National in Baltimore

[Leon]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

I'd like to book my National trip in the next week or so, and was wondering if there was any further consensus on where folks will be staying. I've never been, and would like to know, for example, where the Net54 dinner will be held, and maybe get a handful of suggestions as to decent hotels within walking distance. Also, is Baltimore a good cab city, or should I think about renting a car if I stay further out or want to do the tourist thing? Thx in advance.

I am not sure about where folks are staying but there won't be a Net54 dinner this year that I will be doing. There are a variety of reasons for this. One of which is that I don't care for the actions of many individuals on the board in the last year. If anyone wants to pin anything down specifically all you have to do is look back at the previous year. All of those very pointed (accusatory and worse) questions directed at me, guess what, I don't care for them. Otherwise, I hope to see everyone at the National. It will be a good time I am sure. regards

[oldjudge]

Leon--you must be thinking of Scott Elkin's board.

[Leon]

NO, it's this board. Several of the day to day posters fall into this category. Would you want to do something special for people that question your integrity and give you a really hard time?

[oldjudge]

Special bad, not special good

[Leon]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Special bad, not special good

exactly....and I hope to spend a lot of time with you, Richard and Scott again....always a lot of fun!!

[oldjudge]

Me too!

[scottglevy]

Thanks Jud.

Regards,
Scott

[whitehse]

Originally Posted by Leon

I am not sure about where folks are staying but there won't be a Net54 dinner this year that I will be doing. There are a variety of reasons for this. One of which is that I don't care for the actions of many individuals on the board in the last year. If anyone wants to pin anything down specifically all you have to do is look back at the previous year. All of those very pointed (accusatory and worse) questions directed at me, guess what, I don't care for them. Otherwise, I hope to see everyone at the National. It will be a good time I am sure. regards

Wow.... sorry to hear there will be no dinner this year. I had signed up to attend in Chicago a few years ago and was not able to make it at the last minute. I will be attending this years National and was looking forward to the Net54 dinner.

Leon, I totally understand where you are coming from and will make a point to stop by your table, as I did in Chicago and say hello! I dont say much on this board but I do check in several times a day to see whats going on. I was hoping to meet some of the other guys but hopefully I can meet many of them while looking at your table!!

Thanks again for the boards!!

[Al C.risafulli]

I am a very, very bad man.

Very bad.

-Al

[barrysloate]

There's a Seinfeld line going on in almost every thread!

[Jewish-collector]

This is very sad news that there is no Net54 dinner. It was one of the best aspects of the National weekend.

[Buythatcard]

Sorry to hear that there won't be a dinner this year. I met some real nice people that night.

I thought that Leon did a great job putting it together last year and am sorry that he is not able to do it again.

Hopefully, I'll get to meet some of the other board members hanging out at the tables or the hotel bars.

[longstreet766]

Sorry to hear about the dinner being cancelled this year. It was always a very enjoyable time. Hopefully, some of us can get together at the National.

Mike Gray
gray766@hotmail.com

Looking for Lady Baldwin OJs

[Irwin Fletcher]

This will be my first National - I got a room at the Baltimore Hilton because it is adjacent to convention center. Also, it's right across from Camden Yards - anyone planning to catch an O's game that weekend? I'm going to try to catch either the Saturday night or Sunday afternoon game.

[tbob]

Originally Posted by longstreet766

Sorry to hear about the dinner being cancelled this year. It was always a very enjoyable time. Hopefully, some of us can get together at the National.

I'll miss the 54 Dinner too but there are lots of chances for members here to go to dinner together in groups or just hang out at the hotel bars and have a good time. We have always done this in the past and I see no reason we can't this year. I remember in Chicago (or was it Cleveland) when about 25 of us got together to eat dinner together after the show ended one day. It seems like one night in Cleveland there were about 15-20 of us in the bar (along with Don Larson) and we had a great time. There are so many fun guys here that there will be plenty of opportunities to get together,