Fw: <VV> Nametag List

[henry kaczmarek]

Folks
I sent this one to J R off line and decided that for those of you who don't 
know the evolution of the  V V name tag, an explanation is in order.

> We have had seperate nametags since 2002.
> If I wanted to meet you after years of only seeing you online, I might not 
> know who you are until after the V V meeting.

In those days when V V really started to grow members, many people used a 
Handle or email address only to identify themselves.
>
> In 99 the V V meeting was on the Schedule for Friday Nite.
I wanted to spend some time talking to  V V people that I had no idea
> what their real name was or what they looked like  until the Convention 
> was almost over.
>
> A V V nametag makes it obvious that you are a V V person, and now that 
> most everyone uses their real name or a version of it, you can spot our 
> members at a glance.
>
> Back in 99 I was looking for a bunch of different people.  I walked by 
> Matt about 300 times that week, but in those days he was PatioMatt online 
> and his nametag said Lawrence Nall, who I had never heard of.   So I 
> didn't realize who he was until less than 12 hours before I left.  Same 
> with lots of others who only went by an E-mail handle back then.
>
> We were also sandwiched in on the schedule. Everyone wanted to sit around 
> and BS after the meeting, but Corvanatics was on the Schedule behind us, 
> and we all had to clear out.

When I became Chairman, I asked El Presidente
> specifically to have our meeting as the last of the evening, so everyone 
> could hang out and recreate afterwards.  In 03 I brought a cooler full of 
> beers, and we hung out in the room after the meeting.  In 02 we had the 
> meeting in a nice tent out behind the hotel, and a bunch hung out there 
> after as well.

We also wanted people who vended up until the last minute (like Seth and 
Lon) to be able to make the meeting.
>
> This year the Pearl Street Brewery and Grill sounds like a winner. It's 
> right close to the hotel, nice size place, and the place will be almost 
> empty on a midweek evening in July.
>
> I have something of yours I found in my truck that I thought I had mailed 
> back to  you ages ago.  You'll be a lot easier to spot with the nametag.
>
> I really enjoyed meeting a lot of V V people at conventions who saw the 
> tag. Some of them never posted, but still come to the meeting and enjoy 
> meeting some of the regulars.
>
> Anyone currently on the list that wants to change how they are identified 
> on the tag, let me know.
>
>.
>
> To me, color coded geometric figures reminds me of how the Nazis 
> identified their prisoners---Yellow Star for Jews, Pink Triangle for 
> Homosexuals, Red triangle for Political Prisoners, etc.
>
> Hank
>