It's hard to believe that it is almost the middle of June already! We are in
the planning stages of the rally. Anyone that is planning on being
here,please let us know as soon as possible. If you don't have a good time
here, you just can't have a good time. There is room for about 35 coaches
and about 10 spots are taken. Nick will be singing. The coffee is hot, the
beer cold. Looking forward to seeing friends again, soon.
Bruce Knee
Hi Bruce,
It sure is comming up fast. Here is the link to the info.
http://www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?topic=4196.0
Nick-
Just a Blast from the Past.......Delaware Rally 06"
This year is going to be Bigger and Better.....
If you don't have fun, or didn't eat enough food, it's your own fault!
Nick-
I Can't Wait. Sure will Be good to get together with everyone.
I'll be heading down to Bruce's in 2 hours, I have to pick out my Parking spot ;D
Hi Ed,
You didn't have to drive to Bruces just to get your spot steaked... Well, Just don't take my spot! :'(
Nick-
Uut Ohhhh....
The pig just escaped! We have proof that it jumped over the pen fence via Bruce's security camera.
Has anybody seen it?
Nick I am leaving New York in a few hours and headed down to Delaware so I will keep a lookout up north for the pig,less than 6 weeks till the ralley and we can't wait to see everyone again. By the way Kathy and I were married on june 19th and are enjoying life as fulltimers,hope to see everyone soon Mike
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Dallas and I are so happy for you two. Both on the marriage and on the full timing. Maybe you will be able to make it to the TN rally. We would love to see you both and congratulate you in person. Give Kathy my best and scratch Cinnamon behind the ears for me! Cat
Congratulations Mike & Kathy on your wedding. I bet you guys had a great party up north at the wedding. Linda and I wish you both the very best of happiness and life together, if there was two people meant to be together I believe in my heart is you two.
We look forward to our extended celebrating of your marriage with you in August.
Drive safe, Congratulations again.
Gary
Quote from: Nick Badame Refrig. Co. on June 30, 2007, 05:03:48 AM
Uut Ohhhh....
The pig just escaped! We have proof that it jumped over the pen fence via Bruce's security camera.
Has anybody seen it?
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They have been spotted heading North. (Sneaky)
It seems the Pig found some Boston pork butt at Hooters on the Beach and they decided to make a run for the border.
They are just south of Capemay in the Delaware Bay, so Nick see if you can round them up and bring them back. (To Bruce's NOT Hooters)
After all the Rally is only a little more than a Month away, I for one can't wait.
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Hay ED,
I went down to Light House Point this morning and I found our pig. Seems he found some friends too...
One problem, I had to leave them on the beach cause I have no way to transport them. ???
I could sure use some help! Before they decide to take off again...
Nick-
Quote from: Nick Badame Refrig. Co. on July 04, 2007, 07:34:43 PM
Hay ED,
I went down to Light House Point this morning and I found our pig. Seems he found some friends too...
One problem, I had to leave them on the beach cause I have no way to transport them. ???
I could sure use some help! Before they decide to take off again...
Nick-
Nick why didn't ya take the coach, an invite them to the rally? They would've loaded right up for the ride! BK ;D
Quote from: mikeH8H-649 on July 01, 2007, 03:12:28 AM
Nick I am leaving New York in a few hours and headed down to Delaware so I will keep a lookout up north for the pig,less than 6 weeks till the ralley and we can't wait to see everyone again. By the way Kathy and I were married on june 19th and are enjoying life as fulltimers,hope to see everyone soon Mike
Hi Mike & Kathy,
Congrats! It finnally happened..... Michelle & I wish you two many happy years together!
See you both soon....
Nick & Michelle
Ed and Bruce,
Our pigs are now far far into Deliverance....
Oh, how will we get them back now..........
http://www.maniacworld.com/squirrel-vs-penguin.htm
Watch closely, and you will see!
Nick-
Quote from: Nick Badame Refrig. Co. on July 05, 2007, 07:25:57 PM
Ed and Bruce,
Our pigs are now far far into Deliverance....
Oh, how will we get them back now..........
http://www.maniacworld.com/squirrel-vs-penguin.htm
Watch closely, and you will see!
Nick-
Nick not to worry! I'll call my cousin Cooter, who is cousins with the 2 Duke Boy's and see if the Boys ever rounded 'm up 'er not! If they did I'll ask him to ask them to keep'm on the farm and to fat'n up a bit instead of chase'n 'm around mak'n lean Bacon! LOL ! Of course if they do this for ya, ya might end up with some mighty peculiar redneck show'n up for the Hog Roast'n ! ;D
It all leads back to an act of theft and child abuse in the olden days.
Haven't you ever heard:
Tom, Tom, The Pipers Son,
Stole a Pig and away he run.
Tom was beat, the Pig was eat,
And Tom went howling down the Street!
Quote from: Dallas on July 06, 2007, 02:20:22 AM
It all leads back to an act of theft and child abuse in the olden days.
Haven't you ever heard:
Tom, Tom, The Pipers Son,
Stole a Pig and away he run.
Tom was beat, the Pig was eat,
And Tom went howling down the Street!
Actually I can't say I have ! LOL!
Quote from: Busted Knuckle on July 05, 2007, 09:04:00 PM
Quote from: Nick Badame Refrig. Co. on July 05, 2007, 07:25:57 PM
Ed and Bruce,
Our pigs are now far far into Deliverance....
Oh, how will we get them back now..........
http://www.maniacworld.com/squirrel-vs-penguin.htm
Watch closely, and you will see!
Nick-
Nick not to worry! I'll call my cousin Cooter, who is cousins with the 2 Duke Boy's and see if the Boys ever rounded 'm up 'er not! If they did I'll ask him to ask them to keep'm on the farm and to fat'n up a bit instead of chase'n 'm around mak'n lean Bacon! LOL ! Of course if they do this for ya, ya might end up with some mighty peculiar redneck show'n up for the Hog Roast'n ! ;D
Hay BK,
If yer cousins bringin "Daisy Duke" back wit them,,,, well, thats ok.... com on over....
Nick-
Bruce,
You gotta come up here and pick up your pig, he's starting to make a big mess on the beach in Wildwood.
Seems he was also spotted in a night club last night drinking Rum Runners and eating Salt Water Taffys....
A customer of mine thinks he was also wearing a Jimmy Buffet Shirt.??
Yup,
My customer was right.... I just found the shirt near a jetty on the beach...
Oh Boy, only one month until the rally, Will we ever get him back in time?
Nick-
Find a pretty little female pig and have her do a quick flyover at the beach. I bet he will follow her right back home. If that doesn't work, tie a bottle of tequila around a back leg. How could he resist a female AND tequila???? Cat
Quote from: Nick Badame Refrig. Co.
Hay BK,
If yer cousins bringin "Daisy Duke" back wit them,,,, well, thats ok.... com on over....
Nick-
Sorry Nick but Daisy won't be able to make it, but Darlenelliemay Bettysuellen Duke probably can! If her parole officer will let her cross state lines!
Hi BK,
I found a cage to put the pigs in when I catch them........ Think it will do?
Nick-
Nick
It sounds like they are going to miss a really good rally.
Capt'n Ron
Where For Art Thou.?
Are you working? The beer is cold.
You Will Miss A good One.
There is room For maybe 10 more busses.
What time is it anyway?
It's 5 oclock somewhere!! See you guys in a couple of weeks.
Gary
Gary,Kathy and I are in New York right now working to get the property ready to build,we should be back in Delaware on the 2nd to help get everything ready for the ralley,looking forward to seeing you and Linda again as well as everyone else (Bruce I hope all goes well this weekend),see everyone soon Mike
342 hours to go. ;D
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I changed my surgery date so I could be at the rally. ;)
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See ya there ???
Ed,happy to see that you and Sue will be able to make it,wish Kathy and I were going to be there this weekend for the pre ralley but we have the family reunion this weekend in New York so we will be back in Delaware on the 2nd,looking forward to a great time Mike
Hi Mike,
Ya we will miss you this weekend.
We will be up in Oneonta, NY, next weekend for a kid's Quad party, maybe we could hook up for the drive back down.
We will see you in Delaware.
325 Hrs till the rally.
;D
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/225973/farting_pig_cartoon/
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8 day's 16 hrs. ;)
Good God the days for the rally is coming fast. I did a couple of S&S burnouts like at the Nascar races yesterday just to be sure the rig is free of her cobwebs for our trip up in just a matter of hours really the way time flies.
YOU'RE GONNA MISS A GOOD ONE IF YOU DO NOT COME!!!! It's not too late!!
Gary
Captain Ron will be in Sturgis SD
Ed & Gary,
You guy's are too funny! ......
The pig is gone........ I can't find him anywhere. And the rally is just 5 day's away...
Plan "B" No Pig... OK, how bout Cow! I know where I can get a couple dumb cows real cheap!
MOOOOooooooo
Quote from: Nick Badame Refrig. Co. on August 03, 2007, 07:32:50 PM
Ed & Gary,
You guy's are too funny! ......
The pig is gone........ I can't find him anywhere. And the rally is just 5 day's away...
Plan "B" No Pig... OK, how bout Cow! I know where I can get a couple dumb cows real cheap!
MOOOOooooooo
Tom Stole it!
Haven't you ever heard:
Tom, Tom,
The Pipers Son.
Stole a Pig
And Away He run!
The Pig was Beat,
Tom Was Eat,
And the Donner Party Went Howling Down the Street!
Gary's Delaware Rally Poem
4 day left to leave for Delaware,
People should come, hopefully from everywhere,
Bring your drinks, some food and what ever you please,
Cause We're gonna sing and party up at Bruce Knee's.
The party is scheduled for only 4 days,
We might even go to the beach on those really hot days,
Come in your Bus, Car, your S&S or RV,
We're also gonna celebrate the wedding of Mike & Kathy.
Come to relax and mix with the Northern Boys,
Plan on busing talk, and looking at our big toys,
Plan on seeing a space shuttle while there in person,
Built by Bill Glenn, a gem worth viewing I can tell you for certain.
A lot of work went into making this rally feasible,
planned by Michael, Roberta and Kathy to be pleasable,
If you attend this rally please remember before you leave,
Give these ladies thanks for the fun if you please.
Plan on singing a little Karaoke,
Maybe singing a little Merle, Okie from Muskogee,
There is a possibility that "Slowrider" may be able to attend,
Come on Frank, have fun & plan on singing with the Women & Men.
If your bus needs a fix or total conversion,
Be sure to see Bruce Knee for an affordable version,
A better busnut cannot be found,
With his success level and popularity, his feet are always on the ground.
Ednj is really excited too,
He's been counting the nights and days and watching the weather for you,
We all look forward to getting together,
Come on Ed, keep us informed of the daily weather.
Nick Badame with be there with his beautiful bus,
He now has installed Jakes, now he stops quicker than us,
You have to see Nick's MCI, the color of light sugar maple
It looks like a professional factory made, S&S.
This poem can go on, as you know I can babble,
Even as a kid I won contest playing scrabble,
Come if you can travel and please plan on having a lot fun,
But if you do, don't travel with an unlicensed Gun!!
Leave all your attitudes and problems at home,
Bruce has room for us all to park or just walk and roam,
We hope to see you all next week,
Travel safely with Gods Blessing, busing is not for the meek.
Gary
Hi Gary,
You are definitely a very talented man..... Leave it to Gary to make a Delaware Rally Poem.
Thanks!
Nick-
oh, BTW, I have your part..will bring it with me.
Nick,
Thanks for the parts, we are nearly ready to leave. Got the refer plugged in to get cold and Linda is Packing the S&S Wheel bearings with grease as we speak. hehehehe!! Yea, right!!
Gary
Gary,that was great,we are looking forward to seeing you and Linda on wed,Nick and Ed will also be here on wed,will be a great start to a long weekend,Kathy Bruce and I are trying to get things ready but man is it hot,have a safe trip and we will leave the lights on Mike
It has been hotter than a house of prostitution next to the House of Congress in Washington here also Mike. See you in a couple of days. Best to Kathy as well.
Oh, don't sweat getting everything done before everyone arrives, we will be there in time to help out and we will all do just fine no matter if all does not get done before everyone arrives. You'll wear yourself out and not have a good time if you work yourself to death in this heat.
Gary
There is still room for a few more buses so if anyone in the area wants to have some fun come on over,to hear Nick and Gary singing a duet is worth the trip Mike Of course having a bus is not required and there will also be a few here for sale if anyone is looking for one
Gee Gary I knew you were talented, but wow what a great poem. Now write one for our Texas Roundup! Just kidding. ;)
Have fun y'all.
Paul
Paul,
Consider it done, will attack this challenge after attending a wedding in a little while. Send me some info to work with. Number of buses, exact location of rally,dates to be held and some of the known people to attend and I'll do my and any other tid bits you want me to juggle in your poem if I can and will do my best for you. Oh, names of those helping you also, (Wife, kids or who ever).
Gary
Gary,
It's midnight Tuesday, Where are you?
I arrived at the Delaware Rally around 10:30 pm and I was hopeing you would have arrived by now.
Nick-
It's aired up and I'm out of here, see ya in a couple hour's
Ed ;D
Hi all,
It's thursday evening and the first of the food extravaganza's has started. Everybody has to be stuffed..
10 of us went out on Ross Carlisle's pontoon boat today and enjoyed the boat beach and got within 2 feet of a school of dolphins..
It was just a beautiful day! Later, just about everybody ended up in the pool. Gary LaBombard must have taken 100+ pics so far!
9 Busses here.. the rest are due in Friday... This Rally is getting better then last year allready.
Nick-
Knowing Gary I have to ask.....ONLY 100+ pics? Sure it isn't lots more? He really knows how to click! LOL
Hey Guys.... Cindy and John here - We are sitting in Boston at a confernece.... need to work to pay the way! We will be coming down there for the weekend. It will be either really late on Friday night (Saturday AM) or sometime Saturday Mid morning. Save us spot!!!
Quote from: CindyandJohn on August 10, 2007, 05:41:52 AM
Hey Guys.... Cindy and John here - We are sitting in Boston at a confernece.... need to work to pay the way! We will be coming down there for the weekend. It will be either really late on Friday night (Saturday AM) or sometime Saturday Mid morning. Save us spot!!!
Hi Cindy & John,
Got your e-mail... We have a spot saved for you! There is lots of food so, come Hungry..
Nick-
Hi Nick,
We will be hungry... I figure I have about a 6 or 7 hour drive.... i might not come the whole way tonight but am excited and may have that energy stored up to just go for it.... Gotta work... see you guys soon.
John
Okay, FINALLY got everything squared away and ready to hit the road. Hold a spot for me. Traffic & Bus Gods permitting I should be there about 7:30 pm.
South bound and down.
Hi Wayne,
I'm looking out for you...
The pig and all the trimmings are on the tables and I just finished up my portions. There is alot!
13 busses so far and a nice showing of 3 eagles too. I was a little busy today doing A/C repairs but most were in the pool.
The women were doing a fantastic job of the food prep all afternoon. Hats off to ya girls!! !!
We are still waiting for for Pat McNeil, Cindy & John, Howard Roman, Ray, & Don Reeves.
Till later
Nick-
Update....
16 busses here now and just absolutely the most friendliest folks....
The weather couldn't be better... Sunny and in the upper 70's.
I'm smelling tonights dinner cooking and I'm getting hungry....gotta go!
Nick-
Au shucks, Nick...you sure know how to hurt a guy!
Please say "Hi" to all of our DE friends......
Jackie & Bob
The Rally is now winding down and the clean up has started.
What a great time we had again. Everybody seemed to enjoy all that was planned. [especially the food]
I only too a hand full of pics but, Gary LaBombard has taken close to 700! I'm sure he will post them as soon as he arrives home.
Today, Roberta took all the kids to her restraunt to have them make pizza's. Boy, they all had fun...
I'd better get back to clean up..
Nick-
Top notch group of people at the Delaware rally and
documented in "film" by tireless Gary and his camera!!
Here's a preview of what's ahead: 700+ pictures!!!
Got back home late last night from the Delaware Rally. What a super time (and great food). I saw a number of new faces and toured some beautiful conversions. Many thanks to Bruce, Nick, Roberta, and all the others that helped pull together a really nice event.
Wayne
Being our first bus rally - we didnt know what to expect... IT WAS AWESOME!!!! lots of great people, great food, and great times! we will be at as many as we can! Thank You Bruce for having us at your wonderful home! Thank you to all those who made us feel like we were with family!
Cindy and John
Buying a bus........Thousands!
Comode, Mattress, & rope lighting..........Hundreds!
Rally-ing with 40 other Bus Nuts..........Priceless!
Thanks to all that attended the Delaware Rally 07'
We thought we couldn't top last years rally but, we did by a long shot..
To: Mike & Kathy Merrill, Bruce Knee, Sue & Ed Skiba, Bill & Roberta Glenn, Gary & Linda LaBombard, and all that helped. You guys are the Delaware Shinning Stars!
Thanks!
Nick, Michelle, BreAnna, Dana, & Nicky Badame
Rosemary and I got home late last night from Bruce's rally. We had a great time, met some new friends and got some ideas for the bus. Our thanks to all that put this togeather and cooked those fantastic meals.
Donn
We just got home about an hour ago, took 2 days to return. Man it is still hotter than the dickens and dry, dry, dry. S&S run good, thanks to all that helped me with my dash air problem and Ross for wiring me up that switch to use on high. We used it all the way home yesterday and today, thanks again Ross.
I have a lot of work to do for sorting out photos, I will do ASAP, I am tired out tonight and will try to start after awhile. I will post a new post here on MAK & BNO that they are available when I am done. It May not be until Sat. after all, got lots to do.
Of coarse I have a write up, very lengthy as usual, so if I bore you to death as usual just read the begining, middle and end and then skip back up to my web shots photo link I will post and go look at the photos'. Get a beverage, select the folders you want and let her rip. Hope you enjoy photo's & write up of one of the best rally's we ever attended. Each rally we personally attend seems to get it's little special place in our hearts as we attend them, we even took a extra day just to lay back and rest up before leaving. We laughed, drank and man did we ever eat, we sang, kids drove golf cart off and on, (This Time) Ate some more and celebrated two birthdays but you will see all we did when I post.
Thanks Bruce for the hospitality of letting us all use your house and property for this event, we sure hated to leave, something funny happened on the way home I will tell you in my post after we left but we made it alright anyhow. Make sure I have a site for next year and hopefully we will be with the Eagle. No promises about being there with the Eagle but we promise we will be there and now I have a definite goal more refined after all this fun we all had together to get that sucker done.
What else I have to say will be said in my "NEW" post perhaps by Saturday. Just watch for the post by me.
Have a good week, my butt has blisters from dragging on the ground with all we got to do.
See you all when my information is done. Hope you enjoy.
Gary
I'm glad everyone got home safely, I slept all day when I got home.
Gary I can't wait to see the picture's, I posted a few just to tease.
Well it was nice meeting everyone see you next time.
Ed
( surgery tomorrow)
We had a blast. This was our first bus rally and it was a great one. Bruce and company know how to throw a bash. One of the most telling statements the wife made was that everyone made her feel welcome. Not only that but we got to look at a lot of buses and meet some of the finest people on the planet.
I want to thank everyone who allowed us to tromp thru their buses and answer my seemingly endless questions. The ideas are still overwhelming and we are furiously trying to get them on paper before we forget.
I am sorry we missed most of the Karaoke, but we are already planning for next year. If you have not been , make plans and go!
Frank
Ed,
Good luck in your Surgery tomorrow, we will all be thinking of you all day but as I promised with today's technology you will be a very happy camper in weeks ahead. Do not do anything the DR. says not to do no matter how well you feel.
It was sure good to meet you and Sue And Daniel, a great bond was made by many this weekend and the circle will not be broken.
Good luck again, keep us informed of your progress.
Prayers also go your way from us all.
Gary