Dale! You have GOT to stay at the Courtyard Marriott in Old Town Pasadena. That's where ALL the cool people stay. Vagabond-Schmagabond. The Courtyard is a great place. Peter and I have now stayed there at least a dozen times, and the rooms are very nice. And there'll be fixed gear races down the hallway on the third floor, starting at 10:00pm Friday night. Guaranteed cash prizes to the top six qualifiers, and the top four will move on to the semi-finals and finals Saturday night. Parimutual betting is encoraged, a la KEIRIN racing in Japan.
You don't want to miss out on all the fun. And maybe we can get adjoining rooms and keep the doors unlocked! tee hee hee.
Hope to see you at the Courtyard!
Jan Johnson Portola Valley - Zurich - Cernobbio - Davos - South Pasadena (our residences!)