DCS - DeLorean Convention and Show (DeLorean Midwest Connection - Host DMC Club)
Starting a new thread here in the DMC Clubs section, since it is related to the current Host DMC Club
of the DeLorean Convention and Show (specifically for DCS 2016 and DCS 2018, as of this post).
The DeLorean Midwest Connection club is an integral part of the current DCS Events, for a number of
reasons, including our volunteer base and the "business support" of the club for the logistics of having
technical requirements addressed for DCS, such as Event Insurance and consistent points of contact.
The second integral part of the current DCS Event is our relationship with DMC Midwest and their staff.
For those who have been commenting on DCS Social Media and other DeLorean Forums about why the
current conventions have been in Illinois, the biggest factors have been logistics. If you have political or
other reasons not to visit Illinois or the Chicago area, you have already missed 2 awesome DCS Events.
As with DMC Midwest being in Illinois, the current DCS Team is based in Illinois and do not plan to move.
DMC Midwest and their staff (with Dave and Julee Swingle still considered part of the DMC Midwest team)
are an integral part of the DeLorean Convention and Show, and if we do decide to do another DCS Event,
DMC Midwest will continue to be within a few hours drive. There is also talk of combining DCS activities
with the next DMC Midwest Open House Event, if the traditional DCS Event does not continue on it's own.
I will try to address questions and comments about DeLorean Convention and Show in this thread, as time
permits. If posts become political or otherwise off-topic, they will be deleted or redirected to another thread.
Conspiracy Theory 1 - Thursday Later Start at Registration Desk
Conspiracy Theory 1 - Thursday Later Start at Registration Desk
Despite the Social Media comments and concerns over the Later Start on Thursday morning,
there was no "secret" reason that the Registration Desk was not open at exactly 8am.
Those of you who spent the night at Pheasant Run on Wednesday night likely know that there
was heavy thunderstorms overnight and this storm knocked out power East of the Resort. Due
to the power outage(s), the traffic signals East and Southeast of the Resort were not reset yet
in the morning (but at least they were flashing red), which slowed the return of local volunteers.
No, we were not monitoring the security camera near the Registration Desk and decided to delay
starting the Registration Packet pickup because of the folks who were waiting there since 7:45am.
I'm glad we did not have Social Media at some of the DCS Events of the past, otherwise there may
have been similar posts of why the AV equipment arrived very late when Cliff's truck broke down.
Conspiracy Theory 2 - Friday BTTF Tribute to Mark Gale was "exclusionary"
Conspiracy Theory 2 - Friday BTTF Tribute to Mark Gale was "exclusionary"
Despite the Social Media comments and concerns over the Friday BTTF Tribute to Mark Gale,
there was no "secret" reason behind this bonus event and why and how it was scheduled.
First, as Oliver alluded to in his post, this bonus event was privately funded, and due to the
logistics of putting this tribute together (as a surprise, not a "secret") we decided to invite
the first 88 people from Thursday's dinner, since this dinner & speakers were BTTF focused
(also not a "secret") and appeared to be the "best fit" given how the other events aligned.
As for using the "88" as the number of people invited, this was a happy coincidence, since
the concrete mixers are shipped in a container (with dry ice) that happens to fit 90 mixers.
Conspiracy Theory 2 - Part B - What happened to the other 2 mixers? If you must know,
we gave Bob Gale the other 2 mixers, which he enjoyed on Friday night and Saturday night.
So for those of you thinking this event was secret, well, yes, since surprises are meant to be
secret, at least until they are meant to be revealed. Did we intend to "limit" this bonus event?
For logistical purposes, there was a limit to number of mixers that were privately purchased.
Was this event specifically planned to exclude any specific person or people? Don't think so.
Below is the article that inspired the tribute:
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...66853057a.html
Excerpt:
"Instead of a service, Mr. Gale asked his friends simply to gather together, swap anecdotes
and eat Ted Drewes Oreo concretes."
As listed, several times in several posts, both here and on Social Media, and if memory serves,
the words bonus or surprises were referenced in the posts. This was meant to be similar to the
"surprise" for guests (and the DCS Team) at DCS 2016 when Dr. Perini arrived and told us less
than an hour before Friday Dinner, he had GG sketches for auction and to be given away Friday.
Having the Giorgetto Giugiaro sketches were a complete surprise and happily accepted as a last
minute addition to the Friday program and to my knowledge, there was no negative comments
or conspiracy theories why we did not "include" the Thursday Dinner guests for a chance to win
one of the current, original and limited edition of Giorgetto Giugiaro sketches of the DeLorean.
Maybe the more appropriate comment is why this would be an issue now and not in the past?