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NARBC @ Tinley Park, March 2018!
NARBC Tinley Park is this weekend!!! WOO! the NARBC at Tinley Park is like the friggin' Super Bowl of reptile shows; it's HUGE! it's the only one i've ever been to and i'm always so excited for it! it's a reptile lover's playground! i've shared my experiences at Tinley before (x)(x) and heck yes i'ma do it again. BHB is likely not going to be there, so no Brian selfie update. :(
this is where i'll be sharing my photos/videos, so stay tuned!
is anyone else gonna be there?! i'm trying to go on saturday but i'm still not sure yet. i'll be sure to wear something noticeable. :P
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i wanna go! i'll make it there someday. :)
u could also take a pix comparing how tall u are compared to Justin Koblyka. he looks tall. then each NARBC take the same pix and see how much taller you've grown.
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How does the March show measure up to the October Tinley show.
I've heard the October show is the one to see
Your thoughts
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Originally Posted by L.West
How does the March show measure up to the October Tinley show.
I've heard the October show is the one to see
Your thoughts
October is absolutely the one to be at, since it's the first time the vendors can show their latest babies. March is fun, but October is where you see lots of snakes worth half your salary.
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Originally Posted by Ax01
i wanna go! i'll make it there someday. :)
u could also take a pix comparing how tall u are compared to Justin Koblyka. he looks tall. then each NARBC take the same pix and see how much taller you've grown.
hahaha, he is pretty tall. you know what? i'm going to try and get a selfie with him, AND Garrick! and anyone else who will let me...Bubba selfie!!! :rofl: i might get kicked out...
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Originally Posted by Ax01
i wanna go! i'll make it there someday. :)
u could also take a pix comparing how tall u are compared to Justin Koblyka. he looks tall. then each NARBC take the same pix and see how much taller you've grown.
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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr
hahaha, he is pretty tall. you know what? i'm going to try and get a selfie with him, AND Garrick! and anyone else who will let me...Bubba selfie!!! :rofl: i might get kicked out...
these should be your top 5 things to do:
1. Selfie in Selfie w/ Brian
2. Growth pix with Justin
3. Pix booping Garrick on the snoot
4. Pix with the 2017 Reptile Report trophy for Best Forum 2017
5. Photobomb the vid by WmHrbst (aka 46and2reptiles)
:)
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Originally Posted by Ax01
these should be your top 5 things to do:
1. Selfie in Selfie w/ Brian
2. Growth pix with Justin
3. Pix booping Garrick on the snoot
4. Pix with the 2017 Reptile Report trophy for Best Forum 2017
5. Photobomb the vid by WmHrbst (aka 46and2reptiles)
:)
1. mission accepted! if Brian shows up i'll be so excited, but he said he didn't want to go in some previous vlogs. :( *goes to watch his vlog for any new info*
2. mission accepted!
3. mission accepted! if Garrick let's me do this, i should get honorary Mod status LOL!
4. is there an actual trophy?? bc i might steal it! mission accepted!
5. @WmHrbst i will find you! post your face in the other thread so i can look for you!!! mission accepted!!!
if anyone else wants to send me on a NARBC scavenger hunt, let me know your ideas! :rofl:
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1. mission accepted! if Brian shows up i'll be so excited, but he said he didn't want to go in some previous vlogs. :( *goes to watch his vlog for any new info*
2. mission accepted!
3. mission accepted! if Garrick let's me do this, i should get honorary Mod status LOL!
4. is there an actual trophy?? bc i might steal it! mission accepted!
5. @WmHrbst i will find you! post your face in the other thread so i can look for you!!! mission accepted!!!
Will is more active on IG these days but will pop onto the forum to post expo vids and his clutches: https://www.instagram.com/46and2reptiles
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if anyone else wants to send me on a NARBC scavenger hunt, let me know your ideas! :rofl:
buy the Stormtrooper!
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if anyone else wants to send me on a NARBC scavenger hunt, let me know your ideas! :rofl:
Find a $20k+ BP for sale......offer a trade for a normal and a buy-one-get Arby's coupon.....record the experience :D
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Originally Posted by Ax01
after some substantial creeping i found out what he looks like! i'm not weird!
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Originally Posted by Ax01
buy the Stormtrooper!
:rofl::rofl::rofl: i freaking wish...
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Originally Posted by KevinK
Find a $20k+ BP for sale......offer a trade for a normal and a buy-one-get Arby's coupon.....record the experience :D
LOL. actually this reminds me of last October NARBC: i've NEVER held a scaleless animal and that was my one goal that day. only scaleless animals i saw were beeps, and you better believe i asked to hold them all! YEAH RIGHT!!! the vendors all looked at me like i was insane! drinking beer probably didn't help me win them over. :D
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:rofl::rofl::rofl: i freaking wish...
LOL. actually this reminds me of last October NARBC: i've NEVER held a scaleless animal and that was my one goal that day. only scaleless animals i saw were beeps, and you better believe i asked to hold them all! YEAH RIGHT!!! the vendors all looked at me like i was insane! drinking beer probably didn't help me win them over. :D
ME WANT!
I haven't seen a scaleless BP in person yet, but would love one! A little expensive for my taste though. Hmmmm, car or BP?
I have held an adult scaleless corn and it was awesome. So pretty, so soft, and those bugged out eyes! WOW! Adorable.
Ended up with Behira (my BCI) instead of a scaleless corn, and I have no regrets and am currently at my limit. One day though, one day! Of course, maybe scaleless BP's will be reasonably priced when I am ready for another snake? HMMMMMMMM, me likey that thought!
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Nah can't go this march my car is acting up and I'm sure it ain't gonna be cheap. But luckily I get to look forward to you uploading all the pics of the show. Yeah no brian huh well I'm sure you'll get to talk to some other big names. Last time I was there I got to chat with gerrick. Didn't even realize it was him right away. I was like oh crap your garrick demeyer. But anyway yeah have fun and see how long it takes you before buying a new addition.:D:gj::snake:
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I'm REALLY considering going at this point,the only rooms left are like $135 a night though (and I'm already a rewards member lol) :O
We will see, it's going to be painful knowing that I can't pick anything up when I'm there but if AP has 6 or 8ft cages ready to go I think I'm going to head down....I would be there Saturday for sure. Chicago traffic though.....:mad:
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DO IT! you have to film me bartering with that Arby's coupon!
i think they do have cages ready to go. i know the rack guys are always there but i think some people have the big cages. they're probably snatched up pretty quickly tho.
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I wish I could go... my new jam is watching reptile expo videos on YouTube lol so I feel like I’ve been to one but I haven’t.
My lame butt will be at the king island show which I hear may and most likely will suffer due to this show the same weekend. Poor planning if you ask
me.
But hey its its long island. If it was a designer purse convention you’d be sure it was properly scheduled. Reptiles ... eh second rate around here it seems. LOL
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Chicago is a long way from Boston.
But....I'll be anxiously awaiting the pics of the scavenger hunt checklist. Although some would clearly benefit from video.
I'd also like to see you randomly knock the baseball hats off three strangers heads. Since you're a Cubs fan, maybe aim for White Sox hats? Don't you dare touch a Red Sox cap though!! Hahahaha
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Originally Posted by craigafrechette
Chicago is a long way from Boston.
But....I'll be anxiously awaiting the pics of the scavenger hunt checklist. Although some would clearly benefit from video.
I'd also like to see you randomly knock the baseball hats off three strangers heads. Since you're a Cubs fan, maybe aim for White Sox hats? Don't you dare touch a Red Sox cap though!! Hahahaha
See, that's why it might be a bad idea to combine alcohol with a Brewers fan in Cubs territory....I would knock off Cubs hats for free and seek far more than three people :rofl: White sox? Meh, I have no complaints about those guys though. It's the north side blue villains that get to me lol.
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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr
DO IT! you have to film me bartering with that Arby's coupon!
i think they do have cages ready to go. i know the rack guys are always there but i think some people have the big cages. they're probably snatched up pretty quickly tho.
I should! Haven't been able to get through to Ali today but I'll give her a call in a little bit again.
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Originally Posted by craigafrechette
I'd also like to see you randomly knock the baseball hats off three strangers heads. Since you're a Cubs fan, maybe aim for White Sox hats? Don't you dare touch a Red Sox cap though!! Hahahaha
i don't wana get punched in the face!!!
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Originally Posted by KevinK
See, that's why it might be a bad idea to combine alcohol with a Brewers fan in Cubs territory....I would knock off Cubs hats for free and seek far more than three people :rofl:
here we go, Kevin and i will just knock each other's baseball caps off, so we both win! we might end up fighting tho...
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here we go, Kevin and i will just knock each other's baseball caps off, so we both win! we might end up fighting tho...
Don't worry, it's not fighting season yet! ....plus I respect the fact that I'm in your territory....unlike Cubs fans at Miller Park :rofl::rofl:
No worries lol!....are you sure you don't want to convert to the more classy blue team north of you? We have much better Bratwurst here you know, and our hotdogs don't come with the kitchen sink on them...
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Don't worry, it's not fighting season yet! ....plus I respect the fact that I'm in your territory....unlike Cubs fans at Miller Park :rofl::rofl:
No worries lol!....are you sure you don't want to convert to the more classy blue team north of you? We have much better Bratwurst here you know, and our hotdogs don't come with the kitchen sink on them...
hahaha, no ty! i like my pizza and my champs. ;)
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hahaha, no ty! i like my pizza and my champs. ;)
Alright, Ill give you credit for the pizza. The original Uno's on Ohio is amazing.:D
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I think Dracos and I are going on Sunday. I’ve got a leachie gecko to pick up. (Happy dance happy dance happy dance). Plus I need to hit the Pangea booth for food and cork bark for the little guy (did I mention happy dance?).
I spent yesterday and today at the convention center for our annual state floodplain manager’s conference. In past years I’ve gotten a hotel room (hour-plus drive from home before the 355 S extension opened), but this year I had to commute since husband and son are on the road, so I had to take care of the dog-boys. If it wasn’t for the dogs, I’d have stayed tonight and gone to the Friday night preview. The conference I was at wasn’t bad, but a 500 floodplain managers just aren’t as much fun as NARBC. Lot less crowded, though. :). When I left at 3 today one of the electricians was putting in one of the big power feeds to the south end of the vendor hall.
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I'm REALLY considering going at this point,the only rooms left are like $135 a night though (and I'm already a rewards member lol) :O
We will see, it's going to be painful knowing that I can't pick anything up when I'm there but if AP has 6 or 8ft cages ready to go I think I'm going to head down....I would be there Saturday for sure. Chicago traffic though.....:mad:
There’s several motels on the other side of . . . Harlem, I think it is - the north-south road the convention center faces (brain is all squishy from “my” conference). I stayed at one two years ago for FP manager’s conference when the convention center hotel was sold out. If you don’t mind crossing umpty lanes of traffic you can easily walk to the convention center.
I don’t think AP is going to be there, I just double-checked and they’re not on the vendor list. When I asked a couple-three years ago they weren’t doing the spring show, as they needed to be home building enclosures. :)
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AAARGH!!! It was SOOOO crowded! Probably not worse than usual, but aaargh! Parking was crazy, wonder how many people get/got ticketed/towed from the health club. And then there was this person
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Actually, that was a pretty good spot, reasonably close to the doors. And by the time we left, a couple people were lined up behind my truck. :)
We saw some stuff, missed more that I wanted to find, but it was too crowdede, got my gecko and and accessories and left.
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the atm in the convention center is down so if you need an atm you gotta go to the hotel.
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new igloo hides from RBI!!!! these are cool i might buy some!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3a4add2d2c.jpg
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Those are awesome!!!
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you guys i failed to get the selfies today i didn't have the courage hahahaha everyone keeps talking to them!!! but im coming back tomorrow so maybe i can still do it.
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also the guy from Prehistoric Pets is here!!! the man is always in khaki hahahaha
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e9cde60eea.jpg
it's wrapping up here, so biiig photo dump coming!
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Re: NARBC @ Tinley Park, March 2018!
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Originally Posted by Ax01
these should be your top 5 things to do:
1. Selfie in Selfie w/ Brian
2. Growth pix with Justin
3. Pix booping Garrick on the snoot
4. Pix with the 2017 Reptile Report trophy for Best Forum 2017
5. Photobomb the vid by WmHrbst (aka 46and2reptiles)
:)
Brian isn't there this year.
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Ok those are rad!
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Justin Kobylka is my reptile idol!!!
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Black pastel Ghost Pied.... drool🤤
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Black pastel Ghost Pied.... drool🤤
she was INSANE
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Soooo much to say from these amazing pics! Thanks for uploading!
A) The pastel gravel/yb pied is AMAZING....those yellows just POP!
B) I have never viewed a Cow retic that I didn't like
C) A scaleless corn might be in my future...okeetee looks awesome with that combination
D) A male banana leopard pin for $375?!? What a steal!!!
E) T- Colombian Rainbow Boas...ohmagawd!
Side note: I never got ahold of AP so I decided against coming down but what Im going to do is order my cage for the fall and pick it up down there then.
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I was literally saying "wow" out loud to some of these snakes! Holy cow!
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OMG its the new half gecko species. I...want...one....now.
And I actually like this conversion kit. I'm sure there is some sort of catch like its a pain to install or leakage problems or something but I like it. One reason is our wine cellar is my tank grave yard and something like this could make some of my old tanks worth using again.
Also there were so many pics which is good I'm not going to comment on much except to say I really like the pastel scaleless I would love to buy that CG YB black head but not for $2000 which may be fair but I'm out on that. I don't know why I don't see Mojave clowns more. And is that black pastel ghost pied a paradox or not? But yeah good job taylor and thanks for uploading all the pics.
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Originally Posted by KevinK
Soooo much to say from these amazing pics! Thanks for uploading!
A) The pastel gravel/yb pied is AMAZING....those yellows just POP!
B) I have never viewed a Cow retic that I didn't like
C) A scaleless corn might be in my future...okeetee looks awesome with that combination
D) A male banana leopard pin for $375?!? What a steal!!!
E) T- Colombian Rainbow Boas...ohmagawd!
Side note: I never got ahold of AP so I decided against coming down but what Im going to do is order my cage for the fall and pick it up down there then.
I second that comment, amazzzing pictures!! So many paint jobs it is freakin crazy! I also love those T- Colombian Rainbow Boas and as well as the Cow pos Tiger retic, very beautiful. Maybe one day (in my dreams)...LOL
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tttaylorrr, how much were some of the scaleless BP's?
I have no room and I am sure they are out of my budget at the moment, but I am curious.
Also, were there many? Or just a few?
Love the pics and some amazing animals there. I still want a scaleless corn, but not sure it will happen.
Did you get to hold a scaleless snake?
Thank you for the pictures! Sounds like you had a great time!
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Thanks for sharing, Taylor!!
There were a few that stood out to me, especially the pastel, YB, gravel pied. Droool.....
Loved the cow retic and the T- CRB too.
Noticed hognose were missing from the photo dump...curious...
Looks like you had a great time!!
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for any of you that use Instagram, go follow this guy!!! he photographs all kinds of reptiles (like king cobras!) and other animals and it's siiiiick! @iammakingart
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D) A male banana leopard pin for $375?!? What a steal!!!
so many Banana/CG/Leopards at such tempting prices...it was nuts! i almost caved saturday! but i did not!!!
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OMG its the new half gecko species. I...want...one....now.
dude! there were maybe 5 of these...i JUST happened to look at the table and these guys practically sang out to me!!! i thought they looked so unlike anything i knew, so i just snapped a quick pic! i had no idea! *Googles furiously*
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And I actually like this conversion kit. I'm sure there is some sort of catch like its a pain to install or leakage problems or something but I like it. One reason is our wine cellar is my tank grave yard and something like this could make some of my old tanks worth using again.
i thought they were really cool too! i think they'd be perfect for a gecko...i was very tempted.
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Also there were so many pics which is good I'm not going to comment on much except to say I really like the pastel scaleless I would love to buy that CG YB black head but not for $2000 which may be fair but I'm out on that. I don't know why I don't see Mojave clowns more. And is that black pastel ghost pied a paradox or not? But yeah good job taylor and thanks for uploading all the pics.
that pastel scaleless was aweosome...like, the real definition of the word awesome.
i thought those Mojave Clowns were amazing!!! those were the most beautiful Clowns i've ever seen!
i didn't ask the vendor but i'm assuming she was a Paradox BP Ghost Pied.
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tttaylorrr, how much were some of the scaleless BP's?
I have no room and I am sure they are out of my budget at the moment, but I am curious.
Also, were there many? Or just a few?
Love the pics and some amazing animals there. I still want a scaleless corn, but not sure it will happen.
none were marked that i saw...all NFS or you better flash some serious skrilla. i think there were 3 this year; last October there were maybe 5 or 6. when i went in Oct, IIRC there were like 2 or 3 marked for sale, they were around $50K possibly more.
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Did you get to hold a scaleless snake?
no, i didn't ask! ): the vendor that had them was in the back corner of the convention hall, and it's always a NIGHTMARE back there; human traffic jam, shoulder to shoulder (i complained about it in my past threads lol). i was having a lot of anxiety and didn't want to hold such a lil worm. :tears:
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Noticed hognose were missing from the photo dump...curious...
there were exactly 3 hognose! and they were Eastern! they were really cool; diamond-shaped heads, and very dark coloring. i forgot to take their picture because they were in the back corner that turns into a human traffic jam.
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