Announcing the Third Annual Fresno Tailgate and Rally - September 10 and 11, 2004

Fresno/Central Valley Chapter ^ | Aug 26, 2004 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

The Fresno/Central Valley Chapter cordially invites one and all to our third annual Fresno Tailgate and Rally on Friday and Saturday, September 10th and 11th, 2004.

Our rally will begin at 5:00 pm and end at 7:00 pm Friday night, at the corner of Blackstone and Shaw in Fresno. Afterwards, the group will retire for dinner, refreshments and fine company at a nearby restaurant.

Our tailgate pot-luck picnic will be at Woodward Park on Saturday, September 11th. We've reserved the "Gazebo" area for the full day. We'll probably start arriving about 2:00 pm and will dine and party till dark.

The entrance to Woodward Park is on Audubon Drive, just off Freeway 41 on the northern edge of Fresno. The Gazebo area is near the center of the park (see park map).

Bring your flags, banners, signs, family and children. Prepare to support your country and enjoy the company of your good FReeper friends!

Last year's thread: Tailgate Thread

Please RSVP by FReepmail to JustAmy or Mama_Bear

Thank you,

Jim Robinson
On behalf of the Fresno/Central Valley Chapter

[Jim Robinson]

Ping to the Third Annual Fresno/Central Valley Tailgate Rally and Picnic!!

[MarineBrat]

Ping San Joaquin Brothers and Sisters!

[Diver Dave]

Pinging Modesto Area FReepers - who'd I miss?

[ladyinred]

Sept 11th for our tailgate picnic? How great is that?

[Jim Robinson]

Yup. Maybe we can recruit Diver Dave to conduct a memorial prayer service for the 9/11 victims and for our troops.

[Jim Robinson]

Howdy MarineBrat. Hope you can make it to our rally and picnic.

[Jim Robinson]

By the way, we'll also have our regular rally on the first Friday of the month (next Friday) to counter the Peace Fresno peacniks who will be protesting President Bush and the war. An email message went out to Stuart Weil's group, so we should have a pretty good turnout.

Here's the thread for last month's rally: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1187051/posts

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

Don't forget, there is a $ 3 charge to get into Woodward Park.

[tame]

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[tame]

ping

[JustAmy]

Hey everyone .... it's that time of the year again.

Hope you all come join the fun.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

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[onyx]

Thanks for the ping, Tame.

[tame]

ping

[tame]

Thanks for the ping, Tame.

:o)

[jokar]

Thanks for the ping, Tame.

[JustAmy]

What is this????

Why haven't I heard a BIG Yes, we will be there?

[Brad's Gramma]

Y'all have mail!

[Saundra Duffy]

Of course we'll be there!!! Can't wait.

[JustAmy]

Pinging you to the Fresno Picnic!!!

[Saundra Duffy]

Shall we bring our banners and signs . . . and flags! Yahoo!! Last year they called it a "hate picnic" - remember? Sheeeeesh.

[Saundra Duffy]

Amy - Lager and I are planning to attend. What can we do to help?

[Jim Robinson]

LOL. That cost 'em a pretty penney.

[JustAmy]

We are hoping to have signs and banners again.

We will be in a smaller area this year. I made reservations too late to get one of the large areas.

I know we will need salads and drinks again. I'll let you know later what else you can do.

See you at the rally on the 3rd.

[JustAmy]

Fresno Picnic Ping!!!

[JustAmy]

Fresno Annual Picnic Ping.

[Diver Dave]

What is this????

Why haven't I heard a BIG Yes, we will be there?

Yes!

[JustAmy]

Yeahhhhh ...... Good, we'll see you on the 11th!

[tame]

bump.

[JustAmy]

Thanks for the bump ..... Will you be able to make it this year?

[JustAmy]

Will you be joining in the fun at this year's picnic?

[Syncro]

You bet!

:>)

[DocJ69]

Hey, can someone from outside of Fresno come? I am out here in Liberal Land doing an Interim at a church near Edward Air Force Base.

[Syncro]

Yes!

Come and bring your friends.

Last year there were people from Southern and Northern California.

All Free Republic Members are invited.

[JustAmy]

We would love to have you join us!!

We will be getting more info out this weekend.

I've added you to my ping list.

Looking forward to meeting you!!

[JustAmy]

Isn't anyone coming to the picnic this year?????

I hope to here from you soon so we can finalize our picnic plans.

Hope all of you can make it!!!

[Mama_Bear]

Isn't anyone coming to the picnic this year?????

Well, we are! Jkphoto and I will be there with our famous tri-tip. We wouldn't miss it. Looking forward to great food, fun and conservative fellowship.

[JustAmy]

That's great news. I was wondering if it was going to be Jim, Sheila, Chris, Diver,Syncro and I eating hot dogs. *grin*

[Mama_Bear]

That's great news. I was wondering if it was going to be Jim, Sheila, Chris, Diver,Syncro and I eating hot dogs. *grin*

LOL!! Heck no.......we wouldn't miss an opportunity to spend time with some of our favorite people. :-)

[tame]

Isn't anyone coming to the picnic this year?????

I sure hope to. Has anyone indicated they won't come?

[Syncro]

I have seen only one Freeper say he wasn't coming.

So there are over a 100,000 that must be coming...

I just pinged my list, it includes quite a few people.

[tame]

So there are over a 100,000 that must be coming...

I hope they bring some food :o)

[Mama_Bear]

I have seen only one Freeper say he wasn't coming.

Oh, no. Someone's not coming? :-( Who?

So there are over a 100,000 that must be coming...

Wow! That's one heck of a lot of tri-tip we'll be hauling up there. LOL.

Hugs to one of my favorite people. (I am still feeling very bad about not being able to make it to Monterey. Thanks for not being mad at us,....or for hiding it well if you are.) :-(

[Mama_Bear]

I hope they bring some food :o)

Well, I can promise all you can eat tri-tip for everyone. As far as anything else to go with it, I don't know. :-)

Do you think you might be able to get your mom to join us? We'd sure love to have her.

[Diver Dave]

I'll bring some of my World Famous Chocolate-Chip Cookies - served to starving foreign exchange students from throughout the world. :)

[tame]

Do you think you might be able to get your mom to join us? We'd sure love to have her.

I will ask her :o)

[Mama_Bear]

I'll bring some of my World Famous Chocolate-Chip Cookies - served to starving foreign exchange students from throughout the world. :)

Yum!! Thanks Dave! Tri-tip and chocolate chip cookies....who needs anything more? Not me. LOL

[Mama_Bear]

Great! :-)

[Syncro]

Hay no problem. It was a nice intimate family get together and quite relaxing for all of us.

The Robinsons were kind enough to let me come to their little cabin retreat in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The driveway has so many hairpin curves, they pull this behind the 80' Motor home in case they need to haul it up the side of the hill. They let me drive!

Being as we didn't have a BBQer, good old j(ust)k(idding)photo, I just got some TV dinners and popped them in the Microwave. (next time I will Bar-B-Que them)

Just like at home, beep beep and Dinner's ready! LOL

Actually we did BBQ some World Famous Sausages made at the local store for the last 50 years or so. And some other goodies.

I saw this in Felton at a shop and was going to buy it for you but it was sold!