Damn the luck
 

Shucks DB,
Just when I was getting all excited :(
And I heard you were one of those "Texas Movers and Shakers."
Guess you just moved wrong and stepped into something, and then had to shake it off. :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
We'll have some fun anyhow. :D :D :D
See ya Thursday, and please don't be too late with those adult beverages. :3DSMILE:

TL :MECOOL:

roger!
 

DB,

Sounds great. I will bring a crock pot for the beans, and the Smokey Joe to help Freddie BBQ!

I should be able to bring at least a slab of ribs to go along with Freddies 20 slabs :LOL:

Eric

PS I should be there around 3-4pm best guess.

Man...this is shaping up nicely!
 

Talked with Jerry Witt yesterday PM via email...he's bringing some beans, too. We're gonna be slick....

Like Mr T says.....I pity the poor fool that won't be there!

Dis is gonna be some kinda fun....!

Best Mr. T imitation
 

"Murdock, you crazy fool"

"Hannibal, keep that crazy fool Murdock away from me"

:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

I'm having fun already!

Now lets see, If I leave at 3 am, Ill get there..........

Eric

We have 4 spots reserved in the RV park which is right next to the Cobra parking area, so we have plenty of power without even cranking a generator. I'm going up tomorrow to rope off the lot etc. and do some organizing and stuff. I may have to tone down the awards banquet, etc as we may have some people who do not drink and have as much fun as we do. I respect their decision, and don't want to offend anyone.

Ronnie Kruger and his wife winkie will be there. Too bad Dennis and Bob can't make it as Bob has a treatment Friday, and Dennis has to show the coupe Saturday to a group.

Doug

Doug,
Quick question. It's the Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis right? Not the one that you had the link to in the original post to in Biloxi? Not that it would be easy enough to pick out in the parking lot but after a long drive that would be soooo frustating to get to the wrong place.

Thanks!

Colleen
Mrs 66 Snake

I'M OUTA HERE
 

"Terry's Toy Chest" is loaded and ready to pull out in the morning. Gotta make one stop on the way. I've got more crap in there than an overloaded Jiffy John, even found room for the Cobra, (barely). I've got a NEW (NEVER USED) Snap On dbl. high w/ side chest mechanic's tool box that is for sale, if anyone interested; bring $$$$$$. About $6,000 new from Snap On, can be yours for $2,500 or highest bid.

I'll be spending the night somewhere around Tallahassee or Pensacola, I'll see how far I get. I'm going to be doing the trip alone as my son Dave has some urgent business that needs to be taken care of down here, but will be flying in to join us on Thursday or Friday. So if you're going my way and see the White Escalade pulling a Blue enclosed Trailer heading West, chances are it's me. Cell # (561)389-1840, give me a shout and wake me up.:o

Happy Trails to all, see ya soon.
TL:MECOOL:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...homesubmit.y=0

Colleen, Sorry for the confusion. Definately Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis. See you there.

Doug

Snake, Rattle and Roll....UPDATE and final score...!
 

Whoooooweeeeeee......! Finally taking some time to catch up on emails and saw several posts about our trip to New Orleans this past weekend for Snake Rattle and Roll with the Reed Krewe.
Let me add my report.....

Thursday's drive down was uneventful. My new Navigator with the moving map navigational system allowed me to drive directly to Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis, MS, without making a wrong turn. This damn thing is neat! Several of the usual suspects had already arrived...and I was down there before 1:00 PM! I found Doug and proceeded to set up the smoker and grill to smoke over 40 pounds of ribs for dinner that night. Terry Lee, fellow SPF owner from Hypoluxo, FL, made some foccacia bread with grilled vegetables and this WONDERFUL sauce to go on it....it was great. Don Barnes from Irving, TX...owner of a Panoz Racing School franchise...set up right across from Doug's Rolling Zip Code with his 40x40 canopy...yep, you read it right...40x40! It was huge! Great food, great people, and a great time was had by all. Received several compliments on my smoked ribs...it's always nice to know when someone enjoys your cooking!

Friday dawned a little cool and damp, but the sun soon came out and we set off to N'awlins....! Some of us in Mardi Gras beads and jester hats, just for fun...must have been weird to see us all on the road dressed like we just came from Mardi Gras....hell, who cares! The route took us through the Louisiana countryside, past lotsa of homes on stilts to avoid the storm surges from the occasional passing hurricane...the storms, not the drinks...there was time for THOSE later! We also tried to parade through the French Quarter, Veaux Carre, but that proved to be too much for most of us. We just spread out to far and traffic was way too heavy. Doug said that won't be repeated next time...! Lunch at the Dock right on the Gulf was great....NOW was time for daiquiris! Hey...when in N'awlins...! After the lunch, we drove to a point jutting out in the bay where we were able to arrange all the cars in a semi-circle around the perimeter of the parking lot. It was great...ran all the other tourists off, too!

Friday night found us all at the RV park connected to the casino parking lot again for Doug's Krewe to cook some jambalya....rice, shrimp, crawfish, and sausage...again, good eats. Don Barnes this time came up with a frozen daiquiri machine,..strawberry frozen daiquiris....Mmmmmm, boy. I seemed to have been ever so slightly overserved - yet, once again. Nevertheless, several of us wound up in the casino at the blackjack tables. I was up $160 for a while, but they changed dealers and the new guy was bad juju for us all...maybe that's why they changed dealers!

Saturday AM was even more damp...some fog and very heavy dew. But, at 0900, we were off for Biloxi, MS, for the start of a poker run. We had to gamble a little at the Grand Casino, buy a cheap, tacky souvenir, drink a few more daiquiris, have some lunch, and finally make it back to the hotel. GREAT WEATHER....great drive...and some really great people.

Saturday PM found us all at the Bridges Golf Club for our banquet. More good food, more drinks.......hell, do I need to go on? Don't tell anyone, but those Reed's and the guys in his krewe sure married some good lookin' wimmen! And don't forget about the wives that attended the event, too. Man...you guys did goooood!

Lotsa of awards for the Best Poker hand, Furthest Drive, Oldest Car, Newest Car, Most Miles, Least Miles, and so on. Lotsa door prizes, too.

But, as already mentioned, this event was mostly conceived and planned by Ronnie Reed, Doug's brother and business partner. We lost Ronnie a couple of months ago, as most of you know. It is a fitting tribute to Ronnie's memory that the Reed family decided to continue with the event in spite of Ronnie's untimely death. I can't begin to tell you how much we all felt Ronnie's presence there Saturday night.

When all the awards had been given, Doug said he had one more award to give. And then he proceeded to say the recipient of the award was one of Ronnie's most liked guys, how he was the epitome of Southern Hospitality, how if you asked him what time it was, he'd tell you how to build a watch, how he talked so fast he needed special lip balm to keep his lips from burning up. But, most of all, he spoke of how much Ronnie thought of this person. Doug then said, "The recipient of the Ronnie Reed Memorial "Mr. Personality" award is Flyin' Freddie Rice!"

(Loooooong pause here for you all to try and imagine how I felt when I heard Doug say my name.)

I couldn't hardly contain my tears as I approached the podium. Tears were steaming down my face, as they were down Doug's, Don's, Donald's, all the wives, their children, and probably everyone else in the room....I don't know, I couldn't see through my own tears. I really can't remember what I said, but I think I said something about how much this meant to me and how much I enjoyed my time with Ronnie. But, I knew that Ronnie was there with us, and asked everyone to toast to Ronnie...and then asked my Dad to help Ronnie watch over us all. Hugs all around...LOTS of tears...way too many to recall....but LOTS of tears. There was never a finer man on this earth than Ronnie Reed.

Truly, words cannot express how much this award means to me. I am humbled beyond belief that the Reed family thought enough of me to recognize me in this manner. I am not worthy of this, but I accept it in Ronnie's memory. It is now very proudly displayed in my den for all to see...and if you ask, I'll tell you all about Ronnie and how I came to be given this award. And how fortunate I am to have been able to call Ronnie Reed a friend.

I sincerely hope Doug does another Snake, Rattle and Roll next year. We had a great time, the weather cooperated very nicely, and it was fun to see everyone again. If you missed it, I'll have some pictures to post in a day or so, depending on my workload.

Thanks for reading this far...it's long, I know, but I had a lot to say!

Well Said, Freddie
 

YES, WHAT FREDDIE SAID IS TRUE.
A GREAT TIME HAD BY ALL.
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE ALL REED CLAN AND SPF FRIENDS FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

FREDDIE WAS ALSO RIGHT ABOUT THE DRY EYES SATURDAY EVENING - NOT A ONE IN THE ROOM. BUT A WELL DESERVING RECEIPIANT.

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BTW - IT TOOK ME 21 HOURS TO GET HOME - TOOK THE SCENIC TOUR OF THE ENTIRE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

KEY WEST IS NEXT - READY OR NOT HERE WE COME :D
TL:MECOOL:

Foccacia Recipe....
 

Okay....we need the recipe for the sauce/dip/whatever in hell you wanna call it. I remember the roasted garlic, cottage cheese, sour cream, sun dried tomatoes, etc....but we need to know amounts and measures, etc. This stuff was fantastic, folks...and I hope Terry shares the recipe with us.

Also, did you baste the bread with olive oil or anything along those lines, Terry? Man, it sure was good.

I raved about it to my wife, Karen, and she want's the recipe, too!

Bee-u-tee-full!!!!! thanks Doug

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I'll try again

Sorry - file to big and I'm not smart enuff
to resize it. Owell

I want to sned a BIG THANKS out to Doug his family and friends that put on a great run. Penny and myself had a REALLY GOOD time, and those that couldn't make it I feel sorry for you, this was an excellant run, and you couldn't ask for anything better, the weather was perfect, the ride through New Orleans was fun. The poker run was good, the part that will stand out in my mind was on the way to the visitor center We pullled up to a light Saturday morning when our friends from Melbourne, pulled up next to us and asked if we wanted to race, and Penny is saying No NO NO, so I was good and just drove off nicely. No sooner than
we hit the next light when another couple pulls up next to us in their red cobra and as he is turning his cap around he shouts OKAY LETS ROCK N ROLL !!! and Penny is doing the
No NO NO stuff, yea right we didn't lite em to bad, but we were pulling some g's from that stoplight and the two Cobras behind us were coming along just as fast, we were making some noise that morning ;-)
The evenings dinner was excellent and the camadrie of the evening was outstanding. I met a lot of new people, who I can call friends, which is the whole idea of outings. I hope Doug and family and his friends put on another show. we will be there
Mike & Penny cool:

Special Request from Doug...
 

I received an email from Doug this morning, and he's in search of a photo of Don Barnes' Panoz Racing rig with the big canopy set up during the festivities. If anyone has such a photo, either send it to me and I can forwrd it on to Doug, or simply send it along to Doug's email address. I know he'll acknowledge it and appreciate the effort.

Speaking of pictures...I'll post some in a moment that I took. Check out my photo album...

PS...PHOTOS ARE UP...click on the camera to be taken to the photo album pages. Photos are posted in reverse order...don't ask ME why...!