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Subject:	Re: What kinds of LEGO-based conventions do you want?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events
Date:	Fri, 23 Aug 2002 04:54:38 GMT
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In lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, William R. Ward writes: > I wouldn't pay $150/night for a hotel room in any case. At BricksWest > we stayed at a campground the first two nights and at Motel 6 the > third. The total cost for lodging for me was under $50 for all three > nights. For NWBrickCon, my wife and I are planning on driving up in > our VW van and either staying with relatives, camping, or getting a > cheap motel somewhere not too far away. I don't think the point is the amount expended, the point is the time allocation. Attending a con is a significant time investment as well as expense. I have a great deal of sympathy for the viewpoint that says "if I want to meet mundanes and explain the hobby, I'll do it locally... if I want to be with fans worldwide who already understand, keep the mundanes away, they're a distraction and interfere with the stuff I want to do"

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		Re: What kinds of LEGO-based conventions do you want?
(...) The time expended is certainly a factor, but it's actually more a factor of expectations. When I do a train show, I usually commit a whole weekend to it. I would be interested in doing a big blow out show the world how cool we are at LLC (or (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)

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		Re: What kinds of LEGO-based conventions do you want?
(...) [...] (...) I wouldn't pay $150/night for a hotel room in any case. At BricksWest we stayed at a campground the first two nights and at Motel 6 the third. The total cost for lodging for me was under $50 for all three nights. For NWBrickCon, my (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)

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