--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 4/5/05 11:33 AM, akasha_108 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > It began yesterday. Any sign of 550 arriving? Or is it a much smaller > > number that actually showed up? > > Someone told me they've been seeing a few old friends around town who've > come for the course. I don't know how many actually showed up.
I was out there yesterday helping out a friend. Saw lots of old buddies, some going back 30 yrs, it was fun. No one knew exactly how many were coming, lots of last minute applications apparently and registration looked pretty chaotic. My guess is about 300. Some are MUM staff who were told they could go to the course but are expected to come back to campus afterwards. But people are coming in from all over the country. The pundit homes seemed very comfortable, but no landscaping yet and the iowa wind is blowing the dust around and if it rains tomorrow as expected it'll be muddy - reminds me of the early dome days and all that mud we waded through for months. In talking with a few people there it seemed they weren't taking the sat yuga or even the raja thing too seriously, they were there out of a sense of loyalty or devotion to MMY, thinking this may be one of the last times to connect with him, excited about going out and teaching again. Definitedly some credit card debt being taken on. I was told Tim Britton is being taken out every day to bagpipe for the rajas as they arrive at the tent though I don't know for sure. Lots of white faces, grey hair and creme colored suits and saris, but on the whole everyone looked good and peaceful. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
