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   From: nospam.rickbalkins@nospam.wavestarinteractive.com   
      
   There are declining numbers of people in the United States as you move   
   westward in the Commodore community that are actively still using the   
   Commodore 8-Bits. It is not to say that their isn't people but there are   
   more people actively involved with the Commodore community in the mid-west   
   to east coast. Think about all the people doing stuff for the Commodore in   
   the United States and note where they live.   
      
   For some reason, it is still strong in the mid-west. It may have to be   
   coincidence of certain individuals leaving in the area keeping the community   
   alive. It is also the heartland of hobbyists including those who make   
   rockets and what nots. The midwest seems to be the heartland for hobbyist   
   kinds of stuff and subsequently - even Commodore. Most in the US are in the   
   Central Time Zone and Eastern Time Zone.   
      
   "Leif Bloomquist"  wrote in message   
   news:12dmeg68gqe59b5@news.supernews.com...   
   >  wrote in message   
   > news:1155215745.282671.302110@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...   
   >   
   >> After seeing countless messages counting down the months... then   
   >> weeks.. then days... then hours... to CommVEX, I found it quite amusing   
   >> to find this huge event had an attendance of about 25!   
   >   
   > That is surprising.  All of the other Commodore-focused events in North   
   > America are on the Eastern half of the continent (Chicago,   
   > Cincinatti/Louisville, Toronto) and usually have decent attendance   
   > (50-100). So I would have expected the only event on the West coast to   
   > have a lot higher draw.  But who knows how much advertising there was   
   > locally? (i.e. not on Usenet)   
   >   
      
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