MartialTalk 2006 Meet and Greet News

[Bob Hubbard]

We've set a date and location for this years main M&G.

Saturday, August 19th, 2006 at Horizon Martial Arts in West Seneca NY.

Mat fee is $40

We will be doing an afternoon of training, followed by dinner at a Chinese buffet.. As the Erie County Fair (2nd largest fair in the US) will also be going on that weekend, we're looking at a group outing in the evening to the fair.


Instructors are to be announced.

More information to come.

 

[OnlyAnEgg]

Hmmm...that's only, like, 6 hours away.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Everyone had a blast last year, and the EC fair is always a fun time. Tons of shows, rides, games, food and exhibits.

 

[OnlyAnEgg]

Given my current status, I see no reason why attending should be difficult. Fair or no fair, it would be suh-weet and cool to meet the MT crew.

 

[terryl965]

Bob me and my wife will be there also can my son come and train that day too and is there a family discount.
Thanks
Terry

 

[rutherford]

I'm gonna subscribe to the thread. I meant to come last year, but the schedule didn't work out at the last minute. Hopefully this year will be better.

 

[Flatlander]

If my next 2 months go as planned, I'll be there. If not, I'll be panhandlin' somewhere.....

 

[Bob Hubbard]

I've been informed theres a conflict with the Karate Championships in Baltimore that same weekend. I'm looking to confirm, and looking at the following saturday as the date if that's the case.
I'll update shortly with more info.

 

[Andrew Green]

Hmmm...that's only, like, 6 hours away.

hmm... I'm guessing over 20 from here

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Ok, Date is switched to August 19th.

I'll have more intel shortly.


I did a 26 hr (each way) road trip once for a seminar in Kansas City....drive in, seminar, drive back...thank gods for coffee. zzzzz

 

[Bigshadow]

I did a 26 hr (each way) road trip once for a seminar in Kansas City....drive in, seminar, drive back...thank gods for coffee. zzzzz

Notice he said once! :roflmao:

Wow, still that is a long way from Florida.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

I'm not as young as I used to be. (I've done the 21 hr 1way trip to visit relatives in Georgia twice, and used to commute 3 hours 1 way from Buffalo to Cleveland regularly).

I'll have hotel information shortly, as well as group rates.

 

[tshadowchaser]

how come not a 2 day event or at least a day and a half

 

[Bob Hubbard]

We're still firming up the time frame. We're also looking at the idea of hitting the fair (good for those who have S/O's, and families) in the evening, which is only open until 11pm I think.

Lot of the bits are still in the air right now.

 

[tshadowchaser]

The fair sounds good

 

[Carol]

I'm SO there!

I can't wait to hear the surprise in my mother's voice when I tell her that I'm heading to West Seneca for a martial arts meet. I was born in East Aurora.

Haven't been to the Erie County fair since I was a kitten. That would be very cool to see that again. I hope a kind MT person can "adopt" me for the day so I'm not wandering around by myself

Sounds like a great time! Love to see whatever you have planned go over two days.

Now if only Southwest will hurry up and open that route from Manchester (NH) to Buffalo...

 

[Cryozombie]

Bob,

This is your neck of the woods, hows about a list of Hotels in the area for those of us road weary bikers who are gonna thunder into town the day before and prolly leave the day after?

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Last years page is still up, theres some info on there.
http://www.martialtalk.com/camp/buffalo2005/index.shtml

I'll hopefully have this years up over the weekend.

 

[tshadowchaser]

Hampton Inn Buffalo South
1750 Ridge Rd.
West Seneca, New York 14224
Phone: 716-824-2030
Fax : 716-332-1200
a good place to stay I have stayed there a couple of times now

lady_kaur I heard a few days ago that new flights from Manchester and hartford have opened up (can't remember which airline but I thought it was southwest, I'll check and get more info to you tomorrow )

 

[Cryozombie]

Thanks.

I'm planning on taking that week off to do some travel on the bike... so knowing I have a place to Sleep in advance is often nice.
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