Rob (Dr. Popper) sent me a PM of an e-mail message that was sent to him by Roxanne Toser about the next non-sport show, This is what he and her wanted me to pass along to all of you:
"As soon as the 59th was over, I began planning for the 60th. Since it is the 60th, we are holding a banquet on Saturday night at Buca di Beppo (714 Grape St., Whitehall, PA) a fantastic Italian restaurant less than 10 minutes from our host hotel—Hilton Garden Inn. What they have to offer is a five-course meal: appetizer, salad, pasta, entrée and dessert. The normal cost for this dinner is almost $40.00. With the help of generous sponsorship from the following manufacturers: Breygent Marketing, Cryptozoic Entertainment and Topps Inc., we are able to offer this meal for $25.00 including tax and gratuity.
In the past when we’ve had special events, the Wacky Packages gang has not participated. Since the show is a great place for all of you to get together, it would seem like some of you should help support events—especially something celebrating the 60th show. I am hoping you will run this by the guys and see if some will attend. Jay Lynch will be one of our artists and he will be at the dinner. I’m thinking of asking attendees to contribute a small amount (probably $5) towards the cost of the artist’s dinner. The first five who contribute can sit with the artist at the dinner. Not sure about this yet but we’ll see. The guys usually take Jay away right after the show but they won’t be able to this time because Jay knows he must attend the dinner.
Here is a link for a survey regarding the dinner
http://non-sport-update.polldaddy.com/s/60th-philly-non-sports-card-show-dinner-survey."