Jason and Stephanie's going away party this Friday at The Elephant

[Jason Cox]

Hello Beijing Ultimate;

I finally settled on a restaurant that I have only been to once and can't really remember all if it. But it kicked off a night that I have fond recollections of and I hope that it can do the same this time around.

The place is called the Elephant and I have attached a fuzzy map. We will start at 7:00. Everybody is welcome. It is a Russian restaurant. Mains are between 35-55RMB. Beers are 10RMB. There is a cabaret show starting at 9:00. So I expect this to be a lit bit of class and quite bit of sleeze. I hope not too much sleeze. We should be done eating by the time show the starts. The address is:

• In a small alley off Yabaolu (50 meters north of Yatai Dasha), Chaoyang District
• 朝阳区朝外头条甲93号（雅宝路亚太大厦向北50米）
• 8561 4073

From there, we plan to head back up to Sanlitun to a place that Sandy got us drink specials at. The bar is called 'Second Floor' and Sandy tells me it is in the Tongli building. People that show up to the Elephant will get a stamp and will get really good specials at the bar.

OK....it should be a fun night.....see you there.....JC.

[betsy beijing]

hey frisbee faithful,

trust me when i say betsy would not break her vow of silence for just anyone.  after what happened in shanghai this past june between myself, lincoln, claire, toni's vomit, and barbie's pink barbie outfit, it's going to take a lot more penance for me to win my way back into god's good graces.  

but some thing's cannot be passed by without proper comment.

the day that betsy once warned you about has finally come.  jason is leaving beijing.  it may not be in a straight-jacket like many of us predicted, but it seems there's nothing we can do to stop it.  

i've been in beijing since the dawn of beijing ultimate, and i can say with complete certainty that over the past 3 plus years, no one has done more for the expat ultimate community in beijing than jason has.   if it weren't for him, there's a high probability we would still be fighting for pavement space in the gong ti parking lot.  he's used satellite photos, gps technology, and his mountain bike to go scout out fields for us.  he's kept track of our money, only skimming off the top for his and stephanie's anniversary.  he's designed jerseys for us, helped plan leagues for us, helped start the beijing ultimate committee, gotten us to and from tournaments without losing anyone (well, i haven't seen julio since sunday night in jeju, but that's another story), and has turned beijing ultimate into one of the fastest growing frisbee communities in asia.  and that's not to say he's only been focused on us expats either.  he's been at the forefront of helping to make frisbee more accessible and open for chinese players.  when jason came to beijing, ultimate here was heading towards one of it's low points.  jason is the number one reason it turned around.  i know there's been a lot of other people that have contributed to make this growth spurt possible, but if it weren't for jason at the center of it all, who knows where we would be?   beijing certainly would not have just hosted it's first ever tournament this past may.  

so take a moment to think about what jason has meant to this community.  it's no accident that jason keeps winning our annual spirit award, no matter how much doc thinks he deserves it instead.  he's been at the heart of beijing ultimate for three years, and it's going to be a tough, tough job to try and fill his shoes.  good luck trying, kevin.  

so jason, as you move back to vancouver, and you think back of beijing ultimate, i hope you remember us fondly.  because when you come back to visit, you'll probably find that we've eaten each other alive like the true cannibals we are.  

we'll miss you.

betsy

xxxooo

2008/8/28 Jason Cox <jasco...@gmail.com>

[Kevin Reitz]

Betsy and Jason, sitting in a tree,
You better watch out, Stephanie.

> 2008/8/28 Jason Cox <jascox2...@gmail.com>

>
>
>
> > Hello Beijing Ultimate;
>
> > I finally settled on a restaurant that I have only been to once and can't
> > really remember all if it. But it kicked off a night that I have fond
> > recollections of and I hope that it can do the same this time around.
>
> > The place is called the Elephant and I have attached a fuzzy map. We will
> > start at 7:00. Everybody is welcome. It is a Russian restaurant. Mains are
> > between 35-55RMB. Beers are 10RMB. There is a cabaret show starting at 9:00.
> > So I expect this to be a lit bit of class and quite bit of sleeze. I hope
> > not too much sleeze. We should be done eating by the time show the starts.
> > The address is:
>

> > - In a small alley off Yabaolu (50 meters north of Yatai Dasha),
> > Chaoyang District
> > - 朝阳区朝外头条甲93号（雅宝路亚太大厦向北50米）
> > - 8561 4073

>
> > From there, we plan to head back up to Sanlitun to a place that Sandy got
> > us drink specials at. The bar is called 'Second Floor' and Sandy tells me it
> > is in the Tongli building. People that show up to the Elephant will get a
> > stamp and will get really good specials at the bar.
>

> > OK....it should be a fun night.....see you there.....JC.- Hide quoted text -
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