PigOut in Mulberry Grove, 10-12 May 2013

[Roady]

Pretty Wife Katy and I are making plans to host a meet'n'greet here at Laughing Horse Acres in Mulberry Grove, Illinois. It'll be held May 10, 11 and 12, 2013. Your spouse, kids and friends are welcome, just let us know who's coming.

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First and foremost, this will be an all-pork and brew weekend. There will probably be other things to eat and drink but other than that we haven't made many other plans.

Mulberry Grove, IL is about an hour East of St. Louis. Our place is 3.4 miles South of exit 52 off of I-70. We have 5 acres, mostly pasture, but there's about an acre of woods set aside for camping and you'll be welcome in the house for a shower, toilet, NGW forum check or just lounging around. And don't worry, there's lots of enclosed parking in the shop for 'Wings.

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For overnight accommodations, there is a "civilized" camping spot between our place and the freeway if you'd prefer that over our rustic park or the concrete floor in the shop/stable. Motels are about 10 miles away in either Greenville or Vandalia. They range from nice to flophouse and I'll be checking with them to get rates (see this post) for those that are interested.

Please let us know if you will be coming so we can flesh out the plan.

The Evolving Plan

Friday, 10 May

• Meet 'n' Greet thru the afternoon
• Pulled Pork BBQ sammiches for dinner

Saturday, 11 May

• Meet up for breakfast at the Powhatan in Pocahontas (they have pork)
• Back to the ranch, pony rides for the kids
• Hotdogs and leftovers for lunch
• Public judging and voting for the meet's "Best Bike"
• Much talk about bikes and various other motorhead stuff
• St. Louis style grilled pork steaks and Steve's famous Southwest style pork ribs for dinner
• Awards ceremony

Sunday, 12 May

• Pancakes, eggs, taters and pig parts for breakfast
• Leftovers and pork sammiches for the road

Confirmations*

1. Bob & Vicki DePew (local 1800 riders)
2. Britman *
3. Chief771
4. Cmyoch (Sat. only)
5. CYBORG *b
6. Dogboy *b
7. Gregforesi
8. Jdvorchak & Son *b
9. Ken L. *b
10. kYpondman & Paulette *b
11. KYWinger *b
12. Markwelna & an 1800 Friend *b
13. Oldewing & Kathy & Granddaughter *b1
14. RAT *b
15. RCMatt007 *
16. Redwood *b
17. Retro (local cb750 rider) *
18. Ritalz & Son (maybe) *b
19. Rocket (local cb750 rider) *
20. Sagebrush & Terri *
21. Scootsx2 *b
22. Shupnfish & Vicki *
23. Stan & Diane (local rider, non-member)

. . . . b = Saturday breakfast at the Powhatan
Last updated: 5/2/13 04:44

[Oldewing]

I love it when I am already on the list

[Roady]

I just assumed ... since beer was mentioned.

[Oldewing]

and Pork.......


hope you get a job that don't interfear, cause we are coming anyways

[Ken L.]

Roady, why not have it on the third week-end to go along with the breakfast run?. I'd love to meet the guy's\gal's from the St. Louie area.

Ken L.

[Roady]

@Ken, this will probably replace the breakfast run and hopefully most of the StL gang will be here.

BTW ... this is my wife's horse, Mac.

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Hence, "Laughing Horse Acres."

[CYBORG]

count me in. i've already marked my calendar

[cmyoch]

Barring any unforseen circumstances, I'll be riding up for a visit that Saturday. It would be nice to meet some of the other fellows from here who don't live in this area. I'll start praying now for nice weather!

[Ken L.]

Please let us know if you will be coming so we can flesh out the plan.

The Evolving Plan

Friday, 10 May

• Meet 'n' Greet thru the afternoon
• Pulled Pork BBQ for dinner

Saturday, 11 May

• Meet up for breakfast at one of the local cafes (they have pork)
• Back to the ranch, pony rides for the kids
• Assorted grilled pork sausages for lunch
• Much talk about bikes and various other motorhead stuff
• St. Louis style grilled pork steaks and Steve's famous Southwest style pork ribs for dinner

Sunday, 12 May

• Pancakes, eggs, taters and pig parts for breakfast
• Leftovers and pork sammiches for the road

]

My grandfather will be turning over in his grave knowing about all that pork I’ll be eating that week-end, he’s Jewish! But what the heck, this is 2012 and my father was not Jewish so I guess I can eat some pork half the time.
and I also plan on being there.

Ken L.

[ritalz]

Hey Steve,

I'll get this on my calender right away. Already dropped some hints about taking some long rides this year. I'd like to ride up Friday night and home Saturday evening. Hope you job hunting goes well.

[dritzman]

Man I wish I could take more time off work to attend this. My good buddy is getting married in Minnesota on May 18. Which also happens to be my birthday. That would be some ride from here to there! And a mighty fine month to do it too!!

[Oldewing]

Applied this event before the board last night ( I already have a pass ) but I wanted to see if the wife would be up for the event. Granddaughter is horse crazy, so might be a good fit. Adds a chase car too, so RAT and I could ride without carring anything.










she said.....................................maybe, we will see

[Roady]

Yes, Ken .... we do plan on serving some pork. After all, this is the Midwest.

And on the snack table we'll be sure to have some other goodies.

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Looking forward to having you out, Al.

[Oldewing]

I love putting those out when peolpe come over.......this is WHAT


.........better that chips I say, and standard fare for RAT and I when having a........... cool drink somewheres...

[Oldewing]

Confirmations

cmyoch (Sat. only)
CYBORG (? +Kathy & Granddaughter ?)
Ken L.
Oldewing
RAT
Ritalz
Sagebrush & Terri

Cyborgs wife's name not Kathy(Jeez, her name escapes me right now), and I think he only has a grandson