Oh, Ok now I know Boss, that goes back some years even... Yes I know now. ..

wish i could go, but got no passport.

This has been brought up a few times even on this site. The main impediment is the travel issue and LD enthusiasts are not likey to be in the numbers needed. Personally I would travel within reason but when you start getting into East Coasters going west or vice versa, or even other countries the numbers needed to generate a convention get slim.

You could still get a high number of people that would attend, but possibly not typical convention numbers. It may be like having an 8 track & cassette or VHS convention although LD has a passion level more associated with vinyl (to us).

i think the only thing that could happen would be some type of gathering at one of the dealers places.

like dadon, laserdiscvault etc.
we can arrange a time and such to meet since these guys have TONS of discs and we can bring stuff
and possibly swap or whatever.

but it's only going to be a handful of people just hanging around, and possibly watching a film.

...and smoking cigars while working on each others players.

I can Bring a Dish of common spare parts to past around!!!

i think we all have to think of it as a gathering, but no heads rolling

Unless Ricardo shows up

Damn Dunc, here I thought you would be worry about if Mr JD was showing up.

Hey, if Jack shows up I can probably make some space

Well, it looks like it be a good time all around for a LD gathering, if you have any Ldservice Tech questions, just act Fast......

Im sure we can come with something and Rein-o has some good points too.

i actually already held such an LD fan day, back in the days when i owned a home theater shop.
we called it the laserdisc weekend... here is some info:
http://www.audiofreaks.nl/index.php?page=articledetail&articleid=72
Its an article, my invitation actually, and its in dutch so perhaps google can help you translate

and heres some more, even with a couple of pics:
http://wantenbeeldenklank.avconcepts.be/?page=news&id=2427
We actually opened up a CLD-515 and an LD-S2 to explain its anatomy.

I would be happy to join a convention... but would we do it in the USA, europe or Japan ?

Why not Outer Mongolia for that matter? Never mind that wouldn't work.

how about canada?

Good Morning Hippiedalek,

Thanks for mentioning that. . . . . . .Very Kind sir

Hope you have a pleasant week ahead.

Regards to you

I shall hold a solo convention of sorts...via Skype.

Some of us should consider that idea. Exchange #s for Skype communication. Players and discs could be prominently dispayed, "convention style".

Good morning Remington,

If only I had skype eh!

I cannot see myself having a p.c let alone any other feature such as Skype, not for the next year or so.

Of all the suggestions mentioned this would ultimately be the most practical.

Great idea

The main thing for me to focus on at the moment, is to have my CLD 97 modified for AC-3 RF output as this in itself will cost around £150+ inclusive of Petrol to drive around 60miles each way, and then on top of which labor cost's to install the mod.

I hope life is treating you well remington

Regards to you

The biggest LD market per capita was always Japan, and probably still is. I'd vote we hold it there, but sadly there are like three Japanese members here so...that's kind of a dead end. Is there some place on the internet where Japanese LD fans hang?

I'm afraid the scene is just too spread out these days. Even the vintage computer guys and their weird conventions are more popular.

I suppose...we could do a tally of where everyone is at by region. I'd wager the American midwest is disproportionally hardcore about LD like they are about everything else. Maybe there are a dozen of us close enough to some place like Ohio that we could arrange some kind of meeting.

True, I've sent alot of laserdiscs to Texas!