2 (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} 2_gryphon) wrote,@ 2008-06-30 19:21:00 |
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Who would have thought?
Ok, this is not my official AnthroCon post. Not yet, anyway. I'm actually still here! Many people left today, but there are more scragglers around still than the total member base of many other conventions. I'll wait until I'm home to do my, "OMG, AnthroCon rocked" post.
For now, I offer you a very interesting story from this weekend.
Without mentioning any names, a high level Anthrocon staff member told me a story this morning.
See, the Westin hotel frowns on room parties. If there are noise complaints, they don't like that very much and they'll send security to the room to shut them down.
However... Unofficially, the rule is, if your party is quiet enough that no one complains, then who's going to know?
Well, this year, there was a certain "group" of furs who made it a point to advertise the fact that they were going to have a party. They didn't hide it at all. They sent word out and rigged it to where the people in the rooms next to them wouldn't complain about the noise from their party.
Once the party was going, a lot of people stopped by -- some staff members and even some of the Dorsai. They all said it was a really well-run party. Not too noisy. And everyone seemed to be having a very good time.
The person who told me this story had a lot of booze and passed out. When he woke up, the party was winding down. He said that at that time, he saw the people who were throwing the party doing a very strange thing. They were actually picking up garbage in the room. They put it all in garbage bags and set them neatly against a wall. Another fur then got out a portable sweeper and began going over the carpet, picking up little bits. And yet another fur started spraying disinfectant over the surfaces and wiping them down.
By the time they were finished, the room was sparkling. It's as if no one had even been in the room. In fact, my source said, it was even cleaner than when they checked in. He said the maids should have given THEM a tip.
Well... needless to say, I was impressed. You don't often see a furry party that is so clean and respectful to the hotel. I know there are many fur party groups out there with names or logos, so I asked the staff member if this group had a name, so that I could remember to attend their party next year.
He said, "Yes, they have a name."
"Well, what is it?" I asked.
"It was the babyfurs."
...I was absolutely floored.
Credit where credit is due. Congratulations to the babyfurs. You've made a very positive impression on a lot of people this weekend.
Ok, this is not my official AnthroCon post. Not yet, anyway. I'm actually still here! Many people left today, but there are more scragglers around still than the total member base of many other conventions. I'll wait until I'm home to do my, "OMG, AnthroCon rocked" post.
For now, I offer you a very interesting story from this weekend.
Without mentioning any names, a high level Anthrocon staff member told me a story this morning.
See, the Westin hotel frowns on room parties. If there are noise complaints, they don't like that very much and they'll send security to the room to shut them down.
However... Unofficially, the rule is, if your party is quiet enough that no one complains, then who's going to know?
Well, this year, there was a certain "group" of furs who made it a point to advertise the fact that they were going to have a party. They didn't hide it at all. They sent word out and rigged it to where the people in the rooms next to them wouldn't complain about the noise from their party.
Once the party was going, a lot of people stopped by -- some staff members and even some of the Dorsai. They all said it was a really well-run party. Not too noisy. And everyone seemed to be having a very good time.
The person who told me this story had a lot of booze and passed out. When he woke up, the party was winding down. He said that at that time, he saw the people who were throwing the party doing a very strange thing. They were actually picking up garbage in the room. They put it all in garbage bags and set them neatly against a wall. Another fur then got out a portable sweeper and began going over the carpet, picking up little bits. And yet another fur started spraying disinfectant over the surfaces and wiping them down.
By the time they were finished, the room was sparkling. It's as if no one had even been in the room. In fact, my source said, it was even cleaner than when they checked in. He said the maids should have given THEM a tip.
Well... needless to say, I was impressed. You don't often see a furry party that is so clean and respectful to the hotel. I know there are many fur party groups out there with names or logos, so I asked the staff member if this group had a name, so that I could remember to attend their party next year.
He said, "Yes, they have a name."
"Well, what is it?" I asked.
"It was the babyfurs."
...I was absolutely floored.
Credit where credit is due. Congratulations to the babyfurs. You've made a very positive impression on a lot of people this weekend.
