BMC was able to get us the 23 tickets for the 19th.  These will be Category
2 seating which I've been guaranteed is great.  It seems that Category 1
seating has been scooped up by season ticket holders and other groups that
also had early purchase opportunities - BMC alone is ordering over 500
tickets for its employees with our 23 tickets included in that number.
Anyway, these tickets are $50 instead of $60 so those of you who have
already put your checks in the mail will get a refund from me at some point.
In the meantime, we can all mark up our calendars for the 19th of January.

Cheers,
cb

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Ballou, Chris
> Sent:	Wednesday, October 10, 2001 12:26 PM
> To:	'Britt & Eric Chemla/Jones (E-mail)'; 'Cecily Horton (E-mail)';
> 'Brooke Stroud (E-mail 2)'; 'John & Angie Griffith/Paez (E-mail)'; 'John &
> Angie Griffith/Paez (E-mail 2)'; 'John & Jean Geresi (E-mail)'; 'Nicole &
> Ken O'Brien (E-mail)'; 'Peter & Linda Zweig (E-mail)'; 'grajan@pdq.net';
> Brooke Stroud (E-mail); Debbie Breckeen (E-mail); Jill & Rob
> Whitten/Proctor (E-mail)
> Subject:	RE: Let's go to the cirque
>
> OK.  How does Saturday, January 19th, 2002 at 8PM sound?  No one has
> indicated that they have a conflict that day but it is MLK weekend.  So
> committing to this date precludes you from going away that weekend (or at
> least forces you to sell your tickets.)  So this email is to confirm that
> all of you are in agreement with the chosen date.  Please respond before
> noon tomorrow.  If I don't hear from you then I'll assume that you have no
> objections.  If there are a lot of objections then perhaps we should
> consider the following weekend.
>
> There is one small problem.  The offer my company has available requires
> cash or check payment and there are now 23 of us going!  That's $1380 and
> I'm not able to front that much money.  So I need checks from everyone
> right away.  I apologize for the inconvenience.  I had no idea that credit
> cards are not an option.  You can either drop a check in my mail slot if
> it's convenient or mail to the address below.
>
> Besides that, I'm very, very excited about the show in January.  And yes,
> I can say CIRCUS!
>
> Chris Ballou
> 1725 Albans
> Houston, TX 77005
>
> 	 -----Original Message-----
> 	From: 	Ballou, Chris
> 	Sent:	Tuesday, October 09, 2001 1:03 PM
> 	To:	Britt & Eric Chemla/Jones (E-mail); Cecily Horton (E-mail);
> Brooke Stroud (E-mail 2); David & Kathleen Jameson (E-mail); John & Angie
> Griffith/Paez (E-mail); John & Angie Griffith/Paez (E-mail 2); John & Jean
> Geresi (E-mail); Lana McBride (E-mail); Nicole & Ken O'Brien (E-mail);
> Peter & Linda Zweig (E-mail); 'grajan@pdq.net'
> 	Subject:	Let's go to the cirque
>
> 	Who wants to go see Cirque de Soleil's Dralion next year?  BMC is a
> corporate sponsor so I can buy tickets before they go on sale to the
> public.
>
> 	The available dates are:
>
> 	Day Date Time
> *	PREMIERE January 17, 2002 8:00 p.m.
> *	Friday January 18, 2002 8:00 p.m.
> *	Saturday January 19, 2002 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
> *	Sunday January 20, 2002 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
> *	Saturday January 26, 2002 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
> *	Sunday January 27, 2002 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
> *	Saturday February 2, 2002 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
> *	Sunday February 3, 2002 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
> *	Saturday February 9, 2002 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
> *	Sunday February 10, 2002 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
> *	Saturday February 16, 2002 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
> *	Sunday February 17, 2002 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
> 	Yes, this is a new show, not to be confused with Quidam which they
> did the last time they were in Houston.  Now here's how I think we should
> handle this.  Instead of your preferred date, respond to me by tomorrow
> with the dates you are NOT available and I'll pick a date that avoids as
> many scheduling conflicts as possible.  The deal that my company is
> offering requires the purchase of fifteen tickets for a given performance.
> If they don't get 15, then we'll be offered an alternative date.  Tickets
> are $60 each.  Let me know if you are interested in going and how many
> tickets you want by tomorrow and I'll put it all together as a single
> order.  You can send me a check at the address below.
>
> 	Can you say CIRCUS!
>
> 	Chris Ballou
> 	1725 Albans
> 	Houston, TX 77005
>