It was nice to get out and overcome some fears in so doing. Been 9 days since I was there, and I feel fine as do hopefully the other participants.
Although I was not able to stay as long as I normally do
it was nice to see folks and commerce appeared to be brisk. I did not see anything collection-worthy for sale for me personally, and I did not take anything to sell so I missed out on the commerce end of things. Still, I did pick up and drop off quite a few things there and en route, including some Hale rockets, so the long drive paid for itself in that regard.
I hate to end on a down note, but there were some highly questionable items out for sale too. I guess most of the shows have them, but it had seemed to die down for a while in the categories I care about at least. I wish the promoters would get out of their chairs and do a walk around to check because a rank amateur could tell in several cases. Some comments were made, but without policing authority, it didn't seem to matter. I hope no newbies got screwed only to be turned off from the hobby when they eventually figure it out.
I think this event showed that, done properly, shows can probably go on in these unsettled times. Of course, what happens in the broader world will have a big influence on that.