11:18:04 From Al & Randall to Everyone: Let us know where you are tuning in from! We are in San Francisco… 11:18:36 From Jeanne D'Arcy (she/her) to Everyone: San Francisco 11:18:40 From rex mandel to Host and Panelists: Tuning in from your back yard (San Francisco). 11:18:41 From Leo to Everyone: leo & 11:18:53 From Stephen Coles (he/him) to Host and Panelists: Oakland! (Ohlone.land) 11:18:58 From Maureen Russell to Host and Panelists: Hello from San Francisco’s Mission District 11:18:59 From Marge Jantz to Everyone: Casa Grande, AZ 11:19:00 From Page Archer to Everyone: Olympia, Washington! 11:19:03 From DeAnne Blazek to Everyone: Wisconsin :) 11:19:05 From Suz Lipman to Host and Panelists: Mill Valley, CA 11:19:05 From Brad Kayal to Host and Panelists: SF 11:19:19 From Steve D. to Everyone: North Florida 11:19:24 From Douglas Wachtel to Everyone: Central Ohio currently, though I usually live in the Cleveland area 11:19:34 From Joe (he/him) to Host and Panelists: Potrero Hill in San Francisco! 11:19:34 From Erica Felman to Host and Panelists: Erica Felman New Jersey 11:19:40 From Mike Davidson to Everyone: Gateshead, UK 11:20:33 From Al & Randall to Everyone: HELLO Marge Jantz of Casa Grand Neon Park, and thank you for being a sponsor of Neon Speaks! 11:20:58 From Louise McWhinnie to Host and Panelists: In the 12th week of hard CoVid lockdown in the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales (Australia) 11:21:30 From Jude Cook to Everyone: Tucson, Az 11:21:50 From Al & Randall to Host and Panelists: Love this presentation already! 11:22:04 From Charles Chapman to Everyone: Morning Al and Randall -- all the best for a good event! Charles & Annette/Oakland 11:23:19 From Al & Randall to Host and Panelists: Good morning to Charles and Annette, and thank you for being Noviol Gold Sponsors for Neon Speaks! 11:23:36 From Al & Randall to Everyone: Good morning to Charles and Annette, and thank you for being Noviol Gold Sponsors for Neon Speaks! 11:24:25 From Barbara Tannenbaum to Everyone: Wow! What an insight into the transformation of SF during last decade’s tech boom. I can only wonder what the impact of the pandemic has been. Are you tracking that, as well? 11:25:25 From rex mandel to Host and Panelists: Don’t let the Clay Theater go belly up ! 11:26:23 From Will Durham to Host and Panelists: This is such an important project! 11:27:06 From Al & Randall to Everyone: SF Heritage has a wonderful IG feed https://www.instagram.com/sfheritage/ 11:27:42 From Jeanne D'Arcy (she/her) to Everyone: Spent part of my 21st birthday at Trad’r Sam a long time ago! 11:27:45 From Al & Randall to Everyone: Trad’r sam 11:30:22 From Al & Randall to Everyone: Has anyone tried the Banana Cow at Trader Sam? 11:30:27 From rex mandel to Host and Panelists: On weekends the neon colored puke on Geary from the young folks who don’t know how drunk they’re getting is almost as iconic as their neon sign. 11:30:57 From DeAnne Blazek to Everyone: It looks like they cut it and put it back together vertically? 11:32:05 From Al & Randall to Everyone: It does look like it was put together, but on inspection, we saw that it create as a new sign with stacked lettering… 11:32:56 From Sean Feeney to Host and Panelists: I think that Moulin Rouge sign has never been repainted. Ever! 11:33:22 From Dee Iacopelli to Host and Panelists: Hi everyone! Dee here tuning in from Ventura, CA. For those of you who love Tiki history/drinks/etc. there was house that sold here in Ventura this past spring. We went to an estate sale there. Check it out, wow: https://www.redfin.com/CA/Ventura/133-S-Linden-Dr-93004/home/4418104 full built-in Tiki bar! I wonder what the new owners will do with it. Hopefully not destroy it. The house also had a full woodshop since the old owner was a large model airplane hobbyist. 11:34:43 From Al & Randall to Everyone: Hello Dee! And thank you for being a sponsor of Neon Speaks… 11:35:48 From DeAnne Blazek to Everyone: Wonderful start to the program! 11:37:24 From Ira Serkes - Berkeley CA to Host and Panelists: I love these- thank you 11:37:42 From Corrie Siegel to Host and Panelists: Looks great!! 11:37:58 From Sean Feeney to Host and Panelists: Woo! 11:38:04 From Suz Lipman to Everyone: That was great! I can’t wait to visit all those businesses. 11:38:29 From Corrie Siegel to Everyone: So cute!!!! 111:40:28 From Katie Ann Gorman to Host and Panelists: Yes! 11:41:24 From Al & Randall to Everyone: http://sfheritage.org 11:41:50 From Al & Randall to Everyone: PAC*San Jose website is http://preservation.org 11:41:50 From Al & Randall to Everyone: SF Neon website is http://sfneon.org 11:50:39 From Corrie Siegel to Everyone: Proud owner of some of these buttons! 11:51:23 From Maureen Russell to Host and Panelists: I got my Dancing Pig button last year. 11:55:15 From DeAnne Blazek to Everyone: Love the four fish on the pet shop sign :) 11:56:01 From Katie Ann Gorman to Everyone: Have you approached Original Joe’s, Ben? I think they’d be a great partner! 11:56:52 From Dee Iacopelli to Everyone: Hi Katie Ann! 🤗 11:57:35 From Katie Ann Gorman to Everyone: Who is the artist behind the pin artwork? They’re superb! 11:57:40 From Frank Wright to Host and Panelists: Is there any attempt to find the names of the original artists of the signs? 12:01:12 From dc蔣志樺 to Host and Panelists: Haas lilienthal 12:02:44 From Barbara Tannenbaum to Everyone: Thank you, SF Heritage! 12:02:51 From caspurr @gmail.com to Host and Panelists: Ben, do you know what’s going on with the Burbank Theater? 12:03:13 From Laura Serra @laureola to Everyone: I will forever cry about “It’s Tops” 12:03:21 From Barbara Tannenbaum to Everyone: Aw…It’s Tops. That was hard. Lucky that Suz Lipman took such good photos of the sign removal!! 12:06:14 From Kerri Young - SF Heritage to Host and Panelists: www.haas-lilienthalhouse.org for more info on touring our 1886 Victorian at 2007 Franklin Street 12:06:26 From Kerri Young - SF Heritage to Everyone: www.haas-lilienthalhouse.org for more info on touring our 1886 Victorian at 2007 Franklin Street 12:09:32 From Katie Ann Gorman to Everyone: Ben, you did a phenomenal job! Seriously impressed, well done. 12:09:35 From Laura Serra @laureola to Everyone: 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 12:11:59 From Katie Ann Gorman to Everyone: The SF pins are also very cool, they’ll surely become best sellers like the SJ pins! Keep up the cool merchandise, love the idea of conservation conversation starters on everyone’s lapel :) 12:13:01 From caspurr @gmail.com to Host and Panelists: Thank you! 12:13:26 From Suz Lipman to Everyone: This was super. Thank you all very much. 12:13:32 From Maureen Russell to Host and Panelists: 👏🏽 12:13:32 From Jeanne D'Arcy (she/her) to Everyone: Thank you for these great presentations! 12:13:34 From amy chan to Host and Panelists: Thank you 12:13:54 From Corrie Siegel to Everyone: great presentations Kerri, Woody, and Ben! 12:13:54 From Alison Webster to Everyone: Thanks all! Great stuff! 12:14:02 From Suz Lipman to Everyone: (Katie, love “conservation conversation”!) 12:14:05 From Jeanne D'Arcy (she/her) to Everyone: Just joined both organizations and ordered pins! 12:14:12 From Erica Felman to Host and Panelists: thank you. 12:14:18 From Katie Ann Gorman to Everyone: Really glad you’re all doing such important work in the Bay Area, so many of us appreciate your efforts. Thank you so much and keep up the good work! We’re lucky to have you! 12:14:22 From Kerri Young - SF Heritage to Everyone: Thank you! 12:14:26 From Cindy to Everyone: See you all later - thanks!