[Farmall] Red power attendance

[Mike Schmudlach]

Jim,
We voted to let John G. continue with the website because he promised to
keep up with things
and improve the website but obviously he hasn't.
IHCC website needs to be completely done over.
See you at RPRU  2006.  :-)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Becker" <jim.becker at verizon.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Red power attendance


> I noticed Darrell has been adding them to the calendar lately.  I thuoght
he
> was trying to fill the page.  I don't think that a year ago you saw much
> listed that was more than a year ahead.  If you go look at the web site,
you
> will find entries for one each RPR, auction and winter convention.  Two
out
> of three of them are history.  The only way you find a web site for
anything
> later is to know what chapter is doing it and follow the links through to
> the chapter sites.
>
> It is amazing how little attention people pay to some things.  I've lost
> track of how many posts have been on this mailing list telling when and
> where this year's RPR is, yet people keep asking.
>
> Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Schmudlach" <mschmudlach at charter.net>
> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 12:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Red power attendance
>
>
> > The shows are not kept a secret.
> > In the last Harvester Highlights they even list the next  RPRUs.
> > PA in 2007 and Missouri in 2008.
> > 2009 has not been voted on yet.
> > Iowa, SD and Wisconsin are all bidding on it.
> > One of the problems with IHCC is that most IH Collectors are not
members.
> > Redpower magazine has a circulation of 2 times larger than
> > the membership of IHCC (less than 7,000).
> > I learned that when we put on the Winter Convention in 2005 people got
> > really confused when we started promoting it more than a year in
advance.
> > I
> > guess they couldn't figure out that the 2005 in our promotion meant 2005
> > not
> > 2004.   I also had some guy write to me complaining that he would of
come
> > if
> > we had advertised.  He told me that Redpower magazine would list our
event
> > for free.
> > When I told him we were listed in the magazine for almost 2 years and
had
> > a
> > 2 page ad for 4 issues, he told me I was full of it.  I told him to
check
> > it
> > out and get back to me.   I could not believe all of the people who told
> > me
> > that they didn't know about the convention.  How much advertising does a
> > person have to do.
> > If people want to know what is going on with IHCC they should join. It
is
> > a
> > mere $15 for national and $10 for most state chapters.
> > Mike
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Jim Becker" <jim.becker at verizon.net>
> > To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 9:26 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Farmall] Red power attendance
> >
> >
> >> Bloomsburg, PA.  http://www.red-power-roundup-2007.com/  I don't
> > understand
> >> why our national organization feels so bound to keep future locations a
> >> secret until all previous shows are over.
> >>
> >> Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Richard Pope" <popeman at verizon.net>
> >> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:01 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Red power attendance
> >>
> >>
> >> > Does anybody know where the 2007 Roundup will be held?  I'm hoping to
> >> > attend.
> >> >
> >> > Richard Pope
> >> > Apple Valley, CA
> >>
> >>
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