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artfan1
at Mon Jan 26 23:51:35 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by artfan1 ]
I was there too. As a matter of fact, I was the first person in the parking lot at 15 minutes till it opened and there were no other cars, (accept the vendors).
I have been going for years. I drive almost 3 hours from Central Illinois about every other month.
Don't judge the show on this past weekend. The ice storm and the fact that corns are just now starting to breed, is the reason you saw only the three. I saw them too. I drove the 3 hours to hopefully buy some yearlings or older corns. I saw the male hypo and the pair of rather small corn adults, and it wasn't very much. BUT, I will be there in March and April beause I know what a difference it is.
First of all, at about 30 minutes till it opens, there will be a line, all the way back into the parking lot. You can hardly move through the building by 1 pm.
We get so much out of the show that we always take a lunch break and head back in.
I found a great pair of rough scale boas. So, it was worth the trip for me. But the thing I should point out is that I know for a fact that several vendors were not able to make it. Weather or whatever. Because I buy form them all the time. I was bummed but I understand this happens.
As someone else already mentioned, the Tinley Park show is top notch. But it's an annual show. You can't compair. My wife and I usually get a room at the hotel and spend two days there. And we still don't see it all. But comparing the Indy show to the Tinley park show is like compairing your local county fair to Disney Land. Both are fun, but they are different.
I hope you give Indy another chance. It has almost doubled in size since I started going. And it is so clean.
See ya,
Troy
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Go again this spring... - artfan1, Mon Jan 26 23:51:35 2004