Hello Listers and is it PPers or PPPers??? I was at the National but I relate to the stay-at-homers... I was so busy selling catalogs and Red Books, replacing blown RV tires and managing the Rally trial that I didn't see much of the show either.=20 So I'm grateful for Bill's internet catalog and Evan's blog! I learned more there than I knew while I was at Concord. I'm glad to read so many positives about the site. The RV area was great - huge spaces for all, though the dog walking grass could have been better. LOVED the ability to double next to the ring and to see the dogs up close. YAY. The snack bar food was pretty bad - so hopefully "when" we go back there for another National I'll remember to bring a sandwich each day haha. The Rally trial was a great success and mostly due to the awesome helpers who volunteered to steward. THANK YOU to Donna Cassista, Kerry Southern, Diane Roberts, Elaine LeRoy, Cathy Qualls, Betty Sheesly, Daphne S and Patty S with the unspellable last names for giving up your Thursday afternoon to make the trial run smoothly. Speaking of workers - I have a new appreciation for the incredible amount of work that Nanci and Erin Nellis and Lea Ruggeri do so we can have a National. They are amazing. As are the crew of workers to decorate the site, take care of the trophies, take care of the judges, work with the vendors, pre-sell the seats/catalogs/etc., man the rescue and Foundation booths etc. - thanks to all! I had no idea... and now that I do... next year I want to go back to being a spectator LOLOL. Thanks, Kim McNamara - Kimberlite ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================