Help...LCGIII is stressing me

[madjack]

Who needs Aaron Neville when you have a bigger celebrity -- MadJack.

He's had a whole year by then to finish his TD, so it should be getting close by the time LCG III comes around. All but the finishing touches.

And, there is No shortage of "characters" at this shindig.

And, the TonyRitas, made in a genuine In-Sink-A-Rator garbage disposal will loosen you up.

CD

CD, ya know me too well...have ya been stalking me??? ...backatcha...
madjack

[cccamper]

Dont worry about the fact that Missouri is technically in the North Central ... Gary and I go to a lot of South Central get togethers and EVERYONE makes us feel welcome .... no North/South wars here. I will repeat what everyone else says ... you HAVE TO GO!!! You will never have a better time or meet a greater bunch of folks. Trudy

reading the forum this group seemed more like us. (sorry i hope you don't take that as an insult)! truth is you have gatherings closer to home than the others i have seen.

have a hard time with your avatar. we no longer have a doxie, and they have been in the family forever! give the cutie a pat for me... e

[cccamper]

Who needs Aaron Neville when you have a bigger celebrity -- MadJack.

He's had a whole year by then to finish his TD, so it should be getting close by the time LCG III comes around. All but the finishing touches.

And, there is No shortage of "characters" at this shindig.

And, the TonyRitas, made in a genuine In-Sink-A-Rator garbage disposal will loosen you up.

CD

CD, ya know me too well...have ya been stalking me??? ...backatcha...
madjack

AN sings... you are saying you will sing?

i would LOVE to hear music.
just came to mind, sitting watching a full moon over the lake with Pink Floyd singing Brain Damage.... that would be an awesome halloween experience.

aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO



e
(robert wanders off muttering... well, they uncorked her now...)

[madjack]

...oh nooooooo, no singing from me...you realy wouldn't like that...besides, by the time I got drunk enough to actually sing, I would be too drunk too get up off the ground ...I think you will find, at this campground, between the hooty owls and whipporwils and gators and the rest of MaNatures Natural Mad Chorus, the need for additional music is just not needed...
madjack

[caseydog]

...oh nooooooo, no singing from me...you realy wouldn't like that...besides, by the time I got drunk enough to actually sing, I would be too drunk too get up off the ground ...I think you will find, at this campground, between the hooty owls and whipporwils and gators and the rest of MaNatures Natural Mad Chorus, the need for additional music is just not needed...
madjack

Not to mention that animal that makes the aaaaa-ooooo-gaaaah sound at 3 in the morning.

CD

[starleen2]

sorry for the hijack - but is there going to be a door prize thing like last year?? (got some stuff to donate to the cause)

[madjack]

...oh nooooooo, no singing from me...you realy wouldn't like that...besides, by the time I got drunk enough to actually sing, I would be too drunk too get up off the ground ...I think you will find, at this campground, between the hooty owls and whipporwils and gators and the rest of MaNatures Natural Mad Chorus, the need for additional music is just not needed...
madjack

Not to mention that animal that makes the aaaaa-ooooo-gaaaah sound at 3 in the morning.

CD

...not to mention any names(DANNYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY) ........................

[madjack]

sorry for the hijack - but is there going to be a door prize thing like last year?? (got some stuff to donate to the cause)

I don't know but would like too...last year CD and MaryK headed up the effort and did a mahvahlus job....how about it CD---MaryK, are y'all upto it again this year...I bet we could get Reo-Ron to add his voice again to help the MC'ing duties...huh huh huh...how 'bout it y'all..........................
madjack

[caseydog]

sorry for the hijack - but is there going to be a door prize thing like last year?? (got some stuff to donate to the cause)

I don't know but would like too...last year CD and MaryK headed up the effort and did a mahvahlus job....how about it CD---MaryK, are y'all upto it again this year...I bet we could get Reo-Ron to add his voice again to help the MC'ing duties...huh huh huh...how 'bout it y'all..........................
madjack

This is in the works, but it will be different this year. We really want to avoid having campers bring things to give away. We want to get businesses to donate to the drawing. And, we NEED to cut out the duplicates. Two hours of door prizes is too much.

If anyone owns a business, and wants to donate, PLEASE tell me or Julie (Okie-jewel). PLEASE, don't just show up with something. We want to be more organized this time, and give out lots of good stuff in a reasonable amount of time.

I suspect this post will be ignored, but I hope it's not.

Oh, Okie-Girl with the Jewell box will be head-honcho this year. MaryK is helping with name tags.

CD

[oklahomajewel]

sorry for the hijack - but is there going to be a door prize thing like last year?? (got some stuff to donate to the cause)

I don't know but would like too...last year CD and MaryK headed up the effort and did a mahvahlus job....how about it CD---MaryK, are y'all upto it again this year...I bet we could get Reo-Ron to add his voice again to help the MC'ing duties...huh huh huh...how 'bout it y'all..........................
madjack

This is in the works, but it will be different this year. We really want to avoid having campers bring things to give away. We want to get businesses to donate to the drawing. And, we NEED to cut out the duplicates. Two hours of door prizes is too much.

If anyone owns a business, and wants to donate, PLEASE tell me or Julie (Okie-jewel). PLEASE, don't just show up with something. We want to be more organized this time, and give out lots of good stuff in a reasonable amount of time.

I suspect this post will be ignored, but I hope it's not.

Oh, Okie-Girl with the Jewell box will be head-honcho this year. MaryK is helping with name tags.

CD

Yeah, me and CD have 'talked' about it ... and I'm giving it thought and was going to consult with the oh great MJ since it's his party .... so a decision will be made.
IN THE MEANTIME .... like CD said, PM me if you have an idea.

Thanks

Jules

[madjack]

KEWL...y'all goforit...whatever y'all wanna do is OK by me...........................

[SmokeyBob]

Just to make sure I understand this door prize thing.

If I go out and buy something for the door prize, then your not interested in having that as a door prize because a business didn't donate it.

And what's this about taking too long to give out door prizes. Your in a hurry, your going some place. No one is forcing anyone to stay for the drawings.

[madjack]

Bob, CD can correct me if I am wrong but I don't think he intended it that way...he is working on getting swag from corporate donors and doesn't want anyone to feel in any way obligated towards making a donation...as far as time, I didn't feel it took all that long last time, but I guess if you are the one standing in the "spotlight" it must get hot ....we may havvta find a fast talker to get 'er done quicker ...I am sure any donations will be gladly and appreciatively accepted..ESPECIALLY BY THE WINNERS!!!!!!!!!
madjack

p.s. anyone making a donation to the door prizes can help out by being sure to contact Julie or CD ahead of time and letting them know what it is, so they can organize ahead of time a little better............MJ

[caseydog]

Basically, last year I got several PMs asking me if we were all supposed to bring something for the prize drawing. Quite a few people thought it was a requirement to bring a gift for the drawing. Others asked how much they were supposed to spend, because they didn't have a lot of money to spare.

Some folks who didn't bring stuff to LCG II asked me if they were supposed to. They saw others giving stuff and felt like they should have.

Also, since I worked for a magazine, I had access to corporate PR people who were glad to give us some cool stuff -- some of it pretty expensive. That's how I've always done drawings in the past, so I did what I always did.

Another thing MaryK and I didn't expect were the number of things that showed up at the gathering, right before the drawing, that we did not expect. We had to try to organize the drawing on the spot. We also had a few items that we had six copies of, and a few people brought stuff leftover from their builds -- some things we had no idea what they were.

Toward the end of the drawing, I was shouting over a crowd of people who were chatting among themselves -- probably bored from the lengthy process. And, we were giving things out in the dark that nobody could see.

Now, I'm not the door-prize Czar, so if people want to do this a different way, then we can change it.

Folks need to speak up now, though. Once Julie and I start organizing and gathering, we will do it how we feel we can best do it.

CD

[caseydog]

I am sure any donations will be gladly and appreciatively accepted..ESPECIALLY BY THE WINNERS!!!!!!!!!
madjack

p.s. anyone making a donation to the door prizes can help out by being sure to contact Julie or CD ahead of time and letting them know what it is, so they can organize ahead of time a little better............MJ

If you guys want to open up the drawing to gifts by campers, my only suggestion would be that we make it VERY clear that this is voluntary, and NOBODY should feel in any way obligated to donate. Some folks will spend a lot on gas and supplies just to be at LCG III, and we ALL pitch in on the pot-luck supper, so I wouldn't want anyone to think they need to buy something for the door prize.

Also, PLEASE tell Julie or me what you plan to bring so we know what to expect.

One other suggestion would be to limit particular items to one, or at the most three, of one thing.

CD


BTW, is there a way we can let people give build leftovers away other than the door prize? Maybe a Bulletin board where folks can post up what they have to give or swap?

Door prizes should be things that just about anyone can use. A spare set of tail-lights is only a good prize if you happen to need them.