Originally Posted By: MelJB
Loss of store events..I miss not seeing Bill and Nancy. I was able to attend one regional event - Portsmouth, and only attended two reunions, Mackinac and Alaska. Found out about the Baltimore reunion too late, and wasn't collection HLs before then. Miss seeing all the HL folks I consider friends cry



OK, I have to second this. I went to a regional event in Atlanta. It was like one big party! Bill was his wonderful hilarious self. Got to meet a lot of collectors and I wound up winning an HL limited edition light and two Mark Sherman prints. Will never forget that meeting.