Midwest Fest '09

[SubLunar]

Should there be some kind of mandatory entrance fee payable in food/supplies...maybe everyone who plans on going should spend like 5 bucks?

[Jamesw]

I thought about that but decided not to. The reason being is I want more out of state memebers to come. They are already flying and driving here and I do not want to make them pay $5. So I figured if us local people could cover it since they will be our guest it would work better. The biggest expense is going to be the meat, and like I said I am going to cover that.

I would however be willing to go in on a keg though..

[Jamesw]

Can anyone help out?

[crazydrummerdude]

What kind of help do you need?

[Jamesw]

What kind of help do you need?

Originally posted on page two..

Ok I am going to need some help getting everything together for the BBQ. We need enough food to feed atleast 40 people. This may change as it gets closer to the event. I am going to take care of the meat. So I will provide hamburgers and hot dogs. If you feel we need chicken or anything else let me know. So I will need to following from some of you great people:

Hamburger buns
Hot dog buns
Chips
Ice
Soda
BBQ pit
Charcoal
Lighter fluid
Paper plates
Napkins
Trash bags (2)
Ketchup
Mustard
Tomatoes
Lettuce
Onions

If you think I left anything out please let me know.

[Jamesw]

Man the turn out from St.Louis is going to be amazing. LOL there will be more people flying into St.Louis than people from St.Louis attending.

[crazydrummerdude]

What do you have planned? PM me if there's sensitive areas.

[Jamesw]

Nothing you haven't been to. if we go to any "sensative" places it will be late late night with a smaller group. There are roughly 20 or so people driving or flying in for this.

[crazydrummerdude]

Cool. Should be fun.

[Jamesw]

It will be... Anyone want to help with the bbq supplies. If not we are not having one because I am not shelling out $200 to have one. I already said I would buy the meat. I have a grill we can use it someone can haul it for me. So we need just the basics.

Or if anyone knows of a place that will seat a group of 35+ comfortably let me know.

[Fiend]

I might be up for a little trip. I may be busy on the 18th, but I have been looking for a reason to head out that way again. You guys meeting up in St. Louis? PM details to me?

[DigitalNinja]

Wish I could make it... I have to be on stage at that evening in the Springfield/Branson area.... Unless it started early in the morning... Oh well someone needs to plan another event down here sometime!

[SubLunar]

I plan on making it sometime on Saturday. I won't be out tonight though.

[Jamesw]

Werd... It has turned into a 2 day thing. So we will be out all day tomorrow and Sunday. Call or text when you can make it and I will let you know where we are.

[SubLunar]

I'm not pointing fingers at, nor do I have a problem with any of you that I've met-particularly those with which I've explored before-

But, Why do some people feel the need to break shit and be loud and draw as much attention to themselves as possible?

-I was walking into an area today, when some debris was thrown from the roof and crashed to the ground in front of me. When I get to the roof of the building, I try to be polite and say hi to a few people I didn't recognize (who were clearly there for this reason) and was met with complete indifference. Walking over to a side of the building which faced a fairly busy street, these people were throwing shit off the roof at other parts of the building (which could easily have had fellow UE'ers in it), making ALOT of noise in complete view of anyone below. WTF?!

If I ever get a trespassing/B&E or other charge because some idiot I was with did something to get me busted, I would simultaneously get another charge tacked on because I would unhesitatingly cause physical harm to that person in front of the cops.

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Other than that, I was glad to be out, had a good time and I did meet a few people who seemed cool, but I didn't get their names...