Mardi Gras Classic XXVIII is FULL!!!

I dont know about you but the next tournament that im super looking forward to is the Mardi Gras Classic XXVIII. It was so much fun last year even if we didnt start playing pool play (A Division) til 6pm and had to wait for everyone to get done due to some facility maintenance problem with our gym. So basically a lot of us stayed in the gym almost 15 hours or more, from waiting til playing and ending pool play. But oh well!

If you havent checked the NAGVA website lately then you probably dont know that the New Orleans Tournament is already FULL!!! We were hoping that the New Orleans Tournament Director would be opening up some more spots for each division according to the email that was sent dated November 3rd by the Mardi Gras Classic Register.

The tournament director just sent an email (literally!!!) that the confirmed teams that made it are final and registration is CLOSED. See below for the email ...

Due to an unprecedented rush to submit registration fees earlier than for any prior Mardi Gras Classic, we can now announce that all divisions are completely full with 24 B teams, 36 BB Teams, 14 A Teams, and 6 AA Teams.  The following teams have been placed on the wait list for the respective divisions: 

MGC 2011 WAIT LIST

B Division:

1.       Kansas City K-C Men

2.       Chicago Hamburger Mary’s

3.       Houston SMASH

4.       Boston Lucky Aces

5.       New York Ball Hogs

BB Division:

1.       Dallas Twisted

2.       Chicago Blaze

3.       Minneapolis SBT

4.       SL UT Yes You Are

5.       Dallas Unleashed

A Division:

1.       San Antonio Greek Gods

2.       Atlanta Team Lynette

3.       LA R U Serious?

Should a confirmed team drop out of the tournament, the first waitlisted team will be contacted via email and provided the opportunity to accept a confirmed position in the MGC.  Teams will have 72 hours to inform the MGC Registrar of their decision to accept or reject the invitation.

We will hold each teams position on the wait list until November 30, 2010.  On November 30, 2010 we will automatically refund/return payments to all wait listed teams.  We will however keep the priority of the list as it stands on November 30, 2010.  Should teams have the opportunity to enter the tournament after this date, we will make alternative payment arrangements.

REQUESTS FOR IMMEDIATE REFUND & REMOVAL FROM WAITLIST:

Requests to have your registration fees returned immediately and your team removed from the wait list prior to November  30, 2010 must be:

1)      Submitted by the registered NAGVA Team Representative 

2)      E-mailed to Rob Warren at vno@volleyballneworleans.com

We will make every effort to process these requests within two (2) business days. 

We wish we could have accommodated all teams that wanted to participate in our tournament.  We invite you all to join us in New Orleans to cheer on your friends and be part of the fun!

Finally, we thank you all for your enthusiastic support of the Mardi Gras Classic 2011!!

Rob Warren                        Jerry Traigle

MGC Registrar                   MGC Director

WOWza! Its at least 2 months before the tournament and its already FULL! Who didn't see this coming? The tournament filled up right away as soon as MGC was posted in the NAGVA website. Then as the weeks go by (even before Las Vegas Tourney) there was couple of teams confirmed and paid already.

The question is, why did BB get more spots than other Divisions? With all the uprating from the past season, isn't just fair to have at least equal amount of spots in each division? I mean, good for BB but at the same time 14 teams for A division and 6 teams for AA division compared to 36 BB division and 24 for B division? Did they send the money earlier than the other teams from A and AA division? We don't know. All we know is that there are a lot of players most especially in A division looking for a team since their teams didn't make the cut. A lot of teams are probably disappointed as well that they didn't make it but at the same time maybe payments were not sent on time (typical NAGVA players waiting last minute. lol)

I know couple of people who are looking for a team so we have some work to do to help coz we want to see everybody there as much as possible. Most especially its NOLA, it will be so much fun.

Thoughts?

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NAGVA TREND!!!

OK ... OK ... Its not just NAGVA players but everybody is. But if you have an iPhone or Droid then you are probably one of us. Tons of NAGVA players has been reported to be hooked with this new app.

Its a new app that lets you send voice messages (just like Nextel back in the day) instead of text messaging (safer than texting and driving). NAGVA players has been reportedly doing a looooooooooooooot of DRUNK HEYTELLin which we think is HILARIOUS (right Nate? Sheona? Grimace?) HeyTell is super fun most especially the messages just goes back and forth and the hilarity of the conversation just builds up. Its an amazing app for Express Gossiping as well. LMAO!

We wonder what Heytell story will you have... and please do share!!!!

Ooopsie!!! ANOTHER NEW TREND ALERT!!!

Are you one of the players who meets somebody on a tournament and will be smitten the whole weekend but the distance after the tournament is on the way? Are you just wondering after how many days, weeks and months that you have been talking to each other and figuring out how will you see each other again? Or better yet? Are you one of them stalkers that's wondering if he got your message or ignoring your message then this app is for you ...

Its another new app that lets you send text messages to another "friend". Whats nice about it is that not only iphone and droid can cross over with this app but blackberry users gets to play as well.

Stalking you say? KIK has a feature that will let you know that your message has been Delivered, Sent and Read so you would know if the person ur messaging is IGNORING YOU!!! LMAO! Another feature of the app is that it detects who on your phonebook has the app so it suggests friends for you itself.

So jump in and join the fun! We are currently super addicted to HeyTell but we can see KIK coming in anytime soon. And YES TAO! (from SoCal) the APPs are FREE!!! (or so we think. lol)

Dont forget to add ChaCha on HeyTell and then we will send you our KiK username. haha!

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Manwelita heats up Japan

You might have seen her in Vancouver Queen Vicki this pas weekend but our Mini Manwelita flew from Vancouver to Manila and final destination ... Japan!

Nope, she is not working the corner or maybe she is one of the Tranny Centrals of Asia but she is there to witness the FIVB Women's World Championships thats gonna end up in about 5-6 days.

Manwelita mentioned couple of times in his status that he wasn't sure if Japan is ready for the Latino Heat that he is about to bring. We say, are they even ready for all the hair products she packed for her trip? And are they even ready for the Latino Bangs that he has?

Do you think Japan is ready for our Mini Manwelita? U B D Judge!

Have fun Manny and show em girl how FIERCE you are!

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ChaCha

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RPV gets his A status! Nakamura still BB?

This is looooong way overdue! And we expected it coming! RPV finally got his A rating with NAGVA on this weekends Queen Vicki Tourney up in Vancouver, BC. RPV has been playing in A division the past  tournaments but seem to find his way not getting uprated. But with the small amount of players that needed to be rerated this weekend, there was no escape!

Meanwhile, there are rumors that Nakamura got uprated as well but he is denying this rumor. He said there was no paper signed and he is still BB! We will wait in 30 days and check the NAGVA websites.

What do you think? Is Marc still BB or A?

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ChaCha

PDX Volleybelle gets his other B!

I know it's just pool play but we all know how the fast the rerates are going around in every NAGVA Tournament.

Portland Volleybelle Nick Koehler got his BB rating today at D Vancouver Queen Vicki tournament. Nicky posted on his status saying "having a blast in Vancouver. Finally got the other B"

Congrats Nicky!!! I personally think that this is a long way overdue. You've been playing hard the last tournaments I've seen you and you deserve this. Be safe and have fun!

We will wait for more updates from Vancouver.

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Queen Vicki Vancouver NAGVA tournament

This weekend is the Vancouver Queen Vicki Tournament and I'm quite sad that we are gonna miss it this year (damn passport)!!!

The weekend promises a fun and competitive tournament regardless of the turn out. The Modified A/AA Division has 4 team, 6 teams for BB and 10 teams for the B division.

Every year, VGVA with the leadership of Trevor Fraser always gives out some cool prices and provides a very entertaining Seeding Party and this year will be no different. I wonder who's gonna win the cat walk contest this year.

ChaCha BUZZ wasn't able to get as much information regarding the PNW Triple Tiara Award which is awarded to the team with most team wins or points. There is a possibility that the TJ Award will be given just like the past two years (ChaCha was the recipient last year). The TJ Award is to honor TJ, a NAGVA player who passed away several years ago who is a great player and volunteer with tournaments for many years. The award is given to a plater who embodies the same.

Sadly, this is the first time that ChaCha will miss this tournament after many years of participating and supporting such a fun weekend plus celebrating my actual birthday in Vancoucer every year will be missed.

Goodluck to all the players! Have fun and be a great sport! We will expect some ChaCharazzi moments in our inbox!

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Mardi Gras Classic XXVIII

If you are signed up as a team coordinator for this season NAGVA Tournaments then you probably got the email about the UPDATE regarding the New Orleans Tournament in January 2011. ChaCha BUZZ is not surprised that the tournament is filling in so fast because this is one of the tournaments that most players look forward to every year. ChaCha was there January 2010and it was a blast, and cant wait to do it again.

via Volleyball New Orleans website

Attached below is the email and B Division is already full ... So if you are planning on putting a team in for the other divisions, you might wanna sign up fast or miss the fun ...

DIVISION UPDATES – We have received an unprecedented registration response with the B Division already full! If your team still plans to attend, please visit the Mardi Gras Classic web site and submit your payment as soon as possible. If you would like to submit payment for a division that is full and have your team placed on the waiting list, please contact me directly via email at vno@volleyballneworleans.com.


B Division – FULL
BB Division – 7 spots open
A Division - 13 spots open
AA Division – 3 spots open


UNKNOWN PAYMENT – We have received payment in the mail with no identifying team information on it. If you team has sent in a payment, PLEASE contact me as soon as possible to identify your payment.
PAYMENTS NOW PROCESSED BY PAYPAL – We are now accepting team and extra player payments exclusively online via PayPal. PLEASE save your receipts from any online transactions. If you experience any issues with the PayPal system, please notify us immediately.


Thanks!!

Rob Warren
MGC Registrar

ChaCha BUZZ highly recommends for you to experience New Orleans Tournament. Hope to see y'all there!!!

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