Date: 4-SEP-1996 13:05:54.95 From: ROCK::MUELLER "Rob {x6160} If it ain't broke, I ain't worked on it yet. 04-Sep-1996 1254" Subj: Pig Roast '96 (message #6) ... WE NEED STUFF To: @pig96 The Pig Roast home page is finally here (sorry, but it's only accessible to people inside of Digital: http://segflt.hlo.dec.com/~mueller/pig/pig_home.html Now, on to the real business. Pig Roast `96 needs you! Yes, we need you ... at least we need your stuff. We are in need of the following things: 1. Surface for carving the pig - this can be an old kitchen table top or counter top, hard plastic or plexi-glass, or anything suitable to cut a 160 lb pig on (it should be about 4 feet by 6 feet, but we'll take what we can get). I have a bench to put it on, all I need is the top. This will likely get ruined, so don't expect it back. 2. Tables - folding or otherwise for outdoor use 3. Outdoor lights - preferably ones that can be hung on nails, clipped to a branch or something, or a free-standing light. 4. Extension cords ... lots of them for all of the lights and bug zappers. 5. Tarps, poles, & rope in case it rains (we'll take what you've got and figure out how to use it if we have to) 6. Psychic power - to repel Hurricane Fran; we need everyone out there to gather their psychic power and THINK hurricane Fran away from us on Friday and Saturday. The pig can't be returned. The beer can't be returned. Hurricane Fran would be catastrophic. [Recent news makes me feel much better about the hurricane. Looks like it will be a good weekend, but your mental power can't hurt.] If you have and are willing to donate any of the above, please send me email and we'll arrange to have it delivered to the Pig Roast site on Friday or Saturday. I will send out the "Big Mail" on Thursday. That message will contain all of the information you need to know about Pig Roast `96. Meanwhile, I would like everyone to contemplate the following Pig Roast `96 rules: 1. No one drives under the influence. I have plenty of floor space, so if you're planning on drinking a lot, plan to stay the night or have someone else drive you home. I am entrusting everyone at Pig Roast `96 to watch out for everyone else. 2. This is a family event, so no stinkin' drunks ... at least not until late night. 3. Please do not park on the grass or block driveways or fire hydrants. The street is plenty wide enough. Don't park in my driveway; we'll need to get in and out to do things during the day. 4. Please do not annoy my neighbors. For the most part I'm just getting to know them. I've invited all of the immediate neighbors, but you never know what they think. You won't have to live next to them for the next decade. 5. I shouldn't have to say this, but just to be very clear: No drugs will be tolerated on the premises, nor will anyone under the influence of drugs be allowed to remain. 6. Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, do not mess up my new bathroom. It's my pride and joy and it's not even finished yet. We'll have a porta-pottie outside for the simple things. 7. There will be an open fire, so please keep the kids away. 8. No lawsuits! We will do everything in our power to make this an enjoyable and safe event for everyone, but please have some common sense and watch out for yourself, your family, and your friends. If you haven't figured it out by now, Pig Roast `96 will be held at my place in Hudson, MA. Directions will follow in Thursday's mail. See you at Pig Roast `96, Rob and the rest of the Pig Roast `96 committee