On 4/30/06, David Grimes <david.grimes2@mail.dcu.ie> wrote:

> DVDs and whatnot: I would suggest going with the 7 euro price across
> the board for Guys n Dolls DVDs. 7 is reasonable, 9 too much and 6
> just a bit too cheap. Cormac has the prototype done as far as I'm
> aware, and having seen a preview, it looks shit-hot. But the question
> remains: how are we gonna sell them? Do we wait until Clubs & Socs Day
> next year, or contact members by email or wha? And who is driving the
> bus on this one? I would suggest putting ONE person in charge of DVD
> sales (perhaps our shiny new PRO, Liana) and make that person also in
> charge of collecting monies for said sales, keeping an accurate record
> of said monies and thence passing them onto our shiny new Treasurer,
> Joey for lodgement to our account. Double yayness! I recommend getting
> in touch with Cormac & Lennox at 085 7208516 and 087 7604458
> respectively and sorting it out between y'all. Cormac has also stated
> a desire to do a PhD here in DCU, so may be around next year...

Dr Cormac Faye... God how scary :) Why not sell next year, and contact
people now aswell? Get, say, 50 of each made up? We could offer them on
Clubs and Socs next year too!

>
> Events for next year: You should be coming up with a rough idea of
> what events you'd like to do next year, and try to assign production
> teams. JOHN, keep a record of this - we found out the hard way this
> year, when we couldn't remember who was down to produce what. Oops.
> Don't just say (for example) "Let's do the Panto in week 11" and
> assume the Panto will get done. Next year's 1st Year Rep may not be of
> the legendary status of our previous two 1st year reps. (*pats self on
> back*) . Write a script over the summer, see who wants to take it on
> and go with it! You should probably kick around ideas for next year's
> musical too...*prepares for a fight*

I'll be able to help ye out on this guys, if you need anything.

>
> Also: I feel that any more than 30 on the trip is a logistical
> nightmare. It was tough enough with 30, can you imagine a countoff
> with 50? Eeeep. Keep it at 30, and it makes booking flights/show
> tickets/hostel much easier. It also lends a sense of exclusivity to
> the project, and we'll sell it out in 15 seconds....*grins evilly*

This year, let's try to sell it exclusively to members. Should we offer
a priority booking to those who have actually been active, or does that
sound elitest? Just to eradicate the 'Oh, shopping trip from drama'
attitude of certain members.

>
> Now the catch is that it's bleedin' expensive. I would personally
> budget about 70 or 80 euro per head for a good night out. I know
> that's steep, which is why I have done nothing about booking the meal
> yet. I'm just making a suggestion, that's all. I think it would be
> great for us all to get out and have a great night out after the work
> we have put in this year. And sure bring the new committee and
> assorted girlfriends/hangers-on too!

Agh. Good God that's expensive. What about Yo Thai in swords? It's
awesome food, great atmosphere and they perform in front of you as they
cook, they sing songs and they do magic tricks. Crazy Asians. And it's
about 30e pp.

>
> Now another option is the Hard Rock Cafe, a scene of more than one
> session last year, but curiously untouched by DCU Drama this year. But
> meh. Let's do something more interesting!

Hard Rock is good, but pricey. We could also try the elephant and castle
of Luigi Malones? I don't recommend bringing our boyfriends /
girlfriends. It just seems a little silly to me, it's a drama committee
meal and it's a practice that we don't usually undertake.