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(...) I have to assume that you aren't fully aware of how many adult SW collectors are totally accustomed to having to use their credit cards online just to keep up with the Hasbro stuff. I seriously doubt they'll have any trouble moving enough (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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Hi... I just talked to Steve (and others) about this topic. He realises that there are a lot of open questions and valid concerns, and would like to apologise for not having been able to answer them all at the same time that the announcement was (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | BW04? (Re: Saturday General Session Announcements)
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(...) Exactly. Look PD - you know less than we do here. You do not know the history here. You have 0 intrest in this, so why are you trying to stir the pot? You made incorrect statments in your post, thats because you do not know the history here. I (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest)
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(...) Which still doesn't really answer the question of who's going to buy it, only by which arm of their distribution network it's being sold on. The question I still have is, "will adults buy this 'play set' for $100?" Or, will they only see it as (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Saturday General Session Announcements
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(...) Fair enough. Though that wasn't what was presented to us yesterday, but fine, we'll go with your analysis for now. (...) Partly true. What I see is a group of people trying to put together an event more than 1000 miles away on the same weekend (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: BW04? (Re: Saturday General Session Announcements)
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I'd really like to hear more from folks that aren't in Southern Cal, Northern Cal or the NW as to what they are looking for in attending a brick con. So far, it's mainly us westcoasters that have been commenting about why it should or shouldn't be (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest)
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| | Re: BrickFest mention on CBS radio in NorCal
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(...) The Bay Area ABC radio affiliate picked up on it too. In addition to mentioning the "cathedrals to robots", they talked to AF'sOL who admitted spending upwards of $10,000 a year on LEGO. Hmm, that could be any of several people.... :-) Maggie (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Ew, that probably leaves me out. I was hoping for the deep discount option. Oh well... -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) If you read exactly what was written, without superimposing any unstated ideas on top of it, you'll see that _NOTHING_ is moving. The name BricksWest is owned by the MIA owner of Bricks Magazine, and considering how long it has been since (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: BW04? (Re: Saturday General Session Announcements)
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(...) Yeah, Adrian, this is the part I've got a problem with. I've heard NOTHING from Steve about this and yesterday was the first word I'd gotten that there was no Southwestern Brick Event being planned for 2004. I've got a BIG problem whenever (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest, FTX)
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