Reasons to attend a mini-meet
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:30 pmBob knows why I write things, but something in my odd being compelled me to write one last bit of nifty memorabilia on this evil temporary keyboard before I get a new one this weekend, regardless...
If you haven't been to a mini-meet before and you live in Sydney, there's likely to be something entirely wrong with you.
I'll tell you, since this online bit happened, I can honestly say that knowing ahead of time that we're going to a mini-meet at Birdy's is such a good thing.
I said this to Dad today because... well... it was on my mind...
The people who are regulars at Birdy's whenever I'm there have become a sort of extended family if you will, and I challenge anyone who's ever attended one to disagree with the notion that when you're there you are essentially being welcomed into another sort of extended family.
I don't know what it is, but even though the mini-meet is tomorrow, I can't wait to see Joe and shake his hands as well as have his wife Chryssine in some way blame me for something Dad has probably said this week in a cheerful manner, say hello to Killakoala (Steve) who we've all missed so much, have another chat with Matt K and Philo, have Stubbsy (Peter) somehow tell me I've probably done something wrong again and I'm being too much of a smart-arse (he's probably right), and see and talk to the wonderful Birdy as well as his wife Tran who - with the help of some of the others like Chryssine and Philo - are wonders in the kitchen when lunchtime comes around.
There are so many other people who turn up all the time that are great to talk to and be around including Gstark, MHD, Glen, Chris, Onyx, Geoff, MCWB, Leek, Paul, Rokkstar, Mj, Huynie, WileE, Gleff, Thaddeus, Smac, Glamy... so many great people.
And plus, for those of you that are more interested in the technical side of things, there's all of that gear, the toys, and the skills that you can pick up just by talking about the field we're all obsessed with that can make you come back week after week.
This isn't meant to sell Birdy's mini-meets by any means.
They do that quite well without me talking about them.
This is just one user telling another, hell, telling a lot of others that if you're in Sydney and you haven't actually gotten off of your arse or made the time one Saturday where you could've, you're honestly missing out on something great.
If you're not in Sydney then there's a likelihood that you've got a mini-meet happening somewhere near you if you're living in Australia where the DSLRUser's chapters are developing on their own.
There are people in places like Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia that are running their own mini-meets and if you're not going out and shooting and talking to some of these people who I've been lucky enough to meet in this slightly-over-a-year of operation, you're seriously missing out on a way to improve your skills and make friends and all of that social mumbo-jumbo that you get in life that's supposed to be good for you.
Hell, I'm actually jealous of some of the stuff that the Melbourne people do... they go out and shoot somewhat often, you know?
That's fantastic and, likewise if you're in Sydney and are always choosing not to go out, if you're in Melbourne and you're making a conscientious decision not to go out with these guys when it happens, you're seriously missing out there too.
I'm not saying people have to go to be members of this community.
We don't rely on that for this forum to thrive or suceed.
But I'd encourage anyone to attend a mini-meet or a dinner if they can to see what can happen.
You might gain new skills and you might even get some better deals, but you'll definitely make some new friends.
EDIT: All these edits, well, I keep adding great people whom I suddenly remember from the meets. I could go on and on about the people I've met in Sydney, and I haven't touched upon the fantastic bunch I met when we were in Melbourne earlier this year, but you get the gist.
If you haven't been to a mini-meet before and you live in Sydney, there's likely to be something entirely wrong with you.
I'll tell you, since this online bit happened, I can honestly say that knowing ahead of time that we're going to a mini-meet at Birdy's is such a good thing.
I said this to Dad today because... well... it was on my mind...
The people who are regulars at Birdy's whenever I'm there have become a sort of extended family if you will, and I challenge anyone who's ever attended one to disagree with the notion that when you're there you are essentially being welcomed into another sort of extended family.
I don't know what it is, but even though the mini-meet is tomorrow, I can't wait to see Joe and shake his hands as well as have his wife Chryssine in some way blame me for something Dad has probably said this week in a cheerful manner, say hello to Killakoala (Steve) who we've all missed so much, have another chat with Matt K and Philo, have Stubbsy (Peter) somehow tell me I've probably done something wrong again and I'm being too much of a smart-arse (he's probably right), and see and talk to the wonderful Birdy as well as his wife Tran who - with the help of some of the others like Chryssine and Philo - are wonders in the kitchen when lunchtime comes around.
There are so many other people who turn up all the time that are great to talk to and be around including Gstark, MHD, Glen, Chris, Onyx, Geoff, MCWB, Leek, Paul, Rokkstar, Mj, Huynie, WileE, Gleff, Thaddeus, Smac, Glamy... so many great people.
And plus, for those of you that are more interested in the technical side of things, there's all of that gear, the toys, and the skills that you can pick up just by talking about the field we're all obsessed with that can make you come back week after week.
This isn't meant to sell Birdy's mini-meets by any means.
They do that quite well without me talking about them.
This is just one user telling another, hell, telling a lot of others that if you're in Sydney and you haven't actually gotten off of your arse or made the time one Saturday where you could've, you're honestly missing out on something great.
If you're not in Sydney then there's a likelihood that you've got a mini-meet happening somewhere near you if you're living in Australia where the DSLRUser's chapters are developing on their own.
There are people in places like Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia that are running their own mini-meets and if you're not going out and shooting and talking to some of these people who I've been lucky enough to meet in this slightly-over-a-year of operation, you're seriously missing out on a way to improve your skills and make friends and all of that social mumbo-jumbo that you get in life that's supposed to be good for you.
Hell, I'm actually jealous of some of the stuff that the Melbourne people do... they go out and shoot somewhat often, you know?
That's fantastic and, likewise if you're in Sydney and are always choosing not to go out, if you're in Melbourne and you're making a conscientious decision not to go out with these guys when it happens, you're seriously missing out there too.
I'm not saying people have to go to be members of this community.
We don't rely on that for this forum to thrive or suceed.
But I'd encourage anyone to attend a mini-meet or a dinner if they can to see what can happen.
You might gain new skills and you might even get some better deals, but you'll definitely make some new friends.
EDIT: All these edits, well, I keep adding great people whom I suddenly remember from the meets. I could go on and on about the people I've met in Sydney, and I haven't touched upon the fantastic bunch I met when we were in Melbourne earlier this year, but you get the gist.
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- ha. used a litle icon thing in my post,