# DopeStock '04 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 6, 2004, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927 "2004-06-06T06:42:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/221 "2004-08-27T16:55:31Z")
> [@earthpuppy](#): > > You may just have to wait till Sunday. Damn! What am I gonna do about all this salivatin’? JK Sunday will be fine! 😃 Y’all be careful on your drive. Q ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/222 "2004-08-27T17:22:20Z")
So the Nanner Puddin’ contest is still on? **Awesome!** Guess I’ll go ahead an get the pans, then. 🙂 See y’all soon, and as **EarthPuppy** said, drive careful, y’all! Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/223 "2004-08-27T18:19:31Z")
Update: My brother and I are en route – currently, I’m sitting in the back seat of my Altima flying up 75 just south of Valdosta, with brother driving. God bless wireless Internet. If we can keep up the speed we are currently traveling, we’ll be pulling into Cartersville right around 5:30 / 6. How many do we have confirmed for Sunday? ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/224 "2004-08-27T18:42:03Z")
**OhFace** and I will probably be leaving for GA at around 7:30 or 8:00pm tonight after I get off work. We might make a sleep detour to Orlando to visit my brother (whom I’m trying to get to come, but he’s blowing it). This is a first dopefest for both of us. **OhFace** should actually be getting into my town in about half an hour at which point we go to the liquor store on my break to buy a bottle of scotch. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/225 "2004-08-27T20:46:14Z")
**WHAT:** DopeStock '04, A Gathering **WHERE:** [Red Top Mountain State Park](http://gastateparks.org/info/redtop/), Exit 287 off I-75. Picnic Shelter #7 (The “Bomb Shelter”), near the beach and miniature golf. Drive down the hill across the causeway to get to our island. **WHEN:** 2pm, Sunday, August 29th Plus stuff Friday and Saturday evenings, as they pop up. **WHERE TO STAY:** Motels in Acworth, Cartersville, or Emerson, GA are all nearby. There may also be cabins available at the park. But make your arrangements fast! **CONFIRMED ATTENDING:** (18 at the moment) **GeoBills Quasimodem NinetyWt** and hubby, the Honeymooners **Archergal** (sadly, without **Dear Robert** ) **torie Aries28 **and** Sauron** plus one housebroken youngun **Bambi Hassenpfeffer** plus bro **Dan Bruce\_Daddy Flander OhFace earthpuppy Trouble Again swampbear** Those who have not poked their heads in lately, but may show up anyway, and they would certainly be welcome if they did: **Zette** And those who could not make it due to “more important” things: **Bear\_Nenno John Carter of Mars Sharky** ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/226 "2004-08-27T21:46:26Z")
Count again. I think you missed someone! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/227 "2004-08-27T22:22:31Z")
Don’t know if anyone’s still watching this thread, but it looks like **NinetyWt** and hubby are going to be late. (8:30 maybe), and **Bambi** and **Dan** as well. So I’m gonna hang here till I hear from y’all. Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/228 "2004-08-27T23:58:39Z")
I am staying next door to a target and am going to buy some gear, I saltwater fish all the time at home and didn’t realize that this place was a great fishing lake. Sunday morning, I am going to check out boat rental prices and perhaps rent me a boat and go fishin’ afore the dope stocking begins. I’ve never fished freshwater, but every time I saltwater fish, I bring back something worth eating… should I save what I catch for someone to cook for the dopers? Fresh fish \> \* ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/229 "2004-08-28T00:00:11Z")
Holy crap!! I’m not bambi! This is Dan Turk… damnable bambis using my computer for world conquest ☹ ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/230 "2004-08-28T00:50:49Z")
I talked to NinetyWt at about 6 pm as well. She said she’d call when they got close, and I still haven’t heard from them. Who’s up for still gettin together tonight? If it gets much later, we may not be able to meet in the park, but we could meet, say, at Taco Mac in Cartersville… what do y’all think? ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/231 "2004-08-28T21:57:50Z")
The ice cream will be going into the freezer in a little bit. The banananana pudding is cooling in the fridge. I’ll make the pimento cheese either late tonight or early in the morning, and assemble the sandwiches tomorrow. Y’all save some fun for Sunday!!! ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/232 "2004-08-29T03:42:33Z")
Just got home a little bit ago from the soiree at NinetyWt’s cabin. She put out a great spread (thanks!) and we all hung out and laughed a lot. We were even treated to a dynamic duo of song ( **Quasi** on git-fiddle and **NinetyWt** singin’). We’re all looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow afternoon (2:00 pm) at picnic shelter #7! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/233 "2004-08-29T21:07:51Z")
**DopeStock’04** was a huge success with 100% attendance, (excluding those who RSVP’d us earlier). I want to thank **EarthPuppy** and **NinetyWt** (and husband) for going “all out” with the food. It was a smorgasboard such as I will never forget. Thanks also for my “biled peanuts” **EP**! Also enjoyed the Friday/Saturday nights with **EP** **NW** and husband and with **Bambi** and his bro’. Y’all are some cool Dudes. Special thanks also to those of you who drove those long distances to come to see us at Red Top Mountain. I hope you all will have had a safe journey home, and I am sure there will be some pics posted soon. Thanks to everyone who attended! It was good to meet y’all (and some of y’all _again_! Q ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/234 "2004-08-29T22:45:51Z")
We made it home! It was great seeing you all again, or meeting you, as the case may be. The nanner puddin’ and all the rest of the food was deelish. I’ll put up pics in a bit. ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/235 "2004-08-30T00:36:59Z")
I had a super time! It was so wonderful to meet you all. Thanks to all who traveled from near and far to attend…my first DopeFest was great fun! I, too will post some pics soon. (Dan, do I have your permission to post the “chef” pic?) btw, I bestowed the Award Necklace upon Flander for traveling the farthest. His response was, “Wow, I got the Biggest Banana Award!” so it won’t be an item in my next White Elephant swap. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/236 "2004-08-30T01:54:25Z")
That was fun guys! Torie and I finally made it back to Greenvegas despite some ‘interesting’ traffic. The food was awesome, as was the music. Thanks to those who bought my Edentrap crap, I appreciate it! Hope to see you guys again soon. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/237 "2004-08-30T03:26:12Z")
> [@earthpuppy](#): > > …btw, I bestowed the Award Necklace upon Flander for traveling the farthest. His response was, “Wow, I got the Biggest Banana Award!” so it won’t be an item in my next White Elephant swap. 😃 **OhFace** had **Flander** beat by about 100 miles, but both were herculean efforts! ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/238 "2004-08-30T03:55:57Z")
Pictures, including some shots of the yurt, here: [http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4122985093](http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4122985093) If you don’t have an Imagestation account, use the name geoguests and password cecil1. ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Turk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dan\_Turk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan_Turk)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/239 "2004-08-30T06:34:55Z")
> [@earthpuppy](#): > > (Dan, do I have your permission to post the “chef” pic?) Post whatever you want, especially the story of me saving the entire picnic from an attack by a mountain lion, with my bare hands!! Ok, maybe not that part, but this post is also a way of saying we made it home. MMMmmmmmm… FHP everywhere… ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927/240 "2004-08-30T07:04:53Z")
The shrimp you BB-Cued for me was _delicious_, Dood, thank you! And _if_ a mountain lion (or armadillo, or wild turkey) _had_ attacked us, I would have hidden right behind you and your Bro’ as we all watched **NinetyWt** take them out. _Nothing_ gets between **NW** and her food! I can _still_ hear the screams in my sleep! (_That might take some explaining!_) It was a pleasure meeting you, **Dan** and **Bambi**! What a classy pair of brothers! Y’all **Rawk**! 🙂 Q [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927.md?page=13)