Don Coplen and I have decided to hold a Letterhead meet here in Southwest, Florida... Thanks to John Smith, who, unfortunately had to bail out of Spring Fling 2003.
We need a name!
The dates for this Letterhead meet are May 2nd-4th.
Here are some details to ponder:
We will have a FULL MOON in the sky throughout the meet. (I would love a theme based around this, the FULL MOON is awesome)
Fort Myers is the City of Palms.
Fort Myers is the winter home of Edison/Ford.
Florida is the Sunshine State.
We are on the Gulf Coast.
Many tourist come here for the winter. (some tourists are referred to as frog heads and blue heads)(I don't know where the term frog heads came from, something a rock radio station campained years ago)
We have cypress swamps/sloughs.
Gators, armidillos, possoms, racoons and other road kill.
The meet will end near Cinco de Mayo.
We have the Everglades and Indian reservations. (just south of here)
We have the Gulf of Mexico, Intercoastal waterway and Caloosahatchee River.
Sailing. We love sailing...our sail club is referred to as the 'River-Rats', we're ornery and we love to have fun during a FULL MOON! Arrrrrrg...
Rednecks, good 'ol boys and a Cowboy. We tailgate at the shop on friday nights, family and friends. No cussin', gamblin' or spittin'...
Beautiful sunsets.
Palm trees.
Manatees.
Bridges.
Islands.
Mangroves.
Oyster beds.
Home of the newly wed and nearly dead.
Some we've came across:
Gator Bait (something or other) Co-Co Nuts (something or other) WishIwasFishin' River Rats (somthing or other) Sail the FULL MOON Nekkid (hehe) Sunshine, Bikini's (something or other) La Luna Mayo(the May moon) Luna Loco (crazy moon)
Whatta ya got?
Cher.
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
"Rednecks, good 'ol boys and a Cowboy. We tailgate at the shop on friday nights, family and friends. No cussin', gamblin' or spittin'..."
What's this, Rednecks with manners...now there's an interesting concept:)
I kinda like the Luna Loco myself. Are you gonna go ahead an incorporate the Dixie Letterheads into this?
And put me down for a definate maybe on this one:)
[ November 30, 2002, 06:37 PM: Message edited by: George Perkins ]
Posted by ScooterX (Member # 2023) on :
my suggestion is to stay away from the full moon reference -- you might want to do the event again some time and you might not be able to always coordinate the dates to the lunar calendar. (unless the focus of the event is the moon, which i'm guessing it aint).
Name ideas: Coral Jam Cape Crusaders
Posted by Cheryl Lucas (Member # 1656) on :
Just got a suggestion via email:
Gulf Coast Mooners Event
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As for the moon, well, it has alot to do with when this meet is planned, but I see your point in regards to future meets.
Shootin for the moon, Cher.
Posted by Suelynn Sedor (Member # 442) on :
How bout "Cheryl's Shag-fest?"
Sue
Posted by Cheryl Lucas (Member # 1656) on :
That's a Shag-a-rific idea, Sue!
Moons over Mayo Luna
Shaggin' at the Sand Pit Panel Jam
Cher.
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
How about
Gator Glades gathering Palm pilots Panel Jam Bug Beach panel Jam Sandy Shorts panel Jam
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
How bout the..."Letterville Moonies Dixie meet"
Posted by John Smith (Member # 1308) on :
LMBO @ George P.!!! Cheryl, anything that entails "sandy bottoms" is fine with me!! We should be somewhat settled down by then and all we gotta do is cut across the Glades and hang a right... right ?? Try to get them boys from SignCraft to host the oyster roast !!!!!
Yeah, I am kinda down about not being to host a meet this year. Hopefully, next year I can do something. I have a lot of stuff sorted out for storage, shipping, and junk tossed. What in the world am I going to do with my Great Grannie's 1930 Home Comfort stove ???? (( storage, I think!))
Hope to see you guys then !!
Posted by Laura Butler (Member # 1830) on :
When I saw your last name was Lucas I thought of Stars Wars and Luke SkyWalker. So how about
SkyWalking Down South
Skywalking the Southern Way
Adventures in the Southern Sky
Southern Sky Delights
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
THE DEEP DIXIE FULL MOON LETTERHEAD MEET!!!!! THE WAY DOWN IN DIXIE MOONASS LETTERHEAD MEET!!!! THE FUTHEST SOUTH DIXIE FULL MOON LETTERHEAD MEET!
Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
Why do I keep seeing a bare butt graphic in corolation to Full Moon? LOL!
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
C O R A L
J A M
Somehow I like the way Coral Jam tells where it takes place and what it is....and then some! (I still have some coral as a reminder of my snorkeling days near the coral reefs in the Fla Keys; we just about lived under water in the Keys! Or, "Coral Jam", sounds like something we would have for breakfast in the mornings of the meets, (orange and mango marmalade?)
Posted by PKing (Member # 337) on :
Southern most Dixie Letterhead Tanning Jam!
Posted by Chuck Churchill (Member # 68) on :
The Moonshine and Sunshine Bash
Posted by Bill Biggs (Member # 18) on :
howabout manatee mayhem meet or Dixie Pixie LOL Manatee Jubilee would be good or Coral Heads Local Yokels southern breeze Bill
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
Keep the great ideas coming in...we have 5 months till the meet, so there's plenty of time not to rush a name.....but
Donna just about has me convinced of what would be a great name! lol (I think where ya get that vision is from the Harvest Moon meets...those panels almost always have had a little backside skin in the designs.)
Posted by Joe Cieslowski (Member # 2429) on :
OK, How about...
MOONSIGNS OVER FT MEYERS
MOONSIGN JAMIN
DIXIE MOONSIGNS
MOONSIGNS OVER DIXIE
JAMMIN UNDER THE MOONSIGNS
LETTERHEAD MOONSIGNS
MOONSIGN BASH
MOONSIGN JAMBASH or BASHJAM
MOONSIGN BEER
MOONSIGN LIGHTNING
MOONSIGN LETTERHEAD LIGHTNING!
MISSION.....MOONSIGN
MOONSIGN.....LETTERHEAD GLOW
SWEET SOUTHERN MOONSIGNS
MOONSIGNS....SOUTHERN COMFORT
SPRING MOONSIGNS
MOONSIGNS MAGIC
MYJESTIC MOONSIGNS
ahhhhhhhhhhh......there must be more..
Don, Can everybody vote? I think you should get as many votes as ideas you post. And a prize fer the lamest idea too, soooooo, what do I win?
Joe, Makin Chips and Havin Fun!!!
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
Joe, you win hands down!!!
Prize is a tofu ham and a stalk of fresh celery from Joe Pribish's private stock.
Enjoy!
Posted by Joe Cieslowski (Member # 2429) on :
Don. Now I can't say I never win anything.... Will my prize be comin UPS?
Joe, Makin Chips and Havin Fun!
Posted by Joe Cieslowski (Member # 2429) on :
Which one won it for me? Joe, Makin Chips and Havin Fun!
Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on :
How about something to do with:
Signs, Sails, Sun & Suds
I know, what was I thinkin'??? Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
Received an interesting suggestion from our friend, Bill Pickett, in Virginia.
"Painted Moon" "Painted Moon over Ft.Myers"
names that make ya go "hmmmmmmmmm"
Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
"THE FULL MOON BOTTOMS UP LETTERHEAD MEET" (heads, I win -- tails,you loose)
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
Kathy, if I had a dirty mind...and of course I don't....
Posted by Alan Ackerson (Member # 3224) on :
Luna Loca and Coral Jam are two great ones.
How about Signs of the Southern Cross, MoonDogs(why do I keep thinking Coyote Signs here? haha), One of these days, Alice... (LOL), Hip to the Eclipse.
There is an eclipse to occur somewhere around May 16th, 2003.
Maybe a sun and moon combo for this event. This can represent two different phases, Kind of a new beginning or entering of a new phase symbolic of change. Even old dogs learn new tricks at a Letterhead meet.
Sunshine state, Eclipse & spring/summer can state an honest case for the sun inclusion even as a secondary element.
The moon is a very beautiful and magical creature but without the sun's light...
Posted by goddinfla (Member # 1502) on :
How about a Buffett style meet.
Sign Painters in Paradise Wastin' Away in Good Old Letterville Signs to the Left, Signs to the Right Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
Or since Ft. Myers is his home town, how about:
The First Annual Deion Sanders Letterheads Meet
Just kidding.
Posted by Mike Lavallee (Member # 320) on :
Hmmm, here's a couple for ya..
Coral Moon Brush Bash Letterheads Under A Coral Moon Surf, Shells and Signwriters CoralHeads Panel Jam We Be Jammin', Surfside Surfside Panel Jam / Fort Meyers Surf , Sand , and Signwriting Fort Meyers Style CoralJam 2003 LunerJam 2003 Mahlsticks and Margaritas Gulf Coast Boogie River Rat Rendezvous Paint the Moon / Letterheads Fort Meyers Gulf Coast Rendezvous River Rat Reunion / Letterheads SunDogs Panel jam A Shore Thing/ Letterhead Rendezvous
well I think I ran out of ideas for now Mike
[ December 03, 2002, 02:33 AM: Message edited by: Mike Lavallee ]
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
A few more for fans of alliteration: Letterhead Lunar Liaison Moon Mooring Solar Synergy (or Celestial Synergy) Mambo Moon Merge Lunar Latitudes Moonbeam Meridian or, my favorite, just plain MOONSTRUCK
[ December 03, 2002, 02:05 AM: Message edited by: Sonny Franks ]
Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
Being and old "Parrothead" I'm with Dennis on the Buffett thing.
Sonny, we could do some window splashes and call it "Moon Over Bon Ami" I'll even clean the windows, just don't let me sing!
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
Bumpin this up...
We WILL put a tag on this one by the weekend,come hell or high water...so get your two cents (3 cents Canadian) in this week or forever hold your peace.
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