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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby down under tech » Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:32 am

Grant: Thanks for the links to the registration page. I will go there and get signed up asap. :thumbsup:

Yes we were at the Twain & Tears Gathering last year. We had a good time there too. We will be at this years T&T Gathering as well.

I hope you and some of the folks in Northern NV & Northern CA can find the time to come to our new "Falling Tears" Gathering my wife Terry and I will be sponsoring around the first days of fall this year near Reno. If any one else would like to attend, you can go to the Southwest section on the forum for info on it there. We have about a dozen trailers coming now and we have room for up to ten or so more trailers. Thanks
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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby grant whipp » Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:42 am

down under tech wrote:... I hope you and some of the folks in Northern NV & Northern CA can find the time to come to our new "Falling Tears" Gathering my wife Terry and I will be sponsoring around the first days of fall this year near Reno ...


I know Kay & I will be there ... :thumbsup: ... and, I've been spreading the word to everyone locally! We'll be talking it up during the Dam Gathering, too. Really looking forward to it, Johnny!

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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby grant whipp » Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:25 am

Wow! How time flies by!

Five weeks to go until the Gathering, and still so much to do ...! I'm not worried, though ... we've got lots of help, and all will be ready in time!

If you've not been to the website lately (or read or heard the chatter around here), you probably don't know that there will be a wedding at the Gathering this year ... our good friends and fellow promoters/hosts Dean & Joanie (they put on the International Redwood Gathering every other year) will be tying the knot on Saturday afternoon on the large deck that overlooks the lake! Come on out and help them celebrate their commitment to each other!

Oh, there's lots more, too (people keep coming up with things to do!) ... but one bit of big news, now, is that we currently have 100 pre-Registrations! With pre-registration typically accounting for 50-65% of total attendance, I'm thinking my initial estimate of 150 trailers this year might just be a little low ...! Not to worry, though, as there is plenty of room! We will be (and you should count on being, if you attend) cozy, but that just makes it easier and better for folks to get to know each other. Obviously, we'll be using the third loop of the campgrounds ...! Kay & I were up there last Tuesday checking everything out, and our conservative estimate is that we have room for as many as 300 trailers. (I doubt that we'll hit even close to that number, but it's nice to know we have the room!)

So, if you've been thinking about attending this year's Gathering and are still kind of on the fence about it, let me give you a little push in our direction ... it's going to be a once-in-a-lifetime event you won't want to miss!

Safe travels, happy trails, and as always ...

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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby campmaster-k » Sat Mar 23, 2013 12:29 pm

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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby campmaster-k » Fri Apr 05, 2013 5:03 pm

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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby Roly Nelson » Sat Apr 06, 2013 1:36 am

Roxy and I will be there, with the 4ft x4ft, 24inch high, "Shrunk-Bunk". All fold-down, flip-outs, lift-up, swivel units and collapsable sections seem to be working, dispite engineering errors and multiple goofy mistakes.......Oh well, it keeps me out of the bars.
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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby Vedette » Sat Apr 06, 2013 11:23 am

Roly Nelson wrote:Roxy and I will be there, with the 4ft x4ft, 24inch high, "Shrunk-Bunk". All fold-down, flip-outs, lift-up, swivel units and collapsable sections seem to be working, dispite engineering errors and multiple goofy mistakes.......Oh well, it keeps me out of the bars.
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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby nevadatear » Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:13 pm

Is there a pine wood derby? ;))
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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby grant whipp » Sun Apr 07, 2013 11:07 pm

grant whipp wrote:99143

... Right out of the gate, though, we're having a coloring contest to see who can come up with the best/most-interesting/most-eye-appealing color rendition of ONE of this year's artwork! The "rules" are on the website. And, yes, you read it right ... this year's T-shirts will have full-color artwork on both the front and back! ...


Well, we did it! We received several high-quality entries for the coloring contest, which made our choices both difficult and pleasurable! Everyone who entered will receive, as a small token of our appreciation, 10 free tickets for the Dutch Raffle and Grand Prizes ... Thank You! one & all!

Bottom line, though, is that we had to choose ONE, and after long and careful deliberation, the winner is (drum roll, please!) ...

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Charles Habib from San Jose, CA! Congratulations! Charles ... :applause: ...! Your winning artwork is below!

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Once again, Thanks! to everyone who participated, and once agin, Congratulations! to Charles!

Looking forward to seeing everyone in just over 3 weeks, and having another fabulous Dam Good Time! As always ...

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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby campmaster-k » Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:18 pm

nevadatear wrote:Is there a pine wood derby? ;))


Debbie thank you for asking ----- Yes there will be an awesome pinewood derby with lots of great prizes. :lol:
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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby Kathy53 » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:03 pm

Great job. Love the colors.
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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby down under tech » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:59 pm

Hey Grant: With the coloring contest over, Is that what you will use for the pattern for our t shirts this year, colors and all?
We made our reservations for the Dam Gathering today. Can't wait to be there.

We will be there. It has become a must attend event for us now. ;)
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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby campmaster-k » Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:54 pm

20 days.
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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby grant whipp » Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:20 pm

Yes, Johnny ...

... that will be one side of the shirt ... ;) ...!

Looking forward to seeing y'All, again! As always ...

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Re: The 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, May 1-5, 2013 ...!

Postby grant whipp » Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:22 am

Just a quick update, this morning:

Final T-shirt order has been placed, only a small amount of extras will be available at the gathering after everyone's pre-orders have been handed out.

We will be closing Pre-Registration at noon on Sunday, April 28, as after that we will have limited internet access, and quite frankly will be too busy getting everything ready ... ;) ...! That doesn't mean that Registration will be closed ... we have plenty of room, so come on up and just register at the event!

Looking forward to seeing everyone! With about 130 pre-registered, it's turning out to be bigger than we thought it would be, and we're thrilled! As always ...

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