Wreckyll In Jekyll

Unlike Blogtoberfest I lasted the entire weekend this time.

It was colder at Jekyll Island than it was in Atlanta. All I took were short sleeve t-shirts. Fortunately, Friday and Saturday nights we gathered in Pumpman's room. We did a lot of pickin', grinnin', and singing. I had a surprise in store for everyone. I sang Rocky Racoon and during the part of the song when Paul would go doo doo doodoo doo doo doo, I whipped out my handy dandy kazoo and played it. I also used it when Jim played Del Shannon's Runaway. The nice thing about Jim coming to these gatherings is that it insures that I won't be the oldest codger there. He's got me beat by one year.

Eric asked me to play some Bach on my guitar, but I hadn't had enough to drink warmed up yet and I hadn't played it in a while so I blew it. Next meetup I'll get it back and hopefully, I'll have relearned the Bouree.

Saturday, we sat outside behind our rooms and drank. We were joined by some college kids for a while and then they went off to the beach.

The lovely Georgia had shoveled the trash out of Pumpman's room so it would be ready to get trashed again Saturday night.

Kim set this all up. We were originally going to have a conference room to party in but they said no drinking and smoking was allowed. That's why we used Pumpman's room.

I was very happy to see Key again. I hadn't seen her since the first blogger meetup in Dahlonaga. That was right before she started her blog. I hadn't seen Kelley since the Atlanta meetup year before last.

I met some new people at this meetup:

Christina

Sam

Michele

Yeah, I met more, but at my advanced age these are the only ones I can put faces to.

Every blog meetup I go to, I always miss out on actually spending some time with a few new faces. It's like I can only meet four or five new people at every meetup. I have the same problem with the Sommelier Guild. I've been a member for four years and I only know about 2/3 of the members.

It was good seeing all the regulars that I do know. Catfish was Catfish. He's an original. He reminds me of my buddy Wahoo who also grew up in South Carolina.

On Saturday Catfish, Eric, and Kim played half rubber and the argument broke out as to whether it was invented in South Carolina or Georgia. At least there were no cars to hit like when they played in Helen.

Pictures were taken and are being posted as I write. For example, a picture of me with a guitar in my hand is here

I was much better behaved on this trip. I was able to party both nights and best of all I didn't wake up either morning in bed with Dax like I did at Helen.

Posted by denny at April 17, 2005 09:31 PM