Muni Gathering, Roanoke Virginia, June 2012: Pick a weekend and show up!

[MoonWolf]

Awesome! I've been waiting for an event like this to come around here!

I most likely I will only be there Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, though. I may bring one electronically disconnected (he isn't on this forum) and somewhat strange unicycling friend with me.

I've never actually Muni'd before, so I am about as excited as a five-year-old at a candy factory.

[Nurse Ben]

Strange is good, but then aren't we all a little strange for riding unicycles, so then what makes your friend stranger than the rest of us?

Are you going to reserve a campsite for Friday night?

[MadFurai]

Originally Posted by Nurse Ben

Strange is good, but then aren't we all a little strange for riding unicycles, so then what makes your friend stranger than the rest of us?

Yeah, I was going to say that "strange" is inherently understood when discussing Unicyclists in general, so the need to point this out has me curious, too.

[paxuni]

It's looking better that I might be able to join you all now. It'd be just little ole me, a Muni, a kayak and some juggling clubs. Do I need to get my own horsey site or does one of you have room for another 'stranger' and his tent?

Best

PAX

[Nurse Ben]

So far we have:

Nurse Ben and Munimag: Beaver Dam Equestrian Campground, Fri and Sat, possibly 6 people.
Mad Furai: Beaver Dam Equestrian Campground, Fri and Sat, possibly 6 people
JBTilley: Beaver Dam, Fri and Sat, number??
Feisty?
Minimalist?
Brickman?
Moonwolf?

Do I need to get my own horsey site or does one of you have room for another 'stranger' and his tent?

Well, I think JBTilley is bringing some family, not sure how many, so give him a hollar, otherwise at some point a group of folks is going to need to reserve a site and camp together.

Is anyone coming alone or in a small group (2-3) who has yet to reserve a space?

A couple more site reservations couldn't hurt and it would allow us to "own the place"

[MadFurai]

Originally Posted by paxuni

It's looking better that I might be able to join you all now. It'd be just little ole me, a Muni, a kayak and some juggling clubs.

Cool, another juggler. I'm getting more consistent with the clubs now. Maybe we can attempt some "passing" between us. I'm bringing a set of 6 ultimate juggling balls, too.

[Nurse Ben]

Cool, another juggler. I'm getting more consistent with the clubs now. Maybe we can attempt some "passing" between us. I'm bringing a set of 6 ultimate juggling balls, too.

Man, I don't see how you do it, juggling is waaay to hard

[paxuni]

I made a reservation for another campsite in the Beaver Dam horse section for Friday and Saturday. It'll be me and a tent so there's room for someone to piggy back on this site too.

Hopefully it isn't too far between loops. Maybe we could borrow a horse or find some form of reliable wheeled transportation- any suggestions?

pax
aka Stephen

[Nurse Ben]

I made a reservation for another campsite in the Beaver Dam horse section for Friday and Saturday. It'll be me and a tent so there's room for someone to piggy back on this site too.

Hopefully it isn't too far between loops. Maybe we could borrow a horse or find some form of reliable wheeled transportation- any suggestions?

We are all staying in Beaver Dam, which is the equestrian area, so we can ride right from the camping area to the trails.

[MadFurai]

Originally Posted by Nurse Ben

Man, I don't see how you do it, juggling is waaay to hard

Hahah, trust me I'm not that good. The clubs took me a long time to learn. I can do some decent tricks with 3 balls, but I'm still struggling to juggle 4 balls. Even though I can idle over 100 times on my Uni, I still can't seem to juggle and idle at the same time. Learning all this stuff at a basic level really makes you appreciate performers who can do advanced tricks in front of an audience with little or no mistakes. They have my highest respect.

[BrickMan]

Where exactly is the location. Im having search trouble.

[UPD in Utah]

I am 87.3% sure I'm gonna make it to this mid-Atlantic Muni fest. (I wish it was 100%!)

To increase the odds I need to:

(a) get laid off on June 18th as planned (after 10 years of giving my everything to this job) so I can collect the severance pkg. as promised;
(b) not accept the nonexistent offer from the next employer (who should have had it to me 2 weeks ago and wants me to start working right away); and
(c) decide I'm finished with my current line of work, so I can free myself to find something intrinsically rewarding and worthwhile to do -- maybe even something that will actually make a difference in this messed-up World.

[Step (c) is gonna be the toughest one at my age and my "position in life." ]

The main reason I'm at 87.3% sure (and not something like 13.2% sure) is that "I'm healed" according to my surgeon, and free to ride as hard as I can. The even-better news: I've already been riding, and turned out 8 miles on trail on the N24 yesterday. Now I gotta hop back on the KH29 and see if I remember how that one works.

Meanwhile, here's hoping I see you all at Douthat State Park in few weeks! (Because I really want to do-that!)

Ride On (Until You Drop) ,

UPD in Utah

[rolandisimo]

Count me as a maybe
Ro from Raleigh

[MadFurai]

Originally Posted by BrickMan

Where exactly is the location. Im having search trouble.

Sounds like this might get a real good turn out.. We should make this an annual event.

14239 Douthat State Park Road
Millboro, VA
24460

[Nurse Ben]

Everyone who can make it should just do it!

I have missed some muni events and I always wish I had gone, but then of course once it's too late...

(c) decide I'm finished with my current line of work, so I can free myself to find something intrinsically rewarding and worthwhile to do -- maybe even something that will actually make a difference in this messed-up World.

[Step (c) is gonna be the toughest one at my age and my "position in life." ]

Bert, if you need any ideas, I'm your man!

@ Rolandisimo and Brickman: Find it, do it, yeah!

We have a good crew coming together, make it if you can

Sounds like this might get a real good turn out.. We should make this an annual event.

I was thinking the same, make it a regular event since it's such a good location, that's assuming we like the trail and the camping works out.