[JONAT] JONAT --> FW: [pub] You're invited to the Fourth Annual Jag-Lovers Picnic

[Bob]

Steve  -  This Jag-Lovers picnic is up in your neck of the woods.  If they
could have this event a few weeks later in 2004, maybe we could link up with
this event.  Do you want to make some preliminary contacts with this group ?

Bob

|-----Original Message-----
|From: owner-pub@jag-lovers.org [mailto:owner-pub@jag-lovers.org]On
|Behalf Of Mike Eck
|Sent: April 19, 2003 10:02 AM
|To: xk@jag-lovers.org
|Subject: [pub] You're invited to the Fourth Annual Jag-Lovers Picnic
|
|
|Dear Fellow Jag-Lovers,
|
|As the last of the snow finally disappears from the roadsides and the days
|get longer and warmer, it's easier to think about driving Jaguars and
|meeting other Jag-Lovers.  And what better place than at the Fourth Annual
|Jag-Lovers Picnic.  This is one event that anyone within driving distance
|should be sure to attend;  ask anyone who had been to one before.
|
|Those of you who have had the privilege of meeting your fellow Jag-Lovers
|face-to-face know that it's a lot of fun, sort of like meeting an
|old friend
|for the first time.  That's the idea behind the Jag-Lovers picnic.
|
|Three years ago I had the idea of inviting the friends we've made on the
|internet lists to come to a picnic in New Jersey so we could get together
|for an afternoon and swap stories and admire cars.  I figured maybe a dozen
|nearby people would show up.
|
|As it turned out, about 80 people came from many different states.  The
|Cunninghams came down from upstate Vermont in their '52 XK120, the Kruegers
|drove in from Michigan in their '140 DHC, there were people from Florida,
|Ohio, Virginia, Georgia, and all points in between.  Needless to say we had
|a great time and it has since become an annual event.
|
|Remember, this is not a car show (although I imagine there will be quite a
|few Jaguars there), it is a gathering of like-minded individuals getting
|together in person to share the camaraderie that was started on
|these lists.
|We have private picnic grounds, an all-you-can-eat picnic lunch, door
|prizes, a 30 mile run through the back roads, and a lot of friendly people
|having a good time.  Bringing a Jaguar is not necessary; many people bring
|pictures of their work-in-progress.
|
|On Saturday night the locals get together at the picnic grounds with the
|out-of-town Jag-Lovers and leave for supper at 6:00, then return afterwards
|for the June edition of our famous "First Tuesday" meeting (see the writeup
|in the March 2002 edition of Porter's "XK Gazette").  We sit around, drink
|beer, swap lies, admire cars, share pictures and videos, and generally have
|a great time, extending far into the night.
|
|There is more information in the International Events Calendar at
|http://www.jag-lovers.org/events/event_view.php3?id=280
|
|There is a write-up and slide show about the previous picnic at...
|http://www.jag-lovers.org/modern/picnic02/
|
|Here are some pictures and impressions from previous events....
|http://www.jag-lovers.org/snaps/snap_view.php3?id=1031013635
|http://www.jag-lovers.org/snaps/snap_view.php3?id=991793675
|http://www.jag-lovers.org/snaps/snap_view.php3?id=991793060
|http://www.jag-lovers.org/snaps/snap_view.php3?id=960585374
|http://www.jag-lovers.org/snaps/snap_view.php3?id=960295791
|http://www.angelfire.com/de/ffce/picnic.html
|
|
|So mark June 1 on your calendars, and then drop me an email
|(MikeEck@optonline.net ) to let me know you're coming so I can make sure we
|have enough food!  I'll also put you on the mailing list for directions and
|other information.
|
|Hope to see you all there!
|
|Mike Eck