Not a lot of advertising on this meet yet which is in Sept. It should be more fun than humanly possible. Walldog meets in these tiny towns are always enormously fun -- sort of like the ones in Allerton, IA and Atlanta, IL.
I'm lookin' forward to the football game on Friday. Aledo, IL is a football crazy town like the one I live in, so I'm sure the stands will be brimming over with crazed fans anticipating another run at the IL 2A championship.
Michael Clark has mentioned this is more than a walldog meet, since there will be panel jamming, etc. The quad cities are close by with a lot of Mississippi River stuff to do for those wanting to make an extended vacation out of it.
Posted by Jay Allen (Member # 195) on :
I'll be there. It's too close.
It sounds like you won't be working Friday night then, huh Bill?
Looking forward to the weekend - the more the merrier!!
Posted by Michael Clark (Member # 2268) on :
It's going to be a blast. I have sent some registrations forms out and will be sending one to Barb to post on this board. There will be registration forms that will be coming out in the AMAL, hopefully soon. Hey Bill, the football fever is already starting.
If you like to see a small high school throw the ball, then you will be in for a treat. Our coach loves to air the ball. It's alot more exciting than Pontiac football. Just kidding...
We are located 25 miles southwest of the Quad Cities and they have all sorts of entertainment. I think at least three gambling boats.
If you are traveling in from the northeast on Route 88, you have to take time and stop to see the wall murals in Sterling, Illinois. They have 15 downtown wall murals and Grandpa Dan Sawatzky has painted 5 of them. They are truly gorgeous and he is definitely a very talented man.
Posted by Bill Diaz (Member # 2549) on :
I agree about Grandpa Dan, and I think we'll make a side trip to Sterling to see those murals.
Jay ... I can't wait to party with yeah. Maybe Aledo's mayor has a 4 wheeler for us. How about Avery and Adamany? You could put out a memo for Aledo's finest, that when they're off duty (no matter what time it is) you'll be ready to party with them.
Posted by Jane Diaz (Member # 595) on :
Just wanted to add... The wall project leaders are David Butler, Dave Corell, Nancy Bennett, Steve Estes, and Bill Masters. THAT in itself has got me excited! Along with live entertainment & a dance, parade, fireworks, antique market and football....what more can you ask? Right here is corn country! Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
I'm going.....Go GREEN DRAGONS! Suzy Boguss is my date on saturday Night!
Posted by Jeff Ogden (Member # 3184) on :
I'd be hard pressed to find a reason to miss a meet like this. The opportunity to paint with any of those project leaders is not something to pass up, IMHO...so I guess the old blue Ford's hittin' the road again early this fall. It'd be good to see some of the people from last year's Lincoln meet again...I hope lots of you get to come back to this one too..... Posted by Sarah May (Member # 4849) on :
Adam and I should be there with bells on!
Posted by Michael Clark (Member # 2268) on :
I know that there will be more painters here than we have hotel rooms for. We have a total of 15 hotel rooms in the big town. With the BIG celebration going on and a group of dignitaries from Spain. We have a sister city in Aledo, Spain that is sending a contingent to help us celebrate, we will definitely be short on hotel rooms.
Monmouth, Illinois is 25 miles to the southeast of Aledo and I have blocked off rooms there. If anyone wants to stay with a host family, just let me know and I will make the arrangements.
In fact, Monmouth is my hometown and I have done more work there than here in Aledo.
I have to get the registration form to Barb, so I have to get going.
Posted by Dan E. Kearfott (Member # 1286) on :
I'm also hopin' to be there. What is the actual date? Hey Meyers! Susie Boggess, in your dreams! She already promised me the whole weekend! It's kind of scary to think of attending something that Clark is in charge of but I'm sure we'll have enough paint slingers there to straighten him out!
TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY. . . How many sign painters can you put in a Gator driven by Jay Allen? ANSWER. . . several more than you finish with!
See ya there!
Posted by Michael Clark (Member # 2268) on :
Hey Danny boy! I talked with Suzy's people and they told me since you don't know how to spell her name there was nooo way that she was spending the whole weekend with you.
And Mike, you got her first name right, but you left a g out of her last name. Typical sign painter, right?
Dan, did I say that I was in charge? You must get scared very easily. I think we will have golf carts because the local John Deere dealer had heard about what transpired in Atlanta.
Posted by Matthew Rolli (Member # 4089) on :
Mike,
Just got my custom handlettered envelope containing the registration form. I should have to pay extra just for the envelope...Ha
can't wait for this one. Great to hear of all of you again.
(please note @ Lincoln, I had hair...)
Posted by Carole Bersin (Member # 5710) on :
Wasn't sure I was going to be able to make this one until I got that lovely custom envelope and then saw the list of project leaders.
It's just a week or so after my kids head back to school but I'm sure I can pawn them off on someone.
Mike, Will there be a patch of grass in Aledo for my tent. Maybe some host backyard?
Any of you Northern Walldogs interested in carpooling?
See you all in Mazeppa!!!
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Calrk....is it..BOGUSSG?
there I added the"G"!
Carole, let's carpool!
Posted by Dale Manor (Member # 4858) on :
I hope to make it down too.
Between the upcoming muster and a month long trip to New York City I am beyond my allotted vacation days.....by two weeks!
I had such a good time in Lincoln last year and how can anyone pass up the chance to hang out with Mr. Clark and Ms. Bogguss?
Besides, I can paint long after the last person has passed out for the night!
c-ya in Aledo
[ June 17, 2005, 09:16 AM: Message edited by: Dale Manor ]
Posted by Laurie Goretski (Member # 3821) on :
Andy here... I believe that Dale, you have seen what that beer fatigue does to us, of course we wait till dark! The anticipation is growing. First Mazeppa and then Aledo, we should get a good dose of Letterhead! Lookin forward to seeing all of you. Andy
Posted by Michael Clark (Member # 2268) on :
Meyer, You are one funny dude! At first I thought you were dyslexic, but now I not sure what the name is for the condition you have.
Matt, what happened to your hair? I've been growing mine out so I could perhaps give you some of mine.
Posted by Bill Diaz (Member # 2549) on :
Can we make a field trip to the Yankee Clipper in Rock Island if it's still there? For educational purposes -- you know!
Posted by Jane Diaz (Member # 595) on :
We got a call from Chris Elliott, "Shoots", today and he said he will be there. He wants to know if Adamany and Avery are going to be there? Posted by Michael Clark (Member # 2268) on :
Bill, I'm sad to report to you that the Yankee Clipper has been torned down and a new building has been built.
How do you know about the Clipper? I was there once when I was in college and boy was it a dump and the women weren't much to look at either.
Chris the registration form has finally been sent to Barb, so it will be online before too long.
Posted by Bill Diaz (Member # 2549) on :
I went to the Yankee Clipper when I went to visit one of my best college buds who was from Rock Island. It was seedy back then, too, but had a quite a reputation as a place to have a wild and crazy time. Of course I was never wild or crazy and I am still a very timid low key individual who has a difficult time partying. And I want you to know I only went along under protest.
Anyway they had a guy named Willy Jones who was a legendary keyboard player who played all the wild and wooly places up and down the Mississippi. He built a contraption that resembled a seat on a farris wheel that had his organ inside it. This thing would spin around and flip upside down while he was playing. On the song "White Lightning" he would been spinning around and when he came to that one part of the song he would stop the machine at the top of the rotation, and yell out "WHITE LIGHTNING!" And then the machine would whirl around some more with him playin' his butt off and his hair floppin' back and forth. It was just too much to handle and everybody just went crazy. I haven't seen anything like that before or since.
Posted by Carole Bersin (Member # 5710) on :
Dale, Was that a challenge? You're on buddy. You must have forgotten about me when you made that statement.
Yes, Mike sounds good.
Posted by Michael Clark (Member # 2268) on :
Barb now has the registration form under the Future Live Meets. Just click it and you'll find it. I want to apologize for not getting it to Barb sooner. All I have to say is that I still have dial up and the file was just too large for me to send it.
If any of you have questions, I'm just an email away.
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