Upcoming Events:

	Dec 4:  Saturday:  Attend monthly pin meeting at HRC San Francisco.
	Apr 2:  Saturday:  Maybe a visit to HRC Dallas and the other Texas cafes?
	Apr 29 - May 1:  Friday - Sunday:  Maybe a visit to HRC Dublin and Manchester and the other UK cafes?

Past News:

	Nov 17:  Visited HRC Nashville (again).
	Nov 16:  Visited HRC Memphis.
	Nov 15:  Visited HRC Choctaw.
	Nov 14:  Visited HRC Destin & New Orleans.
	Nov 13:  Attended HRC Atlanta Pin "Gone with the Pins" Event.
	Nov 12:  Visited HRC Gatlinburg & Myrtle Beach.  Myrtle Beach is one awesome cafe.  You really got to see this building, inside and outside.
	Nov 11:  Visited HRC Nashville.
	Oct 16:  Attended HRC St Louis "Gateway to Paradise" Event and had a great time.  I saw the Great St Louis Arch, the Gateway to the West, and a lots of great pin traders from the Midwest, San Diego, Atlanta and Baltimore!
	Oct 15:  Visited HRC Indianapolis and Louisville.
	Oct 9:  Met Alexander Fiedler at the HRC San Francisco @ 10 AM.
	Oct 3:  At the HRC San Francisco Pinapalooza, I picked up the Halloween 2004 guitar, Exotic Erotic Ball 2004, Fleet Week 2004 Girl, Flugtag 2004 Yellow Flying Machine and the San Francisco Pinapalooza 2004 event pin.
	Oct 2:  At the HRC Sacramento Pinapalooza, I picked up the Sacramento Flower guitar #3 - Plumeria with Lady Bug and the Sacramento Pinapalooza 2004 event pin.
	Sep 12:  At the Sacramento Monthly Pin Meet, I picked up the Sacramento Flower guitar #2 - Bird of Paradise and Halloween 2004 Girl Holding Skull guitar.
	Sep 7 - 9:  Pindex 2004 was awesome!  Met a lot of folks I have been trading and buying pins from over the many years.  I can't wait to go again next year!  I am still digging my way out of all the pins I bought and traded while there.  Too bad I didn't have more time to actually enjoy Las Vegas.  Well, I've been there before and then there is always next year.  I picked up the following Las Vegas pins: HRH Las Vegas Pindex 2004 Cowgirl with Neon Sign HRC Las Vegas 14th Anniversary - Feather Dancing Girl (LE 1800) HRC Las Vegas Black Dragon (LE 500) HRC Las Vegas Pindex 2004 Cowboy (LE 500) HRC Las Vegas Magic/Retail Girl 2004  (LE 500) HRC Las Vegas Fairy Series - July 2004  (LE 500) HRC Las Vegas Fairy Series - August 2004  (LE 500) HRC Las Vegas Fairy Series - September 2004  (LE 500) HRC Las Vegas Leather Bondage 2004  (LE 500)
	Sep 4:  At the SF Monthly Pin Meet, I picked up SF the new 20th Anniversary Cruise the Bridge guitar (LE 1800), 20th Anniversary 3-pin boxed set (Rainbow guitar with Beanie Bears, Red Cadillac & Pickles the Cow w/ date pins) (LE 500), Pickles the Cow, Folsom Street Fair 2004 - Baby Leather Bear (LE 300), Blues Festival 2004 - Blues Singer on Piano (LE 300), and Pint Glass Series (LE 500) pins.  Also, I got a few extra 20th Anniversary Shot Glass (LE 864) and Pickles the Cow Herrington (LE 600).  I'll be getting a few of the Lake Tahoe Snow Bunny #3 pins on Sep 5.
	Aug 21:  Visited HRC Sacramento for more Greetings From pins and headed up to HRC Lake Tahoe to get the Greetings From and Biker Girl 2004 pins.
	Aug 19:  Visited HRC SF to get a few more pins.  Saw Walter and his family in the Pier 39 parking garage and chatted about their trip to the USA and the differences from travel in Belgium.  It sure would be nice for a new cafe to open in Antwerp (again) or Brussels.
	Aug 14:  Attended the Sacramento Monthly Pin Meet (usually the second Saturday of each month).  There were our usual crowd of pin traders from the SF Bay Area, a few of the local Sacramento traders and Walter and his family from Belgium.  Chris, Belinda and the entire staff provided the group with homemade cookies, donuts and beverages.  And if that wasn't enough, the cafe released a surprise pin, the first of the 3 pin set, the Flower Guitar Series.  New pins:  Flower Guitar Series #1 with Hibiscus Flowers and a Hummingbird, Sacramento Greetings From Series - State Capitol & Old Sacramento Buildings, Pony Express 2004, and State Fair 2004 - Girl with Balloons and Cotton Candy.
	Aug 7: New Pins:  San Francisco 2nd Anniversary of Move to Pier 39, Japan Town Fair 2004 Geisha Playing Samisen, Greetings From San Francisco, and Lombard Street Doubleneck guitar.  Today, was the first day of tracking our monthly pin meetings to earn a free dessert after attending 6 events.  We got 2 visits on the first day.  Also, we found out that a couple of the SF pins were returned to corporate.  Look for them to be available either on line or at your local factory outlet store.  I'll try to get a complete inventory during my next visit.
	Jul 17:  New pins:  Sacramento 7th Anniversary Terminator, Lake Tahoe Chrome Flying V Slot Machine guitar, and Lake Tahoe "Cruisin' in the Hot Tahoe Moonlight" 2004 (part of Hot August Nights) Red Chevy pins.
	Jul 4:  New Pin:  Sacramento Classic guitar.
	Jul 3:  New Pins:  Lake Tahoe Dragonfly Series guitar, 6th Anniversary, and Classic guitar.  Tried to get the new City Shot Glass but they were sold out.  I'll try again within the next 4 weeks.
	Jul 2:  Added the San Francisco Big List to my web site.  This is a list of all pins available at the SF cafe.  You can even use the HRC Pin Collectors Club Pin Catalog to get details about pins, including scans!  Give it a try!  San Francisco Big List
	Jul 1:  Picked up the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge guitar and Classic Guitar 2004 - Red Left-Handed Fender Stratocaster.  Also, I picked up a few of the previously sold out Lombard Street guitar.  The staff found another bag in the stockroom.
	Jun 24:  Picked up the San Francisco Surfer Girl Series 2004 and Cable Car Bell Ringer 2004 pins.
	Jun 20:  Picked up the new Sacramento City Shot Glass.
	Jun 17:  Picked up the new San Francisco City Shot Glass.
	Jun 8-9:  Visited San Diego and La Jolla.  Got a few pins but nothing really special.
	May 22:  Picked up the Lake Tahoe Death Ride 2004 Skeleton Biker pin (LE 300)
	May 16:  Picked up the San Francisco Gay Pride 2004 - Castro Theatre guitar (LE 300).  Met Ralf and Marion Richter from Germany with our usual crowd (Maurine, Marken, Pat, Gary, Rose, Bill, Venus and me).
	May 8:  Picked up the San Francisco Haight-Ashbury 2004 Girl Under Street Sign.
	Apr 28:  Picked up the San Francisco Retro Series guitar, Elvis 50 Years of Rock, Kaboom 2004 guitar, Historical Events Series - 1906 SF Earthquake, Bay to Breaker Race 2004 guitar, Divas 2004, Baseball Opening Day 2004 guitar, Bay Sailing Opening Day 2004, Cinco de Mayo 2004 Piņata, Martini Girl Series, Earth Day 2004 guitar and Easter Egg 2004.
	Apr 25:  Picked up the Sacramento Elvis 50 Years of Rock, Strawberry Festival 2004 guitar, Cinco de Mayo 2004 Margarita, Easter 2004 Egg and Jazz Festival 2004 Jazz Group pins.
	Mar 28 - Apr 10:  Visited Japan and all the open Hard Rock Cafes.  I had a great time seeing many important temples and shrines and a few good friends.  I got a few pictures of my trip and will work on getting more posted.  Japan Trip
	Mar 20:  The San Francisco Fishing for Pins Event was a big success thanks to Tony, Steve, Kevin, Brian, Seany and so many more!  Picked up the Fishing for Pins 2004 pins, and loads and loads of Fishing for Pins 2004 Event Shot Glasses!  A few other pins were also released:  Cherry Blossom 2004, Earth Day 2004 and Octopus 2004 (I think it was for the upcoming Sea Festival?).
	Mar 8:  Picked up the San Francisco Butterfly and Carnival Parade Float 2004 pins.
	Mar 6:  Attended Pinaversary in Lake Tahoe.  Also visited Sacramento on the way up.  Picked up the Sacramento Butterfly guitar, Lake Tahoe Butterfly guitar and the Lake Tahoe Pinaversary 2004 guitar pins.
	Mar 3:  Picked up the Newport Beach Girl of Rock 2004, Sign Guitar, Sailboat Guitar, and Hockey Player 2004 pins.  Scans to follow.
	Feb 24:  Picked up the San Francisco Trolley guitar, St Patrick's Day 2004 and Street Performer 2004 Clown Juggler pins.
	Feb 16:  Picked up the San Francisco Girl of Rock 2004 and Crab Festival 2004 guitar pins.
	Feb 14:  Picked up the Sacramento Girl of Rock 2004 and Mardi Gras 2004 Jester Girl.
	Feb 7:  Picked up the San Francisco Tulip Mania Guitar 2004, 14th Anniversary of Sea Lions at Pier 39, Chinese Pageant Queen 2004, and Sea Fisherman City guitar pins.
	Jan 24:  Picked up the Sacramento Valentine's Day 2004 guitar.
	Jan 18:  Picked up the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade 2004, AMA Supercross 2004, and Valentine's Day 2004 pins.
	Jan 11:  Picked up the San Francisco Rockin Piano Series and Ballet Opening Season 2004 Slippers & Lute pins.
	Jan 3:  Picked up the San Francisco Chinese New Year 2004 Year of the Monkey and Christmas Santa's Helper 2003 pins.  I got extras of the Chinese New Year pins.
	Dec 24:  Picked up the Sacramento Christmas 2003 Santa's Helper and New Year 2004 guitar pins requested in trades.  I got one extra New Year 2004 pins to trade.
	Dec 19:  Picked up more San Francisco Dragons!  The cafe only has about 20 left!  The cafe also has the New Years pin but didn't pick up any extras.  Let me know if you need it!
	Dec 9:  Picked up the San Francisco Dragon Guitar Series pins!
	Nov 29:  Stopped by the HRC Sacramento and the only new pins were the Sacramento Marathon Runner 2003, Christmas Tree Lighting 2003 and Thanksgiving 2003 pins.  I didn't pick up any extras so if you needed one, I'll try to get it the next time there.  They still had the "H" Pinapalooza 2003 pins available.  Guitar picks and Fantasy guitars are all sold out.
	Nov 15:  I attended the Newport Beach Party Pin Event and have the Newport Beach 11th Anniversary Sets and Beach Party Event Shot Glasses.  Also, I picked up the , Hollywood Silver Footprints Guitar, Fantasy Guitar and Guitar Pick pins.  Also, I picked up the Los Angeles 21st Anniversary, Film Reel Guitar, Fantasy Guitar, KISS and Guitar Pick pins.  Also, I got some La Jolla Deep Sea Fishing pins.  No more Event Shot Glasses or Hollywood Footprint guitars.
	Nov 1:  Picked up more SF 19th Anny, Blues Festival Singer, and Castro Halloween Party pins.  Next weekend, going to Sacramento.
	Oct 12:  Picked up the San Francisco Castro Street Halloween Party 2003, California Recall 2003, 25th Anniversary of Pier 39, and Rodeo Girl 2003 pins.