[Coco] Anyone interested in creating a Southeastern Color ComputerConvention somewhere?

[Grumpyx]

I'm in Chattanooga, TN area, couple of us here that I know of.

Malcom


On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:

>
> John, I'm 2 hours from you so that's not a problem for me. I'm about 14
> miles north of Wilmington. The real problem is that a lot of Coconuts on
> the east coast are up above West Virginia. We have a few here down south,
> Kip is in SC I know, I think there's one or two in Georgia, some in Florida
> etc.
> I don't know how many "east of the Mississippi" and west of the
> Appalatchens would be interested. I couldn't see more that 25-50 people
> showing up if even that many.
> But it would be nice to know how many would come if it were done.
>
>
> Bill Pierce
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John W. Linville <linville at tuxdriver.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 9:45 am
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Anyone interested in creating a Southeastern Color
> ComputerConvention somewhere?
>
>
> I would be very interested in something roughly in the area of
> Burlington, NC (between Greensboro and Raleigh).  Without having done
> any research at all, I would at least be open to fronting a chunk of
> money to secure a venue if a 'critical mass' of attendees expressed
> interest -- maybe even if just Roy Justus would promise to come! :-)
>
> So if you could see yourself driving to the piedmont area of NC for
> a weekend CoCo event, then speak up!
>
> John
>
> On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 07:31:58AM -0500, Bill Pierce wrote:
> >
> > How would something like Virginia work for those up north? I know
> PennFest in
> Pennsylvania went over well many years ago.
> > Virginia would work better for those of us in the south. A middle ground
> of
> sorts. I know there's quite a few of you up north.
> > Or we could get BRAVE and just hold it at Gene Heskett's house (ducking
> the
> shotgun blast) :-P
> >
> > Call it "CocoFest-East" or something. We could sit around and drink
> coffee
> until "it's 5 O'Clock somewhere" and no one would care how many showed up
> :-)
> > Oh.... and we could talk about the Coco...
> >
> >
> > Bill Pierce
> > "Today is a good day... I woke up" - Ritchie Havens
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Al Hartman <alhartman6 at optonline.net>
> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > Sent: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 7:15 am
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Anyone interested in creating a Southeastern Color
> ComputerConvention somewhere?
> >
> >
> > I'd be interested in something in the North East...
> >
> > The M.A.R.C.H. group is having the VCF East coming up. I'm sure they's
> > welcome participation by Coco Owners.
> >
> > -[ Al ]-
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kip Koon
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 10:34 PM
> > To: 'Coco Email List'
> > Subject: [Coco] Anyone interested in creating a Southeastern Color
> > ComputerConvention somewhere?
> >
> > Hi Everyone!
> >
> > I've been wondering if anyone is interested in creating a Southeastern
> Color
> > Computer Convention?  I've been thinking on this for a while now.  I'm
> still
> > trying to earn enough to go to the CoCoFEST being held in Lombard, Ill.,
> > that the Glenside Color Computer Club is putting on,  but I would also
> enjoy
> > getting together with Coco folks in my neck of the woods in SC.  Any
> ideas
> > anyone?  Let's make this a reality.
> >
> > Kip
> >
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