I see your point ordawg, but you could also argue that the folks who travel long distances to go to BLADE are the most loyal of the customers. The folks who are willing to go through the insanity of the "trough" at the BLADE tables are certainly some of the most loyal customers.

I see no problem with releasing stuff at big shows, as that gets you more publicity. I'm not crazy about the "test" models only being released to inducted members, though. Hopefully when Dan posts the requirements for the TT Regulator, he won't require inducted dogs, but we will see...




Side note: While I was typing up this reply, the Warren G song "regulators" came on during random play on my iphone. The song opens up with the movie quote that was posted earlier in this thread. Must be fate telling me I need one of these <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />