Quoted from mikepin:
I worked with vendors well to make things happen. Putting stern in seperate room was way stupid move. yes there were more game but Berk brought like 125 or so. I begged him for years. I aske to meet every ,month for years to plan. Berk never had time. Now when I am gone he brings all these games. also I am all for deals BUT That groupon things also I think is bad.. Unfair to those that preregister .. I wish I was there to see all my friends again.. he wont lets me .BULLSHIT
Mike,
You have become a broken record at this point.
I can agree with you on one thing... you should be allowed to come and see your friends and enjoy the show as a patron. Unfortunately, with your continued stance on here I can see why NOBODY wants you associated with the show or there at all! You have become caustic to the whole thing. I suggest taking a step back, realizing that you were in fact a big part of what was taking Expo down in flames, and since your removal the show has seen a rebirth and the future appears bright. I completely understand that this may be very tough to hear and it does not appear to be making it through to you.
The ship has sailed, you are NOT part of expo any longer, and the future of it looks bright.
IF you want to come as a regular pinhead, see your friends, and participate in the show then I think you have some deep self reflection to take on. You need to apologize to quite a few people and most likely eat a bunch of crow with Berk in order to gain that invite.
IF that is not something you are capable of then for your own health I suggest you either let it go, OR turn that passion into driving your own show in competition. I personally think unless you make some big personal changes that any show you touch is likely going to fail, but that is just my personal opinion and my foot still hurts from you running it over with your stupid cart a few years ago (so it could be adding bias )
Either way, step back and ask yourself what you really want out of all this... Then take the right actions to see it all work.
I personally would love to see you back at Expo as a pinhead and as a vendor participating in the show in a healthy manner. I think it would be good for you and for the show. In order to do that, I think you will need to take some big steps to move in the right direction now. First thing is to stop posting anywhere publicly about your grievances of the show.