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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Mass cancellations of gunshows in Texas due to Katrina

Posted: 9/7/2005 7:21:32 AM EDT

We are getting calls from most of the promoters whos shows we attend. The Fort Worth show is cancelled for this weekend because the hall is being used as a shelter. All the Houston Reliant shows are cancelled for the year.

FYI

Eric, MGS

Update- Future Big Town show is going on schedual and they are adding a show this weekend to make up for the lost Fort Worth one. Market Hall is not effected as well.

Posted: 9/7/2005 7:45:36 AM EDT

[#1]

Guess crime will be way up in those areas now too!
Glad I don't live close to those areas.

Posted: 9/7/2005 8:22:32 AM EDT

[#2]

Any word on Market Hall for this month, 24-25?

I need a gunshow fix baaaaad.

Posted: 9/7/2005 8:25:48 AM EDT

[#3]

crap

Posted: 9/7/2005 8:30:43 AM EDT

[#4]

Market hall should be OK but the situation is pretty fluid right now.

Posted: 9/7/2005 9:13:16 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
We are getting calls from most of the promoters whos shows we attend. The Fort Worth show is cancelled for this weekend because the hall is being used as a shelter. All the Houston Reliant shows are cancelled for the year. Now the upcoming Cook show at Mesquite Bigtown is cancelled for same reason. (How would you like to live in that dump?) Defunct Bigtown mall is supposed to be used as a staging area.

FYI

Eric, MGS

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong. Mesquite is not cancelled. Just got a call from Robin who owns the show and she is putting the Big Town show on this weekend in place of the Ft.Worth show.

Posted: 9/7/2005 1:57:16 PM EDT

[#6]

I've been told that the Market Hall show is going to happen.

Posted: 9/7/2005 3:36:17 PM EDT

[#7]

and what's bad is, the majority of the people being sheltered are welfare monkeys. only about 20 to 25 percent of them honestly work. I met a couple from Louisiana who got relocated to Houston and are already working again. That's progress. the majority of the so-called refugees can go to hell.

Posted: 9/7/2005 4:44:36 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Quoted:
We are getting calls from most of the promoters whos shows we attend. The Fort Worth show is cancelled for this weekend because the hall is being used as a shelter. All the Houston Reliant shows are cancelled for the year. Now the upcoming Cook show at Mesquite Bigtown is cancelled for same reason. (How would you like to live in that dump?) Defunct Bigtown mall is supposed to be used as a staging area.

FYI

Eric, MGS

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong. Mesquite is not cancelled. Just got a call from Robin who owns the show and she is putting the Big Town show on this weekend in place of the Ft.Worth show.

this weekend means the 10th and 11th?

Posted: 9/7/2005 6:26:05 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
We are getting calls from most of the promoters whos shows we attend. The Fort Worth show is cancelled for this weekend because the hall is being used as a shelter. All the Houston Reliant shows are cancelled for the year. Now the upcoming Cook show at Mesquite Bigtown is cancelled for same reason. (How would you like to live in that dump?) Defunct Bigtown mall is supposed to be used as a staging area.

FYI

Eric, MGS

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong. Mesquite is not cancelled. Just got a call from Robin who owns the show and she is putting the Big Town show on this weekend in place of the Ft.Worth show.

this weekend means the 10th and 11th?

That would be correct. This weekend meaning the one coming two days after tomorrow.

Posted: 9/8/2005 4:47:15 AM EDT

[#10]

w00t!
thanks, my step-dad is coming and he will enjoy this a lot!

Posted: 9/8/2005 12:56:01 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
We are getting calls from most of the promoters whos shows we attend. The Fort Worth show is cancelled for this weekend because the hall is being used as a shelter. All the Houston Reliant shows are cancelled for the year. Now the upcoming Cook show at Mesquite Bigtown is cancelled for same reason. (How would you like to live in that dump?) Defunct Bigtown mall is supposed to be used as a staging area.

FYI

Eric, MGS

ERIC, ERIC, ERIC.
I work VERY HARD to put on gunshows. I am glad you sign up for ours. Our team has been scrambling, myself for 19 hours a day, to put on a show at Bigtown THIS WEEKEND. We are doing this because High Caliber was forced to cancel their show, and to help all of our valued dealers and customers.

BIGTOWN IS OPEN. BIGTOWN IS NOT SOLD. WE HAVE CONFIRMED DATES THROUGH THE END OF 2006. I WAS AT BIGTOWN THIS MORNING, ALL IS FINE.

PLEASE GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU POST! When you say irresponsible things, I lose business. When I lose business, you lose business.
Thanks,
Matthew Townsend
Show Director, NTGC, INC.
www.classicshows.com

Posted: 9/8/2005 1:03:51 PM EDT

[#12]

Also, only 2000 or so evacuees remain from the original 25000 in the Astrodome in Houston.

Perhaps some consolidation efforts will get the evacuees in one area and open up some of the venues for conventions/gunshows etc. again.

Posted: 9/8/2005 1:06:22 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
We are getting calls from most of the promoters whos shows we attend. The Fort Worth show is cancelled for this weekend because the hall is being used as a shelter. All the Houston Reliant shows are cancelled for the year.

FYI

Eric, MGS

Update- Future Big Town show is going on schedual and they are adding a show this weekend to make up for the lost Fort Worth one. Market Hall is not effected as well.

Thank You Eric.
Matthew Townsend

Posted: 9/8/2005 2:41:16 PM EDT

[#14]

Also, only 2000 or so evacuees remain from the original 25000 in the Astrodome in Houston.

I hate to tell you, but MANY more than 2000 of them. I just came from Reliand (LOTS of peoples), and the GRB (many, many peoples).

No gun show at either of those places for a while...

Posted: 9/8/2005 6:37:20 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Quoted:
We are getting calls from most of the promoters whos shows we attend. The Fort Worth show is cancelled for this weekend because the hall is being used as a shelter. All the Houston Reliant shows are cancelled for the year. Now the upcoming Cook show at Mesquite Bigtown is cancelled for same reason. (How would you like to live in that dump?) Defunct Bigtown mall is supposed to be used as a staging area.

FYI

Eric, MGS

ERIC, ERIC, ERIC.
I work VERY HARD to put on gunshows. I am glad you sign up for ours. Our team has been scrambling, myself for 19 hours a day, to put on a show at Bigtown THIS WEEKEND. We are doing this because High Caliber was forced to cancel their show, and to help all of our valued dealers and customers.

BIGTOWN IS OPEN. BIGTOWN IS NOT SOLD. WE HAVE CONFIRMED DATES THROUGH THE END OF 2006. I WAS AT BIGTOWN THIS MORNING, ALL IS FINE.

PLEASE GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU POST! When you say irresponsible things, I lose business. When I lose business, you lose business.
Thanks,
Matthew Townsend
Show Director, NTGC, INC.
www.classicshows.com

+1 Matt

Posted: 9/8/2005 6:39:51 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
Also, only 2000 or so evacuees remain from the original 25000 in the Astrodome in Houston.

I hate to tell you, but MANY more than 2000 of them. I just came from Reliand (LOTS of peoples), and the GRB (many, many peoples).

No gun show at either of those places for a while...

Hate to tell you, but HGCA has posted on their website that the show Oct 15 is still on.

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