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rickztahone
07-22-2018, 06:50 PM
For those that weren't there, here are some random pics from the event. Fish room / Breakfast w/ speaker Q&A / Dinner Banquet for Show Winners. Would take me for ever to name everyone and there are a lot of names i still do not know. This gives you an idea of how the event looks but there is nothing like being there in person and interacting with other discus nuts lol. Enjoy :)

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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/914/41768897960_95b1e76b1f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/26CYwa7)DSC07400 (https://flic.kr/p/26CYwa7) by Ricardo Vasquez (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rickztahone/), on Flickr

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Andrew Soh managing the desk! lol

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1801/43577029931_8ba101e8b8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/29oKENg)DSC07439 (https://flic.kr/p/29oKENg) by Ricardo Vasquez (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rickztahone/), on Flickr

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rickztahone
07-22-2018, 06:52 PM
For any of you that didn't know me (I've been kind of MIA for over a year) @ NADA, i was the guy with the annoying flash blinding people all the time lol. I saw a lot of new faces at the show which is a great thing! I need to get more active here to keep up with all the new people :)

two utes
07-22-2018, 07:06 PM
For any of you that didn't know me (I've been kind of MIA for over a year) @ NADA, i was the guy with the annoying flash blinding people all the time lol. I saw a lot of new faces at the show which is a great thing! I need to get more active here to keep up with all the new people :)

Although briefly it was great to finally meet you Ricardo. For the first time i can say that i know and recognize some of those people in your pictures. You did a fantastic job documenting all those discus, and in some cases they looked better in your pictures than what they did in real life. This is because of your dedication and passion to wait for the right opportunity for the perfect shot. Thanks again for your input on here and at the NADA show.

Second Hand Pat
07-22-2018, 07:23 PM
Great pics Ricardo. I am still pulling randoms shot off my phone and working thru the rest of the show fish pics. You sure did a great job with the pics.
Pat

Disgirl
07-22-2018, 07:40 PM
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Look for the man in the yellow shirt, red hat, on the left side of the pic. He bought several cones from me and then asked if I knew how he could buy show fish. I told him what I knew from past shows. On Sat. eve. he told me thanks for the info. and he had bought 20 show fish to take home with him, He had a 5 gal. bucket for each fish. He kept to himself for the whole convention and was usually alone, nobody talking with him. He was there with his wife and grand daughter from Conn. I think. Did any of you see him or talk with him? He knows his discus!
Barb

Second Hand Pat
07-22-2018, 07:43 PM
Pic. 7436
Look for the man in the yellow shirt, red hat, on the left side of the pic. He bought several cones from me and then asked if I knew how he could buy show fish. I told him what I knew from past shows. On Sat. eve. he told me thanks for the info. and he had bought 20 show fish to take home with him, He had a 5 gal. bucket for each fish. He kept to himself for the whole convention and was usually alone, nobody talking with him. He was there with his wife and grand daughter from Conn. I think. Did any of you see him or talk with him? He knows his discus!
Barb

I spoke with him a bit. His name was John. He must have been a local guy.
Pat

discuspaul
07-22-2018, 07:54 PM
Great stuff, Ricardo - many thanks for posting these pics !

rickztahone
07-22-2018, 10:29 PM
Although briefly it was great to finally meet you Ricardo. For the first time i can say that i know and recognize some of those people in your pictures. You did a fantastic job documenting all those discus, and in some cases they looked better in your pictures than what they did in real life. This is because of your dedication and passion to wait for the right opportunity for the perfect shot. Thanks again for your input on here and at the NADA show.
It was great meeting you too Joe! I must admit, I met some new people and I just couldn't keep the name stored in my memory bank lol. However, I knew you were Two Utes and I pictured your avatar when I met you :)


Great pics Ricardo. I am still pulling randoms shot off my phone and working thru the rest of the show fish pics. You sure did a great job with the pics.
Pat
Thanks Pat. I didn't really get a chance to get many walk through shots as we were super busy with the discus pics, but I did what I could when I could lol. Feel free to add them here if you'd like. Or anyone else please feel free to add pics here as well.


Pic. 7436
Look for the man in the yellow shirt, red hat, on the left side of the pic. He bought several cones from me and then asked if I knew how he could buy show fish. I told him what I knew from past shows. On Sat. eve. he told me thanks for the info. and he had bought 20 show fish to take home with him, He had a 5 gal. bucket for each fish. He kept to himself for the whole convention and was usually alone, nobody talking with him. He was there with his wife and grand daughter from Conn. I think. Did any of you see him or talk with him? He knows his discus!
Barb
I only very briefly got to speak to him. I wish I could have chatted more to him and other attendees but I just couldn't make it happen. I just know he was having a great time by the look on his face. Does anyone know if he is a member?


I spoke with him a bit. His name was John. He must have been a local guy.
Pat
That's what I figured as well. He did have a room at the hotel though.


Great stuff, Ricardo - many thanks for posting these pics !
Of course Paul. I got a video of the blue cheese. May post that lol.

rickztahone
07-22-2018, 10:53 PM
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1822/29709779998_30f0090203_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Mgmowb)NADA Blue Cheese (https://flic.kr/p/Mgmowb) by Ricardo Vasquez (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rickztahone/), on Flickr

discuspaul
07-22-2018, 11:19 PM
Won't forget the taste of that delicious cheese !!!
Could easily make a whole meal out of that.

Disgirl
07-23-2018, 08:23 AM
Pic. 7436
Look for the man in the yellow shirt, red hat, on the left side of the pic. He bought several cones from me and then asked if I knew how he could buy show fish. I told him what I knew from past shows. On Sat. eve. he told me thanks for the info. and he had bought 20 show fish to take home with him, He had a 5 gal. bucket for each fish. He kept to himself for the whole convention and was usually alone, nobody talking with him. He was there with his wife and grand daughter from Conn. I think. Did any of you see him or talk with him? He knows his discus!
Barb

I'm pretty sure he came from Conn. He was not local, he told me he had traveled to get there.
Barb

Keith Perkins
07-24-2018, 06:50 AM
Barb - I spoke with John briefly several times, first when he checked in of course. The second time was shortly after Peter Loh told me he wanted to buy his RGDs that I already had. That conversation took place just outside the showroom and started out with me saying I understand we have the same taste in discus. :)

Keith Perkins
07-24-2018, 07:05 AM
A big thanks to Jenene for making this picture possible. Hope you liked the glass of wine, which is all she got for these beauties.

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two utes
07-24-2018, 06:49 PM
A big thanks to Jenene for making this picture possible. Hope you liked the glass of wine, which is all she got for these beauties.



It was a pleasure to meet you and some of the other NADA committee Keith. Thanks for all the hard work all you guys put into making such an event come together. Thanks also for selling me five lucky raffle tickets. I managed to bring some cool prizes back home to Australia with me. Sadly the bulk fish food was confiscated by customs here in Australia. The cookies where certainly a nice touch, and i would like to personally thank Jenene for making them. Good job!

Keith Perkins
07-24-2018, 07:31 PM
Well at least they only found the fish food Joe and not the good stuff you smuggled back. :thumbsup:

two utes
07-24-2018, 07:40 PM
Well at least they only found the fish food Joe and not the good stuff you smuggled back. :thumbsup:

Hahaha YES! How did you know??? ;)

Jenene
07-24-2018, 09:34 PM
A big thanks to Jenene for making this picture possible. Hope you liked the glass of wine, which is all she got for these beauties.

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Ha Ha Keith! The wine was wonderful and unexpected. The cookies were fun and for a good cause. Thanks to my son Kyle for reworking the NADA logo to fit the square cookies.

Thank you for all your hard work and John and Larry... and all the others involved I did not name or get to meet. It was a great show. Well done. Thank You!!!

Jenene
07-24-2018, 09:42 PM
It was a pleasure to meet you and some of the other NADA committee Keith. Thanks for all the hard work all you guys put into making such an event come together. Thanks also for selling me five lucky raffle tickets. I managed to bring some cool prizes back home to Australia with me. Sadly the bulk fish food was confiscated by customs here in Australia. The cookies where certainly a nice touch, and i would like to personally thank Jenene for making them. Good job!

Thanks Joe, glad you enjoyed them. Sorry the few you may or may not have smuggled back got a bit crumbly. Too bad they got the fish food. This is the one and only food other than FDBW my discus went for immediately. They love it and I now have like a 5 year supply. So yes... I had a few lucky tickets as well. It was a fun show and I enjoyed meeting everyone.

Altum Nut
08-18-2018, 12:30 PM
Great photos Ricardo...your a class act my friend :thumbsup: Your a great asset to the forum but stand out with your personality and charm. It was a tough job you had at the Nada show but rewarding to all with the end results in your photos both Discus and of attendees.

Cheers...Ralph

rickztahone
08-20-2018, 12:08 PM
Great photos Ricardo...your a class act my friend :thumbsup: Your a great asset to the forum but stand out with your personality and charm. It was a tough job you had at the Nada show but rewarding to all with the end results in your photos both Discus and of attendees.

Cheers...Ralph

Thanks bud. It is always great to catch up with discus friends :). I don't know how you make the drive as the flight was a lot to deal with and that was way shorter than your drive lol.