North Florida Gathering??????

[pineywoods]

Glad to hear ya'll are gonna be there Scotty

 

[vlap]

Piney, I wish I could make it but that is a long trek for me and money is very tight.

 

[rockyb]

Piney, at this moment, we are planning to rent one of those little cabins if we can get one. I suppose we should be looking into reserving one now, but we have been busy with getting ready for the Arkansas trip.

 

[pineywoods]

That campground is pretty nice it recently changed ownership but the new people sounded very nice. It is very close to I-10 yet very quiet with lots of woods between it and the interstate. When you leave the campground and head towards camp you will be surprised by the hills you will see definitely not the normal Florida scenery

 

[sumosmoke]

Vlap - if you're interested and want to car pool from Crystal River to camp, you're more than welcome to catch a ride! Would love to have you with us!

Only a little more than a month away until the gathering, folks. For those of you in the part of FL that don't get a change of season all year, Jerry's camp will provide a reprieve of some of that heat and, even possibly, some fall foliage (depending on how quickly camp cools off).

Once the event gets closer and we get a more definite count of who's attending, we'll get the fun stuff passed around (food, food, more food..).

 

[vlap]

When we get closer to the gathering time I will let you know. I appreciate the offer!

 

[pineywoods]

Those that are coming or thinking about it if you pm me I'll give you the address and you can mapquest it

 

[pineywoods]

I think its time we start thinking about food (course I think of food alot)

I guess we need to find out about how many we are gonna have so we know how much to fix. Seboke did not get all the little piggys I just happen to have one or two as well as a venison shoulder and some other stuff. The last couple mornings have been in the 60's and are just a little sign of whats to come it should be pleasant by the time we gather.

Please post if your going to attend and about how many will be with ya

 

[scotty]

miss rocky and scotty

when we get back fron Arkansas smoke out in sept we will make some more italian sausages and bring a few pounds with us. Do you want us to make baked beans too or whatever???

 

[pineywoods]

Scotty that sausage sounds great. I think Sumosmoke is going to be the one that takes care of the food list I just wanted to get people to start thinking of what sounds good and figure out about how many we are going to have attend.

 

[scotty]

Just tell us what you want-- i wont bring stuff if other are doing it.

We will co operate fully.

We will be glad to bring sausages.

You have to tell me what you want.

 

[pineywoods]

With everything that I'm trying to get done before the gathering Sumosmoke volunteered to help and this will be one of the things she takes care of I think. I'm sure she will start getting things organized in the next week or so I had suggested she kinda wait till it was a month or so away. One thing I think would be great is for those that make their own sauces to bring some so we can check out different kinds.

 

[rockyb]

Sumosmoke can just PM or email us with her suggestions for what she would like us to bring along. Scotty and I are bringing the sausages for sure.

 

[sumosmoke]

Rocky B / Scotty, look forward to meeting both of ya. I'll definitely send a PM your way to exchange emails and we'll get the list started.

Jerry - you can count me in for myself

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[pineywoods]

While in chat last night somebody said something about oysters and I thought hey I like oysters I should get some for the gathering maybe other people would like some too. By the gathering they should be good.

 

[scotty]

yuck-------------------------------

 

[pineywoods]

LOL I take it by that maybe you don't like oysters Scotty

 

[smoking gun]

Is anyone interested in cornhole while at the gathering?

 

[scotty]

Years ago--maybe 50, I would eat raw clams as we harvested them in the water.

I can still remember how much i enjoyed them.

Since things on the half shell are usually run through a water bath for many hours to try and remove the toxins. ((25 years)))), i dont touch the stuff.
That doesnt mean I wont enjoy watching you eat them.

I eat fried squid arm like they are candy so its not a gross thing to watch folks suck down oysters.

Love sashimi too

 

[pineywoods]

Mike don't know for sure about cornhole but heck ya never know.

Scotty I can remember spending many days pulled up to an oyster bar right there in Salt River eating oysters when I was young and if any are still alive I sure wouldn't eat one from there.