[TheForge] ABANA membership

[Demon Buddha]

Fiorini & Skiles wrote:
> 
> Dave,
> I would love to know what metal mags you get for the cheap price.  Or are
> they only newsletters?  Your ABANA membership dues barely pays for the
> magazines.  The cost of producing a major mag such as the Anvils Ring is
> extensive, let alone receiving the Hammers Blow to boot.
> It was also brought up earlier that it would be better for people to join
> NOMMA rather than ABANA.  I belong to both and the NOMMA membership is over
> $200 a year and only one mag.


	Ooo yeah, that was the only part I neglected to mention: if the
	$45 is needed to cover the costs, then that's what it takes.

	Aren't at least some of the costs to put on the conference 
	covered by other means?