Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:19:03 +0000 (UTC) From: Howler Subject: [BARGE] Trip Report 2010 Arrived Tuesday, left of Sunday.=C2=A0 Many beers, some great scotch (thank= s Bingo), seeing some truly wonderful folks and playing a few hands of poke= r in between.=C2=A0=20 Thoughts and thanks for Barge 2010=20 =E2=80=A2 Karaoke is an event best played somewhat sober ( I do not rem= ember the last half of the night but I hear tell I had a great time)=C2=A0 = Bringing my guitar next year.=20 =E2=80=A2 Nolan your a great friend and thanks for the wine, and the ki= nd words you had for me and my wife.=C2=A0 Y ou are a class act.=20 =E2=80=A2 Pizza, 'nuff said.=20 =E2=80=A2 Great seeing Ploink this year, welcome back.=20 =E2=80=A2 Thanks to Deron for sweating the NL with me this year.=C2=A0 = I owe you some beers and some tokes next year, DO NOT let me forget.=20 =E2=80=A2 Congrats to the Virgins for winning the last longer.=C2=A0 Ju= st wait till next year.=C2=A0=20 =E2=80=A2 Barry's talk at the banquet was very good.=C2=A0 I do like yo= ur book but I think I might actually go out and buy another copy for $16.= =C2=A0 Thanks again Barry.=20 =E2=80=A2 Too much to do, not enough time to do it all=20 =E2=80=A2 The organizers continue to out do themselves every year. =C2= =A0 Thanks Nick, Mick, and Peter=20 =E2=80=A2 Thanks Sharon and Dan for EVERYTHING !!!!!=C2=A0=20 =E2=80=A2 Binions STILL having Fosters as a choice for the beer footbal= ls: priceless!!=20 =E2=80=A2 For those I saw but didn=E2=80=99t mention, please forgive my= memory. =C2=A0 I enjoyed everyone=E2=80=99s company and met some new frien= ds as well.=20 =E2=80=A2 The the Binions staff, you folks are awesome.=C2=A0 Thanks fo= r helping to=C2=A0make this the best barge ever.=20 =E2=80=A2 Thanks to UN, Barry, Betty and Lou for letting me play the St= ud round=C2=A0at the CHORSE event.=C2=A0 If you ever need a player, I will = continue to be honored to play with you folks and call myself a Whitefish.= =20 =E2=80=A2 Seeing my youngest daughters eyes light up when she met the f= olks she has just heard and read about in legend, PRICELESS!!!=C2=A0 Probab= ly have both daughters in tow next year as the oldest turns 21 on Saturday,= August 13th.=20 =E2=80=A2 Take Care everyone and have a great and prosperous year!!=20 Hugs and Kisses=20 The Howler's=20