October 13-15 2006 (don't show up THIS October) at Wizard Sign Studio in Suwanee, Georgia and hosted by Sonny Franks and Bob Bretschneider.
In addition to the usual panel jam, gold-leaf demos, airbrushing and pinstriping, we'll also have a tattoo artist (anybody want a Letterhead tattoo across your fanny?) an ice carving demo, a juggling seminar and many more surprises. The city of Suwanee is interested in working with us on a mural project, and we also want to make sure the vinyl jockies are welcome with digital and design seminars planned.
We like the laid-back feel Donald Thompson has established with his last 3 Dixie meets and we're going to continue the tradition. We have several sponsors to cover the food so we'll try to keep the registration FREE. With that in mind, there's NO EXCUSE not to mark your calendars for October 2006 - we're just outside Atlanta so plan on staying a few days - catch a game, a concert, or the Laser Show at Stone Mountain. North Georgia and its Fall foliage should also be peaking then. Come on down (or over, or up) We'll leave the light on for ya......
Posted by KARYN BUSH (Member # 1948) on :
i'll mark that down on my calender...cool!!!
Posted by Donald Thompson (Member # 3726) on :
I don't know if I could only drive 200 miles to a meet. Maybe when we get close to Atlanta, I will let Ryan drive on the loop around Atlanta for a few hundred miles. I will be there and will help any way I can.
Posted by Judy Pate (Member # 237) on :
Great! Putting it on my calendar...I like having meets close enough to drive. It's 216 miles for me,Donald. See yall there! Let us know if we can do anything to help Sonny! Judy & Roger
[ August 23, 2005, 10:05 AM: Message edited by: Judy Pate ]
Posted by Matthew Rolli (Member # 4089) on :
ya hoo!
Sounds like a winner to me!
Posted by Susan Banasky (Member # 1164) on :
Sonny...sounds great....hope to be there.
Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
Sounds great! Sign Circus is a great name. When Letterheads get together it certainly is a Circus!
Posted by Terry Colley (Member # 1245) on :
(((----Photo not coming likeness close enough
Sonny Its now an international meet, we will be there, looking forward to my first US Letterhead meet.Any help you need just call Cheers Terry
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
That would be spectacular Terry. Can't wait to see you and Bridget and the girls again.
Thanks Judy and Donald, we'll definitely take all the help we can get.
Karyn, Susan, Matt and Kathy- that's a party right there. Hot damn, this is gonna be FUN.
Posted by Ricky Jackson (Member # 5082) on :
Dang it! Are you sure you can't bump that up 365 days? I'll help coat out the panels.
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
HEY!! It's only 4 hours over there, but it ain't but 3 comin' back!! (lol)
I hate to think I would'nt be there, so, I'm checkin' another date on the calendar.
You letterheads are obssessive.
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
More of the meet planners and host/hostesses shoud request monitary donations from some of the manufacturers and suppliers, Rapid Tac will be up for that as well as free sample hand outs !
Roger
Posted by timi NC (Member # 576) on :
Sonny,ya know for sure,if at all possible,I'll be there,long as it doesn't interfere with my fall racin' schedule.BTW what kinda mural are you guys talkin about??????? Sounds like alot of fun,...but then ain't tha Dixie meets always fun!
Posted by W. R. Pickett (Member # 3842) on :
...Hey Sonny, I DON'T FEEL LIKE waiting over a year for this ! ! !
...However, since I have to.., by then the 'head "momentum" should be tremendous!
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
Sounds great!!! Sign Circus is mighty appropriate, what with all the clowns and freaks that normally show up Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
George, you're absolutely right - let's just call it what it is! I hope you'll be there and we get to meet your new bride.
Roger, as always, your generosity is overwhelming. My Rapid-Tac hat is still my favorite. We'll definitely be in touch.
Ricky, it does seem a long way off, but everyone who's given us advice said to go at least a year in advance. I started looking at the upcoming schedules and things are booking up fast. There are 3 meets next month, so it appears Letterheads has switched to high gear. I'm worried about containing my excitement for that long.
Timi, I could turn you and Sheila loose on the mural knowing the finished product would be mind-boggling. Once the design is completed, can you help us on the layout?
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
I can't miss this one. I've been waitin for you to host a meet since the first time I met you. One of my favorite people in the world!
Sounds like a blast already.
Posted by timi NC (Member # 576) on :
I dunno,... will the design fit in my scanner??????? Posted by Bobbie Rochow (Member # 3341) on :
Neat-O!!!! This will be fun!!!
I think I will check & see if it is anywhere near the Octoberfest time in Daytona, & maybe my hubby will agree, & we can 2 things at once!
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
want me to bring the CIRCUS WAGON? HEHEHEHEHE iam going so any who dont like me...be warned!!!hehehehehehe
[ August 24, 2005, 05:54 PM: Message edited by: Steve Shortreed ]
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bobbie Rochow: Neat-O!!!! This will be fun!!!
I think I will check & see if it is anywhere near the Octoberfest time in Daytona, & maybe my hubby will agree, & we can 2 things at once!
Haven't checked yet, but I think they've moved Octoberfest next year to be sometime in October. I think a lot of folks are upset about the schedule change, so you're not alone.
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
quote:Originally posted by old paint: iam going so any who dont like me...be warned!!!hehehehehehe
OP, I've been around here for quite a while and can honestly say that I don't know a single person who don't like you. A lot who disagree with your views, but none that don't like you.
See ya at the circus!
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
I like you, Joe. I just like busting yer balls is all...
Hey, you are a Brother Brother of the Brush, you know?
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
OP - with a few scrolls, we can turn that baby into a CIRCUS WAGON......
Posted by KARYN BUSH (Member # 1948) on :
i'm looking forward to sittin down with op and sharin a filet mignon!
Posted by Frank Magoo (Member # 3950) on :
Sonny; Sounds like the makings of another fine event, one I'd like to attend. If the past is an indicator, I'll reserve option to say I'm coming till such time I can guarnatee that statement, so far this year, I'm batting zip.....hopefully that will change by then, it isn't like it's just around the corner or something..... Don, speak for yourself, personally I find OP very likeable....fooled ya huh? Never met the man personal like, but his deameanor and personalitity speak volumes of his stature here...always a pleasure to DEBATE anything w/Joe, find him a wealth of knowledge and useless trivia,LOL, like Bruce, I delight in "lighting" him up.....OP's OK by ME!!! Now...why is the killer's face on your artwork? Can't for the life of me concieve anything we are about that he might have the remotest relationship to...
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
Frank, I thought that Jerry Lee was the killer. Am I wrong?
Posted by Sandy Baird (Member # 4773) on :
Sonny,
Count me in. My birthday is October 14th, and I can't think of a better place to celebrate it.
Monk
Posted by david butler (Member # 591) on :
Sonny, Save us a spot! Butlers
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
Just bring (and wear) some clothes OP.
Posted by Frank Magoo (Member # 3950) on :
Damn Don, do I gotta spell it out? Don't want to spend one moment that might be conscrued, even remotely, as pro-simpson, what a disgusting human being...
Now!!! Jerry Lee, until her married his first cousin, was the "Killer." Still feel the electricity when I hear one of his hard-hitting songs, his piano work was incredible...his pic would have made total sense...heheh, sorta poetic also...lol...the rebels most of us are...
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
It's a long way off, but we'd sure like to have a shot at coming. Perhaps someone can teach us a few southern words to bring home with us too.
Posted by Hugh Potter (Member # 5748) on :
Sonny, doubt i'll be able to make it, but one thought,
since it's an international event now, a little thought into the wording of the original post may be required,
you said, quote : (anybody want a Letterhead tattoo across your fanny?)
now in the Uk an fanny is a lady's front bottom !!! rofl when i read that !!
Posted by Dan Hanson (Member # 4000) on :
Sonny, I'm looking forward to this meet. I will be there and helping anyway I can. The Dixie Meet is always interesting and lots of fun.
Rick...see Sheila for any southern words you'd like to take home. She may charge you, though.
Marking the clender now...
Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
I LOVE the logo! LOL
It would make a great shirt or poster! Just loose the fighter guy.
Ya know, one day I'm gonna actually go to one of these meets...
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
Who's the 'fighter guy' Donna?? LOL, I think that's OJ . . .he's the 'killer' guy.
(disclaimer: Sorry I made a joke about that . . . . . )
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Sonny, I'd be honored to help in anyway I can! I bet Timi would too, but I won't speak for him.
Boy if everyone who wants to can make this meet it's gonna be awesome!!! There's so MANY of y'all I've been anxious to meet!!!!!!
PS: Sonny, please note all Waffle House locations nearest the meet especially for Dan, Judy, Kevin, Timi, & I . . .
[ August 24, 2005, 01:13 PM: Message edited by: Sheila Ferrell ]
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Heheheheee hate to say this...but..."Sign Circus" and Old Piant = "Assclown JamboreeII"
Sounds like a winner to me!
Posted by W. R. Pickett (Member # 3842) on :
...Yo Sonny, loose the "killer".
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Don't worry - we'll have an officially designated Waffle House for the meet.
Dan, thanks for your continued support of Letterheads. Glad to know you'll be there and can help translate for Sheila.
Rick, just hop in the car and pick up Frank along the way - you could also visit Jake while you're on this side of the country.
Hugh - guess we better change that to "ARSE"
With Sandy and the Butlers, we'll have an Indian and some Indianans.
Donna,as Sheila said, that's O.J. - I tried to incorporate many of the most recognizable cultural icons that have influenced me (us) over the years, for better or worse. I was trying to think of someone to put over "carvers" and he came to mind. Also included are Bill the Cat (my favorite) and Mr. Natural from the old Zap Comics and R. Crumb days.(Judy thought it was Si) Rhett and Scarlett seemed appropriate for a Southern meet, and the clown at the top is a really creepy picture from a Sturgis Bike Rally t-shirt. We also have Elvis, Einstein, Goofy, Homer and King Tut. Red Baron Snoopy is flying the plane with the banner (hard to see on such a small print)
BTW, I'll be doing the seminar on Plagiarism.
[ August 24, 2005, 01:32 PM: Message edited by: Sonny Franks ]
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
If OJ bothers y'all, we can nix him - I got lots more stuff I can add - ain't Photoshop fun?
[ August 24, 2005, 01:29 PM: Message edited by: Sonny Franks ]
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
That's about the ugliest poster I've ever seen. I love it! Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
Leave OJ, who cares . . . but for balance can we have Al Jolson, Martin Luther King, and Aretha Franklin, not all black guys are guys, OR black, . . .OR bad . . . LOL
. . . .a seminar on plagarism . . . LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!
Posted by greg feil (Member # 4379) on :
Juggling, Tattoos, and Pinstriping. I think I'll have to try and make this one
I can juggle, I have tattoos, and I can almost pinstripe.
Posted by Judy Pate (Member # 237) on :
Sonny, You mean that ain't Si??? Hahahahahaha! How 'bout the late great Ray Charles or Otis Redding (Sitting On The Dock of the Bay)in OJ's place. At least Ray Charles was born here in Albany and Otis Redding was born in Dawson,Ga.(just 20 miles from here). Click here to enjoy the song: Otis Redding, Sittin' on the dock of the bay Just a suggestion from the peanut gallery! Judy
[ August 24, 2005, 08:04 PM: Message edited by: Judy Pate ]
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
I like your idea Judy. Ray and Otis both have Georgia roots, but what about the hardest working man in show business, Mr. Dynamite, Mr. PleasePlease, the Star of the Show, Macon's own JAMES BROWN (insert crashing cymbals, funky horn section and floor split here)
I wouldn't mind putting Jimi Hendrix in there too. Maybe we should take a vote - Ray, Otis, James or Jimi ?????
Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
Sonny, it is difficult for me to choose between Ray and Otis. Their styles are completey different, but I loved them both. But, the meet being in Georgia, I'll have to vote for Ray Charles because his rendition of Georgia CANNOT be beat.
Posted by Karen Wunch (Member # 3577) on :
*Laffin SO hard.* ;o)
Dang, Sonny. You really DID it, huh? Yer Comitted! ... Gettin' ME to another meet (You SAID you'd do it! GOOD for you!!). Damnation & Bless Your Heart. too.
I actually 'came up' in the world with a newer-ish car a week ago. (The Gal's got better Wheels!) And isn't it appropriate, that now, I don't need to drive? *hoots* The Bigger Spirit above takes care of us. Blessings Abound!!!
Now, about the meet: I'll email you directly, Sonny. And ALL Y'all know... I'll be able to add some "Mason/Dixon Gumption" to this meet...not to mention Sheila's "English to Southern" dictionary. *LUV IT*
And Youze Guys can BET on it. *Yanks need NOT fear...*
*S* Yes. I sit on the fence. Damn pickets... Owwies.
Always and anything I can do. I'm yours for Dixie '06, Sonny.
Luv & Hugs
Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
I was funnin', I knew who it was and I didn't wana be the one that said killer. LOL
Posted by Frank Magoo (Member # 3950) on :
RAY!!!
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
Yes, Ray Charles IS an excellent choice!!!
What has OJ ever done . . . . significant for Georgia. . . . . . .? Posted by Suelynn Sedor (Member # 442) on :
I've always wanted to see your neck of the woods Sonny!!! Sounds like a blast!!
Suelynn
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Suelynn, Grab Donna and y'all come on down for a last hurrah before your Canadian winter sets in. With Karyn and Karen, this might get dangerous.
Any votes for the Godfather of Soul?
Posted by Suelynn Sedor (Member # 442) on :
You'd better prepare you wife!! (and hide the cameras!!!)
Suelynn
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
Gotta be Ray...he wrote the Georgia state song, after all.
Posted by Bill Diaz (Member # 2549) on :
Don Hulsey told me to get to one of those Dixie meets, so we may have to see what we can do.
Posted by Hugh Potter (Member # 5748) on :
i dont mind what ya call it !!
i'd love to see a yank tattoo artist offer a brit lass a tattoo for her fanny !!!
and don't forget to pronounce the R in arse ! very austin powers !
Posted by Terry Colley (Member # 1245) on :
(((--- Photo not coming likeness close enough Sonny Just thinking, is Bobs shop going to be big enough for the meet? given the response you have already this is going to be a big meet. Cheers Terry
Posted by ROLAND PINAN (Member # 2724) on :
Sonny hope to see you there.Sounds like a great time.
Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
WHAT, FRANK?????
er...
Sonny, ya got room for a "whirlin' dervish"? I'm gonna try to fly down for this one....this time on a plane, tho. (Maybe they'll let me take the wheel for a few miles... )
Cast my vote for Ray Charles...
Georgia, Georgia, The whole day through Just a Dixie meet with Sonny Keeps Georgia on my mind
Rapid
Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on :
If I'm still doing signs and if I have the money I'm there! A lot can happen in a years time! Posted by Chris Lovelady (Member # 2540) on :
Sonny,
can't wait...it been to long since I've been to a meet. hope there will be room for my pop-up camper...don't leave home with out it!
chris
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Chris, we'll make room for you. Rapid, we love dervishes - just don't fly thru any construction zones. Amy, ride up with Roland and save on the gas. Bill, you and Jane come on down - Dixieheads are good folks - we're even nice to Si and OP. Greg, sounds like you'll fit right in. Don, "Georgia" was actually a Hoagy Carmichael song (Ray just did it better)
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Sonny!! I think a meet with the theme, "Sign Circus" should have a Magician don't you? I'll see what Dr. Frankko is doing that time o' year....he does travel to Florida for the Winters.... I love the Deep South...I'm due to head back....
count us in!!
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Oh yeah...Thank You Sonny for the Greece CD...just got it in the mail this moanin'!!!
Great Stuff! HI Peggy! Hey Jess, did you get to kiss a Greece boy? sorry Dad....hehehhe
Posted by Boyd Merriman (Member # 5514) on :
I want to be there too! I love the poster you got for it. Alfred E. is my hero!
Hey Joe Pribish, I want one of those things! I've been wanting to get a truck like that. Not to make "instant" signs per se, but to have all my tools with me when I do work a sign job somewhere. I hate getting there and leave something behind! Got to run back and get it. This way I got my "shop" with me!
And of course, the "bill-board" value comes in handy! I don't think I want to paint it like you got it, I was thinking more of putting some artwork and flames on it. What do you think of these trucks tricked out with flames across the hood and side, and some "spinners" on the wheels?
Get a good power supply set up in there for your power tools and air compressor.
I see you have an awning on the side, so I am guessing you are at car shows too?
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Got to run back and get it. This way I got my "shop" with me!