You're *definitely* doing too much work, John (bg).

Never been to Fogo de Chao, but I've heard about it...supposed to be pretty good. There's also an excellent Thai place about 10 minutes from the ballpark, some *great* steak houses nearby, a few nice Cajun places, barbecue joints galore, and the best 15-layer lasagna you've ever tasted.

Next time you're planning on being in Big D, let me know and we'll remove you from the confines of the hotel and show y'all some Texas hospitality (g)...

Evan

>In the face of such overwhelming evidence... I stand corrected... As I like to say, it is hard to dispute facts. Actually, Six Flags is a client of mine, and I am in Dallas Frequently. I guess I am doing too much work. I need to look around a bit more... In fact, the hotel I stay at, you can see both Six Flags and the Ball Park.
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>BTW, have you ever eaten at Fogo De Chao???
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>>(snip)
>>>They say Dallas is a good conference city. I say nay nay.. It is big, and has good food. For its size however, not a lot goes on there.
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>>John, I'll step in on this one.
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>>The Dallas/Fort Worth area has *many* activities that would lend themselves well to DevCon attendees (all within about an hour's ride):
>>- The West End Marketplace in downtown Dallas, which contains many unique clubs and shops in addition to the JFK Museum;
>>- the Deep Ellum area just outside downtown Dallas, hangout for all the trendy bars and dance clubs;
>>- the movie/TV studios in the Las Colinas area of Irving, home to many motion pictures and television shows (including "Walker, Texas Ranger");
>>- Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, one of the better theme amusement parks;
>>- The Ballpark in Arlington, home of the Texas Rangers baseball club, and one of the nicest ballyards in the country (and I've been to most of them);
>>- The Fort Worth Stockyards area, including Billy Bob's Texas, the largest honky tonk in the country;
>>- The Mesquite Rodeo, with National Rodeo Cowboys Association competitions regularly during the year;
>>- The Meyerson Center for the Performing Arts, home of the top-rated Dallas Symphony Orchestra and one of the few "tunable" performing halls in the world;
>>- The Texas Motor Speedway, a "super speedway" that hosts NASCAR, Busch, IROC and CART races year-round;
>>- Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, a beautiful *brand-new* thoroughbred horse racing track with parimutuel tie-ins to other tracks;
>>- Texas MotorPlex in Ennis, a top-rated quarter-mile for drag-racing fans;
>>- Fair Park, the home of the State Fair of Texas (largest in the country) and the outdoor concert venue StarPlex Amphitheater;
>>- OH, and (of course) the Dallas Cowboys and their home, Texas Stadium.
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>>By 2001, the Grapevine area just north of D/FW Airport will also have a large Opryland Hotel and Resort in addition to the existing Grapevine Mills Mall (one of the largest outlet malls in the country), and downtown Dallas will have finished the brand-new American Airlines Center, the new home of the Mavericks basketball and (NHL champion) Stars hockey teams.
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>>And YES, the food's *excellent* (g).
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>>Evan