I live in California, I was born in California, I want my 5th wife to bury me in California.( hey Donald Trump just tied my record)..but it is my serious opinion that the National should NEVER BE IN CALIFORNIA...just like it should never be in Florida, or God Forbid Oregon, Or New York, or Alaska...it should be in the middle of the country, and if it were up to me, it would be at the same location EVERY year just as the Canadian National...the advantages of this type of set up are too numerous to list...this running all over the country trying to find a place is costly and I have a few other opinions about it that are not nice so I will not go into them...you say that's not fair....fair to who...life is not fair...just because the National may never come to a town where you live....oh well...and this year its in NC....I can't wait be on a plane for six hours...I respect the "big 14" and the decisions they make but I do not always agree with some of the things they do...and the past two Nationals and the one this upcoming year were very very BAD IDEAS ...but then again I am sure as usual I am in the minority on my position....but I like it that way...Ed Hill ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================