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Re: [Killietalk] WCW Show results
This year the Missouri Aquarium Soc. Inc. didn't have a show, a break
in a dozen years of tradition. Last year as I recall, 3 people
entered 15 tanks and few fish. No one wanted to be show chairman
(just not enough free time) this year and when it came down to it the
infrastructure could not support it. We still did our usual
everything auction - it is a all day affair and draws from Chicago,
Indy., Kansas City and Louisville. There are often 2000 items and 30+
bags of Killies. This auction was down a little but couldn't tell it
without a slide rule.
There are 100+ local and out of town members who could rally around
to support for a show but who wants to carry around 100's of pounds
of tanks and water plus fish and plants.
- So, I guess we are all getting lazy?
- working so much that there is only spare time for the extremely
high priority items?
- maybe 9-11-01 scared us all inside and we are still afraid to come out?
- the necessary money /gas/ is scarce along with quality time?
- I can do it all over the internet? AquaBid?
- who cares?
All pointing to a slow down in spare time hobbies. Our dog training
clubs have gone down as well, but the breed clubs continue to grow
along with the national Org., the AKC. That is hard to explain in
the face of so much decline in spare time hobbies like tropical fish
and other DYI actives. Maybe leadership is more important than
gathering of individuals? although WAKO seems to have a momentum that
won't quit. There is lots of tradition and history in Chicago, but
much of it has rubbed off onto WAKO. St Louis has had one of the top
5 AKA conventions ever and done it 3 times but now they can't put 3
people together Sunday morning to have an auction.
Sometimes leadership, sometimes momentum, sometimes geographical position?
Communication seems to be declining rather than growing. Emails don't
get answered, letters? articles for JAKA?
I'll post it on the forum and hash it out there, but for open
invitation for the KT readers to comment . . .
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Charles Harrison in St Louis
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