A Message from Tacky Tourist Clubs of America, Seattle
Greetings cruisers!
We hope you’ve had a wonderful winter and spring! (Although we, like you, had a bit of difficulty with the whole “spring” thing this year. Sure the springtime buds and flowers were there, but it has felt a whole lot like winter for the past couple of months.)
But we’re confident that all this meteorological pain will be rewarded with an incredible summer. And what happens every year in summer? All together now: The Queen City Cruise!
Indeed! Summer! And the smiling, decorated Goodtime II will motor out of its dock for the Cruise exactly 100 days from now on August 9.
And this year’s Cruise just happens to coincide with Seafair Saturday, so you’ll have a chance to see the Blue Angels flying over in a practice run just like in the good ol’ days.
Tickets go on sale LGBT Pride Saturday, June 28, exclusively on our web site.
We’re really excited about all the help we’re getting to make this year’s Cruise the best ever.
We’re delighted to welcome an athletic group of guys that we like to call the Buoys of Summer as partners and beneficiaries of this year’s Cruise. They’re more officially known as “Series 2008 Organizing Committee” but our version is shorter and more to the point, don’t you think.
They’re busy working out all of the complex details for “Northwest Quest: The 2008 NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series and ASANA Softball World Series 2008″ (Whew. What a name, eh?) Thousands of gay jocks and athletic supporters will be in town for the series to be held August 22 to August 30. That’s a really big deal and a lot of work, but the Buoys of Summer have agreed to take a bit of time off from organizing all those games and events to help out with the Cruise. We’re honored.
We’re equally happy to welcome Gay City Health Project which has signed for its maiden voyage this year as a partner and beneficiary. Since they’ve co-produced The Bump for years, they know how to throw a big party. (Of course, that’s one that we still think of with the longer name we gave it for its first few years as a TTCA party: Things That Go BUMP in the Night.)
We also welcome back Action Northwest as a beneficiary and partner.
As always, the beneficiaries become an important part of the Cruise experience as they provide the volunteers who do much the work to make your day on the water a wholly enjoyable and outstanding experience.
We’ve had our mailing list at ttca.org turned off for the winter to save a bit of cash for the beneficiaries, but it’s up and running again. If you haven’t signed up before, do it now! (Names that were on the list before are still there. You should have gotten an email from me by now to mark the re-start.)
Members of the list get special offers, like early and late ticket-buying options, plus all the info you need to get ready for the big day on August 9. (Oh, and we don’t sell, trade, or otherwise spam the list. You’ll get a few emails about the Cruise per month this summer and then we’ll go dark again with it all.)
Oh… and the theme? This year’s party is Queen City Cruise: PROJECT GANGPLANK. There will be plenty of challenges and contests for all Cruisers, including the Buoys of Summer.
Happy cruising!
Bruce
TTCA
This info is also available at seaQwa.
