Gad, are there ever any JL Gatherings anywhere? Okay, besides IN. I was the president of the Salt Flat Hot Wheelers here in Utah, and we have meetings every other month. Even though the club is mainly about Hot Wheels, we do diecast cars in general. I sort of got over my Brand X phase and abdicated the presidency. I find that it is hard to talk people out of the "Blue Card ONLY" mentality that seems to dominate in the diecast aisles. I try to be friendly and outgoing, but not many people seem to pull JLs off the pegs while I am there.
If there's anyone around here (UT, WY, ID, NV, CO) that wants to do a JL event, I'd be happy to help...
-Brad