Hey guys and gals, I just wanted to let you know that I have started this new Meet-n-Greet Thread as the original one had grown too big and I was afraid that any changes I made to it would get lost. Of course, for those of you who are new here, this thread is an invitation for you to join us for a SoCal Mega Meet-n-Greet which will be taking place on Saturday, June 7th at O'neill Regional Park. This will be an all day event that will start at 10:00 AM and will go on so long as there are people still hanging out or until the park closes which is at dusk. While this Meet-n-Greet is intended to be more of a relaxing social event, Trabuco Canyon is located right across the way and people can go there to play with their Jeeps. So long as you make sure to keep your entrance receipt, you will be allowed in and out of the park without penalty. As I had mentioned before, I will try to acquire some cool prizes to give away at this event so if nothing else, you won't want to miss it for that.

Regarding food, if we can, we'd like to make this into a bigass potluck BBQ. As it stands now, WOLette and I will try to bring enough Korean BBQ for everyone but I will need at least 3 other volunteers to help me out as it is a ton of meat that we will be cooking up. As far as everything else goes, the list below contains other goods that we will need and would appreciate if you could please pick one or two things you can help out with and let us know by posting as much on this thread. If it helps you to figure things out in terms of how much food and goods we will need, we are currently looking at about 32 vehicles and potentially as much as 100 people coming or more - obviously, this number may ultimately grow. Needless to say, it would also be helpful if you could indicate how many people whatever you are bringing will serve.

Current list of who is bringing what:

1. Meat for BBQ
- WOL's (50 lbs Korean BBQ)
- Rogue (Chicken and links)
- Puddlz (60 Jerry's dogs and buns)

2. BBQ Helpers (need 3 people with BBQ tongs)
- Clackey
- Bullfrog
- RiggerMike

3. Charcoal (need 6-8 large bags)
- Gunny 3 bags and lighter fluid
- rangleMe 4 bags
- Ted 2 large bags

4. Drinks (sodas, water, etc. - sorry, no alcoholic beverages allowed)
- Woods (1 case of O'Douls)
- MUD PLZ, 20 Bottles of Soda (2 Liter)
- Mictek water 3 cases about 60 12oz bottles
- MojaveGreen 3 more cases of water!!!
- fatboy - 3 cases soda (1 Coke - 1 Mountain Dew - 1 Sprite)
- Bcarr - sodas/water
- SoCal_JK_2dr - bringing more ice later on during the day
- jkpirate 5-20# bag o' ice

5. Side Dishes (i.e potato salad, mac salad, veggies, etc.)
- Woods (two large side dishes)
- Karyn (1 lg side dish)
- ADX 08 (3-4 BAGS OF TORTILLAS)
- Scool Bz (macaroni salad)
- RCJeeper (2 lg tubs of rice)
- OffTopic - large potato salad
- SoCalRedRock (large pot of baked beans)
- MojaveGreen (coldcuts and cheese)

6. Fruit/Fruit Salads/Veggies
- toad (mixed fruit)
- Karyn (watermellon/grapes)
- ADX 08 (APPLES)
- Scool Bz (veggie tray)
- JKPirate (3 fruit trays)
- 1sickrubicon (veggie tray)

7. Chips & Dip
- Clackey (A BUNCH!!!)
- fatboy - 2 bags (1 Reg Ruffles - 1 Nacho Cheese Doritos)
- Bcarr - chips

8. Cookies & Deserts
- Scool Bz (homemade chocolate chip cookies)
- sully151 (rocky road candy)
- 33Williys77 - 5 pies
- Bcarr - cookies

9. Condiments
- Coldfire (Ketchup, mooseturd, and relish -- Costco Size.)


10. Paper Plates
- RiggerMike
- Fish - 250 paper plates
- serveapurpose
- jkpirate - paper bowls

11. Plastic Utensils
- Fish - one 200 count box of each: plastic spoons,knives and forks
- serveapurpose

12. Cups
- SGT EVIL
- RedRockX

13. Napkins
- SGT EVIL
- RedRockX

14. Trash bags
- James90755

15. Tables (although we requested more to be present,
we might need some more if you've got some to bring
- rangleme has 2 fold up tables if need be.

16. EZ-UP
- MojaveGreen, Puddlz, jkpirate

Note: If anyone else has any type of E-Z up or tables, please bring them. Also, please bring your own chairs. Thank you!

Now, I'm sure I've missed a few things in this list and if you can think of anything to add, please let me know.

MEET-N-GREET INFORMATION
Date: June 7, 2008
Time: 10:00AM - Closing
Location: O'neill Regional Park, Orange County - Mesa Picnic Area
Entrance Fee: $5 Per Jeep

Click on the image or link below to get directions to O'neill Regional Park:


> O'neill Regional Park PDF Brochure

> Google Map of O'neill Regional Park

As you can see in the highlighted image above, the Mesa Picnic Area is located at the very end of the road going through O'neill Regional Park. If we manage to get too many Jeeps coming, to fit inside the park, additional free parking can be found on El Camino Montana which runs along the length of the park.

I should also mention that there is both tent and RV camping available at O'neill Regional Park and currently, there are a ton of openings available. However, they do go quickly and if you are planning to camp, you will need to contact them quickly at 800-600-1600 to make reservations or you can do this online as well by clicking on the link below:

OC Parks - O'neill Regional Park Camping Reservations

CURRENT LIST OF PEOPLE COMING
1. WOL/WOLette - 3
2. Puddlz - 4
3. toad/bullfrog - 2
4. FunN4Lo - 1
5. Trail Bud - 2
6. WeGo4X4 - 1
7. serveapurpose - 1
8. SGT. EVIL - 3
9. RiggerMike - 1
10. Gunny - 4
11. CLACKEY(_!_) - 6
12. rangleme - 2
13. Rogue - 2
14. abrahamdavalos - 1
15. byucoug - 1
16. RadRob34 - 1
17. jkpirate - 1
18. NotMySonsJK - 1
19. MUD PLZ - 2
20. Rubimon
21. Jared937
22. JLS1983
23. SoCalRedRock - 4
24. Larryjeans - 2
25. Woods 2 Adults 2 Children
26. Lensman
27. JKJEEP
28. Renegade JK - 2
29. JKTyrant - 3
30. EHarris
31. MojaveGreen (formerly Austin760)
32. RockRash
33. blazer4949
34. Coldfire - 1 + 2 kids
35. fatboy1271
36. ADX08 - 2
37. HolyMolyRacing - 2
38. RCJeeper
39. SCOOL BZ
40. Fish + family ?
41. Sully151 + 2
42. kopsy + 1 ?
43. james90755 - 2
44. Ted - 2
45. 33Williys77
46. Karyn
47. Mazzman + SockPuppet
48. OffTopic + Bill
49. TeraFlex
50. Mel & Lisa, Off Road Evolution
51. Patrick, Full Traction
52. so_calif_rubi - 2
53. AdamORW
54. SoCal_JK_2dr - 2 adults, 2 kids
55. 3.9square - 2
56. RedrockX - 2
57. RinkRat13
58. TYCOON12
59. Bradleybob - 2 Adults, 3 kidlets
60. 1sickrubicon - 2 adults, 1 child

MAYBE'S
1. Ctimrun
2. ColinW
3. MrBash
4. mountain man - 2 adults
5. Artpics

If you have any questions, please post them here so that everyone can benefit from the Q&A. Otherwise, I hope you can join us and I look forward to seeing you all at the Meet-n-Greet!!

BTW, here are a couple of shots that we took of the picnic area today. Granted, it was raining today so that's why things look a bit gray out....





Also, if you'd like to wear an event shirt to the Meet-n-Greet, this is what it looks like and you can buy one by clicking on the image or link below:





1st Annual SoCal Project-JK Mega-Meet T-Shirts

More updates will come as they develop so please check back on this original post for them as this is where they will be made.

 

This is the set location correct.

 

This looks like a good place for everyone.
Let me know what to you need me to do.

 

Now that is service....The man went out and checked out the place in person, in the rain.....No chance he stopped by Trabuco for some wheelin!

 

Hey Puddlz, I'm sorry I missed your call - I was on another line with a client of mine. Anyway, I got your message and thanks for the offer of help at the BBQ. If there's anything else you can see on the list that you'd be willing to bring, that would be of great help as well.

Yup, this is the set location.

Just give the list a look and let us know if you can bring anything and how much so that others will know if they need to add to it or pick up something else.

Who me

 

Please Add me to the list. Let me know what you would need me to bring if anything.

 

Please check the list above. Everything we need is listed there.

 

Cool Im hungry and the kids want to go wheeling !

 

Ill be there and bringing a lot of Napkins, cups and a bag of trash bags. Sound good????

CURRENT LIST OF PEOPLE COMING
1. WOL/WOLette - 3 (Bringing Meat for the BBQ)
2. Puddlz - 2
3. toad/bullfrog - 2
4. FunN4Lo - 1
5. Trail Bud - 2
6. mictek - 1
7. serveapurpose - 1
8. SGT. EVIL - 3 - CUPS and Napkins!!!!!
9. RiggerMike - 1
10. Gunny - 4
11. CLACKEY(_!_) - 1
12. kernol20 - 1
13. rangleme - 2
14. Rogue - 1
15. abrahamdavalos - 1
16. byucoug - 1
17. RadRob34 - 1
18. jkpirate - 1
10. NotMySonsJK - 1
20. MUD PLZ - 2
21. Rubimon
22. Jared937
23. JLS1983
24. SoCalRedRock
25. Larryjeans-2
26. Woods 2 Adults 2 Children
27. Lensman
28. JKJEEP
29. BCarr
30. Renegade JK - 2
31. JKTyrant - 3
32. DrDiesel
33. EHarris

 

I can bring charcoal cause I'm not much of a cook in any way.