it. Julie Degen ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================