The friggen hotel is sold out? wth prolly not going to bring any games then if i have to leave the location

Location is secure. Nothing to worry about. Other hotels are nearby.

No worries might get there next year I have done nothing but live and breath pinball since september and am currently @ the shark club where i have 70+ games to play at will until at least the 18th including all the new sterns and WOZ already.
Dont feel like traveling all over to another hotel with party and kid then worry about my machines.
Just saves me running may ass off to get the machines shopped and ready for the show when i get back.

I just barely got a room. The next day they were sold out at Sheraton. I am too much of a procrastinator.

Is this really a fair thing to say? Do you sit with your games in the gameplay area the entire weekend if you're there? In your room, is in your room, not with the games. No matter if it's down the hall or down the street.

Call every day to see if there are any cancellations. There always are.

See not having room in hotel meens no parts on location or tools etc then even if i attend party kid cant even goto room early, honestly dont even think im going to the show anymore.
Im in Michigan and have access to 70+ machines here already Ill stay here and get paid to work on em and play em free instead of paying to participate at the MGC or run may ass off when i get back home to Wisconsin to try and bring games to the MGC that i cant even have the stuff on location to repair if they have problems.
Costs me $500min to be at show If i dont have to rush home to get machines shopped etc for show i can stay here still play all the same machines and make $$ instead
I had enough problems last year with the machine I brought and im not going to run all over town to get tools etc to keep it running for the show so yes being on location or not is a deal breaker for me, that and if my son wants to goto bed at 8-9 i cant even attend the after party im not going to send him to another hotel alone so i can have my fun

You did tell people a while back to reserve their rooms, that they would most likely sell out well before the show .

Did you try calling the hotel? After it was announced as sold out, my buddy called and still got a room.

Not your fault. If someone is coming and bringing games. They should have reserved a room when they decided to do this. Not wait until the last week.

LTG : )

Always call during business hours so you don't get a person not at the hotel. ( though I would check right now ).

LTG : )

You have friends there ? Store tools in their room.

Not go to the show anymore, because of your screw up ? That's kind of harsh. And only hurts you.

LTG : )

Oh yes, I did not get a room at the deal price in the block MGC had. I had to get one of the more expensive rooms. it was like 109 instead of 89.

I thought the whole sheraton was sold out, not just the mgc block

It dont matter its my machines, my call, and my fault. I should have booked earlier but its ok it just saves me a bunch of work and money in the end realy. Like i said im at the shark club another week i can play all i want here free and stay longer now i dont have to burn my time running home to shop out my machines to bring to the MGC also making money to work on these machines.
Its my favorite show. but due to being by Howell and Ann Arbor nowdays seemingly monthly, it opens the door for other shows like MPE and Kalamazoo instead. so its no major loss in the end for me just 2 less machines at the show which it sounds like they already have more than they need .

Looks like Friday is soldout! Going to be a fun weekend!

What's sold out? The tourneys?

I would guess the Friday night event at that guys house with all the pinball machines.

LTG : )

The Sheraton must not be completely booked. I was just able to get a room for Friday night through Priceline.

This is a great problem to have. I only wish I could have contributed to the hotel sellout this year, but alas won't be able to attend.

Dan,

I have a question. I pre ordered two of the shirts that had to be ordered by the 13th. I paid through PayPal. I printed off my receipt to pick them up at the show, and my receipt shows one shirt. I paid for 2, and can print the PayPal receipt. Should I bring that, to ensure I get my two shirts? Thanks,

Bill

Why were tickets to Tom's place limited this year? I've gone the last 2 years and I don't remember any big crowds, problems or waiting on games there. It is a shame that some people who have never been will miss out on his place due to the limits.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I'm pretty sure last year was the first year for Tom's...

Jaz

You're right. The year before that I was invited over there with Dennis Nordman and a few other people. That was the first time I was there, but it was not an official MGC event then. Forgot about that.

If anybody has extra tickets... I could use 3..I have people coming in from out of town so I just
found out I have a need for 3 tickets.