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Re: Show report
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Mon, 15 Jan 2001 05:28:49 GMT
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Youre' description is to me what bells were to Pavlov's dogs...
Pics? PLEASE?!?!!?


"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
news:G76q7H.Huu@lugnet.com...
> Just a short note to let everyone know that our first show was a success. • A
> few minor glitches but overall everything went pretty well, or at least it
> was going well when I had to leave for the airport.
> 
> We went through most of 600 handouts, each of which had www.lugnet.com and
> the S@H number on them as well as a bunch of other stuff including the • PNLTC
> train parts diagram... (full sheet doublesided, thanks to several folks • for
> sharing, Scott S and I put together a "best of the best" available on • request).
> 
> We got second place in the popularity contest, which coupled with the
> appearance money should have covered all the expenses Chris (and a few
> others) incurred. We were on the 6 and 11 o'clock news on one of the local
> Detroit stations.
> 
> Our 10 gate "new Metro Terminal" was completed AT THE SHOW by Chris in a
> demonstration of his building expertise. It's massive, and it drew a LOT • of
> favorable comment. It got done a lot faster than the real terminal at DTW
> will! AND, we had an Airport Shuttle that was actually being used as an
> Airport Shuttle, it went THROUGH the terminal building on its route. This
> area featured the ONLY non LEGO of the whole show, Chris built an Air • Force
> 1, complete with stretch limo, security team, and other aircraft waiting • to
> take off (but no Monica) which used Best-Lock stickers for the • presidential
> seal and "President of the United States" lettering along the fuselage.
> 
> We learned a few lessons, but encountered no major disasters. (I don't • count
> cars of my = bullet train hitting the floor, breaking into constituent • parts
> and being reassembled as "major" disasters... that happened twice. Note to
> future shows, don't have track quite so close to the edge of the table!)
> 
> Thanks to all who helped work. I'll have some show pictures up on • Brickshelf
> hopefully tomorrow from a faster connection than this NYC hotel dialup...
> 
> Another plus mark in the "Lego Train clubs put on reliably crowd pleasing
> shows" ledger with GATS, which helps make it easier for the next club and
> the next show.
> 
> John Neal, pay attention, another 8 wider came out of the closet and • showed
> his stuff off on the layout... :-) Beautiful Big Boy and GP30 models! We • had
> to move a few things (like an entire monorail pier) to get clearance but • it
> was a neat sight. (yes I got pics of it and the GP30)
> 
> Kudos to Kai, Peter, Scott, Lester, Sandy, and especially Chris Leach who
> was the driving force in pulling it all together. Thanks also to Steve • Bliss
> and the others who loaned a few items, and a big thanks to Brad J and LD • for
> support.
> 
> ++Lar



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(...) Tomorrow when I have a high bandwidth connection. Till then, salivate. :-) ++Lar (26 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org)

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Just a short note to let everyone know that our first show was a success. A few minor glitches but overall everything went pretty well, or at least it was going well when I had to leave for the airport. We went through most of 600 handouts, each of (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains) ! 

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