And don't forget, we usually have a get together of members from this list one evening.
That's always a good time! Bob Hogan --- In [email protected], "raisinone" <raisinone@...> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "Andre Ming" <laming@> wrote: > > > > Hi All: > > > > I'm considering trying to attend the 201(2) NASG Convention in Chattanooga > > next summer. Wondering... > ><skip> > > Every convention is different, to some of us that is what makes them fun. > Over all I think they are less formal than NMRA Nationals, you have more > opportunities to just sit and chat with manufacturers, dealers and friends. > Personally I think the tendency has been to make the conventions a bit longer > than they need to be, but each one is independently organized so that is hard > to control. > > For a first time attendee, it can be hard to hook up with folks but that is > where forums like this really help - you already know a bunch of guys, you > just haven't ever actually met them in person!! Again speaking strictly > personally, I think you are missing something in S scale if you are not part > of NASG and attending a convention at least every 3 or 4 years. In a > minority scale, it ain't the products, it's the relationships - and what > better way to build them... > > Now... to be totally transparent, I joined NASG in 1977 and attended my first > NASG convention in 1979. I've attended 31 of the 33 conventions held since > 1979 and been on the organizing committee for four of them; so maybe I'm a > bit biased. <G> I suppose I view the conventions in the same light as The > Brewer's First Law: All beer's good, some beer's better... > > Jim Kindraka > Plymouth, WI > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
