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Username: Ghetto_butterfly
Post Number: 842
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 26, 2008 - 9:06 pm: |    |
I'm sorry I didn't make it. Too many last minute things left to do. I'm leaving in the morning BUT I want you all to know - I'll be missing each and every one of you I've met during my years in the D, I love you all and I love Detroit (crying right now). I'll be in touch via this website and I'll see you on the Other Side
Love and Peace,
Juliette |
Kathleen
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Username: Kathleen
Post Number: 2869
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, May 26, 2008 - 9:55 pm: | |
Yes, it was a small gathering by annual DYes Picnic standards, but a good time was had by all. I counted about 25 total, including offspring, spouses, and friends. And what a great day to be on Belle Isle...perfect weather!
Thanks to all who came or dropped by...sharing food and drink, enjoying good camaraderie and great conversion, and making new acquaintances!
Thanks for your kind words. It was our pleasure. Let's do it again next year.
Ghetto Butterfly: We missed you, and we will miss you. Best wishes on your new adventure, Juliette! |
Patrick
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Username: Patrick
Post Number: 5416
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, May 26, 2008 - 10:26 pm: | |
Take care and best wishes to Ghetto Butterfly!Come back and visit! |
Sean_of_detroit
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Username: Sean_of_detroit
Post Number: 508
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 6:30 am: | |
What do you guys think about having two? Another one right before Labor Day?
Django, I had no idea that was your doing. My sister is a art nut (and an art teacher), and she LOVES your work. She has shown examples (pictures) to her class, believe it or not.
How long have you been doing that? |
Django
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Username: Django
Post Number: 596
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 7:13 am: | |
Thats great, I love hearing that kind of stuff Sean_O
Probably started 4 yrs ago. Theres a guy out in Ann Arbor, he, I believe, owns the used record store (cant remember the name) upstairs next to nickles arcade. He stacks some AMAZING ROCKS. all in the Arb park river. There beautifuly rounded stones, he stacks them in the middle of the small river. I totally admire him. The rocks are almost perfectly round (or oval) Hes really amazing. I dont know if he still does them or not. I got the idea from him. That was my favorite spot on Belle Isle and I made one, then two, then five, then ppl started noticing them. Probably the greatest experience of my life was meeting everyone who stopped by to check them out.
I hope to try and do a few this year. Hopefully the grounds crew wont be knockin them over every morning this time. |
Dtowncitylover
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Username: Dtowncitylover
Post Number: 140
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 7:33 am: | |
Yes please! We should have more than one, have one every weekend, picnics everywhere, MWHAHAHAHA!•• Anyways, yes another picnic would be nice. |
Django
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Username: Django
Post Number: 598
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 7:34 am: | |
By the way, I know theres more pics out there of the picnic. Am I the only one whose going to post em? |
Aiw
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Username: Aiw
Post Number: 6638
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 10:53 am: | |
Sorry I missed it. My day kind of got away from me... (Time has been doing a lot of that lately). |
Ndmom
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Username: Ndmom
Post Number: 96
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 11:21 am: | |
I am really glad I attended the picnic. It was just a very relaxed atmosphere. My husband enjoyed meeting everyone also. Thank you Kathleen for organizing. Dave, Kathleen's husband, makes the best brownies ever!•• |
Pam
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Username: Pam
Post Number: 4101
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 11:36 am: | |
quote:Dave, Kathleen's husband, makes the best brownies ever!••
Those were good brownies. Pardon my bad manners- belated thanks to Kathleen and Dave. |
Kathleen
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Username: Kathleen
Post Number: 2870
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 11:53 am: | |
Thanks again for the kind words!! And let me express our thanks to all of you who contributed and who helped tear down and pack up and leave the place spotless! We really appreciated everyone's help throughout the day.
I haven't had a chance to download my photos, but will try to do so this evening and post a few. |
Kathleen
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Username: Kathleen
Post Number: 2871
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 8:53 pm: | |
Here are a few photos from this year's picnic. Enjoy!
Remembering ItsJeff
All set up and ready to go!
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Lowell
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Username: Lowell
Post Number: 4817
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 9:45 pm: | |
Great Pics Kathleen! A special thanks to you and Grillmaster Dave for all your hard work in pulling all this together. Kudos to Cub for the terrific bread pudding. Here is a pic I found captured on my camera by Django when he borrowed it for a while.
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The_rock
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Username: The_rock
Post Number: 2376
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 7:47 am: | |
jjaba, Ray36---we gotta show up for this function next year. Nice pictures, nice intimate group. Look at all those young Forumers. Between the three of us, we could recite over 200 years of Detroit history and stories of old, Bet we could have
them all asleep in a half hour.
jjaba, drive down in the Dexter bus,and bring your Cass Tech year book, Ray,cruise down on your motorcycle and bring old Police Academy final exam test scores, I'll see if I can locate another '48 Crosley, will bring my Martin Guitar and we can sing that old-time favorite, "It ain't no sin to take off your skin, and dance around in your bones". Bet even Lowell does not remember that one. Hope I can remember the words. |
Django
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Username: Django
Post Number: 632
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 8:47 am: | |
Thanks Kathleen and Lowell, I happen to know theres a few more pics out there GANNON.
I just like to see myself on the internets |
Gannon
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Username: Gannon
Post Number: 12985
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 12:25 pm: | |
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Gannon
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Username: Gannon
Post Number: 12987
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 12:30 pm: | |
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Django
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Username: Django
Post Number: 638
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 12:32 pm: | |
Who the hell is Mr. Orange? Hmmmmmmmmmm |
Missnmich
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Username: Missnmich
Post Number: 645
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 12:43 pm: | |
Kathleen --
I appreciate that you and your husband work so hard to keep this tradition alive. Some day, maybe next year, I'll be in Michigan at the right time to attend. |
Gannon
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Username: Gannon
Post Number: 12988
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 12:45 pm: | |
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Gannon
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Username: Gannon
Post Number: 12989
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 12:52 pm: | |
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Django
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Username: Django
Post Number: 643
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 3:02 pm: | |
Lowell, the main reason I borrowed your camera was to get your pic. Wheres the ones I took of you? The cameraman never gets his pic taken. Lets see at least one. |
Gumby
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Username: Gumby
Post Number: 1740
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 4:18 pm: | |
Sorry I didn't make it down this year guys. The gass prices are really making it difficult to make it down there as often as I would like. |
Sean_of_detroit
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Username: Sean_of_detroit
Post Number: 574
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 11:34 pm: | |
Just for the record, who showed up? |
Mayor_sekou
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Username: Mayor_sekou
Post Number: 2415
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 11:48 pm: | |
I totally forgot. Next year. |
Downriviera
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Username: Downriviera
Post Number: 525
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 - 12:26 pm: | |
Oh, it was Belle Isle? I went to Zug Isle. |
Gistok
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Username: Gistok
Post Number: 6921
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 1:57 pm: | |
How the heck can you forget?
We plastered it over every forum on DetroitYES!!
LOL...  |
Yooper
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Username: Yooper
Post Number: 144
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 2:39 pm: | |
LOL! Hey Gistok: how do you make those real smiley faces? |
Django
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Username: Django
Post Number: 683
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 4:31 pm: | |
Im also curious about the smileys.
Im also down for a second picnic. Why not. Maybe a different spot like at Itsjeffs place. Thats my favorite part of the island anyway. Swimming in that canal or whatever it is by the lighthouse would be fun. Wouldnt be fair to put this on Kathleen though. Can we have a nomination of someone, (not me).<smiley face |
Pam
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Username: Pam
Post Number: 4116
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 5:37 pm: | |
Use a : and ) close together and it automatically makes a smiley. |
Sarge
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Username: Sarge
Post Number: 887
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 5:50 pm: | |
Thanks for sharing the pics. Too bad we can't match folks with their monikers. I guess I can always speculate:
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Django
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Username: Django
Post Number: 688
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 6:19 pm: | |
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Django
Member
Username: Django
Post Number: 689
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 6:21 pm: | |
not every days gonna be great, I think? |
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