Southern SxS

[Mike McKinney]

Craig, Great meeting you! As much as we talked I had not put you with your forum name. Now I’ll know and I really enjoyed our conversation. Mike

[J. A. EARLY]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I'll tell you the same thing I tell the people at PSC where I've been a member for 35 years . If you don't know me and you wanna know who I am just ask and if I think you need to know I'll tell you .

And don't take that personally because it's not meant that way . But I do not wear name tags , even at companies I've worked for I ALWAYS found a way to get out of it .

Well that may be fine for a club that you have been a member of for thirty-five years and show up several times a week; but for an event that one attends once a year and may miss a year or others may miss, where several hundred people new to you are, it is impractical to approach everyone in that manner.

On our Parker team I had to ask others who half the great winning shooters were as they were shooting. Often the answer was "I don't know." I shook their hands but did not know many names.

On not wearing a badge where you work, great. You've obviously never worked where identification badges are a requirement and refusal to wear results in discipline.

Oh and by the way, I live within fifteen miles of your PSC and I never joined due to that same attitude of several members I met. Don't take it personally.

E.O.M. and conversation. Just my opinions. I'd gladly wear a Parker badge at any event.

[Reggie B]

Hopefully so Chuck.

[Mills]

It is a good idea. We actually did the sticker name tags but it didn't work. We will try again as it would be very helpful

[Kevin McCormack]

I provided an individual name badge which was a 2 1/2 x 3" version of the Parker Gun Post Card/Mailing Label years ago for anyone who wanted one with their name on it for use during events. It became quite popular to the point where it was bootlegged, which I viewed as a good thing, until interest waned and the nonesuch effectively killed it by benign neglect. I have always found a nametag to be a distinct advantage at large events, as in, "Who was that guy with 32" DHE 20 ga. for sale - never got his name...??) Et tu, Jent??

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Kevin a man I know by sight (and even sound), can you post a picture of said badge?
I might want to get this moving along.

[Kevin McCormack]

Originally Posted by George M. Purtill

Kevin a man I know by sight (and even sound), can you post a picture of said badge?
I might want to get this moving along.

George, I found the 2 images we spoke about - send me your e-mail and I'll send you good digital copies. Send to me at kbm7013@gmail.com, NOT on this BBS. Thanks, K.

[Opening Day]

The one thing that I have noticed and missed at the Southern, is the get togethers after the Challenge on Saturday, where we would have beer and wine and different snacks (cheese and crackers, shrimp, fruit etc) for both the LC members and the Parker guys. It was a great way to meet and greet (kind of like the Hospitality suite get together). Why has this get together disappeared ?

These type of affairs were a great way to meet people and also hash out problems. I think it's been four or five years since we had one (much longer for the hospitality suite get togethes) It's a small thing but again it was a positive. It's too bad that's it's disappeared

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Eric
My thoughts:
1) The HOF dinner is right after shooting on Saturday and people including Mills Morrison have to get cleaned and dressed up to get to it. We moved the HOF dinner from Carey to Sanford to make it easier for shooters to attend the dinner. The venue change led to an early sellout of the HOF. We will hold the HOF dinner again in Sanford next year.
2) It's also not a great idea to drink a bunch and drive back to the hotel. I do DWI cases for a living and don't recommend it especially for out-of-state drivers.
3) The folks who stay in Sanford at the Hampton tend to party in the first floor room. Many a bottle is emptied there. This year we sent back the extra appetizers from the HOF dinner for the Hampton for the after hours party. We will do that again next year.
4) I think the LC shooters have something that evening but I could be wrong.
Your point is well taken.

[Kevin McCormack]

Let me find an old one, George - all I did was copy the label then print them out by the sheet on Avery name tag forms. Once I got the template spacing right, all I had to do was type in the name(s).