Boston said:Who's in charge here? Walker? Let's go, son, get this thing organized.
Walker-san said:PS: Richard can't go. His recently booked family vacation overlaps that weekend. He's got a ticket, but can't attend. I'm sure we can get rid of the ticket for him.
PPS: Dude isn't going to be able to make it down either. He's got big plans with the family this summer and can't really spare the time off work that this would require from him.
Walker-san said:Correction: Dude is coming, and he's claimed Richard's ticket.
Dude said:
I plan on making hops smoked chicken wings with the yet to be perfected honey pale ale glaze.
Focus said:Tell me more about these hop-smoked wings. I smoke a lot - mostly pork ribs, shoulders and such - but never thought about smoking with hops. I'd think you'd need a ton of hops for a 5 hour smoke session (typical length for a shoulder), but wings or ribs take much less time. What's your technique?
Focus
That would be me.Focus said:Who do I need to PM my cell # to for coordination just prior to the event?
Absolutely not. I wouldn't show up any later than that, but 11:30am is probably just fine.Focus said:I think we're planning on being at the gate around 1130 - is that too late to be getting in line?
Walker-san said:SWMBO is not able to drop us off at the festival. My son has a soccer game at 11am that Saturday, so SWMBO can not drop us off. She can only pick us up. (His games are normally at 8am, but that particular saturday is different for some friggin reason.) We need to find a way to get there in the morning.
Boston said:Here's an idea....Beth will be in Boston so I will have access to the mini van. I can drive us there in the AM. At 4 PM Julie & Jenny take Julie's mini van (w/ the kids) and drop the kids off at my house w/ Grayson. Julie and Jenny drive to Moore Square and pick us up. Jenny drives Julie's mini van, Julie drives Beth's mini van. We go to my house, drop off Beth's mini van, pick up kids, go to Chad's house.
Jeff
Boston said:Here's an idea....Beth will be in Boston so I will have access to the mini van. I can drive us there in the AM. At 4 PM Julie & Jenny take Julie's mini van (w/ the kids) and drop the kids off at my house w/ Grayson. Julie and Jenny drive to Moore Square and pick us up. Jenny drives Julie's mini van, Julie drives Beth's mini van. We go to my house, drop off Beth's mini van, pick up kids, go to Chad's house.
Jeff
todd_k said:I'm out. My tickets are up for sale, I have 2 and I just want to make my money back, $64. That's $60 for the tickets and then the $4 "processing" fee they charged me to e-mail me my tickets. I don't want to split them up so PM me if you want both.
Dude said:Is everything okay?
Damn, you're the man. I've only got the Doppelbock since I don't have room to keg the rye. If there's any of the stout left by next weekend I'll bring that too and see who I can trick into finishing it.Walker-san said:The porter is peaking.
The pilsner was kegged last Sunday.
The rye and IPA were kegged tonight, both stuffed with dry-hops.
Oh yeah.....
Baron von BeeGee said:I've only got the Doppelbock since I don't have room to keg the rye.
Walker-san said:Do you just need a keg? One of the other GRABASSholes might have an empty one sitting around. I've got one at home, but it needs the poppets replaced before it could be used.
Dude said:Speaking of kegs...do any of you Raleigh guys need me to pick up some kegs this week?
I think they are still 1 for $15 or 2 for $25.
Walker-san said:Hmmmmmm....
when do you need to know by?
I'll take 4 and you can bring them in your luggage when you come out to Denver.Dude said:Speaking of kegs...do any of you Raleigh guys need me to pick up some kegs this week?
I think they are still 1 for $15 or 2 for $25.
RichBrewer said:I'll take 4 and you can bring them in your luggage when you come out to Denver.
I can host your keg in my fridge. There's room for one more...Baron von BeeGee said:Kegs aren't the issue...I've got empties thanks to Dude's hookup. I just don't have room in the fridge or another gas hookup. I'm going to configure the fridge and get a manifold at some point, but right now I'm a two-kegger.
Walker-san said:I can host your keg in my fridge. There's room for one more...
That's good news, because There really is only room for 5 kegs in the fridge, and I've got 4 already in there.Dude said:Just so you know--I won't need fridge room--just possibly a refill on ice for the travel 'rator. I'll bring two 3 gallon kegs with me and those will fit in that.
Dude said:Now, what should I bring? Anything in my sig that is on tap is available.
I'll fill a growler of the gruagach. One keg will be the Loose Cannon. Reluctant to bring the rye cause yours is on tap....maybe a growler of that too? Maybe LWPA will be the other keg.....
Cool!Dude said:Actually bro, you are going to score at least 1 keg at the conference. I'm leaving one (maybe both) in Denver.
Boston said:Are there any loose ends that need to be tied? Food? Transportation?
Walker-san said:Transportation:
We need transportatyion to the festival for Boston, Walker, and Dude. Billy mentioned that Liz might be able to take us downtown (Julie will pick us up), but I don't have that confirmed yet from Billy.
I'll get in touch with Billy today to find out what's up there.
Walker-san said:Billy said he probably has room to take two more in his car, so I know Jeff and Dude have a ride secured. I've got to sort out the babysitting thing before I will even know if I'll be able to go down at the start of the fest or not. If I get the baby sitter, I'll sort out a ride for myself.
-walker
Walker-san said:FINAL PLAN
One of Boston's girls will watch my daughter for the hour and a half that SWMBO and I are both busy. That means I can go to the festival on time.
Billy doesn't have room to take three extras in his car, so we (Boston, Walker, Dude) will get a taxi to drop us off downtown.
After the, SWMBO will pick up my crew and BeeGeee's crew and drive us all back to my place.
-walker
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