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At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.

Elbow-to-elbow for several hours in the entire facility.

My informal attendance barometer: we gave away free magazines at a
*much* faster pace than in any recent year. You would think we had
stapled a $20 bill to the cover.

Very good news: I was astonished at the number of people we met who
came up to the booth and (in the course of conversation) commented
that they weren't familiar with our publication. It's been around
since 1965, and is found literally everywhere that boaters congregate.
Not everybody likes it or reads it, but most everybody at least knows
about it.

Most people who aren't familiar with the magazine are from out of the
area, as we are a regional publication. This year, however, many many
people weren't familiar with it because "We're just now getting into
boating..." Lots of these folks were younger families with school-age
kids.

Hot dawg!

(What if they gave a recession, and nobody came?)

Monster crowds at Seattle Boat Show
 

Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.

Elbow-to-elbow for several hours in the entire facility.



Crowds indoors on a cold and rainy day?

What a surprise!




--
George W. Bush - the 43rd Best President Ever!

Monster crowds at Seattle Boat Show
 

On Jan 27, 7:53�am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.

Elbow-to-elbow for several hours in the entire facility.

Crowds indoors on a cold and rainy day?

What a surprise!

--
George W. Bush - the 43rd Best President Ever!

Psst, Harry.......

It's almost always at least somewhat cold and rainy in the Pacific
North Wet in January. :-)

They could have gone to the movies instead, and for less $ per ticket.

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On Jan 27, 10:53*am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.

Elbow-to-elbow for several hours in the entire facility.

Crowds indoors on a cold and rainy day?

What a surprise!

--
George W. Bush - the 43rd Best President Ever!

Not fair Harry, it's like the yin and yang... Without warm sun, there
can be no cold rain. Leave the poor guy alone, most don't know what
they are missing up there anyway.

Monster crowds at Seattle Boat Show
 

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
...
On Jan 27, 7:53?am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.

Elbow-to-elbow for several hours in the entire facility.

Crowds indoors on a cold and rainy day?

What a surprise!

--
George W. Bush - the 43rd Best President Ever!

Psst, Harry.......

It's almost always at least somewhat cold and rainy in the Pacific
North Wet in January. :-)

They could have gone to the movies instead, and for less $ per ticket.


Maybe they're looking for something to spend that $600.00 on.

Monster crowds at Seattle Boat Show
 

Don White wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
...
On Jan 27, 7:53?am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.
Elbow-to-elbow for several hours in the entire facility.
Crowds indoors on a cold and rainy day?

What a surprise!

--
George W. Bush - the 43rd Best President Ever!

Psst, Harry.......

It's almost always at least somewhat cold and rainy in the Pacific
North Wet in January. :-)

They could have gone to the movies instead, and for less $ per ticket.


Maybe they're looking for something to spend that $600.00 on.



By this time next year, that'll buy a 30-year-old, 49' RV barge. Fuel
extra.



--
George W. Bush - the 43rd Best President Ever!

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On Jan 27, 8:27�am, wrote:
On Jan 27, 10:53�am, HK wrote:

Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.

Elbow-to-elbow for several hours in the entire facility.

Crowds indoors on a cold and rainy day?

What a surprise!

--
George W. Bush - the 43rd Best President Ever!

Not fair Harry, it's like the yin and yang... �Without warm sun, there
can be no cold rain. Leave the poor guy alone, most don't know what
they are missing up there anyway.

Yeah, we're missing sweating like pigs all summer, dashing from air
conditioned office to air conditioned car to air conditioned house or
air conditioned boat. We're missing the ability to see and weigh the
air before we breathe it. We're missing the requirement to share every
square foot of navigable water with 400 of our closest friends. Life
is tough up here, alright. :-)

Monster crowds at Seattle Boat Show
 

Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jan 27, 8:27�am, wrote:
On Jan 27, 10:53�am, HK wrote:

Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.
Elbow-to-elbow for several hours in the entire facility.
Crowds indoors on a cold and rainy day?
What a surprise!
--
George W. Bush - the 43rd Best President Ever!
Not fair Harry, it's like the yin and yang... �Without warm sun, there
can be no cold rain. Leave the poor guy alone, most don't know what
they are missing up there anyway.

Yeah, we're missing sweating like pigs all summer, dashing from air
conditioned office to air conditioned car to air conditioned house or
air conditioned boat. We're missing the ability to see and weigh the
air before we breathe it. We're missing the requirement to share every
square foot of navigable water with 400 of our closest friends. Life
is tough up here, alright. :-)



Don't forget the bikinis and swimming in Puget Sound!



--
George W. Bush - the 43rd Best President Ever!

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On Jan 27, 12:16Â*pm, Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jan 27, 8:27�am, wrote:





On Jan 27, 10:53�am, HK wrote:

Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.

Elbow-to-elbow for several hours in the entire facility.

Crowds indoors on a cold and rainy day?

What a surprise!

--
George W. Bush - the 43rd Best President Ever!

Not fair Harry, it's like the yin and yang... �Without warm sun, there
can be no cold rain. Leave the poor guy alone, most don't know what
they are missing up there anyway.

Yeah, we're missing sweating like pigs all summer, dashing from air
conditioned office to air conditioned car to air conditioned house or
air conditioned boat. We're missing the ability to see and weigh the
air before we breathe it. We're missing the requirement to share every
square foot of navigable water with 400 of our closest friends. Life
is tough up here, alright. :-)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, better you than me, missing all that good stuff, ya' know..;)

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On Jan 27, 9:44�am, WaIIy wrote:


What's the name of the magazine?

Is it a secret?- Hide quoted text -

No it's not a secret, but unless you live in this corner of the
country our regional publication is very hard to come by. I also avoid
spamming my product here. If you *did* live in this corner of the
country and had any interest at all in boating magazines you would
already know which publication I am associated with. (I use my real
name in this group, and it usually appears 2-3 times in each issue).

Send me an email so I can avoid spamming the group, (use my gmail
address), and I will pass along the particulars.

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On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:56:24 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Jan 27, 9:44?am, WaIIy wrote:


What's the name of the magazine?

Is it a secret?- Hide quoted text -

No it's not a secret, but unless you live in this corner of the
country our regional publication is very hard to come by. I also avoid
spamming my product here. If you *did* live in this corner of the
country and had any interest at all in boating magazines you would
already know which publication I am associated with. (I use my real
name in this group, and it usually appears 2-3 times in each issue).

Send me an email so I can avoid spamming the group, (use my gmail
address), and I will pass along the particulars.

Unlike Chuck, I don't worry that he may be spamming the group to post the
title of the publication in question:

http://tinyurl.com/2gov55

Now I'll warn you. If you take it, you'll just wish, on a monthly basis,
that you could be boating in the area served by the magazine.
--
John H

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On Jan 27, 9:50*am, Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.



Isn't that every Saturday?

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On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:14:36 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Jan 27, 9:50*am, Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.



Isn't that every Saturday?

Tim, have you ever been to Seattle? Remember the song, "The bluest skies
you'll ever see are in Seattle?"


It's true, but not as frequent as the gray skies. But, the skies are extra
blue to make up for the bad days. While in the military I tried for almost
30 years to get assigned to Ft. Lewis. Never made it.
--
John H

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On Jan 28, 5:14�am, Tim wrote:
On Jan 27, 9:50�am, Chuck Gould wrote:

At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.

Isn't that every Saturday?

Yes, yes!

It rains here every day.
Except today, when it actually snowed!

This is the second day we have had snow so far this year, but I think
it will all melt off in a couple of hours.

There is no reason anybody would want to come here. The weather is
horrible, the food is bad, the women are homely (except for my wife
and the wife or girlfriend of anybody I know), and everything is paved
over for hundreds of miles in every direction. I can't believe the 1/4
million people that have been falling for all the Chamber of Commerce
propaganda and relocating to Western Washington. Stay home, our
freeways are full... :-)

Monster crowds at Seattle Boat Show
 

On Jan 28, 12:22Â*pm, Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jan 28, 5:14�am, Tim wrote:

On Jan 27, 9:50�am, Chuck Gould wrote:

At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.

Isn't that every Saturday?

Yes, yes!

It rains here every day.
Except today, when it actually snowed!



snicker


BTW and I am no net cop, but I do have an opinion on the whole
spamming thing.. (who'd a thunk huh, with my recent post;) but you,
and for that matter in my opinion I and dozens of others who
participate here on a regular basis should not feel at all bad about
noting boat related businesses they are involved in. So you should not
feel badly about posting a name of your mag, or a link to an article
for that matter, as should anyone else here involved in the industry.
Just my opinion. Although we do reserve the right to browbeat you over
your silly political views....;)

Monster crowds at Seattle Boat Show
 

Monster crowds at Seattle Boat Show
 

On Jan 28, 9:32Â*am, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here
wrote:
wrote:
On Jan 28, 12:22 pm, Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jan 28, 5:14�am, Tim wrote:

On Jan 27, 9:50�am, Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.
Isn't that every Saturday?
Yes, yes!

It rains here every day.
Except today, when it actually snowed!

snicker

BTW and I am no net cop, but I do have an opinion on the whole
spamming thing.. (who'd a thunk huh, with my recent post;) but you,
and for that matter in my opinion I and dozens of others who
participate here on a regular basis should not feel at all bad about
noting boat related businesses they are involved in. So you should not
feel badly about posting a name of your mag, or a link to an article
for that matter, as should anyone else here involved in the industry.
Just my opinion. Although we do reserve the right to browbeat you over
your silly political views....;)

If I was Chuck, I would handle it exactly the way he is doing now. Â*When
he posted a link, Harry would go on one of his manic rants accusing
Chuck of being a shill for the mfg'ers. Â*He sounded exactly the way
Karen used to.

This way his boat reviews and his magazine are not dragged into
rec.boats name calling.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

It makes more sense to participate here as an individual. I express
opinions that are entirely my own and that may or may not reflect
those of my publisher. If I participated from the perspective of
"Editor of ______" it might imply that the publication had some
specific opinions or agenda, and that is not the case.

Monster crowds at Seattle Boat Show
 

On Jan 28, 12:32Â*pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here
wrote:
wrote:
On Jan 28, 12:22 pm, Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jan 28, 5:14�am, Tim wrote:

On Jan 27, 9:50�am, Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.
Isn't that every Saturday?
Yes, yes!

It rains here every day.
Except today, when it actually snowed!

snicker

BTW and I am no net cop, but I do have an opinion on the whole
spamming thing.. (who'd a thunk huh, with my recent post;) but you,
and for that matter in my opinion I and dozens of others who
participate here on a regular basis should not feel at all bad about
noting boat related businesses they are involved in. So you should not
feel badly about posting a name of your mag, or a link to an article
for that matter, as should anyone else here involved in the industry.
Just my opinion. Although we do reserve the right to browbeat you over
your silly political views....;)

If I was Chuck, I would handle it exactly the way he is doing now. Â*When
he posted a link, Harry would go on one of his manic rants accusing
Chuck of being a shill for the mfg'ers. Â*He sounded exactly the way
Karen used to.

This way his boat reviews and his magazine are not dragged into
rec.boats name calling.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Harry? Name calling.. So what? Harry and others are going to act like
that no matter what happens. It should not make any difference to
Chucks mag, or any other thinking participant...;)

Monster crowds at Seattle Boat Show
 

Monster crowds at Seattle Boat Show
 

On Jan 28, 12:42Â*pm, Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jan 28, 9:32Â*am, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here





wrote:
wrote:
On Jan 28, 12:22 pm, Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jan 28, 5:14�am, Tim wrote:

On Jan 27, 9:50�am, Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.
Isn't that every Saturday?
Yes, yes!

It rains here every day.
Except today, when it actually snowed!

snicker

BTW and I am no net cop, but I do have an opinion on the whole
spamming thing.. (who'd a thunk huh, with my recent post;) but you,
and for that matter in my opinion I and dozens of others who
participate here on a regular basis should not feel at all bad about
noting boat related businesses they are involved in. So you should not
feel badly about posting a name of your mag, or a link to an article
for that matter, as should anyone else here involved in the industry.
Just my opinion. Although we do reserve the right to browbeat you over
your silly political views....;)

If I was Chuck, I would handle it exactly the way he is doing now. Â*When
he posted a link, Harry would go on one of his manic rants accusing
Chuck of being a shill for the mfg'ers. Â*He sounded exactly the way
Karen used to.

This way his boat reviews and his magazine are not dragged into
rec.boats name calling.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

It makes more sense to participate here as an individual. I express
opinions that are entirely my own and that may or may not reflect
those of my publisher. If I participated from the perspective of
"Editor of ______" it might imply that the publication had some
specific opinions or agenda, and that is not the case.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Oh, you know how Harry operates. If you own something and Harry
doesn't, it's not worth having. If you live somewhere other than where
Harry lives, it's not worth living there. If you write about something
that doesn't interest Harry, you shouldn't post it.

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On Jan 27, 10:53*am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.

Elbow-to-elbow for several hours in the entire facility.

Crowds indoors on a cold and rainy day?

What a surprise!

--
George W. Bush - the 43rd Best President Ever!

How's the boating weather where you are today, Harry?

Monster crowds at Seattle Boat Show
 

On Jan 28, 12:53Â*pm, wrote:
On Jan 28, 12:42Â*pm, Chuck Gould wrote:





On Jan 28, 9:32Â*am, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here

wrote:
wrote:
On Jan 28, 12:22 pm, Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jan 28, 5:14�am, Tim wrote:

On Jan 27, 9:50�am, Chuck Gould wrote:
At least at the indoor venue, on a cold and rainy Saturday.
Isn't that every Saturday?
Yes, yes!

It rains here every day.
Except today, when it actually snowed!

snicker

BTW and I am no net cop, but I do have an opinion on the whole
spamming thing.. (who'd a thunk huh, with my recent post;) but you,
and for that matter in my opinion I and dozens of others who
participate here on a regular basis should not feel at all bad about
noting boat related businesses they are involved in. So you should not
feel badly about posting a name of your mag, or a link to an article
for that matter, as should anyone else here involved in the industry..
Just my opinion. Although we do reserve the right to browbeat you over
your silly political views....;)

If I was Chuck, I would handle it exactly the way he is doing now. Â*When
he posted a link, Harry would go on one of his manic rants accusing
Chuck of being a shill for the mfg'ers. Â*He sounded exactly the way
Karen used to.

This way his boat reviews and his magazine are not dragged into
rec.boats name calling.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

It makes more sense to participate here as an individual. I express
opinions that are entirely my own and that may or may not reflect
those of my publisher. If I participated from the perspective of
"Editor of ______" it might imply that the publication had some
specific opinions or agenda, and that is not the case.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Oh, you know how Harry operates. If you own something and Harry
doesn't, it's not worth having. If you live somewhere other than where
Harry lives, it's not worth living there. If you write about something
that doesn't interest Harry, you shouldn't post it.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah and??? I heard a black commedian make a comment on racism
just after the Imus affair, might have been Jamie Foxx, don't remember
either way, it somewhat changed my life, at my tender young age. He
said simply: "It is not was someone calls you, it is what you answer
to". To me it was just profound... a new way to approach life... it's
kinda' neat, some more of you should try it... er, um,, while
boating;)