Houston Head-Fi Meet #1 on October 25 - Page 2  

I can possibly host a small event as well, maybe up to 12 people. I have a kitchen table and a dining room table for two listening areas so my house with s1rrah's "stuff" might work pretty well. Let's see how much interest we generate from Shelly's PM's and then we should have a better idea of what size venue we need. If we have enough interest to make a house crowded, I'll be shocked but you never know. Very exciting stuff...

Woohoo, your profile is basically a store! Yes, we'd love to have you attend! Where's that new celebration icon... oh yeah, here it is.


And since we are acknowledging posts, Than and mariowar... we've got you on the list. Thanks for posting!

I can see the house getting crowded... maybe I will start to brainstorm about external venues. Again, I have no experience with these events so I have to ask newbie questions... at real meets, do they have a cover charge to handle renting a venue or do they get sponsors to cover it? Anyone know how that works?

I am just thinking out loud now, but I think we could have more fun if none of us had to worry about getting our houses ready to host the event. Again, this is all assuming that we generate a lot of interest and not just 6-8 people.

Excellent! Another impressive lineup of gear!

I am working on a location that could handle 25 people with lots of gear pretty easily. I should have some news about it in the next day or two. It would require a small cover charge (maybe $10-15 per person) to cover the cost, and there is no alcohol or smoking allowed on the premises. I would have to put down a deposit and clean it at the end of the day (basically leave it in the condition we found it).

I could live with those restrictions, does that sound like a problem to anybody? Do you think the "no alcohol" part might hurt attendance?


P.S. Post #500!

Great news, SunByrne! I hope you can make it.

I am still working on the location. I should know for sure by Monday and then I can post more info.

P.S. Grats Shellylh on your 500th post!

Thanks for the bump, s1rrah!

Here's an update on the potential venue I mentioned. It is the "clubhouse" in my subdivision, which is available for rental by the residents. There are a couple of hurdles that I am considering carefully before committing: a rather daunting rental contract with some hard-hitting liability clauses and a $500 security deposit. Also, there is a non-refundable rental fee of $150, which we could cover if we had 10 people at $15 each. There are only nine people that have expressed interest so far, and the odds are that not all would attend.

So for now, I am holding off on committing to this contract and deposit until it becomes apparent that one of our homes will not handle the crowd. I don't really want to have $500 out there in limbo for a couple of months. If we do start to attract a bigger crowd, this location would be a good possibility and could handle 15-20 people with lots of gear pretty well. I'll continue to investigate other possibilities.

I will pile on to s1rrah's message and urge people to post about their possible interest in this event. I am very committed to doing it, even if it is only 6-8 of us in someone's home. If my home is the best option, then that's what we'll do. If we get a lot more interest from people willing to pay a cover charge, then we can pursue other possibilities. If anyone else has connections to an external venue, let me know via PM.

So in summary, WE ARE GONNA DO THIS!!! Let's hear from you, H-town!