Boy this rendezvous stuff is a big load!  Bones and I met this morning to discuss some final issues and to go over all that has to be done once the rendezvous gets going and there were still some things left undone, but we think we have everything straight now.

I really thought everything was pretty much done over a week ago, but the devil in the details is starting to come out of the woodwork now.  That’s OK, it’s going to be a blast and we are ready for a good time!

For those of you who are planning on coming down and playing or just to watch the antics that goes on at our rendezvous, you are in for a real treat this year.  Lots and lots of extra work has gone into a bunch of it and you will just have to be there to see it!

Bones has selected some really great prizes to be given away to the “winners” of each of the events and for the raffle!  A very special blanket has been made by Hot Sparks cousin and it’s BEAUTIFUL!!!

The center patch is this years logo that will be on everyone’s shirt that they ordered and if you procrastinated and didn’t order one, you will be a sad baby because they are really cool!  The rest of the quilt was made out of past rendezvous shirts logos!  Remember, this our 30th year for pulling off this rendezvous and Hot Spark had a GREAT idea to have this quilt made up!  I thank her cousin deeply for making it and donating her time and efforts!

This picture does not do the blanket justice, but you get the drift of what this thing looks like and I want to win it very badly!  What JoAnn did where there wasn’t a rendezvous shirt for that year, she wrote on a blank shirt who was the Booshway and what year, so all 30 years is accounted for!  The blanket is the size of a King Size bed and she also made two matching pillow cases for it!  They match the pattern that surrounds the 30 years center patch.  The back of the blanket is made of this same pattern.

So, don’t forget to buy some raffle tickets!  This blanket is planned to be the first raffle item given away on Sunday night!  So, get your tickets and get a bunch because everyone who buys a ticket, even one, will be in the drawing and it’s not going to be an easy win!

The other raffle prizes are great as well and we are expecting others to donate more to the effort once we get to the rendezvous site!  It’s going to be a rendezvous to remember and I sure hope you are planning on attending!

The evening activities that are planned are going to be marked down in history as well!  Some very fun things are going to happen and you sure don’t want to miss any of it!  So, my advise to you is to come down no later than Friday and plan on staying through Monday morning.  Bring your travel trailer, camper, coach, tent or just a plain old tarp.  Load up your coolers full of food and drinks, hit the bank for a couple of notes and come on down!  There is no charge for camping, only for buying raffle tickets if you want them.  The rest is all free and for a good time!  If you do plan on shooting at the range, remember it’s a blackpowder only shoot and you are limited to a maximum of 20 grains of powder, no more.  Your entry fee for that is a gift worth at least $20 to be put on the blanket and the top shooter (the one with the highest score) will get first pick off the blanket, the second highest score will get second pick etc. and everyone wins!  So make sure the prize you put down is something that you would like to be picking up when your turn comes, because you just might come in last place!  (insert grinny face here)

Remember too, that even though this is a mountain man rendezvous, not everyone wears leathers or loin clothes, only those who want to show off.  If you are a loin cloth type of person, be sure and sunscreen the sides of your rear end!

RENDEZVOUS!!!!!

Bears Butt

August 19, 2013