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<blockquote data-quote="Jez" data-source="post: 511426" data-attributes="member: 2948"><p>First post for me for a while on the forum (sorry Ed mate), so this must be serious!</p><p>I concur with the points raised so far, especially that of Stuart's that your health must be the priority.</p><p></p><p>Without wanting to offend anyone, I amongst others have often referred to Farthest From as the Mecca for Vintage Collectors. It is the place to go to for the collective experience of collecting. It's certainly not as clinical as other collecting purchasing options but it's always been far more than that.</p><p>If it weren't for Farthest From the collecting community as we know it would be vastly different. The fun we've had, the purchases we've made, the stories shared, the money we've raised, the pubs we've been banned from, the list goes on. Oh, and the true friendships forged!! </p><p></p><p>I've missed 5 (wow that's 25%!!): Deployed in Afghanistan twice, deployed to another location with work, the London Marathon and this latest one (too short notice/commitments). </p><p>That said, <strong>Dave I guess you'll never know the things that people have missed to go to Farthest From</strong>. I've definitely missed other big socials and family events to make it there. I'm sure there are lots of examples of when people have missed other things to go to farthest From because it is that important to them. </p><p></p><p>From what I have seen Dave you have always tried to innovate, good on you. You have always tried to tinker with it and make improvements. The funny thing is about Star Wars, is that George Lucas also tinkered with his baby and people were up in arms! Maybe don't tinker, we loved it how it was originally. Your love letter to collecting, we don't need much more. Simple creatures are we. </p><p></p><p>For what it's worth, i'll give my 2 pence worth having been to these from Day 1. </p><p>1, Have you considered going for 2 shows rather than 3? Concentrated goodness rather than possibly diluted over 3? For me the Christmas one is a must have, it's always been good fun. Maybe the other one could be in late June early July to prevent the likelihood of people being away on holiday (school hols). You'd also be separated from Echo Live who seem to opt for Apr/May and October.</p><p></p><p>2, I'm sure everyone misses the presentations, hell I even tried to give one myself once. The presentations had to be shelved due to the growing interest from vendors, so the previous space reserved for the stage/chairs was needed. I appreciate that the evening elements were added as a substitute for the presentations. The lads don't need an evening session, they create their own entertainment. Save yourself the stress and come and have a beer with us. Keep the formula simple.</p><p></p><p>3, I think i've asked this before and you've given the answer (but i have a brain like a sieve), could panels in the afternoon get put on upstairs? It would keep people enthused. People would always hang around for the panels.</p><p></p><p>4, The sooner you can inform people of dates etc. the better. </p><p></p><p>As others have said, this is a community event. Let the community help. What do you need from us to assist with the planning/prep?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jez, post: 511426, member: 2948"] First post for me for a while on the forum (sorry Ed mate), so this must be serious! I concur with the points raised so far, especially that of Stuart's that your health must be the priority. Without wanting to offend anyone, I amongst others have often referred to Farthest From as the Mecca for Vintage Collectors. It is the place to go to for the collective experience of collecting. It's certainly not as clinical as other collecting purchasing options but it's always been far more than that. If it weren't for Farthest From the collecting community as we know it would be vastly different. The fun we've had, the purchases we've made, the stories shared, the money we've raised, the pubs we've been banned from, the list goes on. Oh, and the true friendships forged!! I've missed 5 (wow that's 25%!!): Deployed in Afghanistan twice, deployed to another location with work, the London Marathon and this latest one (too short notice/commitments). That said, [b]Dave I guess you'll never know the things that people have missed to go to Farthest From[/b]. I've definitely missed other big socials and family events to make it there. I'm sure there are lots of examples of when people have missed other things to go to farthest From because it is that important to them. From what I have seen Dave you have always tried to innovate, good on you. You have always tried to tinker with it and make improvements. The funny thing is about Star Wars, is that George Lucas also tinkered with his baby and people were up in arms! Maybe don't tinker, we loved it how it was originally. Your love letter to collecting, we don't need much more. Simple creatures are we. For what it's worth, i'll give my 2 pence worth having been to these from Day 1. 1, Have you considered going for 2 shows rather than 3? Concentrated goodness rather than possibly diluted over 3? For me the Christmas one is a must have, it's always been good fun. Maybe the other one could be in late June early July to prevent the likelihood of people being away on holiday (school hols). You'd also be separated from Echo Live who seem to opt for Apr/May and October. 2, I'm sure everyone misses the presentations, hell I even tried to give one myself once. The presentations had to be shelved due to the growing interest from vendors, so the previous space reserved for the stage/chairs was needed. I appreciate that the evening elements were added as a substitute for the presentations. The lads don't need an evening session, they create their own entertainment. Save yourself the stress and come and have a beer with us. Keep the formula simple. 3, I think i've asked this before and you've given the answer (but i have a brain like a sieve), could panels in the afternoon get put on upstairs? It would keep people enthused. People would always hang around for the panels. 4, The sooner you can inform people of dates etc. the better. As others have said, this is a community event. Let the community help. What do you need from us to assist with the planning/prep? [/QUOTE]
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