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Dave, it will nice to meet you too! I am really getting excited!!!! Actually, I never did pick up the "yins" thing, it was always "you guys".
And my Nemesis, too!!!... Don, I am so glad you are coming up too!
This will be so much fun, but I am SO nervous about meeting all of you! I think most of you know each other, & not only that, I am 44, but haven't been hand painting for long, so I think I will be out asking for help, if that is ok. Maybe I will be a pro when I head back home!
Jill, my parent's house is about 1/2 hour away & they see bears pretty often. Think maybe we might see one? I lived above Kennerdell, in Coal City for a year when my boys were little, & I used to smear bacon grease on the big rock behind the house for the bears to come & I never saw one. The grease was always gone the next morning, tho!
Speaking of bacon, I was thinking of bringing up a big slab of it. Anyone like slab bacon?? It still has the "ninnies" on it!
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Hey Al, I can bring a C02 canister if someone has the proper hookups to make it work for the keg, and then maybe if we keep it on ice it will last until empty. Somehow I dont think the 1/4 keg will make it thru the first night though, especially since some ofus arent driving once we arriv ethere until its time to go home, if we decide to go home that is.
-------------------- Harris Kohen K-Man Pinstriping and Graphix Trenton, NJ "Showing the world that even I can strategically place the pigment where its got to go." Posts: 1739 | From: Trenton, NJ, USA | Registered: Jun 2001
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quote:Originally posted by Harris Kohen: Hey Al, I can bring a C02 canister if someone has the proper hookups to make it work for the keg, and then maybe if we keep it on ice it will last until empty. Somehow I dont think the 1/4 keg will make it thru the first night though, especially since some ofus arent driving once we arriv ethere until its time to go home, if we decide to go home that is.
I have no clue how to "keep" the beer ( never really had that problem....Hell I'll just bring a 1/2 and we'll keep it iced down. I think we can make that work I have gotten a 2nd day out of a barrel in the past. You twisted my are a half it is then!
-------------------- Al Checca Kidney dialysis Pt. wizard42171967@yahoo.com Posts: 261 | From: Latrobe just outside Pittsburgh Pa in Latrobe | Registered: Aug 2001
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Hey Jill or Steveo, One of the parents of the kids I'm binging said she would pack her son with a handful of Moutain pie makers for the bonfire... What do ya thing? I have another firend that has them so I can bring about 10 of them if ya want?....There Mmmmm Mmmm Good!
-------------------- Al Checca Kidney dialysis Pt. wizard42171967@yahoo.com Posts: 261 | From: Latrobe just outside Pittsburgh Pa in Latrobe | Registered: Aug 2001
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Bring em Al....I'll get the fixins. Yins want the pie filling variety or the pizza kind? Bobbie, bring yer ninny-bacon, I haven't seen that in years. We'll cook it up. Getting REAL psyched here! Tomorrow we have another set-up day. Ernest is comin up, and Kissy, if you're interested and have a second to step away from your new toys...come on over! Too bad you didn't get a pic of that atrocity of a sign we saw last year...sorry you had to see it again! Love....Jill
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The continuing adventures of Catalin and Don...
We're still hopin' for a ride from the airport Friday morning if we can hook up with somebody. Bob Rochon has offered to come get us if we can't find another way, but last night I found out that would mean a four hour round trip for him.
Surely, Catalin and I can't be the only ones coming into that airport on Friday? No meet airport shuttles?
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quote:Originally posted by Camille Norvaisas: male and female cookies ???? ninny bacon ??? mountain pies ???
I'M GETTIN SCARED!
Don't be scared Camille, we haven't started talking about Blue balls PA or Intercoarse PA yet....
-------------------- Al Checca Kidney dialysis Pt. wizard42171967@yahoo.com Posts: 261 | From: Latrobe just outside Pittsburgh Pa in Latrobe | Registered: Aug 2001
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It is now Friday 8/12/2005 at 12:44:02 PM Event: Jill's Meet Scheduled For 8/19/2005 08:45 AM 6 days 20 hours 58 seconds or 0 weekends or 7 days or 164 hours (109 waking hours) or 9,840 minutes or 590,457 seconds
-------------------- Kimberly Zanetti Purcell www.amethystProductivity.com Folsom, CA email: Kimberly@AmethystProductivity.com
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This is gonna be GRRRRRRRRRREAT! Jill, I got 8 2'x4' Cornhole panels cut out and primed, I hope to git some enamel on a few at least. Steve, I made a pattern to work from, I'm an old billboard guy, never been real strong in small work...I need a pattern. Don Coplen, lets git together an scare as many people as we can. Only kids I don't scare are my own, damn! Bill D & Al, I don't git drunk any more... My son is bringin his geetar, was gonna bring a little amp, we'll bring the biggin (not very big) if we got room in the truck. My borrowed pop-up camper got sold, we'll be in a tent lookin for a flat spot. Kimberly, we'll be comin up I-71 Cincy around 6:30-7 am. Keep an eye out for us if yer on the road.
-------------------- Bill Dirkes Cornhole Art LLC Bellevue, Ky. Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are. Posts: 591 | From: Bellevue,Ky. US | Registered: Aug 1999
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Whew! Spent the day setting up with the help of Stevo and Mark Neurohr. We have easels and tables and paint and panels...now all we need are a few Letterheads! We placed directional signs on I-80 both at the 2-mile indicator and the exit 42 both ways. Also on Routes 38 & 208 and Lisbon Rd. (Got yelled at by a car salesman) Hopefully the signs will all still be up! They are black or purple with white lettering and the shaky Letterheads logo. My uncle now wants us to use the alternate entrance (very rough road, OK for 4x4s tho) We are really stoked. Love....Jill
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John Meeks and I worked together today. We will be bringing some Everwood samples and some for door prizes. We should be there sometime Friday morning. There are going to be so many folks there that I have been wanting to meet. All that and John Smith's cooking. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!1
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I've been peekin' in on this post fer laughs the last week or so... wished I could go, but I got an anniversary to celebrate next week... but the wife's being annoying this weekend, so I just made a reservation to fly in to PA on my anniversary ..just for spite! (remember that Seinfeld episode? ...really pumped new life into the word "spite" for me)
...oh well, I guess I'll wake up tomorrow & let my flight reservation expire while I resign myself to tolerating her share of annoyances in exchange for her pretending to accept mine... hmmmm "you get what you settle for"
well at least for the next 23 hours I can pretend I'm coming out there to hang wit all you fine folks!! play music, drink rollingrock, try my hand at a little pre-novice brushwork & enjoy some piney woods I was shocked to see that a full 13 folks on the list are now previous aquaintances from my trip to AC last year, and there are at least that many more who I feel like I already know from here.
Well, it's far from the first meet that I really really wish I could go to... but I think it is the first that I'm actually pretending that I am going to! Hey, I may be psychotic at times... but I know how to use that to maintain my sanity
Yesterday I got a "Sneak Peak at the Meet"!! I think everybody's gonna have a really, really good time! Jill and Stevo have put a lot of time, effort, and CREATIVITY into all of this!!
I what to personally thank the both of you for what I know will be a lot of fun, panel jamming, telling stories, LEARNING, TEACHING and generally, just making fun of each other!
The camp is what I'd have to call a perfect Letterhead Meet setting.
Looking foreward to rekin my frendships with all of my prior Buddies, meeting all of the rest of you and welcoming any new Letterheads!
See ya soon!
-------------------- Mark Neurohr "Ernest" Paintin' Place 141 Sunnyside Road Kittanning, PA 16201
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Okay, let's try this again...I just typed this whole long post and it disappeared into cyber-space!
I've adjusted the Countdown Clock for Eastern Time so here's the new, revised time...
It is now Sunday 8/14/2005 at 10:10:03 AM Event: Jill's Meet Scheduled For 8/19/2005 06:00 AM 4 days 19 hours 49 minutes 57 seconds or 0 weekends or 5 days or 115 hours (77 waking hours) or 6,949 minutes or 416,996 seconds
For us, it's much sooner. We are getting on the plane in less than 24 hours! At 9:05am tomorrow morning our plane takes off.
We are first headed to Cincinnati to spend a few days with my father's sister and her husband (my favorite aunt & uncle, my 3 cousins and their families.
On Wednesday, we're meeting up with Tod Swormstedt (of Signs of the Times) and taking a tour of the Sign Museum. We're really looking forward to that!
Friday morning, bright and early, we'll head east to Pennsylvania and with any luck, we'll be at Jill & Stevo's meet by lunchtime.
-------------------- Kimberly Zanetti Purcell www.amethystProductivity.com Folsom, CA email: Kimberly@AmethystProductivity.com
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Gene, you are about 3 hours from me (if I drive fast) and the camp is 45 minutes from me...so...are you taking the Turnpike? Love....Jill PS Stevo really wants to see G'Burg.
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quote:Originally posted by Mark Neurohr: Hi everybody!
Yesterday I got a "Sneak Peak at the Meet"!! I think everybody's gonna have a really, really good time! Jill and Stevo have put a lot of time, effort, and CREATIVITY into all of this!!
I what to personally thank the both of you for what I know will be a lot of fun, panel jamming, telling stories, LEARNING, TEACHING and generally, just making fun of each other!
The camp is what I'd have to call a perfect Letterhead Meet setting.
Looking foreward to rekin my frendships with all of my prior Buddies, meeting all of the rest of you and welcoming any new Letterheads!
See ya soon!
Hey Mark yinz guys have an air compressor coming? I have a big one but hate to bring it unless yinz need one...I heard you might have one or at least be bringing one.
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If anyone would like to bring a small air compressor, have at it. Gonna be alotta hot air blowin' around at this meet! And Ryan is also gonna airbrush... Love....Jill
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I'll be happy to bring my large one but I only have connections to run one air brush at a time unless some can throw there's in the car and bring it. I never needed any kind of "y" connectors in the past so I don't have any but I'm sure if we had the hook up we could run a ton off of mine. I roll it into the trailer and bring it.
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We will need a video camera, microphone and use of a laptop, if possible.
If we can get a long enough telephone cable to reach, I'll help set up a video/audio "head tv" type of thing from my website.
The setup I have on my site allows for at least four or five video/audio links at once (so, the people at the meet can theoretically see the visitors as well as them seeing us...AND with SOUND!), and unlimited connections for people wanting to join in and watch/listen. It requires no special registering or setup for people to join in. Just type your name and hit the button, and you're in.
I've tested it with four 'heads video/audio at the same time. It worked great. Very sharp video.
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We are heading out tomorrow morning between 2 & 3 am. I like getting some miles under my belt before breakfast. Going to try to get around the armpit of the nation which is the bottle neck traffic just south of Lake Michigan on I80.
We'll be heading straight to State College, Pa to get together with old friends and then head to the motel Thursday night.
Any suggestions on a route from State College to the meet, and how much time should you figure for that trip, and I will double it, because of the fact that I'm going to be one of the slower drivers out there.
Thanks in advance and we'll see you in a few days.
-------------------- Bill Diaz Diaz Sign Art Pontiac IL www.diazsignart.com Posts: 2107 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Dec 2001
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quote:Originally posted by Alan Ackerson: You Know Doug, It may be easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. If she loves you she'll stay.
(*Bring her with you!)
well, I let the booking expire like I knew I would... I'd love to sneak in & join the fun, but not at that price. The concept of "letterWeds" like Bruce & Dana is such a romantic twist on an already good thing, but I'd hate to be the first "LetterFled" to bail out on one good thing just for a short time at another. I needed a day of imagining it though I used to be such a spontaneous party driven travelaholic that those old wings were starting to sprout the more I looked in on this post.
When Linda's ready to join me I'll see y'all at a meet down the road a ways. I can honestly say I wish I were gonna be there though!
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Ryan Young just called...he can't make it due to last-minute work issues. What are we going to do with that personalized Ryan Young banner we made for the port-o-potty? On another note, I just realized that this Friday will be a full moon! love....jill
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I just spoke (and saw) Dave Grundy on my video chatroom. He's setting it up on his website and bringing the webcam/mic to the meet...so, anybody not coming will be able to peek in on us at Jill's this weekend!
Cool!
PS. If you're not coming and you have a webcam OR a mic, the chatroom has spaces for more than one webcam/audio connection. It will be neat for people coming to "visit" the meet to pop in and out with video and audio during the weekend.
If you don't have a cam or mic, there's a regular typed window as part of the interface, so you'll still be able to participate.
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Hello All, I have a Local Company Here in my town that are makes automotive products sending 4 more door prizes for the meet, 2 of each I just got off the phone with Jill and I sounds Like its gonna be a blast!!! Cant wait to see ya all!!
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Doug, sorry to here you can't make it! I was kinda hoping You, Bruce & Myself would set up a little CASmate Korner.
I'll be bringing my little air compressor. I might root around after I get done Reddin' up and bring some extra fittinz'. I think we'll be alright and have plenty of air!
See ya all first thing Friday morning (Amy 's working till 11:00 Thursday night).
Jill, I can round up a couple of gallons of paint thinner, will bring extra sticks too. E-mail me with anything else you need.
Sincerly, Ernest M. Neurohr
-------------------- Mark Neurohr "Ernest" Paintin' Place 141 Sunnyside Road Kittanning, PA 16201
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Ryan Young just called...he can't make it due to last-minute work issues.
I just got off the phone with Jill and I sounds Like its gonna be a blast!!! Cant wait to see ya all!!
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