Bitcoin is NOW at the PAUL Festival in Tampa

[Steve]

And there is supposed to be media coverage there as well, so be sure to tug over some camera crews

http://www.dailypaul.com/248359/media-flocking-to-tampa-for-paulfest

Lew Rockwell blog: Forty-three major organizations have already signed up, with 2-3 reporters each and a camera crew, when appropriate. They include Reuters, The Hill, the Boston Globe, HuffPo, BBC, Yahoo!, AP, WaPo, Expressen (Sweden), Paris Liberation (France), the New York Times, PBS, C-SPAN, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, The Guardian, Bloomberg, The Times of London, and 23 more.

Adam Kokesh is speaking on Sunday…he's talked about Bitcoin several times on his podcast…we're hoping to have a chance to meet him.

[fornit]

It's crucial for them to see that they can buy gold/silver with Bitcoin. Make sure gold and bitcoin are presented as friends and allies to Ron Paul supporters

 
catering to the nut jobs...

Would you call investors along the lines of Steve Forbes nut jobs?

Steve Forbes: The only way to recover is to stabilize our money, have a gold backed dollar, simplified tax code and return to a free market.

Also:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanlewis/2012/06/14/gold-as-an-investment-vehicle-heres-how-to-buy-it/

Nathan Lewis: More people are thinking about gold as an investment. With banks in distress, bonds paying zilch, and “easy money” the operating principle for currency managers around the world, it makes sense.

Unless you want to trade actively, I suggest owning physical gold bullion. ...

what does that have to do with anything?
i dont dispute that owning gold might be a good investment. but for somebody not yet having bitcoin, the possibility of buying gold with bitcoin is totally irrelevant. he could just buy it with his fiat money instead of buying bitcoin first and then buying gold with bitcoin. its purely symbolic, trying to tie the value of bitcoin to that of gold or silver. it doesnt make any sense and works with irrational feelings rather than actual useful properties of bitcoin.

besides that, i dont know if steve forbes is a nut job. i only know him by name and have superficial knowledge of his political positions. which are, in my opinion, very irrational and backward to the point of barbarism btw.

[Carlton Banks]

the possibility of buying gold with bitcoin is totally irrelevant.

even when the overall price you pay will be better than any fiat based gold dealer will give you? why do you think coinabul.com sells gold and silver at such attractive prices?

Perhaps it's something to do with the price dynamic that gold is subject to being even more applicable to the bitcoin price dynamic (i.e. "golder than gold")?

Whadya reckon?

[Steve]

the possibility of buying gold with bitcoin is totally irrelevant.

even when the overall price you pay will be better than any fiat based gold dealer will give you? why do you think coinabul.com sells gold and silver at such attractive prices?

Perhaps it's something to do with the price dynamic that gold is subject to being even more applicable to the bitcoin price dynamic (i.e. "golder than gold")?

Whadya reckon?

If that's really true (I haven't studied coinabul's pricing), I think it would be good PR for this crowd to promote it as the cheapest way to buy gold.

[Carlton Banks]

I've not specifically checked the gold price, but the silver price I have checked. And it appears to be approximately 23% cheaper than what is considered to be a good deal (the comparison wasn't totally direct; coinabul's price was for generic silver pellets and the price I compared it to was for something more processed. I find it hard to believe that pressing the silver into sheets adds 23% ~33% to the price).

Not to mention that if you order to the EU, coinabul currently do not charge sales tax/VAT (not applicable for the Ron Paul event I know, but still useful to know)

Edit: never employ Carlton as a mathematician

[BitPay Business Solutions]

I updated the OP with the new information that we will have BITCOIN banners on stage during the concert performance of Tatiana Moroz!

[boonies4u]

I updated the OP with the new information that we will have BITCOIN banners on stage during the concert performance of Tatiana Moroz!

How much is the single going to be selling for? I'd love to get my hands on that.

[Bees Brothers]

Ask the bees brothers about this - their stuff is amazing  : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=60863.0

John-  Thanks for recommending us.  We are excited about this.  The kids think its a lot better than waving Ron Paul signs on the road in a snow storm (they did that last election).

Bit-Pay team:  We are making honey caramels tonight and will ship them to you Saturday morning.

[ShireSilver]

I find it hard to believe that pressing the silver into sheets adds 23% ~33% to the price).

Having bought sheet silver, I don't find it hard to believe at all.

[spiccioli]

I updated the OP with the new information that we will have BITCOIN banners on stage during the concert performance of Tatiana Moroz!

Now you just need to convince her to sing "Silver and Gold and Bitcoin and Hallelujah"

spiccioli

[yoyoceramic]

I will be there in Tampa!  I'll come and meet you guys there.  Great idea.

[BitPay Business Solutions]

I have updated the OP with this annoucement

UPDATE:  BITCOIN is front and center now on their website!  Check it out!


http://paulfestival.org

[boonies4u]

I have updated the OP with this annoucement

UPDATE:  BITCOIN is front and center now on their website!  Check it out!


http://paulfestival.org

Nice! How much coin do I need to bring for the single FPGA? C'mon give me a hint?

[IveBeenBit]

If that's really true (I haven't studied coinabul's pricing), I think it would be good PR for this crowd to promote it as the cheapest way to buy gold.

Coinabul is nowhere near the cheapest way to buy gold. I just checked their prices vs the online gold retailer I usually use and Coinabul wants the equivalent of US$100 more for a 1 oz American Eagle. Now if they wanted to have a sale exclusive to Paul Fest and cut their prices for that, I can see that there may be a good bitcoin/coinabul marketing opportunity there.

[BitPay Business Solutions]

Nice! How much coin do I need to bring for the single FPGA? C'mon give me a hint?

The price with shipping is $633.  If bitcoins stay around $10 through the weekend, then 63-64 bitcoins should cover it!

[boonies4u]

Nice! How much coin do I need to bring for the single FPGA? C'mon give me a hint?

The price with shipping is $633.  If bitcoins stay around $10 through the weekend, then 63-64 bitcoins should cover it!

Will the fpga be there? I could pick it up no problem. Will there be wifi, or should I bring a paper wallet?

[BitPay Business Solutions]

Will the fpga be there? I could pick it up no problem. Will there be wifi, or should I bring a paper wallet?

I have one FPGA single, but it is ours and we will be using it to demonstrate mining in the booth for 3 days.  So you can't buy this one! 

[boonies4u]

Will the fpga be there? I could pick it up no problem. Will there be wifi, or should I bring a paper wallet?

I have one FPGA single, but it is ours and we will be using it to demonstrate mining in the booth for 3 days.  So you can't buy this one! 

Oh, and to think I was gonna get used one at a discount!

If I get one, I'll look around. Thanks anyways. Might still show.

[Bees Brothers]

We finally got our Paul Festival Specials listed on our website and are also offering it to forum members.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=60863.msg1125538#msg1125538

[iCEBREAKER]

Bump!  Because Bitcoin is digital gold...