David, Congratulations on the success of the shindig. I'm sorry I had to miss it. I know you put a lot of time and thought into doing this and it sounds like it payed off. You may have gotten yourself into something you can't shake lose of. Jon
--- On Tue, 5/25/10, David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> wrote: From: David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> Subject: [Texascavers] 1st Annual East Texas Caver's Cook-out - Report 1 To: "Cavers Texas" <texascavers@texascavers.com>, "Colin Nelson" <nelson.co...@gmail.com> List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 1:11 PM The Cookout was a success. Every attendee had a good time at the Cookout. At least 1 person had the best time of their life, and 2 or 3 others had a wonderful time. The grilled squash was the best I have ever tasted. A wide variety of people attended, including real cavers, and well known prominent people in the caving community who are held in great respect. Peak attendance during the dinner was around 40. The weather during the dinner was great. The show put on by the moonglow through the clouds over the camp Saturday night, was the best I had ever seen on a camping trip. The wine was good. The watermelon was cold and juicy. The deviled eggs were scrumpious. The kids loved the portable swimming pool. The family bicycle ride on Sunday on Happy Hollow Rd, turned out better than expected. A few people took pictures of the dinner, but not the rest of the event. The showers in the bath house put out a refreshing blast of water, much better than any other campground I have stayed at in the past 45 years. My mother-in-law enjoyed her stay in the cabin there. The hand-made guacamole was good. There was an abundance of lawn chairs set up. ( 2 picnic tables in the shade didn't even get used. ) The weather was so good, that we never even used the picnic pavilion. I would like to thank Colin Nelson of England for going the extra mile to help make this event far better than it would have been had he not been there. I would like to thank Fritz Holt for purchasing the meat. And to Lyndon Tiu for purchasing other food items used in the dinner. I would like to thank my wife who gave me a ride back to Brenham to turn in the U-haul truck. ( I was planning on a 13 mile bike ride, otherwise ). Nearly every caver that attended either made a small donation or provided a food item. So I nearly broke even on the cost of the food, ( I still have enough canned food left over for another huge event. ) Mark your calendars: 2011 thru 2021 May 21, 22 & 23. [ a 3 day caver gathering that is held always the weekend before Memorial Day Weekend at Camp Happy Hollow, Brenham, TX] The 2010 event was the beta version for next year, which will probably be more like an alpha version for 2012 and beyond. The problems I had putting this event together were too many to list, but many of them can be easily resolved now that this event has proven to be a success. I will post more later in Report 2, but someone else can post something and call it Report 2. David Locklear host of the Cookout P.S. If anyone would like to make a direct donation to Camp Happy Hollow: ( be sure to mention "from cavers" in your donation ) Camp Happy Hollow Post Office Box 528 Burton, Texas 77835 If anyone would like to make a direct donation to the camp manager for ( for enduring 5 months of my e-mails ): John W. Keienburg Post Office Box 528 Burton, Texas 77835 If anybody would like to help me with some of the expenses that I incurred: David Locklear 10219 Antelope Alley Missouri City, Texas 77459 If anybody would like to help me finance the 2011 Cookout: David Locklear 10219 Antelope Alley Missouri City, Texas 77459 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
