We've been talking a lot lately about things we would like to do around here besides packing kits. One of the ideas that came up was inspired by a nostalgic feelings for the good ol' days of our local VALVE club (Vintage Audio Listeners and Valve Enthusiasts). Bottlehead came out of that club, as well as several very important friendships for me. Everyone had a great time and we all learned a lot.
I recall that we did something like 84 meetings over 7 years, pretty much on the first Sunday of every month. We'd have anywhere from 5 to 35 people show up. Typically at least half of the attendees would bring in a DIY project that we would either put into the system if it worked, or put on the bench if it didn't. Guys like PJ, George Wright, John Tucker and others would show up and there would always be lots of interesting conversation and sharing of ideas. The meetings actually became sort of a pilgrimage for the guys who were into this SET stuff when it first came on strong in the 90s, which led to our putting on the VSAC conferences we did in the late 90s and early 2000s.
Back then we mostly held meetings in my basement and had occasional meetings at other member's homes. Now we have this great venue with lots of room to spread out, a reference system to run gear in and a lab with plenty of space to work out kinks on a new project.
What do you guys think? Should we give it a go? If there is enough interest we'll pick a date and get the word out.
