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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)
 
  Re: What kinds of LEGO-based conventions do you want?
 
(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
 
  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)
 
  Re: What kinds of LEGO-based conventions do you want?
 
BricksWest was a long trip for me, I live in upstate NY. I attended because my primary interest was in meeting other AFOLs and see their work first hand. I did not enjoy the fact that most of the people and their MOCs were in seperate locations most (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
 
  Re: What kinds of LEGO-based conventions do you want?
 
(...) Well, in order to host it at the park at all, it would have to be open to the public at least to some extent - otherwise, what's in it for the park? It's good publicity for LEGO to be able to show to their visitors extraordinary models built (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
 
  Re: What kinds of LEGO-based conventions do you want?
 
"John Barnes" <barnes@sensors.com> wrote in message news:H1B499.6pF@lugnet.com... (...) because (...) hand. (...) event (...) no (...) then (...) I'll agree with you that the "split up" was something I wasn't too thrilled about either. Some of us in (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)

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