It is now time to start planning for the 2007 Professor Paddle Ball.


Unlike last year we have a few set plans going into this event so we can make more solid events knowing we will have a rally poing and base camp for operations.

This year we have reserved the Bridge Creek Group Campground Site. This site can accomodate up to 100 people and we should be well under that limit for the over night portions.

This Group Site will function as our Operations Center for the weekend Ball. I will be onsite Friday Morning getting setup. I hope to be in location by 9am, and we must be wrapped up and finished by 2pm on Suday Afternoon.

First lets discuss all of the events or activities that we want to do.

Here is what I have so far as a Must.

1. Cook Off of Some Sort
2. Down River Race thats fun and low key like skirtless or something
3. Freestyle Rodeo
4. Midnight Wenatchee Run
5. Morning Warmups on Lower Icicle

Granted that does not leave us a whole lot of time, so lets hear the runs you want to do this weekend, and any other activities. Keep in mind that the wenatchee at Peshastin should be right around 14k. So Upper Icicle Runs and Other Icicle Stuff will be thumping... make sure you bring those playboats!!!

Lydia is most certainly going to be there and I am guessing that she will not volunteer for any food preperation, but she will most certainly participate in the food consumption. That seems to be a trend for most folks... well except for Leif.. That wirely little guy needs to stop cooking so much and start eating more... put some meat on those bones dude...you need some energy for those roll attempts!!! Muahahha

Only 4 months to go!

I like the C1 style idea. 

As POW wrangler said best.... MmmMm the smell of dirty laundry.... but I want to stick to the topic on this one.

Please lets keep this thread clean and on topic this after all a pretty important topic.

Perhaps a PM or seperate thread is in order. Something like ... The Clothes Line a place to air your stanky gear.

Forget I said that and please no responses about it... Keep this thread back on topic...

See jen.. you even got me off topic and I am writing about staying on Topic.

This is about the PP2007 Party and all the fun we will have.

Wahoo... lets get back to planning!!!

  Nice one Dan!!

Rad ... I am with you on that one...

Are there any suggestions on what we should have for the cook off contest this year?
Chili was last year and I suppose we could keep it the same or change it up...

BYOB or should we get a few Kegs that everyone chips in on?

Brad are you sure ,that would be a sight to behold.  Right up their with the parting of the Red Sea. 

Well I have some good news and some bad news....

The good news is that our Midnight Run is going to be pretty dang wild....

The bad news is that our Midnight run is going to be pretty dang Dark!
Here is a link to the Month of May's Lunar Stages

So its looking like were going to start with some normal runs on Friday and then Friday night we will have a Pre Party Opener. The purpose of the Pre Party Opener is to more or less remove some of the wild child from the crazy guys before the larger populus shows up on Sat. Hopefully with this technique Sat will become more manageble..

Ok who am I kidding...I just want to party every night I am out there!!!! So the Pre Party Opener is only really for those that feel they have enough internal party stamina to last 72 hours and want to give a try at it.

Sat Morning we will do the normal wake up and rally to different rivers. Unlike last year I don't think we will pre-plan the runs. Well just leave that up to the morning of. Thoughts and suggestions on that? The only run we will plan should be the Down River Wild Race .. Skirtless with C1 Paddles, and you have to go down with a full 12 pack  and they must be empty by Cashmere... and no cans can get away! We could have a 6 pack class for novices too. Idea's ... Suggestions? And yes Leif , Root Beer will work too!, but you might have a wicked sugar rush at the take out!

Where are we going to race, the play run?  or maybe lower icicle? 

I don't think my DR boat would survive a lower icicle run.