Hi U812.
1. I have seen samples so I don't imagine it will be too long. It's a very short run (300 pcs) and it is also offered to the collector club. Announcements will be on this forum and notes will be sent to collectors. They were made for the forumites of this particular forum. They will all be engraved with "Bladeforums.com". Forum knife sales will be through SFO. I don't expect they will be around more than a few weeks.
2. I will be at the Blade show with; Warren, the sales/marketing Manager and Kelly, his assistant. Joyce, (marketing/public relations), Gail (Spyderco VP) and Eric (R&D).
3. I will now, but I think I would have anyway. I chased down the origin of your tag. I knew I'd heard it somewhere.
sal