I admire this @steevc ! And true - it is a shame we never met even we know each other before Steemit was invented. In the early days i was actively meeting people on our Munich meetups - also met others frequently (not on these events though) privately or in small groups like @alexvan @twinner @detlev @lizanomadsoul and others.
I am not a fan of such events to meet where we only tell each others how great we are - but certainly would have enjoyed some - sad that many of the cool guys have left the chain. A lot brain we could use nowadays - never been a fanboy as such.
Thanks for being a great guy that always helps others.