Dale: After running Larz Anderson for five years, and working hard to get this year up and running, I know what you mean. When you put in the effort as we all do in putting these shows together, folks should make the effort to travel a bit to come to our events. I'm not sure how many hours you must put into Cirque, but I usually put in atleast 250 and probably more creating Larz. This year I've got some great folks in Maurice Brenahan and Vin Vullo working on Larz, and as a trio we're putting in some hours. If the Lightweights were not well represented at Atlanta, then the lighweight folks should work hard to bring that end of the show up to meet their expectations. Peter Naiman Roslindale, MA
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> From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
> Date: 2003/03/31 Mon AM 01:07:18 EST
> To: oldbike@mindspring.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Report on Atlanta Bike Show.
>
> In a message dated 3/30/2003 11:21:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> oldbike@mindspring.com writes:
>
> << it's not such a long drive for the lightweight fans who
> we know all must live in Greensboro. >>
>
> Ha!
> I understand your plea, but none of you should misconstrue how many folks in
> Greensboro are vintage bike buffs!
> On last count, there are exactly two die hards in this town! ( Scott Ramsey
> and me!) My valued friend Ken Toda in neighboring High Point pulls the count
> up to a huge three! Add together Greensboro, High Point, Winston Salem,
> Charlotte and Raleigh and you will still have trouble counting people to
> cover all the fingers on your hands!
> There are some other nice folk who are mildly interested but the real keen
> folks are a very small clan when it comes right down to it..
> That demonstrates why it is so important for all of us to stretch our legs a
> bit and travel to these regional and national events. I know I bust my butte
> to provide a unique and fun event in the Cirque and it seriously bums me out
> when people do not make a focussed effort to take the opportunity to enjoy
> their interest...
>
> Let's go big team, let's go!
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>
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina
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