Hanf-A-Domous Further Predictions

[Jim Warfield]

Sour Comparison.

I framed the Chicago Trib, article where Mad Bomber, Timmy McVeigh was said to have had a "Haunted House" in his parent's basement when he was a kid.
So I guess alot of us old-timers are not always in such "Good Company", when comparisons start, aye?
Weird thing for me personally, Will Smith , who wrote that story had written a long Trib. article about me a few years previously, I'm just "6 degrees away from....don't mention...
How many of us had a haunted house in our parent's basement?

[mindtumor]

I did read what you wrote, the whole thing as long as that can take. I pointed out one thing and put quotes on the portion you wrote, so they were your words, gave a reasonable explanation of some people can't attend so its "not kind of dumb" its circumstance, and you come back on the defensive( I think it can be hard to tell) and write paragraphs about reading everything you write, and how it IS kinda dumb not to go, and it is hard for most haunters because of the time, and glass half full/empty.

Look, it was an exception to what you said nothing more. I don't recall you putting anything anywhere in your original post about I understand its at a bad time for haunters. And we can't go back now and prove you did or didn't because you changed your original post. I don't know if you think I was attacking you, or if you just wanted to fight, or maybe your tone in your new post isn't upset or aggressive, or excactly what goes through your head when reply to these things. All I do know is when you post about yourself or how you feel about things it can be difficult to understand where you are coming from the manner in which you post.

Also, if you are going to change your original post don't bother replying to me because now noone can go back and reference your original comments. That makes it difficult to point things out in order to get on the same page as too what each of us meant. You can now say you said anything because the original content is no longer available. Why would you do that and then put "Maybe you should READ everything I say rather than picking out one comment... "? You have done this to me before and I damn well know what you write each time I comment something you write, just like the 90% of all haunt crap we talked about last time. You deleted what you said that time also and then acted like I made your comments up and you really meant something you NEVER even wrote to begin with. Problem is I kept that post before you deleted and could had your original comments and I knew everything you wrote that time. This time I didn't because I didn't think you would take what I said as some attack or whatever.

Here is the bottom line, I have no issue with you, I didn't intend for what I said to sound like an issue with you, I wasn't clear on the animations portion. If I intend for something I say to sound like I am fighting with you I will put it on front street, but DON'T ever tell me to read everything you write yet delete what you wrote again. Here is one big LOL so you do KNOW this isn't an attackl.

[drfrightner]

Jared,

There has been 101 debates about IAAPA... this whole thread isn't even about IAAPA. So we are way off the subject here. Someone asked what is the best show to go to OUTSIDE of Transworld I said IAAPA. Why?

Because of all the reasons I've stated and more.

All of my comments about IAAPA are HERE online on this forum for all to read... I have stated a 100 times why IAAPA is good for you to attend, and WHY IAAPA is not worth attending if you are a vendor or if you are a buyers.

I will say it a thousand times, most of the time I talk to someone about IAAPA and they tell me the reasons why they don't go well they are NOT serving their business well by not attending.

All the MAIN reasons why our industry hasn't embraced IAAPA I understand fully and have explained to IAAPA many times: taking down our haunts, very little time between our haunts closing and IAAPA, for vendors not enough time to make new products, blah, blah. A couple additionally ones are the fact that haunters many of them will not PAY the $200 to $300 it costs to enter the show (that is a dumb reason if you ask me).

Either way bottom line Jared going to IAAPA is important to your business and if you can attend you have the opportunity to attend but you just don't because you think its too expensive to enter, or you don't think it will help your business or whatever well those are dumb reasons.

IAAPA can help your business, and if you read over the hundreds of posts I've made about this subject you'll know all I really care about is helping you with the best information and intel I can provide.

GET TO IAAPA at least ONCE every three years!

Larry

PS: I NEVER CHANGED MY ORIGINAL POST! So you are wrong there... I have said Jared 10 BILLION TIMES that I understand why some haunts DO NOT GO and why some haunts CANT GO... find other threads on the subject I've said it 100 BILLION TIMES and I understand that. IAAPA has asked me about this and I've told them I told IAHA back when they thought everyone would follow them to IAAPA... it will never work ever but that doesn't mean we can't go to help our business. We shouldn't go every year but we should try to go every few years.

IS IT DUMB NOT TO GO TO IAAPA when you have to VACATE the building you are IN over going to IAAPA... NO IT IS NOT! That is not who I am talking about I'm talking about the people I talk to who CAN GO who say they won't go because it cost too much or better they think its NOT worth their time because the show is for Six Flags... I have posted hundreds of times that IAAPA is nothing but small companies with cool products now so again if you CAN GO and YOU WONT GO that is dumb because YOU WILL find all SORTS of awesome things for your business.

If you CANT GO because bad season, other obligations, taking down storing your haunts TOTALLY understandable! Me personally I wouldn't go every year if I didn't have Blacklight Attractions but I would go every few years.

[drfrightner]

Pictures from an IAAPA two years ago... you tell me if this is worth attending.

[drfrightner]

I see idea's, I see theming supplies, heck I see haunted house vendors. I have to go right now but when I get back I'm going to dig through my computer of years and years of IAAPA.

I'm going to post 100 photos from IAAPA when I get back. Lets end this debate once and for what show would be one of the top shows you should attend you be the judge!

Larry

[damon carson]

Scarefactorys booth looks a little too lit up! LOL! What no DARK ZONE! hA Ha hA!
Damon

[drfrightner]

more photos of IAAPA shows. I will keep going until I get to 100 photos... which show is more important to your business than this other than this Transworld show... I can tell you NONE!

As you can see one picture we see mirror maze companies, we see a money counter which let me tell you is OFF THE HOOK because I bought two of them... they catch counterfit dollars, they bank face, they can count all bills, they seperate bills they do everything.

Would you see that at blah, blank, do da show? NO!

Can this help your business yes!

Larry

[drfrightner]

What else do we see molding companies, we can find 15 to 20 insurance companies, we can find any type of food items to sell or equipment for selling food, here are some glow in the dark extension cords, where have you ever seen that before... IAAPA.

Wow who is that... Distortions.

Do you need some bambo or hatch well that is there too...

WOW! Yeah its not a mistake to miss this show!

LOL

Larry

[drfrightner]

Lets make a waterfall or just see how its done...

Wow even Morris Costumes was there showing off new animations.

Hmmm... every single kind of steel flooring system you could ever want to use for floors to theming... I wonder if anyone could use that stuff.

Probably not! LOL

Larry

[drfrightner]

Froggy Fog in the house!

That is one really cool rock archway. Haunted Enterprises in the house! Someone SELLING TREE BARK... are you kidding NO HAUNT could ever use that... What is that cool lighting stuff don't know never seen that at a haunt show before!

Larry

[drfrightner]

I wonder if your actors could use those wild bounce shows I bet they could but if you don't go to IAAPA I guess you'll never know huh?

Those dip and dot things seem to make a lot of money never seen them before at a haunt show.

Wow that is one cool inflatable movie screen we could all use those to entertain our crowds huh? Maybe?

Are you a scream park, do you have daytime events could you use some scary looking inflatables?

Only at IAAPA. No I'm starting to think maybe its dumb to attend this show! LOL

[drfrightner]

Do you need trees?

Remeber all those things one company just resold well here they are buy direct!!!

How about a search light? That will help your business! Look at those awesome wall panels ... WOW! Those are awesome right?

Here is one company selling rocks, and all sorts of other awesome theming props.

[drfrightner]

Sometimes you can stop and catch a SHOW... great shot! LOL

Sometimes they have haunt seminars actually they always do and this one was produced by some well known haunters. Sometimes they have tours to well known theme parks like this one...


More awesome props heck even non haunt vendors in our industry like monsters.

How about REAL prop guns or special effects, or bottles that you can break over your head yeah I saw that there as well.

Larry

[Lord of Fright]

Great pics Larry, Like I said before, and I do agree with you, that if you have a chance GO! But I say go to any convention you can got to, IAAPA, Transworld, WCHC, HauntCon, even others like the IMATS, or the food conventions. You can learn an pick up ideas from all of these shows! So why bash on the so called "smaller" shows Larry?

[drfrightner]

I NEVER bashed ON ANY smaller shows so don't put words into my mouth! All I said was that IAAPA should be the second show of choice for a business owner that is NOT bashing on anything its stating a fact.

That is NOT to say going to all these other shows you are bringing up are not worth attending. Furthermore I've been to more tradeshows than you can shake a stick at from a sponsorship show, farmer show, fec show, to you name it... Hauntworld also attended Hauntcon and MHC last year so no one is bashing anything.

If you OWN a business you should ATTEND IAAPA its a no brainer! Nothing against any of these other shows even Transworld but you will find so much more to help your business than anywhere else. Will you find as much haunt stuff NO but you will find things you just can't find anywhere else and that is why you should go!

But PLEASE don't put words into my mouth I do a good enough job of that myself. LOL

Larry