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Title: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by ClusterChuck on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 4:26am

Somehow, I survived my visit up to Jen’s (Pollypocket) house for her BBQ … I don’t know HOW!!! That is ONE CRAZY DAME!!! (No wonder I love her!)

We had a GREAT visit and socializing time! I finally got to meet (in person) Lisa (Swimchica623) and Charlotte (MamaSwimchica or cash5542), and they are just as you would expect them to be, after getting to know them from the chat room. GREAT people!

Pete (Batch) (with his new trim job on his facial hair) and his lovely wife Joyce have been cursed with Svenn since Dallas. The only saving grace is that the darling Bente was there to make it somewhat worth while. ANYHOW, after doing all the touristy thingies this past week, they were able to all show up at Jen’s hide-away (believe me, her place is hidden WAY out in the middle of nowhere!) too.

And of course, we can’t have any sort of gathering in the Carolinas or Virginia with out Bee-yul showing up for the free grub!

Here are a few shots of the gathering:

Here is Bente and Bee-yul listening to Svenn bitch about the heat …
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The lovely Joyce (Mrs Batch) trying to smile after having to put up with Svenn all week
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Jen hoping no one notices that this is her THIRD bottle of wine, today!
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Lisa blushing at the things that dirty old man Pete is saying to her ….
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Now Lisa is stuck between TWO lecherous old men!
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Charlotte is not sure how to take the fondling by the crotchety old Viking
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What a SCREWY bunch! (except ME of course. I was the only sane one there!)
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And what would a gathering be, without greeting Jonny?
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Chuck

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by BarbaraD on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 8:04am

I'm green with envy -- ya'll are just having way too much fun...

BATCH!!!! I don't know if I'd have recogonized you with the new face.... It's somewhere between Cheech and Chong... :) It's gonna take some gettin' used to.....

Glad you guys had fun. When ya'll get thru having fun.. just send Bente back down here to Texas. I still want to adopt her....

Hugs BD

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Post by Jimi on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 8:45am

Great pics Chuck. Looks like you guys had a blast.

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Post by barry_sword on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 8:53am

Awesome! Looks like you all had a great time. No pics of the BBQ food? ;D

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Post by Mosaicwench on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 9:04am

Thanks for the pictures Chuck!!

You all look so . . . . so . . . . . . .so . . . . . .NORMAL!

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by BarbaraD on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 10:06am

Define "NORMAL!"

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Post by DennisM1045 on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 12:46pm

BarbaraD wrote on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 10:06am:

Define "NORMAL!"

It's a relative term Barb ;D

Jenn, after seeing how short you really are I'm less impressed by the size of your big green tank ;)

Looks like a great time! Nothing like a bunch of clusterheads and supporters getting together.

-Dennis-

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by Jonny on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 12:52pm

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BOING!!!!! :)

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by midwestbeth on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 12:54pm

Nice pics!!

Looks like everyone had a good time.

Beth

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by Racer1_NC on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 1:19pm

Well I see Chuck beat me to posting pictures this time......anyway, here's a few from yesterday's Virginia Clusterhead Gathering....

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After about 200 turns off I-95, Google maps brought me right to a bunch of Clusterheads gathered in front of a house in the middle of no where.

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Jenn, Charlotte, and Lisa comparing porn shots.............

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In the front yard..............

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"Now you behave, damn it!"

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Charlotte and Lisa checking out things from the front porch steps.....

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Batch holding K9 O2 classes......

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Spawn of Jenn with her back to the wall.......don't blame her.....although someone really should tell her a deck railing doesn't count as a wall....

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"I'm staying inside........Batch can melt out in the yard if he wants to."

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"One more turn and I think it'll be on tight." Jenn and hubby share a moment.

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Svenn enjoying the warm VA weather.....

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Bente prepares for a long, 14 hour flight home with Svenn.......

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Posing for pics.....

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"My phone dosen't work........."

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"I didn't know Chuck could eat that much food........"

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"Man.....this deck is comfortable....."

Many thanks to Jenn and her family for a great Saturday! More food than 50 people could eat, good conversation, and seeing members of our Cluster family. Oh.....and getting blackmail pics...can't forget that! Well worth the drive up.......

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by DennisM1045 on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 2:03pm

Damn Bill, those shots are great! I always learn something about people I care about through your camera lens. Thank you for sharing what you see.

-Dennis-

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by Redd on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 4:18pm

Jen,

I shore do wish I Could have been there....so many of my favorite peoples....

:'( :'(

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by Charlie on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 4:26pm

Geeze that looks like fun! Nice pix Chuck & Co. Wish I had been there.

Nothing like Clusterheads and a little IBEV Beer to lighten things up 8-)

Charlie

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by Groov on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 5:13pm

Wow, loved the house Jen.

You & Darryl really did a nice job with the work you have done to it. The pics you showed me a while back of the back yard were nice. The front looks just as great !!!!

Looks like everyone was having a blast at Jens place.

Now I get to put a face with the names....Charlotte & Lisa...Batch & Mrs. Batch.

Cheers, Dave

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by PollyPocket on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 8:36pm

My 'net is going in and out again, but while I can........

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU all for coming!!!!! I hope you had a nice time with us cuz we sure loved having you here!

As soon as this connection is stable and I can stay on longer, I'll be putting up more pics.

Thank you Bill and Chuck for posting yours, they look great!

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by cash5542 on Jul 20^th, 2008 at 9:06pm

We just got home!! What a wonderful day yesterday was. The food was great. I can't believe no pictures. Bente made a beautiful cinnamon bread. I don't know what was best that Jenn made, the barbecue sandwiches (so tasty and tender) all the little biscuits, the potato salad and then if you had room there were wonderful chocolate desserts and strawberry pie. Lisa woke up this morning and said she was still full.

This was the first time Lisa and I had met more than one clusterhead at a time and it was really an experience. It was really good to get to talk without internet interuptions, ect. It really is a special unique family. Jenn went above and beyond to be the perfect hostess. Her daughter Hannah is every bit as sweet as Jenn is. It was great to meet her and here the perspective of being a child with a parent suffering rather than my situation of being a parent with a child suffering. Thank you to everyone for coming! It really made the day special!

My day ened with a bang, literally! Remember Jenn I said I almost didnt make it cause of tire problems? We put the spare on the front and came. Well we got on 95 and had a blow out on the back tire!!! No spare either. 2 flat tires in one day!!!We got towed on a flat bed truck to Alexandria and got in at 12:30. Lots of details that I'm leaving out but we made it! 1 1/2 hr trip in 3 1/2 hrs!!! Oh well, at least it wasn't an accident and it sure was worth it!

Thanks again!!!

Charlotte and Lisa

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Post by sandie99 on Jul 21^st, 2008 at 5:08am

Great pictures! :)
It looks that everyone had a wonderful time, fantastic!!! :)

Sanna

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Post by Tiannia on Jul 21^st, 2008 at 2:37pm

It looks like you all had a great time.

Poor Svenn looks like he is in a sauna though. :-[ Humid Hot Summer days are not a fun place to be, even when you are used to it.

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by alienspacebabe on Jul 21^st, 2008 at 7:16pm

So so :'( I could be there, honeybunnysnookiewukkumssweetie!

So SO ;D you folks had such a fantastic time! Thanks for sharing the pics with us!

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by PollyPocket on Jul 21^st, 2008 at 9:51pm

Sorry this has taken so long. Im having a terrible time staying connected- can't even stay on long enough to get pics uploaded :(

First I want to thank each and every one of you who came to our house on Saturday. I feel so blessed and honored to have you as my guests. A very special thank you to my Hannah, for working so hard to help me get everything prepared and working behind the scenes and giving me the time to enjoy your company.

Seeing Bill, Chuck, Pete and Joyce again was wonderful. Svenn and Bente are so warm and kind and meeting them was truly a thrill for me! Svenn, next time- GO INSIDE DAMMIT. ;) Svenn is truly charming in every way! In spite of the language barrier, great big hugs transcend all obstacles and Bente’s sweet personality showed in so many ways. Her delicious cinnamon bread was a huge hit! My little nephew gave her the thumbs up and a YUM!

Charlotte and Lisa, what a joy to meet both of you. I could see Lisa’s sparkle as you pulled up in the driveway and being able to wrap my arms around you and hug you both was just what I needed!!! Thank you so much for the cookies! Darryl did take one and was instantly threatened with immediate death if he took another- MINE!!!

I honestly did forget to take pics of the food, but we had pork bbq, crabs, ham/cheese biscuits, bacon tomato cups (Bill was instantly addicted to those-I knew they would rock your world!!!), melons, vegetable platter with dip, potato salad and for dessert chocolate cake, éclair dessert and strawberry pie (we won’t even mention how many slices of pie Lisa had!) Am I forgetting anything?

I found out from Bill that Chuck was coming- what a wonderful surprise! The hugs and ass grabs were abundant but what do you expect when Chuck is in the midst of things?? And you call ME crazy???? I wasn’t the one stripping in my dining room! LOL

When the day wound down Bill, Chuck, Darryl and I sat on the front porch talking. I got to hear Darryl’s view of the day, what it was like for him to meet other CH’ers. Later, after all had left, Hannah, Darryl and I relived the day and it was interesting to hear their perspectives. They both saw, for the first time, someone other than me get hit. I think it was a profound moment for Darryl when he realized that life continues, noone freaks out, ice is gotten, o2 hooked up… it is what it is, and life continues.

Hannah asked me later, “What’s the percentage of people who have ch? One percent? That’s so weird because 50% of the people in my backyard had it!” I think she went away with a new understanding. Darryl told me its given him a lot to think about.

I can’t begin to tell y’all how special that was to me and I so look forward to seeing you all again. Anyone new, if you get the chance to meet other clusterheads, just go. Do it. You will never forget the feeling.

I got me some clusterlove. :D

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by swimchica623 on Jul 21^st, 2008 at 10:56pm

I am going to get the pictures from my moms camera uploaded ASAP!!! Got back not too late yesterday but I was soo tired and had to get ready for a busy day of teaching lessons, swimming, and coaching today. Should get some more pictures up tomorrow so watch out!
I had sooooooo much fun Saturday thank you Jen and entire family for welcoming us to your beautiful home!!!!

I only had umm half the strawberry pie. But only because I couldn't have the other two rich chocolate desserts!!! I had to make up for it! OMG SO GOOD!!! And it was competing with Amish pies!!

Ok gotta go to bed pictures tomorrow....

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Post by Guiseppi on Jul 21^st, 2008 at 11:22pm

Okay.....now it's back to back get togethers I've missed.....Joe is GREEN with envy!!! Looks like an awesome time was had by all!!! ;D

Guiseppi

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by ClusterChuck on Jul 21^st, 2008 at 11:45pm

Guiseppi wrote on Jul 21^st, 2008 at 11:22pm:

Okay.....now it's back to back get togethers I've missed.....

And the ability to ~~grope your sexy buns~~ give you a big hug, has been sorely missed.

You need to get out more, son!

Chuck

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Post by Brew on Jul 22^nd, 2008 at 7:05am

Guiseppi wrote on Jul 21^st, 2008 at 11:22pm:

Okay.....now it's back to back get togethers I've missed.....Joe is GREEN with envy!!! Looks like an awesome time was had by all!!! ;D

Guiseppi

Looks to me like Joe is CYAN with envy.

Title: Re: Virginia BBQ Free-for-all... WITH pics!
Post by JimLaff on Jul 22^nd, 2008 at 10:22am

Looks like a great time. Thanks for the pics.

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Post by Guiseppi on Jul 22^nd, 2008 at 10:42am

Looks to me like Joe is CYAN with envy.

Piss up a rope Brew! ;D As Christy will cheerfully tell you, I'm also color blind! :P

Guiseppi