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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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| | BrickFest Portland 2004
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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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| | Re: Brickfest 2003 Question and Answer
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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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| | Re: Saturday General Session Announcements
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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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| | Re: BW04? (Re: Saturday General Session Announcements)
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(...) It's partly that, Dan. Do you remember how great it was to have the public viewing at 2003 where all the younger builders and their parents flocked around you to ask 'How do you do that?' That's what this is about. Legoland is just a means to (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest)
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(...) Really? Where are you getting this information from? Many of us who want to set up a Mid-February South Western Brick Event would like to know. I, for one, haven't heard a thing about it. (...) That's not the point and you know it. Want to (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest)
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| | Re: BW04? (Re: Saturday General Session Announcements)
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There has been so much said I don't know where to start. First LLCA is not the best place to have the show. If you could hold the show totaly in the park it may work but you can't...NOT ENOUGH ROOM. The hotel rates for rooms as well as display (...) (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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(...) Hmm... sounds like they picked up the CNN scroll from last nite. (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: BW04? (Re: Saturday General Session Announcements)
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(...) Ok, with you having said that., can you please let us in the big secret as to WHY? Sorry, I am tired of all the secrets, all the whispers, all the "I heard from this person who heard from this person.." If people KNOW whats going on then those (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest)
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| | Re: Brickfest 2003 Question and Answer
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(...) Why, thank you, guys! I'm gratified to know that people find it useful. That's why I do it, because I want everyone to know stuff as fast as they can! I almost didn't do it this time (and I almost COULDN'T do it this time (1)) as it certainly (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) 5 at the door will get you in for sunday afternoon but there's only 2 hours of public time left.... the public portion BF 2003 ends at 4 PM (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: BW04? (Re: Saturday General Session Announcements)
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Hi all, I was going to stay away from this, but.. (...) That's what I thought too. I didn't get to go to BW03 this year, and I'm really bummed because BW04 sounds like either not going to happen or it's going to be moved. All becaues of pettiness. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest)
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| | Re: BW04? (Re: Saturday General Session Announcements)
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My 2 cents here... I thought one of the big reasons for having Brickswest in So Cal was because of Legoland? I mean, I guess as long as you're hanging out with your buddies and sharing your MOC's, it really doesn't matter too much where you decide (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest)
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| | Re: BW04? (Re: Saturday General Session Announcements)
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In lugnet.events.brickswest, Paul Sinasohn wrote: -snipped- (...) That's how I'm feeling about this. I'm cool about exchanging locations from Bay area one year and So Cal the next but to include the Pac NW when they already have the NW BrickCon, (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest, FTX)
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