[DM-MUG] Meeting Location

[Bill Davis]

I'm not an "official" member of DM-MUG (yet), but I vote for Haddock.  
It's good to see an non-chain Apple store again, and I'd like to 
support them.

I haven't attended a meeting at CompUSA in many years, so maybe I'm 
being unfair, but I know that their Apple store-within-a-store seems to 
be unstaffed almost every time I'm there.   I'd rather support 
someplace where the staff is enthusiastic about Apple, like Haddock.

Also, I'm a bit "fond" of the location Haddock chose; my first 
Apple-related job was just upstairs from their location (yes, that 
building does have suites upstairs!) and I bought my first Mac in 1984 
at Computer Emporium, located in the big "A" frame a few doors down 
from Haddock.  And I held the first meeting of the first MUG in Des 
Moines in that building, too, back in '84. So I guess I'm not unbiased 
about wanting to meet there!  It's nostalgic, in a big way!

But if enough folks prefer CompUSA...why not just switch back and 
forth?  One month CompUSA, one month Haddock, assuming they're both 
amenable.  (Pity the Apple Store here doesn't have a classroom like 
some do....)

  - Bill Davis



On Feb 3, 2005, at 9:57 PM, Bryan Baker wrote:

> Nothing more got brought up here, but I'd like to actually discuss 
> this:
> What do you folks think? Should we think about "moving" to Haddock?
>
> Sounds like it was a real hit this last time.
>
> On Jan 26, 2005, at 9:27 AM, Alan Hansen wrote:
>> I wanted to let you know that you were very welcome and we would
>> love to host the meeting every month if you would like!
> --
> Bryan Baker
> President
> Des Moines Macintosh Users Group
> http://www.dmmug.org
> president@dmmug.org