FAQs - TICKET SPECIAL!

Questions about the ticket buying process? You're in the right place!

Let us know if your questions aren't answered! You're probably not the only one so we'd love to know what we're missing!

So, like, I have to buy a ticket?

Yes.

How much?

$50 per person.

What if I don't buy a ticket in advance? Can I just show up and pay at the door?

NO. We hate to be firm about it but we have to give a final headcount to the restaurant before the reunion and we can't afford to cover any unpaid no-shows.

But why is April 20th the deadline for buying my ticket? That's kinda early, isn't it?

Yes, it is, but we had to put down a deposit and if we don't cancel by a certain date, we lose our deposit...which is code for "Andrea, Cassie, Elizabeth and Sarah have to eat it." That still gives you nearly two months to locate your check book though, so hop to it!

Can I bring my husband/wife/partner/hot date?

Please do! The more the merrier! It's still $50 per person though.

Where do I send my money?

Make the check out to either Sarah Woodside or Elizabeth Holt (or both, if it makes you feel better) and mail it to:

LHS Reunion
1001 Villa Maria Court
San Jose, CA 95125

I don't know how I feel about sending you hoodlums money. How do I know this is legit?

No bones about it, we're asking you to trust us.

Why do I have to make the check out to Sarah or Elizabeth? Why not Cassie? Why not Andrea? Why not something more official sounding?

Sarah and Elizabeth are the two names on the bank account. We tried getting a business bank account so we could have the checks made out to the reunion itself, but that involved forming an LLC or something and blah blah blah, we aren't funded for that so we're going the cheap route.

Can I pay via Paypal?

No, sorry. There are transaction limits on free accounts and fees associated with upgraded accounts and it's just not a good option for us. If you know some way around this, let us know!

Seriously? You want me to go find my checkbook and send you money the old school way? For reals?

Yes. We know from personal experience how HARD it is to find exotic things like ENVELOPES and, *gasp*, STAMPS, but we're asking you to pretty please with sugar on top, make the effort.

YES! We need to cover the fees though so if PayPal is your poison, just send us $52 per person! Our account is linked to our lincolnlions1994@gmail.com e-mail address, so send, send away!!

What happens if the reunion gets cancelled?

The only way the reunion will be cancelled is if we don't sell enough tickets to meet our contractual obligations with the restaurant. We know this makes it kinda sticky for people who need to make travel arrangements but we'll let you know AS SOON as we meet our minimum...we need everyone to buy their tickets by April 20th anyway, so you'll still have two months to book your flights and/or your parents' guest rooms.

Go ahead! Knock our socks off! Send us your money TODAY! We dare you!

BUT, if the reunion DOES get cancelled, then we'll send your money back ASAP. We pinkie swear.

How many tickets do you need to sell?

We're hesitant to blab that because we don't want anyone to make any assumptions about whether or not they need to send in their money NOW NOW NOW or, you know, whenever they get around to it. Like, we don't want our reunion to get Chris Daughtry on American Idol Syndrome -- where everybody thinks everybody else is going to do it so they don't have to.

So anyway, it's a TOTALLY do-able number. Now send us your money. Please.

What do I get for my $50?

You'll get appetizers and one drink ticket at The Loft Bar & Bistro in downtown San Jose. We'll have a private room from 7-10PM but after that, the restaurant turns into a lounge with a DJ and a dance floor. You are welcome to stay and shake your groove thang or see if an after party spontaneously develops.

So there's no dinner?

In the interest of keeping the cost down so as many people as possible would come, no, we are not able to include dinner in the ticket price. The Loft is a restaurant though so if you wanted to make your own dinner reservations for the pre-reunion period, I'm sure that would be fine, but you'd be on your own for that.

I didn't graduate in 1994, but I'm a Lincoln teacher and/or a friend of the class of 1994. Can I come?

Sure thing! We know that plenty of teachers and people in higher or lower classes were tight with people in our class and we're more than happy to have them join is. All the regular ticket buying guidelines still apply.

And now a question for YOU:

What questions have we left unanswered? Please e-mail us at lincolnlions1994@gmail.com and we'll get right on it!

More FAQs here:

http://lincoln1994.blogspot.com/2009/01/faqs-part-1.html

Okay here's the part where we try to squeeze blood from a rock.

If you've been following this blog or if you're on our EXCITING! ADVANCE! INFORMATION! E-MAIL! LIST! then you already know this but here's the OFFICIAL skinny on the Saturday night portion of our reunion:

WHO: Lincoln High School's Class of 1994 & their guests.

WHAT: 15th reunion! Tickets are $50 per person and will include an appetizer buffet and one drink ticket. We're hoping to add a few more perks but it all depends on whether we can sell enough tickets, so PRETTY PLEASE WITH SUGAR ON TOP send us your $50 EARLY!

WHERE: Loft Bar & Bistro at 90 S. 2nd Street in downtown San Jose. We'll have a private room for the first three hours but then the venue turns into a lounge/nightclub. We won't be kicked out or anything, but it will no longer be a private event.

WHEN: 7-10PM on Saturday, June 27th

WHY: Because it's been 15 years since most of us saw each other!

***NOTE***

There are TWO reunion related events: The Saturday night cocktail party detailed above AND a picnic at the Rosegarden on Sunday. Sunday is a free event, though really, we're using the word "event" kinda loosely because it's BYOP (Bring Your Own Picnic) and it will be much more casual and low key. We totally want to meet your kids (and see what you look like in the daylight) and Saturday night's festivities will be for grown-ups only.

All the ticket purchase information that we're going to be blah blah blah'ing about will be for the cocktail party ONLY. We'll share more about the picnic part later.

So now that's been said, it's ticket buying time!

Here are some important things to keep in mind:

1. If we don't sell enough tickets, we can't have this event.

2. The deadline for getting your $50 into our hot little hands is Monday, April 20th.

1 + 2 =

3. If we don't sell enough tickets by Monday, April 20th, we can't have the reunion.

We'll be publishing the ticketing FAQ shortly, but if you want to cut to the chase and buy your ticket, here's how to do it:

Step One:

Write a check for $50 per person to Sarah Woodside or Elizabeth Holt -- both names are on the account so pick your poison.

Acceptable Payees:

Sarah Woodside
Elizabeth Holt
Sarah Woodside OR Elizabeth Holt
Sarah Woodside AND Elizabeth Holt

We hate to make it complicated, but we're trying to give you options...because, you know, maybe you think Elizabeth is going to run off with your money and buy hair products or something. She promises she won't though. And Woodside? She's your elected official...but don't let that sway you...she's 100% trustworthy.

(We're TOTALLY KIDDING here...neither of them would ever do anything with your money other than pay for reunion stuff.)

Step Two:

Mail it, along with your name (ladies, if you've changed your name, please tell us what your name USED to be too) and phone number or e-mail address (in case we have any questions) to:

LHS Reunion
1001 Villa Maria Court
San Jose, CA 95125

Attention Stalkers: This isn't Sarah OR Elizabeth's address...it's the address of a different committee member entirely. Checks and balances and all...

Step Three:

Take a nap, read a book, bake us some cupcakes...whatever you like. We'll take care of the rest.

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE:

If you'd like to pay via PayPal you can! Just send $52 per person (the extra $2 is to cover the fees) to us at lincolnlions1994@gmail.com.

That's it?

Pretty much! We'll contact you to let you know that you are officially good to go, but otherwise, we'll just look forward to seeing your smiling face at Loft Bar & Bistro in June!

So I'm not getting an actual ticket or anything?

No. Just check in with us when you get there. The registration area should be obvious. We think.

So I just show up?

Yep! Trust us. It'll be great. We're looking forward to it and we can't wait to see you all there!!

We'll find you, even if we have to scour the entire globe!

You know we love our GOLD STAR AWARD WINNERS, right? Because we totally do. We are very appreciative of their willingness to help us find people and we really couldn't do it without them.

We're proud to announce that Tamara B. and Mirsada K. have recently earned their Gold Stars. These ladies are in good company:

Maria A.
Gemma B.
Tamara B.
Cheryl B.
Ben H.
Mirsada K.*
Evan L.
Dayna L.
Lana M.
Shawna R.
Adam S.
Cristal T.
Jessica T.

* = Way to stalk Myra E. all the way across the planet, Mirsada!

Here's the updated WHO WE HAVE list:

Yuriria A.
Leah A.
Maria A.
Cecilia B.
Gemma B.
Michele B.
Raquel B.
Philip B.
Kelly B.
Tamara B.
Cheryl B.
Erica C.
Chris C.
Megan C.
Stephanie D.
Robin D.
Sheila D.
Andrea D.
Joanne E.
Myra E.
Nicole F.
Amy F.
Mark F.
Najah F.
Stacy G.
Gracie G.
Raylene G.
Deyanira G.
Ben H.
Kate H.
Jim H.
Sarah H.
Elizabeth H.
Paul H.
Bernie H.
Alicia J.
Alison K.
Kerrie K.
Mirsada K.
Evan L.
Dayna L.
Chris L.
Jim M.
Olympia M.
Juan M.
Lana M.
Maria M.
Lindsay M.
Maria Mc.F.
Leslie M.
Angelica M.
Tracie M.
Isela M.
Elizabeth M.
Che M.
Cruz M.
Baharak N.
Alfred P.
Francisco P.
Sisto P.
Joseph P.
Daniel P.
Terri P.
Jessica P.
Claudine R.
Araceli R.
Sylvia R.
Christopher R.
Matty R.
Shawna R.
Albert R.
Elda R.
Heather S.
Lorena S.
Ruby S.
Sandra S.
Pharah S.
Pauline S.
Erin S.
Cassie S.
Ryan S.
Adam S.
Vanessa S.
Cristal T.
Jessica T.
Danny V.
Karina V.
Stephanie V.
Monica V.
Suzanne V.
Ryan W.
Susan W.
Sarah W.
Tammy W.

And here's today's list of WHERE THE HECK ARE THEY??? people:

Adam Clouse

Carlos Bejarano

Elizabeth Phan

Heather Anderson

Jaymie Maltbie

Marcela De Jesus

Ofelia Resendiz

Santino Stagi

Please help us find these people!

Venue Announcement!

It's official!

We plunked down the deposit and signed the contract over the weekend and we are pleased to finally be able to announce that Lincoln High School's Class of 1994 Reunion will be held at Loft Bar & Bistro in downtown San Jose!

Loft Bar & Bistro
90 South 2nd Street
San Jose, CA 95113
408-291-0677

Tickets will be $50 per person and will include an appetizer buffet and one drink ticket. We're working on a few extra details so BUY YOUR TICKETS EARLY so we know whether or not we'll have the cold, hard cash to make the magic happen!

Ready to buy your tickets?

YAY!

But keep your pants on, Lions. We're going to announce ticket details later this week, we promise. In the meantime, find a stamp, get your checkbooks out and scribble your pen around to get it going.

Nachos. Not really, but we're hungry.

Attention Ladies of the Class of 1994:

You're welcome.

For what?

For finding a stockpile of pictures from the Senior Luau and not posting them.

I mean, you probably looked better in a bathing suit then than you do now (not that we're haters or anything...but let's face it...you're not 17 anymore), but HOLY COW we all had horrible taste in bathing suits.

We had no idea so many boring one-piece suits existed in the world. And for those of you who dared to rock the bikinis, those leg holes really couldn't be any higher.

You go, girl.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 1994...you were a fashion wasteland.

On the upside, I'll betcha if you looked at pictures of TODAY'S 17-year-olds in bathing suits they'd look like a bunch of hoochies. So good job with the age appropriate modesty ladies.

And yes, we know that makes us sound old.

Another thing that makes us sound old: We own crock pots.

How did that happen?

But shoot -- if we want to go old school and set up a nacho fundraiser (mmmm...cheese sauce and bulk tortilla chips) we'd be equipped.

So now you're all "Ummm, why am I wasting my valuable internet surfing time reading about ugly bathing suits and crock pots??? Is this our 15th reunion or our 50th??"

You're right, you're right. We'll do better next time, we promise.

Lake Cheyfir

Today's lucky winners in the WHERE THE HECK ARE THEY lottery are:

Adriana Carbajal

Debbie Chacon

Jake Shafer

Lourdes Enciso

Maribel Sepulveda

Nicholas Mason

Sara Nosrati

Yvonne Duran

Our spelling is only as good as the spelling in the yearbook and graduation program so please let us know if you think we're looking for Jake Shafer when really we should be looking for Lake Cheyfir.

Or whatever.

And if you see your name listed up above and you're like OMG WHAT DID I WIN???? we're sorry to say that you didn't win anything...we're just looking for you because we want to tell you all of our secrets. And by "our secrets" we mean "reunion details."

And by the way, for all of you who left the area and are currently freezing your patooties off, we have to tell you that 50% of the reunion committee just enjoyed lunch outside in the sun. And maaaaaaybe also some ice cream. The ice cream won't help us look any better in our reunion dresses or anything, but the sunshine felt darn good.

Desperately Seeking Everybody

Here's your weekly WHO WE HAVE/WHO WE NEED update. Bolded names are new (and we don't really HAVE them, but we know they viewed the Classmates event thingy so if you are on this list and you haven't sent us your e-mail address or joined the Facebook group, you might not get notified of any updates!

Yuriria A.
Maria A.
Cecilia B.
Gemma B.
Michele B.
Raquel B.
Philip B.
Kelly B.
Tamara B.
Cheryl B.
Erica C.
Chris C.
Megan C.
Stephanie D.
Robin D.
Sheila D.
Andrea D.
Joanne E.
Nicole F.
Amy F.
Mark F.
Najah F.
Stacy G.
Gracie G.
Raylene G.
Deyanira G.
Ben H.
Kate H.
Jim H.
Sarah H.
Elizabeth H.
Paul H.
Bernie H.
Alicia J.
Alison K.
Mirsada K.
Evan L.
Dayna L.
Chris L.
Jim M.
Olympia M.
Juan M.
Lana M.
Maria M.
Lindsay M.
Maria Mc.F.
Leslie M.
Angelica M.
Tracie M.
Isela M.
Elizabeth M.
Che M.
Cruz M.
Baharak N.
Alfred P.
Francisco P.
Sisto P.
Joseph P.
Daniel P.
Terri P.
Jessica P.
Claudine R.
Araceli R.
Sylvia R.
Christopher R.
Matty R.
Shawna R.
Albert R.
Elda R.
Heather S.
Lorena S.
Ruby S.
Sandra S.
Pharah S.
Pauline S.
Erin S.
Cassie S.
Ryan S.
Adam S.
Vanessa S.
Cristal T.
Jessica T.
Danny V.
Karina V.
Stephanie V.
Monica V.
Suzanne V.
Ryan W.
Sarah W.
Tammy W.

We haven't felt the warm glow of new e-mails in DAYS AND DAYS AND DAYS so if you've been holding out on us, STOP IT. In fact, some of you are gonna start getting DEMERITS.

There are too many people on the WE NEED list so every few days we're gonna post a selection of people so if one of them jogs your memory and you realize that OH YEAAAAAH! THAT PERSON IS ONE OF MY MYSPACE FRIENDS!!! then please do us all a favor and squeeze them for their e-mail addresses.

So here are today's featured Lions (including last names! OOOOHHHHHH!!!!):

Adriana Ruiz

Amy Drew

Enrique Herrera

Isaac Miranda

Kristina Fleming

Megan Clarke

Sarah Brundle

Takeshi Okimura

Anyone know where any of these folks are?

If you haven't already heard...

It's true! We're having a reunion! The particulars haven't been announced yet, but we'll start blabbing as soon as everything is confirmed.

In the meantime:

1. The reunion will entail a cocktail party at a restaurant in downtown San Jose on Saturday, June 27th and a BYOP(icnic) at the Rosegarden on Sunday, June 28th.

2. Tickets for the cocktail party portion will be $50 per person, but the picnic will be free.

3. We'd LOVE your e-mail address. You'll find a similar plea in just about every post in this blog but it's so important that it's worth mentioning every five minutes.

3a. OUR e-mail address is: lincolnlions1994@gmail.com

4. More info will be announced soon, but let us know if you have any questions! We also have FAQs, so check those out too.

5. PASS IT ON!

Woodholt

We didn't register for gifts and we weren't wearing white and there wasn't any cake involved, but Sarah and Elizabeth have a special announcement to make:

We opened a joint bank account and we are now financially obligated to each other.

For better or worse, richer or poorer.

WHY did we spend a Friday evening opening a bank account at the Wells Fargo in the grocery store? WHY did we give the 20-year-old teller (with a really darling attempt at a mustache) our social security numbers while listening to the soundtrack of the scanners and price checks in the background?

We did it for you, Lions. We did it for YOU.

You see, since we're not using an official reunion planning company, we needed to come up with a way to accept payment from you guys that felt OFFICIAL. We couldn't get a business bank account (Because did we mention? We're doing this on the cheap.) and we didn't want people to feel skeevy about sending money to people you haven't seen in 15 years and who could very well be organizing this whole thing as a scheme to steal your money.

I mean, we're totally not. I swear. Scout's honor. Except we were never Boy Scouts and I don't remember the Brownies having an honor-based hand gesture and my mom wouldn't let me graduate to Girl Scouts for some reason that, now that I think about it, isn't quite clear. But really, we're totally on the up-and-up.

(Ignore the crazy lady tangent -- someone has Girl Scout Cookies on the brain, it seems -- and let's get back to the business of making you feel good about sending us money.)

SO, in order to make you feel good about sending us money, we decided to put the entire reunion committee on the bank account. Except that child care and careers and bay area traffic and this and that made it so that only two of us could make it to the "bank." (Seriously, banks in grocery stores feel so unofficial...I'm not used to banking at the same place I buy tomatoes.)

But it's all for the best because now Sarah and Elizabeth are able to share the special bond of co-banking and when you send us money you can send it to one or the both of them and everyone will be happy.

If you're wondering if you missed the part about sending us money, don't worry...you haven't. We haven't announced anything yet, but when we DO, we want you to have some background on why the heck we're asking you to write your checks out to Sarah or Elizabeth.

And also to share the glory of opening a bank account at Safeway. It's kinda like VIP check-in in Vegas.

Except without the complimentary cocktails.

Coaxing them out of the woodwork.

Alllllllllllllrighty.

We should be dentists with all the teeth we've pulled to grow this list.

What?

Never mind. Let's get on with it.

Here's the list of people we have some sort of contact info for:

(And we're being pretty generous with our definition of "contact info" because we're including people who viewed the reunion event notification on Classmates.com...it's a stretch, I know, but it's like HERDING CATS, I swear.)

Maria A.
Cecilia B.
Gemma B.
Raquel B.
Philip B.
Tamara B.
Cheryl B.
Erica C.
Chris C.
Megan C.
Stephanie D.
Robin D.
Sheila D.
Andrea D.
Joanne E.
Nicole F.
Amy F.
Mark F.
Najah F.
Stacy G.
Gracie G.
Raylene G.
Deyanira G.
Ben H.
Kate H.
Jim H.
Elizabeth H.
Paul H.
Alicia J.
Alison K.
Mirsada K.
Evan L.
Dayna L.
Chris L.
Jim M.
Olympia M.
Lana M.
Maria M.
Lindsay M.
Maria Mc.F.
Leslie M.
Angelica M.
Tracie M.
Isela M.
Elizabeth M.
Che M.
Baharak N.
Alfred P.
Francisco P.
Daniel P.
Terri P.
Jessica P.
Claudine R.
Araceli R.
Sylvia R.
Christopher R.
Matty R.
Shawna R.
Albert R.
Elda R.
Heather S.
Ruby S.
Pharah S.
Pauline S.
Cassie S.
Ryan S.
Adam S.
Vanessa S.
Cristal T.
Jessica T.
Danny V.
Stephanie V.
Monica V.
Suzanne V.
Ryan W.
Sarah W.
Tammy W.

New additions are bolded.

VERY IMPORTANT:

If you haven't sent us your contact info or you're not in the Facebook group then you are not completely in the loop!! We're not withholding any big, exciting secrets or anything, but if we come up with anything good you might miss it!

PUHHHHLEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASE send us your e-mail address! Our e-mail address is lincolnlions1994@gmail.com. We'll respond by thinking good thoughts about what a team player you are AND we'll send you the most updated information.

Isn't that exciting?

And if the thought of e-mailing us takes you right back to 1994 and you're feeling angsty about that one time we spilled Sprite on your Esprit sweatshirt or that other time we messed up your bangs, we're really sorry.

Honest to goodness, each time we get a new e-mail from you guys we get SO EXCITED!

And you know what REALLY floats our boats?

Getting e-mails from people we didn't know that well in high school.

So even if you're like "Sarah Woodside, Cassie Seacrist, Andrea DeYoung and Elizabeth Holt? Who the heck are these chicks????" I can assure you that seeing your name in our in-box will make us stop what we're doing and IM each other to go OMG WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE! YAYAYAYAYAYAY!

We take it back.

Okay, we take back what we said about Classmates.com.

Mayyyyyyyyyyyyybe it doesn't suck as much as we thought it did.

But we're still not trusting it so IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, PLEASE SEND US YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS SO WE CAN KEEP YOU IN THE LOOP! *Especially* if you found us via Classmates.

Pretty please with sugar on top.

Our e-mail address is: lincolnlions1994@gmail.com

Classmates.com is NOT our BFF.

I can't even begin to tell you what a hassle the whole Classmates.com thing has become but if, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, you found this blog via a communication you received from Classmates.com, then HOLY COW, IT'S A MIRACLE.

No big updates to share or anything -- we just wanted to express our frustration and say that Classmates S-U-C-K-S. No duh, right? I mean shoot -- we've been marking their e-mails as spam for years and suddenly we expected them to be worthwhile?

Pssshhh.

But whatever. IF WE BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME.

We don't need no stinkin' Classmates.com.

Close, but no cigar.

Note to a member of the reunion committee who asked to remain nameless:

San Jose, California is not the same as San Jose, Costa Rica.

They're in the same hemisphere and all, but that might explain why none of the names Classmates.com has listed for Lincoln High School in San Jose, COSTA RICA sounded familiar.

I mean, I'm sure Randolph, Damaris and Edgard are LOVELY people and all, but you won't get any brownie points for getting their e-mail addresses.

But speaking of Classmates.com, if you've found this blog because we found you and e-mailed you via that site, WELCOME!!

Here's the skinny (because I think it's kinda buried down below stupid posts about putting your Gold Star Award status on your resume):

1. Reunion: June 27th & 28th. That's 2009. Make your travel plans now!

2. Send us your e-mail address: lincolnlions1994@gmail.com

3. Check out the FAQs!

4. GO LIONS!

"It's a MAJOR AWARD!"

Happy Hump Day, Lions!

Are you EAGERLY awaiting an updated list of names we've managed to collect?

We thought so. Wait no longer:

Maria A.
Cecilia B.
Gemma B.
Philip B.
Tamara B.
Cheryl B.
Erica C.
Chris C.
Megan C.
Stephanie D.
Robin D.
Sheila D.
Andrea D.
Joanne E.
Nicole F.
Amy F.
Mark F.
Najah F.
Stacy G.
Gracie G.
Raylene G.
Ben H.
Kate H.
Jim H.
Elizabeth H.
Paul H.
Alicia J.
Alison K.
Mirsada K.
Evan L.
Dayna L.
Chris L.
Lana M.
Lindsay M.
Leslie M.
Isela M.
Baharak N.
Alfred P.
Daniel P.
Terri P.
Jessica P.
Sylvia R.
Christopher R.
Matty R.
Shawna R.
Albert R.
Elda R.
Heather S.
Ruby S.
Pharah S.
Cassie S.
Ryan S.
Adam S.
Vanessa S.
Cristal T.
Jessica T.
Danny V.
Monica V.
Suzanne V.
Ryan W.
Sarah W.
Tammy W.

I bolded the new additions, but you're all high school graduates so you could probably figure that out. Graduates of a California Distinguished School, even. Or whatever they call it.

Our PEOPLE WHO ARE AWESOME list continues to grow too:

Maria A.
Gemma B.
Cheryl B.
Ben H.
Evan L.
Dayna L.
Lana M.
Shawna R.
Adam S.
Cristal T.
Jessica T.

Gold stars for you all!

And okay, I should tell you that earning a GOLD STAR from us doesn't have a cash value, but if I told you it did, would more people send us more e-mail addresses??

You could put it on your resume or something: Gold Star Award Winner, 2009.

And then when prospective employers ask you what the heck it is you can tell them that it's prestigious honor awarded to 30-somethings for record keeping and cooperation. Which is totally true, btw.