Mine was going to Cinesea last October.
Because of the forums (
"fora?") it's easy to forget how isolated we are as film folk. The closest collector I know for certain is about 20 miles away and I've never met him face to face.
When I went to the convention I met people I've only encountered on the 'net (They DO exist!). I bought two films from Gary Crawford before I actually found out who he was! The real novelty was Saturday night after dinner we set up a screen and I actually saw prints that weren't mine for a change. Steve Osborne sent a compilation reel and I liked what I saw so much I wound up buying one of his prints.
Saturday night we went out to a little seafood place close by and our table quietly talked about various things both film and non film. The other table got into this heated discussion about the merits of one 16mm machine vs. another. The fun was looking at the faces of the people at the rest of the tables: they hadn't a clue what they were talking about!
Hey Dan?
Do you have anything for guys that drive Fords?