Louis Badolato
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I am posting this open invitation to the Lawrence Lo Memorial Toy Soldier Symposium, which will be held the weekend of March 4-5, 2017, to correspond with the Toy Soldier Show in New Jersey that Sunday.
Those of you who remember our late friend, Larry Lo, may recall he, along with Hans Hedrich, Mark Hoffman and myself, was one of the sponsors of the New York Toy Soldier Symposium, held annually on he same weekend as the show in New Jersey from 2006 until the spring before his diagnosis with terminal Cancer in September, 2014. Without Larry's smile, incredible food, and wonderful collection, the Symposium simply ceased. While there can never be another New York Toy Soldier Symposium, Mark Hoffman, Hans and myself want to hold a similar event in his memory and honor.
On Saturday, March 4th, there will be excellent New York Deli food, Pizza and desert served all day at my house, where Ken and Erika Osen of Britains and Hudson & Allen, as this year's manufacturer guests, will give a presentation, and there will be a viewing of my three room, 800 square foot collection. We will also be shuttling interested people to tour Rich Schuster's magnificent collection, as well as visit the American Armor Museum and American Airpower Museum, where real WWII Tanks, Armored and Softskin Vehicles and Aircraft are on display.
Sunday Morning, March 5th, we will all caravan to the Toy Soldier Show in New Jersey.
Sunday Afternoon, March 5th, Mark Hoffman will be serving the finest New York City Kosher Deli foor from Katz's Deli, and holding an open house at his incredible collection, with more than 10,000 figures on display from virtualy every manfacturer you can name.
Those interested in attending these events, please PM or e-mail me. For those coming from outside the tri-state area, I will provide information about two very nice local hotels. I look forward to seeing you in March!
Those of you who remember our late friend, Larry Lo, may recall he, along with Hans Hedrich, Mark Hoffman and myself, was one of the sponsors of the New York Toy Soldier Symposium, held annually on he same weekend as the show in New Jersey from 2006 until the spring before his diagnosis with terminal Cancer in September, 2014. Without Larry's smile, incredible food, and wonderful collection, the Symposium simply ceased. While there can never be another New York Toy Soldier Symposium, Mark Hoffman, Hans and myself want to hold a similar event in his memory and honor.
On Saturday, March 4th, there will be excellent New York Deli food, Pizza and desert served all day at my house, where Ken and Erika Osen of Britains and Hudson & Allen, as this year's manufacturer guests, will give a presentation, and there will be a viewing of my three room, 800 square foot collection. We will also be shuttling interested people to tour Rich Schuster's magnificent collection, as well as visit the American Armor Museum and American Airpower Museum, where real WWII Tanks, Armored and Softskin Vehicles and Aircraft are on display.
Sunday Morning, March 5th, we will all caravan to the Toy Soldier Show in New Jersey.
Sunday Afternoon, March 5th, Mark Hoffman will be serving the finest New York City Kosher Deli foor from Katz's Deli, and holding an open house at his incredible collection, with more than 10,000 figures on display from virtualy every manfacturer you can name.
Those interested in attending these events, please PM or e-mail me. For those coming from outside the tri-state area, I will provide information about two very nice local hotels. I look forward to seeing you in March!
