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Q. What did Ed want to know about a pig's ass?
A. IS IT PORK!
Q How did cross top turner get his name?
A When he hit his head on a rock in Pretzels, the bump caused his skin to split. (ask him to show you).
Q. What did Jeff's girlfriend find by his tent? What happened to it?
A. A Rattlesnake. Mike put it in a sleeping bag stuff sack and let go across the river.
Q. What 8" surprise did we get one morning?
A. SNOW!
Q. Who saved the keg the year we carried it down the other side?
Q. Where were the alt spots? Why were we there, and who got lost finding the first one?
Q. Who was the first baby brought to the island?
Q. Why do we call it BAS?
Q. Why is the pool called Pretzels?
Q. What is the name of the rock at Pretzels pool? Why?
Q. Who was king of the critical jump and where was it?
Q. Name two people that have fallen into the fire.
Q. Who had the point the year we did not?
Q. What long word did the kid belch?
Q. What treat does Paula sometimes bring?
Q. Who tried to carry a 15 gallon keg in by himself? Did he make it? How or why not?
Q. Tell two snake stories.
Q. What campfire act was The Moose famous for the first 7 years? What usually happened during these events?
Q. Who yelled "send up the fat boy" and what did it mean?
Q. What animal stuck Charlie?
Q. What animal left the tracks Jeff found on the beach?
Q. Where are the Jacuzzi and the under water tube?
Q. What is The Art Of Rock Fu'
Q. What was so special about the big hail storm?
Q. What was so cool about the secondary campfire the year they did not have a fire?
Q. What kind of beer were we most likely to have the first five years?
Q. Besides Tom Fun, who has been to the most Kegger Backpacks?
Q. What did Shawn use to slash his palm?
Q. Who did we carry out and why?
Q. What is the dumbest thing anyone has done at a Kegger Backpack (so far?) and what were the consequences?
Q. Who brought the first lawn chairs?
Q. Where were the beetles? Who found them? What happened to them?
Q. Other than showing off the scar, what are the twin trees used for?
Q. Where was the tree we saw fall?
Q. Where did Brad catch those big fish?
Q. What was the ranger's name that first came to camp to ask about fire permits? What happened next?
Q. What are the most kegs drank at The Island in one year (up until now)?
Q. How did we get a small keg to Pretzels?
Q. What year did it snow, and why wasn't Pat there?
Q. What was the game called when we hit objects into the river with a stick?
Q. Why is the date usually the second week of June?
Q. Who was the last dog to be carried out and why?
Q. What did Dan The Dog ride down the river?
Q. What does Teresa make for breakfast?
Q. What were the old stretchers made of? Who made them?
Q. Who made the current stretcher? Who camouflaged it?
Q. How many trails are there?
Q. Who drew the original logo, who drew the logo of the guys carrying the keg you see inside the beer top on the current logo, and who put the beer top around it?
Q What gets buried below the big tree?
Q. What souvenir was sold at the 17th annual kegger Backpack?
Q. How can I get a souvenir from the 17th annual?
Q. What was wrong with the souvenir sold at the 18th?
Q. What slogan showed up on the 20th annual tee shirt.
Q. What similar drinking / backpacking party was starting around the same time as this party. What happened to it?
Q. Where (and what) is the observatory?
Q. Who is the oldest person to attend this party (so far)?
Q. Approximate number of people in attendance at the largest and smallest Kegger parties?
Q. What sport (other than beer drinking), are you most likely to see being played in the middle of the island.
Q. What plant grows waist deep out by the point?
Q. What was it about MaGee's shorts that had us singing "liar liar"?
Q. What was the fire controversy about at alt spot #1? What did we do about it?
A. A pitch filled log was burning out of the pit. Some wanted to let it burn, while others were afraid of the risk of it getting out of control. We eventually dragged it into the river.
Q. Where is the beach?
Q. What do the girls that do not drink beer usually drink?
Q. Why are tents so important?
Q. What do we do during the day?
Q. What do we do at night?
Q. What do we always bring that is not usually brought on backpacking trips?
Q. What is the holler?
Q. What does Sodee mean?
TOM Pat
I think the old marine's name was Jose. TOM
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A. Gary Stockton jumped in and rescued a keg that was quickly drifting down the river, still attached to a stretcher.
A. 10th annual. "Lawn Chairs Are Optional". There was a lot of confusion and Tom Caton was the only one that figured it out before the party with out help. Since then, it has been our motto and shows up on all of our memorabilia.
A. The alt spots were a "Crossing" down the highway (road closed by 6' of snow), and the Scout camp (road washed out by the creek in the new year's floods).
A. Airiana Lee Mejia Harvey.
A. BAS stands for Bare Ass Slide. Shorts really slow you down.
A. In high water, the current swirls around the corners, back toward the middle and it looks like a salted Pretzel.
A. Boner Rock. You have to see it.
A. Tom Dulay . The Critical Jump was a mighty leap from camp to a sand bar across the creek.If you ended up short, you were wet. Tom was doing it in his bare feet!
A. Tom Caton and Denny Maple (others?).
A. A Boy Scout troop.
A. BuicRiveria.
A. Good Brownies
A. Ted. He did not make it, although witnesses said they have no doubt he would have if the pack / nap sack he was using had not broken.
A. We found a rattler near Jeff's tent and moved it across the river, and of course the one about the guy that picked one up.
A. Moose liked to lead sing alongs. During the performance, he would back up into a log and fall over backwards.
A. Steve Dean calling for moose to join us up on the observatory.
A. Charlie (Big black lab, owned by Gary S.) caught a porcupine twice in the same year. It took hours to get the quills out of his face and arms.
A. Black Bear (the only reported sighting in 24 years).
A. They are in the slide area between the cars and camp.
A. Using large rocks or branches to break logs for the fire.
A. Thunder and lightning, right in the valley, you could feel to your bones.
A. They were using candles to light the area.
A. PBR
A. Mike W.
A. The whiskey bottle he was carrying on his night walk into camp.
A. Christen's back went out and she could not stand.
A. Someone picked up a RATTLESNAKE, got bit, and almost lost his life. Still has nerve damage to two fingers. Lesson learned "Never pick up a rattlesnake"
A. Phil Webster.
A. Jeff and Tom M found Bark Beatles during the worst years of the Sierra infestation, in the twin trees behind the main fire circle while staying an extra night. They killed them with a fork, and cauterized the hole. Ask one of them to show you the scar.
A. Breaking long branches for the fire (a variation of 'Rock Fu').
A. While standing in the main camp circle one morning, a dozen of us saw a tree fall just down river from camp (past the creek). It made a sound, but we were not sure if it would have had we not been there.
A. He caught them the night before at the lakes above public camp, but Gary had him tell us he caught them in the river near camp before we got out of bed.
A. Ranger Rick. Once we realized he was not going to ticket us, and the permits were free, we made him issue them to almost every one in camp.
A. 6.
A. We have been carrying a 5 gallon keg down on an old backpack frame the last few years.
A. Pat will know the year. He was not there because his daughter Rachel was being born.
A. Pinecone Baseball.
A. That was the weekend before the scout camp opened, and about as early as we can get in due to snow.
A. Stephens dog Bear had torn paws from the granite.
A. The giant snow ball.
A. Breakfast Burritos (and boy are they good).
A. Wood 2x4s made by Tom M at his dad's shop.
A. Ed W. designed and made the current stretchers (much more aerodynamic than the old ones). The paint job is the work of Brian J.
A. No one really knows, but the legend says there are 27 main trails with off shoots for many of them, and all trails lead to the Island.
A. Tom McGon traced the original logo from a photo taken of Gary, John, and Mike carrying a barrel early in our history. Jane O'Meara,(Tom's cousin in law), of Stranded artists, drew the current logo for the 10th annual invitations. Brian J. put the beer top around it for the huggies made for year 17.
A. Horse shoes.
A. Blue and Red beer huggies. They sold for $2 at the time.
A. The only way (other than stealing one), is to earn one. How? Bring a keg covered with ice to the party.
A. The writing around the beer top said 1991, but the year was 1992. A copy and paste error from the logo from the year before.
A. "Drink Like A Fish" along with a trout wearing a Kegger tee shirt, sitting on a lawn chair, drinking a keg by the big tree.
A. Many of the original Kegger Backpackers were also involved with a party in Big Sir called the "Tequila Break Out". We found the drink (and hang overs) to be too harsh, so the tradition ended after three brave attempts to get it going.
A. A big clear slab of granite on the east boundary of camp, used for star gazing.
A. Jack McGonigle at age 70.
A. 60 and 10.
A. Horseshoes.
A. Ferns.
A. they were black shorts with red and yellow flames (Pants On Fire).
A. It moves with the meander of the river. It use to be on the creek, but the last few years, it is on the river, south east of the main fire area.
A. Peach Vodka shots. (In the old days, it was white Russians).
A. Misquotes.
A. Drink Beer.
A. Drink Beer.
A. Kegs of beer!
A. SoooooooDeeeee!A:
It too has its origins at the scout camp. By the time I went there to work, Pat, TC, and 'Dirty' Dick had established a drinking spot part way up the Wolfeburo freeway. They called the spot a 'Holler' and the reason they went there was for sodee (Beer).
The call of SoooooDeeee was the yell they used to stir up camp while drinking at the holler. When I got there the next year, both the place and the call were known as "the Sodee Holler". I think Pat may be able to share any earlier history than that, since he was there when the spot and yell were established. How about it Pat, you were a history major as I recall.
Dirty Dick and I were not drinking beer when we found Sodee Holler. We were walking around one moon lit night when camp first opened. We discovered the Holler and immediately recognized it for what it was: a power spot. We then tested the acoustics, found them superior and named the place the "Holler". Before we left, we made plans to return with beer and friends to christen the place some night soon. When we got back to camp, we confirmed our earlier assessment of superior acoustics. Around that time, we got to know the old marine who ran the rifle range (I forget his name, but he used to crush beer cans on his forehead). He called beer so-dee. When we returned to the holler, it became clear that SOOO-Deeee could also be a very effective holler. This is because a proper holler has two or three octaves which make the echo resonate (similar to a yodel). That is why Beeeeer is a terrible holler. By the time the beer was gone, the holler was refined and Sodee Holler is history.
Best regards,