Re: ACA

["Scott McLaughlin" <relli@aye.net>]

Well, after that I am even more sorry I didn't make give me the week off! I have
been fortunate enough to be in the same local club as Rusty Wessel, so I have
actually heard most of those speakers. I bet it was fantastic to hear them all
in such a short time! I'm thinking I'll put in a vacation request now.



>Wow George
>I just got home from the ACA myself, after unloading the car, 5 styros
>full of GOOD fish, I'm happy as a pig in a pile of mud.   I guess
>everyone wants different stuff.   I keep both new and old world
>cichlids, so i had no problem, buying and trading enough fish that i
>didnt even stay for the auction, no more space in the 5 boxes i came
>home with.   Now i'm assuming you keep apistos, how could you say no
>good fish, i saw breitbinden, aggies double reds, Macmasteri double
>reds, viejita ll, hongsloi ll, borelli, ELIZABETHAE, puerto narino,
>Cacatuoides, Nanacara taenia, Nanacara anomola,( nice colors too), Pel
>Taeniatus (several morph) Pel Humilus, N. Transvestitus, Thysochromis
>Ansorgii ( not a real dwarf, but what the heck), umm some really rare
>nanachromis species.   Now that doesnt even talk about ALL the other
>stuff that was there.   
>
>Now lets talk about speakers, Juan Miguel, holy cow!!!!   Don Danko's
>talk was very good, Wayne Leibels talk on Pikes ( dwarf species too) was
>truly outstanding, I enjoyed Jeff Cardwells talk, Kathy and Erics video
>was great!  Pauls Loseilles talk was over my head, Didnt see Steve
>Lundblad or Steve Rybickis talk ( gathering up my hoardes of fish, or
>drinking too much, cant remember which)   I never attend the banquets,
>call me cheap but 35 or 40 bucks for chicken or roast beef, not me!!!
>So that meant i didnt see Ad talk either, but still he does an
>outstanding presentation.   And of course, either out of stupidity or
>too many pitchers of free beer, i missed the slide presentation MIke
>did.   
>
>Now i had a great time at the convention, i was able to put faces to
>Mike Jacobs, Mike Wise, Kevin Plazak, Charles Ray, and lots of other
>people i have read messages from or articles by over the years.   I was
>thrilled to meet Sally Boggs, ive enjoyed her articles for years.   The
>convention was also great to see old friends, Don Kinyon, Julio, Zman
>and many others.   
>
>So i guess I also think people should make the effort to go to New
>Jersey next year for the convention, but for keeping misery company but
>for having fun, just dont drink any of them blue things Mike Schadle was
>passing out, makes you act funny!!!!   
>
>Well i had a great time, hope everyone else who went did too, I have
>made my hotel room reservations for next year already!!!!!
>
>See you all there!!!   Cleveland Rocked in 2000
>
>Big John
>
>Time to finish putting away my fish :)
>
>
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