On Wed, 26 May 2004 10:17:45 -0500, "El Roto"
wrote:

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:"Snowbird" wrote in message
. com...
: The 401st gathering of the Ilk took place at Pinckneyville
: this weekend with thousands in attendence
:
:snip
:
:I crafted a marvelously witty response to this thread last night and the
:server seems to have lost it - yah, that's what happened, the server lost
:it. I'm sticking with that.

You mean this one?

:
:I found driving to be the best method. Dallas, TX - Ft. Smith, AR -
:Springfield, MO,- Elgin, IL,- PVY...what could be simpler?
:
:The company was wonderful, the kite flying was dangerous, the hospitality
:was off the charts (as always)...I think I'll try to shorten the intervals
:between my appearances; that's too much fun to wait 5 years to do again!