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SignUK – a fantastic day
Just wanted to say again how much we enjoyed meeting up with everyone yesterday – although I’m still waiting for my £1million prize for coming first in the "shorter than Robert" competition.
Everyone was just as friendly in the flesh and most were quickly recognisable from their avatars. There were at least a couple of cameras going around, so I’m sure that there will be plenty pics posted later for those who were unable to make it to the show.
Went to bed last night (after finishing a job at midnight) and opened an old back issue of SignCraft which I had bought yesterday. Just a few pages in, there was an article about the Letterhead meet in 2003 hosted by Jill and her friend Catherine, both of whom we had had a good chat with at the airport just a few hours earlier.
Anyway, I’m now off into work to catch up on everything I should have done yesterday – it was definitely worth it though.
Hopefully there will be even more of us next year.
Dawn
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Is this the early morning club then? My printer has been running all night so I’m in here checking every thing is running as it should. It’s the first time I’ve had to do that.
Yes, it was an enjoyable day and nice to meet some more people. Special thanks to Jill for making the effort to cross the Atlantic to be there.
I had one person tell me that I looked nothing like my avatar and another say that it was the spitting image so I can’t win. Perhaps we should have a vote and then I can decide whether to change it or not. 🙂
It was just a shame that I had to rush home to carry on with an important job but hopefully I can avoid that next year and join in the evenings merriment.
Marcella, I didn’t notice any "Belgian Chocolate Bulge" so maybe another box would be in order? 😀
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I enjoyed the show too, missed the 1.00pm meet but saw many of you in the bar (where else), I was short on time and I could see everyone was deep in conversation. Always seem a bit of an anticlimax when its the next day a work though.
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It was well worth the trip for me! I’m a bit cheesed off because my family delayed me leaving home so I didn’t get to see half the stands I wanted to, but I learnt a few things and met some of you lot!
Thanks to all who made me feel welcome!
Adam
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Just to add it was a good day!
Great to meet all these lovely people above me,
(John keep your pic, I recognised you straight away)Aswell as my main man Mr Dave Lowrey and his son, Iv’e never seen anyone so eager to get to a bar as Dave *drink*
Met the lovely Marcella and her hubby(great guy)
Had a good ol chat with George and as you can see in the photo below
standing next to Robert he’s a damm good contender for the million quid!Also great to meet Jill, who had trouble with my Essex acsent 😕
Mr & Mrs Normington who were great (thanks for the drink)
Robert bought everyone a drink, when he was coming to the end of the order more people kept arriving, lucky he’s loaded.
Show was good, all you would expect really. Best bit was to meet Beej Curtis from Organic image!
Took a camera and took just 3 photos 🙁
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Yes it was good to meet you all, unfortunately we couldn’t stay for much longer as we had to get back home, 3hr drive, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope to say hello to more people next time.
Steve
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Hi All enjoyed meeting all of you it was a pleasure talking to all of you and of course your all as barking in real life as in cyber world
George
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Enjoyed the day and there was plenty to see and only spent £2000 😮
Could have spent a lot more 🙂
Enjoyed meeting all the board members that were able to make it and had a good old chinwag, especially with Martin. We all had to be carefull around Rob (Lambie) in case we stood on him 😀 He does look taller on his avatar 😀
Shane, had a drink for you and hope you enjoyed it as much as I did 😎
Back to work today and playing catch-up. Looking forward to receiving the stuff I ordered at the show and looking forward to next years already.
After meeting Marcella, thought I would post this piccy for her 😀 😀 😀
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Lovely to meet you all, Pete not such a grumpy ole git after all! would have loved to have stayed longer but had to get back to Portsmouth for an AGM (as it happened never made it time) So could have stayed and bought a round! ah well s**t happens! Thanks for the drink by the way Rob
Paul
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OMG!!! I hate photos!
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well… I got home an hour ago. I am knackered!!!! What a great day and it was brilliant to meet so many of you all! I haven’t consumed so much alcohol in ages ……
What can I say about the folks I met……..
Dave Lowery wins the award for being the maddest… closely followed by Lorraine Clinch (who MUST change her avatar!) she’s bonkers!
Martin Cole is a BIG guy! Much taller than I thought and very genuine.
Jill ….. exactly as we all expected her to be, bubbly and tiny!
John Singh – the happiest chappy with a big smile!
George ‘ Mr Clipart’ Elsmore ……. a closet scotsman!!! 😀
Peter Mindham, John Simpson and John Childs – every one the perfect gent! Three very intelligent men!
Andrew Boyle ….. just lovely! (Enjoy the rest of your day!!!) 😀 John Wilson ……daft as a brush. *hair* Peter & Lynn, fab! Thanks for the Champagne Peter 😉Rob – the worst driver ……. especially on BIG motorways with a bad hangover!
And last but most certainly not least Dave Rowland, Mr Fancy Pants himself! A big softie!!!!
Anyone I missed, I’m sorry ….. I think my brain has been affected by the alcohol!
thanks for a great time folks!!!!
Marcella x
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quote Marcella:And last but most certainly not least Dave Rowland, Mr Fancy Pants himself! A big softie!!!!Marcella x
Did he show off the fancy pants??
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Hi all,
Just like to say what a pleasure it was to meet and speak to (all be it very briefly) to some of the faces I see on the boards. I would love to have spent a while in the bar with you all but I needed to get back to work to get todays work ready.
Good bits about the show, apart from meeting you all – a girl on the Hexis stand who really knew her products, the guy on the Spandex stand slapping a bit of wrapping on the Smart Car and speaking to Beej Curtis.
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quote John & Dawn Roddick:quote Marcella:And last but most certainly not least Dave Rowland, Mr Fancy Pants himself! A big softie!!!!
Marcella x
Did he show off the fancy pants??
YES! 😀
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my pants 😉
The weird thing about the show is the fact that people come up to me and they recognise me and SignUK 2005 wasn’t like that, I guess its to do with the Name on the tag and the avaitar (pronouced like the film) 😎 but you genuinly get to know the people and their backgrounds which you already know.
but really enjoyed it.
I am now looking through some of the names on the board to see who i did talk to but couldn’t figure them out.
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so did you do what i didn`t marcella – strip club then kebab ????
great to meet you all, it was like a school reunion
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Roy …… drank the hotel dry only! But ask Dave Rowland if he did! 😉
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quote Dave Rowland:but really enjoyed it.
So Dave, did you pull??? :love:
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(drink1) dave you neverlet the side down mate did you ???
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here’s a few pics……
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so where did you go and what did you do ?????
questions – questions
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…. but it was all too much for Peter….. 😀
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Poor Peter… he was the first to flake out.
Oh yo mean the venture out of the hotel? Nah, nothing much to say about that 😎
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Here’s Rob showing us all how to drink a tequila slammer!!!!!! :lol1:
first you start with the salt on the back of the hand and the lime…
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WHAT HAPPENED TO DAVE ????????????????????
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quote Roy Roffey:WHAT HAPPENED TO DAVE ????????????????????
He’s not as quiet as he looks! 😉 He ventured out……. 😀
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Rob so funny…. :lol1:
Yeah, someone bought the taquilla round… 😕
I know there is a few more pics on that camera Marcella…. come on dont be shy… :lol1:
edit: i am shy 😕
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quote Marcella:quote Roy Roffey:WHAT HAPPENED TO DAVE ????????????????????
He’s not as quiet as he looks! 😉 He ventured out……. 😀
alone 😮
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So how about telling those of us who were to busy to go to the show what it was actually like?
Any cool new products?
Any new big digi printers for under 10K?
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Dave spent the night with a red head (allegedly)
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It was good to see you all on the europoint stand, l could see that you were all going to end up in a bar so i sloped off as l didn’t have much time left at the show.
Pryam
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One thing I did look at was the those computer monitors as we have a few estate agents interested in them… they were there last year and they are on a wire system (i haven’t a photo handy), but they work of a CF card which you can slideshow (say properties) and it will rotate the images. As always I wonder about the sun impact on LCD displays but this was tidy… think the systems are £1500+ though for a 15" monitor version. A little steep imo.
I beleive there will be "After SignUK" writeups posted here, but we just all returning home now.
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Pryam… u have to tell me if I shook your hand. I would be looking for a badge saying "billywifta".
Yeah, we certainly filled one end of the Europoint stand, hats off to Cameron and his collegues for letting us close his stand down for about half and hour.
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quote autosign:So how about telling those of us who were to busy to go to the show what it was actually like?Any cool new products?
Any new big digi printers for under 10K?
Show what show? 😀
Just got in and logged on. It was really great to meet everyone. I am surprised you are home Marcella. I though t you would still be trying to find Rob. Oh Rob, thanks for the lift to the show his morning! 😉I will post more thoughts tomorrow after I have caught up at work 😮
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Had a brilliant time at the show, best one yet. shame not to meet up with Nik again, i was looking forward to it, maybe next time Nik.
Height of my day was meeting up with the beautiful Marcella 😳
Nice to meet up with you all, brilliant friends all of you.L J
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Oooooooo …. show … I dont want to know about the show :lol1: Having read your posts … I want to know all of what hapened at the hotel ….. some of the pics look great …… :lol1:
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oops. forgot the photo’s
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Sorry but just incase you missed this on the other thread I was lazy and cut ‘n pasted this…..
I had a good day, spent way to much time chinwagging instead of wandering around more. It was great to meet up with all you guys and A BIG THANK YOU to Rob for footing the drinks bill. I’m sure he grew 2 inches taller after offloading his wallets contents. Sorry I didn’t get time to chat to you Rob but you raced off into the corner of the bar incase someone wanted you to stand another round. :2thumbs: *drink* :thanks2: :drink4:
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quote John Simpson:Had a brilliant time at the show, best one yet. shame not to meet up with Nik again, i was looking forward to it, maybe next time Nik.hey no worries john thanks 😀 ……….enjoyed the blether on the phone made up for not being there!! 😀 im booking my flights and hotel really early for next time….im not missing it this time 😉
nik
pssst…..how did bouncy bouncy get on did she get really pi$$ed :lol1:
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It was nice to see those that stopped by our stand. I thought I recognised more faces but didnt want to be embarrassed by saying are you "whoever" and its not and they think I’m a nutter… 😳
We had a 20ft banner above our heads so were easily recognised.
Glad everyone seems to have enjoyed the show and the events that followed. Our crew had an after show party last night in a Greek restaurant which was good fun too.
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quote Nicola McIntosh:pssst…..how did bouncy bouncy get on did she get really pi$$ed :lol1:
you waited until I’d went offline last night before asking this ….. cheeky bugger. For the record ……. stinking drunk. Last thing I remember was John talking to a guy in a purple jumper that fancied Rob, and me telling a black guy that I was sure I had black ancestors because I had a black womans ass! 😳 Laugh was he agreed!!!! :lol1:
Whinging at the head bar man for giving Peter extra top ups that he gave me a small bottle of champagne for free….. I opened it and drank it from the bottle then Rob stole it.
Flash backs …. I think that’s what I’m getting now. 😮
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A great day away from the office! Nice to meet up with you all – Rob, Dave’s son.
PS I knew I had seen Rob Lambie somewhere before!! :lol1:
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BRILLIANT!
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hhmm not sure I should go next year 😮 I get drunk on the smell of a cork….
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Marcella…. woooow you look hot babe 😮 Sorry I missed the doo, I was out on an island installing an interpretive panel for a castle officially opening today.
Dave
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Love to see ya there Shane lol.. Down boy DaveBruce down boy :lol1:
We want to see more of you next year folks, really a good time.
I seemed to be laughing my head off in those pics, ohhh the drink
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It was absolutely fantastic meeting you all, I had the most brilliant time and want to do it all again. I just wish we had got to the show sooner, could have spent longer with all those who couldn’t come back to the hotel.
Everyone that I met was so genuine, it was fab.Dave Lowery, I hope you didn’t go back to your car specially, coz I missed you completely later in the day.
All the Johns, nice speaking to you.
Lovely to say ‘Hi’ to Jill, wish I could have had a proper chat, you were very much in demand, hope you had a great time!
Marcella! It’s not ME who’s bonkers, you are!
Rob, Peter & Lynn, John Wilson (hope you are feeling better now) Dave R, ‘Wee Rob’, Andrew, Bob and everyone else, thanks to all of you for a really funny night, it was like being with old freinds. If I have missed anyone out, it’s not intentional, I blame it on Peter’s champagne giving me a loss of memory!love to you all,
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Gutted!!!
Had a great day out at the show…but more importantly I missed you guys. 😳
I was talking to Beej for a while at his stand and became so ingroced with his work I didn’t notice everyone moving from Europoint stand.
Enjoyed the show very much as it was my first. :lol1:
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quote Lorraine Clinch:I blame it on Peter’s champagne giving me a loss of memory!love to you all,
Lorrainelol you forgot who I was after I changed my top……. and that was before the champagne :lol1: :lol1:
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Never! How could I have missed that red hair! (Ok, so maybe it was before the Champers, but after the 10th large wine!!!!) 😳
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yeah you was great Lorraine, now change that avaitar :lol1:
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quote Dave Rowland:yeah you was great Lorraine, now change that avaitar :lol1:
Yip, I mean I’ve changed mine 😮
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quote Shane Drew:hhmm not sure I should go next year 😮 I get drunk on the smell of a cork….
Now that explains a lot
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OK, just taken a quickie 😳
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now I’ve gorn completely!
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I give up!
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what size you trying to do lorraine 😀
nik
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Thought I’d cracked it, but still too large. Dave R’s going to sort it for me. Trouble is me mush is too big! 😳 😮
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u have mail… all sorted
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Hey, you are a star Dave-mind you, I wish I had stuck to the old one now……Who the hell want’s my mush in their face 😳 😳 😳
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hey its a great photo…. much better! 😛
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That’s better … now that’s what lorraine looks like!!!! 😀
BTW ……. who used my camera to take pictures of my bum and my pants? Either Mr Rowland or Mrs Clinch I reckon ……. own up…I’ve just seen them and it’s put me off my lunch! 😮
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really? did i? I dont remember that
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wide angled lens then! :lol1:
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quote George Elsmore:wide angled lens then! :lol1:
ouch 😮
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teasin 😳
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quote Dave Lowery:quote Shane Drew:hhmm not sure I should go next year 😮 I get drunk on the smell of a cork….
Now that explains a lot
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quote George Elsmore:wide angled lens then! :lol1:
hey … listen ….. you’re being brave cos you’re not face to face now George! Remember…. I’m a Glesga girl…. I’ll have you! 😉 Now Pissaff! :lol1:
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quote Marcella:BTW ……. who used my camera to take pictures of my bum and my pants? Either Mr Rowland or Mrs Clinch I reckon ……. own up…I’ve just seen them and it’s put me off my lunch! 😮
Ummmm…….I know I had hold of your camera at some point Marcella, can’t remember taking photo’s of your bum though……. (angel) that’s me! :rofl:
BTW Marcella-your photo is well out of date-time to change yours too!
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and Andrew Boyle! he needs to change his
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Lorraine my avatar is only about 7 months old…..!!! Someone at the show ….. own up whoever you are cos I can’t remember…….. made a comment about my avatar being a bit flattering, that I was older in real life!! 😮 Hey… I’m 38, in the avatar I’m 37… I’ve not aged that much!
I’ll have a look at the pics from the show and if i find one that I don’t look too drunk in I’ll change it……..
Besides I think everyone recognised me so it can’t be that bad!
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i think most people heard you before they saw you heheheheh
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Marcella, if that pic is only 7 months old……
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quote Lorraine Clinch:Marcella, if that pic is only 7 months old……
honest to god it is ….. it was taken about September/October….. Emily took it so I could update the old one. It’s just from a distance so you can’t see my wrinkles!!!!
I’ll change it ……. I’ll see what I can find.
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quote George Elsmore:i think most people heard you before they saw you heheheheh
George!!!! I’m going to get you back for this ….. I was nice to you too! 😉
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quote Marcella:I’ll have a look at the pics from the show and if i find one that I don’t look too drunk in I’ll change it…….
Hows this one Marcella 🙂
Looks like your day dreaming away thinking what the **** am I doing stuck in Birmingham with this lot.
even got little ol me in the background. Great to meet you :lol1:
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yeah … I was sober then too Martin! I look like a stuck up b1tch in that pic! The only reason you can see me in that one is because I was surrounded by short folk and I was head and shoulders above them! :lol1:
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no i will be honest i recognised you straight away you look like your photograph…………………..
amizing what you can do in Adobe nowadays 😉
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i better visit this place before marcella knocks me out!
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at this rate you’re gonna need ALL those paddles George! 😀
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it was a great day out and nice to meet you all ,and my pic is only 24hrs old 😀
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Hey Stu, glad you joined us for the social in the Holiday BInn. We had a good laugh.
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and i do hope you sleped well Dave 😉
and i forgot i promised this pic of my wheels and johns work
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OMG look at that… i wasn’t expecting it to be enclosed shell like that.
I am the one that slept well :lol1:
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Hi Stu!!! Didn’t know it was sidecars you’re into! My friend races them, I’ve been round Knockhill on one of those, it was great!!! Been to a few GPs, when Steve Webster was winning everything!
Looks Good! 😀
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Just wanted to say thanks to all those who came over to say hello personally 🙂 The stand was so busy for me that I couldn’t even get around to see the rest of the exhibition! That was a real pain as there were so many things I wanted to have a look at and people I wanted to talk to, at least it stopped me spending money though I guess!
On Thursday some little sheet stole one of my my hand-painted vinyl signs, the West Coast Customs one, that really spoilt the show for me – not because of the sign, I can always another in minutes – but because after that I couldn’t turn my back on the audience to carry on airbrushing the wall I was working on. Being at the show on my own and having a couple of valuables on the stand, I was a bit paranoid – lesson learned there I guess! 😕
Great to meet all you guys in person at last, VW Mike, Peter, Chris, Steve M, Steve B (at the Sign Studio), Martin (great to see you there bud :)) Tony, Dewi and Cal, John and Stuart . . . and ALL the others! (sorry if I forgot names) and wish I’d had more time to talk to Jill! I know you went off to Scotland with lots of others, I was so envious of that as I really wanted to go to that meet myself, looking forward to see pics from there . . . already booking my spot for next year and this time, will be taking someone else to watch the stand! My friend and sign bud Paul Priestly was going to that Northern meet too, I think he frequents this board and the Letterheads, didn’t see you tho Rob? Where were you?
Cheers everyone, I really had a blast and it was great fun just chatting and painting all week. Talk more soon . .
Beej
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well if we ever get up to Knockhill i will let you know.
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quote Beej_Curtis:On Thursday some little sheet stole one of my my hand-painted vinyl signs, the West Coast Customs one, that really spoilt the show for me –
What a lowlife Beej! 👿
Mate it was great to meet you, you were a popular geezer :thumbsup:
What was so great was the fact you were the only one at the show doing something traditional -so to speak. As you said its nearly all digital, I personally think that puts a lot of people off going to the show.
Would ge great if someone like Jill could have a stand beside you next year what a crowd puller.
Done a couple of shows for my brothers company years ago at NEC, there were 2 of us, so one could shoot off that was really hard work, I think people underestimate how hard it is to do a show.
So on your own it must be really tuff as you mentioned.Will book up for one of your courses for sure one day, I’ll have to derust me old airbrush and bring it along.
take care mate.
Martin
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That’s poor… can’t imagine anyone doing that. I watched you airbrush the wall… great stuff. But you were so busy i didn’t want to interupt to say hello!
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Hullo gang sorry, i missed you on Wednesday, got down on thursday, Cameron told me use flooded, his stand, he couldnt see any brochures, or displays, for the amount of bodies!, anyhow, dont know what deals he gave you, but me and him were on the return flight,and i drugged his tea, and he was litterly, giving me, me all his products for nothing, it was well of me to plan that one out!,, cant wait to meet you lot some day for a blether, all the best JOHN JBS
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Any more photos folks?
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Great pic there guys…makes me jealous I missed out.
Is it me or is there a touch of the Catherine Zeta Jones (now Douglas) in the photo of Marcella, the one taken by Martin Cole?? (?)
Maybe its just the Welsh thing! 😳
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quote Dave Rowland:Any more photos folks?Yeah!
Let’s see more Photos!
I’ve been following this thread because I am so very jealous of you all getting to meet one another and have a great time 😀I’m buying my tickets for next year NOW 😉
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quote Marcella:I was surrounded by short folk and I was head and shoulders above them! :lol1:
Yes, it did feel a bit like an audition for Snow White. 😀
Now I realise the significance of the recent thread on towers and trestles. 😀
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a few more pics from the show and afterwards!
Chris Parsons … CZJ… you need your eyes tested but thanks, I’ll send the money in the post! 😉
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Oh NO! :lol1:
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quote Dave Rowland:Any more photos folks?
Dave, Peter & Lynn should be back home Sun / Mon so should see a few more pics then.
L J
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loved the photos people, thanks for that.
Don’t the Lambies look like two peas in a pod 😮
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Just a quick post to say how good it was to meet everyone who has given me help and advice over the past 10 / 11 months. I couldnt stay too long as i had to get back. Didnt get to meet everyone tho. Btw i was the strange taffy asking advice about static clings! Sad i know 😉
Missed the 1pm meet but guess where i found everyone…..
But i think the highlight must have been meeting uncle peter and aunty lynn 😛
What a great bunch of people we have at uksb.
That sounds really pants 😕 But true
Matt
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quote Shane Drew:loved the photos people, thanks for that.
Don’t the Lambies look like two peas in a pod 😮
same as the 2 Drew’s 😀
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quote valegraphics:Just a quick post to say how good it was to meet everyone who has given me help and advice over the past 10 / 11 months. I couldnt stay too long as i had to get back. Didnt get to meet everyone tho. Btw i was the strange taffy asking advice about static clings! Sad i know 😉
Matt
Hy Matt,…..were you the little fella with the tax disc?
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