What happens at the Pork in the Pines ....... Stays at the Pork in the Pines

[Bubber]

Wow do I have some lies for you.

 

But I have to compile the volumes of notes I took.

I'll have to do it when I get home tonight.

I'll translate it into Canadian if I have time "A".

 

Bubber

 

To all that didn't come, you missed some dang good pork with all kinds of fixens.

To bad ...more for me. yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited September 8, 2015 by Bubber
cuze I could.

[cowpuc]

Wish we could of made it - RATSSS!!

Patiently waiting to hear about the Pig but also desperately wanting to hear about how the Pine Trees came out too Bub

 

Bet you Pig caught in the Evergreens attenders never thought of this one,,, been a few comments made about it but not even ONE .

 

That's a significant point you know............

[eagleeye]

Here is my PIP trip:

Richland Center VFW

Ethenal Plant in Winthrop Mn.

Campsite in Mn.

Good food

Paul

PIP

Laport Mn. home of PIP

Again

Paul Bunyon

Elk

 

 

PIP

On the way home

[cowpuc]

That there Mr. Eagle,, he has an AWESOME Eye for good picture taking!!! :clap2::clap2::clap2::dancefool::dancefool:

 

Thanks Steve!!

[Pam]

Now I am really sorry we couldn't make it this year after looking at the pic's

[Yammer Dan]

Yeah and I took the whole summer off!!!!:bang head:

[Bubber]

So here is a link to some pictures taken by Elizabeth.

 

Here is a link to PIP pics: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/23a53g2mh0ymly1/AABv-D7L4krZA1jYNgn0Pjqpa?dl=0

 

Let me know if it works........ it should.

 

Where the heck is everyone else's pictures????????

[Bubber]

Yeah and I took the whole summer off!!!!:bang head:

 

Your loss Dan, you were invited!

[Bubber]

Well folks here it goes.

Friday I had to pick up the last of the groceries before heading North to pick up the pig at the Backus Locker in Backus MN.

The locker people were really nice and did a great job packing and smoking the guest of honor.

I finally got to PIP around 3 pm and there already were others there ahead of me. Dang partying with out me.

We got all the groceries unloaded and got down to business. Black Owl found a challenge with Marilyn cooking up a batch of secret recipe chilli handed down from the great northern gods from the tundra. We all agreed it was excellent. There was a final vote and as I remember it everyone voted twice once for each of the challengers. Lets call it a tie.

 

Over in the corner a guy named EagleEye was cooking up his famous beans for the next day to go with the guest of honor.

A few adult beverages latter and a lot af BS about bikes and everything else in our lives we headed to bed 2:00am or so.

 

Saturday was the big day for the cooking of the Pig. We had the pig cut up in to 2 shoulder roasts, 2 hams (smoked), 2 rib slabs, smoked bacon, and sausage patties. Well our new chef in training really stepped up and not only cooked up mr. pig but him and his gang of culinary experts put on a real spread. Garden salads, potato salad, cucumber salad, hard boiled eggs, dang there was so much I hardly remember it all it was kind of like a blurrrrrrrrr. Congrates to Red and all his helpers, that was absolutely the best pork we have had, and he has set a very high bar for next year. YEAH RED!!!!!!!!

After the meal and a little clean up we had a little auction to raise seed money for next years PIP. Let me tell you the people that donated items and the people that purchased these items were very, very, generous. A special Thanks to SlowrollWV for his donation of two sets of carb covers. It was a winner and a good money raiser too. There was a guy there we had not seen in a while do to some life challenges, we were happy to extend a warm welcome and return to Tequila Pet. And of course he had his name sake adult beverage.

 

We had a very special individual get an award this year. He has been in attendance for a number of years and has made the whole gathering better for all that know him. The award was a lifetime membership to our group for this he was given a certificate and a new handle. From that day forward he shall be known by his new handle of "SideCar". Congrates my friend, you had more than one of those big ugly mugs in attendance in tears over seeing the joy and appreciation in your eyes. You are now and forever one of us.

 

So we had a little rain on Saturday and even on Sunday a mere 3" of rain. Not to worry we carried on like nothing happened

 

Getting back to the action we had all kinds of items, two motorcycle models that our new member SideCar won, tools, a leather jacket, a blinking "Show me your @#$s" sign, a dream catcher made with the PIP 10th Anniversary patches, and almost everyone's favorite a fresh can of "Fish A$$ Holes". Good luck getting that back into Canada. OH Ya, as long as I am on the subject, I don't have an exact count but the rumor is the Canadians out numbered the Americans...... AGAIN!!!!!!!!!

Moving on to Sunday, the chef and crew made breakfast for the group. As I remember it we had hash browns, eggs any way you wanted them as long as they were scrambled, sausage patties, bacon and all the other fixens that were available. Funny nobody walked away hungry.

Sunday was spent ridding, relaxing and general tom foolery. Sunday night we had a camp fire out back and the conversations were loud funny and boisterous to say the least. I know at least three young ladies that were laughing so hard that there was talk of tinkling in their panties. Just Saying. I myself laughed and laughed and was crying I was laughing so hard. I needed that, I had a rough couple of weeks prior to the PIP. Thanks everyone, you will never know that, that felt so good to be there with our extended crazy family. Those darn Canadians sure know how to laugh and tell good stories. I specifically am pointing at Laura who will go unnamed.

OOOPPPs I think I made a boo boo there, Oh well sue me! Another 2:00am night.

 

Monday was the clean up, pack-up day and making sure everybody got home safe and sound.

 

I want to thank all those that didn't and don't get mentioned for their contribution to this years PIP.

A great thanks to Chef Red for the fabulous meals and food preparation.

Black owl for the previous 10 years of making this event happen.

Sarge46 for his making all the things happen that just need to get done and aren't so glamerous but still need to get done.

Gary and Ann for the use of their property and letting us invade there home and garage for the last 10 years.

To all those that shucked corn, cut up vegetables for salads, boiled potato's, lifted toted and generally jumped in when they saw something to get done.

 

Other notable occurrences:

Tom is the only person that can start his bike on fire in the middle of a rain storm

We made a young man very happy this weekend by showing a little compassion and love. Beside he made us all cry with joy.

No animals or people were hurt in the putting on of this event except for Mr. Pig.

 

I had a great time, as I always do, and I really need a good laugh and to forget about the world around me for a little while.

Thanks for that!!!

 

WHAT A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS AND GALS.

 

HEY LETS DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR......... SSSSHHHISH DON'T TELL GARY AND ANN. IT'LL BE A SURPRISE!!!!!!!!

 

AND NO ROOSTER EITHER.

OVER AND OUT MY MERRY BAND AND BUNCH OF MISFITS TILL NEXT SEPTEMBER WHEN THE PIG RETURNS TO LaPORTE FOR YEAR 11.

Edited September 14, 2015 by Bubber

[cowpuc]

And to that report Mr. Bubber and all the people you wrote about I give you all a standing :clap2::clap2::clap2:

 

One of these days Tip and I are gonna make it up there!!!:thumbsup2:

[Bubber]

You have to mark it on your calendar now.

It is always Labor Day weekend. First Monday in September. Heck I can remember that.

Next year you'll have to show your invite when you show up.......... Ya sure like that is going to happen. Black tie?????

We always have more food and fun then we can handle so we are always willing to share.

Bubber