Re: [AGA-sc] Greetings (fwd)

[Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>]

OK, if we are looking in the $500 range that is a
completely different story. With the tank doantion and
delivered, and the extra hotel nights booked, I agree
it is doable. 

Larry
--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:

> 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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