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Originally Posted by sunnydayz |  | | | | | | | | | Ok so I just got back from the show a little while ago and had a great time. I met Lou finally, and Michael I met your wife Debz as she was over with Lou. I also met JPD, and I walked the show for quite awhile with Mistysue but kept loosing her  That place was so packed with so much stuff, I couldnt look at it all so I am going back tommorow. | |  | |  | |
Cool Bobbie! Yesterday, she said she got to meet a whole string of folks, and drop off the shirts for Rodney's booth. She met Rodney (yes, he really is shy) before he had to fly back out, Charles and his wife, and checked out the WOW laser paper heat transfers for both light and dark shirts, talked to Cathy at Dakota, Mike Fresener (sports a longer ponytail than I do
) and the crew at US SCREEN (by the way, Scott is now clean shaven) ... and several of the very trendy t-shirts that have come out, like Kavio. Lot's more bamboo choices out with varying degrees of bamboo/cotton/spandex blends. And got to see the infamous Kornit, in action (she let out a gasp, as she told me of the encounter). And stopped by to chat with the gang at Digital Art Solutions. That is just the highlights of Friday!
Sunday, she gave Lou (the man has done it ALL, more stories than you can shake a stick at) a break, and held down the fort with the Impressions gang (having to learn the proper speech for folks who stopped by). Got to meet Bobbie and her daughter, Mistysue (did ya get the tee?) and a bunch more (a thousand apologies for missing names and conversations ... relying on memory of her phone calls to me). She got to check out the Blazer Pro, and while didn't mention the speed of the print (LOL, I think we are used to slower output with the T-Jet 3 compared to the HM-1), she was impressed with the side-loading of shirts while the machine is printed others and the near ability to print ALL across the shirt (seams are the tricky part). She got a real kick out of the new Fast Pre-treatment machine with the press (bringing me back a sample to see for myself). And checked out the gang at Monkey Boy Graphics, who offered a sweet deal with their art packages for show attendees. And that is just the highlights for Saturday.
Debz finally got out of there, so she and my stepmonster could spend the rest of evening at the Star Trek convention.
I agree, there is AN ENORMOUS amount to see, so I am glad Debz has another day to check more stuff out (and meet more t-shirt forum pals). I am also a bit disappointed ... I wanted to see more stuff regarding
DTG and Dye Sub advancements, and more digital artwork for us printers (it's getting to the point, where I will have to start my own art house). Obviously, the show is targeted for garment makers, which really had the most advances with new fashionable tees, more cuts and color options, and more green fabrics (lot's of samples, thank you!). Of all the so-called rumors of new inks (for DTGers) and the like, that might be at the show ... I have yet to see anything really special, beyond the cool, new fabrics ... but, then, there is always tomorrow!
Well, it's after 9pm, and I wanna get a whiskey behind me, before it gets too late (need to be coherent for football playoffs, tomorrow).
Many thanks to everyone at the show, so far ... Debz had not a single complaint about anyone. She did say she purposely avoided one booth ... I guess, she is still upset with them for never returning her e-mail (after 4 months), LOL.