8/12 Minnehaha Park, 6:30PM Are you coming? What are you bringing?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

Okay, the last thread was getting a bit confusing, so here's a summary of who and what we have so far.

(BTW, all of you should bring your own beverages and barbecuable items)

Lydia Leftcoast--fruit salad at this point, may switch if some more vital element is missing

GAspnes--plates and utensils

Bvar22--is bringing ??

Katinmn--cole slaw or potato salad, charcoal

Enufalready--potato salad or cole slaw

Love Bug--is bringing ??

Inch high-- is bringing ??

Cynthia--is bringing ??

DemonFighterLives, Mrs. DemonFighterLives, and possibly others-- are bringing??

dflprincess--is bringing ??

no name no slogan is a maybe

Okay, here are the definite needs:

buns and condiments (mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise)

fixings for s'mores

chips, perhaps with dip

Three question mark people or some subsequent RSVPer should volunteer to bring these.

:hi:

[GAspnes]

1. migod we're an anal rentitive bunch

The Pavilion will be open, for pete's sake. Chili dogs. Slushies.

What we do in addition is gonna be great, especially the hike down the creek below the Falls.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

7. Self-delete

:shrug:

[dflprincess]

2. Her most serene highness

will bring chips (Doritos for Katinmn) - any other special requests? Otherwise I'll stick to potato and tortilla chips. If we're not starting until 6:30, I can make a run home first, so I'll bring some dips and salsa as well.

And, don't laugh, I will need directions to the pavilion.

What do we do if it rains? (I added that for GAspne's benefit)

[GAspnes]

8. what, no dip? (n/t)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

9. What Oregonians do is put on rain jackets or sometimes just baseball caps

:-)

But the website mentions a picnic shelter.

[DemonFighterLives]

3. Mrs Demonfighter has informed me that it is Beans, beans, beans

The magical fruit, the more you eat, the more you toot. No jokes now please - frrt! excuse me.
Sweet Mary is planning on coming with a possible on a spinach dip/bread thingy.
And announcing a new member----- Suebhoney if she gets that name. She says she is signing up tonight on DU and will attend the picnic.
:dem:

:kick:

On Edit - Sweet Mary is not doing the spinach/bread.

[dflprincess]

4. I love those spinach dip/bread thingys!

n/t

[DemonFighterLives]

6. Yeah me too. I spoke too soon

Mary is changing to some kind of salad, I guess.
:shrug:

[DemonFighterLives]

5. There is a kind of crappy map linked on this site

http://www.nps.gov/miss/maps/model/minnehaha.html

[hermetic]

10. I will also bring

a cooler with some ice in it, seemed like a good idea. No rain is predicted for Friday. And thanks for the sorta map Demon... See ya there.

[hermetic]

11. Hmmmmm

anybody know what time "dusk" is?

[DemonFighterLives]

16. That's DemonFighter!

:rofl: There is a difference.
See you there!

[Love Bug]

12. I can bring lots of hotdogs to grill

and buns and condiments for the dogs. How's that?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

13. We're all supposed to bring our own barbecuable items, but

it will be nice to have some extra in case someone shows up at the last minute.

Thanks!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

14. The buns will be handy in any case, and I will bring a

few Gardenburgers in case some vegetarians show up.

If no one else brings hamburger buns, I'll switch from fruit salad to hamburger buns, which are more important in the greater scheme of things when we're talking in picnic terms.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

15. Wednesday morning

:kick:

[DemonFighterLives]

17. Is it Wednesday on the leftcoast?

I'm really falling behind.
Nevermind me, I'm in a goofy mood.
:pals:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. Sorry, it's Wednesday in Japan

:-)

And the left coast of Lake Harriet is in the same time zone as the rest of Minnesota. :-)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

19. Okay, this is a Tuesday evening kick

See, I'm back on Minnesota time. :-)

[dflprincess]

20. I've had something come up and now I'm not sure I'm going to

make the picnic... Can someone else take over the chips and dips? (And don't forget the Doritos!)

[DemonFighterLives]

21. Oh No!

I might be able to add a bag of Doritos.


Did anyone happen to call the number on the website I listed?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

22. Still waiting to hear what the rest of you are bringing

[DemonFighterLives]

23. I called the Park and Recreation number for clarification

Nothing stronger than 3.2 beer and no amplified music.
First Come First Serve! Same rules apply throughout the area, I guess.
May have to consume a couple beforehand. :beer:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

24. Thanks, DFL (hey, I just noticed the initials)!

:thumbsup:

[DemonFighterLives]

25. I don't know how many have

I'm not just a crazy demonchaser after all. Though I did just help rid GD of a Demon.


Freep was speaking badly of Cindy Sheehan.

[Demrock6]

26. One of these times!!!

I will be in Mankato for a wedding all weekend.

[Love Bug]

27. I'm bringing my daughter, divameow77, and possibly my grandson, too

[bvar22]

28. What do we still need?

???

[Lydia Leftcoast]

29. See the top post

I think that fixings for s'mores would be good. Or hamburger buns and condiments, in which case I could go back to my original idea of fruit salad.

[bvar22]

30. I can do buns!

24 be enough...burgers and dogs??
jar of mayo, jar of mustard, bottle of ketchup?
That would be easy.

I don't know what a "smore" is.
Must be regional!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

31. I think Love Bug is bringing hot dog buns

but hamburger buns are always welcome.

I don't think s'mores are regional--they were in my Girl Scout handbook when I was a kid. They're made of two graham crackers, four squares of a Hershey bar, and a toasted marshmallow smooshed in between.

[bvar22]

32. I need to get out more often!

S'mores sound delicious. Never had one!
Chocolate makes me happy!

I'm down for 24 burger buns and a jar of mustard, jar of Mayo, and bottle of Ketchup!
I'll also bring a 2 liter bottle of Pepsi, and a 2 liter bottle of Lemonade!

[Love Bug]

36. Yes, I'm bringing 2 doz hot dog buns (well, minus 2 because I ate them)

I'm also bringing a huge package of ball park franks, catsup, mustard, relish and chopped onions.

Dogs for everyone!

BTW-- Daughter, divameow77, can't make it. She and hubby are going to the Vikings game tonight.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

33. A final suggestion

If there are some people coming who may not know everyone, maybe we should all wear political T-shirts or buttons for easy identification.

The only one I have is my Kucinich T-shirt, but hey, why not?

[dissent1977]

34. I will try to make it

I haven't been to a DU meetup before, but I will try for this one. Minnehaha Falls is a fairly large park, is there a specific meeting spot? If not I can probably figure it out because I have seen pictures of some of you on here before.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

35. We're going to be in the picnic area nearest the falls

I'll be sure to wear my Kucinich T-shirt. :hi:

[cynthia]

37. haven't heard anyone sign up for smores

So I'll bring the graham crackers, chocolate bars and marshmallows along with a few roasting forks. If anyone else has some roasting forks, please bring them along as the park is not likely to want us scrounging around for green sticks to use.

[Love Bug]

38. Yes, it's probably illegal to scrounge for sticks

The Lake Harriet rose garden has signs posted warning people not to "molest the plants," so I suppose that is the case in all of the city parks.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

40. I already thought of bringing barbecuing utensils!

It occurred to me this morning that we didn't want to be picking meat off the grill withour bare hands, so I'll bring tongs and a metal spatula, as well as some skewers that could double as marshmallow roasting sticks.

[Love Bug]

39. Remember to bring quarters for the parking meters

Yes, Mpls parks charge for parking (don't get me started). If you don't have a year pass you can either buy one in the park building or plug quarters in the meters.

[dissent1977]

43. Thank you for reminding me

I would have completely forgotten.

[dpbrown]

41. Okay, what's left that's needed?

I am of a mood to bring some pickles and spicy beef sticks.

DPB

[dissent1977]

42. I didn't notice anyone else bringing fruit...

So I picked up some organic grapes.

[bvar22]

44. On my way.

See ya at the falls!