Well, SIN Vancouver had its second "event". Glenn and I had a great
breakfast at the Grove Inn.

I don't mean to seem pushy, but that's only 2 of the 24 people who've
expressed an interest in SIN Vancouver in the past 2 months since
inception. I did hear from 4 of you with perfectly legitimate
reasons why you couldn't make it to the breakfast, but that you would
be interested in doing other things another time. I'm fine with
that. It's not those 4 I'm concerned about, but the other 18 I
didn't hear from at all. Either the other 18 people who didn't turn
up or contact me aren't really interested or I'm not doing whatever
it is that needs to be done in order to attract them to "events". Is
it the wrong time, the wrong place, the wrong day of the week, the
wrong activity? Please talk to me.

While I know that most groups, particularly gay groups, have birthing
pangs and are slow to start, we should be able to get more than 2
people out of 24 to an event. I know it's awkward walking into a
social setting. I realize it's even more uncomfortable if you don't
think you'll know anyone there. You don't know who or what to
expect. Sort of like a blind date, but with more than one person.
To top it all off, there is the fear that some of us have that we'll
be outed as HIV positive by attending. But, please remember that you
signed up for this group for a reason. Presumably, you were
interested in socializing with other poz guys in a comfortable, non-
judgmental setting. Once you come to one event you'll no longer be
an "event-virgin" so to speak, and a lot of that social discomfort
will be gone. If that interest is still there, but there's some
reason you don't feel comfortable attending, please email me directly
and let me know what it is. Perhaps we can just meet individually to
start so it's less uncomfortable or we can work out a way to make
your first event easier for you. I am more than happy to be a meeter
and greeter at these things. I just assumed I would be. I've made
it my goal to put all newcomers at ease and introduce them around. I
am open to all suggestions. You can leave a message here on the
Yahoo Group page or with me directly at vivo4@...