Re: [AGA-sc] Update? (fwd)

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

I think they have all but picked contestants already. Talking about an 
Aquaforest versus ADG face-off.
 

----- Original Message ----
From: Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2006 7:43:26 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Update? (fwd)


PRIZES!?!?  JUDGES?!?!?  I wasn't even THINKING about prizes or judges.  We 
don't even know how they're picking contestants!

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Lampert" <l_lampert@yahoo.com>
To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Update? (fwd)


>I agree, let's give'em some rope here and see what
> they do with it. If they do nothing I think we can all
> agree to pick some cool donation plants to give out as
> prizes.
>
> Maybe even booby trap prizes for the losers like a bag
> of duck weed or better yet a bag of that darned
> cladophora species that I have yet to get rid of after
> 5 years of infestations ;-)
>
> The bottom line is noone wants to give SFBAAS anything
> because they do not deserve it yet we are in a catch
> 22. We can't let them fall to hard on their face lest
> we look bad. Our obligtaion is to the members so we
> have to have a back up plan in place.
>
> Rember all of us me included (heck me especially) had
> our doubts about the workshop thing and yet it turned
> out to be one of the highlights of the AGA2k3
> convention. Let's let them figure it out but have a
> plan B just in case.
>
> Plan B, buy three tanks, use the hotel tables for
> stands, they will work trust me ;-), Lights, dunno, we
> could buy some on-line cheap and then auction them or
> see if we can get a doantion or just plain go without.
> Judges, Heck we have plenty of people, Karen, Cheryl,
> Erik, etc.
>
> Regards,
>
> Larry
>
>
> --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
>
>> Then let's not even offer them the FAN plants.  They
>> DID say that they were
>> "handling" the IA stuff.  If KAthy can give them
>> some leads, great.
>> Othwerwise, let them figure it out.
>>
>> If, at the last moment, we need to bail them out, we
>> will at least know we
>> can count on the FAN plants as a back-up.
>>
>> I still haven't heard anyhting about how they are
>> choosing their
>> "contestants".
>>
>> Karen
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Kathy Olson" <kathy@thekrib.com>
>> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board"
>> <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Update? (fwd)
>>
>>
>> >I think we can earmark the other plants from FAN
>> for the auction.  They
>> > can get local stores to donate exactly what they
>> want or go to chucks's
>> > wholesaler-maybe and get big clumps of specific
>> things, then they can go
>> > to auction.
>> >
>> > Sorry, feeling a little touchy today about them
>> cutting in on things, I
>> > may calm down and be reasonable later.
>> Specifically FAN was relieved they
>> > didn't have a list to match this year, or at least
>> that was my
>> > interpretation of it.
>> >
>> > Kathy
>> >
>> > On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, Kathy Olson wrote:
>> >
>> >> NO WAY!!
>> >>
>> >> they have all these expert aquascapers there,
>> that grow plants.  AND THEY
>> >> HAVE TONS of local stores.
>> >>
>> >> I personally know a local wholesaler that Chuck
>> Rambo brought us too and
>> >> let us have free rein for all the plants and fish
>> we wanted to bring home
>> >> for us.  They have resources, let me talk to Jim,
>> I can give him
>> >> ideas....Erik???
>> >>
>> >> Kathy
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, Cheryl Rogers wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Christ. Pardon me, but Christ.
>> >>>
>> >>> Okay. We could earmark a portion of the plants
>> donated by FAN and Don M.
>> >>> to the aquascaper contest. I mean, How about we
>> allow the contestants
>> >>> their pick of the plants or something? I don't
>> see the harm in that.
>> >>>
>> >>> Well, at least they're thinking about it.
>> >>>
>> >>> Cheryl
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Erik Olson wrote:
>> >>>> The latest list of volunteers from SFBAAPS.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Since we've got the T-shirt thing figured out
>> (didn't want to distract
>> >>>> from the core weighing in on this), I can also
>> mention that Jim asked
>> >>>> if
>> >>>> we could get companies to sponsor the goods for
>> the Iron Aquascaper
>> >>>> event.
>> >>>> After quietly surpressing the spit take I was
>> doing with my soda, I
>> >>>> said I
>> >>>> would ASK but that all the sponsorship letters
>> and calls were done a
>> >>>> month
>> >>>> ago.  I also suggested maybe they could get
>> Aqua Forest to donate a bag
>> >>>> of
>> >>>> substrate and SFBAAPS folks to donate the
>> plants and three small tanks.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> It may be me and my really crappy mood I'm in
>> right now, but Jim didn't
>> >>>> seem quite so happy and enthusiastic as in
>> former phone calls.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I am sorry, by the way, for said crappy
>> attitude in last 24 hours,
>> >>>> especially to Kathy who has been getting the
>> brunt of it.  I am clearly
>> >>>> way too deep in this stuff to stand back and
>> view things calmly and
>> >>>> objectively.  I will endevour to do better
>> today.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>    - Erik
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ---
>> >>>> Erik Olson
>> >>>> erik at thekrib dot com
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> >>>> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:45:27 -0400
>> >>>> From: jiml1029@aim.com
>> >>>> To: erik@thekrib.com
>> >>>> Subject: Re: Update?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Erik,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> This is the Vol list I have for now:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Tom Ray General Help
>> >>>> John Feuerhelm Bouncer
>> >>>> Donna Feuerhelm Bouncer
>> >>>> David Hui Auction Runner/Aide
>> >>>> Andrew Yaros Iron Aquascaper
>> >>>> Jim Lockhart Trip, Hotel, Auction, IA
>> >>>> Michael LaFlame AV equipment
>> >>>> Bill Harada Graphics, collateral
>> >>>> Marc Lao General
>> >>>> Karlton Lau General
>> >>>> Erik Leung Event Photographer
>> >>>> Dave Gomberg Auction, Goods Receipt
>> >>>> Jennifer Greene Desktop Publishing / Graphics
>> >>>> Eic Do Presenter
>> >>>> Michael Sidmore Promotions ??
>> >>>> Sarah Reginaldo Bagger
>> >>>> Leon Garden MBA Trip
>> >>>> Mark Faulkner MBA Trip
>> >>>> Kirsten Klinghammer Program
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Any add'l suggestions as to how we use people
>> would be welcome.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Jim.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>> From: erik@thekrib.com
>> >>>> To: jiml1029@aim.com
>> >>>> Sent: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 10:09 AM
>> >>>> Subject: Update?
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Tried calling a couple more times, got dumped
>> to your answering
>> >>>> machine...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> T-SHIRTS: I was wondering if you had gotten a
>> chance to ping Bill. If
>> >>>> we're going to do convention shirts, we need to
>> move fairly soon.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> VOLUNTEERS: We need that list of people willing
>> to work at the
>> >>>> convention. Any news?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks for any insight,
>> >>>>
>> >>>>    - Erik
>> >>>>
>> >>>> -- Erik Olson
>> >>>> erik at thekrib dot com
>> >>>>
>>
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