Lawrence Lo Memorial Toy Soldier Symposium, March 4-5, 2017 (1 Viewer)

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, much of which constitutes K&C products from 1985 through 2010. 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 food from Katz's Deli, and holding an open house at his incredible collection, with more than 10,000 figures on display from virtually 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!
 
Hi Guys,

Allow me to ‘second’ Louis’ invitation for anyone interested to attend this great upcoming event.
For several years I was able to take part in these very special East Coast weekends organized by Louis, Hans and Larry. They were filled with plenty of fun and lots of good humour PLUS, of course, thousands of great toy soldiers of all shapes, sizes, makes and styles.
The hospitality of the organizers is / was ‘second-to-none’ ... One of these days, when schedules allow, I will return!
In the meantime ... don’t miss this opportunity and all success to the organizers and participants in the upcoming special Memorial to our great friend Larry Lo – One of the nicest, funniest and most generous guys you could ever meet and ... The Ultimate Toy Soldier Collector!

All the best and happy collecting,
Andy
 
Ericka and I are looking forward to seeing everyone again, and I have never been to this particular museum so that will also be a treat.
We really enjoyed our past visits and it is always fun to chat with collectors outside of a show. We should have some sneak peeks of some new items to share and we will be happy to answer any questions about W. Britain, Hudson & Allen or The Good Soldier we can, so please consider attending if the dates are still open for you.
Ken Osen
 
For those interested in coming from beyond driving distance, there are 3 hotels close by to my home:

Roslyn Hotel, 1221 Old Northern Boulevard, Roslyn NY 11576 Phone- 800-261-2034

Glen Cove Mansion, 200 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, NY 11542 Phone-800-516-1090

Holiday Inn Express, 1053 Northern Boulevard, Roslyn, NY 11576 Phone 855-516-1090

The Roslyn Hotel is the most expensive and nicest, the Holiday Inn Express was redone recently, so may have fairly nice rooms, and is clearly the most reasonably priced.
 
The Toy Soldier Show on Sunday, March 5, 2017 in New Jersey is:

Saddle Brook, NJ, The 21st Annual New Jersey Toy Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel 50 Kenny Place 9AM-3PM Info: Ed Gries, 201.342-6475 or 201.257.2687
 
this sounds like a wonderful event but youngest senior trip to cancun is that week and I have to spend as much time as I can with her before she ships off to the United States Air Force Academy. maybe you can do one next year too
 
Starting to get some nice early returns on the attendees:

In addition to Ken Osen, Erika Osen, and the sponsors (Mark Hoffman, Hans Hedrich and myself), Brad Lewin, Steven Chong and his lovely wife, Doug Luna and his lovely wife, and Tom Dubel have already RSVP'd that they are coming.:smile2:
 
The Toy Soldier Show on Sunday, March 5, 2017 in New Jersey is:

Saddle Brook, NJ, The 21st Annual New Jersey Toy Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel 50 Kenny Place 9AM-3PM Info: Ed Gries, 201.342-6475 or 201.257.2687

Wow, Saddle Brook is right next door to Elmwood Park ....Where I grew up

Wayne
 
So now we can Add Currahee Chris, his lovely wife Jill, George Guerrerro (Warrior) and of course Rich Schuster to the list!:smile2: We already have 15 attendees!^&cool^&cool
 
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Louis:

This sounds like fun, plus it might be my only chance to see Hans and Tom this year as we were not able to attend the Westcoaster this year. It would also give me a chance to finally meet you and (hopefully) Brad, which would be great as the two of you are collectors who I consider friends despite the fact that we have never met in person.

Best,
Jason
 
Louis:

This sounds like fun, plus it might be my only chance to see Hans and Tom this year as we were not able to attend the Westcoaster this year. It would also give me a chance to finally meet you and (hopefully) Brad, which would be great as the two of you are collectors who I consider friends despite the fact that we have never met in person.

Best,
Jason
Great Jason, I guess I'll see you there!
 
We will also be honoring former forum member Chuck Karen (Evilchuck), a 9-11 first responder who died of a rare cancer caused by his work at ground zero looking for survivors and remains. His and Larry Lo's good friend Morgan Hoffman will be attending.
 
For those interested in coming from beyond driving distance, there are 3 hotels close by to my home:

Roslyn Hotel, 1221 Old Northern Boulevard, Roslyn NY 11576 Phone- 800-261-2034


The Roslyn Hotel is the most expensive and nicest, the Holiday Inn Express was redone recently, so may have fairly nice rooms, and is clearly the most reasonably priced.

Thanks for this info my friend, it was very helpful. Jill's birthday is the weekend before so I think her and I will fetch a room there hopefully Friday night and perhaps Saturday to celebrate. Can you please PM me your address so I know where I am going {sm3}{sm3}

On an aside, I am considering doing a 3 day fast before the Symposium in remembrance of each year he hasn't been with us. It ain't like I don't feel it everyday but I just want to do something to honor him. Seems a little ironic though- him being in the delicious food industry and doing a 3 day fast....I can kind of feel him slapping me upside the head as I type! {sm3}

Who knows.
 
Fairly certain I can make it -
I am thinking about the Holiday Inn Express in Roslyn, but notice they say it's about an hour from the show. Is most of what we are doing closer to Roslyn? or would it make sense to stay somewhere in the middle?
 
If the Show is anything like last year, I wouldn't worry about the Show and plan on staying closer to Rosslyn. If you are flying in, you may want to stay near LaGuardia.
 
Better off staying close to Roslyn, Zach. We will drive to the show together Sunday morning.
 
For those of you flying in, PM me flight and contact info, and I will try to arrange to pick you up from the airport.
 

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