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[IBC] conventions
I've been on and off this list over the past few years with the press
of business and personal things. My wife just gave me a birthday present that I think is very cool. An all-expense paid trip to St Louis, MO to the convention in June. http://www.bonsai-bci.com/conv04/conv04info.html I'm a bit surprised that there's no mention of it on the list. Is anyone going? Any thoughts on it? If you have opinions you'd like to share but would rather not post your ideas here, I'd appreciate it if you'd drop me an email. Based on the schedule I've seen online, it looks pretty good. It's been a bunch of years (decades) since I went to one. I don't even recall what year it was that I went to Connecticut to a convention. Met Yuji Yoshimura (whose book got me interested in bonsai all those decades ago) there and a few others I'd read or read about. Learned a great deal in the few days there, and got to see how others dealt with the same questions I had. Do we just not talk about conventions on list? Is there some sort of unwritten limit that says we shouldn't? I realize that we have subscribers all over the world, but I promise not to be upset if I can't get to one far away. If not, are there other such events we might like to mention to kindle interest? Pastorio ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] conventions
Bob Pastorio wrote:
I've been on and off this list over the past few years with the press of business and personal things. My wife just gave me a birthday present that I think is very cool. An all-expense paid trip to St Louis, MO to the convention in June. http://www.bonsai-bci.com/conv04/conv04info.html ENJOY! I'm a bit surprised that there's no mention of it on the list. Is anyone going? It's just a wild guess, but I suspect that Alan W. will be there. ;-) Any thoughts on it? If you have opinions you'd like to share but would rather not post your ideas here, I'd appreciate it if you'd drop me an email. I've been to BCI meets and they do an excellent job. I'm off to the Florida show two weekends from this one, and one a year is about my limit. snip Do we just not talk about conventions on list? Is there some sort of unwritten limit that says we shouldn't? I realize that we have subscribers all over the world, but I promise not to be upset if I can't get to one far away. If not, are there other such events we might like to mention to kindle interest? We frequently discuss conventions. Beforehand it's "who is going?" (like yours), and arranging for the Annual business meeting of the Internet Bonsai Club (in the bar!!!); since I'm not going this year, I don't know who's making the meeting arrangements for the BCI Convention. ;-) Maybe Reiner, our outgoing Treasurer is doing it (but he usually brings his own, since he has complete disdain for USA beers). Occasionally, list teetotalers get miffed with the beer discussions and demand to "get back to bonsai." Afterward, discussion usually moves to the gallery where members post pics of the display trees and workshops. Congrats on the B'day gift; it's a good one. Be nice to her. ;-) Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] conventions
Bob: You have a wonderfully nice and discerning wife! I'm looking forward to
meeting you at BCI-ABS 2004. Please introduce yourself if you see me there. Usually talk about who's going, etc. gets going a week or two before the convention, about the time that the procrastinators are finally sending in their registrations, having missed the "early bird" discounts. The venue is great. St. Louis is an underappreciated (at least on the coasts) jewel in the heartland. And our hosts there have a reputation for putting on great conventions. Ask anyone from MABA. By the way, the BCI site has a calendar of events which lists any bonsai (or suiseki) event which sends its information to our webmaster, not just BCI-related events. Alan Walker http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org -----Original Message----- From: Bob Pastorio I've been on and off this list over the past few years with the press of business and personal things. My wife just gave me a birthday present that I think is very cool. An all-expense paid trip to St Louis, MO to the convention in June. http://www.bonsai-bci.com/conv04/conv04info.html I'm a bit surprised that there's no mention of it on the list. Is anyone going? Any thoughts on it? If you have opinions you'd like to share but would rather not post your ideas here, I'd appreciate it if you'd drop me an email. Based on the schedule I've seen online, it looks pretty good. It's been a bunch of years (decades) since I went to one. I don't even recall what year it was that I went to Connecticut to a convention. Met Yuji Yoshimura (whose book got me interested in bonsai all those decades ago) there and a few others I'd read or read about. Learned a great deal in the few days there, and got to see how others dealt with the same questions I had. Do we just not talk about conventions on list? Is there some sort of unwritten limit that says we shouldn't? I realize that we have subscribers all over the world, but I promise not to be upset if I can't get to one far away. If not, are there other such events we might like to mention to kindle interest? Pastorio ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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