1:13pm post

Bloho here again: The gaggle is starting to grow. we're up to about a dozen now, incl. Keego, Jay and Sarah clocking in to rep the under 4 and under 4-foot crowd. big fitz is up from napping and danno and i just got back from a rum, 100-pounds of ice, gas, and coke run. Took a call from KGrow on Chicago media follow up to last Saturday's page on WSJ cover piece. It's ok to do a little client work whil eplaying, and we were at the gas station, not mid-party when I did it. Puck drops in Hockeytown in 23 minutes, and a win today would send the red wings to the cup against philly or pittsburgh (who is up 3 games to 1 over the flyers). 

Kegadoo and Keith are now tearing up the lawn w dirtbikes, Daddo fitz continues to cook non-stop and despite the wind its beautiful here if not a tad chilly, so we are all going for a ride shortly. I expect afterwards we'll come back to Fitz's and drink our faces off. will post again after 50 miles of bucks county back roads and a few cocky-tails. 

Post ONE:

Goooden Morgan all. It's 10:30 am on Saturday - Zero Day - and the first full day of DanStock08. This is Beau, posting as Dan because technology is hard, damnit.  Kim reports that there have thus far been no casualties, no emergency room runs, and no vehicular accidents of any known kind. (Okay, to be fair and honest, I did drunkenly decide to stand on the right (which is to say, wrong!) footpeg of my parked FJR13 in the garage around 2am, causing it to dump right over on its side. But, no harm, no foul, and since there is no visible damage, the story will be it never happened. Anyone who suggests otherwise will be charged with sedition and dispatched to Guantanamo for a US government funded special face washing.)

Given that I woke up with the bedside light on, loving cradling a one pound bag of ginger snaps in my arms, I'll assume it just MAY be possible that I passed out, rather than actually fell asleep of my own volition. Big Fitz has been cooking for a while and the team has been sustaining itself thus far on mimosas, coffee, diet soda and a ceaseless nibbling of bacon. The baked french toast is ready and smells damn good, so I will sign off to stuff my pudgy face. Will blog again in a few hours or cocktails, whichever comes first. 

A Word from the organizer (Kim)

Hey everybody!

Please remember to bring your camping chairs if you think you might want to sit down at any point!

Mmmm... Beer.

Beer Update:

The homebrew is all in kegs:

• Bavarian Dunkel Weiss
• Czech Pilsner
• Chocolate Brown
• Alaskan Amber

Additionally there is a hard cider, which really turned out to be a sparkling apple wine. When I first kegged it, it was a dead ringer for Pinot Grigio, but after a week it is really more like a Prosecco. I mean really exactly like Prosecco. Pretty cool huh?

Schedule Change!

Important Notice for Music Fans:

The band will be on FRIDAY not Saturday. I just got this latest update from Brian.

Tentative Good News!

Brian Hayes has a new band and he is trying to convince them to jam out at Burning Dan!!

Whatever happens I know I will be glad to have anyone who wants to to show up and jam.

Somewhat as an aside:

Martini Recipe using Three Olives Grape Vodka

2 parts 3O Grape
1 part White grapejuice

Shake and strain into cocktail glass.

Garnish with frozen red grapes