Lock up your daughters!

[Rossvegas]

Well it seems that even a pair of wonky feet can't keep me away from the Fest! I'm going to be there for the second weekend, arriving on the 4th and leaving on the following Wednesday.


I'm obviously going to miss the Instruments a Comin, the Patry, Ingrids and much more....but 'tis better to have Fested a little than to not have Fested at all, right? I'm flying solo, and I'll be landing at around 11:30 on Friday am, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for the big Ross Vegas float as it snakes its way through the crowds on the second Friday...

See y'all there!

[stlbarb]

Well it seems that even a pair of wonky feet can't keep me away from the Fest! I'm going to be there for the second weekend, arriving on the 4th and leaving on the following Wednesday.


I'm obviously going to miss the Instruments a Comin, the Patry, Ingrids and much more....but 'tis better to have Fested a little than to not have Fested at all, right? I'm flying solo, and I'll be landing at around 11:30 on Friday am, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for the big Ross Vegas float as it snakes its way through the crowds on the second Friday...

See y'all there!

we're building the fence on the wrong border. :D

[tangledupinblue]

We will post your picture on every telephone pole....

Cool that you can make it. We will see you there Ross!

[NOLA]

Cool, Ross, we'll have a cold one waiting for you at the Friday meet-up.

[tangledupinblue]

NO Frank, we will have a few waiting for him...ha ha. Beers and bloody's....
I can't wait for this......

[breambob]

Great news, Ross. See ya at Ms. Lenas. :)

[funkkjunkie]

Awesome! Are you gonna get a scooter like ibjamn? Where are you laying your head at night?

[jhjpotter]

gotta rock the leopard print jacket ala vegas!!

[Rossvegas]

Oh, I'll be unleashing the leopard all right! Hell, if I can't bring it out in NOLA, it might as well stay in the closet forever... :>)

[Amy Winette]

I KNEW you'd make it for fest Ross!!

[Zydekitten]

Coolio, it'll be good to see you there, Ross! :)

[pokerchick66]

lol, what took you so long?

[pokerchick66]

Hey Ross, check this out:

http://www.scootaround.com/news/2005/april8-neworleanstour.htm

You can rent one while you're down here! :D

[Amyloves...]

YAY Ross!!!

[Zydekitten]

I think roller skates would go better with the leopard myself ;)

[grisgris]

JazzFest wouldn't be the same without you, Ross. Yay:D

[ibjamn]

Hey Ross, check this out:

http://www.scootaround.com/news/2005/april8-neworleanstour.htm

You can rent one while you're down here! :D


I rented a scooter from scootaround when we were in San Francisco and I would not have been able to do the winery tour or the boat trip without it. They delivered it to my hotel within 4hrs of me calling & then picked it up from the concierge after I left and was surprisingly affordable. I highly recommend them.

[Mardigrasbaby35]

Oh, I'll be unleashing the leopard all right! Hell, if I can't bring it out in NOLA, it might as well stay in the closet forever... :>)


LIKE YOU EVER THOUGHT YOU COULD STAY AWAY???????

[mightyradgumbo]

Good to hear, RV-we will look for you at the meetups

[VWGal]

Team ADVIL rides again! Ross, I knew you'd commit and I thrilled! Love the telephone pole comment BTW, too funny. I am in Toronto week of March 26, will try to catch up with you at the end of the week when we get back from a site visit in Collingwood. Sorry I missed you last week in Calgary. What we have here is a failure to calendar...;)

[mamaroux]

Well it seems that even a pair of wonky feet can't keep me away from the Fest! I'm going to be there for the second weekend, arriving on the 4th and leaving on the following Wednesday.


I'm obviously going to miss the Instruments a Comin, the Patry, Ingrids and much more....but 'tis better to have Fested a little than to not have Fested at all, right? I'm flying solo, and I'll be landing at around 11:30 on Friday am, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for the big Ross Vegas float as it snakes its way through the crowds on the second Friday...

See y'all there!

EXCELLENT news, babe! Can't wait to see ya again.

[mamaroux]

I rented a scooter from scootaround when we were in San Francisco and I would not have been able to do the winery tour or the boat trip without it. They delivered it to my hotel within 4hrs of me calling & then picked it up from the concierge after I left and was surprisingly affordable. I highly recommend them.

that's good to know! I'll just be out of my camboot (hopefully) the week before JF and not sure how I'll hold up with the foot thing. Right now my foot looks like a cabbage patch doll foot. No crutches but using a cane and not really walking much at all. The doc told me that it takes 8 weeks for a bone to heal, so I'm cutting it pretty close.

[Corona]

I KNEW you wouldn' be able to stay away....wahooooooo!! Another canajun in da house :)

[ibjamn]

that's good to know! I'll just be out of my camboot (hopefully) the week before JF and not sure how I'll hold up with the foot thing. Right now my foot looks like a cabbage patch doll foot. No crutches but using a cane and not really walking much at all. The doc told me that it takes 8 weeks for a bone to heal, so I'm cutting it pretty close.

You really ought to rent one, Ross too. I have my own now and it made a huge difference in what I could do this last Mardi Gras! Plus, the three of us could be a parade! ;)

[Belle]

You are not alone. hubby had surgery 8 weeks ago to put pins and screws with plates in right leg after a nasty broken ankle and leg. He will just be out of all and starting rehab around Fest time. Bummer but the scooter thing sounds good. Maybe we can get a group discount!!!;)

[Corona]

now that would make a helluva a second line!!! :)

[funkkjunkie]

Be sure to get the ones with side cars.

[stlbarb]

I rented a scooter from scootaround when we were in San Francisco and I would not have been able to do the winery tour or the boat trip without it. They delivered it to my hotel within 4hrs of me calling & then picked it up from the concierge after I left and was surprisingly affordable. I highly recommend them.

as we age and the parts start going, the fest will have many many scooters.
problem is if it gets m*ddy its hard to navigate anything but the paved tracks. i'd hate to loose green space, but they may have to make more paths for us. Tom had a broken foot one year and rented a scooter for fest - there was a really wet day and he just stayed 'home' that day. hoping for blue skies this year.

charge your batteries!

[Bill/KC]

Well it seems that even a pair of wonky feet can't keep me away from the Fest! I'm going to be there for the second weekend, arriving on the 4th and leaving on the following Wednesday.

Damn! I guess I won't be seeing ya (we're 1st weekend Festin' this year).:(
You take care and have a great Fest. Maybe when I get my passport, we'll buzz up and see ya in the Great White North!:)

[ibjamn]

now that would make a helluva a second line!!! :)

I just got a flagpole that attaches to my scooter, I'm trying to figure out how to put my Threadhead flag on it. ;)

[Zbonnie]

I just got a flagpole that attaches to my scooter, I'm trying to figure out how to put my Threadhead flag on it. ;)Fly your freak flag high. (Try to say that more than two times fast.):D

[stlbarb]

I just got a flagpole that attaches to my scooter, I'm trying to figure out how to put my Threadhead flag on it. ;)

does the flag alrady have grommett holes? you can use those plastic slip ties on the flag, and duck tape on the pole to keep the ties from slipping. or baby bungee cords.

aint much you can't solve with slip ties, duck tape, and bungees.

[BigDag]

aint much you can't solve with slip ties, duck tape, and bungees.

The heartbreak of psoriasis? A paranoid delusion? Penis envy?

[ibjamn]

does the flag alrady have grommett holes? you can use those plastic slip ties on the flag, and duck tape on the pole to keep the ties from slipping. or baby bungee cords.

aint much you can't solve with slip ties, duck tape, and bungees.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p136/ibjamn50/Diestco-Folding-Flag.jpgIt has a plastic, triangle flag that is glued onto the pole. I'm thinking of cutting off the plastic flag, then attaching the TH flag with wire & duct tape.....

[Rossvegas]

Thanx for all the love and support, folks!

I'm pretty sure that my feets are going to hold up just fine..I'll just have to amend my "boppin and bouncin on my toes" dance technique. Perhaps I'll adopt a little of the Beetle Bob "tappin on the typewriter' routine...uh, then again, maybe not.

I'm pleased to say that a good pair of well-fitted Adidas runners with a pair of Birkenstock inserts has pretty much healed me this year. The inserts are amazing for those who have plantar fasciitis!

As for the scooters, I'm amazed that someone hasn't seized the (soon to explode) market for high end transporters. I'm talking about something that has ALL the bells and whistles - GPS, wireless internet, you name it. I figure that all these baby boomers are tooling around town in the their Lexus and Escalades, but when it comes to scooters they are pretty much left with the basics. Perhaps the Teutels at OCC can come up with something slick? Hey, a high end scooter (complete with matching SUV) could be the saving grace of GM or Ford.

Anyone out there own a car company??? (Hmmm. Wonder if I can get me an Acura scooter at the fest?)

[ibjamn]

Hey, a high end scooter (complete with matching SUV) could be the saving grace of GM or Ford.

My SUV doesn't match, but my mobility scooter does match my Vespa scooter. Maybe I could tow it along behind?

[stlbarb]

Thanx for all the love and support, folks!

I'm pretty sure that my feets are going to hold up just fine..I'll just have to amend my "boppin and bouncin on my toes" dance technique. Perhaps I'll adopt a little of the Beetle Bob "tappin on the typewriter' routine...uh, then again, maybe not.

I'm pleased to say that a good pair of well-fitted Adidas runners with a pair of Birkenstock inserts has pretty much healed me this year. The inserts are amazing for those who have plantar fasciitis!

As for the scooters, I'm amazed that someone hasn't seized the (soon to explode) market for high end transporters. I'm talking about something that has ALL the bells and whistles - GPS, wireless internet, you name it. I figure that all these baby boomers are tooling around town in the their Lexus and Escalades, but when it comes to scooters they are pretty much left with the basics. Perhaps the Teutels at OCC can come up with something slick? Hey, a high end scooter (complete with matching SUV) could be the saving grace of GM or Ford.

Anyone out there own a car company??? (Hmmm. Wonder if I can get me an Acura scooter at the fest?)

i just saw an article the other day about aging boomers being a big market for goods, - but didnt read it. maybe someone has already stolen your idea.
i'll try to find the article - it was online.

guess this will slow down your 'daughter chasing' a little. you'll have to go after the slow ones (pun intended). :D

[Orleansnj]

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p136/ibjamn50/Diestco-Folding-Flag.jpgIt has a plastic, triangle flag that is glued onto the pole. I'm thinking of cutting off the plastic flag, then attaching the TH flag with wire & duct tape.....

my favorite invention would work well here... HOT GLUE !!!!!! Love that stuff........

[mamaroux]

Damn! I guess I won't be seeing ya (we're 1st weekend Festin' this year).:(
You take care and have a great Fest. Maybe when I get my passport, we'll buzz up and see ya in the Great White North!:)

Finally!!! we are going first weekend, too, so after all these years of "knowing" one another, we'll finally get to meet in person!

[mamaroux]

You really ought to rent one, Ross too. I have my own now and it made a huge difference in what I could do this last Mardi Gras! Plus, the three of us could be a parade! ;)

OMG, that would be a total riot! we could dress up our scooters and look out world, here we come! can our hubbies sit on our laps? LOL

[mamaroux]

Thanx for all the love and support, folks!

I'm pretty sure that my feets are going to hold up just fine..I'll just have to amend my "boppin and bouncin on my toes" dance technique. Perhaps I'll adopt a little of the Beetle Bob "tappin on the typewriter' routine...uh, then again, maybe not.

I'm pleased to say that a good pair of well-fitted Adidas runners with a pair of Birkenstock inserts has pretty much healed me this year. The inserts are amazing for those who have plantar fasciitis!


that's just what I had fixed... I had a weird one that grew up along my achilles tendon rather than just growing out. I did learn that it takes 8 weeks for a bone to heal, so that's cutting it close for me!

wow, we're both Mac users and have the same foot problems...scary!

[Rossvegas]

Wow, that's gotta be painful, Mama! I'm telling ya, I'm never taking my feets for granted ever again. This year has been a real beeyotch...

And I can't believe, after all these years, you've never met Marilyn and Bill! I recall one year seeing them EVERYWHERE...unfortunately, that's not gonna happen for me this year. I'm sure thrilled that they're going this year though...it's been a while!

[mamaroux]

oh yeah, I'm just off crutches finally and now my shoulders are killing me, can't win for losing, I tell ya!

Nope, never met Bill and Marilyn face to face. seems hard to believe after all these years, but I have been lucky enough to run into you many times. :) I still love the lamination from last year... oh yeah, I have it hanging from my rear view mirror in my car, so I get to think about you and smile a lot.

[Bill/KC]

And I can't believe, after all these years, you've never met Marilyn and Bill! I recall one year seeing them EVERYWHERE...unfortunately, that's not gonna happen for me this year. I'm sure thrilled that they're going this year though...it's been a while!

No, we saw YOU everywhere! :)
Here's one of my favorite pics of Ross. I have more, but you know what they say....what goes on in New Orleans....stays in New Orleans!:D
http://home.everestkc.net/chilepep/TH_Images/drummers.jpg

[Bill/KC]

Finally!!! we are going first weekend, too, so after all these years of "knowing" one another, we'll finally get to meet in person!

Yes we will!!

[stlbarb]

Damn! I guess I won't be seeing ya (we're 1st weekend Festin' this year).:(
You take care and have a great Fest. Maybe when I get my passport, we'll buzz up and see ya in the Great White North!:)

passport for Canada now too? drat.
one of these days i'm gonna make it to Fred Eaglesmith's picnic.

[Bill/KC]

passport for Canada now too? drat.

Flying to or from the good ol USofA, ya needs a passport. Mine is still in the works, along with a million or so other citizens.

[stlbarb]

Flying to or from the good ol USofA, ya needs a passport. Mine is still in the works, along with a million or so other citizens.

can you drive across the northern border without one?

[Corona]

can you drive across the northern border without one?
yes, I drive to Detroit all the time with just my license and Birth certificate. Ya need 2pieces of ID and one has to have a picture....that's gonna change by Jan. 2008 where a passport is needed by everyone.....friggin $87.00 pp to get one. Friggin sucks!

[NeenAtlanta]

does the flag alrady have grommett holes? you can use those plastic slip ties on the flag, and duck tape on the pole to keep the ties from slipping. or baby bungee cords.

aint much you can't solve with slip ties, duck tape, and bungees.

And if it doesn't, you can buy a cheap tool at a hardware store that lets you attach grommits. I did that for a homemade flag one year.

[stlbarb]

And if it doesn't, you can buy a cheap tool at a hardware store that lets you attach grommits. I did that for a homemade flag one year.

tell me more. i'm in need of such a gadget. can you do different sizes? i need small ones.

[Rossvegas]

That's one of my all-time favourite memories, Bill! Every year Big Dave and I seek out the kids and plunk 10 bucks in their ice cream pail...on condition that they let us play with them. Dave and I always packed extra drim sticks in our knapsacks to give to them.

Sadly, that was one of the things I noticed that was 'different' about last year's fest. All of those kids were gone. I sure hope they are back this year, along with a lot of the missing peeps in the Gospel tent. It just ain't the same without them, you know?

[Rossvegas]

Lis, you just have to show up at the border with a big smile and they'll let YOU in. Me? A passport is barely enough!

[t.o..fester]

I just applied for my passport an hour ago. Just in case I need it to travel, to say, New Orleans! I booked my room yesterday, now just need a way to get there.

[stlbarb]

yes, I drive to Detroit all the time with just my license and Birth certificate. Ya need 2pieces of ID and one has to have a picture....that's gonna change by Jan. 2008 where a passport is needed by everyone.....friggin $87.00 pp to get one. Friggin sucks!

didnt know you were one of them. say 'a' for me.

[funkkjunkie]

Ask her how she spells check, eh?

[ibjamn]

Ask her how she spells check, eh?

Say "A", eh?

[Zydekitten]

Have her say "Sorry" or "House" . . .

[stlbarb]

Say "A", eh?

there's an echo on this thread. :D

[funkkjunkie]

You know we love you, Lis.

[Bill/KC]

I just applied for my passport an hour ago. Just in case I need it to travel, to say, New Orleans! I booked my room yesterday, now just need a way to get there.

Hope it doesn't take as long as it does in the States. Told me 6-8 weeks, unless I HAD to have one (extra charge....cha ching). I figure if I get it by summer, I'll be lucky.:)

[mightyradgumbo]

Also ask her to say about and then ask her what she wears on her feet in the snow-I get one of my canadian bosses all the time when she asks me to park the car in harvard yard :p

[Rossvegas]

T.O. Fester, whatsup?!!! Listen, you might want to go down there and pay another $30 to get them to fast track that Passport of yours. The can turn it around in 10 days, provided you are willing to pay the premium.

And hey, I just noticed on Pollstar that Bonerama is booked to play the Beaches Jazz festival this year - how cool is that??? Add in a Galactic/Papa Mali date at the Opera House on April 14th and a Buckwheat Zydeco/Dirty Dozen double bill at Harbourfront on June 8th, and things are looking up for the big smoke this summer!

[Corona]

I just applied for my passport an hour ago. Just in case I need it to travel, to say, New Orleans! I booked my room yesterday, now just need a way to get there.
holy crap!!! You're coming....you're actually coming????!! Wahooooo!!! Happy dance, happy dance!!!! When?????

[Corona]

You know we love you, Lis.
roflmao....you guys are such brats!:p

[NeenAtlanta]

tell me more. i'm in need of such a gadget. can you do different sizes? i need small ones.

The one I got came with just one size, I can't remember if they had different sizes or not. But mine was just fine for attaching my flag to my crappie fishing pole using cable ties.

You should be able to find one at a Home Depot type place, or even a fabric store. I think it cost about $15. It was a handheld thingie.

[t.o..fester]

holy crap!!! You're coming....you're actually coming????!! Wahooooo!!! Happy dance, happy dance!!!! When?????

I can't believe it also. Booked plane tickets yesterday with Aeroplan airmiles leaving 04/25, landing early like 10:30 a.m. and returning 04/30. I'll take the 5 nights. Hope like heck that we get to meet up. Bringing a virgin with me as well. You can help break him in! (Can I watch...) Might go down to Paradis for a fanboat ride that day. No sure yet. I'm just sooo stoked right now. One day I'm lamenting about not going, and now I have to get use to the fact that I am! (Still hasn't sunk in yet.)

[t.o..fester]

T.O. Fester, whatsup?!!! Listen, you might want to go down there and pay another $30 to get them to fast track that Passport of yours. The can turn it around in 10 days, provided you are willing to pay the premium.

And hey, I just noticed on Pollstar that Bonerama is booked to play the Beaches Jazz festival this year - how cool is that??? Add in a Galactic/Papa Mali date at the Opera House on April 14th and a Buckwheat Zydeco/Dirty Dozen double bill at Harbourfront on June 8th, and things are looking up for the big smoke this summer!

Ross, we should hook up about the happenings in T.O. this summer. Maybe dragged Lis too.
I went to the passport office in Whitby (only a 1 hr wait) and they said I will have it by Apr 6th. (Fingers crossed)
Looks like we will not be in NOLA at the sametime. I'm 1st and you're 2nd weekend. Too bad.

[Rossvegas]

Yeah, I have a friend out in Oshawa and she suggested that I go to the Whitby location to get my passport done. I wish I had listened to her...the lineup downtown was unreal. I actually got into a pretty 'flirty' negotiation with this beautiful woman about swapping our place in line, but she couldn't come up with an offer that would seal the deal... :>)

[Bill/KC]

Yeah, I have a friend out in Oshawa and she suggested that I go to the Whitby location to get my passport done. I wish I had listened to her...the lineup downtown was unreal. I actually got into a pretty 'flirty' negotiation with this beautiful woman about swapping our place in line, but she couldn't come up with an offer that would seal the deal... :>)

Hell Ross, with as much traveling as you do, I figured you would have a passport already.:)

[Rossvegas]

Yeah, you'ld think so, eh? I did have one but it expired, and now they won't let you smile on your passport photos. I look like a Taliban on my new one...

[pokerchick66]

Yeah, you'ld think so, eh? I did have one but it expired, and now they won't let you smile on your passport photos. I look like a Taliban on my new one...

lol, post it, post it!

[Bill/KC]

Yeah, you'ld think so, eh? I did have one but it expired, and now they won't let you smile on your passport photos. I look like a Taliban on my new one...

Great....now you're going to be strip searched and sent on a free trip to Cuba (Gitmo that is). ;)

[Rossvegas]

lol, post it, post it!

No way. Nobody but the emigres gets to see that bad boy...

[Rossvegas]

lol, post it, post it!

Great....now you're going to be strip searched and sent on a free trip to Cuba (Gitmo that is). ;)

Gee, strip searched AND a free trip to Cuba? So what's the downside? :>)

[mamaroux]

Yeah, you'ld think so, eh? I did have one but it expired, and now they won't let you smile on your passport photos. I look like a Taliban on my new one...

I find that hard to believe... I'd have to see it to believe it.

[VWGal]

LOL, hilarious Ross! I can't believe you and I might actually finally meet, TOfester! Although if this Taliban thang is true, I might pretend I don't know either one of you iffen we run into each other in the airport.....;)

[t.o..fester]

Yeah, you'ld think so, eh? I did have one but it expired, and now they won't let you smile on your passport photos. I look like a Taliban on my new one...

I can sympathize with you Ross. Guy told me to "look serious" when taking my photo. I'm sure I saw the guy in my picture on the wall at the post office. LOL. This could open up a whole new thread. Who has the worse passport photo.

[t.o..fester]

LOL, hilarious Ross! I can't believe you and I might actually finally meet, TOfester! Although if this Taliban thang is true, I might pretend I don't know either one of you iffen we run into each other in the airport.....;)

We'll have to exchange some info to be sure we meet up. Are you there 1st weekend?

[VWGal]

Hey you -- I am there both weekends and daze between. Arrive April 25 and leave May 7 -- staying at the Chateau Lemoyne with the krazy krewe! What's your ETA again?

[Rossvegas]

Good lord, woman! Are you gonna have anything left in the tank by the time I get there for the second weekend??? You're my shero...

[Corona]

I can't believe it also. Booked plane tickets yesterday with Aeroplan airmiles leaving 04/25, landing early like 10:30 a.m. and returning 04/30. I'll take the 5 nights. Hope like heck that we get to meet up. Bringing a virgin with me as well. You can help break him in! (Can I watch...) Might go down to Paradis for a fanboat ride that day. No sure yet. I'm just sooo stoked right now. One day I'm lamenting about not going, and now I have to get use to the fact that I am! (Still hasn't sunk in yet.)
wahoooo that's just AWESOME!!!! I can't wait to see you. You better come by Ms. Lena's for a beer first Friday morning. I'm working that shift and I expect to see you for a giant Canajun hug mister!!!

[ozzie]

Crap passport pics are mandatory... the older Younger just got a new one (he's out of country every week) and it's valid for 10 years. I figure a crap photo now is gonna look bloody good when he's 70! :D

[t.o..fester]

Hey you -- I am there both weekends and daze between. Arrive April 25 and leave May 7 -- staying at the Chateau Lemoyne with the krazy krewe! What's your ETA again?

I land April 25 about 10:30 a.m. NOLA time. Staying at Astor Crown Plaza, Bourbon & Canal. Must leave on the Monday afternoon.

[t.o..fester]

wahoooo that's just AWESOME!!!! I can't wait to see you. You better come by Ms. Lena's for a beer first Friday morning. I'm working that shift and I expect to see you for a giant Canajun hug mister!!!

How can I not be at Ms Lena's Fri a.m. after an offer like that!! LOL. I'll be there. What are you up to the Wednesday and Thursday? I will be meeting up with friends from San Diego in Wednesday late afternon, early evening at Pat O's. ( They don't know I'm coming). Unless I end up in Paradis. Also, will be meeting other Canajuns (my brother-in-law, Wild Bill) coming in on the Thursday, same time, same place. (It's been a tradition since 1991.)

[Zbonnie]

Bringing a virgin with me as well. You can help break him in! (Can I watch...)YAY!! A festal virgin of the male persuasion! Well, you can watch a big, close full-body hug (with maybe a shimmy thrown in), but anything beyond that, no!

[Corona]

How can I not be at Ms Lena's Fri a.m. after an offer like that!! LOL. I'll be there. What are you up to the Wednesday and Thursday? I will be meeting up with friends from San Diego in Wednesday late afternon, early evening at Pat O's. ( They don't know I'm coming). Unless I end up in Paradis. Also, will be meeting other Canajuns (my brother-in-law, Wild Bill) coming in on the Thursday, same time, same place. (It's been a tradition since 1991.)
oh man, we're not getting in until Thursday night but I know we're doing Rock n Bowl on Saturday night for some Injuns, Kermit and Bonerama. What about you?

BTW, we like male festal virgins....who else is working first Friday morning?:p

[VWGal]

TO, we'll put your festal virgin with my festal virgin and sit back...

Ross, don't worry -- I plan on pacing myself so I can chauffeur you from stage to stage in the Rossmobile!

You lads around this Sunday? At this point, I'll be taking the red eye into Toronto arriving 6 am Sunday. Some shut eye at the hotel, then some free time. Off to Collingwood for a site visit Monday/Tuesday nights then back in Toronto Wednesday and Thursday night. Confirming hotel tomorrow, but it will be downtown...will let you know.

[pokerchick66]

oh man, we're not getting in until Thursday night but I know we're doing Rock n Bowl on Saturday night for some Injuns, Kermit and Bonerama. What about you?

BTW, we like male festal virgins....who else is working first Friday morning?:p

Me. :)

[Zydekitten]

oh man, we're not getting in until Thursday night but I know we're doing Rock n Bowl on Saturday night for some Injuns, Kermit and Bonerama. What about you?

BTW, we like male festal virgins....who else is working first Friday morning?:p
Meeeeee!!!! And The Kitten loves male Festal Virgins . . . ;)

[stlbarb]

Meeeeee!!!! And The Kitten loves male Festal Virgins . . . ;)

Can we change the name of the thread:

Lock up your male festal virgins!

[VWGal]

Equal opportunity these days, isn't it! ;) :o

[Corona]

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/coronaluver/linpetemark.jpg

Here's a pic of our 2nd weekend male festal virgins....my cuz Lin can't come this year....they'd make cute cabana boys huh? (roflmao...they're gonna kill me for this one!)

[Rossvegas]

Donna, you're coming to Toronto this Sunday??? Damn!

You're not gonna believe this, but I'm leaving for Orlando this Saturday! I'm scheduled to speak at the big American Resort Industry Conference there next week, so I thought I would take a couple of days to relax before the big speech. I can't believe I'm gonna miss you again...whatsup with THAT?

[t.o..fester]

oh man, we're not getting in until Thursday night but I know we're doing Rock n Bowl on Saturday night for some Injuns, Kermit and Bonerama. What about you?

BTW, we like male festal virgins....who else is working first Friday morning?:p

What time Thursday? You'll need a dink after the long flight. I think they have booze at Pat's.

I don't know what I'm doing Saturday at this point. Still trying to come to terms that I'm going. Will have to start thinking about it. (Was looking at Sonny at R'n'B on Sunday.)

[t.o..fester]

Can we change the name of the thread:

Lock up your male festal virgins!

I was going to warn him about this virgin thing, but what the heck, I'll just throw him to you wolves and sit back and watch!

[Zbonnie]

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/coronaluver/linpetemark.jpg

Here's a pic of our 2nd weekend male festal virgins....my cuz Lin can't come this year....they'd make cute cabana boys huh? (roflmao...they're gonna kill me for this one!)Cute, yes. We'll be waiting for them with open arms and hearts.

[Headless Hornman]

Donna, you're coming to Toronto this Sunday??? Damn!

You're not gonna believe this, but I'm leaving for Orlando this Saturday! I'm scheduled to speak at the big American Resort Industry Conference there next week, so I thought I would take a couple of days to relax before the big speech. I can't believe I'm gonna miss you again...whatsup with THAT?

Hey Ross, what time do you get to Orlando Saturday? I'm 1-1/2 hours away in St. Pete. I'm not going to be able to make it over there but consider renting a car and heading this way for some music if you can get away. Saturday afternoon is the Dali Fest. Six bands, food and drink outside the Dali Museum, on the water.

Sunday at 6pm there's Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks at Skipper's Smokehouse in Tampa.

[VWGal]

Well there you go Ross -- Mr. HH will take over my "hang with Ross" gig this weekend! No surprise that two nomads like us have trouble connecting in the same city on the same weekend. I'll be in Toronto lots over the next three months with the 2007 TELUS Skins Game taking place in Collingwood, and I am hiring an event manager in Toronto so we'll get other opportunities.

'Sides, you get to go to DISNEYWORLD! Ha! Is this your "speech from the throne" delivering the Ross manifesto to the industry? Did you manage to get "funky azz dancer" into your bio? :D

[stlbarb]

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q242/coronaluver/linpetemark.jpg

Here's a pic of our 2nd weekend male festal virgins....my cuz Lin can't come this year....they'd make cute cabana boys huh? (roflmao...they're gonna kill me for this one!)

please can i have one. i promise to feed & walk him everyday.
are they crate trained?

[Corona]

please can i have one. i promise to feed & walk him everyday.
are they crate trained?
okay, I just scared the dog from bursting out laughing!!! Barb, sistah friend...you go right ahead...consider them a gift from me to you ;)

Bonnie- awwww, they're gonna be so touched.... ;)

T.O.- Thursday night around 9-ish and then we're gonna stay in with the Ibjamns for some catch up time....we don't plan to go out that night. Sorry hunni :(

[Corona]

okay, I just scared the dog from bursting out laughing!!! Barb, sistah friend...you go right ahead...consider them a gift from me to you ;)

Bonnie- awwww, they're gonna be so touched.... ;)

T.O.- Thursday night around 9-ish and then we're gonna stay in with the Ibjamns for some catch up time....we don't plan to go out that night. Sorry hunni :(
and they are most definitely crate trained lol! (I'm seriously dead if they find out I did this!! hee hee)

[Rossvegas]

Hey Ross, what time do you get to Orlando Saturday? I'm 1-1/2 hours away in St. Pete. I'm not going to be able to make it over there but consider renting a car and heading this way for some music if you can get away. Saturday afternoon is the Dali Fest. Six bands, food and drink outside the Dali Museum, on the water.

Sunday at 6pm there's Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks at Skipper's Smokehouse in Tampa.

Hey Hornman, that sounds like fun! I'm going to be renting a big-azz SUV, so how long do you think it will take if I just avoid the highways and cut across the swamps and fields? Drop me an email at contactross at rogers.com and we'll exchange contact info, okay?

[Rossvegas]

Well there you go Ross -- Mr. HH will take over my "hang with Ross" gig this weekend! No surprise that two nomads like us have trouble connecting in the same city on the same weekend. I'll be in Toronto lots over the next three months with the 2007 TELUS Skins Game taking place in Collingwood, and I am hiring an event manager in Toronto so we'll get other opportunities.

'Sides, you get to go to DISNEYWORLD! Ha! Is this your "speech from the throne" delivering the Ross manifesto to the industry? Did you manage to get "funky azz dancer" into your bio? :D

I know...two ships passing in the wind. (Or is it passing gas?:>) Anyway, other than some Jazz festival thing I am committed to attending in New Orleans, I should be around town for the next little while. A trip to Collingwood is probably in order too, since I now have peeps up there...

Next time FO SHO!

[rosetree]

tell me more. i'm in need of such a gadget. can you do different sizes? i need small ones.

Barb: sorry to take your mind off the "Cabana Boys", but if you are still looking for grommets for your flag, this is what you need...
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q98/rosetreeglass/grommet.gif
It is a grommet repair kit and you can get it at most hardware stores or online from Northern for less than $10....HTH;)
....now back to the "Boys".....

[stlbarb]

Barb: sorry to take your mind off the "Cabana Boys", but if you are still looking for grommets for your flag, this is what you need...
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q98/rosetreeglass/grommet.gif
It is a grommet repair kit and you can get it at most hardware stores or online from Northern for less than $10....HTH;)
....now back to the "Boys".....

there is something a little freudian about that picture.....

thans. but i don't need them for flags or tarps, i need them for thin cotton. its a craft i'm working on.

[Corona]

I fessed up to the Cabana Boys and they totally cracked up...they're all yours Barb ;)

[Zydekitten]

Maybe that's what she needs the grommets for . . .

[stlbarb]

Maybe that's what she needs the grommets for . . .

sshhhh! or i will not share my Cabana boys with you.

[t.o..fester]

T.O.- Thursday night around 9-ish and then we're gonna stay in with the Ibjamns for some catch up time....we don't plan to go out that night. Sorry hunni :([/QUOTE]

No problem. I'll probably be so out of it by 9:00, that I wouldn't know if you were there or not. LOL.
Will try and find Ms. Lina's Friday a.m.

[Rossvegas]

sshhhh! or i will not share my Cabana boys with you.

Be careful, Barb. Those guys look like a couple of degenerate Windsor boys. They drink and swear and stuff....

I'm just sayin'.

[stlbarb]

Be careful, Barb. Those guys look like a couple of degenerate Windsor boys. They drink and swear and stuff....

I'm just sayin'.

Oh, Canada.......

[Corona]

Oh, Canada.......
lol you guys....they are beer swillin' canajun boys for sure...and a blast to hang with. We'll be seeing ya Barb :);)

[Zbonnie]

Barb, sistah friend...you go right ahead...consider them a gift from me to you ;)

Bonnie- awwww, they're gonna be so touched.... ;)

Hold on now! Barb only asked for ONE, so don't be giving "them" to her; she can have one and I'll take the other! I aspire to be as raunchy and flirtatious as Barb and plan to be observing her technique closely.:cool:

[t.o..fester]

Hold on now! Barb only asked for ONE, so don't be giving "them" to her; she can have one and I'll take the other! I aspire to be as raunchy and flirtatious as Barb and plan to be observing her technique closely.:cool:

Hey you guys highjacked this thread which was about locking up your daughters. Let's get back to that! LOL.

[Headless Hornman]

Hey Hornman, that sounds like fun! I'm going to be renting a big-azz SUV, so how long do you think it will take if I just avoid the highways and cut across the swamps and fields? Drop me an email

Email sent. I've been on that drive (weekdays) when it seemed offroading would be quicker. Sadly, I read in the paper this morning that a Florida Panther got hit on I-4 near Disney. I was in southwest Florida in prime panther country a couple of weeks ago. There were slow speed zones, multi-million dollar panther crossings (fences to funnel them under new overpasses), and reminder signs that said "30 Remaining." I guess somebody has to change the sign to 29:(

[Rossvegas]

Yeah, what he said!

(You'll note that Lis was smart enough to lock up HER daughter a long time ago. Now she's dragging hoser boozehounds down there to create competition for the rest of us hoser boozehounds! Whatsup with THAT???)

[Headless Hornman]

I aspire to be as raunchy and flirtatious as Barb and plan to be observing her technique closely.:cool:

Aspire? You two have been running neck-and-neck for the title for a while now;)

[Rossvegas]

Email sent. I've been on that drive (weekdays) when it seemed offroading would be quicker. Sadly, I read in the paper this morning that a Florida Panther got hit on I-4 near Disney. I was in southwest Florida in prime panther country a couple of weeks ago. There were slow speed zones, multi-million dollar panther crossings (fences to funnel them under new overpasses), and reminder signs that said "30 Remaining." I guess somebody has to change the sign to 29:(

Geez man, I thought you meant one of the players on the Florida Panthers! I was ready to Google which player they lost...but it still sucks about the panther.

[Rossvegas]

Aspire? You two have been running neck-and-neck for the title for a while now;)

Yeah, I recall being the "male sacrifice" for a bunch of gals from Shreveport back at my first Fest. That's how they suck you in to going to the Fest every year, you know...sigh.

[Moon]

Geez man, I thought you meant one of the players on the Florida Panthers! I was ready to Google which player they lost...but it still sucks about the panther.

"Sadly, I read in the paper this morning that a Florida Panther got hit on I-4 near Disney."..

Crazy Eddie's dead?

[Calypsogirl]

for the big Ross Vegas float as it snakes its way through the crowds on the second Friday...

OR for the big Ross Vegas snake as it floats its way through the crowds on the second Friday... :D

[t.o..fester]

Yeah, what he said!

(You'll note that Lis was smart enough to lock up HER daughter a long time ago. Now she's dragging hoser boozehounds down there to create competition for the rest of us hoser boozehounds! Whatsup with THAT???)

Do you blame her. She's met both you & I. LOL.

[Rossvegas]

"Sadly, I read in the paper this morning that a Florida Panther got hit on I-4 near Disney."..

Crazy Eddie's dead?

Sadly, rigor mortis started settling into Crazy Eddie during his last season with the Leafs!

[Rossvegas]

Do you blame her. She's met both you & I. LOL.

That's true, but why mess around with recreational drunks when you have access to professional ones like us? It just makes no sense!!!

[VWGal]

Jeez, a gal takes a break from the threads to do some work and comes back to this degenerate talk! Snakes, grommets, virgins, cabana boys!

Classic Canajun Boy Talk.

Lawdy! :D

[stlbarb]

That's true, but why mess around with recreational drunks when you have access to professional ones like us? It just makes no sense!!!

i'm trying to keep my amatuer status. :D

[Corona]

Hold on now! Barb only asked for ONE, so don't be giving "them" to her; she can have one and I'll take the other! I aspire to be as raunchy and flirtatious as Barb and plan to be observing her technique closely.:cool:
oops, yyr Bon...you can definitely have one! :)

[Corona]

Yeah, what he said!

(You'll note that Lis was smart enough to lock up HER daughter a long time ago. Now she's dragging hoser boozehounds down there to create competition for the rest of us hoser boozehounds! Whatsup with THAT???)
just makin' sure you don't get too lazy ;) Just remembe YOU are the "experienced" ones...it's all good hunni!

[t.o..fester]

That's true, but why mess around with recreational drunks when you have access to professional ones like us? It just makes no sense!!!

I like the way you think. Ok, bring your daughters and Ross and I will take care of them for you.

[Corona]

I like the way you think. Ok, bring your daughters and Ross and I will take care of them for you.
lol, I AM bringing my daughter but no way I'm letting her near you boyz ;)

[Moon]

Sadly, rigor mortis started settling into Crazy Eddie during his last season with the Leafs!


I got to give the guy some credit. When I heard he was replacing Luongo, I thought this can't be good. South Florida isn't exactly the ideal environment for somebody shaking off a demon or two. Other than that incident in Long Island last Fall, ol' Eddie has managed to stay out of rehab and the news. In 53 games he's 24-17-8 with a 2.80 goals against and a save % of .901. Not too shabby for an an old burned out goalie. Speaking of old, burned out goalies, when are you coming to Atlanta?

[Rossvegas]

Oh, that's just COLD! (but true...)

Not sure when I'll be in Atlanta, but I'm doing the Fest for the second weekend and I'm in Orlando all next week. Are you gonna be at the Fest this year, or what???

And as for Eddie, I noticed that during his last season with the Leafs, he was slower...but just by a little bit. Unfortunately, that's just not good enough these days in the NHL. Glad to hear he's doing well in Fla though!

[t.o..fester]

lol, I AM bringing my daughter but no way I'm letting her near you boyz ;)
Drats!

[Zbonnie]

oops, yyr Bon...you can definitely have one! :)That's mo' betta!

[Moon]

Oh, that's just COLD! (but true...)

Not sure when I'll be in Atlanta, but I'm doing the Fest for the second weekend and I'm in Orlando all next week. Are you gonna be at the Fest this year, or what???

And as for Eddie, I noticed that during his last season with the Leafs, he was slower...but just by a little bit. Unfortunately, that's just not good enough these days in the NHL. Glad to hear he's doing well in Fla though!


No JazzFest for us this year. We were considering Festival International in Lafayette with a stop off at JF on 1st Sunday but work made that plan unworkable. Part of the problem is all our local connections are gone and we haven't had to stay in a hotel in for so long we got spoiled
.

[Blainn]

Daughters? I was thinking lock up the SHEEP!!:eek:

[BigDag]

Them too.

[jazzjones]

"Sadly, I read in the paper this morning that a Florida Panther got hit on I-4 near Disney."..

Crazy Eddie's dead?

See: All the weird stuff DOES happen in Florida (except when it doesn't)

[mwgirlonherown]

bumping in honor of Ross!

[Rossvegas]

Awwww...I'm blushing!