LIVE Blogging from the Midwest Haunters Convention

Friday, July 13, 2007 11:45 AM

Greetings, Fellow Haunters:
It is a sunny, pleasant morning here in Columbus. The temperature will reach the mid-70s this afternoon with low humidity.

When I arrived at the Doubletree at around 8 AM, the setup process in the vendor room was just beginning. The first one to jump into action was Rob Johnson from Bodybagging in Michigan.

Right now I’m being interviewed (along with Kelly Collins) by a pretty young reporter named Brittany from the Columbus Dispatch, the daily paper here in Columbus. Her piece should appear in the paper’s Saturday edition. It has been enjoyable watching haunters from other states march into the hotel lobby throughout the morning: Wayne Barnesch from Connecticut is here, so is Rich Hanf from New Jersey, some folks from Dreamreapers in Chicago, Ed Gannon from Boston, Anne Marie Gavinski from Wisconsin and plenty more. A couple of minutes ago I just met a couple from California who brought their wares for sale.

For me, today is a vacation day. (It’s actually the first day I’ve taken off from work since TransWorld back in February.) At various points this morning I’ve been a gofer for the producers, helped vendors erect the scaffolding on their booths, guided seminar attendees to their classrooms and answered registration questions. The best part is – it’s not work. I get a huge kick of hanging around haunters of all types.

Almost time for lunch. I’ll check in with you about mid-afternoon.

Thanks,
Rex