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

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Oh, how boring.

On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, S. Hieber wrote:

> 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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