Here's a long post so maybe get a cup of coffee.
I have lots of opinions about politics and the corona situation but this board isn't the place for them.
My interests are older Las Vegas chips. Not LE's, roulettes or baccarats. Here are some random thoughts about chips and the hobby.

1) I'm in awe of the time and effort that many of our volunteers expend on our behalf. For example David Spragg runs the convention auction. This involves collecting auction lots, producing the auction catalog, and running the live auction. This is an enormous effort and is the largest fund raising activity of our club. Other members contribute on a similar scale. I am thankful and try to make a small positive contribution.
2) Jim Perlowski's recent posting reminded me how much information about chips has been kind of lost due to the ephemeral nature of a chat board. I applaud Jim for keeping the Perlowski files available. For example, maybe 15 years ago, I think it was Gene Trimble that posted the story of the Chipco series of Desert Inn chips that were quickly replaced because the B&W security cameras couldn't distinguish the denominations reliably. I doubt many newer collectors know this. Jim's post mentioned the many knowledgeable collectors who seldom post. That's a shame.
3) The ChipGuide is, in my opinion, the stellar achievement of our hobby. I have a hope that it will continue to expand its features. For example imagine looking up a long gone small town casino and watching an attached video of Phil Jensen's recollections. I have all 48 issues of Chip Chat. Sadly I haven't saved Doug Saito's auction catalogs. The amount of information (owned by Doug) is huge and I hope someday will be easily indexed and maybe attached to the ChipGuide.
4) I'm not impressed with people who point out that our club is shrinking and that we need to attract younger new members. I am impressed with people who have interesting ideas to help and especially people who put out an effort to turn things around. An example is Jim Follis and the club display cases.
5) All of Doug Saito's auctions seem to get excellent prices. I think this is because Doug's catalog tells you about the chip, the casino and its owner. In other words...why you want this chip. Once again...this info is Doug's property. Maybe making this kind of information easier to access is a way to increase enthusiasm for the hobby. I applaud the collectors who write books about their speciality.
Finally, some of you may know that I have a pretty decent collection of obsolete Vegas chips. It's pretty rare for me to acquire a non-No Cash Value chip that isn't very costly so most of my recent acquisitions are NCV chips. Here's a photo of chips that I've recently acquired. Just before the convention I will enter them into my Collector Assistant program so I don't buy a duplicate...something I've done too often. As an aside...I have a weakness for old Vegas chips that are probably roulettes but don't say roulette as I pretend that they're faro chips. The LVC and Horseshoe chips are an example. My point is that, after more than 25 years, I'm still having fun. The real jewel for me is the first chip. It's a $5 Wilbur Clark's DI chip and is their first issue.
I hope our 2020 convention will happen and I will get to see my once-a-year friends.