The First Gather Fourth of July Picnic: OHC Party UPDATE!!!

IT'S ALMOST HERE! Gather's first Fourth of July Picnic hosted by the Old Hippies Corner (OHC) is cranked up and ready to go! Hey, Dannielle S. has written an awesome OHC Picnic Theme Song! Get out the guitars!

For the new folks just tuning in:
1) Before or during the Fourth, post an image, song, poem, recipe or whatever around the picnic categories below. Feel free to create your own theme! Please title all your contributions to the picnic: OHC Picnic: (your title)

2) Just like the First OHC Contest, all posts will be added to the OHC time capsule. It will to be planted with great celebration later this year in a remote location of Nevada (see the Colonel's images Time Capsule )

3) On the Fourth, the Colonel will post an OHC Picnic article. Partygoers can communicate with each other via comments while we sit down for a little BBQ on the OHC porch and watch fireworks for the evening.

Cool stuff already posted:

Recipes from the Vaults of my Mind: OHC Fourth of July Picnic 
by donna f.
OHC Picnic: theme song
by Dannielle S.

Deep Purple at the OHC July 4th Picnic???
by Jake S.

Drunken Summer Fruit Salad (and One for the Kiddies)
by donna f.

OHC Picnic Cajun Shrimp to Die For
by Marlene Blanco

Some noteworthy excerpts from RSVPs to date:

I will be there for sure with bells on my nose…Mariana T.

I could try…a baby back ribs technique. Mines pretty easy and relatively foolproof.  Jake S.

…Hey! We can call it "Gatherstock!" Bonnie L.

…I'll be arriving on the Transcendental Stairway with some tasty take-out from Alice's Restaurant. Cheryl C.

…am baking a huge brownie that's about ten feet across. I have some hula-hoops and my old pogo stick to bring too...are we going to be throwing horseshoes? Mariana T.

Send Big Molly on up. I'll be wearing my Strawberry Hill T-shirt and Levis. Alice still makes her wavy gravy. I'll need a head count by the first. Cheryl C.

WE can tie dye the sky Cat Givens

I'll bring some apple pie with that crust that my great grandma "Ma" made.
Does anyone have one of those old fashion ice cream makers? Jan H.

Woohooo - water for kayak - I'm happy now :) do we get Gators with our Bayou? Summer Foovay

This just sounds like a great time! Thanks for the invite. I'd like to bring a little spicy music from New Orleans…

Polk Salad Annie
Gator got your granny
Chomp - chomp chomp

Richard McGirr

…I'll be there with my puppy and 2 cats for sure. Ever barbecued with beer - it's awesome! See you then. Martha Jette

AYEEE !!! Sounds like a Party to be in on. You know me water and good food and freinds are No 1 ingredients. Would be my pleasure to attend. Will make Cajun Shrimp Skewers(Kabobs) and bring the Burlap Sacks for a two partner sack race. Can' t wait see you there.
TOOT A LOU Marlene Blanco

Hey Colonel, Ellie Mae and I will sure try to make it. Sounds like a real whiz bang fandango! Lee Hereford

Woohoo, I'll look forward to meeting T'Billy and Tante Marie (long as she promises not to upend the kayak 'cause she's darn near as long and probably much heavier!). It's weird, I know, but I like gators…the fox that dens across the river has accepted our invite, and I'm working on getting that woodchuck to talk to me about it. The water nixies will drag him out of the den so we can discuss it if they have to. They want to come, too. Being River nixies they'll just swim on down and kick their heels under the dock with T'Billy and enjoy the music. Summer Foovay

Gretel is on "her" way. Lookin' fer some real BBQ...and will bring some original Boston Baked Beans recently uncovered at Plymouth Plantation. Gretel Monster

I can hula-hoop around my neck, but my waist I can't do. I blame my big butt, although I think it has more to do with lack of skill. Jayne Jezebel

Oh by the way, I've got a blue berry pie coming soon and maybe a little local rock n roll/surf/garage band. They're nice fellas. I think they'd get along with everyone. Jayne Jezebel

My peppers ought to be ripe just about then Col. I have three types if you need more, I'll hit the farmers market. Stephen Schneider

Other A-List Highlights

Jude Cowell plans to bring Inga and Diaphany to the party!

Martha Jette will DJ all the "Oldie But Goodies" music, Doo-Whop on!

Phill Armes will fly to the OHC from the UK to be the party's honorary Brit! This is really cool because the Fourth started out as a Brit basher in the old days - Here's a cold pint to you, mate...Cheers!

OHC Fourth of July Picnic Categories (examples, please contribute your own themes):

Tall Tales (e.g., The dumbest thing I ever did with fireworks - my parents had to leave town and the neighbors were glad to see us go, Veteran's Corner – story, image, poem or song relating your service in the Armed services)

Music (e.g., Best Music Links for a Blogosphere Picnic, I saw *** at the Fourth of July Rock Concert at ***, I wrote this song after a pint of Jack D.)

Food (e.g., Nobody makes a BBQ sauce like mine, Best Nutria Rat Pie Recipe, How to BBQ Tofu – are you kidding?)

Pets (e.g., My dog hates fireworks and goes under the bed for a week)

Kids (e.g., "Hon, who took the Roman Candles, they were right here?)

Bring your animals if you can, all mine will be there. My gators, Tante Marie and T'Billy, have their red, white & blue kerchiefs on! Sage and Big Molly are planning to attend. They are not spring chickens anymore but can still shake a tail feather. You can meet Miss Pete, my truck, and crawl around the 1300-pound Possum Trophy that I tried (and failed) to deliver to WM H. after the first OHC contest.

Party On!

Colonel Possum

29 June 2006