Surratt Conference Update

[Jim Garrett]

(02-26-2013 04:08 PM)Dave Taylor Wrote:  Here's your next goal, Laurie. If you get 150 attendees, I will do my entire presentation with sock puppets. Wouldn't that be something to see!

Laurie, I think maybe you should reconsider one of your choices for speakers

[BettyO]

I wanna see the sock puppets!!

[L Verge]

Conference registration now stands at 111, and at least three more should be coming in. Add another 26 who are coming just for the banquet. I'm loving it!

I am also very happy to announce that Rich Smyth's and Jim Garrett's first tome in a series will be there for their signing, and David Keehn's book on the Knights of the Golden Circle will hit the warehouse on March 6 and hopefully make shipment in time for the conference. We have David slated for signing also. Erik will be signing "quickie" DVDs, and a Garrett descendant will be with Dave Taylor and displaying some family memorabilia. We will also have Dr. Kenneth Heineman, a speaker, signing his book on Thomas Ewing.

Bring your credit/debit cards or plenty of cash 'cause we'll sell everything except the tablecloths and napkins!

[Wesley Harris]

Was really hoping to have my book "Tools of the Assassins" ready for the conference but life seems to get in the way of writing. Next year for sure...(fingers crossed)

[BettyO]

Same here, Wesley!

Alias, 2nd Edition will be out later this summer -

[Laurie Verge]

I'm counting on Alias Paine, Tools of the Assassin, Tom Bogar's Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination, Terry Alford's Fortune's Fool, and a few others to be on the shelves in time for the 15th Annual Conference next spring.

[Jim Garrett]

(03-01-2013 09:33 AM)Laurie Verge Wrote:  I'm counting on Alias Paine, Tools of the Assassin, Tom Bogar's Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination, Terry Alford's Fortune's Fool, and a few others to be on the shelves in time for the 15th Annual Conference next spring.

And plan on at least one from the group at Sourcebook.

[Jim Garrett]

If you have a few moments, Dave Taylor has posted a bit of a teaser on Boothiebarn.com. Dave's commitment to research is second to none, and his choice to topics is one that as not been trampled over time and time again. I just hope he doesn't talk to us like we are a bunch of 2nd graders

[L Verge]

I just hope we don't act like a bunch of 2nd graders!

[BettyO]

Wait until AFTER the conference on the 3rd Floor of the Colony South!! HA!!

I've heard that there may be a fire extinguisher fight! Hahahahaha !!

[L Verge]

Don't even kid about that!!! We are already faced with reaching our seating capacity at Colony South this year. I don't want to get kicked out of the place completely. It's the only such facility within 20 miles that can house us with rooms, conference area, and feed us -- not to mention that it's five minutes from Surratt House and four miles from I-95.

Two of you are licensed to carry at all times, so I expect your help! Wait a minute, those two may be the first to grab the extinguishers. Do I need to mention the height and weight of the hotel's security guard that I made friends with several years ago??? Insert smiley face here because I refuse to use those things...

[Jim Garrett]

(03-05-2013 07:11 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Don't even kid about that!!! We are already faced with reaching our seating capacity at Colony South this year. I don't want to get kicked out of the place completely. It's the only such facility within 20 miles that can house us with rooms, conference area, and feed us -- not to mention that it's five minutes from Surratt House and four miles from I-95.

Two of you are licensed to carry at all times, so I expect your help! Wait a minute, those two may be the first to grab the extinguishers. Do I need to mention the height and weight of the hotel's security guard that I made friends with several years ago??? Insert smiley face here because I refuse to use those things...

[J. Beckert]

(03-05-2013 07:11 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Don't even kid about that!!! We are already faced with reaching our seating capacity at Colony South this year. I don't want to get kicked out of the place completely. It's the only such facility within 20 miles that can house us with rooms, conference area, and feed us -- not to mention that it's five minutes from Surratt House and four miles from I-95.

Two of you are licensed to carry at all times, so I expect your help! Wait a minute, those two may be the first to grab the extinguishers. Do I need to mention the height and weight of the hotel's security guard that I made friends with several years ago??? Insert smiley face here because I refuse to use those things...

Who's the guy with a carry permit? A Rebel? If the Yanks lose the fire extinguisher fight, somebody's getting challenged to a duel on the third floor. Tell the beefy security guard he may want to check the tags in the coat room until the smoke clears.

[brtmchl]

(02-27-2013 07:56 AM)Jim Garrett Wrote:  

(02-26-2013 04:08 PM)Dave Taylor Wrote:  Here's your next goal, Laurie. If you get 150 attendees, I will do my entire presentation with sock puppets. Wouldn't that be something to see!

Laurie, I think maybe you should reconsider one of your choices for speakers

Can you video the sock puppet presentation and post it? I know that I am not just speaking for myself. We would all love to see it.

[Jim Garrett]

(03-05-2013 11:20 PM)brtmchl Wrote:  

(02-27-2013 07:56 AM)Jim Garrett Wrote:  

(02-26-2013 04:08 PM)Dave Taylor Wrote:  Here's your next goal, Laurie. If you get 150 attendees, I will do my entire presentation with sock puppets. Wouldn't that be something to see!

Laurie, I think maybe you should reconsider one of your choices for speakers

Can you video the sock puppet presentation and post it? I know that I am not just speaking for myself. We would all love to see it.

This continued discourse on sock puppets is concerning me. Normally I would say that it is all in good humour, however, we are talking about Dave Taylor here.