The biggest problem was out of all the damned people at the meet, he had a booth setup and people would walk by and pick up a copy and try to walk off, not realizing it was $2! I realize that will deprive someone of a Big Gulp but still! It is a reason I am adamant on trying to get people involved. Whether posting a thought here or amxfiles.com or somewhere else, or joining a local, regional or national club (you can print applications off my "links" section) or just being the only lone AMCer at a cruise night in town. A final though on the AMC Magazine that bit it. I honestly believe that several bigger magazines from publishers like Peterson, Hemmings and others saw a untapped market with this and decided to try to take a chance and put a few more AMCs in their magazines, because of this folded magazine. So now you have seen Hot Rod, Hot Rodding, Car craft, Hemmings Muscle, Cars & Parts, Old Cars Weekly, Muscle Car Enthusiast increase a little AMC coverage and even feature a AMC project car, or on the cover, or feature article, not shoved back of the bus near penile enlargement ads, 3% mortgages and Joe Weider kicking sand in bullie's face steroids. So maybe some good did come from it, just hate to see AMCer bite that big a bullet. Eddie Stakes' Planet Houston AMX 713.464.8825 eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *email is currently HEAVY Call if important* www.planethoustonamx.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Shadwick" <idahoamx@xxxxxxxxx> To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] AMC Owners Participation >I was a charter subscriber too....and I guess I was one of the lucky > ones who got a refund....It was real sad that he could not > get the 200 that he needed to make it go.........would have been a nice > addition to the AMC hobby.... > > Jim Shadwick > > > Eddie Stakes wrote: >> Doc not everyone got a refund check. I understand the fellow who did that >> magazine took a real bath also $6-$10K. Again, lack of support. The >> biggest >> problem was he was at the largest AMC event in history, and could not get >> 200 (I believe that was the number he said) but could not get 200 people >> to >> subscribe out of over 10,000 attendees. He also mentioned that people >> would >> come by his booth, pick up a magazine and want to walk off, but he would >> stop them, telling them it was $2, of whihc they would sit it back down, >> and >> walk off. How RM is that! >> Eddie Stakes' >> Planet Houston AMX >> 713.464.8825 >> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> *email is currently HEAVY >> Call if important* >> www.planethoustonamx.com >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 4:49 AM >> Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] AMC Owners Participation >> >> >> >>> Eddie I subscribed to that color AMC magazine and got one issue before >>> it folded. It had a yellow 64 American on the cover. I was even more >>> surprised to get a refund check in the mail for the unused part of the >>> subscription. I also a long time subscriber to AIM. >>> "Doc" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.0/368 - Release Date: 6/16/2006 >> > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.2/373 - Release Date: 6/22/2006 > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/YtqqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/