Ms Grumpy
02-25-2004, 10:22 PM
First, I have to start this out by first saying that I am sorry that it has taken me so long to write this. But we were all very whipped after the AK Fest.
I would like to take a few minutes to Thank everyone for their help in making the AK Fest such an amazing event. What started as planning a small get together at my home turned into a gathering beyond any of our expectations.
With that said - here is our story.
The last week leading up to the AK Fest was filled with lots of last minute things to do. Making sure everything went smoothly, and that everyone had a great time was the biggest priority. The phone rang almost non-stop that week. Many of those calls came from members who were telling us they were coming and other calls with members asking if there was anything that they could do to help. We also received those calls from members who really wanted to be there but unfortunately could not come (Bigmac just wanted to let you know we missed you, and Gonefishin we hope that you did great on your exam). All of this while Grumpy was recovering from having a wisdom tooth pulled on Monday 2-16.
As the week progressed everything was falling into place. Wardsweb had sent his equipment on ahead of him, and it arrived safe and sound on Wednesday. The door prizes were set, the food was arranged it was all clicking. I still had my fingers crossed that everything would go off without a hitch.
Friday morning I went to work as Grumpy headed off to Metro Airport to pick up Wardsweb. The guys spent the day checking out the local record and audio stores. Kamakiri and Kam's wife arrived at the hotel Friday afternoon and finally caught up with Grumpy and Wardsweb about 6 p.m.. BillF had also arrived at the hotel and they were trying to decide where to go for dinner when Dingusboy and Echowar called, they said they wanted to drive up from Toledo, Ohio and go out to dinner with all of the AK members. So Friday night they all headed out to a local blues club called Memphis Smoke for good eats and great music! I unfortunately did not go, I was fighting a bad cold and I had alot of things still left to do for AK Fest. When Grumpy got home he said that everyone had a great time and really liked the band.
Saturday started off very early. Grumpy went on ahead of me because I had to stop at Bauhausler's house to pick up a set of speakers that he repaired for Grumpy at the last minute. When I arrived at 8:30a.m. I had a very large van loaded with all of Grumpys equipment. We unloaded the van quickly because I needed to run back home and pick up my daughter so that she could help at AK Fest. Upon my return I was pleasantly surprised when I walked into the lobby. Kam's wife and Botrytis's wife had set up the "welcome" table. WHEW ! One less thing for me to do..Thank You very much ladies.
As the AK members arrived at AK Fest they were asked to sign in and were given a name tag and a door prize ticket. Members were also asked if they wished to purchase 50/50 raffle tickets or if they wanted to make a donation to AK.
It was amazing, the members just kept coming. We even had people who had heard of the event from some of the local business that Grumpy frequented. We had a very eclectic group of people it was turning into the type of day that we all wanted. Many members spent alot of time checking out all of the gorgeous equipment that the vendors and the members brought, others just sat and listened to the beautiful music. But most of all, members of AK met their friends.
During the day we also had other things going on - Here are some of the other happenings at AK Fest:
1). Door Prizes every 1/2 hour
2). 50/50 Raffle - the winner took home $112.00
3). Lunch - Pizza, "Buffalo" Wings, Beverages and Sweets
I just have to add in here that Kam and Kam's wife had the hardest job of all..They had to drive from Buffalo, New York smelling those delicious wings for 5 hours. I don't know if any of us could have done it. Good Job Guys!
4). T-Shirts were for sale $20.00. During the last week of preparing for AK Fest we made the decision to have T-Shirts made with the AK logo. We were not sure we would sell alot so we only ordered 10, with the hopes we would sell most of them. Well we sold all of them and even took orders for more. If you are interested in a T-Shirt just let Grumpy know, we will be placing an order the first week in March.
The day wrapped up around 5 p.m. with many members saying how much they enjoyed the AK Fest and asking if we will do this again. I am sure we will.
One last goodbye....
It was time to make plans for dinner. Initially we had planned to go downtown to Greek town for dinner and then go to the Greek town Casino. But as a few of the members pointed out, they had their vehicles packed with thousands of dollars of equipment and it might not be such a great idea to park them in downtown Detroit. So a Local late dinner at Texas Roadhouse was our final destination. Kam, Kam's wife, Wardsweb, RTR, RTR's wife, Bauh, Bauh's wife, Echo, Dingusboy, Grumpy and I were all surprised at how successful the day was. Bot and Bot's wife had wanted to stay for dinner but they were as exhausted as we all were they just had a long drive home. Bot we will do dinner sometime soon... After dinner we all said all of out goodbyes...till next time !
There are so many people to Thank and we hope we remember everyone, now these are in no particular order and please forgive me if I misspell anyones name.
Kevin from Bugtussel Speakers
Thank you for bringing out some awesome transmission speakers
John from Classic Audio Reproductions
Thank you for bringing out his superb T5.5 speakers loaded with awesome TAD Drivers
Craig from NOS Valves
Thank you for all of his superb Amps and Klipsch Speakers
Brian B from Venus HiFi
Thank you for loads of cool gear! Too much to mention! Brian drove 6 hours straight, got in at 2a.m. and spent another 4 hours setting up his equipment all by himslf..We think it was worth it!
Harry from Audio Dimensions in Royal Oak, Michigan
Thank you for donating loads of Vinyl and CD's for door prizes
Brian B from Venus HiFi
Thank you for donating a set of Daramas and a Grado cartridge for door prizes
On a Personal Note Grumpy and I need to Thank....
Our son Matthew - For helping set up and breaking down all of Grumpy's equipment. Matthew also was eager to help anyone.
Botrytis - for helping Matthew when he couldn't lift anymore
Kamakiri & Wardsweb - For putting up with Grumpy and his millions of questions. AK Fest would not have been a success without the two of you..Thank You from the bottom of our hearts.
Kam's wife & Bot's wife - For working the "Welcome" table, and for selling T-Shirts and 50/50 tickets you made my job so much easier. Thank You Ladies !!
Grumpy and I need to Thank everyone for their support. I hope that AK Fest was everything that you had hoped it would be. For us it was everything and more. We met a fantastic group of people and have made friendships that will last a lifetime.....Thank You so much !!
MsGrumpy
I need to thank my wife. With out her lists and her poking and prodding to get things done, I could not have pulled this off without her. Thank you MsGrumpy.....
Grumpy
I would like to take a few minutes to Thank everyone for their help in making the AK Fest such an amazing event. What started as planning a small get together at my home turned into a gathering beyond any of our expectations.
With that said - here is our story.
The last week leading up to the AK Fest was filled with lots of last minute things to do. Making sure everything went smoothly, and that everyone had a great time was the biggest priority. The phone rang almost non-stop that week. Many of those calls came from members who were telling us they were coming and other calls with members asking if there was anything that they could do to help. We also received those calls from members who really wanted to be there but unfortunately could not come (Bigmac just wanted to let you know we missed you, and Gonefishin we hope that you did great on your exam). All of this while Grumpy was recovering from having a wisdom tooth pulled on Monday 2-16.
As the week progressed everything was falling into place. Wardsweb had sent his equipment on ahead of him, and it arrived safe and sound on Wednesday. The door prizes were set, the food was arranged it was all clicking. I still had my fingers crossed that everything would go off without a hitch.
Friday morning I went to work as Grumpy headed off to Metro Airport to pick up Wardsweb. The guys spent the day checking out the local record and audio stores. Kamakiri and Kam's wife arrived at the hotel Friday afternoon and finally caught up with Grumpy and Wardsweb about 6 p.m.. BillF had also arrived at the hotel and they were trying to decide where to go for dinner when Dingusboy and Echowar called, they said they wanted to drive up from Toledo, Ohio and go out to dinner with all of the AK members. So Friday night they all headed out to a local blues club called Memphis Smoke for good eats and great music! I unfortunately did not go, I was fighting a bad cold and I had alot of things still left to do for AK Fest. When Grumpy got home he said that everyone had a great time and really liked the band.
Saturday started off very early. Grumpy went on ahead of me because I had to stop at Bauhausler's house to pick up a set of speakers that he repaired for Grumpy at the last minute. When I arrived at 8:30a.m. I had a very large van loaded with all of Grumpys equipment. We unloaded the van quickly because I needed to run back home and pick up my daughter so that she could help at AK Fest. Upon my return I was pleasantly surprised when I walked into the lobby. Kam's wife and Botrytis's wife had set up the "welcome" table. WHEW ! One less thing for me to do..Thank You very much ladies.
As the AK members arrived at AK Fest they were asked to sign in and were given a name tag and a door prize ticket. Members were also asked if they wished to purchase 50/50 raffle tickets or if they wanted to make a donation to AK.
It was amazing, the members just kept coming. We even had people who had heard of the event from some of the local business that Grumpy frequented. We had a very eclectic group of people it was turning into the type of day that we all wanted. Many members spent alot of time checking out all of the gorgeous equipment that the vendors and the members brought, others just sat and listened to the beautiful music. But most of all, members of AK met their friends.
During the day we also had other things going on - Here are some of the other happenings at AK Fest:
1). Door Prizes every 1/2 hour
2). 50/50 Raffle - the winner took home $112.00
3). Lunch - Pizza, "Buffalo" Wings, Beverages and Sweets
I just have to add in here that Kam and Kam's wife had the hardest job of all..They had to drive from Buffalo, New York smelling those delicious wings for 5 hours. I don't know if any of us could have done it. Good Job Guys!
4). T-Shirts were for sale $20.00. During the last week of preparing for AK Fest we made the decision to have T-Shirts made with the AK logo. We were not sure we would sell alot so we only ordered 10, with the hopes we would sell most of them. Well we sold all of them and even took orders for more. If you are interested in a T-Shirt just let Grumpy know, we will be placing an order the first week in March.
The day wrapped up around 5 p.m. with many members saying how much they enjoyed the AK Fest and asking if we will do this again. I am sure we will.
One last goodbye....
It was time to make plans for dinner. Initially we had planned to go downtown to Greek town for dinner and then go to the Greek town Casino. But as a few of the members pointed out, they had their vehicles packed with thousands of dollars of equipment and it might not be such a great idea to park them in downtown Detroit. So a Local late dinner at Texas Roadhouse was our final destination. Kam, Kam's wife, Wardsweb, RTR, RTR's wife, Bauh, Bauh's wife, Echo, Dingusboy, Grumpy and I were all surprised at how successful the day was. Bot and Bot's wife had wanted to stay for dinner but they were as exhausted as we all were they just had a long drive home. Bot we will do dinner sometime soon... After dinner we all said all of out goodbyes...till next time !
There are so many people to Thank and we hope we remember everyone, now these are in no particular order and please forgive me if I misspell anyones name.
Kevin from Bugtussel Speakers
Thank you for bringing out some awesome transmission speakers
John from Classic Audio Reproductions
Thank you for bringing out his superb T5.5 speakers loaded with awesome TAD Drivers
Craig from NOS Valves
Thank you for all of his superb Amps and Klipsch Speakers
Brian B from Venus HiFi
Thank you for loads of cool gear! Too much to mention! Brian drove 6 hours straight, got in at 2a.m. and spent another 4 hours setting up his equipment all by himslf..We think it was worth it!
Harry from Audio Dimensions in Royal Oak, Michigan
Thank you for donating loads of Vinyl and CD's for door prizes
Brian B from Venus HiFi
Thank you for donating a set of Daramas and a Grado cartridge for door prizes
On a Personal Note Grumpy and I need to Thank....
Our son Matthew - For helping set up and breaking down all of Grumpy's equipment. Matthew also was eager to help anyone.
Botrytis - for helping Matthew when he couldn't lift anymore
Kamakiri & Wardsweb - For putting up with Grumpy and his millions of questions. AK Fest would not have been a success without the two of you..Thank You from the bottom of our hearts.
Kam's wife & Bot's wife - For working the "Welcome" table, and for selling T-Shirts and 50/50 tickets you made my job so much easier. Thank You Ladies !!
Grumpy and I need to Thank everyone for their support. I hope that AK Fest was everything that you had hoped it would be. For us it was everything and more. We met a fantastic group of people and have made friendships that will last a lifetime.....Thank You so much !!
MsGrumpy
I need to thank my wife. With out her lists and her poking and prodding to get things done, I could not have pulled this off without her. Thank you MsGrumpy.....
Grumpy