Blue Gray Photos here please

[CVforMe]

Unable to make it this year. Please. Send pictures and stories here. Curious about the new venue.

[Sea Monkey]

Heading out for the 7 hour drive in a few minutes.........Will try to remember to take pics...

[HeymabelBlackLabel]

Will post a few if i am sober enough to remember to do so. Will be arriving early mid morning Friday. Cold Black Label is on me!

[Beverlx]

Midday Friday too, roomed up with Mr. Menke. See if there's still any rust at this show. Looking forward to drinking a beer with Mr. Smigo and Mr. Gray.

[menke]

Yeah, we'll be in the Hospirustality Suite, where the beer is fresh and so are the jokes. No stale Double Chocolate Reverse Swandive Sauerbraten Cheezwhiz Yellow Steam Beer for me...

[Chris E.]

Yeah, we'll be in the Hospirustality Suite, where the beer is fresh and so are the jokes. No stale Double Chocolate Reverse Swandive Sauerbraten Cheezwhiz Yellow Steam Beer for me...

Is it any better fresh?

Chris E.

[IRTP Phil]

Yeah, we'll be in the Hospirustality Suite, where the beer is fresh and so are the jokes. No stale Double Chocolate Reverse Swandive Sauerbraten Cheezwhiz Yellow Steam Beer for me...

Is it any better fresh?

Chris E.

I don't think so... I believe that one is brewed stale... you know, like Olde Frothingslosh - The Pale Stale Ale(for the pale stale male).

[potters66]

NO PICTURES!!!!!!???????

I did get a video sent to me of Uncle Dave last night at about 2:15am. LINK IS OK so don't worry... you can click on it or maybe you have to copy and paste since my pc skills are not to good.

Steve

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=goo ... &FORM=VIRE

[idigrust]

Facebook is full of B/G photos. Looks like a great show.

[Sweeperman]

Who is using Facebook instead of our site?

[potters66]

I dont do Facebook so I guess this site must be fading away

[OhioCanGuy]

Next we'll all be directed to the NABA site.

[CVforMe]

I've tried several times to get on Facebook BCCA but can't get access.
I don't like Facebook anyway. Too many people put too much
Of their personal crap there.

[CVforMe]

... But I guess that is what Facebook is all about?

[CVforMe]

hows Mr Belcher's auction going?

[mountainrust]

[idigrust]

Not sure how many collectors from this board are at B/G but a lot that are not on the RB forum are posting on FB.

[potters66]

There is NO EXCUSE....... Seamonkey is there!!!!!!! He has camera


Steve

[Sea Monkey]

There is NO EXCUSE....... Seamonkey is there!!!!!!! He has camera


Steve

Lol..... I have been so engrossed in the show that I never pulled the camera out.....

[Mizmo64]

NO PICTURES!!!!!!???????

I did get a video sent to me of Uncle Dave last night at about 2:15am. LINK IS OK so don't worry... you can click on it or maybe you have to copy and paste since my pc skills are not to good.

Steve

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=goo ... &FORM=VIRE

This isn't the same video that Dave shared with me!!! Feel Lucky Steve.

[Sweeperman]

Not sure how many collectors from this board are at B/G but a lot that are not on the RB forum are posting on FB.

The problem I see is "this is the board" of the BCCA, not Facebook, bing, instagram, periscope and all the other platforms that may be out there. If you are not a Rusty Bunch member, but a BCCA member this is your platform. The BCCA forum = The Rusty Bunch!!!! The BCCA had a forum and no-one was using it. In an effort to have a place were discussion could take place on everything beer can related we welcomed the entire club to use our site. The BCCA shut down their rarely used forum and linked to us. Now I see us following down the same path the BCCA forum went.....just let our members and others use Facebook and other sites without even a fight. I might even add with encouragement. We need to promote the BCCA forum, our site, as the one and only everything beer can site, period.

Does anyone really think it's a good idea to have to jump between, Chapter websites, show websites, back to Facebook over to instagram and to the Rustybunch for discussion. It can all be done right here.

If a non-Rustybunch member wants to start a Facebook page to promote a show, we can't stop them, but we don't have to encourage them by providing content on their site/page.

Bring everything here, pictures, comments, everything and watch the other pages wither. Without the content on those sites everyone comes here. If not we risk becoming the old BCCA forum that no one uses.

It is all about content.

[pinnacle-project]

We need to promote the BCCA forum, our site, as the one and only everything beer can site, period.

I agree promotion is the key. Check out the pictures in this auction.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flat-Top-Beer-C ... SwCU1Yn6PC

We have discussed doing this before but I think most people don't want to do this or forget. I do see Rusty Bunch mentioned on ebay from time to time but not as often as I would like.

[MI-Cans]

by Sweeperman » February 19th, 2017, 12:59 pm

idigrust wrote:
Not sure how many collectors from this board are at B/G but a lot that are not on the RB forum are posting on FB.

The problem I see is "this is the board" of the BCCA, not Facebook, bing, instagram, periscope and all the other platforms that may be out there. If you are not a Rusty Bunch member, but a BCCA member this is your platform. The BCCA forum = The Rusty Bunch!!!! The BCCA had a forum and no-one was using it. In an effort to have a place were discussion could take place on everything beer can related we welcomed the entire club to use our site. The BCCA shut down their rarely used forum and linked to us. Now I see us following down the same path the BCCA forum went.....just let our members and others use Facebook and other sites without even a fight. I might even add with encouragement. We need to promote the BCCA forum, our site, as the one and only everything beer can site, period.

When the new BCCA website went online I contacted the Board to protest the promotion of three Facebook sites to the membership. Accessing any of the three required Facebook membership, not necessarily BCCA membership. But if a BCCA member wanted access, they had to join Facebook. In effect, they were segregating the membership into two distinct groups, social media users vs non-social media users. Rather than unite the hobby, they are effectively pitting one group against another.

I also complained that there should be a disclaimer indicating the the numbers mentions are not reflective of BCCA membership. They should state that the numbers shown are of Facebook members only (a requirement to access the sites).

The response I got was that that's the direction the Board is moving in and will continue. I was also told the the Rusty Bunch website was NOT the "Official" forum for the BCCA and could go back to being just another website. Because all this involved the website committee, Dan was getting copies of these conversations. He mentioned the emails here:
viewtopic.php?f=284&t=40549&p=351640&hilit=kiss#p351640
And there is a post out there that Dan stated the RB site in NOT the official forum for the BCCA
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=39706&p=345399&hili ... um#p345399

Here's the page that I questioned and my suggested disclaimer. Click to enlarge

(MI-Cans)

[Atlantic Guy]

This is the longest post about show pictures that I have seen on the RB site that actually does not have ANY show pictures. Interesting.

Maybe someone will post some pictures when they get home from the show. I do enjoy looking at them.

Ken