From: TECRUS::WEISENBACH "an adherent of a particular nonreligion 18-Jun-1991 2221" 18-JUN-1991 22:39:49.38 To: @PIG.DIS CC: Subj: Pig Roast directions!!! Yes! The Pig Roast has found a HOME! It's time to eat, drink, and celebrate! The Mother of All parties has a location! When Lew's place turned unsuitable, a blue-ribbon committee began a search for a new site. Various candidate locations were considered, but most had serious drawbacks. Namely: they were owner-occupied. The few sites that fell out of that category were occupied by neat-freaks, who actually thought that stains could and should be removed! Or by people whose hearts were in the right spot but whose houses lacked the proper, shall we say, "facilities". But finally a shining oasis was found, a place so perfect that Lew's place dims by comparison - a collapsing hovel to a formidable castle. This wonderful paradise, nicknamed Camelot by the dwellers, has a number of excellent advantages going for it. Number one, it is centrally located. The house sits in Southboro, not far from major routes. Second, it is rented. That means frantic calls to the insurance company are unlikely. Not that it is impossible to have Pig Roasts at a home-owners abode, of course. It's just unlikely. Third, the yard is a good size - plenty of space for volleyball, food, and whatever else. Fourth - get this! - it has a hot-tub also! Fifth, it doesn't have a deck about to fall apart. And finally, and this took major doing, the guy whose house it is WON'T EVEN BE THERE!!! What more can you ask for in a party palace?? The winner of the 1991 Spring Pig Roast is.... Kevin Burbick! Accepting the award for Kevin, who will be visiting relatives in Ohio that weekend, is myself: "Thanks. I know this will mean a lot to Kevin, what with the court proceedings afterwards and all." Once more........ ******************************************************************************* WHAT: Pig Roast '91! WHERE: Kevin Burbick's house in the hills! WHEN: 12:00 noon on Saturday, June 22nd! (THIS SATURDAY) WHY: It's an expression of freedom and hope for the non-roasting world. HOW: Easy! Show up with your side dish -> eat, drink, and be merry! Just follow the direction below! ******************************************************************************* * The Pig Roast will be at #26 Fairview Drive, Southboro MA. The phone * * number is 508-460-8024. Kevin won't be there if you call. * Three ways to get to 'Camelot': ** Route #1 Take Rt.85 south past Rt.9, crossing over the recently refurbished bridge. Make a right onto Mt. Vickery, which is the first right after CF trucking on the left. Follow this turning, treacherously twisty roadway for a ½ a mile. The road ends at a T intersection, marked only by a large tree appearing before you (and a stop sign). Turn left at the T, onto Middle road. Follow Middle road for a short while, turning right at the first stop sign. Now you're on Parkerville street. Take the first paved left onto Fairview, ignoring the dirt road that will be before Fairview. Follow Fairview up and around. The first right is Summit street, the second right is really Fairview veering to the right. Follow Fairview around that right, #26 is the first set of mailboxes after the corner. ** Route #2 From Rt.495 and points west, take Rt.9 east. Turn right onto Parkerville street from Rt.9. Parkerville is across from the Andrea restaurant that's on the left side of Rt.9, and right over the hill marked by a big yellow sign advertising "Eagle Leasing". A small yellow caution sign marks the turn, with the STOP sign for the street also helping to make it more visible. This is a difficult turn to spot. If you don't see it, abort the maneuver and proceed to the route #3 instructions. Once on Parkerville street, Fairview is the second right. The sign is totally obscured by trees though, so be careful. Follow Fairview up and around. The first right is Summit street, the second right is really Fairview veering to the right. Follow Fairview around that right, #26 is the first set of mailboxes after the corner. ** Route #3 If you miss the turn onto Parkerville, continue on Rt.9 to the next right turn, which is right after a small, gross looking sub shop on the right. This is Middle street, appropriately named since it is inbetween the other two routes. Anyway, follow Middle road for a short while, turning right at the first stop sign. Now you're on Parkerville street. Take the first paved left onto Fairview, ignoring the dirt road that will be before Fairview. Follow Fairview up and around. The first right is Summit street, the second right is really Fairview veering to the right. Follow Fairview around that right, #26 is the first set of mailboxes after the corner. Finally, some important notes: [1] Remember: bring a side dish, and a lot of it. We ran out of them early last year. If you wimp out and bring chips, grab several bags! [2] If you are bringing a dessert, make sure it contains no raspberries. This year a toxic virus has contaminated most raspberries already sold. Better safe than sorry. Besides, I don't like them. [3] Come early and you may get a taste of the Official Pig Roast Beer, a fine homebrew effort by yours truly. Try to get most of it down before pass- ing judgement. [4] Back in the 1800's, as the colonial powers laid claim to various chunks of this great land, the British and American forces nearly came to blows once more in an incident called the Pig War. This took place up in the San Juan islands just off of present day Seattle's coast. There, both powers claimed rights to the island, and built fortifications at either end. As tension mounted, a hapless British pig (the four legged kind) wandered onto an American farm and was shot. Needless to say, it was just the kind of excuse military men dream of to go to war. Fortunately the Czar of Russia arbitrated a solution, giving sole ownership of the island to the U.S.A, before the actual skirmishing began. The claim to that particular 15 mile by 7 mile scrap of land resolved, the Americans and British threw a Pig Roast to celebrate, before working themselves into a frenzy over the next scrap. The Native Americans weren't invited. [5] Believe it or not, #4 is true. I read it in the AAA Guide to the Pacific North-West. They also describe Flaming Geyser State Park, in which an eight inch flame shoots from a hole in the ground. [6] Thursday and Friday are wood delivery days in Southboro! [7] Remember: Drunk driving is a bad thing to do. Stay as late as you want, plan on sleeping over, even abstain - just drive carefully. I may be on the road!