Since John Smith isn't havin his Spring Fling, anybody interested in a meet on the gulf coast of Florida, in April?
We have sandblasting facilities and a wood working shop as well as room for setting up easels for the painters.
A Bar-B-Que is definately in order!
Ideally, we would like to attract folks from all aspects our sign craft.
The weather is beautiful here in April. Also, it's not out of the question that we take a sail along the Caloosahatchee river.
[ November 29, 2002, 11:30 AM: Message edited by: Don Coplen ]
Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
Only a catastrophe will keep me away!
Posted by jimmy chatham (Member # 525) on :
if at all possible i will be there
Posted by timi NC (Member # 576) on :
Sounds like a plan is coming together here,!!!!!!
Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on :
Sounds like a plan to me!
Posted by Steve Nuttle (Member # 2645) on :
Although it's still a bit early for me to commit I would definitely be interested in attending my first meet in FL in April. It would be good to finally get a live meet and out of Jackson in April. I do a lot of sandblasting and I would love to check out your set up. I'll keep you posted. Steve
Posted by vinylman777 (Member # 1074) on :
woohoo! im there
Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
Yessiree!! If at all possible. Sounds great!
[ November 29, 2002, 05:36 PM: Message edited by: Wayne Webb ]
Posted by Jeff Ogden (Member # 3184) on :
Don...I would definitely go for that one...it will be my first meet, and I can't wait to get to one and meet everyone. Might even be able to drag along a few others in this area since it's so close (relatively speaking). Let me know if there's anything I can do to help....
Posted by Judy Pate (Member # 237) on :
Sounds good to me!Roger and I will be there! Judy & Roger
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
What a great excuse for a vacation!
Posted by goddinfla (Member # 1502) on :
Count me in!
Posted by Steve Shortreed (Member # 436) on :
Talk our pal Wooly Bully into playing for us and we'll be there for sure. What about Kim and her pal Annie? Na...that's just too much to hope for. Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
Steve,
We'll see what we can do about gettin Wooly Bully. It's a strong likely.
Posted by Troy Haas (Member # 472) on :
Depends on the Dates, This appears to be right before my finals. If there is no conflict there, we may head south!!!!!
Posted by Don Hulsey (Member # 128) on :
Looks like a definite "maybe" from here.
Posted by Joe Cieslowski (Member # 2429) on :
Hey Don and Cheryl, Thanks for steppen up to the plate!
Bummer is, I do a litttle coachin in the spring......but if loose my job , I'll be there!
Joe, Makin Chips and Havin Fun!
Posted by Cheryl Lucas (Member # 1656) on :
Okay,
We were leaning toward the last week in April, and however that coincided with the FULL MOON...
Well, just looked up a 2003 calendar and the FULL MOON will be shining bright on May 1st.
Dates are:
Friday thru Sunday, April 25th-27th
There's plenty of space for camping and hopefully a my friends will bring their motor homes or provide host sleeping rooms, where some of us can bed down for the weekend. We're looking into getting group discounts at nearby hotels.
The shop is located just off of I-75 in Southwest Florida, here's the address in case ya wanna get a looksee on Mapquest (or something);
3802 Hanson Street Fort Myers, FL 33916
We are most interested in providing everyone who attends, with an insight of dimensional signs; depth, layers, illlusions, etc.
We can not hold this meet without those of you who paint, whether it be with 'air' or 'hair'! We have plenty of wall space on the front of our shop for a mural or two, one of which could be the Letterville logo. Anyone interested in helping with the design should contact Don Coplen, dcoplen@mindspring.com
It is in my dream that we will see gold leaf, glass etching, glue chipping, carving, smaltz and anything else within 'Keeping our Craft'.
No standing around at this meet! We're hoping to aquire enough HDU and sandblast resist sponsorship, to provide everyone with a sandblasted panel, we'll do a workshop, from start to finish. Everyone walks away with a shop sample!
What would you like to see happen at this meet?
I'm excited at this point, thanks to all who have suggested a commitment. I guarentee you, this will be one Letterhead meet you'll never forget!
more details to follow, Cher.
***this post has been edited to reflect a change in dates.... Previously I had posted May 2nd-4th.***
[ December 03, 2002, 09:43 AM: Message edited by: Cheryl Lucas ]
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
i cant stand around..but sure can sit!!!!!!!! hehehehehehe...
Posted by AdrienneMorgan (Member # 1046) on :
Maybeee I might.....if we don't have one here in Port Angeles.......(that's THERE since I'm in CA for the moment)
Will the smokers be inside or outside, Don?
A;)
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
I wouldn't miss it.
Posted by PKing (Member # 337) on :
April FOOLS in Florida! What a Concept
Posted by Cheryl Lucas (Member # 1656) on :
Ooops, I jumped the gun on announcing the dates for our meet...
I had previoiusly posted May 2nd-4th, but found out yesterday that Tim, our sandblaster will be out of town that weekend.
Tim has a wealth of knowledge about sandblasting and is a key player in this event. Sooooooo,
We will host our Letterhead meet
April 25th-27th...Friday-Sunday The last weekend in April...
Cher.
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
Are you SURE, Cheryl?
[ December 03, 2002, 10:36 AM: Message edited by: Don Coplen ]
Posted by Cheryl Lucas (Member # 1656) on :
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