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Holy shit! Maybe Chris Johnson is listening. I've complained about that stupid pdf order form forever and usually just email my order too (I got it to work once). Great new since I need to put in an order today!

Hey, I haven't read all these posts because I like em!

I've been reading posts about Monster's presence at CanJam here and that other site and I have to admit that I didn't even know they had a room until someone mentioned it. I did see the pallet full of stuff that came in and out and thought "They should make the fuckin idiot that decided to bring all that stuff drag it out of here!" But then I realized that he/she had brought enough staff to do just that. These big companies are used to "one upping" each other at shows. They have the ad budget and they're going to spend it one way or the other. Maybe rather than thinking about keeping them out, we should try and direct some of that budget into something that everybody would like. I go to the Monterey Jazz Festival every year and Bose brings a semi truck, a staff of about 25 and set up a whole area. At first the regular attendees were pissed because they took up a big patch of nice shady lawn that we used to stretch out on between sets. The next year (instead of nothing but poorly visited booths) they set up big screens showing the acts that had played earlier. With 5 stages all going at once, it was nice to go, sit down and enjoy those. The next year they topped that by also having live music. So what am I getting at? How about trying to talk Monster into sponsoring a lounge with maybe a wet bar and snacks in the same area as the meet is happening. Paying for a big room would be nothing for their kind of budget. And the hotel would be happy to sell us more $5 bottles of water. Monster could arrange their crap all the way around the parameter and there'd be plenty of space for their staff to spread out. I don't know how many times I got into conversations out in the hallway or ate a sandwich standing up. I sure would've been nice to have a room with tables and chairs "without" gear on them to kick back and just gab or whatever. I'm sure you guys have seen the big corp's do these kinds of things at festivals so why not? Just a suggestion.

Oops,.. isn't this the forum for my Lamaze class? Yeah, right! Only if you plan on giving birth to a Fecus (a name I made up for an infant that is delivered out of somebodies ass). A hearty thanks for making me feel right at home. Now I can't wait to get back to work!

I can see myself looking back fondly at this post and wondering, " Could this be when it all went wrong?","When the wheels came off the cart?", "When I mislaid the 52nd card, loosened that screw, dropped that oar,.." What a wonderful memory that will be. Well, many of you already know me from NorCal meets as that whacko with the reel to reel and after spending a car ride at the end of CanJam 2009 with Jacob (what a charming and unassuming fellow) I just had to register and add my thoughtless and unimformed 2