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| [GMCnet] GMCMI 2012 Fall Vendor List! [message #184087] |
Wed, 12 September 2012 04:38  |
Kimberlea Weeks
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Good morning,
I am proud to announce a great group of vendors! Without their efforts
it would difficult for the GMC community to keep our coaches in
tip-top condition. So, break into those piggy banks and come to Amana,
ready to shop!
Don't have reservations yet! Not a problem. Give me a call or email
and I will take care of your registration.
As of today, here is the GMCMI Fall 2012 Convention Vendor List....
Michael & Irma Bozardt
GMC Motorhome Parts
Albert & Sheila Branscombe
Kelsey Hayes, Lambke Rear Disc Conversions and Stainless Park Brake
Cables/Actuators
Bill & Bob Brown
STTP Plus, GMC Key Fobs
William & Diane Cornell
LED Lights
Gene & Joan Dotson
Radiators, Windows, Butyl Tape and GMC Glasses
Joe & Fran Ekl
Cut Keys, Key Fobs, Barbie Coach, Steel Wheels and Jeep Air Bonnets
Ken & Janet Frey
GMC Service and Parts
Tom & Nina Lee Hampton
Grandview Motorhome
Ken & Elaine Henderson
Electric Windshield Wiper Kits and Misc. Items
Frank & Jeanne Jenkins
Fiberglass & Aluminum Parts for GMC
Jim Kanomata
Full Service Supplier
Gary & Kara Kosier
Boogie Greaser, Awning Raisers, Misc. Used Parts and Pieces, T-shirts,
Knitted Items and Collectibles
David & Mary Lenzi
Hubs, Knuckles, Relay Lever, Idler Arm, Copper Gaskets, Steering Gears
Blaine & Diane Merrell
Windwings, Cockpit Screens, Radiator Guards and Thru Bumper Hitch
Dick & Jan Paterson
Ign - Carb
John D. & Linda Richardson
GMC Motorhome Engine Oil Products, Motorhome Parts
Ken and Jeanne Robinson
GMC Parts
J.R. & Jeanne Slaten
Air Valves, Oil Line and Miscellaneous Parts
Dan & Ginette Stuckey
Falvanized Frames, Macerator Kits, Fan-tastic Vents, Onan SS Mufflers
Thank you, safe travels and see you in Amana! (p.s. check out the tech
sessions - what a bunch of great presenters and topics. p.s.s. don't
forget your lights to "Light up the Park" in celebration of our 30th
Anniversary!
Kimberlea Weeks
VP Administration and Convention Manager
612.501.4600
GMC Motorhomes International
Summer address for mailing 2012 Fall Convention Registration:
8362 Tamarack Village, Suite 119-331, Woodbury, MN 55125-3392
Winter address:
1402 So. Cage Blvd | Unit 273 | Pharr | TX 78577
Don't Miss the 2012 GMCMI Fall Convention!
Saturday, September 22 to Friday, September 28
The Amana Colonies | Amana, Iowa
Don't Miss the 2013 GMCMI Spring Convention!
Friday, March 22 to Wednesday, March 27
National Peanut Festival Facilities | Dothan, Alabama
Mark your calendar.
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI 2012 Fall Vendor List! [message #184169 is a reply to message #184162] |
Wed, 12 September 2012 16:52  |
powerjon
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George,
The actual tech sessions are very fluid and sometime are moved around
to help the presenters. There is a schedule here: http://www.gmcmi.com/current/2012F_conv_ladies.pdf
But it doesn't say what will be presented. Maybe the convention
manage has a list that is more concrete.
JR Wright
78 Buskirk Stretch
Michigan
On Sep 12, 2012, at 5:09 PM, George Rudawsky wrote:
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> For those of us that can only attend for some of the days, is there
> a listing of which tech presentations are scheduled at what time?
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> Chicago, IL
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI 2012 Fall Vendor List! [message #184212 is a reply to message #184162] |
Wed, 12 September 2012 21:48 |
midlf
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| GeorgeRud wrote on Wed, 12 September 2012 16:09 |
For those of us that can only attend for some of the days, is there a listing of which tech presentations are scheduled at what time?
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I'm in the same spot as George. I can only attend for one day and would like see the tech presentation schedule to determine what day that will be.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI 2012 Fall Vendor List! [message #184246 is a reply to message #184231] |
Thu, 13 September 2012 06:27 |
Burt and Faye curtis
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Jim is being optimistic. We are still hoping to make it to Amana - but it
is a long journey for us, at a heavy gas price. We haven't been to a GMCMI
rally in several years, because of the distance away from the left coast.
Seems like they can't get any closer than the other side of the Rockies.
This being said, we really like their conventions - the people, the ice
cream, and for the most part, the locations selected. Don't like GMCWS and
GMCMI being held at the same time as GMCWS has the same incentives for
attending (ok, maybe not all the ice cream one can eat!). Really is stupid
having duelling rallies. If we do manage to make it to Amana, it will not
be because of anything GMCWS has done against vendors, etc. It will be only
because we have always wanted to see the Amana Colonies and what better way
than with all your GMC buddies.
Really, really want GMCMI to come back to the left coast and not depend on
GMCWS to piggyback with them. Feel that GMCMI can stand alone out here and
do a bang up job.
So, which ever rally we make it to (after all, we might head to Amana and
the coach only gets as far as Utah), please support us vendors so we can
afford to make it back home.
Bert and Fay Curtis
'76 Glenbrook
Kneeland, CA - near the edge of the world
On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 10:46 PM, Jim Kanomata <jimkanomata@gmail.com>wrote:
> Curtis Unlimited will be at the Convention.
> They like us will not attend the Western States and put our full focus at
> International.
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI 2012 Fall Vendor List! [message #184247 is a reply to message #184246] |
Thu, 13 September 2012 06:45 |
Mr ERFisher
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On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 4:27 AM, Burt and Faye curtis <
curtisunlimitedbandf@gmail.com> wrote:
> Jim is being optimistic. We are still hoping to make it to Amana - but it
> is a long journey for us, at a heavy gas price. We haven't been to a GMCMI
> rally in several years, because of the distance away from the left coast.
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yes, but Jimk made a bad point that you and he are got going to GMCWS and
will only support GMCMI
he has always said he did not like GMCWS, which is not a good thing for him
to say ( and really not a good thing for him to say about you :>)
> Seems like they can't get any closer than the other side of the Rockies.
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yes and those of us who pay and pay get nothing. . Really is stupid
> having duelling rallies.
you can say that again
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> Really, really want GMCMI to come back to the left coast
dont care about he connections, just want them to get straight
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> So, which ever rally we make it to (after all, we might head to Amana and
> the coach only gets as far as Utah), please support us vendors so we can
> afford to make it back home.
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I only support the vendors, and that is the rub with GMCMI
- no vendor row
- no vendor publications
- no vendor night
- no vendor publicity
- no vendor support to the paying members (me)
- presentations held hostage - forever-
- ever wonder why these vendors no longer go?
-- Manny
-- me
-- Burt n fay
-- Steve Ferguson
-- Jim B
we need Emery back
don't give a shit about ice cream, cross dressing, model car races, etc :>)
gene
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI 2012 Fall Vendor List! [message #184250 is a reply to message #184246] |
Thu, 13 September 2012 07:24 |
Ken Burton
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I really liked when GMCMI and Western States were scheduled back to back so we could make them both. We enjoyed Rapid City followed by Estes Park a few years back. I think both rallys got additional attendees due to that scheduling. I know that year Eastern States scheduled in conflict with the GMCMI dates even though requested them no to. I was at that meeting when they decided the dates. What happened was many of us went to the combination of Rapid City (GMCMI) and Estes Park (GMCWS) rather than the closer Eastern states one. If Western states does not want to participate in a GMCMI rally that is fine but they at least could coordinate dates so people could attend both.
Let me point out something. You have the regular attendees that will attend The GMCMI rally no matter how far away it is. Then you have the people who will attend because it is in their area of the country. If you draw a circle are the rally site (I do not know the appropriate radius) you will get your local attendees from inside that circle. I suggest that circle is probably limited to 1000 miles or less, For a really good site 1200. 1000 miles is a really long two day trip. When you put a rally on a coast some portion of that circle is now an ocean or sparsely populated central and northern Canada, or Mexico. So your local drawing area is greatly reduced and attendance will be lower. I liked Estes Park. It was 1000 miles for me, 1000 miles for LA and 1200 miles for San Francisco or Northern California.
I could see a spring rally nearer a warm coast and the fall rally more centralized to the US and Southern Canada. (90% of Canada's population lives within 100 miles of their southern border.)
Due to the cost of fuel I have pretty much set a maximum distance for me to attend future rallies at 800 to 1000 miles.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI 2012 Fall Vendor List! [message #184263 is a reply to message #184087] |
Thu, 13 September 2012 09:03 |
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Matt Colie
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Gene,
Are the mountains harder to cross one way than the other?
If this is the case, I just guess I never noticed it.
Last year, when I pointed out that Shawnee was about 100 miles closer (I don't actually remember the numbers) to LA than I was to NYC, you never allowed that it was central to the country.
I am also a part of an organization that schedules most of the sailings events in our corner of Lake Erie. I can tell you that competition for the available weekends of the season is serious. We still end up with conflicts, we just try to keep them separated geographically.
MI, ES and GL always end up scheduling over each other to some extent. It is better now, with the single published schedule. In our case, with GMC, the sail club and folk music, there is just no hope. This up coming is amazing. You realize that you could (only if you could cross the mountains), start in New York with the Heritage Cruisers, then go on to Indiana to camp with the Great Lakers and leave there for Illinois and the Eastern States and finally end up in Amana with the international. That would be two solid weeks of GMC.
If you want a voice in the organization, you have to be a part of the organization. I don't mean to devalue your contribution, but complaining is just complaining and has no more value than that. Why don't you work with Kim to schedule a combined rally (Like ES did at DuQuoin) somewhere you would like it to be.
Going to Amana.
Hoping for Dothan.....
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
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SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI 2012 Fall Vendor List! [message #184272 is a reply to message #184265] |
Thu, 13 September 2012 10:04 |
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| Mr ERFisher wrote on Thu, 13 September 2012 10:09 |
does being a paid member for over 15 years count?
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> Going to Amana.
> Hoping for Dothan.....
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> none of those are with in my range
gene
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Gene,
You paid dues, so what is all the fuss about no access to tech data?
Why is your range so limited?
(I can understand Dothan, but not Amana?)
I consider the range on my GMC to be two coasts and the Mexican border. We see Canada as a small inconvenience (as I have to unload all the guns we carry). The bigger PITA with Canada is coming back.
These days, our big limit (political rant disabled) is our resources. My wife was going to retire, but that is now on hold. My work is all gone and our investments (that remain) are pretty much worthless. But, if we can budget for a 1000+ mile push to make Shawnee, you might try it.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI 2012 Fall Vendor List! [message #184273 is a reply to message #184265] |
Thu, 13 September 2012 10:08 |
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Well, here is my 2 cents worth. As Technical Vice President of GMCWS, I was
really distressed over the conflicting schedules of the International and
both GMCWS and GMCES. The vendors, of which I am one, are in a box. We
drive more miles in our GMC's each year than most GMCers do in 10. Gas
costs money these days, I know, we just completed a 7008 mile trip in our
GMC. You have to make a decision on which rallies to attend, based on
distance, how busy we are at that time of year, what the likely outcome of
such a trip might be, health, condition of our coaches, etc. I sure think
that with a little more co-operation between the organizations that Rally
dates and places could be of mutual benefit to both vendors, organizations,
and individual GMC owners. Then I could concentrate on doing what my
position calls for, scheduling presenters for rallies, and doing everything
I can to keep the interest at a high level in the preservation and
operation of these old coaches. Just what I think.
Jim Hupy, GMCWS Vice President
Salem, OR
78 GMC Royale 403
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 7:09 AM, gene Fisher <mr.erfisher@gmail.com> wrote:
> does being a paid member for over 15 years count?
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> > but complaining is just complaining and has no more value than that. Why
> > don't you work with Kim to schedule a combined rally (Like ES did at
> > DuQuoin) somewhere you would like it to be.
> >
> > Going to Amana.
> > Hoping for Dothan.....
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> > none of those are with in my range
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> gene
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> > Matt
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> > Matt & Mary Colie
> > '73 Glacier 23 Chaumière (say show-me-air) Just about as stock as you
> will
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> > SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI 2012 Fall Vendor List! [message #184396 is a reply to message #184382] |
Thu, 13 September 2012 21:49 |
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Byron,
I'm not a Republican, but known to talk like one and act.
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 6:54 PM, Byron Songer
<bsonger@songerconsulting.net>wrote:
> Gene,
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> Is it just me or do others think you enjoy complaining as much as you enjoy
> fixing stuff?
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> Just wondering.
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> I will agree, Kanomata tends to take of on something they way Romney did
> yesterday -- Ready, Fire, Aim seems to be the order of the day.
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