Re: [Harp-L] SPAH St Louis 2013 hotel

[fjm <bad_hat@xxxxxxxx>]

On 4/4/13 1:44 PM, Winslow Yerxa wrote:
> (remember what a drag that was in Sacramento?

About the far flung spaces, Sacramento was by far my most favourite 
SPAH, I enjoyed walking back and forth.  The only other harmonica event 
I enjoyed as much was the World Harmonica Summit in Minneapolis and it 
was even more far flung.

What I don't like about SPAH in general and why I haven't chosen to 
attend the event recently is being trapped in a convention hotel with 
corporate food in an environment I'm uncomfortable in.

I also liked the previous St Louis site but what made the event for me 
was the day I grabbed an airport shuttle and hopped onto the monorail 
and went to the arch, the river and Illinois.  I understand that I may 
well be in a minority on this one and I in no way mean to criticise the 
hotel choice for this year's event.  For me walkable alternatives to a 
corporate environment really make my convention a lot happier.  fjm