Arrived back home around 3:30 today. Thank god I have one more day off as I have finally tapped out on the idea I will finish unpacking or setting up everything I bought. So onto it..
This year had been going south in a big way. While I have made some small gains by going to events, the reality of it is I needed to be around friends to clear my hear and get in a good place.
Despite a rough start (a blowout an hour into day 2 on the trip there, which pushed my arrival up several hours), things picked up the minute I arrived and saw everyone briefly at the launch party.
The next days days were a blur but a good one. Even the simple things many take for granted, like having people to share meals and conversation with were so uplifting. So while it's normal (and the best part of the Meet) thanks to everyone I talked to on the floor, in the suite, broke bread with or both. It's a reminder that while I only get to you folks once a year, I do have real friends who actually share many of interests to boot. It was also encouraging to hear from those who were in bad situations last year that have improved this year.
I also have to say I feel somewhat re-invigorated as a collector. While I have had a huge focus on getting stuff I don't already have, seeing Charlie's pristine stuff made me realize I now have the ability to go back and improve on pieces I cut corners on for financial reasons when I originally got them. For someone who was running out of stuff to get that's huge. It also gives a bit of joy to be letting pieces back out there as I upgrade. As the vintage stuff becomes harder to get I hope to help other collectors out by releasing pieces from my collection.
As always the food is a treat! Especially since I limit my intake of such things at home. Final note: I could not be happier my desire to own the E-Man/Nova two pack helped make it the hit of the auction, even if someone threatened to get punched in the face during bidding I always try to find something I want in the auction as helping the museum in this way is important to me.
Went by too fast, but nothing can seem to keep that from happening! Hope to see some of you in Feb if you can make it as once a year isn't enough!
This year had been going south in a big way. While I have made some small gains by going to events, the reality of it is I needed to be around friends to clear my hear and get in a good place.
Despite a rough start (a blowout an hour into day 2 on the trip there, which pushed my arrival up several hours), things picked up the minute I arrived and saw everyone briefly at the launch party.
The next days days were a blur but a good one. Even the simple things many take for granted, like having people to share meals and conversation with were so uplifting. So while it's normal (and the best part of the Meet) thanks to everyone I talked to on the floor, in the suite, broke bread with or both. It's a reminder that while I only get to you folks once a year, I do have real friends who actually share many of interests to boot. It was also encouraging to hear from those who were in bad situations last year that have improved this year.
I also have to say I feel somewhat re-invigorated as a collector. While I have had a huge focus on getting stuff I don't already have, seeing Charlie's pristine stuff made me realize I now have the ability to go back and improve on pieces I cut corners on for financial reasons when I originally got them. For someone who was running out of stuff to get that's huge. It also gives a bit of joy to be letting pieces back out there as I upgrade. As the vintage stuff becomes harder to get I hope to help other collectors out by releasing pieces from my collection.
As always the food is a treat! Especially since I limit my intake of such things at home. Final note: I could not be happier my desire to own the E-Man/Nova two pack helped make it the hit of the auction, even if someone threatened to get punched in the face during bidding I always try to find something I want in the auction as helping the museum in this way is important to me.
Went by too fast, but nothing can seem to keep that from happening! Hope to see some of you in Feb if you can make it as once a year isn't enough!
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