Estamated Time of Splashdown on Mars....3pm Wed. You??
Joe, Makin Chips and Havin Fun! On Mars! Posted by Terry Whynott (Member # 1622) on :
I'll be blasting off at the crack of dawn Thursday morning. I'm figuring a 5-6 hour flight, but in my crappy old VW powered rocket ship, I'll be lucky if I get there at all!
Can't wait!!!!
Joe- what time were you starting your workshop on Thursday?
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Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Taking in the Twins/WhiteSox game at Comisky Park Wednesday Night, then headin' for PA. ETS Thursday Noon Maybe, depends on how many signs I see along the way.
Posted by Joe Cieslowski (Member # 2429) on :
Terry, The first workshop (Carving basics and carving letters) starts at 9am.....hope ya have a tail wind! Mike, According to Jills schedual, if you arrive at noon, you will miss the hand lettering seminar by 2 hours.... ,...I hear this Myers fella does a pretty nice job, so ya might want ta put some High Test in the ole buggy and get ther before 10am.....heheheheh!
Joe, Makin Chips and Havin Fun! on Mars! Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
I'm gettin there as fast as I can Joe, got lots of jobs to finish before I leave. she's re-scheduling me. Just come and have some fun...we'll be hand lettering from sun up to sun down! Have a Cigarette, relax!
Let's pitch in and help Jill make this a whopper! See ya thursday!
Posted by faye welsh (Member # 2524) on :
CJ arrived yesterday and helped jill get things rolling. they got the panel jam area in the warehouse set up and lots of other stuff started . today i think the tents are going up. jill is leading the way. catherine is right beside her. those two are unstoppable. lots of energy!!the way jill has it figured is gonna be so nice. we took a mini set-up tour.Mikey, you can have your head back, i am sure you will need it. all drive safely to get here, God speed!!!fiddles.. Posted by Bruce Deveau (Member # 1600) on :
I hope to arrive by 6pm on wednesday. Can't wait! I got free panels for the Gold Leaf class from "Captain Ken" which were left over from his Mass Mayhem meet...Thanks, Ken. And Gemeni has donated dimensional letters. Should be great.
See you there!
Bruce Deveau
Posted by Rick (Member # 373) on :
I'm guessing thursday at about noon or so for us, unless Scotty can beam us there in the morning. Hey Faye, is there still camping on the farmer's land? in case we want to do that? we do have a motel room, but if the weather is good, camping might be more fun at least one night.
Posted by Felix Marcano (Member # 1833) on :
Hey is there a nice bridge I could sleep under? I've never done THAT before!! Posted by Ernie&DianeBalch (Member # 1301) on :
We will be coming in stealth ---no pinstripes --- no lettering ---
We just bought a "new" Aerostar van. We will pick it up tuesday and head out Wed morning. The old one had one window stuck up and the other stuck down. It only had 190k miles but it was so rusty I didn't dare go to a car wash.
We expect to show up about 6pm WED at the Red Roof. Where is a good place to eat??
ernie
Posted by faye welsh (Member # 2524) on :
hey all, a few items, that is cj williams up there painting his heart out with jillybean. muscle city!!!jill rode on the back of his harley headed into mars. tonight the crew is in jill's shop painting banners and other items. burning the midnight oil!! rick, there still is farmer'scampground open. felix, if you find a bridge ,without a troll under it, then you are no longer in Mars!!!fiddles. Posted by Bill Cosharek (Member # 1274) on :
Jill,
I have an important question or 2 to ask about the Mars' meet. As being one of the people who haven't pre-registered or sent any money, is it still possible to plan on attending? Will there be arrangements made to accept registration at the door, wherever that may be? Or is it by pre-registration only?
Now the most important question. Do you accept CASH? (paper-type)
If the answer to most of these questions is no, then sorry I missed it & have a nice meet. Otherwise, I'll see you on Thursday.
Thanks,
Posted by Steve Shortreed (Member # 436) on :
We're still planning on heading out just after 9am on Tuesday morning. Our 5 year old Grand Daughter Lydia is travelling with us this trip.
The plan is to spend Tuesday in Niagara Falls showing Lydia all the sights. Hope to take a ride on The Maid Of The Mist and Lydia wants to see The Haunted House. We'll cross the border Tuesday evening and seek refuge at Bruce and Dana Bower's home.
Mars is about a 3 hour drive from the Buffalo area, so with a little luck, we should arrive shortly after noon on Wednesday. Come join us!
Posted by Joe Cieslowski (Member # 2429) on :
Bill, I'm absolutly sure that no one will be turned away!!! I'm sure Jill is out straight right now and can't answer herself ....it's a letterhead tradition....no one ever gets turned away!!! Come On Down!!!!!...Er...Up, ta Mars!
Joe, Makin Chips and Havin Fun! Posted by faye welsh (Member # 2524) on :
C'mon down. all are welcome. registration at door, or booth , i should say. jill has been so busy,it is hard to catch all questions. mars is a small town, noone should have trouble finding the letterheads. they will be everywhere. jill has it set up nicely.panel jam area, whittling area,pin-stripers, the buildings are being painted , the train car,wall murals. you name it. lots to see and do.fiddles. Posted by faye welsh (Member # 2524) on :
steve and barb, have a safe trip with that precious cargo you are carrying.are you planning on setting up online meet?let me know if i can be of help. take care. we are expecting cooler temps, so here's hoping. we have been roasting. plenty of tents and things. ice cream shops...LOL help cool everyone off. Posted by faye welsh (Member # 2524) on :
joe, thanks for all your help and promo. jill has been so busy. lots to do. thanks for everything. you are a sweetie... Posted by ScooterX (Member # 2023) on :
i'm renting a car at the airport, so Felix, John and I will be rolling in between 8 and 9. i guess we'll look for the bar...
is Mars too far south for Gennessee beer? (i haven't had a Genny Cream in twenty years... sort of miss it from my college days). Hey Steve -- maybe you and Barb can pick up a case for me in Buffalo?
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
Scooter, you can get Genny here. You can also get Rolling Rock seeing as it is made in Latrobe, a mere 1 1/2 hours (if that) from Mars.
See you sometime Wednesday evening. Gotta take dog to kennel betwwen 6 & 7, then I'm heading east. Takes me about an hour, so I'm guessing I should be crash landing in mars by 8 pm.
BY THE WAY, I got the Pittsburgh paper today and there is a HUGH, I mean HUGH article about the meet in it, pict of Jill and everything. They did the photo in black & white... probably so we'd all have to go to the meet to see what color her hair is for this one.
Posted by faye welsh (Member # 2524) on :
plenty of good places to eat.from fast food to some nicer inexpensive restraunts.cranberry which is where some of you are staying has lots of shopping and restraunts.uncle Bob's is right outside the town of Mars and offers cold brew.the butler area also has some restraunts,good pizza places. pretty much whatever you are looking for. the town is small, but cranberry is huge. you all shouldn't have any problems.fiddles. Posted by Felix Marcano (Member # 1833) on :
Hey I'm staying a couple extra days up there. Anything in particular I should go see/EAT?
Posted by faye welsh (Member # 2524) on :
Felix, if jillbeans has a brain left, she can probably tell you some nice points of interest. Pittsburgh is gorgeous,with our new stadiums and the rivers. lots of good Pa. food and sights to see at the Point. the area is full of local color. a lot of jillbean original signage is available for viewing.LOL. i am sure you will find plenty pleasing to the eye. fiddles. Posted by Alan (Member # 2384) on :
Well my bags are packed for the big 1 1/2 or 2 hour right up to mars from Latrobe PA. and I will be bring a few cases of our hometown beer , Rolling Rock with me.
I plan to leave about 9 and hope to get there around 11.
I can't wait to meet everyone.
Posted by Mark Neurohr (Member # 2470) on :
Felix,
We'll kick around some ideas for ya when you get here. Did ya do anything with the digital camera yet?? Here's a couple of options for ya:
1. You can use mine, we can share. I may bring a notebook and we can burn you a CD
2. I'll take ya shopping
Have a safe trip!
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
12:42 PM Central Time....lockin' door.....counting down......4.3.2...............1 BLASTING OFF TO MARS!!!!!!!( Schtay here Elmer and watcsh the plasccch! ) 6 hours to Chicagy than PA! See you kids on the road er in MARS Thursday Aft!
Posted by Jaime Doyle (Member # 2422) on :
anyone got directions??? I know how to get to Mars, but where in Mars is it going to be... Is it going to be by the MarsValencia Road??? I'm pack and heading out the door... But I forgot that I'm not sure where I'm going...
We will see you guys there at 9AM Posted by faye welsh (Member # 2524) on :
Jamie, it is going to be right in the town of Mars. Main street... the Foodland, the library, a tent set up in the parking lot, the gazebo, the train station, all over. you will see, it is a total alien invasion...THEY CAME FROM OUTER SPACE!!! trivia... the movie "THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD", an old cult favorite was filmed years ago. you can't miss it.fiddles
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