Conference rdvax::grateful

Date:	16-MAY-1994 09:56:11.86
From:	ROCK::MUELLER "Rob - Human conflict number five ... or was that six!  16-May-1994 0955"
Subj:	Pig Roast '94 sleezy marketing technique
To:	@U5$:[MUELLER.PIG]PIG.DIS

In a sleezy -- yet usually effective -- marketing attempt� to boost the hype 
over Pig Roast '94, I am sending this message out to, once again, inform you of 
the basic idea behind the Pig Roast:

	We have a party on Saturday, June 4th at which we roast a pig.  
	You come and enjoy the afternoon with family and friends.  
	Everyone brings something to make the event enjoyable.

Yes, folks, it's as simple� as that.

So, starting thinking about whether or not you and your guests will be attending 
Pig Roast '94, and how many people in your party will be comsuming the roast 
pork�.  I will ask for official RSVPs sometime this week.


� Maybe Digital should think about this type of marketing?

� The number of pig-eaters is very important, since that will determine how much 
Pig we'll have to order.  I beleive the last pig we roasted was somewhere around 
150 lbs, and took around 15 hours to roast.

� Yes, I realize that this footnote is out of order, but so what.  What are you 
going to do about it?



Your Pig Roast '94 committee,

Rob
Rich
Chris
Lew


PS:  If you wish to be removed from this dis list, please let me know.  If you 
have friends that wish to be added to this list, please have them contact me.

    >> -< Pig Roast! (this MAY be at our house in Framingham) >-
    
    You guys are crazy! 

>     You guys are crazy! 


Yabbut we're probably gonna move at the end of this summer anyway... :-)

- jeff

From:	ROCK::MUELLER "Rob - Human conflict number five ... or was that six!  16-May-1994 1843" 16-MAY-1994 18:43:52.05
To:	@U5$:[MUELLER.PIG]PIG.DIS
CC:	
Subj:	Pig Roast '94 location

We are currently soliciting sites for the location of Pig Roast '94.  We have a 
site in mind already, but other sites are definitly up for consideration.  We'd 
like to have a plethora of sites to choose from so as to maximize our guests' 
pleasure in giving them the most ammenities.

Yes, folks, the location is of utmost importance for a Pig Roast.  It must have 
a certain ambience ... a certain look and feel.  But, most of all, it needs the 
following things:


1. a place to roast a pig with an open fire.  Now, we don't need to dig a pit 
or anything like that.  We just put down a cut-open 50 gallon drum and fill it 
with wood.  Someone will ALWAYS be tending the fire, so accidents are extremely 
unlikely.  The roasting begins on friday evening and continues throughout the 
night.

2. a flat grassy (or deep sandy) area to play volleyball on.  That area should 
be as close to 70' x 40' as possible, but we've made due with smaller in the 
past.

3. an accessible bathroom for guests.

4. a large back/side yard for about 100 people.

5. an accomodating host/hostess.

6. easy-going neighbors.  We'd like to have a Band play (although not all night 
long ... we will let the neighbors sleep sometime).

7. should be somewhere in the Eastern/Central Massachusetts area (ie: within an 
hour or so from the I90/I495 intersection), or Southern New Hampshire area.

8. should have a cost of about $0.00 /day rental.

9. some floor space for people to stay over friday and saturday night (friday 
for the Pig Roasters, and saturday for those too intoxicated or tired to 
drive).

10. Be available on Friday night and Saturday, June 4th, 1994.


Clean-up will be orgainzed, so the host/hostess doesn't have to do it all. The 
location host/hostess doesn't have to chip in any $$$, so this is a free-bee 
for you.


So, if you have a place that sort of resembles the above and you're willing to 
fall victim to ... ahhem ... I mean ... donate your abode to Pig Roast '94, 
please let me know as soon as possible.

Yours respectfully,

The Pig Roast committee

Interesting approach.

Most people find a place to have the party *before* they
invite everyone in the English speaking world to drop by.

:-)

tim

>Most people find a place to have the party *before* they
>invite everyone in the English speaking world to drop by.

yeah, i was a little taken aback when i saw the mail message get sent out
before i had actually said that i for sure wanted the party at our house.

- rich

Date:	17-MAY-1994 22:31:03.73
From:	ROCK::MUELLER "Rob - Human conflict number five ... or was that six!  17-May-1994 2230"
Subj:	Pig Roast RSVP Message ***Very Important***
To:	@PIG

##########################################################################
# This is the RSVP Mail.  You must RESPOND to this if you plan to attned #
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Hey there again.  I know you're probably tired of hearing from me by now, but
tough luck.  You're on this list, and if you don't tell me to take you off of
it, you'll just keep getting loads of wonderful mail from me until Pig Roast
'94 is officially over.

Yes, folks, we'll need to know how many people will be attending, so that we
can order the correct size Pig and gather an appropriate amount of other goods
for the event.

#######################
# Just for the Record #
#######################

What:	    Pig Roast '94
Why:	    Because, and that should be all the reason you'll need.
Date:	    Saturday, June 4, 1994
Location:   undetermined, but somewhere in the Central/Eastern Mass area.

###########################################################
# This is what YOU have to DO before Friday, May 20, 1994 #
###########################################################

Reply to me with the following information:

    1. Total Number of people in your party (infants need not be included)
       who plan to attend Pig Roast '94.  Please be sure that replies are not
       sent to me twice.  I won't be able to discern multiple replies.

    2. Total Number of people in your party planning to partake in the Roast
       Pig. There will be many other types of food at this event, so not
       everyone must eat Pig.


######################################################################
# This is what YOU will be expeted to do if you attend Pig Roast '94 #
######################################################################

    1. If you reply "I'm coming" to me, you are expected to actually attend.
       We don't like folks who bag on us for no good reason.  You'll get put
       on top of our you-know-what lists if you bag without good reason.

    2. Bring one of the following (we'll try to coordinate this later):
	- alternate main dish (hamburgers, hot dogs, vegetarian dish, etc ...)
	- side dish
	- dessert
	- drinks (soda, juice, water, etc ...)
	- cups, plates, napkins, etc ...
	- condiments
	- other stuff I havn't thought of

    3. Donate a small amount of $$$ to ease the financial situation of the
       hosts and sponsors (most of us work at Digital, you know!). We'll have
       collection jars at the Pig Roast for this.  This is not a cheap
       endeavor. 


OK, so now that you've got your directions, please poll all of your friends
and get back to me with the information requested above by Friday, May 20,
1994.  I will be ordering the Pig shortly after Friday.

Thanks for being a part of Pig Roast '94,

Pig Roast '94 Committee at large,

Rob, Lew, Chuck, Chris, Rich, Jeff, Scott


PS: Just an image thing here.  DEC did it with "Digital" and
"AlphaGeneration", so I thought I'd do it with "Pig Roast '94." Due to legal
implications on the party of the first part with respect to the party of the
second part under witness of the party of the third part, "Pig Roast '94"
should be written exactly as it appears here.  Note that it is not "The Pig
Roast '94" or "Pig Roast 1994" or even "Pig Roast, '94".  It's just "Pig Roast
'94."  In order to maintain proper legal ownership of this term, it must be
used correctly.  Your cooperation is greatly appreciated and will help to
condone this rediculous legal behaviour in the future.

Date:	20-MAY-1994 08:41:05.33
From:	ROCK::MUELLER "Rob - Human conflict number five ... or was that six!  20-May-1994 0840"
Subj:	REMINDER:  Last Chance to RSVP for Pig Roast '94
To:	@U5$:[MUELLER.PIG]PIG.DIS

I need to order the Pig, so I need everyone who is planning on eating Pig to 
RSVP by this afternoon.

Please Reply with the following by Friday, 20-May-94 (yes, that's TODAY):

(1) # people in your party attending Pig Roast '94

(2) # people in your party attending Pig Roast '94 AND eating PIG.


Thanks to all those that have responded so far.  Response has been excellent!


Thanks again,

Rob

a couple of pig roast pieces of info:

1) yes, we are having it at our house in framingham

2) no, we're not crazy

3) please RSVP to Rob Mueller (ROCK::MUELLER) by 5 PM on Tues May 24 if you
plan on coming, how many people are coming with you, and how many are eating
the pig.  the pig will be ordered on tuesday night, and the ordered size
depends on how many indulgers we have.

- rich

From:	ROCK::MUELLER "Rob -- RIGOR MORRIS: The cat is dead.  01-Jun-1994 1708"    1-JUN-1994 17:13:31.30
To:	@U5$:[MUELLER.PIG]PIG$TMP.DIS
CC:	
Subj:	Pig Roast '94 Final Detail Message

Well, folks, this is the moment you've all be waiting for.  Here are the
final details for

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What:	Pig Roast '94

When:	Saturday, June 4.  The start time is around 1:00 PM, however come
	as early as you like ... we'll be out cooking all night long.  The
	pig will likely be served sometime around 4 PM or whenever it's
	done cooking.  The end time is whenever, depending on how long
	people feel like staying.  There is plenty of crash space available
	for spending the night - please do not drink and drive.

Where:	47 Ledgewood Rd, in Framingham, MA.  Directions are included at the
	bottom of this message.  Give us (Rich Fromm or Jeff Maggard) a
	call (508-620-6542) if you get lost.


Some more detailed info:

* We will be supplying a 150 lb pig, loads o' wings, kegs o' beer, and
  soda.  We request that attendees bring side dishes and/or deserts.
  Please be somewhat original; we don't want to end up with 100 different
  varieties of potato salad.  Vegetarian dishes would also be a mighty fine
  thing to bring, since all the food we're serving is meat.

* We will have a grill at the house if you'd like to bring something that
  you want to cook.  You know, like hamburgers, hot dogs, steaks, etc ...
  (we'll have condiments, though).

* Please bring lawn chairs and/or blankets if you have them.  We don't have
  enough to go around for everyone.

* Feel free to bring any sports stuff, like frisbees, softball gloves,
  croquet, horseshoes, etc.

* If you've got a folding table, please bring it.


Hope to see you there!

Your Pig Roast '94 Hosts,

Rob Mueller
Rich Fromm
Chris Mayer
Lew Lahr
Scott Taylor
John White
Marte Decker
Jeff Maggard
Chuck Benz


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100%_Guaranteed_Not_to_Get_You_Lost_Directions(tm) to the Ledgewood Lounge,
home of Pig Roast '94.

47 Ledgewood Rd.
Framingham, MA 01701
508-620-6542		<- use this when you get lost ;-)

Our house is a corner-lot house.  There is ample on-street parking on both
Ledgewood Rd. and Rolling Dr.


From the Hudson/Marlboro, area:
------------------------------
Take Rt. 85 south through Marlboro and into Southboro.
At some point Rt. 85 veers off to the right, but you DON'T want this -- keep
    on the road you've been on, curving to the left.  This road doesn't have
    a number (I'm not sure what it's name is).
At the end of the road take a left onto Rt. 30 east.
After you cross the reservoir, you'll come to a light.
Take a left here at the light, continuing on Rt. 30 east.
Follow the directions at the '*' below.


From I-90 (Mass Pike):
----------------------
Get off at exit 12 for route 9/Framingham.
Take Rt. 9 west.
Go through one set of lights.
Just after the light, take the *LEFT* EXIT RAMP marked "To 30" and "Rt. 9
    east".  (NOTE: one of the big green signs, right before the light, says
    to stay right for Rt. 30;  it's wrong, stay left!)
Go straight through one light.
At the second light, take a right on Rt. 30 east.
Follow the directions from the '*' below.


From I-495:
-----------
Get off at exit 23, on Route 9 East.  Follow the directions (below) from
Route 9 Eastbound.


From Route 9 Eastbound (after passing/exiting_from 495):
--------------------------------------------------------
In about a mile or two after I-495 you'll cross Rt. 85; keep going east on
    Rt. 9.
Just before you enter Framingham from Southboro, you'll pass a
    Mobil station on your right at the crest of a small hill.  Shortly after
    that you'll see signs for "Route 30 and Rt. 9 West".  Follow them. ;-)    
Get off at that exit, take a left at the top of the ramp at the light
    crossing the bridge over Rt. 9, and take a left at the next light.
Take a right at the next light at the bottom of the hill onto Rt. 30 east
    (aka Pleasant St.) 
Follow the directions from the '*' below.


Once you're in our neighborhood:
--------------------------------
\ | /  now you're on Rt. 30 east (Pleasant St.).
> * <  Go about a 1/2 mile and take a left on Pine Hill Rd.  
/ | \  Take your first right, onto Waveney Rd.  (sign is hard to see)
       Take your second left, onto Lanewood Ave.
       Take your first right, onto Briarwood Rd.
       Take your first left, onto Ledgewood Rd. 
       We're #47, first house on the right hand side immediately after
           the first street on the right hand side, Rolling Dr.


From Route 9 Westbound:
-----------------------
Go past the Stip-mall-from-hell-zone (Shopper's World) in Natick and eastern
    Framingham, and past the State Police Academy (on the left).  Continue
    on Rt. 9 for a couple more miles passing where Rt. 30 joins and
    then splits off Rt. 9.  
About 1/4 mile after your cross some train tracks, there is an exit-style
    ramp just at the McDonald's (which is on the right).  There's a big
    Ford sign on the left that you can spot from a distance as you're
    approaching the interstection with the exit ramp. 
Get off Rt. 9 using this ramp and take a right at the light onto Temple St.  
    (If you miss the ramp and go too far, you'll see a big resevoir on your
    right.  If this happens, just stay on Rt. 9 until you see signs for
    Rt. 30, get on Rt. 30 east, and follow the directions from the '*' above.)
Go to the end of Temple, and take a left onto Rt. 30 West (a.k.a Pleasant St.
    - it probably will only be marked as Pleasant St., and not as Rt. 30).
    The Marist House' will be on your left.
Go about a mile or two and take a right onto Waveney Rd.
Take your first right, onto Lanewood Rd.
Take your first right, onto Briarwood Rd.
Take your first left, onto Ledgewood Rd. 
We're #47, the first house on the right hand side immediately after 
    the first street on the right hand side, Rolling Dr.


                                  ^   ^
                                  |   |   #47 The 
                                  |   |** Ledgewood 
                                  |   |** Lounge!
   /\                             +---+----------- Rolling Dr.  
   ||                             |   |
   ||                             |   \ 
   ||             Lanewood Rd. -> |    \
  North                           |     |
                                  |     | <- Ledgewood Rd.
                    Pine          |     |
                    Hill          |     |
                    Rd.           |     |
                      ^           |     |
                      |           +-----+------- Briarwood Rd.
  Rt. 30              |   |       |
  West, to            |---+---+---+- Waveney Rd. -_
  Rt. 85              |       |                    \
    ^                 |                             \ <- Waveney Rd.
    |                 |                              \
    +---- ~1/2 mi.----+-- <- West  Rt. 30  East -> ---+- ~1.5 mi.--+---->
    |                                                              |
    v to Rt. 9 & Pike.                                         Temple St.
                                                                   |
                                                                   |
                                                                   |
  ==== ( <= to Pike entrance, exit 12) == west <====== Route 9 ====+====> east

    
    This sounds like one major party, but someone has to do it.
    
    	

Date:	 2-JUN-1994 12:12:25.82
From:	ROCK::MUELLER "Rob -- RIGOR MORRIS: The cat is dead.  02-Jun-1994 1208"
Subj:	Truck needed to Haul firewood for Pig Roast '94
To:	@U5$:[MUELLER.PIG]PIG$TMP.DIS ,@U5$:[MUELLER.PIG]RSVP.DIS
CC:	@U5$:[MUELLER.PIG]PIG$HOSTS.DIS

Well, no one has yet jumped forward and voluteered a truck or trailer to haul 
firewood from Stowe, MA and Marlboro, MA to Framingham, MA.  

So, in a last ditch effort to guilt someone into doing this, I'm begging .... 
no pleading ... no groveling ... PLEASE, someone, help us.  We desparately need 
to get firewood on site by Friday night ... else we won't be able to completely 
cook the pig.  We all know that RAW PIG isn't very good for human bodies 
(Yuck!) ... and some might argue that cooked pig isn't very good either, but I 
digress.

We'll be hauling less than 3/4 cord of wood total, so it's not really that much 
stuff.


Please let me know ASAP if you can help.

Thanks,

Rob

From:	ROCK::MUELLER "Rob -- RIGOR MORRIS: The cat is dead.  02-Jun-1994 2149"  2-JUN-1994 22:06:42.60
To:	@PIG @PIG$RSVP @PIG$HOSTS
CC:	
Subj:	Reminder Pig Roast '94 is just around the corner

OK, just a final reminder that Pig Roast '94 is THIS saturday.  Just a few
quick comments:

- Anyone is welcome to stop by Friday night and catch a glimpse of the
porcine as it begins its roasting.  We'll be up all night long watching it
roast, so if you're a late -- or early -- person, please stop by and help
us stay awake. Anytime after 8 PM would be fine.

- If you have musical instruments, by all means, bring them on Saturday
(and friday ... if it's a quiet instrument).  There will very likely be a
jam session all day on saturday with random artists.  Note: We do not yet
have any drums, so if you've got 'em and want to bring 'em, let me know.

- Please bring a side dish / desert / or stuff for the grill.  Be original
... we don't want 100 lbs of potato salad.

- We [the hosts] would really appreciate financial contributions.  There
will be donation jars placed at strategic places all around the party.

- be prepared to have loads of fun!

See you all there,

Rob                                                         

PS: I hope I got this right! 

Hey Rich,

You need to fix the title of this note -- since the oinker *IS* gettin' baked
at our house in F-ham :-)

- jeff

>You need to fix the title of this note -- since the oinker *IS* gettin' baked
>at our house in F-ham :-)

how come it won't let me do that?

i thought the original poster of the base note had privs to change the title

- rich

so i figure out how to change the title, yet now i can't delete the note
claiming that i can't

oh well...

- rich

hope to see some pholks from grateful at the pig roast.  weather's looking
good:

MAZ004>006-012-013-040000-
NORTHERN WORCESTER-SOUTHERN WORCESTER-WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN NORFOLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FITCHBURG...GARDNER...CONCORD...LOWELL...
FRAMINGHAM...HAVERHILL...LAWRENCE...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD
1104 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 1994

.THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY SUNNY.  HIGH 70 TO 75.  NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO
20 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLEAR.  LOW 45 TO 50.  LIGHT WIND.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY.  HIGH 75 TO 80.

- rich

'tis just about winded down (and yes, i'm a geek for being logged in
at this hour).  7 pm fri -> 2 am sat/sun ... never had a 31 hour party
before!

- rich

    Can we get a full report on the Pig Roast, please?  
    
    Inquiring BBQ fans want to know.
    
    Bud (who used to go to Olneyville, RI, because he knew a place that
    roasted a pig every weekend)

Can't wait to hear this one..;-)

tim

i was there.
adam came.
josh made it too.

i think that was it for decheads, besides jeff and rich.
fun time, lots of food, lots of brew, a jam session, and
a great womon:guy ratio!

pig went fast, as i recall.......

so, did the cops ever show?
how are the neighbors doign?

>i think that was it for decheads, besides jeff and rich.

andy burns showed up late on saturday night.

>pig went fast, as i recall.......

yup.

>so, did the cops ever show?

nope.

>how are the neighbors doign?

no complaints.

complete pig roast report coming shortly...

- rich

    I wuz there as well...got a rilly late start on the day and didn't get
    there till 10:30 or so...nuthin much of the pig left but did catch a 
    grate laser show with some even grater people :^)
    
    thanks Rich, Jeff and Dori!
    
    peace on piggers, Andy

>did catch a 
>    grate laser show

i just thought about it... kind of silly to have used Dark Side of the Moon
for the laser show - i should have put on Animals!

- rich

Date:	 7-JUN-1994 10:00:58.25
From:	ROCK::MUELLER "Rob -- RIGOR MORRIS: The cat is dead.  07-Jun-1994 0954"
Subj:	Pig Roast '94 Diary and Post Mortem
To:	@PIG @PIG$HOSTS @PIG$RSVP BOB_WEISENBACH

OK, this is, what I believe to be, the LAST Pig Roast '94 mail message that
most of you will receive.  I know, you're all thinking, awe, golly gee whiz,
I was really getting used to being assaulted with 2 or 3 messages a day
from this bozo, Rob Mueller.  Who is he anyway?

I would like to, personally, thank the following people for their time,
effort, and/or charitable donations toward making Pig Roast '94 a
tremendous success:

The Hosts:
    Rich Fromm		Jeff Maggard        Dori Goldfarb
    Chuck Benz		Lew Lahr	    Scott Taylor
    Jon White		Marte Decker        Chris Mayer

The Helpers and or donators:
    Ray Ratchup		Mark Rosenbluth	    Anil Jain
    Dina McKinney	Alan Cave	    Evelyn Balch
    Sharon Digirolamo	(hmmm, hope I didn't forget anybody)

Musicians:
    Michaell Galvin	Rich Fromm	    Kevin Moylan	
    Adam Siegel		Dave Maynard	    Rich Folk
    Several others who's names I do not know (sorry, guys)

And, of course, I'd like to thank all of the people who attended Pig
Roast '94.  We couldn't have done it without you.  I would estimate
that about 150 guest were there at any one time, and probably 250
over the course of the day.  Your generous contributions will prevent
future Pig Roast Hosts from running away to California [and other such
states] just so that they wouldn't have to Host another Pig Roast.

Rich Fromm (ROCK::FROMM or [email protected]) has found a few items
around the house after the party that no one can recognize, so if you
should find yourself minus a few personal items, please contact Rich.


And now, what you've all been waiting for ... 

			The Diary of Pig Roast '94
			==========================

Please note, all times are approximate, and the actual time varies with the
amount of beer consumed or the lack of sleep had at the time of the event.


Fri, 13:00: Rob and Sharon pick up the blessed porcine at -- of all
            places -- EL Blood & Son Farms, in West Groton, MA.  A
            full 160 lbs, complete with head and squiggly little tail
            [awe, how cute ... NOT]. Now, do you think that EL went
            into the business because his name was Blood, or do you
            think his ancestor's became known as Blood, because they
            were in the business?  You make the call!

Fri, 18:00: First keg [a CBC Pale Ale] is tapped.

Fri, 19:00: First guest, Adam Siegel, arrives.  Take note that Adam was
	    also the last guest to leave (see Sun, 13:00).

Fri, 19:30: Rob arrives at Pig Roast '94 location with the Pig,
            henceforth to be known as "Bob the Pig", in honor of our
            preceding King of Pig Roast Hosts, Bob Weisenbach, who,
            by the way, fled to the sunny banks of California for fear
            of being guilted into running another pig roast.

Fri, 21:30: Bob the Pig is placed on the Spit.  Now, I won't gross all
            of you out with the details of how we had to complete the
            splitting of Bob's sternum and remove the rest of the
            organs.  And how we juggled the heart and both kidneys
            [which we have on film, by the way].  And how Jeff ran
            after Dori with the liver.  Oops, I guess I just did gross
            everyone out ... oh, well, sorry!

	    The fire is started ... with a small amount of gasoline
            ... which, by the way, burns REALLY well, and is a very
            effective propellant.

Fri, 22:00: Bob the Pig is placed over the coals, for what is to become a
	    long, and brutal cooking period (18 hours as we now know).
	    Thanks to Sharon for going home to get a long-handled shovel, I
	    still have some hair on my hands and arms.

Fri, 22:30: Lew "I'm so huge" Lahr arrives, and a loud "LEEEEWWWWW" was
	    heard throughout the neighborhood.

Fri, 23:00: Chuck "The Cook Master" Benz, departs in his MrBenz vehicle and
	    leaves us poor Pig Roasting apprentices [or is that apprenti?]
	    to tend the ill-fated porcine.  Lew Lahr is now commander in
	    chief of Pig Operations. 

Sat, 00:00: Dori and friend from Long Island begin their kitchen talking
	    marathon.  (They finally finish 6 hours later, See Sat, 06:00).

Sat, 01:00: Jeff starts playing computer games.

Sat, 02:30: Rob gets his first bit of sleep (on the couch), while Lew tends
	    the pig.

Sat, 04:30: Michaell Galvin politely wakes Rob and demands that he take
	    over else be put on the spit next to Bob the Pig.  Rob quickly
	    gets up, since he is severely allergic to pain ... especially
	    by fire. Lew and Mike leave shortly after, leaving Rob as CEO
	    of Bob-the-Pig, Inc.

Sat, 05:30: Contrary to implied advanced planning, Jon White (the early
	    bird that he is) does NOT show up to relieve Rob from his
	    roasting duties.  Rob laboriously continues the pig vigil as
	    the sun rises over the trees ... but he's really not bitter ...
	    really I wasn't!

Sat, 06:00: Jeff finishes playing computer games, finally giving Rob some
	    company to tend the pig.  Most ridiculously, Rob does not sleep
	    at this point. 

	    Dori and friend finish marathon talk session (see Sat, 00:00).
	    If you've ever endured two people from Long Island talking
	    before, you'll note that 6 hours isn't that long. [note the
	    political correctness here ... I could have said "two women
	    from Long Island," but I'd never make a generalization like
	    that, now would I?]

Sat, 08:00: As promised, Chris Szmauz arrives with coffee and donuts.  Rob
	    really wants to sleep, but takes a large coffee and two donuts
	    anyway, thus, causing him to stay awake for yet another hour.
	    Duh, that was stupid!!!

Sat, 09:00: Rob finally gets some more sleep ... this time in the quiet of
	    a bedroom.  Ahhhh, this felt really good!

Sat, 12:00: Rob awakes only to complain that no one has picked up the rest
	    of the kegs of beer.  Will someone just shut him UP!

Sat, 12:30: Jeff and Rich depart for Kappy's liquors in Sudbury to acquire
	    the rest of the beverages.

	    Rob showers ... much to the pleasure of others around him.

Sat, 13:30: Random guests begin arriving, although it is relatively sparse
	    at the homestead.  

	    Sensing serious stomach grumbles, Rob scavenges for food, only
	    to find some left-over pizza (last night's dinner).  Quickly
	    wrapping it in foil, he tosses it into the pig coals, for some
	    heat. It is devoured in a matter of seconds, leaving only foil
	    and coal dust.

Sat, 15:00: Drums arrive and are set up in the livingroom, to be tended by
	    Kevin "Meat" Moylan (and, occasionally, one other person).
	    This, coupled with Rich's keyboards, Michaell Galvin's
	    "way-cool" guitar playing (not to mention his singing), and
	    another guitar player (the name of whom I do not know), made
	    for some very excellent music throughout the night.  Yours
	    truly quickly got the big "thumbs down" whenever I even looked
	    at an instrument, let alone, picked it up and actually tried to
	    play it.

Sat, 16:30: Bob removed from spit.  Carving commences.  The carvers,
	    obviously amatures, hacked up poor Bob, but the guests didn't
	    seem to care.  The meat was fantastic, and the homemade sauce
	    (courtesy Chuck Benz) really made the meal.

Sat, 18:00: I think the pig was devoured around this time, although, I was
	    so busy stuffing my face with some ribs, I really didn't keep
	    track of time.

Sat, 22:30: Latest arriving guests, Andy Burns and daughter, arrive.

Sat, 23:30: Pink Floyd Laser Light show in Rich's basement, brought to you
	    by Helious and Neonious (marketing gods of the elements).

Sat, 23:45: Rob and Sharon leave, and only a few interesting stories from
	    the wee hours of the night have been releated to me thus far.
	    Unfortunately, I can't print all of them.

Sun, 01:30: Rumor has it that a certain guitar player was found in a
	    less-than-stable condition in the bathroom.  Mind you, this is
	    only rumor, and hasn't really been substantiated, but it's the
	    only story of it's kind for the party, and I just had to
	    exploit it a little.  Hurling is always fair game!

Sun, 12:00: Tap removed from last keg.  Remaining attendees refused to
	    consume the remaining swill of the Bud keg.

Sun, 13:00: Last guest, Adam Siegel, leaves. Take note that Adam was also
	    the first guest to arrive (see Fri, 19:00).

Sun, 18:00: Spit is cleaned and fire (by now, only hot embers) is finally
	    doused with water, thus signifying the true end to Pig Roast '94.

Well, I think that's about it for The Diary of Pig Roast '94, but below are
some interesting statistics gathered from various persons involved with Pig
Roast '94.

Thanks again for your generosity, and we look forward to seeing you next time. 


Statistics
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Food: 
    
    160 lbs [minus head, bones, fat, etc ...] of Pig were consumed in
    about 1.5 hours.  It took over 18 hours and about 3/4 cord of wood to
    cook the Pig.

    15 lbs of wings were eaten

    No one, to my knowledge, brought Potato Salad!

Drink:
    
    4.5 1/2 kegs of beer were consumed or used to baste the main course
    (that's 69.75 gallons, or 744 12oz glasses)

    26 liters of soda and a few gallons of lemonade were consumed.

    1 case of Zima was either consumed or stolen by a(n) unnamed guest(s).

Attendance:

    About 150 guests at any one time.

    Perhaps 250 people over the course of 42 hours (although this number is
    under question).

    Roughly 345,655,342,000,000 insects and other sub-human lifeforms.

Other:

    About 50 lbs of ice was used to cool the beer and soda.

    20 lbs of Pig remains (fat, grease, bones, etc ...) left over.

    3,465,876 (exact, we made Jeff count them) flies on Pig carcass on
    Sunday morning.

    ~2 lbs of detergent required to clean the grease off of everything.

    Average of 17 insect bites per person.

    The fire was lit and/or hot for 44 hours.

    678,456,345,000,000 (estimated) brain cells killed in 42 hours of
    partying.

    5 30-gallon trash bags full of mostly cups are left at the
    Fromm/Maggard/Goldfarb residence until next Friday (trash day). Don't you
    wish you were their neighbor's come Thursday evening?

    No one, walked through any glass doors.

    135' of electrical cord to hook up lights and bug zappers.

Sports:

    The following sports were seen being played at some time during the
    party:

	Bocce Ball	Frisbee	    Super-Soaker Target Shooting
	Volleyball	Football    Koosh Paddleball
	The-Game-With-The-Fuzzy-Ball-And-The-Velcro-Mitt 
	Video Games (is this really a sport?)		

For the record, I was *not* the rumored, unnamed musician found in the
bathroom!  :-)  I crashed rather unceremoniously on the couch after the floyd
laser show.

I have been found in other bathrooms in the past :-)

adam

    last to leave I can believe but the 1st to get there ? who is this guy
    that looks like Adam ? :')

    > who is this guy that looks like Adam ? :')


    His Evil Twin, Skippy!!!


    :-)

To be truthful, I stopped by on the way home from work Friday and stayed for at
most 1/2 hour.  (Got to try the freshly tapped CBC Pale Ale).  I then returned
about 1 am and stayed for 2 hrs and watched the pig cook.  then I came back the
next day for the party.  It's not like I lived there for 2 days :-)

I had a lot of fun jamming with the other musicians.   Especially the Kurt
Cobain tribute "Smells Like Teen Spirit".  Too bad those opportunities are
rare.  (No, we didn't play My Sharona but I did think about it).

adam

>Fri, 19:00: First guest, Adam Siegel, arrives.  Take note that Adam was
>also the last guest to leave (see Sun, 13:00).

	Adam! Your the party king!!!!!!!! ;-)

	I really wish I was around to attend this one!!!!