Well it is always easier to blame others than to take responsibility for one's actions, or lack of.
I often sweat a lot, get downright irritable, and may not even shave that day either but am looking forward to seeing the rest of you cranky old men and social misfits in Norman.
Metcalf has held shows here in Grove in the past. I even paid for tables once. After that experience, I haven't bothered to attend ANY of his shows. My son and I have 2 tables in Norman and we look forward to meeting as many Cranky Old Malcontents as possible. We will be there to Buy, Sell and Trade and hope to support Dave in any way possible. We need to encourage everyone to attend and show Mr. Metcalf that his assessment of OSA is incorrect. OSA is my favorite site and I hope to meet many of the folks I have dealt with and messaged over the past few years.
SUPPORT SUPERDAVE AND HAVE FUN OSA!!
Well that seals the deal for me: no more Metcalf shows.
I will come to Dave's show. I kinda have hit a Metcalf show now and then but no more. The last one that I went to my brother and I smarted up and took a look before we paid our money, that 24 bucks went to lunch and some lead. Dave I hope the best for your shows, it will be nice to see something new for a change.
I'll grant you, I don't have 20 years of experience running gun shows, or any other business for that matter. But dang, even I know one shouldn't show outright contempt for a segment of your customer base. Especially ones dedicated enough to join then spend time on a forum devoted to that given product market. A 4th grader can figure out you have to at least pretend to like the grumpy old man down the street if he's standing there buy lemonade from your lemonade stand. I can't level the threat of "I'll never go to a Metcalf show again". I quit going to his shows a few years ago. They struck me as being somewhat like some Hollywood stars; expensive on the outside, cheap and junky on the inside. If I was a gun dealer that regularly sets up at his shows, I'd be ultra-ticked at that malcontent right about now. Does make me chuckle that he starts the letter calling us "cranky old men" and "social misfits" then goes on to exemplify those very descriptors with his very own words. That's what I call class, baby. 
personally I'd post it on other boards and armslist, etc.
I wondered the same thing. He's alienating me and I know he can't have issues with me specifically b/c I don't recall him ever posting here, that must have been before my time.
