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Re: The proliferation of fests: Good or bad?
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lugnet.events
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Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:45:06 GMT
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At 02:22 PM 12/11/06, Anthony Sava wrote:
> In lugnet.events, Bryan Bonahoom wrote:
> > We decided to create Brickworld because there was no centrally • located large
> > AFOL event and we believe that there are many midwest, mountain and west
> > coast AFOLs that would have a better opportunity to attend an event in
> > Chicago. Our belief is that the community is growing and we like • the thought
> > of a growing community because it adds strength to LEGO and a • broader future
> > for our favorite way to spend time.
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> I'd like to respectfully disagree with your labeling of Chicago as 'centrally
> located.' This event is 18 hours away from me here in Houston. Brickfest in
> Arlington VA is 26 hours away from me.
Actually, I don't think he ever said Chicago was centrally
located. He just suggested a gathering there would be more centrally
located than a gathering on the east coast, or the west coast.
It appears there are about 10 or 12 LEGO clubs within one state of
Chicago. While it doesn't solve your problem, even if it does cut
eight hours off your drive time, we hope it will allow others to participate.
This is not the final answer, but hopefully, a step in the right direction.
Steve
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| (...) Ok, so he didn't actually say Chicago was centrally located. However, he did say, in the quoted text above: "We decided to create Brickworld because there was no centrally located large AFOL event" Which I read as saying Brickworld was (...) (18 years ago, 11-Dec-06, to lugnet.events)
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| | Re: The proliferation of fests: Good or bad?
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| (...) I'd like to respectfully disagree with your labeling of Chicago as 'centrally located.' This event is 18 hours away from me here in Houston. Brickfest in Arlington VA is 26 hours away from me. I drove that, didn't like it. Well, ok, so we did (...) (18 years ago, 11-Dec-06, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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