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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: Jon Canfield
Ok Ok, I know it may be a little early to start thinking about this, but I was wondering if there were any plans to meet, have a dinner, or some sort of social gathering at the National. I happened to be talking to Elliot the other night and he had mentioned that in the past, contributors on the board would often meet, if nothing else, to get to know the personalities behind these “handles” we often go by. I, for one, am relatively new to this board, having only found it through Leon about 4 months ago (if even that long ago). However, since then, I have conversed with many of you on here, and have had many business dealing and online transactions with you. Well, to be quite honest, I wouldn’t know any of you if I tripped over you at a show with 100 attendees, let alone the National. And, I would think its safe to say that many people reading this feel the same way – often not knowing the face behind the name. So, with that being said – are there any plans to meet, sort-of like a Network 54 get together? If not, does this sound like an idea? In other words, what sort of interest would there be in such a thing? |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: Brian Weisner
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: leon
Last year we all met at Scott Brockelman's table and it was fine. This year I have subletted a couple of display cases, at his table, so I think it will be fine again. Last year about 15 of us went across the street one night and had dinner together. After we all squished into our table the Wentz's, and some of their family, showed up. There just wasn't any room left at our table so they had to sit somewhere else. I am sure we will work something out again AND hopefully it will be more condusive to a larger crowd. At night a lot of us got together and partied at my room and other venues....One night Pete was a great cheauffer and we saw Wrigley Field.....see ya there.....and best regards |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: Ryan Christoff
It will be interesting to put some faces to the names of board members. I'm especially looking forward to meeting runscott. People can be quite different face to face than they are behind a keyboard. |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: JC
I would like to have Mr. Mint for dinner! |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: scott brockelman
HELLO ALL! |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: scott brockelman
i guess i failed to mention the table number, but now after finding it i am a bit confused. apparently it is booth # 182 P , it is one of the large promenade sized tables, on the front aisle, just down the row quite a ways. as time goes on i will give more specific details, hell! we can't be that hard to find, just look for dwiddle dee (leon) & dwiddle dumb (me). i am the one with more hair. |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: Cy
When is the national? What days? And where is it located in Atlantic City? |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: petecld
I'm working on finding a place. I'll have information very soon. |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: TBob
nm |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: scott brockelman
after several votes and discussions they settled on cleveland once again. the committee has it set up in a tight little circle of about 4 locations for the next 7 years or so. seems a little variety would be nice and let some regionally distressed people join in that would not otherwise travel so far. |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: runscott
I've been envisioning Al Sharpton and you've probably got me as a skin-head in a business suit. |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: leon
You know what Democraps look like don't you? |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: Ryan Christoff
Yeah, let's all meet. We'll have a Grand Ol' Party in the Yankee north. Instead of buying lunch, why don't we steal some food stamps from some poor people. And maybe for dessert, a good lynching. Then a toast to Cap Anson and Judge Landis who fought so hard to keep our National pastime pure. Next we'll spit on the grave of the traitor Branch Rickey who single-handedly destroyed the game we love. |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: runscott
but I was thinking more along the lines of a huge bonfire (Sequoia lumber preferred), followed by a gourmet meal: skewers of whole spotted owls and tender chunks of baby seal steak, slowly roasted over giant redwood coals. |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: Ryan Christoff
As long as we meet face to face, it's all good with me. I can assure you that you won't speak to me in person the way you do on this board. In fact, I doubt you'll show up at all. But if you do, I would love to try some redwood-smoked spotted-owl-and-baby-seal-kabobs with you. |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: runscott
It has no relevance at all to anything, nor does what I look like. But if we meet at the National, I will definitely buy you a drink and talk cards. As everyone on this board knows, I'm easily intimidated by physical size and frightful appearances, so please be gentle - I damned near wet my pants when I met Pete last year . |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: runscott
It's a joke Pete - I look forward to seeing you at the National as well, if I can make it, but you and Ryan will have to share the free beer. |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: TBob
Somewhere south of the Mason-Dixon line would have been great. What happened to Dallas as a site? Is Wanda Marcus still alive? Are the majority of the voters from the North and Left Coast? |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: scott brockelman
bob, |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: scott brockelman
i have an open invitation to all board members to convene at my table, but this ryan guy has me worried, hard core demi, surely a great card collector, but perhaps severely dissillusioned in real life. he's got it all backwards, we don't steal from anyone! the government steals from us to pay the nonworking lazy sob's. |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: julie
it makes me want to go myself. UNDER THE BOARDWALK..that's a nice song. |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: Elliot
Pete, thanks for taking on the job of finding an appropriate place for the dinner. Is everybody thinking that Thursday night would probably be the best night? |
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Network 54 Get Together/Dinner/Meeting at the National?...
Posted By: runscott
The Canadians love seeing political in-fighting among the Americans - gives them the sense that we are crumbling and they can come in and stretch out our football fields. |
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