NBM Baltimore Show - Aug. 24-26, 2006

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	21 Aug 2006
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Coming up this week, August 24-26, 2006 More info at www.nbmshows.com I was at Baltimore Harbor in 2004. Plenty of good seafood, not to mention some genuine Maryland crabcakes. :-) David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA
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From:	UncleSteve	21 Aug 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	2 of 10

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My older son's inlaws live in Maryland. I have met some of those Maryland Crabs.... (cakes!) >.< "My Karma ran over your Dogma!"

From:	Cathy (METIME417)	22 Aug 2006
To:	Becky (KIAIJANE)	4 of 10

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Ill be there on Friday. I live about 2 hrs. away. Will you be there?

Cathy

Trophies By Design, Inc.

From:	Becky (KIAIJANE)	22 Aug 2006
To:	Cathy (METIME417)	5 of 10

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Yes I live about 2 hours away too. EE should develop some sort of "secret handshake" (other than the carthwheel/whoopty whoop) that we use in Vegas.

From:	varn (VARNCO)	24 Aug 2006
To:	UncleSteve	6 of 10

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Maryland has the absolute best crab cakes.

Yum!

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	24 Aug 2006
To:	varn (VARNCO)	7 of 10

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Hey! Hey! Don't remind me. I'm 3,000 miles away. :-) Ya gotta go to Phillips and get the premium crab cake. Not much breading. Just chunky crab. Ooof! David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	geebeau	26 Aug 2006
To:	ALL	8 of 10

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How was the show?.. we were planning on going, but the weather became bad and I didn't want to spend 4 hours driving in the rain.

Steve

Steve
Custom ID & Awards

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From:	Becky (KIAIJANE)	26 Aug 2006
To:	ALL	9 of 10

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Hey all!!
Just got back from Baltimore. Phillips has THE best crab cakes anywhere.
This was my first NBM show and also as we know, the first time the show was in Baltimore. I live about an hour and a half away. The awards and custom gift portion of the show was way smaller than the other 2. (and maybe it usually is)
I came away with a few good tips and ideas but that was about it. Living only an hour and a half away, I can't say that I would go back.
I'm not sorry I went but my time is better spent in my shop.
(as far as the show goes)

Now, I had the rare opportunity to have dinner with Buzz and his lovely wife and that made the trip worthwhile!! They are fantastic people with not only fabulous business ideas but great taste in seafood!! LOL I got more education from that dinner than from the whole show.
Thanks again guys!!
Becky

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	27 Aug 2006
To:	Becky (KIAIJANE)	10 of 10

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Becky, Some trade shows are better than others, but the opportunity to meet people in our industry (and from EE) is always there, and usually worth the trip in itself. Ohhh, those Phillips crab cakes! :-) David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA