What do you do at a gather? [Archive]

JayEgo

30th March 2005, 08:04 AM

In the UK, we've had general meet-ups (usually in a public house environment!), some trivia sessions, a visit to Blackpool Pleasure beach and the National Space Centre in Leicester... We've had meals in, meals out, a bonding, songs, plays, readings and all sorts... I've heard of others doing egg hunts and barbeques for instance...

A gather is what those who attend make it :D

Ja¥son xx

Jeffrey555

30th March 2005, 02:20 PM

Purpura

30th March 2005, 03:29 PM

At The SoCal Gather I went to last year, Sharon barbecued a bunch of chicken, and we and other gatherers also brought other dishes to share besides the chicken. We also had cake, and other desserts, and they had trivia, and coloring pages and tree climbing, and pictures taken as well.

Jeffrey555

30th March 2005, 06:32 PM

For an exceptionally fun gather, try to have Koolness attend.

queenrider melody

30th March 2005, 07:56 PM

The infamous fire lizard egg hunt was my brain child for a Florida gather at a state park beach.

Let me know if you need details. It worked out rather well. The fresh baked bubblie pies were also well received.
Now, will you please give me some more details on the fire lizard egg hunt? I'm all ears! Also, what's Koolness?

Jeffrey555

30th March 2005, 09:41 PM

I sent you a PM, Queenrider Melody.

queenrider melody

30th March 2005, 09:52 PM

Hey, Jeff! Check your pm! :shhh: :devil: :evil:

queenrider melody

31st March 2005, 01:16 AM

Anybody else have suggestions for a gather?

Jeffrey555

31st March 2005, 01:45 AM

Tahiti is nice. Great beaches. Good attitude about having parties.

I'll go if some one else pays my way.

queenrider melody

31st March 2005, 01:50 AM

Please, no suggestions about specific locations, for I already know where I'm going to have it , but I'm not allowed to give out any information like that.:shhh: Any suggestions on what to do?

Jeffrey555

31st March 2005, 12:12 PM

One activity that seems to occur at every gather is the sharing of food, beverages and conversation.

After that it depends on the general theme of the gather which might be linked to its location. If you are meeting at an amusement park, activites are pretty obvious. Other locations may be condusive to costume contests, playing games, or a bake sale - proceeds to benefit a charity or web site or something.

Music is usually also a part of gathers.

Dux

31st March 2005, 02:45 PM

Tahiti is nice. Great beaches. Good attitude about having parties.

I'll go if some one else pays my way.
Yeah - me too.

Sharon

1st April 2005, 08:51 PM

The So. California Gathers are held at a park. We reserve a shelter which has picnic tables, barbecue grills, a big counter thing where food can be set out. It is also right next to a playground area for the kids (and adults) to play in. At the October Gathers we have fun with costumes, In June we try for different activites including kite flying.

We have done raffles, which help defray basic expenses, and give people chances at prizes. We have done white elephant gift exchanges and painted pumpkins.

queenrider melody

24th April 2005, 04:45 AM

The place I was thinking of holding a Gather is by a river, which has a pretty good place to hide "fire lizard eggs".

Airilith

30th April 2005, 03:23 AM

Tahiti is nice. Great beaches. Good attitude about having parties.

I'll go if some one else pays my way.
Me three!!! :D

queenrider melody

3rd May 2005, 05:47 AM

I already have a location that I will wish to hold a gather, but what to do!?!

Faren

3rd May 2005, 08:22 AM

queenrider melody

4th May 2005, 12:24 AM

Well, the first thing to do is let people know where you want to hold your gather, and then when you want to have it. Then people can let you know if they can come and how many so you can figure out food/games/etc.

So more information needs to be forthcoming. :D
I can not say either. If I told you where I would hold it, then you would figure out where I live. My mom thinks that it is giving out too much information. Anyway, I need to know what to do to make sure I have everything before the time, but it might be during the summer. MIGHT.

FallingLlama

4th May 2005, 01:45 AM

I can not say either. If I told you where I would hold it, then you would figure out where I live. My mom thinks that it is giving out too much information. Anyway, I need to know what to do to make sure I have everything before the time, but it might be during the summer. MIGHT.
In that case, it's probably not a very good idea for you to plan one. Perhaps you should just check the other threads, and if one is being planned somewhere near you, PM some of those planning to attend (with your mom's permission, of course)

Faren

4th May 2005, 08:31 AM

I can not say either. If I told you where I would hold it, then you would figure out where I live. My mom thinks that it is giving out too much information. Anyway, I need to know what to do to make sure I have everything before the time, but it might be during the summer. MIGHT.
OK, I understand that. So is this gather going to be for a group of your friends? That would be a really cool theme for a party I think! :cool:

queenrider melody

5th May 2005, 03:13 AM

OK, I understand that. So is this gather going to be for a group of your friends? That would be a really cool theme for a party I think! :cool:
I was thinking that it could be a gather for my county so we could raise some money for some charities like the woman's shelter.

Faren

5th May 2005, 05:54 AM

I was thinking that it could be a gather for my county so we could raise some money for some charities like the woman's shelter.
Well that's an excellent idea! :good: However, that's a much bigger undertaking than the gathers that members here have. If you were thinking on a smaller scale, such as a class gather with the funds raised being designated for a charity, that could be cool. You could sell bubbly pies and have a cake walk maybe. You could also raise money with the firelizard hunt by having the "contestants" pay for a chance to find an egg.

queenrider melody

10th May 2005, 04:57 AM

Well that's an excellent idea! :good: However, that's a much bigger undertaking than the gathers that members here have. If you were thinking on a smaller scale, such as a class gather with the funds raised being designated for a charity, that could be cool. You could sell bubbly pies and have a cake walk maybe. You could also raise money with the firelizard hunt by having the "contestants" pay for a chance to find an egg.
I'm pretty sure that my friends, family, and I can handle it. ;)

Milo

10th May 2005, 07:16 AM

Dont they recite the WLT theme song out loud over numerous beers? ;) :evil: :ok:

queenrider melody

29th May 2005, 02:17 AM

Dont they recite the WLT theme song out loud over numerous beers? ;) :evil: :ok:
Well, other people may drink beers, but if my friends or family dare drink beer, then they would be in huge troblue, especially my friends!

Faren

29th May 2005, 04:30 AM

Dont they recite the WLT theme song out loud over numerous beers? ;) :evil: :ok:
Well, that's something I enjoy doing. :pint:

Milo

29th May 2005, 07:03 AM

Well, that's something I enjoy doing. :pint:
The theme song, the beers, or both? :evil:

Faren

29th May 2005, 07:07 AM

The theme song, the beers, or both? :evil:
Both. :evil:

Actually, my daughter (Keio) and I drive everyone at home crazy singing it from time to time (I'm usually sober, and she always is). But the :pint: would help.

I wonder if any willeteers are going to Dragon*con this year. :darkside:

Kat

29th May 2005, 02:00 PM

:shhh: Like the Las Vegas commercial At a Gather

What happens here stays here.

:noface:

jjmouse

29th May 2005, 10:57 PM

Also, what's Koolness?

:eek: :faint: Koolness is a who. Not a what. ;)

queenrider melody

30th May 2005, 03:18 AM

:eek: :faint: Koolness is a who. Not a what. ;)
Ok, who's Koolness?

Cavatica

30th May 2005, 09:04 AM

Ok, who's Koolness? Koolness is a lecherous creep who nobody likes.

By which I mean pretty much EVERYONE likes him because he's awesome.

Still lecherous, though.

He maintains Pernese Friends (http://groups.msn.com/PerneseFriends/welcome.msnw), a collection of photos of folks from the Old Kitchen Table and Dragon*Con and gathers and such. There's a picture of him on that site (you can find it under the Index of Pictures), and Ian's got a few here (http://www.imsmultimedia.co.uk/JohnKoolHeide.html) (Kool's the dude in the middle), here (http://www.imsmultimedia.co.uk/Kool.html), here (http://www.imsmultimedia.co.uk/JJKoolKat2.html), and here (http://www.imsmultimedia.co.uk/HeideKool.html). You can see him featured here (http://www.brownridercat.com/pics/dc2003/nrfjp1.jpg) and here (http://www.brownridercat.com/pics/dc2003/nrfjp2.jpg) with a naughty magazine during Weyrfest 2003's Not Ready for Journeymen Players improv sketch (Fun Fact: the dude behind him in green is Steve, this year's Weyrfest director. Anneli's the prim one seated at the desk, and I'm the one in the red-and-blue get-up with some sort of crazy-weird facial expression going on in that second picture).

*buffs nails*

Aranel

30th May 2005, 08:03 PM

Koolness is a lecherous creep who nobody likes.

By which I mean pretty much EVERYONE likes him because he's awesome.

Lecherous..... yes. *snicker* I can think of a few around here like that, but he definately rules the roost. He also runs Pernese Friends (http://www.pernesefriends.com) the forum.

A gather is not what you make it, it's the people that come. Don't stick so very hard to your plan if people don't really seem to be having fun with it. Have room to maneuver. A gather is mostly an excuse for folks to get together and enjoy each other's company, since we so rarely get to. THAT is what most of us mean by gather.

Now, if what you have in mind is more of a Pern themed party, by all means, go for it. Raffle things off, as has been mentioned, a bake/craft sale would be awesome, if you're wanting to raise money. Costume contest, fashion show, showcase the crafts of pern with competitions, and then auction off the entries. It could be quite a bit of fun!

.... "What is a Koolness?".... :rofl: Sorry, that just got my funny bone. :D
:worship:

Cavatica

30th May 2005, 08:08 PM

Lecherous..... yes. *snicker* I can think of a few around here like that, but he definately rules the roost.I think it's probably a tie between him and C'jun. ;>

Koolness

30th May 2005, 09:31 PM

Koolness is a lecherous creep who nobody likes.

By which I mean pretty much EVERYONE likes him because he's awesome.

Still lecherous, though.

*buffs nails*

I love you too :D :devil:

Quotes someone famous: "Make me like Dick"

:devil:

Koolness

30th May 2005, 09:32 PM

I think it's probably a tie between him and C'jun. ;>

Cjun has had more practice.

:bow:

Aranel

30th May 2005, 09:32 PM

I think it's probably a tie between him and C'jun. ;>

:rofl:

I'll agree to that one!

:D

Cavatica

30th May 2005, 09:50 PM

I love you too :D :devil:

Quotes someone famous: "Make me like Dick"

:devil: It was "Make it so I like Dick," Kool. </sanctimony>

Geez. Didn't that time mean ANYTHING to you? *weeps*

Koolness

31st May 2005, 02:08 AM

It was "Make it so I like Dick," Kool. </sanctimony>

Geez. Didn't that time mean ANYTHING to you? *weeps*

I was very touched that you wanted to like me :D

** snoofles **

queenrider melody

31st May 2005, 02:17 AM

So you're Koolness!

Kat

31st May 2005, 02:28 AM

That's him our favourite tigger.!!

*ssslluurpps Kool*
I'm the fat broad on his right in burgundy in one of the pics (third link) :crazy:

Aranel

31st May 2005, 04:26 AM

Yup, he be Koolness!

Here's (http://www.rivendelldesigns.net/images/kool_me.jpg) me with the lecherous old fuddy duddy. :devil: :redfruit:

I have another in our LotR costumes, but his eyes are closed! He has a habbit of doing that. :p A photographer should know better!

Cavatica

31st May 2005, 04:57 AM

Aranel, you're so cute. I have ALWAYS thought so and I would just like to say so publically.

So there you go.

Koolness

7th June 2005, 02:41 AM

Jeffrey555

8th June 2005, 01:41 AM

I can attest to the fact that Koolness is an old fashioned gentleman and a truly caring human being.

Well worth the legends about him.

Kat

8th June 2005, 01:46 AM

I can attest to the fact that Koolness is an old fashioned gentleman and a truly caring human being.

Well worth the legends about him.
Legends???? I must have missed those ;)

Kool :wekiss:

Auburn

8th June 2005, 11:27 PM

Also, what's Koolness?
A Koolness cannot be explained, a Koolness must be experinced in person to understand.

Aranel

9th June 2005, 12:20 AM

I am not a fuddy duddy
:roll:

Of course not, dear. :kiss:
*crosses fingers behind back*

You're a.... *cough* nevermind. There are children on this board. :evil:

queenrider melody

9th June 2005, 01:09 AM

Of course not, dear. :kiss:
*crosses fingers behind back*

You're a.... *cough* nevermind. There are children on this board. :evil:
And I'm one of them! :razz:

Koolness

18th June 2005, 01:55 PM

Back to the original subject.

One Winter gather we went to Madison Wisconsin and frozded or tucasses in a Church camp. We huddled by the fire, slept in bunk beds, went to town to eat lunch, went to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, <I'm no longer a virgin> Cooked in the church kitchen and spread ourselves out to eat way too much food, and spent as much time as we could together.

Beware the After Gather Blues!!!

Koolness

21st June 2005, 03:39 AM

A small but happy gather and not all that cold as I remember.

Koolness, did you know Amy is marrying Jimi next month?

I feel this may be partially my fault.

Yes on the 17th. I talked to Amy tonight. How is it your fault?? :D
:cool:

Jeffrey555

22nd June 2005, 05:27 PM

Back on the old KT, she started a thread about having a hard time finding a quality boy friend.

I instigated several things from that thread which lead indirectly to her and Jimi getting together. So it may be partially my fault that they are getting married.

Koolness

23rd June 2005, 02:34 AM

Jeffrey555

23rd June 2005, 02:27 PM

I just hope it isn't a Rocky Horror Picture Show themed wedding.

Koolness

24th June 2005, 02:02 AM

I just hope it isn't a Rocky Horror Picture Show themed wedding.

LOL Renaissance I believe :D Although SS can fill out that cheerleader costume

:devil: :cool:

Monkeysrule

24th June 2005, 08:27 AM

This "gather" stuff kinda of reminds me of an anual gathering thingy nearby where people sell their crafty stuff, schools and organizations sell BBQed food, and takes place over a weekend in fall. Fun.:ok:

Michael

7th July 2005, 06:19 PM

:eek: :faint: Koolness is a who. Not a what. ;)

:haha2: :wave: @ Kool

Queenrider Melody, I had a look at your profile, and considering your age, I would suggest you be very careful about posting any specific location. I understand your question, and the answer is -- You do anything that is fun at a Gather.

I've been honored to meet about a dozen KT/KTLer's in person, and hope one day to see some of them again and meet more! Most of those meetings took place in Las Vegas during my aborted attempt at surviving there shortly after 9/11/01. Usually it was just a nice lunch, or even just a cup of :coffee: . But always good conversation and fun! :)

I can understand your wanting to have a Gather of your very own, but I do urge caution. Everyone I've met from here have been wonderful, but also have been adults. If you truly want to have a Gather, and have folks from the KT/KTL attend, they need to know where it will be. Once they know, you will get more suggestions about what to do than you'll ever have time for.

Perhaps you can get your Mom to register here. She can check the place out and post any information that she thinks is safe...

The above is only a suggestion, but I make it because I don't want to see you get hurt, or into trouble. :)

Take care,
Mikey

P.S. I wonder? Are Tiggers :cat: really who's and not what's? :runaway:

M.

Michael

7th July 2005, 06:54 PM

Oh yeah, another thought occurred to me. *duh* ;)

If DragonCon in Atlanta is something you and your Parents can afford, it would be a safe and very fun way to meet many KT/KTLer's. :ok:

Check out the DragonCon Threads...

Mikey <-- who cannot afford to go to DragonCon but wishes all who go a great time!!! :D