That LOTR is not for sale. It belongs to Kim Keist.

It's too bad that the TPF is over in Grapevine. The best Texas BBQ on Earth is in South Dallas, in the Bishop Arts District of Oak Cliff. Lockhart Smoke House. The 2nd best is in a shack in Downtown Garland, on the far East side of Dallas County - Meshack's.

Both are too far to be realistic options for a quick meal. If any Pinsiders want the full treatment next year, we can arrange that. Lockhart is about 25 minutes from the Hilton.

Tough weekend. I ended up with some kind of awful stomach bug or food poisoning, and vomited violently all night Thursday and Friday morning. Poor Brian Saunders came to deliver my TRON LE and BDK and pick up AFM and LOTR that morning, after driving all night from Illinois to Dallas, and there I was feeling puny and awful. He had to do 80% of the work, and I just left them stood up and wrapped until Saturday morning.

I made it to the show on Saturday for the Jersey Jack talk and about 30 minutes of walk around. I met B_R, just because I went over to buy the Super LED kits for TRON and BDK. I looked around for anyone else, but was too sick and weak still to be of any use. Played one game of AC/DC BIBLE and went home.

Got out Sunday and had a chance to play some games and meet some people. Kept my eye out for you, Kim, but didn't come across you at any point.

Craig Hassell's. I don't think he is on Pinside. He is a local guy.