I like the informal rallys that are at non parking lot campgrounds. The midwest rally was a really great time and that is exactly how I feel it should be. It is a real shame that it was that way and got so top heavy.
I even more strongly agree that with the numbers comes power to help shape Airstream. I'm not sure what level can be attained regarding orginization of such a group, but the current regime seems far out of touch to be effective at all at such a feat, let alone taking apart the bureaucracy that it seems to have become over the years.
Another observation is that it's current form has gone on far too long and turned off a bunch of folks already. At any rate it is going to be one heck of a feat to change the status quo to change some of the perceptions. If attending side rallys is it, I'm all for it!
Just my observation.
Eric