Spuzz
Not quite ... I think.
The Midwest outing was held in May of 2002 in the Chicago area. Not sure if there had been a National get-together or a Melee yet, but I think there was something before. Besides myself there was brsmith, bayoupirate, midas, rory, sandbagger, rbl245(?), Beebumble, zeroputt ... the memory is fading ... can't remember ... help. 😬👌😉
Bit of memory coming back ... The organizer was Cray (?), a computer guy out of Chicago.