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Re: The proliferation of fests: Good or bad?
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Date: 
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:03:59 GMT
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In lugnet.events, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
At 09:45 AM 12/11/06, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
I actually have not yet been to a fest, so perhaps my input means
less here, but
I'm all for having multiple fests each year.

Why haven't you attended a fest?

Seriously.

It's been a combination of location and a NLSO.  Now that I live in DC,
hopefully I will be able to get to the next BF, if only for the public
exposition.  In the past when I was not near a fest, it's kind of hard to say
"Well, honey, I love you and all, but I'm going to travel to Seattle or wherever
for several days to go to a fest."  Now that I will be local to a fest I can go
over for the day without it digging into family time.

Bruce



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: The proliferation of fests: Good or bad?
 
(...) You've got to be a newlywed or close to it ;) My wife is a NLSO and she has no problem with me leaving for a few days!(1) Felix (1) I love my wife (18 years ago, 11-Dec-06, to lugnet.events, FTX)
  Re: The proliferation of fests: Good or bad?
 
(...) I too have a NLSO but I've gone to the past two Brickfests in DC, taking the boys (early teens) along both times. Last summer I also brought my dad, a NLfather. He went along to see some museums and such and help driving from Nashville. He was (...) (18 years ago, 11-Dec-06, to lugnet.events)
  Re: The proliferation of fests: Good or bad?
 
(...) Bruce, Welcome to the DC area! Hope to meet you at a WAMALUG meeting some time, the next will be in January. (URL) (18 years ago, 11-Dec-06, to lugnet.events)

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  Re: The proliferation of fests: Good or bad?
 
(...) Why haven't you attended a fest? Seriously. Is it time? Location? Money? While more events doesn't help with the money, (except for cutting down travel-expenses), it can help with the correct time, or better location. As you said, these may (...) (18 years ago, 11-Dec-06, to lugnet.events)

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