Great Old Traditions and Weird New Ideas

Here are some cool moments from the convention that may not make it into the magazine.

Joe Manis dancing on his table after winning a $5000 prize at the Saturday night banquet.

Collecting photos of member tattoos for the Saturday night video show. Yep, that was my idea. Sorry.

Our tribute to the children we've watched grow up over the years at the convention. Some of the kids we saw at age five in the video came to the convention this year as newly-minted college graduates. Talk about a tradition.

The dealers who continue to support the convention year after year. Aiken Housing, Brothers Housing and Real Estate, Carolina Home Outlet, Central Carolina Homes, Congaree Home Center, Dixie-George Jones, Gaymon & Associates Custom Homes, Ledbetter Housing, Kent Gault MH, Manning Homes, Manufactured Housing Outlet, Sangaree Homes, South Carolina Homes, Tri-County Homes come to mind. First-timers like the McGougans who own Unlimited Home Solutions in Lugoff. Plus the GMs from an assortment of Clayton, LUV and Country Squire retail centers.

Checking out Wii exercize at the Westin's fitness center and discovering that it is basically the same thing as Guitar Hero, but using your feet.