I gotta say, Stan, I was pretty much underwhelmed when you told me that we're talkin' onions here. I mean us big city boys scoff at such quaint rural notions as onion festivals. <vbg>
Then, I'm reading along and thinking, "hey, I like onions a lot!" Onion soup - mmmmm, good! Fried onions - mmmmmmm, goooood!!"
"Hey, this ramp stuff sounds okay!"
We'll just have to see. It could well be my only chance to savour the delights of the wild ramp!
<vbg>
cheers, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Ramp Festival - wasRe: LAPDML? was:RE: It's official!! Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 07:11:57 -0600
Ah, but do you really know what a Ramp is? I am not referring to the common everyday alternative to stairs or forklifts. I am referring to a uniquely 'interesting' species of wild onion (?) which is the descendent of an onion that had wild fling with some strong garlic.
In the mountains, springtime brings the Ramp Festival as people gather for boiled Ramp, fried Ramp, Ramp soup, whatever. A group of us were climbing at Seneca Rocks, we stopped by a festival, a friend of mine bought a small bag of Ramps to take back to D.C. It was about 6 months before she could get the odor out of her car.
Truly an experience not to be missed.
Stan
frank theriault wrote:
Stan,
Despite my initial enthusiasm for a Road Trip, I'm thinking it might not be possible given my flight arrangements (which haven't been made yet, but I think are likely to be fairly inflexible once made).
I have to ask, though. What's a Ramp Festival? I know what a ramp is. I know what a festival is. I've just never thought of the two concepts going together! <vbg>
cheers, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: LAPDML? was:RE: It's official!! Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 20:30:44 -0600
West Virginia back country? Cleveland Ohio? Those are both on my potential drive back home after GFM... I wonder, would it be too late in the year to find a Ramp festival? Gotta show these foreign boys the real highlights!
Stan
frank theriault wrote:
Oh. I just re-read the original post. Didn't realize that Tan's flying into LA.
Never mind...
But, wouldn't a Road Trip to somewhere after GFM be fun? Think of the photo-ops!!
-frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: LAPDML? was:RE: It's official!! Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 19:03:31 -0500
Hey. I'll be @ GFM. Are we talking Road Trip here?
Very enticing thought. Seeing the Heartland of America and all. Following the route of Tom Joad to Califiorn-i-ay.
Talk to me, Paul...
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