I’ve always thought of it as our family’s version of the birthday spanking.
Here’s the other birthday song we do:
Sung lugubriously to the tune of “The Volga Boatmen’s Song”:
Happy birthday
Happy birthday
Sorrow, misery and despair
People dying everywhere
Happy birthday
Happy birthday
After that, you don’t feel so bad about being older. You’re just depressed about the world in general. 
Belated Happy Birthday wishes from Quasi and Susie (the cat) Modem.
Q
Actually, that song always brings a smile to my face, because that’s the song the Flying Karamazov Brothers sang to me on my birthday four years ago. 
Four weeks !!!
Do we have a good head count yet? Am I supposed to do a Friday nite Thang or a Saturday Nite Thang?
Also: I won’t know what cabin we’re in until we get there. I intend to post an SDMB sign/banner outside so ya’ll will know.
wheeeeeeeeeeee !!
Well, no actual head-count as of yet. Does someone wanna start another thread with that as the sole subject?
And about your Friday/Saturday Night “Thang”, NinetyWt: isn’t this supposed to be your honeymoon? I’m free te whole weekend, but I sure don’t want to interfere with the “honeymoon” aspect of your visit.
How do you see it?
Thanks
Quasi
I don’t think we need a new thread for the head count; that can be accomplished right here. If I get time later on (I got a basketball game coming up in a short bit–BTW, y’all tune in to the Oxygen channel at noon and cheer on my Washington Mystics!), I’ll go through and note who’s said they’ll be there. That list can be updated and refined now that we’re closer to the actual date.
OK, turns out it didn’t take that long to compile a list from the thread, since Quasi so kindly summarized the respondees from the first thread.
So, without any further ado, the following people expressed an interest at some time in the past:
GeoBills
Quasi
NinetyWt and hubby
Archergal (sadly, without Dear Robert)
torie
Aries28
Sauron
Bear_Nenno
Zette
Bambi Hassenpfeffer
Bruce_Daddy
Flander
OhFace
earthpuppy
John Carter of Mars
Sharky
Trouble Again
JackaRoe
swampbear
Lsura
These folks expressed interest in The Boat:
GeoBills
torie
Quasi
OhFace
Flander
Bear_Nenno
If anyone needs to be added or subtracted from either list, speak up!
I can be taken off the list. There’s a general lack of funding for fun in my budget at the moment - and with luck (knock wood and the like) I’ll be starting a new job around then. Without luck, I’ll probably be starting a new job around then too, only it will be as a telemarketer or something.
“It’s too quiet. I don’t like it!”
:cue the crickets:
“It’s not the pounding drums you have to worry about. It’s when they stop!”
Q
Hi guys,
Sorry I haven’t been around much. I did get that weekend off, though.
**Flander ** and I will still be there. And I’m definitely still up for the party boat.
Flander should we make some lodging arrangements soon?
Glad to hear it, but I guess I need to know if you are still one of the initial organizers of this event?
Thanks
Q
I’m still in, still in charge of the non-edible stuff (for everyone’s health and safety).
I’m still in! Is there a place for home-made pimento cheese (not that nasty stuff from the groc) sandwiches?
Lsura, I’m sorry you won’t be able to make it. Best of luck with the job situation.
What still needs to be brought, food-wise? Since we’re yurting, we won’t be able to cook, but we can swing down into Cartersville and pick up something at the store.
And please don’t forget about the “nanner pudding”! I am jones-ing already for that stuff, just as I am for the boiled peanuts and pretty Archergal’s pimiento cheese sammiches!
(Hope y’all don’t think I created this picnic idea just to satisfy my culinary desires!)
Dude! It’s gonna be a great time! Looking forward to seeing everyone, and I’ll be missing Archergal’s Robert: One of the coolest guys you’d ever wanna meet!
If any of y’all are coming in as early as Friday, please let me know, okay? I have the whole weekend wide open and we can do stuff every one of those days/nights if you’re interested.
Still bringing my git-tar, and hoping that someone else will bring theirs?
NinetyWt: Especially looking forward to y’all’s visit, and our banner!
YEEE-HAW!
Quasi
Sorry you can’t make it. I had been looking forward to meeting you, but I do understand. If I give you my cell-phone number, would you like to call us on picnic day just to say hello?
Let me know in an e-mail and I’ll send the number to you.
Thanks
Q
I’m not around a computer enough to do an adequate job of organizing anything. 
Okay. Thanks for letting us know. Does anyone want to take over the organization of what foods will be brought?
Since torie isn’t around a computer, you may have to go through this thread to put your list together.
Thanks
Q