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. >>