Date: 16-SEP-1996 13:05:52.91 From: ROCK::MUELLER "Rob {x6160} If it ain't broke, I ain't worked on it yet. 16-Sep-1996 1256" Subj: Pig Roast '96 (message #8 - The Final Mail) To: @pig96 I'm sure you're all glad that this is the Final Mail messsage for Pig Roast '96. Here is the wrapup. See you next year, Rob and the Pig Roast '96 Committee Thank you, everyone, for making Pig Roast '96 a success. I think everything turned out ok to spite some of the little mishaps. I'd like to, specifically, thank the following people for helping out with the preparations: - Sharon Digirolamo for being a lovely hostess. - Steve Prunier and the Bluecats for providing excellent music. - Brock Moore for providing most of the firewood and Nat Fairbanks for delivering it. - Chuck Benz for being THE authority on Pig Roasting. - Rob Kuhn and Kevin Carroll for helping to roast the pig. - Jim Ellis and Brian Lilly for helping out in general. - Chris Holub for chipping in. - EVERYONE else who brought stuff or donated to the cause. I've written a post-mortem so that we can remember this day in all of it's glory [or maybe not]. All-in-all there wasn't much to write about. Nobody walked through any plate-glass windows (thank god). Nobody carried the Pig's head around like something from "Lord of the Flies." There were no stupid drunks (as far as I know). Everything turned out quite nicely. It seems that this crowd is getting tamer every year. Friday, September 6, 1996 ------------------------- 3:00 pm: Rob picks up the pig at Blood Farms in Groton, MA. The pig is only 130 lbs (30 lbs shy of what we ordered). 8:00 pm: The site is prepared, the pig is put on the spit, and put over the coals. 11:00 pm: Ueda-san brings over some Japanese Saki (but it's made in the USA) and these little fish treats. Saturday, September 7, 1996 --------------------------- 12:00 am: Sharon states that the pig will probably be done before the afternoon. Rob says, "Maybe, but we'll just tame the fire and cook it slower". Rob heads in the house to get some sleep, but doesn't really get much sleep. Keven Carroll and some others stay up to do the cooking. 3:00 am: Rob gets up, makes coffee, and continues the vigil. Kevin showers and crashes. Ueda-san goes home, not to be seen again that day. [The others had left by then.] 5:00 am: Rob's neighbors make loads of noice preparing for their garage sale. The nerve! 6:30 am: Rob Kuhn and girlfriend releive Rob of his duties. Rob sets up the volleyball net and then goes to bed. 8:00 am: Phone rings. Rob wakes. Steve tells Rob it's raining west of us. Rob is upset, but goes back to sleep anyway. 9:30 am: Phone rings again. Rob wakes. I can't even remember who it was. 10:30 am: Sharon brings donuts [but no muffins or bagels] to the weary roasters. 11:00 am: Hosts appear. Some guests are here. 12:00 pm: More guests are here. Pig falls off of spit into coals. [Sharon, you were right!] We rush to carve what we can, clean it up, wrap it in foil, and put it back near the fire to keep warm. 1:00 pm: The Band kicks up the music. Volleyball starts. John Lanoue leaves Milford, NH on bike. What some people won't do to get to the Pig Roast, huh? 3:00 pm: The Barbeque sauces are done and the pig is served. It's excellent, by the way. 5:00 pm: It starts to rain. People start to leave. The die hards stay to hear the band play. 5:30 pm: John Lanoue arrives on bike from Milford, NH ... a little wet, but no worse for the wear. His wife is much happier knowing he's not dead in a ditch somewhere. 6:00 pm: The band is done. More people leave. The die hards stay to play more vball. 8:00 pm: Everyone is bummed out by the rain and most people are gone. The ashes are a smoldering mess outside. 9:00 pm: Everyone is gone. Rob Showers and rests. All, in all, things went fairly well. The weather kept some people away, but it turned out well for most of the day. Here are a few stats: - a 130 lb pig was consumed (minus carcass, probably 70 lbs); The pig cooked for 16 hours, then fell off of the spit on it's own. - 1/2 keg of Pilgrim IPA was consumed; some of the 1/2 keg of Miller Lite was consumed (people just don't drink like they used to; good thing I didn't get the 3rd keg) - about 150 people attended (over all); the poor weather kept lots of people away, I suspect - 20+ liters of soda were consumed - many bags of chips, bowls of salads, and trays of deserts were consumed Since I'm a proponent of Open Book Management, here is the financial information for Pig Roast '96: Total Expenses: + $ 640.00 -> The pig was smaller than planned, and we didn't get the 3rd keg. Total Donations: - $ 445.00 Extra Band Donation: + $ 70.00 (they took in about $116 on their own) Total Host Expense: = $ 265.00 (divided amoungst several hosts) So, thank you everyone for making Pig Roast '96 a success. Look for Pig Roast '97 sometime in June (before school lets out). I will run Pig Roast '97, but we will need a location (I've done my turn). How about your place?