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gumbo gal wrote:OK, I apologize if I'm a little slow on the uptake here....where are we getting together on Sat? Please help! Inquiring minds want to know...thanks in advance!

More than likely we will still be gathering at Tailgreat before we head to the venue on Saturday. Tailgreat is an event hosted by the Chicago Parrothead club located at a nearby forest preserve. Essentially, it's just a park with picnic tables and a bunch of parrotheads gathering around before the show. They usually cook out and ask for a small donation to cover the cost of food. I have heard that registration is closed, but we are assuming that people can still come, but you might just have to bring your own food. It's a big enough park for all of us! I have quite a large phlock coming in from out of town, but I want to meet up with other BNers too. Therefore, if we have a easy-to-get-to/close-to-the-venue spot to meet up at like Tailgreat, hopefully we can get as many phlocks together without missing out on meeting up and having to sacrifice time spent with our own phlocks. The Tweeter Center should start letting people in around 4pm, so we could all caravan over from Tailgreat around then. Here's a link with maps and everything to Tailgreat...

http://chicagoparrotheads.com/03_tailgreat.asp

Of course, we can always do something different, but being that there is the potential for so many people to get together, this seems the most practical and fun!!! I'll probably get a big sheet and paint it up with BuffettNews all over it so we can locate each other at Tailgreat...then we won't all be disappointed that we didn't all get to meet (not meat) up!!!

SOUNDIN GREAT IUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE ARE SOOOOOOO SOSOSO CLOSE TO THE CONCERTS!!!!!!!!

iuparrothead wrote:

gumbo gal wrote:OK, I apologize if I'm a little slow on the uptake here....where are we getting together on Sat? Please help! Inquiring minds want to know...thanks in advance!

More than likely we will still be gathering at Tailgreat before we head to the venue on Saturday. Tailgreat is an event hosted by the Chicago Parrothead club located at a nearby forest preserve. Essentially, it's just a park with picnic tables and a bunch of parrotheads gathering around before the show. They usually cook out and ask for a small donation to cover the cost of food. I have heard that registration is closed, but we are assuming that people can still come, but you might just have to bring your own food. It's a big enough park for all of us! I have quite a large phlock coming in from out of town, but I want to meet up with other BNers too. Therefore, if we have a easy-to-get-to/close-to-the-venue spot to meet up at like Tailgreat, hopefully we can get as many phlocks together without missing out on meeting up and having to sacrifice time spent with our own phlocks. The Tweeter Center should start letting people in around 4pm, so we could all caravan over from Tailgreat around then. Here's a link with maps and everything to Tailgreat...

http://chicagoparrotheads.com/03_tailgreat.asp

Of course, we can always do something different, but being that there is the potential for so many people to get together, this seems the most practical and fun!!! I'll probably get a big sheet and paint it up with BuffettNews all over it so we can locate each other at Tailgreat...then we won't all be disappointed that we didn't all get to meet (not meat) up!!!

IU something else may be in the works, no freaking donations, just bring beer and booze and food.

Oh this is killing me!!! The excitement and anticipation is going to make me nuts! I'm thinking we should all call in sick for a few weeks and start the party early!! We have a 6 hour drive to get there so we are making it a two day trip just for that.....will be listening to the copy of the Alpine show the whole way down and ready to go by Saturday! Anyone thinking about trying out the hula contest? I actually have contact with one of the band members from the Beach Bum band...I sold him some lawn tickets to the Saturday show....thinking that if I'm not tripping over myself by then, maybe will try it out.......what do we have to lose, getting on stage with Jimmy is just too cool!

finsupnorth wrote:Oh this is killing me!!! The excitement and anticipation is going to make me nuts! I'm thinking we should all call in sick for a few weeks and start the party early!! We have a 6 hour drive to get there so we are making it a two day trip just for that.....will be listening to the copy of the Alpine show the whole way down and ready to go by Saturday! Anyone thinking about trying out the hula contest? I actually have contact with one of the band members from the Beach Bum band...I sold him some lawn tickets to the Saturday show....thinking that if I'm not tripping over myself by then, maybe will try it out.......what do we have to lose, getting on stage with Jimmy is just too cool!

Hey if you wanna start partying early---give me a call as soon as you get into town, im taking thurs-sunday off work, just so i can get enough partying in.

btw finsupnorth---where you sitting in the pavillion ??

We are actually staying in Janesville Friday night......have to try meeting up with the PH's met at Alpine first......We will be on the road early Saturday though so will make it a long day for sure.......

We are in section 202 row ccc....way the heck back I'm sure! Hey, still pavillion......

Awesome! I just moved up to "nibblin on sponge cake" not bad for a rookie! Does anyone know the order of the pecking list anyway? just curious what is next and how long it will take to get there......

pssssst.....Gumby..... that 2nd Thursday ticket you're holding for me is an extra.... I'm gonna try to get a Saturday instead. Not really trying to do anything against the rules here.

finsupnorth wrote:Awesome! I just moved up to "nibblin on sponge cake" not bad for a rookie! Does anyone know the order of the pecking list anyway? just curious what is next and how long it will take to get there......

I think I Have Found Me A Home is either at 50 or 100. Can't remember

Angel Beech wrote:pssssst.....Gumby..... that 2nd Thursday ticket you're holding for me is an extra.... I'm gonna try to get a Saturday instead. Not really trying to do anything against the rules here.

I have an extra saturday ticket im holding right now, it can be yours if i dont find a date for that show....

Thanks IUP and SirGumby! I can bring beer, booze and food no problem. I'm going to bring my little smoky joe grill too (I'd like to bring the full size Weber but I just don't think I'll have the room).
Finsupnorth -- where are you from in Wisconsin?
I can't wait! Only two more weeks! I'll be making the trip down from WI on Fri. afternoon, hope to check in to the Holiday Inn around 4PM.

I'm from Marshfield......central Wisconsin....there is a thin line between here and hickville oh well, that is what makes these road trips even more exciting.....getting to the "Big city" and meeting cool people, not all the people around here who say "who is Jimmy Buffett?" Althought, there is a PH club in Stevens Point which we are thinking about joining. Is anyone else a member of a club and if so, what are your thoughts on it?

Hey, What if we all had name tags with our BN username and BUFFETTNEWS on the tag...something a little less tacky than HELLO, MY NAME IS: kind of sticker, but something so we can identify eachother. For those of us who don't know anyone that is........let me know what you think, don't want to be the only one!

finsupnorth wrote:Hey, What if we all had name tags with our BN username and BUFFETTNEWS on the tag...something a little less tacky than HELLO, MY NAME IS: kind of sticker, but something so we can identify eachother. For those of us who don't know anyone that is........let me know what you think, don't want to be the only one!

We actually did that before! I think Elrod did it for us a couple years ago. I'm not all that talented in the arts or else, I would volunteer to make some...

iuparrothead wrote:

finsupnorth wrote:Hey, What if we all had name tags with our BN username and BUFFETTNEWS on the tag...something a little less tacky than HELLO, MY NAME IS: kind of sticker, but something so we can identify eachother. For those of us who don't know anyone that is........let me know what you think, don't want to be the only one!

We actually did that before! I think Elrod did it for us a couple years ago. I'm not all that talented in the arts or else, I would volunteer to make some...

I thought ETP and AB did that for all of us at INDY last year

finsupnorth wrote:Awesome! I just moved up to "nibblin on sponge cake" not bad for a rookie! Does anyone know the order of the pecking list anyway? just curious what is next and how long it will take to get there......

The BN rankings are under announcements...

http://www.buffettnews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16622

Here they are:

Rank Title........and # of posts

Newbie 0-4

Just a keet 5-19

Nibblin' on sponge cake 20-49

Southeast of disorder 50-99

I have found me a home 100-199

I need two more boat drinks 200-299

We are the people 300-399

We're gypsies in the palace 400-499

If we weren't all crazy.. 500-599

I gotta go where it's warm 600-699

Half-baked cookies in the oven 700-799

Havana Daydreamin' 800-899

Fruitcake 900-999

Overkill 1000-99999

Some have ranks other than this list. There was a period of time that if you reached 'overkill' you could request a personal ranking, but not anymore due to the multitude of users.

Great! Thank you!

finsupnorth wrote:Hey, What if we all had name tags with our BN username and BUFFETTNEWS on the tag...something a little less tacky than HELLO, MY NAME IS: kind of sticker, but something so we can identify eachother. For those of us who don't know anyone that is........let me know what you think, don't want to be the only one!

Something like this perhaps?

(I remember mrrumpunch used to have this as his avatar)



you're welcome!

Those are nice Tiki Bar!

If someone was willing to make them, I suggest putting our actual names on the bottom...