Black Rock Mountain 2004

[johnnyapollo]

I'll be there Friday night as well through sunday morning (just me with some mods to install~).

-- John

[skullcap]

I plan on being there overnight, Friday.

I might stay Saturday evening, or roll-up the road to Hot Springs, NC where I've found a little paradise in the Pisgah National Forest.

Might be a good place to host a future meet. 3.5 hours from Atlanta and connected to scenic Highway 209 with turns that put elbows to the test.

[carlymac]

I've got: NC_VX (2+dog) and Johnnyapollo (1+mods) staying friday-sunday. And skullcap stayng friday night and possibly saturday.

REMINDER!!
I'll be making the reservations THIS friday. So if your interested in camping please let me know ASAP!! carlymac

[skullcap]

Oh, and anyone who wants to know what the PV-2 sounds like, bring your earplugs and a sense of humor.

[niv_d]

Hi guys, it’s been a long time…
As you said Heraclid, for about 4 months I was commuting to the Jersey/NYC area and a month ago I moved up to NYC (temporarily hopefully…). I would love to meet all of you guys again but it seems like this time the drive would just be too long. After a month almost here I’m actually at the point where I’m considering selling my beloved VX. It just doesn’t make sense to have 2 cars here in the City and my wife’s car is the more practical one, now that we are 3 (My daughter will be 11 month when ya’ll meet). It took me 3 parking ticket to understand how street parking works around here. Unfortunately, I only get to drive the VX in order to move it from one side of the street to the other….I still didn’t decide yet about letting go just because the VX is not a logical decision at first place.
It’s been great last year and hopefully I’ll have the chance to meet ya’ll in the future.
Have fun!

[Heraclid]

Oh no!

I'll be up there the week after Memorial Day visiting my brother, so if you're still around there then we could maybe meet up. Too bad about the VX.... :-(

[johnnyapollo]

Looks like BigMike it coming up with his new Axiom. I sent him an email to see which nights for you Carl. Do you know if Tom is still coming?

-- John

[carlymac]

I spoke to Gruven last week and he seemed hyped. I think he's hammering a few things out at work so he can make it. I'll call him in a day or two to make road trip plans..



The campers seem to be WAY to quiet. come on gang speak up!

[carlymac]

John, I tried to send you an email but it was returned.
I just (today) got subpoenaed into federal court on Apirl 13th! for a narcotics trafficing charge I made two years ago. I spent all morning with the District Attorney General and he is going to offer a plea bargan but doubts the defendants attorney will accept. This means I'll be in court on the April 13th and most likely through the end of that week. The DEA adopted the case and did a controlled delivery of the dope to its destination in Richmond,VA so there are several agencies involved. This could take several days to hear. So I think it would be best if someone else takes the reins on the Black Rock Meet. Please think about it and maybe talk to Dyanni to find a new point man. I'm sick about this but I can't circumnavigate a federal subpoena. If the defense accepts the plea I can come down on friday but this guy is facing 5-15 years and I expect his counsel will play the legal game to the fullest...SICKENED...carlymac

[johnnyapollo]

Hey Carl,

Do you want to try for a different weekend? What's your schedule like earlier, or we could move it to another date.

Or if there are a lot of people already committed I can take the reigns. What does the group think?

-- Best, John

[NC_VX]

I am going to a meet in Indiana on the 24th, but if we did a meet here instead, that is definitely a lot closer. I just found out I need to fly to Chicago for work and am leaving the 18th at 8am, so I have to leave Saturday night to go back to Chapel Hill.... I've got other stuff I can be doing this weekend, so I've got no problem moving it, but will also still go if someone else takes the reigns!!!

[skullcap]

I'm in Phoenix, Arizona - April 12-16. Portland, Oregon April 21-29.

So far, May looks pretty open until the 27th, when I head to South Africa for 3-weeks.

I'd chime-in on the coordination for the weekend of the 17th, but am already up to my ears in obligations.

[Heraclid]

A date change could make my attendance more feasible too. If April 17 holds, I'll have to skip this one.

Alex, South Africa, eh? Interestingly, my Dad said that of all the places he got to see in the Navy (Africa, Turkey, Italy, Japan, Spain), that was the most scenic and his favorite. I also have some interest in the history of the area, and it's a good place to look for great white sharks. :-)

[skullcap]

Yeah, was planning on a vacation, but HQ caught wind of my trip and asked me to do some government-government reconnaissance in Pretoria, then doing an elephant-back photo safari on a private reserve east of Pretoria, then on down to Cape Town for a week, including a canopy tour, then to Hermanus to see the whales. I've got to brush-up on my Afrikaans!

[Heraclid]

That's cool - I'd love to check out several of their national parks. I'm sort of into the Zulu stuff (Shaka is buried somewhere under Couper Street near the limits of Stanger, Natal). Also would like to visit Ranthambhor and Corbett in India. And the Gir Forest, with India's only lion population. Oh, and Tsavo in Africa. And Dudhwa, in India (Arjan Singh's "Tiger Haven")...

Nets or not, I wouldn't swim off Durban Beach. :-)