# You Can Just Do Things w/Average Gary: Middletown, VA | Ep. 030

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Podcast: [Local Bitcoiners](https://stenobird.com/podcast/local-bitcoiners-7683299)
Published: 2026-09-30T14:47:22+00:00
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## Resource

Rev and Reed sit down with Average Gary, organizer of the Shenandoah Bitcoin Club, to talk about why he moved his meetup to a low-pressure Saturday "Bitcoin brunch," how consistency built it into a community anchor, and what it means to become the local "Bitcoin guy." Gary also explains how Bitcoin Veterans works as a leaderless, veteran-led network with just two rules (no violence, no shitcoins), and why veterans are well positioned to push the mission forward. The conversation then turns to mining: Gary's work on rotating Coinbase payouts, eHash, and paying into Ark, plus a thought experiment on hyper-local mining pools and zero-fee community blocks, before the crew wraps up with the V4V leaderboards and boosts. Reed's Meetup: westernmassbitcoin.com Rev's Meetup: South Bend Bitcoin Meetup: Meets the First Thursday of Every Month at Lang Lab 6:30pm Eastern Time Shenandoah Bitcoin Club: shenandoahbitcoin.club Bitcoin Veterans: bitcoinveterans.org Find the show on nostr: npub1cvcgs83gw6pcrhvtmlf8gdqaegx93qkznwry96jteqhh2cexgkfq45rtya Reed's npub: npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s Rev Hodl's npub: npub1f5pre6wl6ad87vr4hr5wppqq30sh58m4p33mthnjreh03qadcajs7gwt3z Gary’s npub: npub160t5zfxalddaccdc7xx30sentwa5lrr3rq4rtm38x99ynf8t0vwsvzyjc9 Shenandoah Bitcoin Club: npub1s7kjrvhlltz3p7cp7cc7ms4nczwyj2t6faj3sajkcuk00ksy6v5qzrh47t ⁨ Do you run a meetup and want to talk about it with us? Want more information about Grassroots Bitcoin or the quarterly meetup organizer calls? Reach out to us: localbitcoiners@gmail.com Find or contribute information on how to start, run or grow your meetup here: https://github.com/Reeds-Agent-Team/Bitcoin-Meetups Prefer on-chain donations? Silent Payment ( what are silent payments? ): sp1qq0cvn8x7x43xcpmqjzmej24jr5ccnsm…

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