Re: [GZG] Re: GZG ECC News - Comments and Ideas requested

["Grant A. Ladue" <ladue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   For the life of me, I can't remember or find the message that John is 
 replying to here.  Was there some "asking for comments" message about ECC that
 I missed?

   grant


> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I have to agree with what I've mostly heard so far.
> 
> 1) A single room is great.
> 2) The Brunswick kind of sucks, but I don't come for the hotel room.
> 3) Good food within short walking distance.
> 4) The Brunswick restaurant sucks.
> 5) The costs and price per attendee is good, but yes, I too would
>    pay more to attend.
> 6) I would also waive my $5 GM kickback if it would help.
>    And yes, I'd still run games.  I don't run them for the $5.
> 
> Now, that all said, I would also like to give a little bit of a vendor 
> perspective.  My first ECC was number 7, and that year and each since, I've 
> (with my girlfriend Yerin) run the Decals Express table.  DE does not make 
> enough profit at the cons to do more than happily justify our showing up, 
> but it's fine.  I like bringing the decals to the show.
> 
> One of the things that I really like is that this is a much more intimate 
> con than others that I've attended (Historicon, Cold Wars, Origins).  I can 
> actually walk away from the vendor table and do not have to worry that 
> someone is going to walk away with anything.  Given that there are 
> typically around 50 people, and IMHO GOOD people, I can go look at a game, 
> look at minis, or even go play.  This is an incredible perk.  I also love 
> the fact that all of the games are happening in the same room that the 
> table is in.  At ECC 9, Grant LaDue called me away as a "warm body" to play 
> in an FT game run by Carl Shue (likely mis-spelled, sorry Carl!).  Could I 
> have done that at Origins?  Not bloody likely.
> 
> Despite the pain that Jon has to deal with every year (and yes, I do feel 
> for the man!), I think that moving to a more expensive, and possibly 
> multi-roomed location would harm the ECC.
> 
> I would not opposed at all if Jon were able to find a similar (price and 
> meeting room-wise) location in another town near Lancaster.  Someone else 
> mentioned a bunch of possibilities.  If the Brunswick doesn't get better, 
> that might be a viable option.
> 
> There.  Vendor opinion delivered.
> 
> I'll get the pics that Jon (St. Jon) sent of the new vehicles up tomorrow 
> when I'm back in front of my work machine.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John Lerchey
> Decals Express
> 
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