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Ok, I have only been going to pen shows for 23 years. Been to over 50 pens shows, so maybe BEST SHOW EVER, may not be a hundred percent accurate, but it was the BEST SHOW I have been too.

 

If you were not in SF this weekend, ask someone who was!

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and your proof??? pics would help:):):)

 

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Ha! Not sure if the best but damned good--maybe just pent-up demand since shows were lean or non-existent during the recession. Sorry, no pics here. I saw pens I've never seen before--and I've collected for 40 years! Very cool. I spent way too much money this year.

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SECOND THE MOTION! SF PEN SHOW WAS THE MOST FUN I HAVE HAD AT A PEN SHOW, PERIOD!



Everyone received the royal treatment by the hosts/promotors of the pen show. We were also treated to a full breakfast on Sunday in such a deluxe fashion, plus entertainment with a band on Friday night which included drink coupons, 4 drink coupons! Thursday evening we had a welcome wine/cheese event, and even Saturday morning was a continental breakfast!



Thank you Syd, Todd, and Ricki for making the San Francisco Pen Show the best with the amenities, the wonderful hotel, the location, the low stress everyone felt by your excellent/welcoming demeanors but also the excellent crowds that showed up to buy and trade/talk pens! Definitely a "techie" crowd with Silicon Valley and computer people coming!



Go to my website www.gregminuskin.com and see the pictures of the show, the food, and the fun!



Thank you and I will be back next year 100%!

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I missed all the extra-curricular activities, only making the Sunday show. But, wow! Great pens and people as always. SO fun.

Kudzu

 

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Well, I did end up getting some of this, from a friend who was also selling...

 

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x125/mychestnut/Penman-3.jpg

 

... but that was just part of the weekend. I totally agree, this one is off the hook. Which is why I wrote about it in another thread. Here's to next year!

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I wound up with one of those too, Jon. I have to decide; write with it, or hoard it...

Use it.

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I have two of these!

 

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Carpe penman.

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"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick; and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

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It was my first and it was amazing. Everyone was so friendly. I didn't expect rude dudes, but the level of friendliness was amazing. It was less like a sales trade show and more like a gathering of club members wanting to educate. I was only there for a couple hours but based on the nightly events, location and earth quake I imagine things were pretty entertaining.

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I have so many new inks to try! Nothing like some folks here, but way more than I need.

 

Oh my. I see we are going to have to send you to the "back room" for some discipline. It never was, and never will be, about need!

 

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Oh my. I see we are going to have to send you to the "back room" for some discipline. It never was, and never will be, about need!

 

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Did you miss my lament in another thread that I hadn't gotten more? :) I think I've figured that part out.

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