Official 2009 TOD, GTG photo thread

[MichelleRoze]

Originally Posted by scarabY2k

Fondly known as the "honeycomb hideout"

------- "al, come on up"
-- "where y'all at"?
------- "we're up above you"
-- "how do i get to you"

HAHA I think you had a lot of "moments" this weekend Al!

[scarabY2k]

Originally Posted by MichelleRoze

HAHA I think you had a lot of "moments" this weekend Al!

I did.... and all of them good

[scarabY2k]

Okay gang, here's my contribution fo the fray of wonderment. As I was telling a certain orger today, "I'm still enjoying my TOD Hangover". This is gonna linger for a while.

First set of pics- The Georgia Bugavan: Cup/Probie/______________'s bug- Mr.Chaotica. Hey Jack Bauer, what is your beetle's name?

[scarabY2k]

We have arrived. And.....'twas the night before the Dragon........

BTW, the night shot was the moment the crew was calling me to the upper porch/honeycomb hideout, which i didn't know the location

The next day....

[scarabY2k]

The moment has arrived! Off to slay the dragon.

[scarabY2k]

Enter the Dragon if you dare.....

Due to the nature of The Dragon, I wasn't really able to shoot many pics. And Val's hands were glued to the grab bar. I did shoot a few though

[scarabY2k]

Like kids at the end of an amusement ride, we gathered at Deals Gap, reflecting on the thrill of the Dragon.

[vwgary]

Great pics Al. Even got a pic of Squirt in there. I actually showed him what he looked like on the monitor He wagged his tail

[scarabY2k]

Still elated, we make our way back to Bryson City.

[scarabY2k]

Almost home...

[scarabY2k]

A few of the cast of characters: Beetles and the people who love them

Also a pic of the BBQ joint we ate at

[MichelleRoze]

no pics of Matt hanging out the sunroof? lol If anyone has those, oh I so want to see!!! I bet it was hilarious!!! Ya'll probably think he's he's normally very laid back and "realistic" but something about the nB peeps that brings out the kid in him I guess

I lied, I see him in one of them. OMG, what a dork!!

[scarabY2k]

All good things......

Parting shots- Sunday Morning. I wish I got up early to see John, Liona, Gary and Denise off. Glad you guys made it home safe.

The final pics are the return Bugavan to Georgia; Michelle/Matt/Probie, Me/Val/Cup.

[scarabY2k]

Originally Posted by MichelleRoze

no pics of Matt hanging out the sunroof? lol If anyone has those, oh I so want to see!!! I bet it was hilarious!!! Ya'll probably think he's he's normally very laid back and "realistic" but something about the nB peeps that brings out the kid in him I guess

I lied, I see him in one of them. OMG, what a dork!!

Are you serious Michelle? Matt was wide-open all weekend- a cool dude to hang with. We all hit it off with Him pretty quickly. Any fan of the Flyers is alright in my book.... sorry, had to throw that in.

I think we DO have that effect on people Michelle, us Beetle People. We're just cool like that

And here's a pic of Me and the woman who Gary calls my Val-Gal.... I like that Gary, thanks

[D2Beetle]

Nice pics Al.

[scarabY2k]

Originally Posted by D2Beetle

Nice pics Al.

Thanks Frank Did you or Anne Take any? It was good seeing you again BTW.

Did you get that silver Beetle from New Jersey yet? Still looking out for you man.

And we're gonna hold you to bring the entire beetle stable next year

[HwDoYuSlpAtNite]

Originally Posted by ladytonya

If you keep going after p. 43 there are more, but I like the ones on us129photos.com better! They seem to be more up close pictures. I like them better than any of the other sites! I think we'll probably order some, but I gotta get over to her house and sit down with momma to decide which ones we want! They're all awesome

Yeah... I meant starting at p. 43. LOL Sorry.
I was all excited and waiting for killboy, because usually I think their pictures are better. I'm sorta bummed that they weren't this time! LOL

[MichelleRoze]

Originally Posted by scarabY2k

And we're gonna hold you to bring the entire beetle stable next year

Great idea! You can bring ALL your nB and for people like Matt who don't have one, can drive one. lol (Notice how I'm not offering up Probie for him to drive...yeah I'm possessive like that).

I kinda feel bad I didn't go back and let Matt drive, but I don't think I would have been a very good passenger in my own car. Especially on the Dragon!!!

[scarabY2k]

Originally Posted by vwgary

Great pics Al. Even got a pic of Squirt in there. I actually showed him what he looked like on the monitor He wagged his tail

That's cool Gary. I love ol squirt

[scarabY2k]

Hey Gang, I just wanted to let you all know that I've started another group buy for the TOD gear. We have new styles now available.

HERE IS THE THREAD

I can't thank you all enough for your purchases and the cool compliments- they really meant a lot.

I still think it too cool, that as I looked in the Deals Gap gift shop, my design was the only one that had Excalibur. I thought for sure that would be a theme for a lot of the Dragon gear- i'm feeling pretty amp'd about that