only wish we had better words to describe awesomeness and wonderfullness --

and wish that next time even more great s2g folks could enjoy this spectacular party -

it was a better memory than an extra inning 7th game at any world series (imho)

----we had the very best of music and boxes and comfort and food --

but even much better than all that -
was US --

thanks to all you great friends

Wish I could have made it too!

I had a blast, so here's one pic. of Freddie doing his dope pose:

Fatdog having a date with a blow up box, check out the set of woofers on her:

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Originally posted by redbenjoe:
only wish we had better words to describe awesomeness and wonderfullness --

and wish that next time even more great s2g folks could enjoy this spectacular party -

it was a better memory than an extra inning 7th game at any world series (imho)

----we had the very best of music and boxes and comfort and food --

but even much better than all that -
was US --

thanks to all you great friends

I would like to thank (ahardb0dy) for setting up the recreational room and your wife for such a fantastic meal. All members truly I'am pleased to have met such a wonderful bunch. Man we've got to do this next year and maybe invite the one who started this site Mr. Jens from Bavaria, man if we have to we'll pay for his flight!!

Just want to say the first Orlando meet was a huge sucess, everyone had a great time, so many boxes,37, and I believe only 2 duplicates, if we plan one for next year, the clubhouse will still be a available, hopefully we can get more members to come and maybe that 2nd whole pan of baked ziti my WIFE made will be eaten, ( now I'll have to finish it myself over the next week!!, LOL), anyway I was glad to meet everyone, wonderful people, lots of knowledge, great time.

p.s. Sorry I'm writing this so late, after last nights posts and falling into bed at 2a.m. I just woke up 1/2 hour ago!.

tony --tell your wife that her cooking was so good --that i dont ever want to lose that great taste --so i havent even brushed my teeth since

cant wait till next year --wish it was tomorrow

It does seem you did have a great time also!

Great stuff guys,!

hey - forgot to mention --
i even won a prize .......just for being the old fart

and cool ramon -- ran TWO Florida turnpike toll booths on the way home --
think of the $$savings !!

cool ramon -- ran TWO Florida turnpike toll booths on the way home --
think of the $$savings !![/QUOTE] Got to watch out for those quiet ones.

Hi everyone-I'm glad that you all had a great time! I wish I could have gone but I didn't sell my car and it's just been tight lately so I couldn't attend.
I'll try to be at the next one so I can show off a few of my boxes.
I'll have a really nice 777 & hopefully a 767 by then!
Have a super week-Ghettobooom777.

Awesome! Glad you guys got together and had a Great Time.It is Boomboxery indeed.

More pics. and video on the way from other members stay tuned!

Very nice guys,sounds like it was very fun.

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Originally posted by ford93:
cool ramon -- ran TWO Florida turnpike toll booths on the way home --
think of the $$savings !!

Got to watch out for those quiet ones. [/QUOTE] man it was fun,,yea did not have change and got a bit lost turn on the wrong street and nobody was at the booth both time,, i was sleeping last night and all i can hear was the buzzard sound of the booth and the police siren

Would love to see more pics.

Yeah, how about some pictures of the food?

much thanks for your inquiry, uncle ed --
soon - there will be lots of pictures posted here -

and , in return, we would all welcome several pictures of your food

Yup, it was a blast! (pun intended)

JT's pbase gallery of S2G FL meet pics

What a fantastic day! I got to meet some great people, eat some great food, hear lots of boxes I'd never heard before, and I even got to DJ on T/A's Numark iDJ for a while!

It was a Saturday well spent, for sure!!!!

This so pisses me off...either saturday before or after and I would have been in the house with you guys...

Seeing all these great photos, and what a super time you all had I will be there next year for sure.....

How about semi-annual?

ie: Fl Meet II Christmas Party!

great!
s2go meetings all over the world!!!


amazing pictures JT!
thanks for sharing!!!

Great pics
That iDJ thingy looks quite nice too

What else can I say but Damn that's a lot of cool boxes!
Awesome meet guys, whish more of us could have been there.

That does seem to be a nice meeting!

OFF TOPIC!

Nicole hit 5,000 posts!!!!!! Super Yay!!!

BACK ON TOPIC!

if you want to have another florida meet sometime, and want to hold it in the same place, give me advance notice and we will reserve the clubhouse, it's not a problem. more than glad to see everyone and the few that couldn't make it again. Linda said next time she will make more variety of food and make it like a buffet.

Looks like a great time was had by all wish I were a bit closer, I would of definitely came

Ok So I know who a few of the guys are through other pics earlier in the year but who all made it out ? 37 boxes is a HUGE gathering ! Nice work fellas

MAN I WAS WAY OFF ! LOL

Cool pics guys and thanks for clearing that up for me Hardbody

ps: Is your online handle in reference to a minitruck you own ?

Pleased to finally meet ya all way to go guys n galls

For the curious about the 37 boxes we had my wife said to mention that 15 was what I bought...

(Tony took these shots of what Bobby and I had in my truck.)



and I came back with 17!!! Her response was "Explain to me again how this happened?"

Of course Bobby's wife instructed me that he came with three and must only come home with three. I ignored that too!

It was awsome I enjoyed everyone and Bobby (Fatdog) is my official road dog. Tony is the man for hosting the event. I wish more could have been there. I will be posting a video and pics myself soon so stay alert! And if you like comedy roasts...be prepared!

All i would like to know is who the 880 belonged to was it ira's?.

That belongs to Tony (aHardbody). And he has all original papers including warranty registration card!

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Originally posted by oldskool69:
That belongs to Tony (aHardbody). And he has all original papers including warranty registration card!

Thanks freddie well all i know is i have the origional passive radiator for mine lad, well it's a start

More pics and videos
The first are videos so click on them for some live action!!!!!
Enjoy
!!!!

Amazing photos thanks for sharing them,which was the best sounding unit in the house.?

Oh, man! This entire experience was a total blast (pun intended)! It was like finally getting to meet your long-lost brothers. There were none of the "awkward" moments that usually happen when people meet for the first time - we already knew so much about each other that we were practically family before we ever met.

It was great to finally put some faces to the S2G handles and, of course, meet the legendary RedBenJoe (aka Ira)! I think we're already planning for the 2nd Annual Sunshine Mix for next year.

In total, we had 37 boomboxes represented. The list is:

• Aiwa CS-880
  
• Conion C-100F
  
• Delmon TR-910
  
• Fisher PH-460
  
• Fisher PH-480
  
• General Electric 5239A
  
• Hitachi TRK-8180E
  
• JVC PC-3
  
• JVC PC-55
  
• JVC PC-R11JW
  
• JVC RC-M70
  
• JVC RC-M90 (x 2)
  
• JVC RV-DP100
  
• JVC RV-NB10W
  
• National RX-C100
  
• Panasonic RX-5600L
  
• Panasonic RX-C300
  
• Panasonic RX-C50
  
• Panasonic RX-DT680
  
• Philips D8634
  
• Realistic SCR-8
  
• Rising SRC-2015 (x 2)
  
• Sansui CP5
  
• Sansui CP7
  
• Sansui CP99W
  
• Sansui FX-700R
  
• Sanyo C9
  
• Sanyo M9990
  
• Sharp GF-777Z
  
• Sharp GF-9191HB
  
• Sharp GF-9494X
  
• Sony FH-5
  
• Telefunken CC-9000
  
• Toshiba WX-1
  
• Classic Cicena The Bel-Air Box
  

My uncle Tommy shows off his huge boombox


Freddie and I arrive at the clubhouse


Here come Tony, Ira, and Ramon (Ira's showing his ass already!)


Freddie reveals the stash of boomboxes while Ramon looks on in amazement!


Ira checks out the stash


Ira shows off his cool boombox belt buckle (thank goodness his "antenna" wasn't extended)


Checking out the sounds of the GF-777Z


A small exhibit of sealed cassettes, free clings, and boombox tote bags


The small, but powerful, Sansui FX-700R


Tony's all-original Aiwa CS-880 with papers


Powerhouse Row


I finally get to see an M90 in person!


Frank gets ready to mix


The Numark iDJ


Juan (Ford93) and John (JT) arrive


What it's all about


Juan gets his M90 ready


We even had Kabooms!


Check out the drum machine / SFX pads


Frank shows off his mixing skills


Some VU action


All of these boxes (Conion C-100, Toshiba WX-1, JVC RC-M90, and later one of the Kabooms) were pumping out the same song lined out from the mixer. Man, talk about shaking the house!!


Frank's and Bobby's Rising SRC-2015 (Frank's has the blue LED dial lights)


Tara models with the Sharp GF-777Z. Unfortunately, Frank wedged himself between the two.


Ira takes a breather; the excitement is too much for even the legend among us.


John enjoys a cool beverage after suffering the heat and humidity of the outdoors


Ira rambles on about something - you know how people become when they get old


You gotta have a group shot (L-R: Ramon, Ira, Tony, John, Frank, Tara, Freddie, Bobby, Juan)


Freddie delivers the sermon for the day


I'm glad that everyone had a safe trip to and from the Sunshine Mix and I hope we can all do it again next year to show off even more boxes!!

Bobby

AMAZING!

What a great meeting!!great indeed to finally put faces to the name, a great experience!

I hope an iternational meeting will be possible sometime too, that would be the ultimate blast!

That looks even more fun than the Bavaria meet! Some incredible boxes there! I would sure like to see, and hear the M90 and Conion in person!

Thanks for shairing amazing picks and videos almost brought me to tears knowing i will never meet any of you or anybody from this forum.

Wowowowowowow is all I can say, really, that does indeed bring a warm feeling to the heart and a huge grin to the face. May all of us continue on with our meetings, our love and respect for this great hobby and for one another.

Damn you guys are all great, thanks for sharing.

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Originally posted by rimmer36:
Thanks for shairing amazing picks and videos almost brought me to tears knowing i will never meet any of you or anybody from this forum.

Oh don't be too sure of that, rimmer. For all you know, someone could set up a meet here in the UK, and both of us could end up meeting, and meeting royal(R), geoffhartwell and maybe other people in the UK too. You never know. Give it time...

Re; [There were none of the "awkward" moments that usually happen when people meet for the first time - we already knew so much] There is no better way to say it That how we roll here on S2G. and to think, these meeting will get bigger and better as we go along. I'm down for travelling much farther to meet next time. Let's see who will have to rent a U-Haul van to bring all their boxes. Superb job guys. Great to put faces to names/avatars.

hey tim - not to worry --the next UK meeting will be at YOUR house --and you KNOW that you guys can arrange it --
and bring walkgirl

freddie was impressed with my 880 with the original papers and all but when I told him the speakers were all original ( no replacement surrounds) he was really impressed. Great time, great people, Linda ( my wife juan, LOL), says the next meet should be around Febuary, someone mentioned x-mas but that would be a problem for people having to travel around holiday time. Like I said earlier, we have the place just set up the date.

quote:

Originally posted by redbenjoe:
hey tim - not to worry --the next UK meeting will be at YOUR house --and you KNOW that you guys can arrange it --
and bring walkgirl

Maybe the meeting can be at Nicolle's place . A bit more central.
And we can blow away that neighbour of her

yes -- february is a great weather month for florida --i am in !!

quote:

Originally posted by ahardb0dy:
...freddie was impressed with my 880 with the original papers and all but when I told him the speakers were all original ( no replacement surrounds) he was really impressed...

My friend, impressed is an understatement!

Hey Frank your wife Tara is getting much props from the guys. It was great to see the wives of some of the members giving support to their other half crazy hobby!