Yes there are a few places that would be great in Virginia. I love the Virginia beach area. And Jamestown is a awsome place. Margaret lash --- On Tue, 5/19/09, Edwin Hill <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Edwin Hill <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Virginia...the National? To: "freelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 12:52 PM For years I have been in favor of the National being held in the same location in the middle of the country EVERY year...well I backed off the view awhile back ( you were right Dick Whalen!)...but I am still skeptical about having the National in East or West coast states that touch an ocean!...just recently ( when my school closed down due to the swine flu) I spent some time in the state of Virginia!.....in one word...Awesome.....being an Oakland boy, seeing the great history of this state inspired me!..I had a chance to visit Jamestown!...a truly humbling experience for me ( at my age I don't have many)...Jamestown in the year 1619 was the first American colony to have African slaves brought in from West Africa...we've come a long way in a short time!...I would love to see the National in this "Awesome State"........FB ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================