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Date and Time: June 14, 2003, starting roughly at noon and going until whenever
Place: Casa Dave-Guy. Please let me know if you need directions, and from whence you are coming. I am easily accessible from the NYThruway, the Palisades Interstate Parkway, the NJTurnpike, the Garden State Parkway, and the buses from PABT and the GWBridge.
Cost per Adult: Five bucks.

If you have folding chairs or lawn chairs, you might want to bring them. Also, maybe another grill. I’ll supply the charcoal.

Playground facilities close by for wee ones (and the young at heart).

Definites
DAVEW0071 – three adults, cookies and two pies
RTFirefly – one adult, maybe two, black bean salsa
Gorgon Heap/Acrylic Vessel – two adults, chicken and Jell-O shots
tkeana – two adults, homemade brownies
MsRobyn/Airman Doors – two adults, chips and “mun-cheez”
FriendBill/HelenWheels – two adults, macaroni salad
Eutychus/Persephone – two adults, Hawaiian Tuna salad
Biggirl and Co. – Four adults, beer
Beerchick – one adult, fruit salad, potato salad, grilling veggies
MannyL – one adult, a dessert-type thing
Sakura’s two friends from school – two adults, dunno about side dishes
Zappo – one adult, barrel o’ Utz and Vernor’s for Mrs. Dave-Guy
TruePisces/Verrain – two adults, banana bread
Little Nemo – one adult, ice cream
Danyne and Mark – two adults, homemade cornbread
SueDuhnym – two adults, baked beans, maybe veggies, maybe more
manhattan/canby – two adults, cheese, crackers, and breadage
Spit – one adult, side dish TBA
Anita Vacation – one adult, side dish TBA
SmackFu – one adult, chili
Frank #2 – one adult, green salad
rjk/zyada – two adults, fresh baked bread-type stuff
Billdo – one adult, side dish TBA
Weirddave/GingerOfTheNorth – two adults, side dish TBA
Mom and Dad Woo – two adults, maybe watermelon, if I ask 'em

Definite maybes
Cosmopolitan – one adult, side dish TBA
Morgyn – one adult, side dish TBA

Sunday Brunch
Time: Morning-ish. Y’know. Whatever…

Attendees:
Zappo
Euty/Persephone
RTFirefly
tkeana
Spit
Anita Vacation
TruePisces/Verrain(?)
MsRobyn/Airman Doors(?)
Gorgon Heap/Acrylic Vessel(?)
Danyne/Mark(?)
Dave/Gingy(?)

We’re still awaiting confirmation that SueDuhnym’s offer of a ride for Cosmopolitan still stands. Hope so.

Also, please get your checks or money orders to me ASAP. Sorry, PayPal isn’t an option. I don’t want to harp on this, but we’ve already laid out some dough over the past months to get some of the dry goods, and I have yet to buy the sauce ingredients, pay for the ribs, and arrange for the mountain of ice we’re gonna need. Those of you who have already paid, thanks much.

Meros, that’s a rotten shame. We’ll miss you. As far as money, not necessary. You don’t come, you don’t pay. It’s before the cutoff date, so while your presence will be lacking, your financial support is not required.

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Sorry, I’ve been on vacation.

Cosmo, the offer stands and I’ll email you with my address.

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Way to go, Sue Duhnym!!!

Cosmo is in in IN!!

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Date and Time: June 14, 2003, starting roughly at noon and going until whenever
Place: Casa Dave-Guy.
Cost per Adult: Five bucks.

If you have folding chairs or lawn chairs, you might want to bring them. Also, maybe another grill. I’ll supply the charcoal.

Playground facilities close by for wee ones (and the young at heart).

Definites
DAVEW0071 – three adults, cookies and two pies
RTFirefly – one adult, maybe two, black bean salsa
Gorgon Heap/Acrylic Vessel – two adults, chicken and Jell-O shots
tkeana – two adults, homemade brownies
MsRobyn/Airman Doors – two adults, chips and “mun-cheez”
FriendBill/HelenWheels – two adults, macaroni salad
Eutychus/Persephone – two adults, Hawaiian Tuna salad
Biggirl and Co. – Four adults, beer
Beerchick – one adult, fruit salad, potato salad, grilling veggies
MannyL – one adult, a dessert-type thing
Sakura’s two friends from school – two adults, dunno about side dishes
Zappo – one adult, barrel o’ Utz and Vernor’s for Mrs. Dave-Guy
TruePisces/Verrain – two adults, banana bread
Little Nemo – one adult, ice cream
Danyne and Mark – two adults, homemade cornbread
SueDuhnym – two adults, baked beans, maybe veggies, maybe more
manhattan/canby – two adults, cheese, crackers, and breadage
Spit – one adult, side dish TBA
Anita Vacation – one adult, side dish TBA
SmackFu – one adult, chili
rjk/zyada – two adults, fresh baked bread-type stuff
Billdo – one adult, side dish TBA
Weirddave/GingerOfTheNorth – two adults, side dish TBA
Mom and Dad Woo – two adults, maybe watermelon, if I ask 'em
Cosmopolitan – one adult, side dish TBA
Morgyn – two adults, fruit salad, if she takes my suggestion

Sunday Brunch
Time: Morning-ish. Y’know. Whatever…

Attendees:
Zappo
Euty/Persephone
RTFirefly
tkeana
Spit
Anita Vacation
TruePisces/Verrain
MsRobyn/Airman Doors
Gorgon Heap/Acrylic Vessel(?)
Danyne/Mark(?)
Dave/Gingy(?)

Some people still have not committed to a side dish. While this is okay, it would be nice to have a well-rounded selection for the pot luck. It looks like desserts and bread are pretty much taken care of. Anyone interested in bringing a green salad or two? We have the standard variety of dressings, so don’t worry about that.

Soft drinks are also taken care of. We have numerous sodas, as well as lemonade and iced tea for the teetotals and underage.

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Sorry, Dave, but we still haven’t had time to discuss the brunch issue. Things are a little hectic right now. In fact, it’s taking me two days just to send your check.

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Dave - the check is in the mail (I love saying that; I’ve been told the three great lies are, “I love you,” “the check is in the mail,” and “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you”) for me and the missus. She’s still a ‘maybe’, but at this late date I figured it was time to cough up the dough, just in case. And she’s equivalently a maybe for Sunday brunch.

I’ll try to bring some folding chairs along.

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Thanks, GH and RT.

I’ve also recieved dough from tkeana, FriendBill, MsRobyn, Little Nemo, WeirdGingy, and Zappo.

Keep the funds coming, folks, I’m quintupling the recipe and the price of onions and brown sugar has skyrocketed!

In the “Good News/Bad News” category, I found out today that my wonderful co-worker Danyne and her husband Mark won’t be able to attend. Conflict with another family celebration, it seems. That’s the bad news. The good news is that she said she’d make homemade corn bread muffins anyway, and give them to me the Friday before.

She’s such a sweetie!

(And, RT, I always thought the two biggest lies ever were “The check is in your mouth” and “I promise I won’t come in the mail.” :D)

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Dollars from Dopers.

Got more dough from RTFirefly (along with an entirely appropriate and delightful three lines of Marx Bros. dialogue! Thanks! :D), SmackFu, Gorgon Heap, and last but definitely not least, Anita Vacation.

This helps greatly, friends and neighbors. I’ll be posting the closing of the list and the final Gang O’ Dopers on Sunday evening.

Again, if you need directions, or my address, phone number, or incriminating photos, just email me, subject line RibFest.

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We’re here for ya, man.

[sub]So long as we get fed …[/sub]

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Darlin’ Dave, can we give you the money when you’re here next weekend or is that too late?

Zap, now that Meros is out, do you think it would be possible to get us back to South Jersey before Verrain’s birthday celebrations there? (By 1 or 2?) If not, we’ll have to back out of the Sunday Brunch thing and ask to be dropped at a nearby train station (preferrably one that’s running) the night before. Or maybe I’ll just put a leg out and hope to get picked up by someone going in the right direction. :wink:

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Ack, I never did post to this thread! Am I to late? I’ll send a cheque today!

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Cheque? Check. Check.

1-2-3. Check.

Ergh.

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Eep! Soon as I find an envelope, the check (for two) will be on its way.

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Not ‘Ergh’, dear. That’s how the word is spelled by English speakers everywhere but the USA.

Dave, we aren’t 100% on staying overnight yet. We will let you know as soon as we are.

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TruePisces, not a problem, hon. Next weekend is just fine. I’m not ordering the ribs and doing mega-shopping until the following week. If youse guys leave Casa Dave-Guy by noon, you’ll be in South Joisey by two, easy. So stay, nosh, have a bagel and a glass tea…

OxyMoron, you are not too late, closeout isn’t until tomorrow. I’m glad you’re going to be attending. Need my address?

Canby, no hurry. See note to True above.

Ginger, I hope you can stay and have brunch, it would be a hellacious lot of driving in one day. You’re still pencilled in.

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Damn.

My car is full now, as I have the AirmanRobyn clan going out and back with me, together with Booga and his paraphenalia. I dunno if we can squeeze youses in, as the tailgunner seat can’t be used (we have to keep his stuff back there, and it doesn’t latch anyhow), but maybe we can line you a ride with somebody else?

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Thanks! Looks like I’ll be getting there with Manny and Canby, so that should work.

And I noticed a shocking absence of banana pudding on the menu. It just isn’t a picnic without banana pudding. Sound good?

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Banana pudding works for me.

And Zappo, let’s make sure TruePisces and Verrain get here, come hell or high water!

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Oh, we’ll get ‘em here. . .we can work sompin’ out.

I gotta talk to Am this week anyway. We can figure out the logistics somehow.

And I get to see Oxy! Yay!

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I knew I could count on you, Zap.

And we *all *get to see Oxy! Yay!