It will be a load of fun, having you with us will be a treat.
I have established contact with the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce and have made sure that we have parking right near the gate for all of our cars. It is imperative that we all come in together! That will ensure that we can all park as a unit. Let's hope we have a good showing. I know we will look good, and present ourselves in a professional manner. Once we get through the doors we can act up.
Rick

 

Rick,
About Sunday, when and where to meet up. I assume it will be Val & I with Robby as my wingman.
I tried contacting a bunch of members but most seem to be busy, as you can tell from the thread responses.
Stan

 

I will be there with our guest. Are we having breakfast before we go in?

 

I already posted that we would meet up at the Park and ride that we used when we did the Newport cruise. However, since all of you will be coming up and down RT 95, we can meet at the Cracker Barrel where we always do. We will then go to a different restaurant on RT 1-A in North Kingstown. Considering the fact that there will be 4 cars, it will be easy to collect all of us and keep together. It's imperative that we stay together while entering the grounds. It's also very important that we get there before the gates open at 11:00, therefore, we should meet at 8:30 and no later. It will take about 15 minutes to get to the other restaurant. We should be able to eat in a half hour and get to Charlestown by 10:15 or so. I have arrainged for us to be parked close to the gate and all together with nothing near us to damage our cars. This is thanks to the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce.
I'll shoot off a couple of emails to simjampa and to the lady with the red coupe that came with us to Newport.
Rick

 

Wouldn't it be easier and less confusing if we kept to a known meeting place and not change it 36 hours before the meet? I am unfamiliar w/Cracker Barrel, but sure I can find it. Also if we are watching time why waste it meeting at one restaraunt then driving to a different one?

 

Apparantly you don't remember where we first met to form NEX? That's the Cracker Barrel of which I speak. Exit 7 off of 95N.

I thought the change would make it easier for everyone. I realize full well that it's not a Friendly's but the place I want to take you to is on the way to Charlestown. It's got great food at great prices. I don't hear any other complaints or is this really in regards to you blocking me from sending you email because of a joke that I thought was funny. I'm quite sorry if that offended you.
Now, as far as this trip goes, I had to do a lot of planning in a very short time. If THAT displeases you, I'm sorry as well. Here is a public apology for my misguided efforts to make you laugh. And I didn't circulate a bogus picture of you with a lamb. That was pretty rude but I took it in stride.

To send that via this forum was just not right as was the post to which I am sending this reply. You could have sent me a PM and done it in a much nicer way. I, in turn may have responded in a like manner.

If the rest of the people coming want to change it to the original meeting place then so be it. Let your vote be known.
Rick

 

If u have a personal problem see me on the side this is not the place to discuss this.

I am saying that changing meeting places at this late confuses matters and may not be seen by all members.

 

Bruce, there is only one group that will be attending other than you. Stan knows where Cracker barrel is, so do you. Robby will be coming with Stan. I know where BOTH places are. Stan doesn't know where where the other place is. He met Dereck at another location.

End of discussion. for BOTH points.
Over and out, Rick

 

Gentlemen, Gentlemen!! Easy boys !!
Bruce, Thanks for helping me find the sunflower field. Val really enjoyed it! I got some great pictures.
Rick, I can meet you anywhere as long as I have an address. Trusty old GPS. Rick, thanks for putting this all together. I know it can be difficult.
I already PM'd to simpa, he has declined. Gibsonjunkie declined.
Stan

 

Cracker Barrell is good for me. See you at 0830. Is RETIRED or our Long Islander coming? Now I am beginning to know how the dinosaurs felt.

 

Thanks Stan and Bruce. I think it will be the easiest plan to meet at Cracker Barrel, I suppose we can eat there as the trip is easy from there as well. It wouldn't hurt to get there a bit early as the Chamber suggested.

Bruce I'm sorry if I offended you, I felt like that was an attack. It took a lot to try to get everything up and running in some kind of order. I am looking forward our GTG. I'm assuming we need some folding chairs for the concerts.
See you at 8:30 a.m. at Cracker Barrel
Rick

 

I am now comfortably located in Norwich, CT and am looking forward to seeing all of you again tomorrow. Thanks for putting this GTG together so quickly while I am in town.

 

Looks as though everyone had a great time. We had a newbie with us and he and his girl enjoyed themselves very much. SRT6Blackie is his handle, Rick

 

Hi all,
I have attached a bunch of photos from the Seafood Fesitval.
1) Hardware on display.
2) Crossfiretrail and Bride gulping down "little necks" !!
3) Nightrider gulping down 2 plates of oysters !!
4) Rick doing some more "little necking" !!
5) Crumpy (Cathy) chewing on an ear with Tammie looking on !!
6) Crumpy relaxing in a sling chair. i think she ordered one !!
7) Bruce relaxing in a sling chair.
8) Great swing band playing !!
Stan

 

Some of the wares at the Seafood festival !!

Pottery salesman. Don't know why they loaded sideways?
Kettle corn
All kinds of good food !!
Stan

 

Fun at the "fake" tatoo parlor.
Tammy, Cecile and Rick get sprayed!
Stan

 

You're just mad cuz your wife wouldn't let you get one too.
Nice pics buddy, I really like the one with my belly looking real large.
I'll get you back, oh I forgot, I have that silly one of you at the Quabbin run, never mind, you owed me one.
Rick

 

Hey, you know that old saying !

"The camera doesn't lie." or is it "The camera adds 10 pounds. "

Stan

 

More like the Wendy's Baconators add 10 pounds

 

Stan, love the pics.

...the food was great!
...the music was great!
...and the friends were great!

Thanks to all for letting me enjoy the day with you.
Cathy