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Re: Contraption Wrapup / Status
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Date: 
Fri, 22 Jun 2001 02:47:33 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Scott Sanburn writes:
> Peter & All,
> 
> > > Now I am concerned! : (
> > 
> > Let me put it this way: I started to get concerned when I read the rules for
> > the 'Con and saw that they addressed drug use and having sex with underage
> > persons.  (Maybe our argument about fundraising for a religion should have
> > been about being a draw for conventions instead!)
> > http://users.iglide.net/phoenix/contraption2001/rules2.htm

Heh. How odd they state those things in the rules. They don't usually put
things in there unless it's been broken.

> Hmm... I just looked through it. I have been having bad feelings about this
> all week, but I am prepared to go. However, if we get there, and do not like
> it, I think we will leave early. Trevor, Tony, and I, among others talked
> about this as well. I also noticed it said no cameras, which is a bummer,
> but I wills ee if as exibitors, will let us do so. We also have  few
> underage folks among us, in which we will need to be looking out for a
> little more.

No offense to any one, but I can defend myself. I will not be able to bring
a camera because it is my parents... so Someone else will I guess.

> > Unrelated to this--related strictly to the fact that my sister and her
> > newborn daughter are staying with me for a couple days while her husband
> > gets down to Florida and gets their new house ready--I am not going to be
> > ready for Friday evening.  I need to spend Friday finishing (heh!) things on
> > my cruiser so I can bring it on Saturday.  Is it OK with people if I only
> > come for the show Saturday, or would you rather stick to stuff you can have
> > for the whole convention?

I would see no problem in having you only be there for a few hours. Scott,
Trev and I will probably be bored out of our skulls anyways.

> Peter, I would love to have you come, even if it is just for a few hours. I
> for one would love to see it.
> 
> If worse comes to worse folks, we can refocus our energy into GATS, and then
> maybe work on a better space layout for Tony's "thingee". We shall see.

I am bringing my design notebook to work on some sketchs for fighters and
such. With all these space-heads here, I could probably design somethin good!

> Scott "going through his space stuff, ugh!" S.

Uh oh! That is a time-consumer!

BTW... Scott my parents inquired if you would be bringing me back (If that
is of no trouble). Could that be arranged for Sunday?

Rick



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To All, (...) I think the main thing there is to avoid any *legal* ramifications, and to have the individuals responsible instead of the contraption entity.I know there was a rumbing at the last RNC convention when some youngin's (that is late teens (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)

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  Re: Contraption Wrapup / Status
 
Peter & All, (...) all week, but I am prepared to go. However, if we get there, and do not like it, I think we will leave early. Trevor, Tony, and I, among others talked about this as well. I also noticed it said no cameras, which is a bummer, but I (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)

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