ALWAYS TAKES MY BREATH AWAY, WHEN I ENTER THE DEALERS' SHOWROOM,
AFTER I SHOW WITH PRIDE MY DEALERS, VOLUNTEER ID BADGE TO THE TWO FRONT GUARDS!
THE ROOM IS HUGE, BRIGHT, AND THE CEILING IS HIGH.
I GET THERE EARLY TO SEE THE RIBBON CUTTING OPENING CEREMONY.
THERE IS NO RUSHING OR PUSHING TO GET IN, NOT BECAUSE WE ARE ALL COURTEOUS, BUT BECAUSE WE ARE ALL TOO OLD TO WALK FAST! LOL!!!!
I LOOK TO THE RIGHT AND SEE OUR CCA TABLES. I LOOK TO MY LEFT AND SEE THE SPECTACULAR SPINETTIS TABLES.
HIS WARM CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES ARE ONOLICIOUS! PLUS AN ENERGY HIGH!!!
THEN I HEAD TO DAVID SPRAGG'S TABLE TO BUY MY NEWEST "THE CHIP RACK" EDITION.
HIS TABLE IS ON THE LEFT SIDE.
THEN I RUSH TO OUR CCA RAFFLE TABLE TO BUY MY RAFFLE TICKETS FROM CIGARMAN DOUG!
HE WON $25 MILLION LAST YEAR! OOOPS! ME BAD!!!
$25,000.00!!!
GO TEXAS HOOK'M LONG HORNS!!!
I THEN HEAD STRAIGHT TO OUR CCA PRESIDENT JERRY V.'S TABLE TO SIT AND CHATT.
ALL THE WHILE, I'M THANKING EVERY CCA VOLUNTEER I SEE. AND TAKING THEIR ID PHOTOS. SO SMILE FOR OUR CCA PHOTOGRAPHERS, PLEASE.
PLUS I MAKE IT A POINT TO GO AND LOOK IN THE FAR BACK OF THE ROOM FOR STEVEN PALUMBO, OUR CONVENTION CHAIRMAN....HE'S EASY TO SPOT...HE'S THE ONE SITTING EXHAUSTED!
TO TELL HIM...MAHALO FOR DOING ANOTHER AWESOME AND FANTASTIC 365 PLUS DAYS GREAT WORK DONE!!!
AS I WALK AND STROLL DOWN EACH DEALERS TABLE ROW...I KEEP MY EYES WIDE OPEN AND ON THE LOOK OUT FOR SHELDON SMITH IN HIS SUPER CHARGE TURBO MOTORIZED CHAIR!!! SLOW DOWN, THERE ARE CHILDREN ABOUT. LOL!!!
SEE YOU ALL COME JUNE!!!
OKOLE MALUNA,
Q.KAMM
R-8447