2009 Stone Mountain Highland Games

[shawhighlander]

Turpin,
Really looking forward to seeing you. I will be driving in sometime Saturday evening...be on the look out ;)

[MacKay71]

On Sunday, we started cleaning up the site after the chili cook-off on Saturday. There was a huge mess but now it's ready to start setting everything up! Less than 3 weeks left!

[JolyStNicholas]

How much damage has all this rain had on the park area? I came thru there just East of Stone Mountain last Monday and there was a lot of standing water every where. Let's keep our fingers crossed for good weather for the games!

[thescot]

Well, guess who's late to the party this time? (I've been pretty busy with lots of stuff.)

Heathbar, et al, don't miss the reception if you have tickets. It's nice, you can meet a lot of folks, eat good food, and where else do you get to dress up? ith:

How 'bout we meet at the Gordon tent at 11:00 AM? (I didn't see a time or place yet.) We've been known to wear red ribbons in the past, but that's optional. A dandelion in the cap might work well. I know the opening ceremonies are at 12:00, so we have to avoid that. Can you guys sing out on this proposal? We probably ought to get the times set now. If not at 11:00, then we can try 1:00 PM.

I spoke to SouthernScot tonight, and he's definitely planning for us to eat at the German restaurant again. (It's an official tradition now. This will be the 3rd year in a row!) Since he got married, he's a little busy what with all that honey moon stuff. (I'm worried about that boy. Looks a little pale.)

The restaurant is right outside the West Gate in the Village of Stone Mountain at the only real intersection you'll run into if you just go straight. It's only about 6-8 blocks up.

This ought to be a good turn out. You can dress up or go casual.

Turp, let us know if this works for you.

[MacKay71]

How much damage has all this rain had on the park area? I came thru there just East of Stone Mountain last Monday and there was a lot of standing water every where. Let's keep our fingers crossed for good weather for the games!

No problems. Just a little muddy. It'll be dry by the weekend of the games.

[HeathBar]

Those times sound fine as long as I have someone to cover my tent. I'm supposed to have some help, but I don't count on that until I see them there. Still not sure if I will be able to make the dinner. I didn't see a German restaurant listed at Stone Mountain. Is it inside the park? I've never been to that area, so I'm totally unfamiliar.

[cavscout]

Here's the web site for the restaurant (marked by the star on the map)

http://www.germanrestaurant.com/

They don't show Stone Mountain on the map, so for reference:

From the star on the map, if you go down James B Rivers Memorial Drive to the right (East), you will run into the parks west gate. Once in the park you would go left to the Games Field.



Here's a little more Cavscout trivia (Search for last years games thread for last years bit of trivia ) : My Rehearsal Dinner was held at the Stone Mountain Women's Club approximately right above the 'T' in TeleAtlas at the bottom right corner of the map. Nice little meeting hall built circa the 40's or 50's.

Here's the City of Stone Montains web site. Several nice little shops worth perusing. For those who like Old Civil War Cemeteries, directly across from the Bavarian Restaurant you will find a Confederate Soldier cemetery.

http://www.stonemountaincity.org/

[kiltedsawyer]

Well, guess who's late to the party this time? (I've been pretty busy with lots of stuff.)

Heathbar, et al, don't miss the reception if you have tickets. It's nice, you can meet a lot of folks, eat good food, and where else do you get to dress up? ith:

How 'bout we meet at the Gordon tent at 11:00 AM? (I didn't see a time or place yet.) We've been known to wear red ribbons in the past, but that's optional. A dandelion in the cap might work well. I know the opening ceremonies are at 12:00, so we have to avoid that. Can you guys sing out on this proposal? We probably ought to get the times set now. If not at 11:00, then we can try 1:00 PM.

I spoke to SouthernScot tonight, and he's definitely planning for us to eat at the German restaurant again. (It's an official tradition now. This will be the 3rd year in a row!) Since he got married, he's a little busy what with all that honey moon stuff. (I'm worried about that boy. Looks a little pale.)

The restaurant is right outside the West Gate in the Village of Stone Mountain at the only real intersection you'll run into if you just go straight. It's only about 6-8 blocks up.

This ought to be a good turn out. You can dress up or go casual.

Turp, let us know if this works for you.

Which Day?

[turpin]

How much damage has all this rain had on the park area? I came thru there just East of Stone Mountain last Monday and there was a lot of standing water every where. Let's keep our fingers crossed for good weather for the games!

When the games first were conceived they examined weather data since records were started and determined that the third weekend in October was historically least likely to get rained out.

How 'bout we meet at the Gordon tent at 11:00 AM? (I didn't see a time or place yet.) We've been known to wear red ribbons in the past, but that's optional. A dandelion in the cap might work well. I know the opening ceremonies are at 12:00, so we have to avoid that. Can you guys sing out on this proposal? We probably ought to get the times set now. If not at 11:00, then we can try 1:00 PM.

Turp, let us know if this works for you.

Fine with me. 11 or one Saturday works fine, and 11 on Sunday for those who only come that day - Parade of Tartans and Massed Bands is at 1:00 on Sunday, and I'm on call for that, as should all you tartan-wearers be to support your clans. Looking forward to seeing you all, and trading a skunk for a buckle with tyger forge.

[Atlanta Kiltie]

I am planning on being there both days so I will see you at the meet up.