I want to be first to thank you to Rippem, Axa, 5pm and "The little guy" for a great time in the islands this weekend. Fairly good weather, great friends, wonderful drinks (thanks Axa) and just plain good times. You guys are great and your "boathouse life" is awesome. Too bad Sunday was the best "buzz-day" for us, figures, the day ya gotta go home is the best party day!!!!!

Anyway way, good to get to know you Randy, Dave, Mike and Peter and all the pretty and wonderful better-halfs. Thanks again you guys, I had a real good time (even if I can't keep up with you).

Third,

Axa and Rip are still there on this gorgeous monday. We didn't get home till around 11 last night. It was a great weekend and a lotta fun. You are all great people (I'd expect nothing less from pond folks) I haven't had the chance yet to download my pics yet but between all the cameras there's alot of incriminating evidence floating around. I believe the highlight of the weekend for the boathousers was when you took those dirty nasty toe jam filled feet of yours and tread upon the sacred deck of the 353. I could feel the anxiety from 4 boats away. Had you been there with a full bucket, or filling one, we'd have needed an AED to revive Rip. I salute you! I'm sure as a result, Rip spent the majority of this beautiful morning chamoising and mumbling incoherently to himself.

Good people, great time. Performance boating at it's best. Let the uplaoding of pics begin. I can't get anything done about that right now as I'm just in off the River and off to work...but I will... Entertained Axa's wife and drank his beer today as he was busy.

ThirdBird, don't forget my disc of pics, we'll all swap...uh...exchange pictures that is.

Was at the same beach today to get out of the wind it was beautiful there today. So this dude leaves the beach with his wife and three kids in a Park rental boat, I'm in the water, he says hi, I say how ya' doin' and that it's a beautiful day. He says "looked like you had a pretty good time yesterday" with a big sly grin....I thought his wife was going to deck him.

Thanks, Julie, Sue, Kitty, Dianne, Gail, and Samantha...

I may have to make that first venture into the Uncensored Forum to view some of the evidence from the weekend.

5 inch...actually given my line of work, I was thinking in terms of what bones were going to snap when Third lost his azz on all that wax...Excuse me...Third calls it GLAZE don't 'ya Dave??

Ya know Rip, in a more coherant frame of mind, I never would have set foot on your deck but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

It's those damn early morning bloodies, they do it to me every time!!!!

And, ahhhh yes, the deck glaze (I think I mock glazed it a bit for you didn't I? I tend to get a little "open" if you know what I mean. Then I fell off Axa's boat and lost Bruces Bud glasses. I'm just a classy guy, eh?

Long live Montrose Rip (oh, wait, they're long dead). Nice to see another fellow music dinasour!!!!!

We didn't have a digital camara so our pics will have to be scanned, they'll pop up here when you least expect it.

5P, we never swapped Donzi/Crow stickers. Actually, I didn't bring any sticky crows along. Didn't want to offend on our first get-together. But, next time, all's fair in love and boating dude!!!!!!!!!! The birds will land at 2:00 am while you're cuddling Miss Kitty!

No wait, did you say swap???????? Anytime Rip, you've got quite a little "hottie" there dude!!!

next year we're comming ....(going)

We need to get XCAV8 up here, Sonic or not, those two could liven up any party!!!!!!

speakin' of swappin', who got the pics of me, julie, and dianne in third's cabin? That retro ultra suede does somethin' to chicks!

You bastid!!!!!! So thats what all the mess was down there!!!!!

Thanks for the compliment...err...gentlemen? I went below to help 5 out, and all I got was Third at the helm workin' the bucket! That was scary, huh 5? Enough to turn anybody off.

No question XCAV8's gal is the best sport on the forum.

(disclaimer: I have no idea who they are......)