Subject: Re: IPMS Day 1
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Sanchez, Bob \(US SSA\)" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 09:15:54 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

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Work like you don't need the money.
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sanchez, Bob (US SSA) 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Cc: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 8:33 PM
  Subject: IPMS Day 1

  Steve,

  The vendor room set up went off without a hitch, plenty of time and very helpful staff that got us all locked in pretty quickly.  No surprises, no hiccups.  This was obviously not their first rodeo.  We were only opened for 5 hours today and business was pretty brisk.  I think tomorrow's gonna be a ball buster though since lots of folks are traveling today.  One of the hilights of tomorrow is Jim Rotramel's symposium on air to air missiles; should be very interesting.

  We have TwoMikes, PWMP, G-Force and Mike Grant products at our booth in addition to our normal products we carry.  PWMP stuff will probably all be gone tomorrow and Mike's stuff is selling pretty well also.  A couple of the hilights I saw were test shots for the 32nd Eurofighter Typoon and the BAC Lightning.  Didn't have time to look at those real close but the sheer size of them was impressive.  I also saw an F-8 Crusader cockpit in 32nd scale from VMD Studios that looked pretty nice.  Interesting that he's coupled his booth/products with Squadron MMD which has made a lot of folks around here scratch their heads.

  Virginia Beach is Virginia Beach, touristy with lots of good seafood.  I highly recommend Catch 31 which is one of the nicer/trendier places.  Full bar with an excellent wine selection and prices that are not exorbitant.  We ate there the first night we were there and it was really good.

  We spent the previous two days just checking out the local sites and visiting the beach.  We took a high-speed boat ride on the Rudee Rocket here at the Marina.  $18 bucks and they take you out for an hour and show you the sites and look for dolphins (pics attached).

  John Savicki was the first day's winner of our Citizen Blue Angels Skyhawk watch (pic attached).  

  K brutha, I'll get some more pics for you tomorrow from around the vendor room.  I'll have Mike Reeves get some pics for you as well.

  Bob Sanchez 
  Business Development Manager

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