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Re: How about a Brickfest West?
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Date: 
Tue, 17 Jul 2001 19:17:46 GMT
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In lugnet.events, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.events, Todd Thuma writes:
> > I tend to agree with Rich in part but disagree in another part. It was great
> > that the WAMALUG folks have started something great. I remember a few of us • on
> > rec.toys.lego a few years back suggested a FOL (A missing because of family
> > orientation) convention of sorts timed with the opening of Legoland
> California.
> 
> > It never materialized, unfortunately. No one really wanted to organize it and
> > the idea never carried the fire it need for a grass roots thing to get
> started.
> 
> Disagree. Gary Louie was in the midst of organising it before he sadly and
> unexpectedly passed away. A number of other people carried the torch and
> made it happen. I still have my badge from it, it was the largest fest *I*
> had been to up until that time (Mindfest was larger but happened later),
> there were IIRC upwards of 40 people in attendance.


Opps! Either I forgot about the 40 that did attend the opening ceremony or I
never heard about it. I remember a guy named Gary, but I had no idea he passed.
I really wish I had heard of it, I would have gone. I archived a bunch of
rec.toy.lego stuff to disc thinking of doing some research concerning the
group. I will search for it in my vast collection of CD's and see if I missed
the loop on this.

My appologies to all those that made it happen. Is this still going on? Are you
meeting yearly on the anniversary date? Or was this a one time gathering?

Todd



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  Re: How about a Brickfest West?
 
(...) It was an evening fest the evening of the first day the park was officially open... held at a condo community hall of someone that has a Carlsbad timeshare and was able to book space... seemed big at the time but it is way small now that we've (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events)

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(...) Disagree. Gary Louie was in the midst of organising it before he sadly and unexpectedly passed away. A number of other people carried the torch and made it happen. I still have my badge from it, it was the largest fest *I* had been to up until (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events)

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