What The Heck Is Up With The Low Attendance For The Megameet???!!!

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  • cphilip
    Former Moderator

    • Jun 2026
    • 16216

    #91
    Using the registration sheet as an idea I see 43 people that came to SC AO from WITHIN 200 miles or more. The rest were from beyond that. But the registration sheet does not have People like Tom and Jon and the Paintball Inc guys on it. So it shows like 113 people. I have to pull the field Release forms to fill in the few gaps. There was the Refs and such need to add to that as we had our student club providing that as well. The tally we made was 119 at some point at the field from the releases signed through the day and adding in Tom and these others. We filled out one for them to keep track of those few others and get an accurate count.

    And note that we had an unusual crowd at ours. By that I mean a lot of Mom's, Dads, Sisters and Brothers and even Grandma's came. So our proportion of people out there was odd in that near half were not players. It was like 56 players and then like 7 or 8 more that were players that did not play much and then the rest were spectators and there to meet Tom and chear their spouses, kids and etc on. Very much a spectator kind of day which was realy cool. Then there were some that had to leave after the play and could not come to dinner but there were spouses and friends that came to dinner that had not come to the field. So we had like 85 at dinner but some of them were new in the mix for the day. So that was cool too. All and all about 125 people attended one part or the other of the event.

    But you can see that about 60% came from fair distances. Army all the way from California and a big group from NJ and PA and even Chicago area.

    In the closer area we had them from Dalton and Atlanta, Charlotte and Charelston.


    AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!

    cphilip.com

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    • Dayspring
      aka- The Day Wang

      • May 2001
      • 9664

      #92
      Hey Phil- did you realise that at the rate you're posting, you'll hit 9000 posts within like 48 hours?

      I think your Warranty just expired.

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      • cphilip
        Former Moderator

        • Jun 2026
        • 16216

        #93
        Never noticed!

        Heck now that I think of it I would have prolly already gone over if my home Satellite system had not gone down the other night and I have not been on from home since then...

        Awww no matter though its only numbers.


        AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!

        cphilip.com

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        • wyn1370
          ...--...
          • Feb 2001
          • 3821

          #94
          unlce phil, you forgot the longest drive of all. Me and tater drove 15 hours from detroit.
          You are the Wormtongue of AO.~bofh

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          • Dayspring
            aka- The Day Wang

            • May 2001
            • 9664

            #95
            What about the guy from Alaska though? He came the longest. (granted he MOVED there about 2 weeks prior... )

            But how about this one- Manike came from another COUNTRY to hit up Shatnerball. Now THAT'S long distance.

            Just goes to show- Distance means NOTHING to an AOer.

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            • wyn1370
              ...--...
              • Feb 2001
              • 3821

              #96
              Originally posted by Dayspring
              Just goes to show- Distance means NOTHING to an AOer.
              TRUE DAT
              You are the Wormtongue of AO.~bofh

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              • cphilip
                Former Moderator

                • Jun 2026
                • 16216

                #97
                Originally posted by wyn1370
                unlce phil, you forgot the longest drive of all. Me and tater drove 15 hours from detroit.
                Oh well ya'll don't count...

                No sorry about that. I was trying to remember the places when I wrote that.

                Thanks again by the way!


                AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!

                cphilip.com

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                • wyn1370
                  ...--...
                  • Feb 2001
                  • 3821

                  #98
                  Originally posted by cphilip
                  Oh well ya'll don't count...
                  ya'll this you reverse skunk
                  now I'm hurt, to make up for it I think you should have to come to the megameet so you can buy me a beer
                  You are the Wormtongue of AO.~bofh

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                  • cphilip
                    Former Moderator

                    • Jun 2026
                    • 16216

                    #99
                    OTAY!

                    I still hope I can. I getting "the beasts" brakes checked next week and looking at the tires to see if they can make it up there or not. If they cannot then I am gonna have to cough up the moola for that instead.


                    AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!

                    cphilip.com

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                    • wyn1370
                      ...--...
                      • Feb 2001
                      • 3821

                      #100
                      just remember to drag Fatman with you
                      that way jon can busy himself with molesting him and the rest of us will be safe
                      You are the Wormtongue of AO.~bofh

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                      • cphilip
                        Former Moderator

                        • Jun 2026
                        • 16216

                        #101
                        You know Fatman prolly can come... Its the end of Semester this week so classes are out. I will conoiter with him and see...


                        AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!

                        cphilip.com

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                        • wyn1370
                          ...--...
                          • Feb 2001
                          • 3821

                          #102
                          and candy for the ladies, don't forget the candy
                          we all know how well it went over last time
                          You are the Wormtongue of AO.~bofh

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                          • cphilip
                            Former Moderator

                            • Jun 2026
                            • 16216

                            #103
                            I always got my "lady candy" with me...

                            Is that not the same hotel that IAO was in last year? If so there was a Fairfield cheapo just down the block was there not?


                            AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!

                            cphilip.com

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                            • wyn1370
                              ...--...
                              • Feb 2001
                              • 3821

                              #104
                              not sure, muz might know
                              You are the Wormtongue of AO.~bofh

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                              • LaW
                                Why play?
                                • Oct 2000
                                • 3124

                                #105
                                I didn't read most of this, but I am sure I know what most of the replies are but oh well....

                                What can I say? I was totally for this meet, I was totally down for going. I got laid off january and have been getting by on unemployment for the past months. My job search is getting me nothing! It is bad enough that I can't even get a part time job at a local fast food place (even with Manager experience I had in highschool). I went from definately going to I will know the week of the megameet. It is a 9 hour drive, I havn't secured a new job yet and I am trying to live off of what little money I actually get right now.

                                BTautomag or whatever I know I said I would give a ride to but hey things happen... I cant do anything more than apologize.

                                I hope the meet goes well and everyone has a great time, I am sure it will be fun. Perhaps I will land a job in the coming weeks and i will be able to make that last minute decision to drive on down for this.
                                Taking a long needed leave of the sport to finish school and tour the country

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