[AGA-sc] Greetings (fwd)

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Hi folks.

Kathy talked with Ray this evening and got the skinny...

He really wants to come out and do this.  Part of it is that he really 
wants to help out; part of it is that he wants to visit San Francisco and 
one of his sponsors (which is cool).  He has apparently put aside other 
commitments in order to make the date.

Costs: Hotel for three nights, plus food.  He would pay transportation. 
Sounds like around $500 to me.

Features: 45 gallon bowfront aquarium delivered to winner's home store, as 
opposed to having to be local.  I suspect this will up the auction price 
on such a thing, and will pay for 1/3 of that fee right away.  Could we 
sell another $300 worth of the dry goods he brings?  Probably.

At MINIMUM, it'll give us three more roomnights, more vendor 
room presence, and some more interest in the auction.  I don't think we 
would be out more than a couple hundred bucks.

In addition, it's some new information for the mid-September e-mail/forum 
blast (in addition to hotel xtn and split rate info).  The name will 
certainly draw a few more local fish folks to the auction.

I said OK, and Kathy called him back.  I hope this is OK with you guys as 
well.  If not, I beg forgiveness, and you can all flog me personally at 
the convention and thereafter until December 1st.

Oh, and Scott, you'll get your stats on this one.  I'll print out a 
special set of colored tags for Ray's items that will have a particular 
numerical range, so we will know EXACTLY how much they brought in.

   - Erik

PS: Kathy also talked to Jeff Senske -- he's going to be bringing some ADA 
stuff for donation.  They're also entering the aquascaping contest this 
year (which is good, because there's a PATHETIC turnout in the biotope and 
paludarium categories.  Gotta keep up that reputation that "the Senske's 
always win", instead of "those guys from Hong Kong always win").

-- 
Erik Olson
erik at thekrib dot com

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:25:16 -0400
From: kingfish <kingfish51@verizon.net>
To: Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>
Subject: Greetings

Hi Kathy & Erik

Kingfish Services is here to help, the AGA shall be responsible for my 
Hotel & Meals for the weekend, I shall ship all my products to San 
Francisco Bay Brand then I can get the deliever to the hotel when time 
comes, as for the Aquarium Set Up I shall get a letter from All-Glass 
stating the bearer of this letter is to recieve a 46 Gallon Bow Front 
Aquarium Set Up Tank Hood & Light, the rest of the products that go into 
the tank I shall bring to the Convention, I shall fly into SF area on 
thursday and try and fly out on Sunday if possible but if not I shall eat 
the extra night hotel cost, What else can I do to help. I wish to help 
where I can to help ease the pain on you and Erik, Scott & Karen, BOD, yes 
other need to come forward and help. Again people are coming to these 
conventions for Fish & Plants, so I have strongly suggested to set up a 
quick sale table, all day Friday & Saturday, maned by volunteers of the 
local group, its quick cash in the clubs pocket, set the prices reasonable 
but don't give it away. I think this can helps some of the clubs cash flow 
problems, the ACA Chicago people informed me today they made over 
$2,000.00 cash on my products, yes more people attend the ACA the AGA 
needs to look at future Conventions Please use me as a consultant I am 
here to Help.

Thanks for being there
Kingfish
Yes I would like if possible a copy of the dvd of the ACA since I am there to 
work and never get to hear the speakers, PLEASE.
Yes Erik I am working on a Legends II for the future and Yes the Olson's shall 
be recording it for history. Maybe an Oscar or Emmy in the Future.

Kingfish
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