When I was beginning to hear word that this years Congreff was "in the planning stages" several months ago, I was looking forward to going, but I agree that the skyrocketing travel costs this year for driving or even flying has already changed my mind. My wife and I are spending a few days in Denver next week, and in just gas alone is gonna run us close to $200 round trip -- thank goodness for $4.00 Rockpile seats @ Coors Field!!!
It's a bit sad that it's getting harder to keep these conventions going when their main attractions are only getting older and there aren't many younger emcees & celebs of the same caliber (Sorry, Rossi) keeping the field strong.
It would be nice to see them rotate the host cities between 3 or 4 locations across the country instead of the usual New York & L.A. outlets so that it makes it a little more affordable -- even if that means the number of "honored guests" is a fraction of the usual L.A. entourage. At least the convention-eers would be a little more varied.
Hopefully a Congreff in 2009 is still a possibility, and that travel costs would be a little more palatable by then.