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(...) Yes, the rate was $20 per day cheaper than their regular rate (for comparison, their discount for internet registration was $10 per day cheaper than regular). (...) I agree on all counts. Moving events are good for the annual meeting of a (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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I haven't dealt with my pictures yet, but I thought I'd drop in some reflections on the past weekend. I'm really glad I marked off the weekend for Brickfest back when the date was first announced. I really had a great time, and it's nice to finally (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) delineated (...) Kevin, Is it possible to get a higher viepoint for the cams ? When viewing there were quite a few views of peoples 'rear sections' at times. Also seen was a face with a protruding tongue shortly before the cam moved to an (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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In lugnet.org.us.wamalug, Christopher L. Weeks writes: (many good suggestions snipped) (...) For the record, the only thing I was in charge of was setting up the stuff I brought, and keeping the webcams running. Denise and Stephen (in that order (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) I'm pretty sure that the price we paid was a discounted rate for brickfest. Isn't that right? (...) Personally, I hope that it does not move around. I hope that WAMALUG maintains enough interest to perpetuate the event annually. If you want (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) want honesty (...) OK, honesty. I had a great time. It was very cool. I will be back. But unfortunately, I did get my money's worth on the fest itself. The old adage, you get what you pay for, is correct. And free was too little. The place was (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) good sized (...) LMK if you want to do this in Richmond, I will be glad to help organize (being that I live there) and might be able to get us a VERY SWEET (free) space to have the gathering. Chris Busse (URL) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) Gosh, you have no idea. For starters, it's amazng how inspiring it is to sit in front of a huge pile of STUFF and just BUILD without thinking about it. I did that for about 2 hours on Sat. night, I think, and I came up with some very weird (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) ... (...) want honesty (...) For me, it was absolutely worth the $85 hotel stay, the 2.5 hour drive each way from Richmond, getting lost trying to find McDonalds, eating much junk food from Giant, the packing and unpacking of the car, etc. (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) That's the plan! :) Jeff (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) Did anyone look into a "group rate" for rooms at hotels? Sometimes you can get a fairly significant discount that way. What were the final Brickfest attendance figures, anyone know? And a further Brickfest question...is it going to be a yearly (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) ...A 'variation' on that question is 'did you get your money's worth?" And I want honesty from people here! Course, the fest itself was free, but things like airfare and hotel rooms can add up (and unfortunately, there are no real cheap hotels (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) ...I grabbed lots of baseplates since mine were all ver the place... when/if I get home I'll look :-) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) Guide ((URL) the wildlink ((URL) #160 (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) ...I meant to ask you, "was it worth it?" Its one thing when us older FOls drop $200+ on a weekend. it hurts, but we can recover, but for the 18-22 crowd, $200 represents several months of saving effort. ...you can go back to ignoring me (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) ...yes! I would easily pay $250 for a box or maybe more if I could at least open it first. The stuff in it is sometimes _great!_. (...) ...Ha!!! Us WAMALUG folks already thought of that!!! We're starting to plan a weekend meeting this autumn (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) Speaking of your models, it was fun to see photos of the real models! The POV-Ray renderings are cool, too, but seeing the models "in the flesh" is always nice. May I ask, though, if you keep all your models built, or did you rebuild some of (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.build)
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(...) All my money was spent on transportation and food (didn't buy any LEGO, and someone offered me lodging). Transportation (plane ticket+train+metro) was about $185, and I spent about $20 on lunches and dinners. --Bram Bram (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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Hi all, I had a great weekend! Thanks for putting Brickfest together. However, I seem to have forgotten to put the baseplate that was supporting my Pentapterigoid fighter. Did anyone pick up the light gray 16x32 baseplate? TIA, --Bram Bram (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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Very cool, I didn't know they had particular box for stocking the play tables. That would be a cool thing for LEGO Direct to sell, you'd never really know what you're going to get. That would kind of add to the excitement, then you could trade off (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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