Right!  On to more finite planning -
Instead of another breakfast meet and another hub at noon meet, how about a 
lunch meet?
12:30pm at French Market sound good?
Blue Bayou is not in the budget.  Once a year is plenty for us.  So you won't catch me making any reservations.  If others want to, please do! (And if you want to pay for us, we'll be there 

 )
After lunch it's all about a raucous Pirates ride.
Dinner meet - 7:30pm at...Zocolo, perhaps?  Then some nighttime raping and pillaging (or chasing food and pillaging, as you prefer).
Sound good?  I'm up for suggestions.