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Old Show NewsThis is an archive of old bulletins and news that have appeared on the site. (You have to be REALLY interested in us to read this page! ;)
5/23/2008 - Traditional Last Update Before the Show The program is printed. (You can even view it now as a PDF!) The vendors are packed. The door prizes are waiting. The only thing missing, is you. See you at the show! :) 5/22/2008 - Tables Almost Sold Out We only have 4 tables left! We are no longer taking reservations by email. If you need tables you must call us at 440-339-8538 or show up at the show. We may not be able to accommodate you at the show, so call us, reserve your table, and pay today! 5/11/2008 - Postcard Promotion in Your Mailbox 273 postcards announcing the show to all previous vendors and attendees since 2004 got mailed just before the rate increase. Did you get yours? Oh, and we're down to only 9 tables. (Maybe 7, considering the email today.) Did we mention they're still amazingly cheap! :) 4/26/2008 - 15 the Tables Left! Get one now and fill them with goodies come show time. They're still amazingly cheap! :) 4/21/2008 - 40% of the Table Left! Our vendor tables are selling out fast! Get one now and fill them with goodies come show time. They're still unbelievably cheap! :) 4/16/2008 - Open Table Registrations All of our pre-registration orders for vendor tables have been completed. Now processing all other vendor orders on a first-come, first-served basis. We only have 60% of our tables left. If the last two years are any predictor, they will sell fast! 4/10/2008 - Now Taking Table Reservations! We have confirmed the table layout with the hall and are now accepting table reservations! Yea! Pre-registration orders for tables are being filled right now. Looks like we have about a third of the show floor filled. :) 2/29/2008 - Email Issues Resolved Apparently, unknown to us, our email server went bad about a month ago. (Which explains why we haven't been getting or sending many emails.) This has been fixed. If you still can't reach us by email, call 440-339-8538! 1/13/2008 - CCAG 2007 Pictures have been Posted Pictures from CCAG 2007 have been posted here. 1/12/2008 - Message Board is Down! We're experiencing technical difficulties with the message board. We hope to have it back up next weekend. 1/3/2008 - Another Year and Show to Look Forward To CCAG 2008 is on, what more can be said except cruise the website and see what's new! 5/25/2007 - Traditional Last Update Before the Show The website is getting hits like crazy. The show's program is done. We were announced in the Cleveland Free Times. The vendor tables are paid for. The Chinese Auction items are packed up. Last minute tweaks to the website made. Nothing more to say except... SEE YOU AT THE SHOW! 'nuff said... ;) 5/20/2007 - No Tables Left! We are delighted to announce that we are out of tables! 5/16/2007 - Basically, Two Pairs of Two Tables Left! We are delighted to announce that we have only two pairs of tables left! You'd best speak up now or... 5/8/2007 - Matt Gauslin's Cola Invaders Tourney Matt is hosting another tournament! This year, get the highest score in three minutes on the Atari 2600 game "Cola Invaders (Coke Wins)" and win a cool prize. 5/5/2007 - Postcard Reminders Sent, Tables Nearly Gone 183 postcards reminding attendees of CCAG 2004, 2005, and 2006 that we have a show this year have been mailed. We have 12 tables left. The "Arcade Standup Area" has now been opened up for general sales. 03/18/2007 - Chinese Auction Prizes Arriving! We are happy to announce that wonderful Chinese Auction prizes are arriving, generously donated by vendors and supporters of CCAG, including a Pirates of the Caribbean pinball game. (...it's very cool...) CCAG is only supported by vendor table fees, the revenue from the Chinese Auction, and monetary donations from supporters like you. If we can't make ends meet, there won't be a show next year... SO... If you can rent a table, donate a prize, or give a little bit of green at the door, please do! And, thank you! :) 03/2/2007 - Tables Half Gone! We have passed the halfway mark for the tables! We said they'd go fast and they are! And, we couldn't be more pleased! :) 02/20/2007 - Website Update Complete The website has been updated with all the latest show information for attendees and vendors for 2007. Vendor registrations are now being cheerfully accepted. :) The CCAG 2006 Review has also been updated with about 160 pictures and a video. 02/17/2007 - Website Being Updated The website is being updated 2/20/2007 with the latest information. 02/14/2007 - Location Changed, Time Changed, Vendors Charged We have changed the location of this year's show to American Legion Hall--Clifton Post, 22001 Brookpark Rd, Fairview Park, OH. Here is the link to the map. We have changed the times. The new show will run in the afternoon from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Vendor setup is from noon until 2:00 PM. (You must be a vendor or CCAG Committee member in order to gain access to the show floor during that time.) The raffle starts at 5:00 PM. The vendor teardown is from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Very sadly, the cost of just renting the hall to hold the show has increased from $175 to $500, that's a 285% increase. Combined with other costs, it means that means that the show cannot be run on donations alone. Vendors will be charged for tables. If we rent every single table, we will almost cover the cost of renting the space. The shortfall will be made up by the $175 we have set aside to rent the hall, donations from attendees, and raffle ticket sales. We have two show rooms. A main room that will be "flea market" style and a side room where vendors with stand-up displays and cabinets will go. (This is because we need to keep a minimum distance between the rows in the "flea market" area. We have space for 47 eight foot tables and 7 six foot tables. The price of an 8 foot table is $10.00 The price of a 6 foot table is $7.50. Vendors will have to choose which tables they want from a floor plan layout that we will be releasing very soon. 02/06/2007 - We're Changing Locations, Again... Due to increasing costs by a factor of nearly 3 and the date we wanted being now unavailable, we need to switch locations. We are negotiating a contract with another location for the same date. If we can't get the May date, we are looking into and October date. The cost of this show will completely deplete our coffer, and then some. We estimate that the costs of holding this show will continue to rise. Therefore, unfortunately, we have to charge for the tables and will be asking for donations from attendees.
08/18/2006 - Site Updates, More on the Way We've switched hosting companies and changed the message board vendor. We'll be updating the site for the 2007 show even more, soon! Maybe, we'll even post some pictures of the 2006 show! :) 05/26/2006 - Traditional Last Update the Day Before the Show In the last week, we added even MORE vendors. We are up to a total of 21! Our biggest show EVER! And, once again, the hit meter is going way, way up. We'll see you at the show! :) 05/16/2006 - Final Call For Pre-Registered Vendors If you're a vendor and you want to make it into our convention flyer, you need to register by midnight E.S.T. on 5/17/2006! Thanks! :) 05/15/2006 - Pictures of CCAG 2005 Posted Pictures of CCAG 2005 courtesy of DigitalDinos and Video Game Connection. Many, many thanks, guys! :) Shame on us for not getting them up sooner. Pictures Courtesy DigitalDinos Pictures Courtesy Video Game Connection Video Courtesy Video Game Connection If you have pictures please share them with everyone! Email them to us so that we may post them for all to see. 05/11/2006 - Nationwide Advertising! Once again, our thanks to Game Informer Magazine for printing our show in their May calendar! (May 2006, Page 42.) 05/10/2006 - Sorry, We Have No More Free Tables!! Sadly, we have no more free tables for vendors. However, we do have space for vendors, if you want to bring your own tables. :) Just send us the required vendor information and the number and dimensions of the tables and we will do our best to accommodate you so long as we have room. (Yes, your items must be on a table.) ...fortunately, we still have plenty of chairs. :) 05/09/2006 - Our Email Has Been Down Heck of a time for it, but... Our email has been down for a few days. It's back up now! :)
04/30/2006 - Attention Vendors, Vendor-Wanna-Bes, and Vendor's With Exceptionally Aggressive SPAM Filters We have almost all of our 50 free vendor tables spoken for. If you want to be a vendor and you haven't emailed us yet, you need to right away. If your plans have changed and you are not showing up, we need to know now! Remember, we will not be taking email vendor registrations after May 17, 2006. Because of incredible demand, we have had to limit the free tables to a maximum of 3 per vendor. If we have extra tables, and that's a BIG if, they will be distributed as the CCAG Committee sees fit at the show. Vendor confirmation emails have gone out and some have been bounced back as SPAM. If you did not receive one and you don't see your name on this webpage, you have not been registered! Repeat! You have not been registered!! To correct this situation, you need to address your firewall, SPAM-filter, email blocker issues right away and email us today. We will not be attempting to email you anymore!
03/13/2006 - Gearin' Up for the Show Today is the day we gearing up for the next show in earnest. Vendors are starting to sign up. Every Sunday from now until the show, the site will be update with the latest. ATTENTION VENDORS!! Please note that we only have 40 tables available this year. Register ASAP to reserve yours or you'll have to bring your own. (When the 40 free ones are gone, you'll have to bring your own, anyway.) The information on the 2005 has been moved to the archive. Again, thank you all for making CCAG 2005 a great show! :) 03/05/2006 - Our one and Only Show for 2006, May 27, 2006 Due to scheduling issues, CCAG will remain at one show per year. Sorry, folks... 12/05/2005 - Post 2005 Show We are happy to report the completion of our fifth successful show. We had 90 visitors, 16 vendors, and forty 8 foot tables crammed with classic, collectable computer and gaming gear. A post show review and pictures will be posted soon. Plans are already underway for our next two shows in 2006. CCAG Spring 2006 will be held on May 27, 2006. We do not expect to have a precise date for CCAG Fall 2006 until after June; however, we are planning for late October. Again, a huge, huge thank you to attendees, vendors, door prize donors, and the National Guard Armory in Lorain, OH for making this all possible. We'll see you again soon! :) 11/27/2005 - Final Update to Website Before Show At one week before the show, we are happy to report that we have 13 confirmed vendors reserving thirty one 8' tables! That's a new record for us! :) We've also sent a reminder card to everyone who attended CCAG 2004, 122 cards in all. Our website is also getting pounded with hits, so thank all of you for posting the link to our site on your sites. We're on track to reach 1600 hits this month, a nearly doubling of what we normally get. Some people have asked if the kitchen will be open for use during the show. The answer - sadly - is, "No." There are fast food places just a few blocks away and you may bring your own in for your own consumption. If you are making plans for Spring or Fall CCAG 2006, we have moved the month for Spring to May, 2006 to coordinate better with the Armory's schedule. Fall is still tentatively scheduled for October 2006. 10/19/2005 - CCAG 2005 Rescheduled to December 4, 2005 We are happy to announce that our show is on for December 4th, 2005! Same time. Same place. Same price, free! :) We are confirming with our vendors who will be able to attend and will be listing them ASAP. Again, thank you all for your many emails containing words of encouragement, support, and understanding. :) 9/25/2005 - CCAG 2005 Postponed until December 2005 As some of you may be aware, we are allowed the use of the
National Guard Armory in Lorain, Ohio because one of our committee members is a
member of the National Guard. This allows us to hold this event very
inexpensively and free to vendors and attendees. In order for us to hold CCAG at
the National Guard Armory in Lorain, he must attend the event. 8/8/2005 - Just Before Press Release Update The website has undergone quite a change. Vendors are starting to line up. We're on our way once again! 7/23/2005 - Pre-Press Release Update It's official now. We're on! We'll be releasing more detailed information in the coming days. Get on the CCAG mailing list by emailing us today! Oh, and, the good news just keeps on coming. We have another show in the works for Spring 2006 at the same place and price, FREE! 6/19/2005 - Pre-Pre-Press Release Update Yes, it's very, very true. There will be a CCAG 2005 in October, 2005 and we're returning to the spacious National Guard Armory in Lorain, Ohio. We have been holding off announcing the actual date for a month because, well frankly, we don't know what the date is! The schedule for the armory for that month has yet to be determined. So... Well, now you know just as much as we do. More as soon as we know it. (...it's a real chicken and egg thing...) In the meantime check out the CCAG 2004 setup and show pictures. They're up and running, finally! Also, check out "Taking a Trip Down Memory-Chip Lane", an article about the current interest in classic computing from New Scientist Magazine. 10/23/2004 - Late, Late Night Update The 2004 show has come and gone. Our thanks go out to the over 125 attendees and 16 vendors that made our local gathering quite close quarters there for about 2 of our 6 hours! :) Due to your encouragement, suggestions for improvement, and *generous* donations, we look forward to doing it all again in bigger hall next fall! We'll be updating the site soon with pictures and plans for next year. But right now, we need some rest! Thanks again and keep those suggestions coming in by emailing them to us now! :) The message board has been reset to concentrate this past year's show and next year's. If you have pictures of this year's show and would like to share them, we'd love to show them! Please email us today and we'll work out the details with you for posting them here. 10/22/2004 This is our last update of the website before the show. The CCAG Committee offers many, many thanks to the vendors and attendees for their support of the show. Once again, DO NOT SHOW UP EARLY! Our event is after another event at the church. If you show up early, you will be turned away. Vendors need time to set up, so attendees, the "do not show up early" notice applies to you as well. Thanks! :) The website has been getting a good number of hits over the past week. Hopefully, we'll see you all there! :) 10/17/2004 The show is officially less than one week away. We have done a site inspection this past weekend and all looks to be in order. There are a total of 15 vendors who have said they are coming. At this time, we have received confirmations from 9 of them. At this time, all prime vendor space has been spoken for. There is still room for a few more tables in the hallway between the main rooms and foyer of the church. If you are still on the fence about being a vendor, the time to act is now. RIGHT NOW! We need to know that you are coming; there isn't much space left. 10/9/2004 Three more confirmed vendors. The maps to the event are on the web site. Some CCAG organizers, vendors, and some attendees have been interviewed by Scene Magazine, a local alternative newspaper published in and distributed free across the greater Cleveland area. CCAG is in the upcoming events in Game Informer magazine for October, 2004. CCAG appears in an article about Nuon-DOME in Jagwired Magazine. Nearly 1500 hits in 3 months! 9/8/2004 Three more confirmed vendors. The message board is up. Thousands of hits! :) 7/25/2004 We have two confirmed door prizes. The drawings will be held at 9:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. You must be present to attend. If we get more, there will be more drawings! :) 6/13/2004 The CCAG committee is proud to officially announce CCAG 2004 which will be held October 23, 2004 from 4:30 PM to 10:30 PM at the St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Mentor, Ohio. The website will be updated every weekend with the most current information. 2/23/2004 The CCAG committee has narrowed the selection down to 4 different halls located in Kirtland, Mentor, and Chardon, OH. Now, we're looking at dates. We hope to make a firm decision sometime in March of 2004. The show will be in August, September, or October of 2004. 10/9/2003 We are choosing the hall and the date. More in a couple of weeks! :) 9/16/2003 Yep. The rumors are true! CCAG 2004 is
on! :) 1/29/2003 Unfortunately, CCAG 2003 is another casualty of the
"War on Terrorism." Our fearless leader, Jim Krych has been
called to active duty. Logistically and financially, it is impossible to
simply hand the reigns over to another individual in the time we have
left. We have no other alternative but to cancel this year's show and plan
for next year, hopefully sometime in the second half of 2004. There are other
shows out there that classic computer and video game related. Please
support them with your patronage! 11/4/2002 Admission to CCAG is now free for attendees! That's
right!! FREE!!! However, vendor tables have increased from
$6.00 each to $7.00 each. Also, the cost and availability of door prize
tickets are now in flux. (We usually have to pay for the door prizes,
don't cha' know!) Right now they are set at $2.00 each. That price
may go up or down depending on the generosity of our vendors and what we can dig
up. 08/12/2002 Lookie, lookie! We've got 66 pics of CCAG 2002
posted and ready for viewing. It's only been 3 months and we're waxing nostalgic
over them. (Sniff...) If anyone has more pictures to share or
knows of sites about our little event, please let us know! 07/27/2002 Well, the new host seems stable and this site has been updated to reflect 2003's events. There is new vendor and Attendee information. A complete list of the vendors at 2002's event are listed here. We don't know what the door prizes will be this year; but you can plan on there being at least one. (Maybe two or three!) We do have pictures from 2002 and they will be appearing here "soon." 07/22/2002 Sorry about the interruption in service here at www.ccagshow.com.
Since June 4th, this site has been going up and down through no fault of our own
with the death knell coming June 24th. Our previous hosting
company, Win2000Hoster, has reneged on their 99.9% uptime. :( We would have
been up sooner, but they have also reneged on their money back guarantee.
>:( Unfortunately, they are in Egypt; we can do nothing but stamp our
feet, complain, and warn others... Beware! Beware!! They lie
and suck!!! 05/25/2002 CCAG 2002 has come and gone. A huge "Thank
You" to all our exhibitors, vendors and especially our attendees. We will
be posting a review and pictures from the event in the next week or so. (We need
some time to recover...) We will also be posting information on CCAG 2003,
already scheduled for May 24th, 2003. Mark those calendars, now! 05/23/2002 We have the NeXTStation for our second door prize! It will be given away at high noon. You must be present to win. You must cart the system off the premises before the end of the show, 2:00 pm. 05/21/2002 Our last planning meeting before the show has been
held. All the organizers of this years show are very pleased with
incredible show of vendor and attendee support that has been expressed. We
are looking forward to a great get together this Saturday. And an even
greater one in 2003! (Yes, there will be a 2003 show!) 05/20/2002 Our door prize given away at 1 p.m. is a working KLAX
standup arcade game. You must be present to win! You
must be able to cart it away to win, too! :) 05/12/2002 There is an excellent chance that we will have another
door prize, a NeXTStation with 17-inch monochrome monitor!! As with the
other door prize, the stand-up video game, you need to be present to win.
More specifics and the drawing time will be announced once the prize is in our
hands. 04/29/2002 We welcome 16 / 32 Systems and C's Vintage Games to returning to CCAG for 2002. 16 / 32 Systems will be bringing the best in Atari Jaguar and Lynx games from across the Atlantic to the show. (Visit their site and send them an email as to what to bring for YOU!) C's Vintage Games will once again be featuring classic systems and games from Atari, Intellivision, Coleco, Sega, and Nintendo. 03/19/2002 The arcade game Galaga will make an appearance at CCAG 2002 for all to play for free! 03/10/2002 The TI Chips user group for Texas Instruments computers (TI-99/4A, TI-99, Geneve, and so on) will be attending this year's show. How about you? Let us know; click here and send us an email! 03/10/2002 Treyonics will be displaying their Devastator MAME game
control. 03/07/2002 The word has officially gone out to vendors, attendees,
user groups, and on and on. CCAG 2002 is on the way. A few vendors
have already sent in payments! :) 02/23/2002 We have activated the new web site and new email addresses. We've
reserved the hall. We've contacted the vendors. We're ready to go,
aren't you? 02/19/2002 We may have found a location. It is large enough, with sufficient wattage and while the price is quite a bit more than last year, is still within budget. But since there will be a significant cost to rent this year's facility, we will have to defray the cost:
CCAG will have it's own official website soon. It will be moving from the friendly confines of the Tomorrow's Heroes site and out on its own. I will give you the exact address when the site is ready. 01/21/2002 Right now the show is in hiatus. The armory that we had the show at for the past two years is not available to us this year (there is a small chance it will be, but a very small). Due to the events of the past year, they have closed off the armory to all non-military use. We are in the process of looking for another site, but so far our efforts have been fruitless. Either the places are too expensive or too small or not available. We will continue to look for a new location for this year, but things are not looking good. 07/02/2001 The show is done and was a success! Tom Zjaba posted a wrap-up, view it by clicking here, with four pages of pictures! If you see your picture and I do not have your name, please email me and I will add it. Mind still a bit fuzzy.06/26/2001. 06/20/2001 The 2001 show was featured in the Plain Dealer, the biggest newspaper in Northern Ohio! Just one of many places we are promoting the show. It was in the Monday, June 18th paper. |
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