Florida GJ Cookout at the Monster Garage! - April 27, 2013

Wingnut65 · Mar 13, 2013

Save The Date - Saturday, April 27, 2013 ... for the

Florida GJ Cookout at the Monster Garage!

IGO2XS and Wingnut65 would like to invite GJ Members in the Florida Area to a good, old fashioned cookout at the Monster Garage in Sarasota, FL. OK, I guess you don't have to be just from Florida to come... We just realized how many members we have that are a couple hours from the West Coast of Florida and what better way to meet each other than to serve food? Details are evolving and will be posted here.

Knowing the work that Mark's shop creates, including his shop itself, there will be some of this :drool:

And with the rest of the GJ members that show up, there will be some of this :bowdown:

and this

and this

And of course... :beer:

For the Poll a the top of this thread, we are getting a head count of how many people to expect. Please only take the Poll when you know for sure. Hopefully there are more than 10 that we have now, but too many may be an issue as well.

Come on Down! (Cars on display are subject to availability...)

LutzTD · Mar 13, 2013

sounds cool, Ill have to get the Mustang out.

socapots · Mar 14, 2013

That's a pretty sweet idea man. Wish I was in that area. Would be cool to meet some like minded folks.

Bull · Mar 14, 2013

Oh come on! I'm stuck up here! Sounds like a lot of fun.

Char a burger on the grill and pour a 40 oz. on the corner for me, ok?

Sureshot · Mar 14, 2013

Sounds like a bike trip via Jim's.

bjkulawi · Mar 14, 2013

Cool idea. I might be down for that

IGO2XS · Mar 14, 2013

Well, the wife is not so happy about this pig I brought in for the party. I guess if I hadnt built the pig pen outside our bedroom window it wouldnt have been so bad :lol_hitti

Right now we are feeding her lots of good garage food...........wings, pizza, hamburgers, and beer so she will be just the right size for the party. I may need a couple strong GJ guys to throw her on the grill!

antinym · Mar 14, 2013

I'm in the Orlando area, I'll try to convince one of my GJ friends to join me.

JCQuick · Mar 14, 2013

well I will be there and I know at least 1 of my sons maybe 2 haven't asked the wife yet but she likes to go where I go.

Sounds like it will be fun :beer:

TAMPAGT07 · Mar 14, 2013

Me and the wifey are in..... :beer:

shopnut · Mar 14, 2013

Subscribed and keeping close watch.

I didn't vote yet, but count me in for at least one, but possibly two. Mrs. Shopnut is in the process of planning a trip to Illinois to visit her sister and hasn't nailed down the date yet. I think they are currently looking at early/mid April though.

Edit: Oops, forgot the :beer:

to keep the (short) streak going!

Jsf721 · Mar 15, 2013

How far a drive is Sarasota from West Palm Beach? We will be on vacation and if its not too far I would love to meet all of you and see the awesome garage. Very nice of you guys to invite us. Thanks

Bob Heine · Mar 15, 2013

Jsf721 said:
How far a drive is Sarasota from West Palm Beach?

Between 175 and 200 miles (depending on route) which takes about 3.5 hours.

JMcFly · Mar 15, 2013

Count me in!!!!!

I am totally down to show up early and assist.

cbacres · Mar 16, 2013

I think that pig will fit on this grill. It has a hitch and tail lights.

Can cook lots of meat on this one. Runs on charcole, wood and beer.

I'd love to help out and cook.

I'm interested, only thing is I may be out of state. Will advise

:beer:

Craig

wog · Mar 16, 2013

I'm over in Largo. Sounds like lots of fun.
Mark, I can get over early if you need help setting things up.

akdiesel · Mar 16, 2013

That would be great to get some warm sun and meet others on the board, but from one corner of the country to the other wont work in the plans right now.
Looks like a grat place to have a get together.

stonemason80 · Mar 16, 2013

Awesome place you've got there, love the tower! Wish I was closer.

kered · Mar 16, 2013

Ahh Man, if only this was being planned for later in the year, I would most definitely look into flying over for this, I would so love to see the "Monster Garage" in reality :drool:

Sadly though, April is just too soon to for me to take a jaunt across the Atlantic.

cbacres · Mar 16, 2013

IGO2XS and Wingnut65 ,
I will be out of state on that date.

Dang it, i'm just a hour away too. I was ready to hitch up and head up the interstate. Nothing more I would love to do is cook, mingle and BS with folks with similar interest of mine, and, not least :beer:

.

I'm dead serious about dragging a grill to wherever and cooking out.

Hopefully there be another one soon.

Thank for the invite.

Craig

enginewizard1969 · Mar 17, 2013

Shame you are on the wrong side of the pond for me I do make it to Florida every now and then.(saving up the pennies for the next one) I will look you up would love to see the monster garage. If its half as good as the pictures make it out to be it would be amazing

77thor · Mar 17, 2013

Damn... I wish I was closer.

Rockuf8 · Mar 17, 2013

Wish I was closer... should be a great time.

Terry454 · Mar 17, 2013

I wish I could be there, but I have to instruct class that day.

IGO2XS · Mar 17, 2013

I think we need to charter a plane or something to get our europeon friends over here. :rocker:

This could be an annual event so we will plan alot sooner next year. We could have an international garage festival

Wingnut65 · Mar 17, 2013

IGO2XS said:
I think we need to charter a plane or something to get our european friends over here. This could be an annual event so we will plan a lot sooner next year. We could have an international garage festival

I think we need to do this one as a test run for either Fall Bash or next year's International GJ Hangout.

We were hoping to get this scheduled for March when the snow may still be deep enough up north that this could be an incentive for a road trip to Sunny Florida. Now that spring is here and people are getting busy, some members have other plans. We will just have to take a lot of pictures and show you what you missed so you can plan for next time...

1938flatty · Mar 17, 2013

Should be a great time. Too bad I live in Michigan. Lets do a different state every year? The Garage Journal Tour.

kered · Mar 18, 2013

Wingnut65 said:
.....We will just have to take a lot of pictures and show you what you missed so you can plan for next time...

Well if I had more lead time to this event I would most definitely make plans to "Fly the Atlantic" to visit the Monster Garage :beer:

So if the event is a success & Mark is kind enough to offer open invitations to his place again, I'll most certainly be on the list

JMcFly · Mar 20, 2013

I think everyone is just going to show up early and help lol...

IGO2XS · Mar 20, 2013

joe.gravelle said:
I think everyone is just going to show up early and help lol...

show up too early and we'll put you to work. :lol:

shopnut · Mar 20, 2013

IGO2XS said:
show up too early and we'll put you to work.

How's Tuesday sound!

Wingnut65 · Mar 21, 2013

joe.gravelle said:
I think everyone is just going to show up early and help lol...

Sounds like others are catching the excitement and motivation for the cookout. Thanks for all the offers to pitch in. :thumbup:

If you are offereing... We could use some beverages to be donated. If attendees bring 6 or 12 of your favorite beverages to put in a cooler on ice, then we should have plenty to go around. We will have kids there, so sodas or other family friendly drinks are also welcome.

BTW, does anyone have any favorite cookout-type recipes you'd like to bring??

shopnut said:
How's Tuesday sound!

Can you stucco?

shopnut · Mar 21, 2013

Stucco? I'll try anything ONCE!

If the weather is decent I'll be on a cycle, but the side cases have been "field tested" to hold an 18-pack each :beer:

I haven't mastered carrying a full crockpot on the back seat yet, so I might have to shy away from bringing any hot dishes

.

Let us know whatever you guys need and hopefully there will be a volunteer for everything.

DMARSHALL · Mar 21, 2013

I will be flying to orlando from denver on the 24th disney world for 2 days then driving to sarasota on the 27th to visit my sister until the 29th. Would like to join in on the fun please pm me back with the info i will need.
Thanks don

IGO2XS · Mar 24, 2013

DMARSHALL said:
I will be flying to orlando from denver on the 24th disney world for 2 days then driving to sarasota on the 27th to visit my sister until the 29th. Would like to join in on the fun please pm me back with the info i will need.
Thanks don

I sent you a pm Don, looking forward to seeing you. :thumbup:

Toolfool · Mar 25, 2013

Damn, you couldn't be any further away ?!?

nammer · Mar 25, 2013

hey IGO2XS and Wingnut65, thanks so much for the hospitality, i've been MIA for a lil while now, got caught up on a few projects, none of them garage related unfortunately

glad I found this thread again in time for the inaugural gathering, i'd like to attend please!!

JMcFly · Mar 27, 2013

IGO2XS said:
show up too early and we'll put you to work.

Ok! lol

(no really, I can show up early and help do whatever needs to be done)

IGO2XS · Mar 27, 2013

nammer said:
hey IGO2XS and Wingnut65, thanks so much for the hospitality, i've been MIA for a lil while now, got caught up on a few projects, none of them garage related unfortunately glad I found this thread again in time for the inaugural gathering, i'd like to attend please!!

We would love to have you. Just click on the pole to say you are coming.

joe.gravelle said:
Ok! lol

(no really, I can show up early and help do whatever needs to be done)

Thanks for the offer. We'll probably have everything done but you are welcome to show up anytime. I am sure there will be something left to do. thank you.

IGO2XS · Mar 27, 2013

I had a face to face meeting with Wingnut65 this week. He was in Sarasota for a meeting and stopped in for a visit.

As of today I have hired a guy to bring his smoker and cook up some pretty good meat. I have decided there is going to be enough going on without me having to man the grill. We will probably have a few local hotrods show up to the party so it will be one less thing for me to worry about. Anyway, this guy is an awesome cook and why not splurge for this spectacular event.

Again I want to say by the advice of an internet savey person we have not published my address. I know some have already located me by Google Earth :lol:

but we are not going to put it on the forum. However, you may PM me or Wingnut65 with your email address and this way we can send you a map and keep you updated with any further developments.

Florida GJ Cookout at the Monster Garage! - April 27, 2013

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