As noted on Kitelife, at this AKA Convention's Saturday night Awards Banquet, there was only one person left standing when they did the "How many Conventions have you attended?" recognition. Only Ted Manekin is left.
Noticeably absent was Rick Kinnaird. One has to wonder why . . .
Oh, wait. Perhaps it is because Rick submitted a proposal for the 2011 AKA Convention to be held on the Outer Banks in North Carolina. To be sure, his proposal was novel. There was no 'host' hotel, there was considerable distance between housing and fields and workshop space. I never was persuaded there was enough space for fields.
The point should also be made, and is often lost in the shuffle, that it is a PROPOSAL, not a bid. Certainly, the final arbiters, the AKA Board, often treat the proposals as bids. They frequently make their choice based on finances and how much money can be made, well ahead of how suited a given venue might be for a Convention.
One would have thought that Rick's proposal was the leader of the pack if that was the standard.
In any case, no one ever got back to Rick. Rick was left in the dark. Rick was offended that he was never contacted by anyone for them to get clarification of any of his proposals for Convention. He was so offended that when it came time to attend his 33rd Annual AKA Convention, he passed.
One would think that after three decades of putting together Conventions, we would finally figure out which end wags and which end bites.
Oh well. When the AKA dwindles down to the few dozen people who deem themselves worthy of each others company, may they be very happy together.
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