CasinoRama show in Arcadia years ago. I had been a subscriber to Dave & Debbie Harber's "Cheques in the Mail" for a couple of years. One day in May, my wife came home disgusted that instead of some craft / boutique show going on at the Arcadia Masonic Hall, it was "some stupid casino show". Before the word show passed her lips, I was out the door. Once inside, I met some great people like Scott Hartman, Joe Benon, Bruce Landau, Doug Saito, Norm Clem, Jodi & Dean...but it was James Campiglia that alerted me to the (which I joined when I got home) and the convention (which I attended a month later).

Steve B

(PS -- thanks for the contest, Andy...nice chip!!)