swkelley
368 posts
May 20, 2009
6:34 PM
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Glad to hear alot of you will be coming down....will be nice to finally put a face to those of you I haven't met yet.
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tox
34 posts
May 21, 2009
5:43 AM
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Any of you into fishing? Can't bring rods & reels into the venue itself, but the lake is open to fishing before the show (and the day after for those that survive), it's loaded with bass.
The hotel - the rates are only good until 5-29. Probably can be extended, but just in case try to lock a room in before then.
Any travellers looking for things to do around the area, send me an email-
brett@snookfoundation.org
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FireFly
508 posts
May 23, 2009
11:40 AM
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looks like I will be there too!!!
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mofrofans1
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1694 posts
May 26, 2009
8:55 AM
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OMG! Giggles and Firefly together again. Could be trouble. Definitely be a party. Well...not quite yet. Orlando's not on the list. JohnDude, Liz, Beaufro, Sean, and friends--where you at??
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swkelley
371 posts
May 26, 2009
1:19 PM
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I'm sure John Dude and/or Liz will be in attendance as they both have an open invitation to crash at my place....anytime.
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Last Edited by on May 26, 2009 1:20 PM
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antsyashley
824 posts
May 26, 2009
9:55 PM
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Since the wine is still talking, I am just gonna say how jealous I am that I cannot attend this show. I am sure it will be great. Y'all be safe and have a wonderful time!
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fnovoa
318 posts
May 27, 2009
8:28 AM
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I'm still waiting to hear from jake...
Thanks E for the open invite
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Gr8ful98
282 posts
May 28, 2009
4:29 AM
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Like a Family Reunion...
Liz & I will be there!!!
I don't know if I'm more excited to see y'all or JJ
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"throwin' pennies on the tracks and playin' in the rain...oblivious of the world around us that was going insane"
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mofrofans1
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1705 posts
May 28, 2009
7:11 AM
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NOW it's a party.
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Sunshine
537 posts
May 28, 2009
7:57 AM
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:o(
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No effort, stay the same
No don’t you ever try to live a lie"
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tox
37 posts
May 28, 2009
4:30 PM
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Went and heard Joey George last night, he's the lead off singer for the 'Jam. Great song writer, and exceptional blues guitar player. If yer coming to the show, come in early, he's worth it. He's got a myspace page, you can check out his stuff there. Or hear a sample at the Snook Foundation site, there is a juke box with songs from all 4 performers.
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mofrofans1
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1716 posts
May 28, 2009
4:37 PM
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(sorry sunshine, not trying to rub it in!)
Cool, thanks tox. What's that url to the Snooker Foundation?
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"I've bought houses in less time than it takes for a woman to shop for a skirt and blouse."
~Lewis Grizzard
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tox
38 posts
May 28, 2009
4:40 PM
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Does URL mean web site address? Holy shit, I'm an e-tard. www.snookfoundation.org.
Click on the "snuke juke" for the tunes.
Last Edited by on May 28, 2009 4:41 PM
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Sunshine
546 posts
May 28, 2009
5:19 PM
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no offense there Mr. D.......I will jest have to live vicariously thru y'all......
:o)
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No effort, stay the same
No don’t you ever try to live a lie"
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RiverRat5150
16 posts
Jun 08, 2009
3:17 PM
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fnovoa - "So I'm a huge MAYBE. I wish I had a bigger click living over here so we can all go over with..I need a road trip. "
Where is "over here"? Are you in the orlando area?
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fnovoa
324 posts
Jun 08, 2009
6:10 PM
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Pinellas County, Florida river rat.
What I meant by bigger click was that I only have 2 guys I go to shows with and they aren't coming. Since I don't want to drive to Boca by myself to chill, tape the show and enjoy the show.
E has invited me to go with him, and i am thankful for it...but once I can get the ok from work I'll go...work is the only thing holding me back on going..b/c I will take E's offer on going down with him. I just don't want to be a bother that's all.
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Richard
61 posts
Jun 08, 2009
6:33 PM
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Hot Damn, the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade w/ nude bike riders all painted up ( I only would care about the female riders) or the SurfinSnook Summer Jam with y'all ! How in the hell am I going to pull either one of these off without some sort of hell from the "War Department ?" Guess I better start planning next year's vaction now.
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tox
48 posts
Jun 08, 2009
9:10 PM
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Richard,
Having lived in yer neck of the woods for a brief time, I can understand the conflict. On the other hand, are those naked biker chicks (who just might be accompanied by nude biker dudes) really gonna appreciate your autographed guitar?
Richard, in Boca, you would be a celeb, of sorts. I personally would convince my wife to fake a seizure in front of the security guard so I can paddle you out in the lake, under the sunset, so you can catch a Florida bass while JJ sings Dirt Cracker.
Try me.
I'll even have the wife put an alke-selzer in her mouth to really scare the rentacop.
...but you gotta bring the guitar. If we can't all touch it, deal's off.
BTW, best Korean food east of Hawaii is without a doubt in Washington. And, The most underrated red wines - not to mention some serious local brews. All y'all that have not been, forget that crap about the rain. Seattle is such a "mofro" type place, the only reason I don't visit is that I'm seriously afraid that I might never leave.
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giggles
533 posts
Jun 08, 2009
9:37 PM
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Alka Selzer in the mouth? Pure genius tox! I will have to remember that one, you never know when you might be called upon to act as a diversion!
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When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years,
Then they expect you to pick a career,
When you can't really function you're so full of fear,
A working class hero is something to be
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Richard
62 posts
Jun 08, 2009
11:57 PM
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Tox,
That's some funny shit there you're talking about, with the ol' "Plop,plop, fizz,fizz" Hell, I'm thinking about trying some tonight before I go to bed at 11:30pm, before I get up at 4:30am, just to see what it looks like, and then..... if all goes well...looks bad, take some to work, and get couple days off ! Hell again, my wife has already given me the evil stink eye about any thoughts of going to the hippy, hairy legged, painted boobs, commando dudes(not my thing)hemp smellin' when they're not wearin' it, ..... hey I'm my own man....let me check with my wife.. kinda guy no chance in hell am I gettin' to go to that parade....atleast that's what she thinks. Last year, the family got me a metal fire pit for Father's Day, but we had to go out to Ballard(Scandanavian town)just north of downtown Seattle, to the Fred Meyer Store to pick it up. We cruised in my 1966 Galaxie 500XL, and well I waited out in the lot while the went in and got it. Fremont, runs into Ballard, and well the parade route is in the vicinity. I get a call from a frien and co-worker, who happend to be working that day, and told me that the street in front ofthe shop was well, loaded with bicyclists, of all shapes and sizes, not to mention colors. So, I told him to find one, one that I would approve of, and put her on the phone. I heard him call out to this gal, and tell he that "hey, my buddy is on the phone, and he doesn't believe me that you are all riding nude(which I did believe him, it was just his M.O., to get some chick on the phone)so would you say "Hi" to him ?" I hear this all going on in the background, and this sweet sounding thing says"Yeah, sure". She gets on the phone, says hello, and I go into my Jack Nicholson, " How's it going?" "Are ya enjoying bike ride today ?" She youthfully, and enthusistically claims "Yes", while I remind her that even though it was not that sunny out, "You can still get a sunburn through the haze, so are ya protecting yourself?". To which she happily tells me that she's wearing a hat." And I tell her "That's not what I worried about, if ya get my drift?"....She paused momentarily and then laughed, and asked me "how come you're not down at the parade, that you should be here?" To which I choked back my thoughts, and informed here that "as much as I wished, I was already buisy" Hell again, atleast my buddy followed my requests and got his picture taken with her. Still not as good as standing in a room full of fans, shakin' to the sounds of JJ Grey and Mofro. I need to take the wife and the guitar on a trip down South.
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giggles
536 posts
Jun 09, 2009
9:43 AM
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Richard, I am sure that if you were to make it to Boca, we could find someone to ride naked on a bicylcle for you? :p
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When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years,
Then they expect you to pick a career,
When you can't really function you're so full of fear,
A working class hero is something to be
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tox
49 posts
Jun 09, 2009
10:05 AM
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Thanks for the tip Hollis.
I've been visiting the amphitheater at least weekly, and so far no bug issues - although I'm usually out of there by the afternoon. The manager assures me that it's not such an issue, but some kind of bug spray isn't a bad idea.
Richard, since you are riding your bike naked from Seattle, you will need one of those "bike purses" that tuck under the seat for your deet.
I'm heading out there again this week, I'll report on that situation!
Brett
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UHollis
199 posts
Jun 09, 2009
10:20 AM
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were actually thinking of bringing a e z up ten, and set up in the back, a good place for the youngins to hang in the shade.
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mofrofans1
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1799 posts
Jun 09, 2009
10:28 AM
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Check to see what the skeeters are right around dusk and dark-thirty tox. I'm with UHollis on this one...all that water around, edge of the glades.
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UHollis
200 posts
Jun 09, 2009
11:43 AM
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with the amount of rain this side of the state has had, and its raining again right now where i am, the skeets have gone nuts.
in my pretty much all native yard with no standing water, we are covered in them lately.
they dont like me, so that cool and all, but its worse than Ive seen in 10+ yrs.
hopes are that an afternoon wind off the glades will keep them moving.
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tox
50 posts
Jun 09, 2009
12:26 PM
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"they don't like me" -
Don't think I'm sweet on you, Hollis, but I'm standing next to you!
The ez-up is a great idea. Does it stake into the ground? They're funny about poking things in the dirt there.
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UHollis
201 posts
Jun 09, 2009
1:06 PM
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you can stake or not.
we'll see how it goes.
hell, i bet we forget it come show day
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tox
51 posts
Jun 09, 2009
4:24 PM
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The manager said they are spraying the area in prep for our event. ALso, I'm going to try to contact a bug juice company to try for some kind of presence/sponsorship.
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mofrofans1
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1800 posts
Jun 09, 2009
7:22 PM
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I feel much better now tox. Considering I'm going to be nude and on a unicycle I was getting very concerned about getting bit on my, um, er, my...seat. Yeah, my unicycle seat, that's it.
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Richard
63 posts
Jun 10, 2009
5:30 PM
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Call me Yankee Stupid, I don't care, but y'all seem to be talking alot 'bout skeets, and I can certainly appreciate and understand it. I am also preety darn sure ya aint talking 'bout them clay things that we like to fling in the air, and bust up to pieces with our Savages 12ga. And since my Granddy, used to be employed in St. Pete. spraying them things down, with a whole lotta something that probably has long been banned by the Skeet lovin' crowd, I have not heard or seen a word about any cotton mouths/water mocs., snapping turtles, or GATORS !!!! Hey, any place southeast of Yakima, TriCities, or hell, Auburn Washington..... is SEC country to me.
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mofrofans1
Admin
1815 posts
Jun 13, 2009
4:18 PM
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Now that we figgered out how to handle the skeets, gators and turtles, we can turn our attention toward kids (or is that how we handled the problem? Hmmm)
For them of ya that may be wanting to bring the kids to the SSSJ this weekend and are scratching your head wondering if their will REALLY be anything for them to do then you'll like this. They've got lots of fun summer-type games and activities that kids'll love and adults will have fun watching. Things like:
-three legged races
-hula hoop contests
- fishing contest
-relay races
-egg races
-hot potato contests
-potato sack races
-limbo contest
and more
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Last Edited by on Jun 13, 2009 4:19 PM
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estanley1
347 posts
Jun 14, 2009
9:21 AM
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No egg toss? It ain't a party without egg toss.
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"Now if you happened to come down here tonight...and you don't wanna hear the person next to you sang, and you don't want'em to dance, cause you might spill your drink, you came to the wrong show in the wrong venue."
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tox
59 posts
Jun 14, 2009
9:35 AM
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I figured, with the hot June sun and cold beer vendor, the adults would be playing the cookie toss - and THAT makes it a party.
"Yeah, I'll be hung over. But not today!"
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estanley1
348 posts
Jun 14, 2009
9:38 AM
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I stand corrected. On another note, Clay bet me he could win the three-legged race all by himself.
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"Now if you happened to come down here tonight...and you don't wanna hear the person next to you sang, and you don't want'em to dance, cause you might spill your drink, you came to the wrong show in the wrong venue."
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mofrofans1
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1819 posts
Jun 14, 2009
10:02 AM
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Yup.
Out of practice though. I'm gonna be boning up all week.
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mofrofans1
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1820 posts
Jun 14, 2009
10:05 AM
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Back to something more appropriate...tox might you be able to s'plain the Japanese fish rice painting thingamajinga that you already tried to s'plain to me...? That's for the kiddies, correct?
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estanley1
349 posts
Jun 14, 2009
11:02 AM
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My buddy's wife does Gyotaku on his spearfishing catches. Very cool stuff.
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"Now if you happened to come down here tonight...and you don't wanna hear the person next to you sang, and you don't want'em to dance, cause you might spill your drink, you came to the wrong show in the wrong venue."
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mofrofans1
Admin
1823 posts
Jun 14, 2009
11:11 AM
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Could be her. I think he told me she's coming down from Tampa.
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tox
60 posts
Jun 14, 2009
6:37 PM
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First name Karen, she's coming from the Tampa area.
Basically, it sounds like she has some real (frozen, I think she said) fish - pan fish sized I'd imagine - that the kids "paint," then make kind of a stamp on rice paper. The result is pretty doggone cool. It is for the kids, but you might see me sneak in line.
I used to have some cool snook prints. During a weak moment, I matted and framed them and gave them to friends when they caught their first snook on a fly.
They probably wiped their hoodie-hahas with 'em, but I thought they were cool...
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tox
61 posts
Jun 14, 2009
6:41 PM
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Yesterday, a friend said "it sounds like Woodstock."
Today, I see that a foundation member, who is a wedding officiant, is offering a free wedding service for the raffle. The right person wins that, late in the day after a few brewskies, he just might have to ante up right there at the show.
Weddings, Clay riding a unicycle naked through the 3-legged race course... If someone delivers a baby, my friend might be on to something!
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mofrofans1
Admin
1825 posts
Jun 14, 2009
10:05 PM
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You think she could paint my seat? Of my unicycle I mean!!
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UHollis
203 posts
Jun 16, 2009
8:24 AM
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do we know any times for this event?
schedule of the day?
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mofrofans1
Admin
1838 posts
Jun 16, 2009
8:50 AM
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This just out this morning on the Snook Foundation's website and I think I been waiting on tox to post and he been waiting on me:
Schedule
3pm - doors open. Enjoy vendors, demonstrations and information booths.
•3:30-4:30 - Music by Joey George.
•4:30 - 5:00 - 1st intermission
-organized kid's activities
-Q&A with bass and snook experts
-fly casting demonstrations
-purchase raffle tix
-and more!
•5:00 - 6:00 - Music by Peter Stein of Truckstop Coffee.
•6:00 - 6:30 - 2nd intermission (see above activities)
•6:30 - 7:30 - Music by Will Conner
•7:30 - 8 - 3rd intermission -final Q&A session, Raffle Drawing, Demonstrations
•8PM - Featured artist JJ Grey
All times subject to change due to weather except JJ's - he plays at 8 come hell or high water.
What to Bring
•Lawn Chairs
•Hand Umbrella
•Skeeter Spray & SPF
•Good luck charm for the Raffle**
*Raffle prizes range from a free Wedding Ceremony officiation to a Chiropractic Adjustment, from a fishing outfit to fabulous artwork. Each ticket holder for the SurfinSnook Summer Jam receives one free raffle ticket; additional tickets will be available at the Jam!
I believe the raffle prizes also include some JJ Grey & Mofro CDs...signed by JJ. But maybe that was a dream. Hey tox was I having a shroom flashback or did somebody tell me that??
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Last Edited by on Jun 16, 2009 8:54 AM
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Sunshine
616 posts
Jun 16, 2009
9:00 AM
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It sure sounds like a great time to be had by all, and what a fun day for the kids too! one day........
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"No effort, no gain
No effort, stay the same
No don’t you ever try to live a lie"
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swkelley
379 posts
Jun 16, 2009
10:37 AM
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tox.....Any word if this thing is gonna sell out or not? With the move and buying new things, I won't have extra cash to buy a ticket until Saturday....sure would hate to miss out.
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fnovoa
327 posts
Jun 16, 2009
1:35 PM
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In a surprise move I'll be heading down to see the show and tape!
I'm bringing my brother jesse, jake the snake and my boy kevin.
Good news, and I can't wait to see everyone down there...where is everyone meetin up?
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fnovoa
328 posts
Jun 16, 2009
1:35 PM
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In a surprise move I'll be heading down to see the show and tape!
I'm bringing my brother jesse, jake the snake and my boy kevin.
Good news, and I can't wait to see everyone down there...where is everyone meetin up?
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giggles
550 posts
Jun 16, 2009
1:46 PM
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I just bought my airfaire!! =) I CAN NOT wait to see you all again......and am near to bursting with excitement to see an acoustic set w/ JJ =)
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When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years,
Then they expect you to pick a career,
When you can't really function you're so full of fear,
A working class hero is something to be
Last Edited by on Jun 16, 2009 1:53 PM
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tox
63 posts
Jun 16, 2009
4:36 PM
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Y'all are really psyching me up.
For a little more 'juice,' visit this thread:
http://www.snookfoundation.org/index.php?submenu=news&src=directory&view=pages_module&category=SurfinSnook%20Performing%20Artists
Clay, yes, one raffle prize will be a set of CD's, all of JJ's and a few from each of the other performers. So over 10 discs in all - not the biggest prize for dollar value, but by far the coolest.
frnova, did you book a room at La Quinta? If you get shafted on the rate, which should be $59 now, lemme know.
The timing of the sets was designed to do our best to keep JJ from playing under a passing summer shower. In this area, it's usually beautiful after 530 or 6. But as it turns out, he will be watching the sun set over the lake as he plays. Can you imagine? If you are planning on catching his set only, I know he is working on a couple of songs with his buddy Will Conner. I don't know whose set will get the double, tho.
If this show sells out and you forum members aren't in, call my cell (561-707-8923) and I'll meet you at the gate. I'll keep 10 tix aside for sale to forum members should the planets line up and we sell out.
But it holds a TON of people, with lawn chairs, so I believe all will be good.
By the way, the beer guy just agreed to give a dollar for every beer sold to the cause, and he also agreed to keep the price at $4. So come thirsty.
-Brett
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fnovoa
329 posts
Jun 16, 2009
7:13 PM
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Brett..I'm staying at the Marriott b/c my friend Kevin works there and we get a employee discount.
4 of us will be buying tickets the day of, so i hope we can get there in time! And we will come thirsty...I mean we'll be drinking all the way down there, only b/c its a 4 hour drive for us...PBR special!
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