GL 08 early arrival party/cookout Thurs!

I have been hoping to be able to do this and now it looks like its a go!

De and I would like to host a party/cookout at my Mom's place Thursday July 10th for everyone arriving that day or earlier. We'll fire up the grill, have a bunch of cold ones on hand (maybe a 1/4 keg of Spotted Cow?) and some damn good company (provided by others).

Our family place is right off Norwegian Bay so maybe start around 4:00-ish as we come off the lake and go until 11:00-12:00 or so.

There is plenty of sandy shallow water near our neighborhood's swimming pier for boat parking or the camp ground and hotels are just a 10 min car ride away.

Dogs and kids are welcome, of course.

So, who is in? I'd like a rough idea so I can make sure we have plenty of food and beverages.

It's getting closer.....

Steve do ya'll allow southerers too, Karen and I plan on getting there early Thursday AM.
Some of us are direction impared, so a PLAIN MAP would help ........Boat dr

My current plan is to be in Thursday early, sign me up for 2. Sounds like a good time.

Steve, This sure sounds like a great plan. Now, I'll need to see if I can change my plans and come down from up north a day early. I'll get back to you. Most likely it would just be myself. More fun at GL!!

If Reidp can get Cathie and I there on Wed as planned, there will be 2 of us joining you.

Thanks so much for the thought and invite...

Roger

Steve...I think you are going to need one of these for your party!

Billy might need some translation along with that map, it seems to me that most directions given in the south include some local color. I was in the mountains of North Carolina a few years ago looking for some mechanical help, I stopped at a very "established" looking roadside store that several decades earlier had been a gas and service station. I asked the elderly gentleman inside if he knew of anyone who could help. He told me I could go down the raod aways make a left at the first turn then a few more miles and make a right "where so and so's old barn used to be before it burned down". I asked him politely with my best "Yes Sirs" and "Thank You's" to repeat himself so I could translate some his southern dialect. It was obvious that I was not from around there and would have no idea where the burned down barn might have been. I never did figure out where I was supposed to go, but thanked him in the end for his help.

So, Billy, you might want head yonder that way 'cross the lake, pass' the shoals and up the crick a'bit!


If the work schedule holds up, We're coming thursday, so count two adults and our five yr. old son, and seven yr. old doughter.


Gary

Steve, add 2 more. Thanks Gary

Steve

From one Steve to another. Looks like I will try to arrive at the Bay View early Thurs PM. Count me in for two.

If these pour southern country boys can figr out how to get through that Chicago traffic mess everyone is talkn bout, we will be there Wed. night. Surely we can be there by Thurs night even with Reid heading us out! Count me in for 2 & let me know if you need anything.
Thanks!

Hey Chris,
They will both be at the Northeast Reunion at Lake George, NY in September but unfortunately, my sister won't be able to make it to GL this year. My Dad is still undetermined for GL. He still might go but not definite like it was the last two years.

-Keith

Steve,

We don't yet have our travel plan down...but I assume we will shoot for arriving Thurs afternoon...Brian and Deb will carivan up with us...our group should total 7. We are most likely in!

Steve,
You best bring in a porto-crapper, or your mom will dis-own you.. Hollywood and Johnny alone will polish off the pony keg and destroy your moms favorite tolet cover and rug hahaha.. Wait then there's Quinner;s spastic bowel issues..... ???

Moj'

You guys are all **********. I wasn't planning on attending, and surely not now after reading this.

We all can chip-in. One person should not have to be responsible.

On the same kind of note I will also chip-in to Kieth for this site.