On 2/1/2014 9:44 AM, Swingman wrote:
On 2/1/2014 9:25 AM, Leon wrote:
Fortunately it looks like the Woodworking shows will be back,
unfortunately the show will be in the gymnasium again. Hopefully it
will one day return to the Reliant Center. The Reliant Center is a long
way from where I live, actually the Katy gymnasium is quite close, but I
believe the show would be better if there was more room for the vendors
to spread out and room for more vendors.

I suspected that the show had been suffering from lack of interest, both
culturally and commercially ... gone with the likes of the David Marks,
New Yankee Workshop, Bruce Johnson, et el shows on TV, to make room for
the DIY'ers in homeowner's suits.

That could have played a part but I suspect that the Houston market is
as good as the other markets where attendance by the vendors and the
woodworkers is much greater.

Plain and simple the move to the gymnasium was the death blow to the
Houston show. The previous organizers/owners were ****ing every one off
and the location was terrible. Way too small, picture the show being
held on something a bit bigger than basket ball court.






Plus, the old geezers, who had grandiose plans of retiring and making
ends meet in their old age with their instantly acquired woodworking
acumen from the Intenetz, got a large dose of reality around 2008.