Phil Hoppes wrote:Ok....the auction was yesterday so is there anybody out there with the scoop on how all of us fusers faired? How was the auction? How were the parties???
Phil
Hey Phil, it was great! The food was fabulous, as usual, I actually couldn't finish it all, and the auction raised a fair bit of money. They announced about a half mill for the Live auction, 2 hundred thou for the silents and when you add in the admittance and the centerpieces they may well have cleared a million.
We had a great table with Avery, Steve Immerman, Jackie, and her friend Terry from Chicago, Dick and Marlene Ditore, Amy and Doug Schlief-Mohr,
Sharon Gilbert, from Talisman Glass in Chicago, and myself.
Jackie Beckman and Jack Doppler sold for the maximum bid early in the evening, and Amy, Avery, Doug and I all did well.
As the announcer was counting down the final few seconds of the silent auction that I was in, I just happened (hah!) to be standing near my piece.
Two couples were standing there, pens in hand, trying desperately to make the final bid. I jokingly, (sort of) said that I would make another piece for the unsuccessful bidder, and one of the couples took me up on it. Bonus!
The next morning we all dragged our hangovers out to breakfast and headed in all directions to our homes.
Next year, MANY more warm glass entries.