[TheForge] Abandon Abana?

[Steve Smith]

Pete, I strongly agree that dvd's of the conference would be a fine 
thing. I think they would have to come out of a budget (or even be paid 
for extra) other than our dues. I'm sure that what we already get from 
abana--Anvil's Ring and Hammer's Blow--chew up an awfully large 
percentage of our dues.

I'm of two minds about longer conferences. I get pretty saturated after 
a few days at one of those.

 > I favor low budget, minimum amenities, camp out, pleasant rural
 > settings. I'd also favor less ceremonial hoo hah, dance bands and kiddie
 > activities. Just BS please.
I couldn't agree more (but I might go for a motel/dorm).

How about some discussion forums? This would be a small step more formal 
than the ones with beer...

Steve

Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer wrote:

> 
>> Couldn't afford Seattle either...would have liked to go.
> 
> Feel frustration that no reasonably good, professional, technique 
> oriented DVDs of the demonstrations at the conf are available....in 
> light of the considerable dues we pay, they should come with membership.
> Such DVDs would also soften the anguish of being unable to attend 
> simutaneous demos.
> In light of the distances many have to travel , longer conferences would 
> help...hate to spent more time on the road than there , drinking beer 
> and learning new stuff.
> I favor low budget, minimum amenities, camp out, pleasant rural 
> settings. I'd also favor less ceremonial hoo hah, dance bands and kiddie 
> activities. Just BS please.
> Perhaps, as Bruce says, Abana could back more frequent, more 
> geographically diverse efforts of local groups, with packages  or teams 
> to deal with specific conference aspects, like video, communications, 
> sound systems, legal crap, expert advice on anvil blowing and beer 
> sponsors.
> OK, Bruce didn't say all that.
> As it is, living out here in the sticks, most of what i see for my 
> membership fee is 2 good, but infrequent publications....and this here 
> bullshittery.
> What the good folks who have dedicated a fat chunk of their lives to 
> blacksmithing and ABANA now chime in with is...Hey, you're completely 
> right...come right on up and do it!
> .........pete f
> 
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