#169090 - 07/07/2003 05:28
Re: Some of the Prizes
[Re: mlord]
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Registered: 29/08/2000
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Loc: Canada
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Higher resolution copies of these (and lots of other) photos will eventuallz (curses to German kezboards!) appear on my webserver, once I return to Canada in a week and a bit..
Cheers all!
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#169091 - 07/07/2003 11:26
Re: Amersfoort: Thank you!
[Re: rowitech]
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Registered: 07/07/2003
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Thanks to everyone for being so welcoming to an old fart who had little knowledge of the subject but enjoyed the chat and the beer.
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#169092 - 07/07/2003 12:43
Re: Amersfoort: Thank you!
[Re: rowitech]
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Registered: 24/04/2002
Posts: 305
Loc: Germany
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great weekend!
somebody had fun with Hugo´s car 
obviously!!!
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#169093 - 07/07/2003 15:10
Re: Amersfoort: Thank you!
[Re: FireFox31]
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Registered: 06/07/2003
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Loc: Manchester, UK
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Hi Fox,
Out of the box the empeg still had v1, as it would have shipped. I have upgraded to v2 for the moment whilst I upload music from my main PC. Will then try 3alpha with Emp 3alpha once I can coax my dev laptop into life for long enough to load the software. Yes, the empeg is my first. I'd always looked on from afar, being interested in the whole portable digital music scene. If you want to see my ugly mug I am the one on the top staircase in Mark's photo, carrying the empeg box.
Cheers,
Steve
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#169094 - 07/07/2003 15:27
Re: Amersfoort: Thank you!
[Re: SteveH]
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14496
Loc: Canada
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SteveH: you lucky git! But who better to win the Empeg raffle than the only one who did not already have one!
Cheers! (and get Hijack installed, will ya!)
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#169095 - 07/07/2003 15:52
Re: Amersfoort: Thank you!
[Re: SteveH]
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Registered: 19/04/2001
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Loc: Seattle, WA (formerly Houston,...
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I do believe that I'm the luckiest man alive. For those who missed the meet, Steve won the carplayer in the raffle. (One of many generously donated prizes, including a dock from Mark, a tuner kit from Patrick, and a black sled from Rob R.)
This was terrifically appropriate, as Steve was one of very few in the room who didn't (yet) own an empeg (or a few spares for that matter.)
John
Edit: I guess that shows how slowly I type!
Edited by johnmcd3 (07/07/2003 15:53)
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#169096 - 07/07/2003 16:46
Re: Group Photo!
[Re: mlord]
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Registered: 19/04/2001
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Loc: Seattle, WA (formerly Houston,...
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I'm usually absolutely horrible with names, but for posterity's sake, I'm going to try my hand at starting a list with the names of the people I can make out in the picture (and their handles if it's not obvious).
Feel free to help fill in the question marks!
Forth row: Julf, Andy (marria01), ?, Chris (christian), Steve (SteveH), Mike (mtempsch), ?, ?.
Third row: Tony and Rachel and Jenny, ?, Erin and Alvin (Mach), ? and Melkon (crazymelki), John (johnmcd3), Pim.
Second row: Thomas (speedy67), Rob V., Rolf (rowitch), Roger, ?, ? and ?, Sven, Hugo and Clare, Jim (jimhogan), ? and ?, ?, Tim (303), Rob R. (robricc), Godfrey (boxer).
First row: ?, The Lord and God Almighty... I mean Mark and Patrick, Derek, Paul (thinforth2) and his father George (The_old_one), ?, John G., Henrick (h_blake).
Lying: Rob Schofield (who else!  ).
John
P.S. Profound apologies in advance for any misspellings or other inaccuracies.
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#169097 - 07/07/2003 16:55
Re: Amersfoort: Thank you!
[Re: The_old_one]
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Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
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Great to see you there, George!
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#169098 - 07/07/2003 17:00
Re: Amersfoort: Thank you!
[Re: mtempsch]
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Registered: 19/04/2001
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Loc: Seattle, WA (formerly Houston,...
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I'd also like to say a special thanks to Patrick (aka God) who, as always, gave a great presentation ("...so I had to develop this" [digging into a bag for another little electronic gizmo] ). For you that weren't there: a system for stereoscopic remote viewing, ultimately intended to go into a RC plane, giving you the "in-cockpit view" of the world, with superimposed display of aircraft attitude and some instrument readings. This toy of Patrick's was very, very cool.
To elaborate... the RC car used as a test bed for the plane had two gimble-mounted, independent-feed cameras to achieve realistic (and I mean unbelievably realistic) depth perception. When you "looked around" the cameras would look about-- not unlike the eyes of a small dog.
Due to various inadequacies of commercially available parts, the majority of the hardware was custom designed. So cool.
Apparently Patrick drives it around his neighborhood from the bedroom.
John
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#169099 - 07/07/2003 17:25
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: johnmcd3]
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Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
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Fourth Row:
Julf, Andy (marria01), (I think) Herbet-Jan, Cris (Cristian), Steve Hoare (SteveH), Mike (mtempsch), Berko Mulder, Hendrik Gelijk.
Third Row:
Tony, Rachel and Jenny Fabris, Eize Slange, Erin and Alvin (Mach), Michal Kolodziejczyk and his very pretty girlfriend (whose name I only heard once), and Melkon (crazymelki -standing behind Pim), John (johnmcd3), Pim Zandbergen
Second row:
Thomas (speedy67), Rob V., Rolf (rowitch), Roger, Peter Rheingans, Erlend(Archeon) and Stephanie, Sven ("The Terminator", complete with Cyborg leg), Hugo ("The Almighty") and Clare ("Look, Hugo, a SPACESHIP!"), Jim (jimhogan - skulking in the background), Edwin and Martine, Daniel, Tim (303 - Nina is missing!), Rob R. (robricc), David Clesse (dclesse) and Eddy Collart, Godfrey (boxer).
First row:
Christine ("The Last Mango in Paris"), The Lord and God ....I mean Mark and Patrick, Derek, Paul (thinforth2) and his father George (The_old_one), David Dixon, John G., Henrick (h_blake).
Lying down on the job:
Me (the baldy git - Don't put it in the dishwasher)
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#169100 - 07/07/2003 17:45
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 20/05/2001
Posts: 2616
Loc: Bruges, Belgium
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Thanks a lot for a great weekend Rob!
We'll be back next year for sure!
Oh yeah, Stephanie wanted me to ask you for the recipe of Merrigan's delicious lemon pie!
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#169101 - 07/07/2003 17:46
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: BartDG]
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Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
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Yup, I need to post it to Gaby as well, so maybe it's an idea to put it here....
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#169102 - 07/07/2003 20:03
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
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I just wanted to post my thanks to the two Robs and everyone else that hepled put on the meet. I will certainly be back next year!
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#169103 - 07/07/2003 20:51
Re: Group Photo!
[Re: mlord]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 13/02/2002
Posts: 3212
Loc: Portland, OR
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So... I'm looking at that group photo, and there's something missing... and it takes me a bit... can't quite put my finger on it... ...wait... HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN TOLD... NEVER LEAVE YOUR EMPEG IN THE CAR! *sheesh* 
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#169104 - 07/07/2003 21:15
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 16/02/2001
Posts: 373
Loc: Switzerland
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Rob,
I was on the fifth row.... No, I missed this group photo session, because of missunderstanding the photo shooting time.... 
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#169105 - 08/07/2003 00:42
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 20/05/2001
Posts: 2616
Loc: Bruges, Belgium
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Yup, I need to post it to Gaby as well, so maybe it's an idea to put it here....
Yeah, great idea Rob. That way you can give those that missed the meet even more reason to attend next year!
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#169106 - 08/07/2003 00:45
Re: Group Photo!
[Re: canuckInOR]
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Registered: 20/05/2001
Posts: 2616
Loc: Bruges, Belgium
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NEVER LEAVE YOUR EMPEG IN THE CAR!
Our cars were actually right in front of us (behind the carmera), so we could keep a good eye on them! We're not stupid you know!
(actually all the empegs were already back in the hotel rooms by then)
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#169108 - 08/07/2003 02:45
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: BartDG]
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Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
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I would like to take the opportunity to publicly thank Rob, (and of course Rob) for the huge amount of work that went into setting up the event. His long-suffering wife was a marvel, and even the neighbours deserve an honourable mention for making remarkable little fuss, considering the number of loud bangs and flame-trailing bits of paper that went into the trees.
The whole event was fantastic fun, even though the weather wasn't quite up to scratch, at least compared to last year At least it didn't rain! I was most pleased to meet old friends from last year, as well as new ones who made the effort (in some cases very significant) to come this year. Finally meeting Tony and Mark in person was a special treat, and Tony even brought me some special treats!
The only complaint I have is that I missed the cheesecake
pca
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#169109 - 08/07/2003 04:01
Re: Amersfoort: Thank you!
[Re: schofiel]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 06/02/2002
Posts: 1904
Loc: Leeds, UK
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Just to add to Patricks comments...
Big thanks to Rob S. for a great weekend, well worth the 1000+ mile round trip. Thanks for fixing my player while pissed, don't worry I trust you How your wife puts up with all us lot I will never know.
Thanks to Rob V. and the empeg team. The amount of goodies that were up for grabs was truly impressive. A3 is running OK, love the new features, it ran OK in the car for the 9 hour return trip. (only crashed twice)
And thanks to all that attened and made me feel so welcome. I had a wonderful time and plan to return next year.
Thanks once again to everyone, Rob S. I take my hat off to you Sir !
Cheers
Cris.
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#169111 - 08/07/2003 06:43
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: simspos]
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Registered: 19/04/2001
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Loc: Seattle, WA (formerly Houston,...
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that wouldn't be "coffee shop" cheesecake would it? No, but it was likely just as addicting! Thanks Merrigan!
I think Paul (thinforth2) and I were probably responsible for at least half of its rapid disappearance!
John
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#169112 - 08/07/2003 07:25
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: johnmcd3]
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Registered: 28/03/2002
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Loc: Dudley, UK
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Lemon Pie / Cheesecake / Etc..... No wonder you all ordered "Fat Bastard" sized T-shirts up front
- stikes me this was just a Cake Fest not an empeg meet [/jealousy]
Sim
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#169113 - 08/07/2003 07:34
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: simspos]
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Registered: 02/06/2000
Posts: 1996
Loc: Gothenburg, Sweden
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Lemon Pie / Cheesecake / Etc..... No wonder you all ordered "Fat Bastard" sized T-shirts up front
Not to mention the ribs & beer...
/Michael
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#169114 - 08/07/2003 07:38
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: mtempsch]
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Registered: 28/03/2002
Posts: 230
Loc: Dudley, UK
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Not to mention the ribs & beer... Go On - Rub it in some more why don't you [/drools]
- next you'll be saying you had a special release of empeg software and were told of secret things that mustn't be discussed,...........
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#169115 - 08/07/2003 07:41
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: simspos]
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Registered: 02/06/2000
Posts: 1996
Loc: Gothenburg, Sweden
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next you'll be saying you had a special release of empeg software and were told of secret things that mustn't be discussed
Of course not - that's just all rumours...
/Michael
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#169116 - 08/07/2003 07:47
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: mtempsch]
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Registered: 28/03/2002
Posts: 230
Loc: Dudley, UK
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Of course not - that's just all rumours... ......HUMBUG....
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#169117 - 08/07/2003 07:51
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: pca]
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Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
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The only complaint I have is that I missed the cheesecake
There was cheesecake? Man, next year the stuff at work can just break.
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#169118 - 08/07/2003 09:45
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: simspos]
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Registered: 14/11/2000
Posts: 474
Loc: The Hague, the Netherlands
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Lemon Pie / Cheesecake / Etc..... No wonder you all ordered "Fat Bastard" sized T-shirts up front
Well, on Paul (thinforth2) and John (johnmcd3) it does not show.
So it was probably best they had the most of the cheesecake.
Pim
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#169119 - 08/07/2003 09:54
Re: Group Photo! - missing persons
[Re: pim]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
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Okay, who wants to ftp me the disc contents! =] PM me!
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