If you aren’t you should be. I’m sure going through the program that Agro recently posted will help.
AMVIV is A MINI Vacation in Vegas happening the last weekend of March, 2010 at Aliante Station in North Las Vegas. For information and details visit the website at www.amviv.com
New update from Andrew ‘Agro’ Ross about AMVIV7, happening March 25th – 28th, 2010. In case you missed it, we actually talked to Agro during Woof 308 so you can go back and listen if you haven’t already.
Hi everyone. It’s been a while I know, but I finally have some AMVIV news for you.
We have signed a hotel contract! We’re moving away from Palace Station this year, to another property in the Station Casinos family. We’re going to Aliante Station which is a brand new, absolutely beautiful hotel casino. The hotel part is a bit smaller than Palace, and we will have the entire hotel blocked out for our attendees. Yes, if you see someone in the hotel elevator, they will be another AMVIV attendee.
For those of you that aren’t subscribed to the AMVIV Mailing List, this is the latest update from Agro concerning feedback for the next AMVIV
It’s been a while since you heard from me, but it’s about the time that we start seriously planning AMVIV for next year. The Sin City MINI Club has a new President this year (welcome and congratulations to Mark Finn) and we are contemplating a few changes to mix things up a little and keep the event fresh for those of you who have been here several times.
I have put together a survey on SurveyMonkey.com. The results are aggregated and not identifiable as having come from a particular person or even location, so please feel free to be honest.
As you can imagine, response to the survey was huge. So huge in fact that it filled up the database of the first survey. Not to worry, you can still give your feedback. You don’t have to sign up, provide your email address or anything. Follow the links below to help out.
If your last name starts with the letters:
- A-H take this survey
- I-P use this link
- Q-Z take this one
Like I said, it only takes a few minutes and your feedback will greatly assist the AMVIV Planning Committee in creating the next AMVIV! Making it better than it was. Better. Stonger. Faster.
Once upon a time, in a desert far far away, there was a MINI Cooper event called AMVIV. And it was good.
Todd and I were there. You saw the photos and the video, right? I mean, we were in Vegas for the whole weekend. Heck, we even did a live show. And that show is the missing Woofcast; number two hundred ninety one. Performed live in front of about 12 people.
A show that Todd and Sherwin both recorded. One via audio, one via video. Great.
Or, maybe not. Todd’s MacBook was unruly that day and produced a recording that sounded like it was filtered through steel wool and crushed brick. When checking the audio from Sherwins camera, it sounded like we woke up after a night of cigar smoking and gargled with coal and razor blades.
To make matters worse, we couldn’t get our schedules together last week to do a show.
I have looked at most of the video and there is some there that’s not horrible that I will be uploading to WhiteRoof.tv later in the week.
We will be recording a show this week for sure. It’s looking like Saturday and I’ll try to talk Todd into letting us do it live.
Don’t worry, you can still go over to Motoringfile and catch up on the news, or go through the Archives here. MINI United is coming up, now would be a good time to listen to episodes from ‘07 you might have missed.
Todd and I host the banquet at AMVIV, caught on tape by WRR listener and ace videographer Sherwin Smith from BehindtheVroom.com.
Full download to follow later today at WhiteRoof.tv.
But what happened to Woofcast 291? Well, it’s a funny story, but we’ll get to that later.
This episode we cover news, as always, from Motoringfile.com, but not so much with Gabe’s new car pictured here. You can, however, read about it here (pt 1) and here (pt 2).
Plus a quick AMVIV wrap-up.
But what about Woof291? You see, we recorded it live from Vegas. But, if I’m honest, it’s listenable. Not to worry because we did capture it on video. You don’t care about the video, but the audio is awesome and I will be posting that this coming weekend.
Woofcast :
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Wow, what a great weekend! HUGE congrats to The Sin City MINI Club and the AMVIV commitee for putting on yet another fantastic event!
We’ve been working hard to get everything up and posted for you! All of the video (so far) is up at WhiteRoof.tv. Here is a sample.
You can check out the photos here. Be sure to do a search at Flickr for AMVIV as there are a TON of great photos from some of the best MINI photographers in the country!
We still have audio and a little more video that you aren’t going to want to miss. We did a live show from AMVIV that some of you caught online plus camera were rolling for the banquet! All of that will be coming up later in the week.
A MINI Vacation in Vegas is 1 week from today friends! Are you ready? If you have already registered, great job! If not, there is still time, but not much. Registration will close tomorrow at noon! After that, banquet tickets will no longer be available and no guarantee of a shirt or a hat and you won’t be able to get one of the snazzy, pre-printed name badges.
The tentative schedule has gone up if you are wondering what it is you want to do. Of course Todd and I will be there, recording Woofcast 291 LIVE from the upper deck of the Palace Station before taking off to the Show and Shine. Expect things to get started right around noon. For those of you not able to make it, keep an eye on the sites for the live feed.
We hinted at this during Woof 290, but there will not be a regular show tonight. With today being the start of Todd’s birthday extravaganza and Michael or Gabe not being available, it would only be me, and that would be fairly boring. I will put up a Best of WRR in the feed on Monday for you to tide you over.
I’m going to posting quite a bit to Twitter, including the occasional photo from my phone. You can also follow along on Facebook. There will be photos and video too! Keep an eye out for those.
Don’t forget the new White Roof Radio page at Facebook either!. It’s set up so that you can share photos and videos with other WRR Fans, plus I’ll be putting a few things there as well.
1 week. I’m not sure about the rest of you, but I can’t wait!
Apologies for posting late. A live show tonight! Thanks to everyone that made it, apologies to those of you that missed it. And yes, for the record, Todd was wearing pants.
AMVIV is just about a week away! Listen in for Todd’s tip for getting a room in Vegas if you missed out on the great rate Palace Station was offering. There is still time to register for the event if you haven’t already. Even if you don’t register, you should still think about going, but remember, if you don’t register, you won’t be able to attend the banquet. Tickets for that are presale only.
If you do decided to go, be sure to be around the upper deck of Palace Station on Saturday because we will be doing an honest to goodness live show. Woofcast #291 or #292, depending on what happens this week.
Of course, we cover news of the week from Motoringfile.com. If you were wondering what a Space Box is, here you go. Of course, if you are looking for something more practical, check out the image above, sent in by our good friend Jim Peterson, The “Kernel” of C.O.R.N.
More on AMVIV to follow early next week. Stay tuned!
If you missed it, I’ve set up a few White Roof Radio page at Facebook, with links to other cool places on Facebook, including the AMVIV group. Come join us!
Woofcast 290 :
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For those of you that aren’t on the email list (subscribe here), here is the latest concerning AMVIV. Don’t forget, both Todd and myself will be there! If you would be interested in Todd installing graphics on your MINI, let him know soon!
Be sure to find us and say hi. We are going to want to talk to everyone!
Also, I have been warming up WhiteRoof.tv for any video that we might capture. New gear that takes HD video as well as a little help this time around.
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Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know what we’re up to with AMVIV and remind you of a few things.
Palace Station is NOT going to close or be bought by Boyd before AMVIV.
The group rate at Palace ends for the final time THIS FRIDAY, March 6th. If you want to stay at Palace where all the action will be, go here and book your room.
Registrations are up to 242 as of this morning (3/2/09) so while we are a bit behind last year, we’re still looking at a very respectable turnout, on par with or even ahead of the 2007 event.
The event book has now gone to the printers, so any vendors who sign up now won’t be in the book. We are still taking vendor registrations, so encourage your favorite vendors who aren’t on the www.amviv.com/sponsors.htm page yet to sign up. (Read on…)
For those that aren’t subscribed to the email list (you can subscribe here), here is the latest AMVIV 09 update from Grandmaster Agro.
For those of you that are concerned about the Station Casinos, please be sure to pay very close attention to the first paragraph.
I was just cruising through the attendee list and see that Canada will be representin’ big time, as will the PDX area. Of course, White Roof Radio will be there too.
Hi everyone. I’ve had a few worried emails from people concerned about Station Casinos bankruptcy talks. I just got off the phone with Connie at Palace and she assures me that this is no problem for us. Palace Station will be operating exactly as in prior years for AMVIV and we have nothing to worry about on that front.
On a different but still Palace related note, I convinced her to extend the group rate on the hotel by another week and a half. Our pickup is lower than in past years, so they are willing to work with us to get you the best rate we can. I know that people are concerned about finances and such, but this is a cheap Vegas weekend, especially if you can mostly stay away from the machines and tables.
News of the week from Motoringfile.com as usual, but as a special treat, we managed to sneak Agro away from his new daddy duties to talk to us about AMVIV ‘09 which is just a scant 10 weeks away! Click over and sign up!
Woofcast 282:
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If MTTS is finished, it must mean it’s time to start thinking about A MINI Vacation in Vegas. Sure, it’s still 8 months away, but it’s never too earlier to start planning a trip to Vegas!
In response to the steep price jump in room rates for AMVIV5, we have negotiated and sliding rate for AMVIV6. The early birds save $20 a night! If you book your room by January 25th, you pay $79 for courtyard rooms and $119 for Tower rooms, which is $10 per night less than in 2008.
That’s a smokin’ deal if you book early.
And, if you are a designer-type that is looking for the chance to attend AMVIV mostly free of charge, plus get a ton of free promotion for you or your company, you might be interested in this.
Many of you will be aware that Dee from CooperCards designed the AMVIV5 shirt, hat and event book cover. We have decided to make this an annual occurrence, having someone in the MINI community design the event artwork.
So, design something cool for AMVIV this year and get 2 free room nights during AMVIV and a ton of free promotion! Yet another smokin’ deal.
All of this information can be found at AMVIV.com.
- AMVIV Design Contest / AMVIV.com
Way back at AMVIV, Todd and I were interviewed during AMVIV.
Motorkult TV – Episode 11: White Roof Radio at AMVIV 2008 from bmpmedia on Vimeo.
In HD no less. Thanks for the interview!
If you are looking for a great automotive podcast, be sure to check them out at here.
+Episode 11: White Roof Radio at AMVIV!
Todd and I in my MINI on the way to Pahrump. The exact location where I turned 150K miles last year in fact. Talking about, what else, AMVIV.
Todd also got the chance to talk to Jack Belcher, SCMM member who has actually driven his MINI at the Bonneville Salt Flats and holds the record for a MINI through the traps! He will be running again later this year during Speed Week.
Be sure to check back tomorrow for some lost audio from MINI United. You won’t be disappointed!
The last from AMVIV:
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