Who's going to Frisco, TX 5-4-2013!!!

[scrapperrock]

Lots of us are thankful for Patrick's Okie spirit.....verrrry excited to rekindle phriendships after 2-year hiatusCheers to those that drove up to Little Rock last March......Molly...Phreckled Phruitcake chick, Cabana Tammy, My Bestest TX Chickiepoo,Shari...Ready to see y'all NOW!!!!!!!! Will miss you Bill, thanks for all your past work....yeoman duty!!! You're super.

Oh my goodness, this was the day we drove to Little Rock and JB played for my birthday on March 1st. I remember seeing you, Larry, and Phreckled Phruitcake, but how the heck did I miss seeing Molly and Tammy and Shari!!!????

ooops, I meant cheers to yall that drove to LR and that I am excited to see the others I hadn't seen.....CRS sets in (cant remember s**t).....Molly Tammy Shari Patrick Linda Michelle JC Candy and Doreen....et al.... ready to frolic with the Pharms[/b]

[scrapperrock]

I wasn't in LR. Connie must have been at the same tent Larry was visiting

you just WANTED to be there.....

[scrapperrock]

I'm in too, Michelle....will alert LRPHC Strange Birds to donate as well

[piratenurse]

Johnathan's Place Is In Our Hearts! See page 29 for details. Thanks to all that have already joined in!

Now, somebody tell the BNrs that don't know me that this is legit, not one of those "Dear Sir, I am a princess in a foreign country and need your help" scams!

[FINS4LIFE]

Does anybody happen to have any xtra tickets that might be available..2 or 4 maybe

[JustShari]

Piratenurse(Michelle) is the real deal folks. She's legit <3

[JustShari]

Piratenurse(Michelle) is the real deal folks. She's legit <3

[piratenurse]

Piratenurse(Michelle) is the real deal folks. She's legit <3

[LIPH]

Piratenurse(Michelle) is the real deal folks. She's legit <3

Yes she is.

[piratenurse]

Thanks, guys! I found a place that I can have some heart shaped stickers with "Johnathan's Place Is In Our Hearts" custom printed. They would be red, about 2 1/2-3 inches; thinking about having some printed and mailing/giving them out to donors so we can wear them at Frisco. What do you think?

[jedivet]

I remember the 2011 Friday storm, anyone parked on grass would have been totally stuck. May in Dallas....I wouldn't chance it. I can also foresee problems with golf carts, because some people will try to drive them over to the FC lots. An officer was hit by one in 2011, so the PD would not be amused. Also wondering if there will be any Frisco PD supervision on the grass lot itself since this is an outside vendor; have they told anyone if they have hired security? Having the PD is a good thing, not a bad thing. There are a lot of people that come to this venue for the tailgate only and things can go south. Seems like they are charging nearly as much, so I'm sticking with Patrick and heading for "our" lot.

I remember that... it was awful just looking at those poor people!!! There was mud everywhere and all the cars and campers were stuck!! There would be no way for me to be in that mess!!

I'm going to stick with Patrick, too. I don't mind mud, and my truck is pretty decent at getting out of it, but I've buried it a few times, too, and after the Hurricane Show in New England (and worse - the hail one the next year), I'm good without that muck!

[jedivet]

The grass lots are great until it rains, but then it gets awful. Not just wet grass either - think RV's getting stuck in the mud and having to be towed out. My suggestion would be to secure the pavilion at the green lot on Thursday with EZ-Ups, tents, caution tape, bodies, etc like we did in 2007. Then line up together before the parking lot opens and go in together.

Patrick Gordon aka phlip phlop repairman is coordinating the logistics using this approach. He is a good, trusted friend of mine and I'm glad he stepped up to organize in my absence this year. I've agreed to help by advising him as he runs into problems or has questions about what has worked well for us before.

Unfortunately his work schedule doesn't give him time to manage this thread in the BN format closely from his phone, so he's keeping up with a couple of facebook pages instead. Hopefully everyone can access these links but if not, friend me (Bill Ansel) and ask me to add you;
Group Page - http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/106425662811884/
Event Page - http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/508341195875588/

Thank you Bill and Patrick!

YES! Thank you!

I'm not on FB, but if someone can pass the relevant details over here periodically, I'll help wherever I can. I'm off during the week (though often asleep during the day, as it's easier for me to stay nocturnal due to work), so if the occasional errand needs run, let me know.

Also, I like the idea of this approach. I think it will work well to get us all at least mostly in the same area.

Here is what I have updated 'over there' so far
2/15/2013
If anyone coming in to town on Thursday with an RV wants to have a pre-tailgate tailgate, Michele and Mike are staying at Hidden Cove. 972-294-1443. The girl in the office parked them next to Patrick and Tammy, so let them know you are meeting your phriends and they'll try to put everyone close together. Then an early Friday morning RV conga line to the meetup spot.

2/13/2013 Here are a few updates, as I see them scanning the threads here and BN.
THERE NO SAVED OR PRE-PAID PARKING IN THE FC STADIUM PARKING, except if you are buyingn 4 spaces for $500 in the gold lot. Patrick has come up with a great plan to meet and try to get the same area we had in 2011, all of those that can be there 'early Friday should get in line with Patrick to get as much space as possible.

There is a privately owned grass lot east of the stadium where some are prepaying and staying, this lot will allow golf cart and ATV's although I would assume they will have to stay in the grassy area and still not get you around to the full tailgate.

Badges: Look for official word on how to give notice you want a badge, if I am printing them (and I am willing to do so) I will only consider people wanting one by contacting me through a PM on BN or a Message here of FB. I do not get to read every post so putting it in a post will not get to me

I am sure there will be a lot more talk about food and drink organization, since we are much smaller and not collecting fees, we should be somewhat out of the reach of the of the TABC, so I assume we can have a bucket of jello or pudding shots if we want

If this update info turns out to be a good avenue to get to everyone, just let me know anything that needs posted and I will update.

parking lot info from FC Stadium

http://www.fcdallasstadium.com/news/art ... as-stadium

Excellent. Thanks for keeping us posted!

[jedivet]

TicketBast*rd really sucks. Regular sales opened this morning, so I looked again just to see what's left. My first try came up with section B row 10. I couldn't get anywhere close to that on Tuesday. The pre-sale gimmick really blows.

I expected that. Presales are not the way to get the best seats. But having just come home from work and having slept all "day" yesterday, I'm glad my tickets are taken care of. Whew!

[jedivet]

I called TickB and complained about the lousy pre-sale tickets. They refunded the pre-sale tickets and got me Section D Row 23.

Holy carp! That's great!

[jedivet]

Johnathan's Place Is In Our Hearts! See page 29 for details. Thanks to all that have already joined in!

Now, somebody tell the BNrs that don't know me that this is legit, not one of those "Dear Sir, I am a princess in a foreign country and need your help" scams!

The Jedi crew are in, or at least the Jedi herself. I'll get it to you later, k?

[jedivet]

Thanks, guys! I found a place that I can have some heart shaped stickers with "Johnathan's Place Is In Our Hearts" custom printed. They would be red, about 2 1/2-3 inches; thinking about having some printed and mailing/giving them out to donors so we can wear them at Frisco. What do you think?

Very cool idea! No necessary, of course, but it would be phun.

[LIPH]

Johnathan's Place Is In Our Hearts! See page 29 for details. Thanks to all that have already joined in!

Now, somebody tell the BNrs that don't know me that this is legit, not one of those "Dear Sir, I am a princess in a foreign country and need your help" scams!

I meant to ask last night, do we make the checks out to you and you'll send one check to Johnathan's Place when we're done?

[LIPH]

Thanks, guys! I found a place that I can have some heart shaped stickers with "Johnathan's Place Is In Our Hearts" custom printed. They would be red, about 2 1/2-3 inches; thinking about having some printed and mailing/giving them out to donors so we can wear them at Frisco. What do you think?

Will the red hearts be anything like the yellow stars?

[jedivet]

Johnathan's Place Is In Our Hearts! See page 29 for details. Thanks to all that have already joined in!

Now, somebody tell the BNrs that don't know me that this is legit, not one of those "Dear Sir, I am a princess in a foreign country and need your help" scams!

I meant to ask last night, do we make the checks out to you and you'll send one check to Johnathan's Place when we're done?

Can we PayPal the funds? I missed that earlier...

[piratenurse]

Johnathan's Place Is In Our Hearts! See page 29 for details. Thanks to all that have already joined in!

Now, somebody tell the BNrs that don't know me that this is legit, not one of those "Dear Sir, I am a princess in a foreign country and need your help" scams!

I meant to ask last night, do we make the checks out to you and you'll send one check to Johnathan's Place when we're done?

That's a good question. I have to head out to work, let me get back with you. Don't send anything until I update.