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Re: Who was at the polo?

Stars — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:37:54 GMT

Hi Luco, welcome to BeoWorld! Plenty to read and browse here if you've got your own B&O. I used to read under the FAQ sheets on products I already owned and would learn a new feature for each one product sheet I read, so a very worth while read.

Shun, Nazeer is on business at the moment and said that BeoWorld got filtered by the company firewall. So he will be completing registration on the weekend.

Re: Who was at the polo?

nastynip — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:24:02 GMT

Have already said hi elsewhere on the forum so I won't repeat myself. Any news of Nazeer Henry? We started speaking after registering at the stand, very nice chap.

Re: Who was at the polo?

Luco — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:45:17 GMT

Bon soir Henri, Paul et Celine. J'espere qui vous me rappeler.

My name is Luco. I am French, but live in Berkshire with my family as expats. I had a wondeful day at the polo on the weekend, and meeting the Beoworld group was a new experience and a happy suprise as I buy Bang & Olufsen equiptment too.

Re: Who was at the polo?

Stars — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:06:39 GMT

You're a Foundation Gold Member too Vaughan!

I swear these are coming up to the final few now.

Re: Who was at the polo?

Stars — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:05:00 GMT

We have unfortunately been going through a photos hick-up at the moment, but all the photos that I do have, and have been sent from others have been forwarded on to Lee for his article, and so he can hand pick his preferred photos for himself. As soon as the misplaced photos have been found, I'll post them directly onto this thread, or similar.

Vaughan! Your first post really has made me smile. I wasn't such a fantastic host, so please don't embarress me any further infront of my pals on BeoWorld

You are such a true gentleman, as every man should aspire to be one day, and it was for this reason that I treated you to the VIP area and the spare VIP grandstand seat which we had, and would have been empty otherwise. Thank you also Vaughan for upgrading to Gold. This is a very rewarding feeling on my side, and one which Lee must feel everyday.

Looking forward to the news article, and to hear from the rest of you that joined BeoWorld on Sunday!

Re: Who was at the polo?

Jandyt — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:27:46 GMT

A warm welcome to all you new Beoworlders.
In no time at all, you will become addicted, and there is no known cure.
Henry, you are a superstar! Well done mate. Like Peter, I hope you have some pictures of your great day.
Kind regards,

Andy T.

Re: Who was at the polo?

9 LEE — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:24:26 GMT

Great work by Henry - who has done BeoWorld proud! I am finalising the news article tonight and it will be on site in a few hours!

It always makes me smile when we find people that really love B&O and then discover BeoWorld. I too was one of those people, and it's like walking into a pub with every friend you have ever had stood at the bar waiting to say hello to you!

Lee

Re: Who was at the polo?

Craig — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:56:35 GMT

Welcome to all our new members.

Craig

Re: Who was at the polo?

Boeing — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:39:43 GMT

Oh and thanks for helping me become a gold member Henry, all seems done, and I have access to those other forums too that you mentioned.

Re: Who was at the polo?

Peter — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:07:18 GMT

I don't suppose we have some pictures! It all sound rather fun! I have been thinking for a while that we should have a mobile display with a few bits that can be shown - I'll get back to restoring my cubes!!

There have been other meetings - Ignace hosted a splendid meeting at his castle! And we have had a number of meetings by the very enthusiastic French team. It would seen the natural reticence of the English has held us back but Henry has clearly put pay to that sort of nonsense and is to be heartily congratulated! I just hope he has not set too high a standard! It sounds like a lot to live up to!

Re: Who was at the polo?

Boeing — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:51:10 GMT

Hello Henry, Paul, Celine and fellow Beoworld members. My name is Vaughan, I live in Surrey, work in the airline industry, have a huge interest in everything B&O and I too was aquainted with Beoworld at the polo on Sunday.

Henry introduced me to the website as a whole at the Beoworld stand in the Trade Village, and had clearly mastered his sales pitch by the time I plodded by and took a peek inside the vast Beoworld tent. As someone who cannot simply splash thousands on B&O as some lucky people, I personally believe the prize draw has outstanding odds considering I've only just paid £30 which will last for another 12 months! Well atleast Henry made me believe the odds were good, maybe I've just been jelly-legged as usual, but even so I have very much enjoyed browsing the website in my own time.

I was not aware the event at the polo was a first for Beoworld. If anything the Beoworld stand looked the most veteran and experienced of all the other stands in the Trade Village. I say this because the guys were very hands-on and could naturally manage the ongoing attention that the Beoworld tent was attracting. The other reason is due to the presentation and atmosphere of the BeoWorld stand. The two Audi's either side of the tent gave all passers-by (like innocent me) a focus point which turned your view towards the central table decorated with orchids, two laptop computers, playing Beosound 9000 + Beolab 3s, Beosound 1, Beosound 3, Beomaster 900 (as I was told), B&O CDs and several items of Beoworld merchandise and pocket-size business cards.

Henry and I seemed to get along quite well after he got me all registered as a bronze member and as I was at the polo alone, he invited me to see the VIP Beoworld stand which offered free Champagne, cocktails, orange juice and beers, PLUS free B&O catalogues too - it's good to be rich isn't it! We returned to the main Beoworld stand at 2 o'clock when the winners of the lucky dip were to be called - I didn't win anything, no suprises! And then at 3 o'clock we all shuffled along to watch the polo final from the grandstands, as Henry invited me especially once again

The polo was very entertaining, as each side ping-ponged their goal advantage on the score board. At the end of the third chukka (half time) we went down onto the pitch to tread the divots of the ponies (as they are called in polo, even though they are usually adult females). But as any quality Queen's Cup polo final, the sixth chukka required the final burst of adrenalin from one of the teams to finish champions as Loro Piana really proved at the end.

Hopefully, this has been a very brief summary of my day and opinions as you asked for Henry, but I would suggest that you go see a polo match for real to feel the entirety of the match and just as importantly the morning and early afternoon leading up to the match.

Cheerio.

Re: Who was at the polo?

Stars — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:49:11 GMT

Thanks for your kind compliments Chris and Tom.

It's nice to see that some of you from the polo have made an appearance here on the forums. I know some of you will be readers, rather than obsessive posters like myself, but BeoWorld is open to everyone with a B&O interest. Upgrading to a Gold Membership not only enters you into the chance of winning some fantastic B&O kit in the monthly prize draws, but also offers financial support for the site, which is only how it is today after lots of effort from a bunch of individuals and a very big bank loan.

Let us know if you have any further problems upgrading Ben, someone will keep you heading in the right direction if necessary.

Re: Who was at the polo?

Medogsfat — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:38:31 GMT

A warm welcome to Beoworld on behalf of the team to all new members who signed up at the Polo event.

Also a huge thank you to Henry for showing fantastic initiative and all the obvious hard work which went into this promotion.

Chris.

Re: Who was at the polo?

Benny — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:58:57 GMT

Thanks for the help Daniel.

Re: Who was at the polo?

Daniel — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:52:53 GMT

Benny:

I am really sorry that I registered as a bronze member, is there any way I can be changed to gold? Thanks.

Hi Benny!

Welcome to BeoWorld!

The first time you must register as a bronze member, but you can always upgrade for silver or gold.