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Re: Mid Ohio LEGO Fest '99?
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Fri, 29 Jan 1999 16:50:13 GMT
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Steve Bliss writes:
> On Fri, 29 Jan 1999 05:17:36 GMT, Michael Huffman
> <mhuffman@mindspring.com> wrote:
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> [good stuff snipped]
Thanks!
> This sounds interesting. I'm not sure I'd be able to be there, but it
> sounds very cool! I especially like that you want to reach non-internet
> LEGO fans, instead of just providing a way for us internet-types to do a
> F2F.
Ideally, I'd like to give people at least 4-6 months [1] advance notice
for the first Fest, then hold the next one on or around the same time
frame. If a better time frame works better for you, please let me know.
We'll take it into consideration.
> > The Fest would be open to everyone. Kids under 14 would get in
> > free with paying adult. I'm thinking about leaving flyers at local
> > toy stores & comic shops, to generate more interest in
> > non-internet LEGO enthusiast. Entrance fee would be like $3-5...
> > This is to help pay for renting the building & pay for prizes;
> > extra goes towards the next Fest.
I kinda envision this similar to a comic convention that we have here in
town around Thanksgiving time. That when/if the Fest gets big enough, we
can hold it three days instead of one. We can hire/have someone volenteer
to come in and host a live auctions of sets (a percentage would go towards
paying for the auctioneer or be donated the the next Fest fund). Have
people come in & have hold discussions & demonstrations (like the best
way to clean pieces, the do's & don'ts of removing marking from
pieces -- where's Mike Stanly :), building a better bridge, etc.)
Oh, and we even thew out the idea of having support groups & workshops for
our non-LEGO spouces (NLSO, right?). :) Over the past year, I've met
several NLSO's who are frustrated with their significant other's obcession.
It would give them a chance to sit around & tell stories [2] also. :)
> Don't forget about getting listed in local newspapers. They often offer
> a free listings for 'community events'. In my hometown paper, this
> listing is on the front page.
Oops. I completely forgot about this one. It was mentioned in our
little informal discussion, but forgot about it last night. If possible,
it would be nice to get it mentioned in other papers in cities close by
(ie. Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, Indianapolis, Pittsburg,
Detroit, etc.)... but that might be a little hard...
> Donate any extra $$ to the youth group. That way, it's not a for-profit
> operation. Which goes back to getting listed in the papers. Be clear
> that entrance fees go first to pay for the event, excess goes to youth
> group (or whomever), deficit is paid by the organizers.
... Not that I want to short-change the youth group -- I think it's a good
idea -- but ideally I'd like for the extra money to go towards funding the
next event; that way we can add on, expand, or just in general make the
next Fest even better. But I'll check into what the local community paper
require to list community events... Ideally, it would be a non-profit event,
the extra money would go into a like trust fund or something... or some
percentage to the youth group/trust fund can be worked out.
--Mike.
[1] I need to fill out my vacation plans for next year by the end of day
today, so I'm thinking about going ahead and schedualing that time off.
I've also told my boss that I might be unexpectedly sick the day the new
Star Wars movie priemers -- he just smiled & said he might be sick around
the time too. :)
[2] I plan to attend just go hear the stories. I bet they are very funny!
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| Hi, I like the idea of a LEGOfest, and almost certainly would go. I'd also like to throw out a few ideas for more discusion, but I won't have time for a week or so. One thing no one has mentioned is a play area. I don't think you can have a LEGOfest (...) (26 years ago, 3-Feb-99, to lugnet.loc.us.oh.col)
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| On Fri, 29 Jan 1999 05:17:36 GMT, Michael Huffman <mhuffman@mindspring.com> wrote: [good stuff snipped] This sounds interesting. I'm not sure I'd be able to be there, but it sounds very cool! I especially like that you want to reach non-internet (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.loc.us.oh.col)
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