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I am sure that some of you (us) already know other members of this forum, but I was thinking how interesting it may be to put faces with names and perhaps those of us already in CR could actually meet! Not necessarily on a regular basis, not monthly or even annually – but maybe just once, or once in a while!
We could pick a time and place to all gather and try to guess “who is who” before actually putting on nametags!
David, you would be at a disadvantage because we all know you are that real cool, smug cat in the picture with the bearded gray headed dude.
In fact, I propose that we meet at David’s casa in Grecia – – at 4100′, 4100’, 4100’ above sea level we know the weather will be perfect, no chance that it will too hot and very little chance it will be too cool. Besides, if it is too cool we can always get Waggoner41 to chop down a tree or two and bring the wood (along with home-grown vegetables) so we can have a bonfire!
I betcha that if we were all willing to pitch in a few bucks (or a few thousand colones) we could get “Jim S” from San Ramon de Tres Rios to bring a few aluminum tins of some of that great southern BBQ, because I have NEVER seen a BBQ joint that did not love to cater special events – and this would definitely be a special event.
Scott could load up Ignacio (truly, truly a wonderful story, Scott) so we would have dessert. This has to be understood that there will be no pictures allowed to be taken with Ignacio!
The TicoRealtor could bring some Missionaries from the Mall in the car he shipped in with missing key or lug nuts (or whatever it was), many of us could bring big screen TV’s we have smuggled through customs, any of us that live in “Gated Communities” could borrow our front gate for the day and we could have a “Decorate The Gate” contest, maybe Don Diego and lady friends would fly in from Cuba and land at the new Southern Zone airport, Sprite (the self admitted crackpot conspiritualist heathen) could bring….never mind, I have now gone too far!
What would I bring, let’s see – – – I think I’ll bring 42 warships and 7000 Marines! So Jim, we’re gonna need some more BBQ ribs! Actually, I would love to host the event but I know that no one wants to come to the hot, muggy, bug infested Guanacaste beach area with all of our dusty roads, and besides – I’d have to ask my wife!
So, crbill, you’re actually suggesting that I expose myself and my property to the onslaught of up to 18,000 WLCR Forum members, eh? Gee, what other great ideas do you have? (I can hardly wait.)
You may recall that I offered to “do” Lotus*’ wedding a couple of years ago when he was searching for a “non-traditional” clergyman. At that time, I offered to stage the entire event and some of those ideas still seem relevant.
For instance, it would be fun to stick to the “all-naked” theme. Not only might it help to obscure who’s who, but I’ll bet it would be the source of a lot of laughs. My brother (a spittin’ image of me) and I would have to do a sales job on the fat old bearded dude and the dudess, but we can work that out.
Now someone would have to work on getting a truckload of sandias (watermelons to you uninitiated) and a drum of cheap gin and have them all delivered a day in advance.
And, as I explained in the discussion of Lotus*’ nuptials, we’ll need an ostrich. Nobody came forward then, but this isn’t going to come down without one, so somebody belly up.
Oh! And just to put the right spin on the entire event, and before we break out those ribs and watermelons, I think we need a commitment (in writing) from sprite to deliver the benediction and say grace. (Hmmm . . . Or maybe we should hold that one ’til after everyone’s had a helping of the watermelon.)
As far as setting a date, let’s do this sometime in mid-January just about the time when the coffee will be ready for the second picking. We could bill it as a “Tico” party. Everybody could bring a basket and, after a couple of slices of that ginned watermelon, we (the rest of you, actually) could stumble around the slopes bareass picking coffee. That alone should make this a memorable event and it would save the fat old bearded dude the cost of hiring pickers.
As all this comes together and we’ve settled on a date, I’ll recruit a group of my Costa Rican neighbors to park cars. That should add to the excitement! In fact, we could share the watermelon with them, and if any Forum members have too much, I’m sure one of our neighbors in attendance would be more than happy to drive them home.
I was going to show up until I read the part about the “all-naked” theme. My guess is that most people that have joined this forum are well into the “sagging body parts” years.
Who knows, maybe National Geographic will pick up on it and feature a story on the newly discovered Lost Gringo Tribe of Costa Rica…complete with pictures.
This will require alot more than watermelons. Maybe David can be the acting shaman for the evening and break out some ayahuasca or something much stronger than gin to help blur my vision.Ronny, I didn’t mean to imply that the gin would necessarily be the only “social lubricant” at this gathering, but I thought offering ginned watermelons would give it a certain “health food” theme. For my brother and me, we’ll just stick to the catnip.
Well, I have to say that it will be a first for me if I decide to go. I ‘ve never been to a “seniors gone wild” party. Will you be snorting crushed viagra in the back room before the square dance rave?
OK, this is getting interesting!
It looks like we will need to hire a “nurse” that specializes in the “4-hour problem”, and probably need to rent some “porta-johns” as well!
David’s proposed “Mixer Mix” sounds interesting, and enticing. I imagine you can use gin, vodka, rum or guaro with equal results. We will probably need 5-6 melons to get the mixture just right.
I’m still waiting to hear from Jim S about the BBQ!
Happy Halloween!
You’ve gotta be careful with that Costa Rican guaro (“Cacqui”?), crbill. You know, do you not, that two shots of it will blind a blue-eyed person.
I have, however, found some cheap Polish vodka at Hipermas and Maxi Bodega. We could start with ginned watermelons and then switch over once everyone’s taste buds have been anesthetized (or permanently disabled).
[quote=”ticorealtor”]Hey this could be woodstock in Costa Rica!:D[/quote]
If we go with Ronny’s idea (above), this would be more aptly called “Wood . . .”. (Oh, never mind.)
It sounds great to me! I’m not sure I’ll be set up for full catering by January but it should be no problem getting some good BBQ put together for everyone. Whether or not you want BBQ, I’d love to come and meet people.
I LOVE BBQs but I do have a trip planned for late January so please let me know when….
Scott
PS. That’s “if” I’m invited of course ….
[quote=”Scott”]I LOVE BBQs but I do have a trip planned for late January so please let me know when….
Scott
PS. That’s “if” I’m invited of course ….[/quote]
Scott, of course you are invited and we will schedule the festivities solely around your availabilty. Somehow it may have slipped by you, but we all assumed that you were to be the “named sponsor” of this First Annual “WLCR Meet & Greet” event, with your other volunteer duties to include helping David with the landscaping and gardening for a few days before we all show up, serving as event parking coordinator, master of ceremonies, videographer, chief correspondent for the Spanish speaking dailies, assistant chef (to Jim S), chief bartender (with recipe and direction from David), food service director, and designated driver.
Of course, in exchange for allowing the rest of us to enjoy the afternoon and optional sleep over at David’s (did I mention your pillow fluffing duties?) we will gladly allow you to have a “tip jar” to do our part in raising money for your new business endeavor, “Project Ignacio”. In fact, I bet you could set up a booth and allow those that wanted to make a small donation the opportunity to have their pictures taken with a cardboard cutout of Ignacio (you said he was camera shy) and then get 5 minutes of private investment advice from the man himself, and I am speaking of Ignacio himself.
It really looks like it is all coming together nicely!
[quote=”Jim S.”]It sounds great to me! I’m not sure I’ll be set up for full catering by January but it should be no problem getting some good BBQ put together for everyone. Whether or not you want BBQ, I’d love to come and meet people.[/quote]
Before this gets out of hand . . . Jim, have you ever actually barbecued an ostrich before? I don’t want a bunch of naked old farts cluttering up my yard waiting for something you can’t deliver. There’s a knack to it, you know. And do you even have a reliable source of fermented betel nut leaves?
[quote=”DavidCMurray Before this gets out of hand . . . Jim, have you ever actually barbecued an ostrich before? I don’t want a bunch of naked old farts cluttering up my yard waiting for something you can’t deliver. There’s a knack to it, you know. And do you even have a reliable source of fermented betel nut leaves?[/quote]
Jim – don’t worry about the betel nut leaves. http://www.drugs.com/npc/betel-nut.html
We’ve been through this before with David. I think to him it is an aphrodisiac, and as far as the ostrich goes, if you can cook chicken you can cook an ostrich – – you just need a bigger grill and more wood (and waggoner41 will bring that from his finca)!Actually, grilling David’s pet ostrich will make it much easier – an ostrich feeds a lot more people!
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