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Re: A Jon Forsberg idea.....

To: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
Subject: Re: A Jon Forsberg idea.....
From: Paul Fitzsimmons <fitzsmns@mwci.net>
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 10:32:32 -0500
I have 3 -4 lbs of smoked brisket and BBQ sauce.  Could it be used for lunch one
day?  the chili could be used also.
Fitz

"Wm. Severin Thompson" wrote:

> GB,
>
> I think there's food provided both nights... so I believe the (night time
> efforts) in the THicko food tents will be at a minimum. I'm not sure what
> the noon menu looks like.
>
> Also, the ThickTones will be entertaining Fri. and Sat. in the "big tent"...
> so that's where the sound system will be set up. Originally, we were to have
> only played Friday, but apparently Maranto forgot to hire the Sat. night
> band, so we've agreed to play Sat. as well. What I am asking is that the 1/2
> the money they would have spent on the band, they donate to Thicko Thousands
> for Jon. in the "ThickTones" name.
>
> (Elmo, promise me you've made arrangements for those big blow in heaters for
> the tent...right?)
>
> I talked with Slow Hand Dalton, and suggested we set things up so that
> "requests"of the band costs $20 and goes to the Thicko Thousands Forsberg
> Fund. That way people can cough up some money for "entertainment value".
>
> The joke is, it's only $10 if we know the song.
>
> WST
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerald J. Brazil <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
> To: W S Thompson (E-mail) <wsthompson@thicko.com>; Jim Donato (E-mail)
> <donato1@netusa1.net>
> Date: Sunday, October 08, 2000 10:05 AM
> Subject: A Jon Forsberg idea.....
>
> >As I was having breakfast this AM I was thinking of something I might do to
> >help raise $. The thought occurred to me to bring a big pot of The
> Vulture's
> >own "Buzzard's Breath Chili" and sell it for $2 or $3 / bowl. My plan was
> to
> >sell it out of the Thicko Village food tent since that is where everybody
> >gathers. Then the thought occurred to me that maybe none of the food should
> >be free this time and that all the money should go to Jon's fund. Of
> course,
> >that gets sort of difficult to collect all of the money and figure out what
> >people should pay. As I sort of spin this thing around, maybe the easiest
> >way would be for people to make a general contribution to the Jon Forsberg
> >kitty for the usual grill and snack items and then have a special charge
> for
> >"specialty" items that people want to bring and sell as a fund raiser. Each
> >person doing this would handle collecting for their items until sold out
> and
> >then add the $ to the kitty.
> >
> >If today is any indication of things to come, chili should be a best seller
> >down there in mid October.
> >
> >Anyway, since you two sort of make the food tent work, I thought I should
> >get your ideas before throwing them out on the Team Thicko list. What do
> you
> >think?
> >


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