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wkosmann
Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 387 Location: Middleburg, Virginia
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Link Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:39 pm Post subject: Announcing the Fourth East Coast Blendzilla Meet |
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Dear Dudes and Dudettes;
I am hereby announcing the latest East Coast Blendzilla Meet (Part Quattro) TM. Part Trey was in 2009, so it's been a while (something about finishing an MS in Systems Engineering, starting and completing a PhD in Systems Engineering, all while working as a full time System Engineer in the Rocket Racket.) Said Home Theater Meet will be held in the bucolic countryside of Northern Virginia, approximately 50 miles directly West of Washington DC.
First order of business is to determine the Meet date(s). I'm thinking mid-October, as, with the trees turning various yellows, oranges, reds, and browns, there is no prettier place on Earth than Northern Virginia. My current first choice is Saturday, October 18. Current second choice is Saturday, October 11. Please chime in and let me know who would like to come, and what your date preferences are. I will drive the Meet date by maximizing the number of people who can come, whilst giving preference to those flying or driving from far away, and taking into account when Don Wallace (the BBQ master) is able to attend.
For those who have not been to any of the previous three East Coast Blendzilla Meets, I live on 12.6 acres in a totally rural area. The dedicated Home Theater is in the basement. The display system consists of two ceiling mounted Mike Parker heavily mod'd Marquee 9500 Ultra projectors, fed by an Analog Way Diventix 8022 blend hardware unit, projecting onto a 144" wide 2.35 to 1 SmX acoustically transparent weave fixed mount screen. Sources include an Oppo BDP-93 Blu-ray player, a Toshiba HD-XA2 HD-DVD player, a Samsung ATSC over the air tuner, and a DirecTV tuner. I have the most recent MP VIM, neckboard, and Moome version 3 HDMI input card mods installed and stable. (To my knowledge, only 3 other locations have said mods, Mike Parker's own Marque 8500 Ultra, Justin's Marquee 9500 Ultra, and Stridsvognen's Marquee 9500 Ultra in Denmark. All of these are single projector setups.) This is the only place in the world where one can view the latest MP mods on a 12 foot wide screen via blended projectors.
The audio system starts with a Denon AVP-A1HDCI audio processor, feeding 5 Seaton Catalyst speakers (left wide, left front, center, right front, right wide), four Seaton Submersive HP subwoofers, and two legacy Fosgate SD-180 side sets of speakers. The Denon AVP-A1HDCI has the latest 3D pass through, Audyssey XT32, Audyssey DSX upgrade. The Home Theater has a complete audio treatment installed. Last week I performed an Audyssey XT32 Pro audio calibration, integrating the wide speakers into the system for the first time, and lowering the 10k watts of Submersive subwoofer audio level by 20 dB! (Sorry Don.) Two rows of black powered recliner theater seating comfortably seat 6 viewers at a time, with room for another 3 or 4 to lie down in the front (if desired), and 8 to 10 to stand in the rear, if desired.
Food may be provided by Don Wallace Productions, if he is available the weekend of the Meet. Don has provided BBQ beef and pork at all 3 previous East Coast Blendzilla Meets, and no one has left disappointed. It is rumored that crab legs might also be available. Various varieties of both commercial and home brewed beer should be on the menu, as well as Virginia wine. Other culinary goodies my appear, depending on who comes. The menu will be flushed out over time, as particular individuals commit to attending. In the past, we have had the food on the screen porch, outside, allowing attendees to sit on the patio and take a break/converse in between theater viewings.
If you are interested in coming, please post in the thread as to your availability. Let the process begin.........................
I will maintain a list of those who have said they are coming here.
As of Right now, the list includes:
Mr. RoCo (plane tickets purchased, so he will be here)
Mr. UncleWill (local to VA, high probability of his showing up)
Mr. Stridsvognen + his brother (plane tickets purchased, so I'm sure they're coming)
Mr. Spanky Ham (he has been rather adamant about saying he is coming, plus bugging others to come)
Mr. Mark Seaton (has posted on his Web Site that he is coming)
Mr. Loganvu (from Mark Seaton's website)
Mr. Skrill (from Mark Seaton's website, local to VA)
Mr. Mark Haflich (local to Va, and has been at every East Coast Blendzilla Meet)
Mr. Cliffy (being chauffeured by Bomrat)
Mr. Bomrat (chauffeuring Cliffy all around the US)
Dr. Little Dog (I'll be there fo' sho')
Don Wallace pork and beef brisket BBQ (but not Don Wallace)
There have been twice as many expressions of interest, but no other commitments.
William
(aka Dr. Little Dog)
_________________ (B)(G)(R) BlendZilla Up Over (R)(G)(B)
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Curt Palme CRT Tech
Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 24301 Location: Langley, BC
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Link Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Wellll... with 12.6 acres of land, I guess there's no need for midget strippers, only full size ones will suffice.
I'll ask Barb if she can make it. Business has been a bit slow over the summer (expected), but as long as there's a solid rebound over the next 2 months, count me in!
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Reddman
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 70 Location: South Carolina
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Link Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds like fun and I've always wanted to attend one of these meets. I'll confirm my availability after checking my work schedule.
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Spanky Ham
Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central
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Link Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 4:14 am Post subject: |
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The 18th would give me breathing room, but I will know in the next week or so if the 11th is in the cards.
I am going to call out (guilt) the rest of the crew. Cliff, Nash, Jeremy, Rocco, Haflich, etc. into coming.
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the big E
Joined: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 1928 Location: speedwell Tn.
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Link Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 5:35 am Post subject: |
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If nothing comes up I would like to come
Just have to make sure it doesn't collide with another event that's going on locally during that month and the day and my work schedule
_________________ crt king of black
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wkosmann
Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 387 Location: Middleburg, Virginia
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Link Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | The 18th would give me breathing room, but I will know in the next week or so if the 11th is in the cards.
I am going to call out (guilt) the rest of the crew. Cliff, Nash, Jeremy, Rocco, Haflich, etc. into coming. Twisted Evil |
You go guy!!!!!
_________________ (B)(G)(R) BlendZilla Up Over (R)(G)(B)
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mr_ro_co
Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 1643 Location: Santa Fe NM
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Link Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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October 18th is good for me. I'm there!
Steve
_________________ Not only is there no god, try finding a plumber on Sunday!
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stridsvognen Guest
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Link Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds tempting..
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UncleWill
Joined: 11 Dec 2012 Posts: 413 Location: WashDC area, ViennaVA
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Link Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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SOLD
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jbmeyer13
Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 1135
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Link Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: Announcing the Fourth East Coast Blendzilla Meet |
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wkosmann wrote: | (To my knowledge, only 2 other locations have said mods, Mike Parker's own Marque 8500 Ultra, and Stridsvognen's Marquee 9500 Ultra in Denmark, I believe. Both of these are single projector setups.) This is the only place in the world where one can view the latest MP mods on a 12 foot wide screen via blended projectors.
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I'd be the third once Mike sends me the Moome filters. Mike, if you are reading this please send the filters. This is only my 5th request
_________________ Projector: Modded 9501LC ULtra- MP VIM, Vold VNB, ETECH LVPS, Silver VIM Cables, HD10F's & a V1 case!
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stridsvognen Guest
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Link Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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Is there a fixed date/ weekend.? Ill really like to go see some of you guys, but i will need some time to plan the trip buy tickets and so on.
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overclkr
Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 4227
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Link Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Unfortunately my license is suspended at a minimum until the end of October........ This sucks.......
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Nashou66
Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY
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Spanky Ham
Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central
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Link Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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overclkr wrote: | Unfortunately my license is suspended at a minimum until the end of October........ This sucks....... |
Well, why don't you and Craig carpool?
What about flying? Haflich said he would pick anyone up at BWI.
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jbmeyer13
Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 1135
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Link Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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overclkr wrote: | Unfortunately my license is suspended at a minimum until the end of October........ This sucks....... |
Considering I saw my life flash before on our trip to the beverage center I'm not surprised
_________________ Projector: Modded 9501LC ULtra- MP VIM, Vold VNB, ETECH LVPS, Silver VIM Cables, HD10F's & a V1 case!
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mr_ro_co
Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 1643 Location: Santa Fe NM
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Link Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:30 am Post subject: |
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jbmeyer13 wrote: | overclkr wrote: | Unfortunately my license is suspended at a minimum until the end of October........ This sucks....... |
Considering I saw my life flash before on our trip to the beverage center I'm not surprised |
PONTIAC G8 will do that to you.
_________________ Not only is there no god, try finding a plumber on Sunday!
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wkosmann
Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 387 Location: Middleburg, Virginia
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Link Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 3:14 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | Is there a fixed date/ weekend.? Ill really like to go see some of you guys, but i will need some time to plan the trip buy tickets and so on. |
By the weekend, I expect there will be. No one (who can come) has really objected to October 18. I'm giving people (especially those flying in from far away) a few more days to say whether they can come before I set the date.
_________________ (B)(G)(R) BlendZilla Up Over (R)(G)(B)
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wkosmann
Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 387 Location: Middleburg, Virginia
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Link Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 3:16 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | Unfortunately my license is suspended at a minimum until the end of October........ This sucks....... |
If you fly in to Washington Dulles, either I or someone else will drive over and pick you up from your flight in, and take you back for your flight out.
_________________ (B)(G)(R) BlendZilla Up Over (R)(G)(B)
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Curt Palme CRT Tech
Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 24301 Location: Langley, BC
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Link Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:06 am Post subject: |
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Unless I get a nice sale in the next 2 weeks, Barb and I may be out. Someone needs a couple of nice 9" sets, right?
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overclkr
Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 4227
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Link Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:16 am Post subject: |
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Nashou66 wrote: | overclkr wrote: | Unfortunately my license is suspended at a minimum until the end of October........ This sucks....... |
Gee I wonder how that happened Lead foot ! LOL
Nashou |
Actually it's a DUI or in Indiana terms, OWI. It happened the night that Amy and I reunited. I felt a bit woozy while at her place and got on the road to make it home safe. Well, right when I was pulling in my driveway she texted me to let me know that I left my Ecig at her place. I made the dumb ass decision to turn around..........
They pulled me over at the entrance to my subdivision. Makes it that much worse.
One day at a time!
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