Ok, saw the pics of the Spring Thaw show and it looked pretty impressive. The problem I have, is that I can only attend 1 show back east, since I live on the west coast. So which should I do next year, Blue Gray in February at the new hotel, or go with the rest of the Rusty Bunch to the Spring Thaw show? It's not a choice I relish, because if I had the money, I'd do both, but life's not fair, so now I have to make a choice for next year. So, for those few who attended both, if you had to chose one, which would it be?
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a CHOICE.....
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Re: a CHOICE.....
I have a better idea. Are you retired? If so, road trip! Stay in the Midwest for a couple months jumping from one RB home to the next.
If you are not retired yet, I cannot say for sure since I have not been to either show. Most likely I would pick Spring Thaw. Spring Thaw is a sure thing. The comeback of Blue Gray is still a work in progress.
If you are not retired yet, I cannot say for sure since I have not been to either show. Most likely I would pick Spring Thaw. Spring Thaw is a sure thing. The comeback of Blue Gray is still a work in progress.
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Re: a CHOICE.....
Spring thaw has a lot more RB'ers involved with the planning, hospitality, and sponsorship so that makes it an easy pick for me :)
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Re: a CHOICE.....
The RB meeting is at Spring/Thaw, the reason I go there now and not B/G.
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Re: a CHOICE.....
go to where the Rusty Bunch is a welcome commodity....Spring Thaw.
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Re: a CHOICE.....
Though the new location this year at Blue Gray was a welcome change, there's no comparison. Spring Thaw is much more inviting based on the great group of organizers that devote their time and effort into it, and I've found much more reasonable deals on stuff that I'm looking for at Spring Thaw as well.
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Re: a CHOICE.....
They need to change the name of the new BluE Gray show.....maybe to the Ray and Lisa show......... the old name died with the old hotel
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