Early Television Convention is two weeks away

[Steve McVoy]

The convention is two weeks away. If you plan to attend, please register as soon as possible. I need to get final counts to the caterer.

You can register here:

http://www.earlytelevision.org/conve...istration.html

Thanks, and I hope to see you in two weeks.

[snelson903]

i wish i could go ,property tax time around here.

[rld-tv01]

I went to Defcon convention several years ago in Las Vegas. People would hitch hike there or buy a one way ticket and hope to get a free ride home. ETF is almost as much fun. Where else could you actually touch a prewar tv or see mechanical disks or mirror screws presenting color images.

[David Roper]

I have two sets I need to pick up, one in Flushing NY and the other in Elburn, IL. I'm hoping those points are near the routes of a couple of fellow attendees. If one of them is, would you be kind enough to pick up the set that's on your way and bring it to the convention?

[ChrisW6ATV]

I really wanted to go this year, especially with the Dayton Hamvention match-up, but finances and lack of availability of a replacement at work killed my chance. Maybe next year, darn it!

I hope you all have fun there this year.

[Dave S]

We plan to make it all available on a live webcast, so check the Early Television website on Saturday (or go here.)

-- Dave Sica

[mpatoray]

Yep, there will be a Webcast this year, as there is every year. It should be interesting to see how the Pre War sets do in the auction.

[Eric H]

I would love to go but with plane ticket, hotels, car rental it's a no go.
If I was 20 again I'd hop in my car and drive there, only $500 for gas but @53 it's not so much fun to drive 16 hours at a time, probably get a blood clot or something.

[rld-tv01]

Eric, I'm flying this year since I moved out west from the Long Beach airport. Its $217 each way. I'm staying at motel 6 for $45/night but thats with the senior discount. I think some people share rental cars after they get here. I had to get a rental car this year since I'm hauling some tvs from Columbus to my storage unit in VA. Thirty is charging me a $170 dropoff fee at different location but flying from VA to Long Beach is only $173 so I'm saving $44 on the flight back. I've thought in the past we should start a $25 lottery with half going to the museum and half to lucky winner to pay travel/stay in Columbus.

Richard

[kramden66]

anyone fron NJ going ?

mike

[old_tv_nut]

My photos from the convention are posted:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4200284...7633551425488/

[Dave S]

Thank you, Wayne!

[cwmoser]

Thanks for posting photos. Very enjoyable to view.

Carl

[rld-tv01]

Wayne, I think your picture taking skills are improving every year. These pictures are great and seem to be extremely sharp and focused.

Richard

[Einar72]

All I get is the Flickr logo-balls twirling and "Error on page" from IE...