[Coco] Glenside CoCo~123 newsletter

[John W. Linville]

Thanks, Steve!

I tend to agree with your analysis, but not everyone accepts that
explanation. Some believed that the 25th anniversary was the big draw,
others still seem to believe there was some big influx of non-CoCo
Tandy folks there this year. I don't see either of those, but maybe...

Anyway, promoting CoCoFEST! was the main original motivator for The
CoCo Crew Podcast. In the two+ years that have followed, we have had
some emotional ups and downs -- both cheers and kudos from fans and
new community members, and disappointing comments from some in the
community that seemed to view ignoring the podcast as some sort of
badge of honor. Nevertheless, we kept doing the show, and more people
attended in each of the last two years. During that same time, we
have continued to see more and more new development in the CoCo world.

The community is stronger now than it has been in literally decades. In
the end, that is the part that matters. So, everyone go back to doing
your CoCo thing...

CoCo Forever!

John

On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 11:47:40AM -0400, Steve Strowbridge wrote:
> For me, the single thing that made me both aware of, and interested in CoCo
> FEST! was the CoCo Crew Podcast, they've been talking about it for 2 years
> now.
> When I found out about the community and started listening to their
> podcast, and every month having them talk about getting people to come to
> CoCo FEST, it was a constant infomercial.
> Facebook also helped, but it was hearing people inviting us to attend, and
> explaining what the event is like is what really helped.
> 
> I think the CoCo crew is probably 100% responsible for a lot of the new
> blood like myself and others these past 2 years specifically.
> 
> The single most effective influence for me was hearing it talked about for
> months on end, it raised my interest, and kept me reminded and got me to
> want to go.
> 
> At the end of the day, all that counts is that people are aware, people
> attend, and the event continues to be supported and exist, but the new tech
> ways of promotion are what sold me on it.
> 
> 
> 
> Steve Strowbridge, aka
> The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
> http://ogsteviestrow.com
> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Salvador Garcia via Coco <
> coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> 
> > It was a bigger crowd. Typical attendance is 50 - 60ish people. This year
> > it was over 80!!! And this is not counting those that were with the 'fest
> > via streaming (thanks to Steve S.)
> >
> > Also thanks to the TRS-80 community. As Rick Blaine said "I think this is
> > the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
> >
> > Salvador
> >
> >
> >
> >       From: Francis Swygert <farna at att.net>
> >  To: "coco at maltedmedia.com" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> >  Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 6:15 AM
> >  Subject: Re: [Coco] Glenside CoCo~123 newsletter
> >
> > Is it just me, or did it look like a bigger crowd at the CoCofest this
> > year than previous years?? Ref. photos in the Glenside Spring 2017
> > Newsletter.  Frank Swygert
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