<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>I don't understand this at all. There were PLENTY of unused booth spaces.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 06/23/2005 6:24:32 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Kansas City (MO & KS)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hmmmmm. You didn't see me at the convention because I called late and was told all the vendor space had been rented......and that I would be called if any space opened up. Hmmmm. Grrrrrr. Hmmmm. Grrrrr.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT size=3>SNIP</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The convention was as satisfying and as exhausting as usual...the only negative (and a small one at that) was that the Exhibition Hall seemed a bit less populous than usual...not by those attending, but those exhibiting.  The quality of the exhibits is not in question, simply that there seemed to be fewer of them.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR><FONT face=Arial>SNIP</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Stan Ryberg <BR>Barrington IL <BR><U>jstan40@sbcglobal.net</U></FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>