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Offline High Cap

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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #45 on: October 28, 2008, 02:31:40 PM »
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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #46 on: October 28, 2008, 05:16:22 PM »
Quote from: llama on October 28, 2008, 01:54:10 PM
You know, it has already been announced that there will be a "main convention" in Dallas next year in the third weekend of october.

Why not plan a west-coast con for the same weekend, and then maybe plan on some Con-on-Con action, so to speak? I mean if you have the west coast con even remotely close to the same time as the main con, people are going to not go to one in order to go to the other, so why not make it a big weekend for everyone?

-Llama

Any time is fine w/me... But rather than us "Left Coasters" continuing to get the "left overs", I would favor scheduling that didn't conflict with the Texas shindig. We might even convince (read that BRIBE) HiTech himself to venture west to address us "left-outers" on the "left coast"... I have a bottle of 25 year old single malt whisky from a certain country in the north of the British Isles sitting in a climate controlled "vault", waiting for a special occasion! If I can get the guest speaker I want lined up (IF we can agree on a date before November 22), Dale and his posse would sit on the runway and let the AKs vulch them for a month straight if they missed it!

It's bad enough that our Senate delagation has Boxer and Feinstien and that Speaker Pelosi calls California home... We need to have an event that will show the rest of the AH community how we do thing West Coast style!!! There is Intelligent life West of the Sierra Nevada Range despite what you might have seen on TV!
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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #47 on: October 28, 2008, 06:02:41 PM »
Quote from: MajIssue on October 28, 2008, 05:16:22 PM
It's bad enough that our Senate delagation has Boxer and Feinstien and that Speaker Pelosi calls California home... We need to have an event that will show the rest of the AH community how we do thing West Coast style!!! There is Intelligent life West of the Sierra Nevada Range despite what you might have seen on TV!

lol.  West of the Sierra and North of Santa Barbara is where the good people/food/beer/culture are hidden.  I hate it down here in So. Cal, the people suck!  It just gets nicer the further up the coast you go.
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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #48 on: October 28, 2008, 06:09:34 PM »
 Don't fret Babalonian there is a few of us nice guys here in So. Cal. and while maybe not alot of the folks are nice when you meet a few good ones it can out shine the bad . But really it would be nice to meet everyone and have a great time .
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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #49 on: October 28, 2008, 09:44:08 PM »
Nor Cal weather sucks. I've heard a rumor of a city on the coast up there, but its so fricken foggy, no one can find it.

 ;)

SoCal perma-summer is the way forward (until we run out of water).  :uhoh
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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #50 on: October 29, 2008, 12:40:52 AM »
I dont know if i would rather have a major con weekend with several cons across the nation, ie a calicon, a texcon, and a NYCcon, becase then there would be allot more people able to attend, but it is true that if we had tehm at separate tiems we might be able to get the htc crew to roll out here, but what are the possibilities of this happeneing anyways, htc staff comment on this please?

I would be down for either, so ill let you fight it out
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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #51 on: October 29, 2008, 10:19:35 AM »
Though this might seem like an attempt at "reverse psychology," (and it isn't), I can tell you with near certainty that the chances of anyone from HTC flying out from Texas on their own dime to attend a West-Coast Mini-Con is about zero.

Chances improve if the con organizers can scrounge up the dough for a plane ticket and a room, or if the attendee headcount gets above 40 or so.

I hope I'm wrong, of course, but I've planned these things before...

-Llama

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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #52 on: October 29, 2008, 07:23:01 PM »
Quote from: llama on October 29, 2008, 10:19:35 AM
Though this might seem like an attempt at "reverse psychology," (and it isn't), I can tell you with near certainty that the chances of anyone from HTC flying out from Texas on their own dime to attend a West-Coast Mini-Con is about zero.

Chances improve if the con organizers can scrounge up the dough for a plane ticket and a room, or if the attendee headcount gets above 40 or so.

I hope I'm wrong, of course, but I've planned these things before...

-Llama



From the respons ei have seen it looks like we could very well hae a hear count above 40, i really hope we can get this to work.
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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #53 on: October 30, 2008, 12:54:48 AM »

Bay area has fleetweek w/Blue Angels in early Oct. May also want to coincide with Collins Foundaton aircraft tour that swings by in May/June. The Hornet is here all the time. California does have lots of options - north, south, and way north (sacto).
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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #54 on: October 30, 2008, 01:46:03 AM »
hornet is a great place to consider going, even possibly aranging for an overnite stay like the little middle schoolers and sea scout (done it with sea scouts, only problem is no internet, could be a day trip
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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #55 on: October 30, 2008, 01:50:15 AM »
K, I may come down Curlew, I'll get the beer, you get the weed :noid

Just remember to make sure that it's the GOOD stuff, not that crappy stuff from the Rook front.  :lol
I'll call up MrJingls and the other AHII Stoners and we'll party!


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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #56 on: October 30, 2008, 09:43:35 AM »
I would suggest meeting up at O'reillys on the corner of Columbus and Green here in Frisco, Where I could supply the good sticks with mass quantities of alcoholic beverages, then we could all go to the con where by then (me being cr@p at said flying) you lot would make me look good :)
Cheers fellas
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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #57 on: October 30, 2008, 01:38:02 PM »
May/June is nice in Sacramento, Week of Collins Foundation flying in would be a nice choice, HB555, Easyscor and I met up last time Collins flew in. 

Still pulling together some rates, good time to book with reservations down.

Anyone want to add a golf day in the mix?
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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #58 on: October 30, 2008, 02:50:08 PM »
Quote from: ROC on October 30, 2008, 01:38:02 PM
May/June is nice in Sacramento, Week of Collins Foundation flying in would be a nice choice, HB555, Easyscor and I met up last time Collins flew in. 

Still pulling together some rates, good time to book with reservations down.

Anyone want to add a golf day in the mix?
Sounds good... Let's get specific what, when, where... I will help in any way possible... Mak it happen guys. Feel free to pm me, and meybe we can get a plan together. My "drop dead" day in 11/22 for my tentative guest speaker... I need a date to pitch him by then.
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Re: Cali AH Convention
« Reply #59 on: October 30, 2008, 04:08:30 PM »
Quote from: iTunes on October 30, 2008, 09:43:35 AM
I would suggest meeting up at O'reillys on the corner of Columbus and Green here in Frisco, Where I could supply the good sticks with mass quantities of alcoholic beverages, then we could all go to the con where by then (me being cr@p at said flying) you lot would make me look good :)
Cheers fellas
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mmm...O'Reilly's, or Visuvio's, or Specs, or there's always Kell's, or Ireland 32 over on Geary, or the Abbey Tavern, or Folley's down there near Market St.

Can you tell I spent my college years in SF?  Been following this thread with interest. :)

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