sorry John....I was there Wed and Thurs but thought I had work in Seattle and so I missed Saturday in Portland.......I guess there may have been a desire to not necessarily continue the advertising because only a certain number of people could fit into the banquet hall at any one time.
Many many excellent speakers....my first impression of McEnamins Edgefield was to have been rather intrigued by the place.......also, there is nothing like meeting people in person at events like these....I found Joanie to be as gracious in person as I suspected....and Nick Botner to be a remarkably unassuming man (considering what he has done)..... a tribute too, for the tour guide we had on Wednesday on bus #2...I think he was Marilyn Couture's son....like I said, lots of knowledgeable people and I was quite content to just take a back seat and not say a whole lot while surrounded by such expertise.

We look forward to seeing Shaun Shepherd here in the Seattle area on Sept. 13th for our Piper Orchard fest as we talk about apple identification.