2019 Net54baseball Banquet at the National Convention

[Leon]

There will be a 2019 Net54baseball Banquet at the National Convention. It is being held at the same place (not sure of the room yet) as in 2017, the Embassy Suites across the street from the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. The banquet with open bar, soft drinks, water and horse duvers will be Friday night (8/2/19) from 630pm until around 11pm-12am again...maybe later depending on how much I drink . There will probably be at least a few speakers again but that is undecided right now. It might be just me on stage doing the worm!! All members are invited and there will be an RSVP around 3-4 weeks beforehand. Thanks go to Heritage Auctions for stepping up and being the Platinum Sponsor again. It's appreciated. Spouses and kiddos are more than welcome. Hopefully a lot of members can make it by. It should be fun.

[Howe’s Hunter]

Have always wanted to attend a Net54 gathering

[Rich Klein]

YAY! This type of event is why I prefer Chicago to Cleveland or A.C. We can all attend and walk (or stumble) back home.

Rich

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Leon

It's a bit early but ....there will be a 2019 Net54baseball Banquet at the National Convention. It is being held at the same place (not sure of the room yet) as in 2017, the Embassy Suites across the street from the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. The banquet with open bar, soft drinks, water and horse duvers will be Friday night (8/2/19) from 630pm until around 11pm-12am again...maybe later depending on how much I drink . There will probably be at least a few speakers again but that is undecided right now. It might be just me on stage doing the worm!! All members are invited and there will be an RSVP around 3-4 weeks beforehand. Thanks go to Heritage Auctions for stepping up and being the Platinum Sponsor again. It's appreciated. Spouses and kiddos are more than welcome. Hopefully a lot of members can make it by. It should be fun.

Does the Embassy Suites connect via Skywalk to the Rosemont? I have a hazy memory of 1-2 hotels connecting that way.

[oldjudge]

A very nice gesture on Heritage’s part. Chris, Pete and the boys are the best.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Does the Embassy Suites connect via Skywalk to the Rosemont? I have a hazy memory of 1-2 hotels connecting that way.

No, I don't think it is physically connected (not positive) but is across the street from the convention.

[Donscards]

Originally Posted by Leon

No, I don't think it is physically connected (not positive) but is across the street from the convention.

I think it does connect the 2 hotels across the street from the convention--I use the skywalk when I stay at that hotel---and I always enjoy the net54 party--great pizza, snacks, etc and the booze---I always enjoy the speakers and getting to see other net54 members. Looking forward to it again.

[Baseballcrazy62]

Never too early to talk about the Net54 event. Missed not having in Cleveland this year and really looking forward to it in Chicago. Thanks Leon!

[Leon]

Shows you what I know, not much. And as for the pizza, it soaks up alcohol well. And it will help because I am pretty sure I will vacillate between 1-2 Corona's at a time.

Originally Posted by Donscards

I think it does connect the 2 hotels across the street from the convention--I use the skywalk when I stay at that hotel---and I always enjoy the net54 party--great pizza, snacks, etc and the booze---I always enjoy the speakers and getting to see other net54 members. Looking forward to it again.

[edhans]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Does the Embassy Suites connect via Skywalk to the Rosemont? I have a hazy memory of 1-2 hotels connecting that way.

Pretty sure it does, but I think you need to access the skywalk from the parking garage.

[topcat61]

I'll be there at the '19 National and would love to meet you all. Cant wait!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by topcat61

I'll be there at the '19 National and would love to meet you all. Cant wait!

It should be a lot of fun no doubt. There are a lot of new members and I hope many will maKe it. It's always fun to put a face with an ID. There will be nametags as usual too. And they will politely be required at the event.

[Leon]

The less than 3 months until the party bump to the top....Hope to see a lot of members at the banquet. If anyone knows anyone that would like to give a short speech, other than a sales one , I am all ears. Otherwise it is me on stage doing the worm again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvLgfR7-QN4

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[Tim Zwick]

Originally Posted by Leon

The less than 3 months until the party bump to the top....Hope to see a lot of members at the banquet. If anyone knows anyone that would like to give a short speech, other than a sales one , I am all ears. Otherwise it is me on stage doing the worm again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvLgfR7-QN4

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Without question, a Leon and Disco Dan dance duet would make this year's banquet a memorable one for sure!

[Leon]

A few folks have asked about a Net54baseball banquet this year. So here is the info again (above). Free drinks and horse duvers.....(my spelling) for around 5-6 hours with friends in the hobby. What could be better? Next month we will do the normal RSVP to get a head count. Still looking for anyone that wants to give a speech for 10-15 minutes concerning the hobby. Hope to see all members there.
thanks

[bigfish]

Originally Posted by Tim Zwick

Without question, a Leon and Disco Dan dance duet would make this year's banquet a memorable one for sure!

Was this at last years 54 diner?

[marzoumanian]

Greetings. In the February 2019 issue of Beckett Vintage Collector I wrote an article about my recent experiences selling a SMALL portion of my baseball card collection (sets) through auction houses. It was called "Selling Your Baseball Cards" and it detailed how I organized a few sets for sale and then tested three auction houses to see how each one of them did. The theme of the piece: Have a plan and prep your sets before you sell them.
LEON: Assuming you get this pub, you can read what I wrote and determine if the subject would be of interest to your Net54 forum members. If you think it would be, it would be easy for me to talk 15 minutes on what I experienced for your 8/2 get-together. If not, no big deal.
If you don't get this pub, I can photocopy the article and snail mail it to you for your perusal.
What's my motive (for any cynics out there!)? Simply to give back something to the hobby I love. If one person can benefit from my experiences, I'm a happy camper.
Take care.