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

Wed Mar 5 18:12:59 EST 2014

I do remember it, but I can't remember who did it, or where it was.

L. Curtis Boyle
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On Mar 5, 2014, at 4:59 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:

> 
> 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
> "Today is a good day... I woke up" - Ritchie Havens
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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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