Showcase in Wheaton

[Becca]

One idea I like is the fish store meetup.

Last year, I think, I scheduled one in a hurry and posted to CCA, PVAS, and, I think Facebook. I met Luis F. at Tropical Lagoon in Silver Spring. Marge and Kevin showed up as well. We looked around, talked for awhile. Some of us bought some fish, and, afterwards we went next store and had lunch at Inkas (which, in these recession weary times, is sadly no longer with us.)

Jesse called two or three of them somewheres out in VA, which, unfortunately, I was unable to make.

The idea is to specifically help local business-- not just the LFS, but also local small mom and pop restaurants. No chains allowed. Only local businesses.

Maybe more members should call more meetups.

I remember that we used to get groups on TOUR BUSES, from as far away as NY, coming to the Aquarium Center.

I could try getting in touch with Peter Thode (assuming he's still alive) at Gwynnbrook Farms to see if we could set up a tour of his Discus Hatchery. I could also try getting a hold of Dennis Hare (original Aquarium Center owner, also Roraima Tropicals before the Angel Virus shut it down) to see if he'd be willing to join us for a meeting. It's probably been about 10 years since I last saw either of them, so it's a long shot, but they might remember me.

 

[Sonny Disposition]

Peter's still around, I think. I saw him at a PVAS meeting six months ago. But really, a meetup is a lot easier to schedule than a tour bus, so you can do them more often.

Hey, have you seen my profile of Peter?

http://www.sonnysfishroom.com/?p=127

 

[Becca]

Peter's still around, I think. I saw him at a PVAS meeting six months ago. But really, a meetup is a lot easier to schedule than a tour bus, so you can do them more often.

Hey, have you seen my profile of Peter?

http://www.sonnysfishroom.com/?p=127

I didn't actually mean that we should schedule a tour bus - just that a group of us should schedule a tour of his place.