Here is a copy of the mail i sent to the mail list... lets get this party started... again!!
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Better start as I mean to go on!!
Sorry for the lateness of this. I spent Sunday at Ravs discussing what was
to come, the rest of the weekend was spent on the sauce
)
OK, after lengthy discussions I have changed my original plan of completely
restarting the VAC with a new board etc. It would be a complete waste to
throw away all that is in place just for a cosmetic makeover.
So here's the plan!
If interested, all of you old school out there can treat
http://www.ukvac.com/forum/default.asp as the home of UKVAC. I would like
everyone to use the board directly as opposed to this maillist which will no
longer link its post to the board. The mail list will stay up for the time
being, but once everybody is back on board I would like to take it down
permanently, but that is a discussion for later.
I understand that some of you are in contact through facebook or MSN, but if
we can use the board as a central point that would be great.
My aim in restarting this? Simple... to get us all back together as it was
back in the day. Dom and I spent Sunday reminiscing about all the great
meets, techmeets and piss ups we had.... and then we even started turning on
and playing machines! It was a great laugh... even if I did beat him
(percentage wise) on his own machines))
I personally feel it is the lack of contact, meets, camaraderie that appears
to be making the majority of us feel like the collecting is not worth doing
/ a millstone etc... and that feeling is dangerous! One afternoon has
restarted my enthusiasm for the hobby as I know that at meets by day we can
fix / play the machines... and by night... BEER AND FOOD TIME!!
There is no point people harping on about alternative boards such as Jamma+
and alike. They do a very good job, but they just aint the VAC! We have an
affliction and we just have to deal with it! I don't see hardly any of the
old faces on Jamma+... but I know the majority are still reading this list
because you have replied to me back in February when I first stated waffling
this idea!
So in conclusion... UKVAC LIVES! Get yourselves on the board... get active
and lets start getting some meets going. First tech / beer meet will be
first weekend in October at either mine or Ades (subject to me asking him
that is... you out there dude... I know you are) Details to follow...
Come on... voice your opinions!! You know you want to!!
All the best
Baz
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Better start as I mean to go on!!
Sorry for the lateness of this. I spent Sunday at Ravs discussing what was
to come, the rest of the weekend was spent on the sauce
)OK, after lengthy discussions I have changed my original plan of completely
restarting the VAC with a new board etc. It would be a complete waste to
throw away all that is in place just for a cosmetic makeover.
So here's the plan!
If interested, all of you old school out there can treat
http://www.ukvac.com/forum/default.asp as the home of UKVAC. I would like
everyone to use the board directly as opposed to this maillist which will no
longer link its post to the board. The mail list will stay up for the time
being, but once everybody is back on board I would like to take it down
permanently, but that is a discussion for later.
I understand that some of you are in contact through facebook or MSN, but if
we can use the board as a central point that would be great.
My aim in restarting this? Simple... to get us all back together as it was
back in the day. Dom and I spent Sunday reminiscing about all the great
meets, techmeets and piss ups we had.... and then we even started turning on
and playing machines! It was a great laugh... even if I did beat him
(percentage wise) on his own machines
))I personally feel it is the lack of contact, meets, camaraderie that appears
to be making the majority of us feel like the collecting is not worth doing
/ a millstone etc... and that feeling is dangerous! One afternoon has
restarted my enthusiasm for the hobby as I know that at meets by day we can
fix / play the machines... and by night... BEER AND FOOD TIME!!
There is no point people harping on about alternative boards such as Jamma+
and alike. They do a very good job, but they just aint the VAC! We have an
affliction and we just have to deal with it! I don't see hardly any of the
old faces on Jamma+... but I know the majority are still reading this list
because you have replied to me back in February when I first stated waffling
this idea!
So in conclusion... UKVAC LIVES! Get yourselves on the board... get active
and lets start getting some meets going. First tech / beer meet will be
first weekend in October at either mine or Ades (subject to me asking him
that is... you out there dude... I know you are) Details to follow...
Come on... voice your opinions!! You know you want to!!
All the best
Baz
