DISCUS CHICAGO??????

[TURBOFROG]

Lets hope we can get more people out Bill.....

[William Palumbo]

I'm hoping Frog. But I know from experience, that a lot of newer hobbyists get into this heavy, then burn themselves out because of it, just to drop out of it all together. I admire the newbies spunk and hunger for it, but their stamina is their downfall. Just give me a handful of "dedicated" Discus people at this meeting and I'll be happy. Tho the more, the merrier!...Would love to see a bunch of people show up...Bill

[TURBOFROG]

I hear ya!

[SheTankerDiscusChick]

Thanks for finding me Turbo. Go Bears!
I was beginning to feel all alone I'm ready to lay all my Discus talk on you guys...everyone else is tired of hearing it. December date is better for me. I have to get my pics together.

I have ideas...what about sharing topics like:
Good books or info found
Best and Worse Products or chemical
Stores, web sites, sales, deals found
Short story telling (funny stuff or personal experiences)
Best fish or picture contests
or even a Fish pageants ie: best fin/color/spots ect

We don't need a fancy speaker...we can entertain and share with just a few Discus/fish lovers

[SheTankerDiscusChick]

Clubs diminish because the excitement needs to be obtained and held constant...which is hard. I vote for vests or something with patches, contests, stories, ect. We gotta keep the ball rolling.

[Tropical Haven]

Count me in on this as well!!!!

[Big Tuck]

Hey Bill shoot me a R/T airline ticket (first class of coarse) And ill come..LOL Tuck

[William Palumbo]

LOL...You know if I could I would Tuck. I'm gonna be bumming a ride to the meeting!...Bill

[Big Tuck]

Its OK Bill,i already had my bag packed,but i can unpack just as quick.Good luck with your meeting sounds fun. Tuck

[William Palumbo]

Tuck, you aint goin' nowhere!...you have too many(hundreds) of fry to take care of. Wish you did come by, I'd have you bring me some!!!...Bill

[Big Tuck]

OK Bill maybe ill head that way next summer Good LORD willing.If i do ill bring you a tub full. Tuck

[Squiggy]

oooh...oooh....I wanna play, too!

Always fun to meet new discus people.

[Harriett]

As I said in my email to you dearest one, I wouldn't consider going if you weren't there too! Larry is in also, hoping Ingrid will come.
Hey--I just responded to your email. Check it plz.
XOX
H

[Harriett]

OK, all interested folks, Bill and I just finalized and we are going to call this meet up for Saturday November 21st at 6PM. PLease do let us know if you can make it so we have a reasonable head count. So far, the folks who have responded are:

Bill Palumbo
Brian [Turbofrog]
Derrick [DiscusPlus]
Scott [Tropical HAven]
SheTankerDiscusChick
Larry Forbes [Polar Bear]
Joe Swaison [Squiggy]
The spirit of Big Tuck
Chris Paletka [Windy City Discus]
Marlon010 if he is recuperated enough to join us!
Harriett

Plz let us know if you aren't on this list and want to join us!

The food/etc list so far:
Bill: signs and cheese plate OR beverages
Brian: vegie tray
Harriett: brownies and name tags

We could use: sign in sheet and pens, plates, napkins, canned or bottled beverages on ice if Bill does cheese etc, [I have a good sized cooler if needed], and any other food suggestions....

We don't have a meeting plan. From the other meetings we did, as I think I may have said, it was an informal meet and mingle thing that often generated a big old circle of people telling stories or giving feedback on questions etc. A nice mix of newbies and more experienced hobbyists.

Often folks wandered about and looked at driftwood, fish [they have never had decent discus but everything else has been first rate for all the years I have been going there] or plants or supplies as needed. They have all the bells and whistles--plumbing stuff, etc. Candy store, you know? In the past, if someone wanted something in particular, the shop would order it for them if the order was in advance of the meeting date. A lot of folks got gorgeous high quality cardinals. This place has nice stuff and it is also a little pricey.

Just pipe in if you plan to join us on the 21st and we will keep track of things that way.

Our best to all of you and WELCOME!

Harriett and Bill

[William Palumbo]

Sounds good Harriett. Looks like we will have a nice handful showing up. I will for sure bring the cheeseplate/crackers...the signs and sign in sheets, and pens....Bill