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LB Con
Board: Event News and Planning
Sep 4, 2007 8:48am
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So reading all this talk of Dragon Con and knowing about Comic Con and all the Cons out there, a thought came to me. Has anyone ever thought about the possibility of a national gathering or convention of Letterboxers or maybe called LB Con. It could be like the one gathering where we could try to get everyone from all across the country together at one place and at one time to meet all those people we know from the boards. You could see Ryan mingling with Eidolon and Wassa while Chadams, Mr Yuk, Starsaels, and Amanda from Seattle are standing around talking about beer. Etc Etc. All those people who you wanted to get an exchange with you could!

I know the logistics and financials of trying to get everyone together in one place would be pretty crazy and difficult. I figure with enough advance planning it could be done. And it would be AWESOME!!! As long as it was planned far enough in advance where people who don't have a ton of money (like myself) would have plenty of time to save to make the trip.

I dunno here. Just some random thoughts I had. Anyone else have thoughts about the possibility of something like this ever happening?

chadams
Re: LB Con
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Reply to: #125176 by chadams
Sep 4, 2007 8:57am
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i think the closest thing to this idea is the BABE event :)
but it sounds like a fantastic idea
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Reply to: #125176 by chadams
Sep 4, 2007 9:00am
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I can see myself now trying to talk Becky into it. Hahaha.

Who are all those people you mentioned in your post anyway?! Never heard of 'em.
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Reply to: #125177 by the pink dragon
Sep 4, 2007 9:00am
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Re: LB Con
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Reply to: #125176 by chadams
Sep 4, 2007 9:04am
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Quote I know the logistics and financials of trying to get everyone together in one place would be pretty crazy and difficult


If you plan it they will come!!

GO CHADAMS, GO CHADAMS!!
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Reply to: #125181 by Dixie
Sep 4, 2007 9:10am
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Nothing against the BABE event but I think that probably would not be enough time to get everyone who would want to come to a national gathering of epic porportions time to save enough money to go on a vacation. I was thinking it would have to be AT LEAST next summer if not even beyond that. I believe Ryan will be thruhiking next summer although I could be wrong. He would most certainly have to be there. So I assume the gathering would have to be planned around his hiking! :-)
chadams
Re: LB Con
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Reply to: #125183 by chadams
Sep 4, 2007 9:26am
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AGREED!
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Reply to: #125183 by chadams
Sep 4, 2007 9:33am
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I believe Ryan will be thruhiking next summer although I could be wrong. He would most certainly have to be there.


My thru-hike next year I expect to run from January through March, so my summer is clear.

But it would be so.... weird, I guess, to actually sign up and tell people ahead of time I'd be going to an event? Where's the fun in that?! =)

-- Ryan
Re: LB Con
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Reply to: #125193 by Green Tortuga
Sep 4, 2007 9:33am
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it would sure draw loads of people tho :)
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Reply to: #125180 by Mososo Kruppe
Sep 4, 2007 9:33am
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You could see Ryan mingling with Eidolon and Wassa while Chadams, Mr Yuk, Starsaels, and Amanda from Seattle are standing around talking about beer.


Who are all those people you mentioned in your post anyway?! Never heard of 'em.


A Guide to Who's Who:

Ryan: "Ryan" is the silly trail name used by Green Tortuga. He claims to be the author of "AtlasQuest" and is always pretending to be helpful, when in fact everyone knows that AtlasQuest is really no more than an off-the-shelf Microsoft FrontPage macro, with a few of the icons changed.

Eidolon: Ryan's Mysterious Nemesis from the East. His self-proclaimed 'boxing prowess is a myth of his own concotion, despite the fact that his name is an anagram of "Do no lie".

Wassa: The less said, the better. Which is what people are ALWAYS saying about wassa's posts.

Chadams: Beer swilling, disc flinging fool, who somehow, despite the odds, was able to hook up with the charming Lady Lilac. Proof that opposites attract.

Mr Yuk: Interestingly, his name is an anagram of "Krumy". We shall leave it as an excercise for the reader to determine the appropriateness of this.

Starsaels: Always bringing up the rear. Appropriately, his name can be anagramed as "Arses Last".

Amanda from Seattle: Who is she, and where is she from? I refuse to say anything bad about Amanda. She is kind, thoughtful, and intelligent, despite her penchant for dating unsavory characters.

Hope this helped!
-wassamatta_u
Re: LB Con
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Reply to: #125195 by wassamatta u
Sep 4, 2007 9:37am
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Quote Mr Yuk: Interestingly, his name is an anagram of "Krumy". We shall leave it as an excercise for the reader to determine the appropriateness of this.


I guess that's better than "murky" which could really shade meanings not stated hereinbeforementioned, hereinaftermentioned, infra or supra. And we're not talking about cars.
Re: LB Con
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Reply to: #125196 by The Wolf Family
Sep 4, 2007 9:38am
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http://www.atlasquest.com/events/event.html?gEventId=418

This event has boxers signed up from all over and Wassa and Eidolon and Shiloh. Hey where was Shiloh in the list of who's who? Oh yeah, even Sapphireberry from my neck of the woods signed up.

-HG(who's neck is gonna be cold before long in the coming fall days in Ma.)
Re: LB Con
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Reply to: #125196 by The Wolf Family
Sep 4, 2007 9:44am
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This is as close as it gets to LB Con


As of yet!!! :-)

My thought is that if right from the get go the event is labled as an attempt to be a national gathering that people would make more of an attempt to make it. not saying that it couldn't be this one, just saying I would hate to take my idea and leech onto someone elses idea. Instead of making Lb Con fit into anothern persons vision of their planned gathering and starting from scratch. just tossing ideas around though. I would still love to hear more suggestions though!

chadams
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Reply to: #125195 by wassamatta u
Sep 4, 2007 9:47am
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Chadams: Beer swilling, disc flinging fool, who somehow, despite the odds, was able to hook up with the charming Lady Lilac. Proof that opposites attract.


Which Ironically is what I am about to head out the door and do!!!! Drink beer and fling some discs! Wow did you peg me! Talk to you all in a bit!
chadams
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Reply to: #125195 by wassamatta u
Sep 4, 2007 9:48am
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Very funny.

I was joking actually. I've met at least half of those people and read too many posts to count from the others.
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Reply to: #125195 by wassamatta u
Sep 4, 2007 9:49am
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Mr Yuk: Interestingly, his name is an anagram of "Krumy". We shall leave it as an excercise for the reader to determine the appropriateness of this.


Do you know how hard it is to come up with an anagream for wassamatta_u? The best I could come up with is:

Was as a mutt, a?

if you had one less 'a' and one more 's', you could do:

Saw a mutt a**. (see? I'm a good boy speedsquare, didn't swear that time!)

- Yuk
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Reply to: #125196 by The Wolf Family
Sep 4, 2007 9:50am
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Yep, that's close to it, and I sure wish I had a snowball's chance of being able to go to it. Finances aren't going to swing a trip to the Left Coast before the kids are out of college, I'm afraid.

Knit Wit
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Reply to: #125205 by Mososo Kruppe
Sep 4, 2007 9:50am
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I was joking actually. I've met at least half of those people and read too many posts to count from the others.


Oh, I know. But it was such a wide-open invitation, I could not resist! No self control, whatsoever.
-wassamatta_u
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Reply to: #125176 by chadams
Sep 4, 2007 9:57am
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If you need an event planner - let me know ; ) That's what my business card reads anyway..............

LOL!
mff
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Reply to: #125211 by mudflinginfools
Sep 4, 2007 10:09am
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well, Chadams....
Even if the LB Con idea never pans out, you gave the rest of us a fun post thread to read.
LOL
Sweet n Sassy
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Reply to: #125206 by Mr Yuk
Sep 4, 2007 10:33am
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And if I may add a K and change the u to oo, we get KOOKY.
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Reply to: #125193 by Green Tortuga
Sep 4, 2007 10:35am
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Quote But it would be so.... weird, I guess, to actually sign up and tell people ahead of time I'd be going to an event? Where's the fun in that?! =)


GOSH!! It would be against his religion!!

I really think it is an awesome idea!! Just think, we could even go camping again!! More campfire stories! Yay! :) ...and Ryan can play mind games with all of us! Hehe.

Lady Lilac *who is getting excited over nothing, again*
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Reply to: #125223 by Lady Lilac
Sep 4, 2007 10:40am
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...and Ryan can play mind games with all of us! Hehe.


You're just excited about that idea since now you know how some of them work, you can play the mind games too. Some of them, at least. I have many more up my sleeves. ;o)

-- Ryan
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Reply to: #125200 by chadams
Sep 4, 2007 10:55am
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I suggest LAS VEGAS!!!!!!! That city is king of "Cons". Just an idea, I'm always looking for an excuse to go to Vegas. (Do I really need one?)
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Reply to: #125196 by The Wolf Family
Sep 4, 2007 11:02am
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Quote This is as close as it gets to LB Con-- everything is even provided, just bring a sleeping bag! AND there is plenty of advance notice:

http://www.atlasquest.com/events/event.html?gEventId=418


That's what I was thinking. I'm really going to try to make it to that one! :)

-gollygee
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Reply to: #125234 by debean
Sep 4, 2007 11:12am
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Quote I suggest LAS VEGAS!!!!!!! That city is king of "Cons". Just an idea, I'm always looking for an excuse to go to Vegas. (Do I really need one?)


Are there letterboxes in Vegas?

-gollygee
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Reply to: #125237 by gollygee
Sep 4, 2007 11:14am
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I looked last summer and there were not very many, and most of them were missing.

night writer
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Reply to: #125237 by gollygee
Sep 4, 2007 11:41am
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Quote Are there letterboxes in Vegas?


How many people, like me, checked?
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Reply to: #125193 by Green Tortuga
Sep 4, 2007 11:59am
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Quote But it would be so.... weird, I guess, to actually sign up and tell people ahead of time I'd be going to an event? Where's the fun in that?! =)


Maybe Happy Hour could sign up... oh shoot, I just blew that alias... maybe one of the others you have used before though, that might slip through the cracks...
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Reply to: #125261 by Eidolon
Sep 4, 2007 12:00pm
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Quote Maybe Happy Hour could sign up... oh shoot, I just blew that alias... maybe one of the others you have used before though, that might slip through the cracks...


Or just have your best friend chadams sign up with (2) instead of (1)...