I will definitely miss getting lost with you Julie .One of my best being lost adventures ever was our mid night ride to Moody Gardens . Paul Smith The Zone 1961 Deluxe Single cab --- On Sun, 12/30/12, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Bulli Gras To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sunday, December 30, 2012, 2:15 PM Wish Bob the best from me. And no Paul at Bulli Gras? Who will I get lost with? On Dec 30, 2012, at 1:40 PM, singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: The parade was awesome, I will miss it and ya'll as Lois and I will be in Brooklyn that weekenk.I hope to make the last weekend of it, pending on motor situation.Bob was in the hospital 4/5 days over the holidays.,his heart rate was at 39. He told me a pacemaker is next.He's doing good after tune up tune up . Paul Smith The Zone 1961 Delux Singlecab --- On Sun, 12/30/12, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Bulli Gras To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sunday, December 30, 2012, 10:01 AM I never did put together my photo album for last year's Bulli Gras. If I get my act together hopefully I will have one to show you soon which will include parade photos. (And also put the address book together soon and get it to you folks that happily volunteered your info. Sorry about the delay.) As for doing the parade. It was a cool experience. I would do it again if there is interest. Honestly I would probably rather ride with someone and throw beads and take photos rather than drive. I still have my decorations from last year and a power inverter thing so it is easy to power festive lights. Steve I have the big sparkly pin wheel that was left behind at the campground last year. I will bring it. But I also enjoy just hanging back at camp so I won't be upset if we decide not to do it. I will be happy either way. On Dec 30, 2012, at 8:51 AM, Steve Chamberlain <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Funny you should ask Sammie, Sharon and I were just discussing the parades so I got on TCB and there is your inquire. Last year we participated in the Yaga Parade along with Paul & Julie (I think) and it was a blast. The guy even invited us back again. So I am contacting him to reserve a spot and get all the details. Anyone interested please let me know so that we can plan. You will need decorations, lights and at least one box of beads per person. We can get the beads wholesale at a reasonable price. There are several parades so if the Yaga parade is not the weekend we plan to be there I will check on some others. Let me know if there is any interest. On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 6:44 AM, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Yes, it will be happening. Shirley reserved the sites. Here is the info I posted on the VW sites: Bulli Gras will be happening February 1st - 3rd at Galveston Island State Park. In case you have never been before this is a campout held during one of the Mardi Gras weekends. Some folks just hang at the beach and other go into town and enjoy the parades and the mayhem. The sites cost $25 per night plus the park has a per person day use fee as well. (I believe the day use fee is $5 per person per day unless somebody in your vehicle has a Texas State Park Pass and then this fee is waived for everyone in the vehicle.) We usually have 2 Buses per site. We have 10 sites reserved. If we have more than 20 Buses then we can add a third Bus to each site for an additional $5 per night. Traditionally many of us go out for dinner at Shrimp 'N Stuff on Friday night and on Saturday we have a shrimp boil at the campground where everyone that wants to eat chips in $5. I am not in charge of this happening this year, Shirley is. If you want to reserve a spot you must contact Shirley at vwbuslady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx . Just to make this clear, most people will be camping on Friday and Saturday nights and heading home on Sunday so those are the nights we have the reservations for. A few of us may get there on Thursday and a few may stay Sunday night as well and getting sites for those nights should not be difficult. There is a gate that gets locked at night, if you will be arriving late you can call the park earlier in the day and ask for the code. The park phone number is 409-737-1222 . Or if you know somebody who is already there at the park, you can call them and get the gate code. Just a heads up, this park was devastated by Hurricane Ike years ago and has yet to completely recover. There are three camping loops on the Gulf side. Only two of these loops have restrooms and showers. We will do our best to get our sites all together in one of the loops with the restrooms and showers. If we end up at the less desirable loop then it is a medium walk or really short drive to the facilities. This gathering is renowned for its inclement weather and despite this we go back year after year and enjoy ourselves. Don't be scared. And it is called BULLI Gras and I used the words Bus and Buses in the info above but please know that our other VW friends are welcome too. On Dec 30, 2012, at 4:56 AM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Does anyone have a date for Bulli Gras this year? Or, are we going to do it? Haven't heard anyone talking about it, and it is only about 5 weeks away.