At 04:48 PM 4/28/2009, Charlie Vlk wrote:
Well I know three of the other folks, one of whom
was me. Had to be in the early 80s.
That's pretty much what I was thinking of when I
suggested the concept in the first place. You
can (hopefully) get the mail labels from the
Society, and then just get a bunch of guys to
meet in a house, restaurant or other
facility. It doesn't have to be fancy...
> Jan,
>
> Several years ago, Bill Glick (San Jose CA)
> asked me to help him put on an "EVERYWHERE
> WEST" gathering at his home for a handful of
> local Q members. As I remember it, there were
> about 10 to 13 attendees. We all brought models
> and several individuals brought memorabilia.
>
> Bill hosted the meeting on a Sat, we went out
> for lunch as a group, exchanged many ideas
> about how to build or modify various models to
> represent Q equipment, learned more information
> about lanterns, china and other Q memorabilia.
> Told lots of stories. We all had a great time
> and agreed to try to meet at least once a year.
> Some of the attendees are names we all know:
> Ken Martin, Al Holck, and others that I have forgotten.
>
> The following year, Bill arranged for a
> meeting at a local club layout (HO) so we
> brought our equipment to run on the layout.
>
> As time went on, we moved to location to
> other homes, I hosted 2 meeting and Al Holck
> hosted a couple. But Bill was the key member
> behind us getting together. At one time, we
> even had someone from Portland Or come down for the day.
>
> At first, we were very good at making the
> meeting once a year. But then over time, we
> skipped a year here and there. The last time we
> got together was at my home about 3 or 4 years
> ago and had about 14 to 16 members show up.
>
> I encourage you to host a meeting, and more
> importantly, I like the idea of inviting GN and
> NP locals as well. We never thought of that,
> and I know it could lead to more exchanges that
> might open up more opportunities for all of you.
>
> Several years ago, I made contact with one of
> the owners of Silver Solarium, which was
> located between San Jose and Sacramento. He
> said that if we have a meeting, he would open
> the car to us. We have not yet followed thought
> on his offer. So, I guess Bill and I should
> start planning on an "EVERYWHERE WEST" meeting sometime this summer.
>
> Ray Bedard
>
> San Jose CA
>
> > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> > From: kohlj@bellsouth.net
> > Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:31:10 -0400
> > Subject: [CBQ] SouthEast BRHS Meets?
> >
> > I've mildly considered something like this over the past few years, and
> > now that we've had this discussion maybe it would be a good time to
> > throw this out there and see what the interest level is...
> >
> > I'm in the SE...per say, Hickory, NC. I have an active interest in the
> > CB&Q from a place in the nation that has no Q affiliations of any
> > kind...except for the sale of some switchers to SE salvage yards. This
> > is SOUTHERN country! :) I've wanted to attend a BRHS meet, but the
> > logistics just haven't fit.
> >
> > However, given the internet and the overall size of our group, I've
> > found a surprising number of CB&Q listers are from around here.
> > Presumably a bunch are displaced Midwesterners (as are Dave Lotz and I),
> > and who knows the other reasons.
> >
> > This would be a good location to have joint meets, I would think. If
> > you combined the number of GN, NP & CB&Q people who might show up to a
> > SE meet, it might make it worthwhile. However, I'm just asking on this
> > list right now to see the interest level. If there are a few SE Q
> > people who are interested, I'll see about
> talking to the NP & GN groups...
> >
> > So if you're in a position to attend or assist at a SE Q meet, just let
> > me know...
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Jan Kohl
> >
> >
> >
> >
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