Ok.. I see my screen name all over this page!
Yes.. I booked at the Hampton. I called them, the NEO CAR SHOW rate had expired (makes sense, I'm in late here as it is). They had open rooms, I booked one... not the same discount rate, but only $5 more with my AAA card (not AARP, totally different and I'm NO WHERE near that time yet).
As for money... well, I don't have checks, so I had to have my bank send one. If I could have used PayPal you'd have the money already! It should be there by the overly extended deadline, as it usually gets printed and mailed the following day (which should be today).
Think that's all that addressed me. Glad to see there are folks I know (yeah Joe's Crab Shack!), and looking forward to meeting all of those I don't know yet.