First Florida Efest
First of all, the comparative statistics between Philly in the spring of 2004 and Clearwater in the Fall of 2004:
| Clearwater | Philadelphia | |
| Attendees | 66 | 56 |
| Women | 19 | 15 |
| Men | 47 | 41 |
| Guys named Bob | 2 | 8 |
Many expressed disappointment over the drop in attendance by guys named Bob, but we did find an amazing jump in the number of guys named Don - we had four of them as well as four guys named Tom. We also had three sets of male-female same names, Kris and Chris, Leigh and Lee, and Michael and Michelle. Well, if you pronounce Michael the French way they sound alike.
So the Florida Efest is the biggest yet, showing the steady growth from the Original "eastern" Efest in Chicago, then the growth in Philly and now in Clearwater, despite the "lost Bobs" problem. This was the first Efest produced by Linda Marie, and just about everyone said they had a great time. Next Efest will be produced by Jeff with help from the committee and it is likely to be in the Philadelphia suburbs.
One of our group was in the hotel restaurant having lunch and reported a conversation from another table, a nice group of middle-aged ladies was saying "I wonder what was going on in the hotel last night. There were a whole bunch of people we heard talking about butt plugs while we were out on the balcony."