[Coco] Anyone interested in creating a Southeastern Color ComputerConvention somewhere?

Wed Mar 5 17:59:43 EST 2014

Steve,
I don't remember the map you speak of, but it's a kewl idea. Someone should take this on. I would be willing t host it on my site or we could put it on the Cocopedia website.

Bill Pierce
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Ostrom <smostrom7 at comcast.net>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 5:07 pm
Subject: Re: [Coco] Anyone interested in creating a Southeastern Color ComputerConvention somewhere?

What ever happened to that interactive map that showed where all of us 
Coco'ists reside?  That was really cool.  Anyone remember who put that 
together?

--- Steve ---

-----Original Message----- 
From: Grumpyx
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 12:43 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] Anyone interested in creating a Southeastern Color 
ComputerConvention somewhere?

I'm in Chattanooga, TN area, couple of us here that I know of.

Malcom

On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:

>
> John, I'm 2 hours from you so that's not a problem for me. I'm about 14
> miles north of Wilmington. The real problem is that a lot of Coconuts on
> the east coast are up above West Virginia. We have a few here down south,
> Kip is in SC I know, I think there's one or two in Georgia, some in 
> Florida
> etc.
> I don't know how many "east of the Mississippi" and west of the
> Appalatchens would be interested. I couldn't see more that 25-50 people
> showing up if even that many.
> But it would be nice to know how many would come if it were done.
>
>
> Bill Pierce
> "Today is a good day... I woke up" - Ritchie Havens
>
>
> My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
> http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
> Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
> E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John W. Linville <linville at tuxdriver.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 9:45 am
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Anyone interested in creating a Southeastern Color
> ComputerConvention somewhere?
>
>
> I would be very interested in something roughly in the area of
> Burlington, NC (between Greensboro and Raleigh).  Without having done
> any research at all, I would at least be open to fronting a chunk of
> money to secure a venue if a 'critical mass' of attendees expressed
> interest -- maybe even if just Roy Justus would promise to come! :-)
>
> So if you could see yourself driving to the piedmont area of NC for
> a weekend CoCo event, then speak up!
>
> John
>
> On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 07:31:58AM -0500, Bill Pierce wrote:
> >
> > How would something like Virginia work for those up north? I know
> PennFest in
> Pennsylvania went over well many years ago.
> > Virginia would work better for those of us in the south. A middle ground
> of
> sorts. I know there's quite a few of you up north.
> > Or we could get BRAVE and just hold it at Gene Heskett's house (ducking
> the
> shotgun blast) :-P
> >
> > Call it "CocoFest-East" or something. We could sit around and drink
> coffee
> until "it's 5 O'Clock somewhere" and no one would care how many showed up
> :-)
> > Oh.... and we could talk about the Coco...
> >
> >
> > Bill Pierce
> > "Today is a good day... I woke up" - Ritchie Havens
> >
> >
> > My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
> > https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> > Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
> > http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
> > Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
> > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
> > E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Al Hartman <alhartman6 at optonline.net>
> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > Sent: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 7:15 am
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Anyone interested in creating a Southeastern Color
> ComputerConvention somewhere?
> >
> >
> > I'd be interested in something in the North East...
> >
> > The M.A.R.C.H. group is having the VCF East coming up. I'm sure they's
> > welcome participation by Coco Owners.
> >
> > -[ Al ]-
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kip Koon
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 10:34 PM
> > To: 'Coco Email List'
> > Subject: [Coco] Anyone interested in creating a Southeastern Color
> > ComputerConvention somewhere?
> >
> > Hi Everyone!
> >
> > I've been wondering if anyone is interested in creating a Southeastern
> Color
> > Computer Convention?  I've been thinking on this for a while now.  I'm
> still
> > trying to earn enough to go to the CoCoFEST being held in Lombard, Ill.,
> > that the Glenside Color Computer Club is putting on,  but I would also
> enjoy
> > getting together with Coco folks in my neck of the woods in SC.  Any
> ideas
> > anyone?  Let's make this a reality.
> >
> > Kip
> >
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