gonna be in portland / oregon coast in late june

It sounds like I might be presenting near tillamook. 

Any interest in portland?

Any good video opportunities?

do you have a deadline for making plans in the area?

What does Presenting entail? Do we need to purchase tickets?  I'd love the opportunity to learn from you live & in person & would be happy to show you my BSF Grub cannon that is working quite nicely (it would fit in the back seat of my car).

if you need a rest stop pm me I'm about an hour north of Portland, and would gladly make ya a cup of coffee

My terms are this:

I will give a two hour presentation for $1.00 provided that there are 50 or more people in the audience.  If there are less than 50 people, I expect to be paid $200.

This assumes that it is something where I am already in the area - so there would be no travel expenses. 

I know there are lots of people that say "there is no way to know how many people will show up and I cannot afford $200."  Then don't ask me to come. 

Two hours of my time spent on permies/richsoil will reach more than a thousand people more than going to a presentation.  I like to present to large audiences, so I'm glad to do it.  But on more than one occassion I was persuaded to come present to a group of 80, only to arrive to a group of eight and be told "oh, yeah, I never got around to telling people about the presentation.  Sorry about that." or "I knew if I told you there would be only eight of us, then you wouldn't come, and I really wanted to hear you speak.  So I told you there were 80 of us.  Sorry about that."

The tillamook thing appears to be getting moved to mid-august.  More news as events warrant.

Tel:  I do not have deadlines for making plans.  Some of my best video footage came from somebody saying:  "hey, you know what would be cool?" and then we pop out to something awesome.

Ms:  grub cannon?  That sounds video worthy!

Brice:  how far from I-5 are you?  Do you have stuff that could make good video?  A cuppa coffee?  What - no super awesome organic meal?  And I loathe PMs - I far prefer email.

paul wheaton wrote:


Brice:  how far from I-5 are you?  Do you have stuff that could make good video?  A cuppa coffee?  What - no super awesome organic meal?  And I loathe PMs - I far prefer email.

I'm 15 minutes from th I5, but can save more time than that coming by my way instead of using the freeway loop in Portland and the I-5 bridge if you are coming or going from northwest Portland or the western suburbs and the drive on the 30 is a lot more scenic than the same stretch on the 5 (they run mostly parallel on opposite sides of the Columbia till long view WA)

only thing I can think of for a video if I knew in advance you were coming by I could introduce my little Nigerian dwarf dairy goats and schedule a hoof trimming which is vital maintenance in most goat herds and kinda scary till you see how simple it is.

if its close to a meal time I'm always happy to offer a friend whatever I'm eating but as of yet its seldom anything amazing, good coffee though I always have.

oh and of course fell free to use email instead of pm's

I'm interested!  And 45 minutes (by motorized vehicle) SW of Portland, OR. I'll see what I can do to stir up at least 50 people.  Mid-August = hot and dry; so you'll be presenting outdoors and in the shade? 

What is IT that you present?  What should people expect?
Can you do your presentation in a wooded area?  Or do you need laser beams and microphones?

Hi Paul and all,

I just came across this post, and yes, there is an interest in Portland for you to speak. We will start working on it right away.

Thank you!

Farmer_to_be

I am too far north but wanted to say thank you for one of the most inspiring  forums on the internet.  My life seems to be shaped by what I learn here, so thank you!
Lisa

I live between the coast and portland 44 miles from seaside off of 26. I have several things that might be of interest for paul for filming. I have two interconnected geodiosic dome greenhouse.  I am building a walk in cooler should have it completed by august. Lots of chicken house in fields etc.

I am also interested in a assisting in organizing a seminar in portland i have space in beaverton I could use