Day one and the afterparty...

[Disclaimer: This post was drafted while more or less asleep the morning after...with luck something more cogent will follow...]

It was an interesting day. Traffic was, I thought, very high for most of the day. For better or worse, most seemed to be either niche specialists (miniature society members, etc.) quiet explorers. A considerable number of really good conversations and a lot of interest…but few who closed.

We had one or two sales that made the show for us and hope springs eternal for Sunday (a well known day for huge volumes of traffic and sales…). On the other hand, I did some great buying for clients and for stock (more on one specific buy to follow). Overall, it was a great day.

We then had a great evening. Brian Cassidy, Kent and Melissa of Ken Sander’s fame, Michael Elmer and an innocent (non-dealer friend of Kent’s) all traipsed off for dinner and/or drinks. Dinner was fine (Belltown Bistro)…very good, but not stunning. Drinks were good. There seemed to be an unusually high number of “costumed” bar patrons…early Halloween or a normal Seattle Sat. night…who knows.

Conversation was wildly amusing. Mostly book related (Kent’s friend has a great deal of patience). One of the really great aspects (and one that can not be underestimated) of a good (or even bad) bookfair is the opportunity to get together with the similarly afflicted. It was a great evening.