EB and Doc, maybe I was a little over annoyed, shall we say, at the turnout last night. For those members who were there it was a success. As far as the lead time for a GT is concerned though, at least two of the last three GTs at HDLM were set up by Shijak with a week or less notice with more than double the attendance of last night's event. In fact I think we had a better turnout at the last mini GT at Cleo's which was set up in a very short period of time. In fact the main reason mentioned for a longer lead time was always to ensure there was enough time to get at least one agency to show up with a few girls. Not to ensure the presence of hobbyists. There has never seemed to have been a shortage of them attending, out of town members not withstanding. But I've never heard of a GT where the ladies attending outnumbered the guys! Maybe there shouldn't be another GT until the summer and maybe we should set the date now so that no one can complain about not enough notice!
As for the girls mingling with the members, well there weren't enough members to take possession of our usual tables in the center of the room. In fact all we could hold were the two tables near the piano. So we didn't exactly have the space for the girls to mix and mingle. And considering the numbers, it's understandable if the girls felt a little reserved about mingling.
Anyways, I didn't organize the GT in any way so I guess I really have no right to complain. I just felt bad for shijak who, with his usual flare of excellence, arranged the attendance of the ladies with Martin and I hope that they didn't feel it was a waste of their time to attend last night and that they will give it another chance at an upcoming GT, if anyone decides to organize one.
Those of us who attended had a great time, as other's have posted. Those who missed it, well...it was your loss. Thanks to everyone who came by.
As for the girls mingling with the members, well there weren't enough members to take possession of our usual tables in the center of the room. In fact all we could hold were the two tables near the piano. So we didn't exactly have the space for the girls to mix and mingle. And considering the numbers, it's understandable if the girls felt a little reserved about mingling.
Anyways, I didn't organize the GT in any way so I guess I really have no right to complain. I just felt bad for shijak who, with his usual flare of excellence, arranged the attendance of the ladies with Martin and I hope that they didn't feel it was a waste of their time to attend last night and that they will give it another chance at an upcoming GT, if anyone decides to organize one.
Those of us who attended had a great time, as other's have posted. Those who missed it, well...it was your loss. Thanks to everyone who came by.