Wisened One
Crusader
FINALLY got my camera charged and uploaded all the pics!
Also got video's to upload in a bit and will add those soon.
But we left for CA on Thursday at about 11:00 am CST.
We arrived in L.A on Friday at about 7:00 pm PST.
Before we left, Dean wrote this on the back of our Jeep, lol:
It was fascinating travelling there, as I had never seen the West Coast.
So got to see LOTS of desert in New Mexico, Arizona! And WOW was it HOT!
It was, I believe in New Mexico that we stopped at this hole-in-the-wall mom, pop n' bull gas station and convenience store. Their pet bull was literally running free along the side of the road!
Anyway, we finally get to LA area...and we really don't know what we're doing or exactly where to stay....but we found ourselves in Santa Clarita and stayed at this comfy hotel for a couple nights...
Then we get to the Saturday Party about 11 am. We were among the first people there. And we met BFG and a couple others. Since we were early, BFG offered us first use of his Jet Ski. He took us on a tour around some of beautiful Lake Pyramid!
(I am SO ashamed to say that I have NO pic of BFG or his family! ) But HE took this pic of us!
It was REALLY HOT Saturday, and we stupidly didn't 'bring our own shade' so even though we had good sunscreen and applied it often, we both got pretty sunburned on top of our head and on our faces, etc.
But we met sooo many great people! Not sure if I can post our pics with them, so for now I won't. But we were the first to meet Mark Bunker and Tory as they arrived to Sat's Party, we gave them a big hug and got a pic with them (but it was with Mark's camera, so look for our pics on his Twitter or website!). AGAIN, we did NOT get any pics (with our camera) with Mark Bunker! (Geez, I musta been on a 'No Mark pics' day! )
Update. Edited to add: Thanks to Mark Bunker he put pics on his blog (hope it's ok I post them here? ).
So then we left the Party at around six, and me and Dean drove around LA for a couple hours. He took me
to see Big Blue cuz I'd never seen it, lol.
Then we went to the Sunday Party. It was at Venice Beach. LOTS of people! Wow!
And there we saw some of the same people we met at the Sat Party, plus a few new ones!
I'm not sure who's pic I can post, so I'll just post a couple pics:
Here is of us with Jason Beghe (with permission)!
And here we are with Tory on Sunday!
Talking with everyone face to face was quite enlightening. It brought home the meaning of the word
Reunion, too.
While KV, Dean and I were chatting, a sweet older lady came up to us and said she was seeing if we
were anyone she might've worked with/known. She barely finished the sentence, when two women came
up to her and hugged her together. It was a beautiful sight and brought tears to my eyes! Reunions! Gotta love
'em!
Oh, and we DID get to meet Bent Corydon, tho! WOW! Soooo cool!
It was actually cooooold and veeeerrry windy on Sunday, quite a contrast from HOT, sunny Saturday's Party, lol! YET, the sun still did get to us. I came down with some heat exhaustion a day or so later.
So we left Sunday's Party and walked with Tory and few others to eat at a restaurant. We were dead exhausted from the walk and the weekend's events, so I'm afraid we weren't at our best company! (Forgetting pics with people, not getting to circulate and talk longer with everyone, etc! )
But we did manage to get a small group photo (Most had left the Party by this time)
But after Sunday's party we walked all the way down the beach back to our car again....so I snapped a few pics while walking....
And a cool apartment on the Beach:
we were too bushed to drive around, so headed back to the hotel to relax.
Monday: We drove around on our own...visiting places Dean used to live when he was young (He lived in Reseda for a few months when he was young).
Later in the day and into the night, we drove down to Santa Monica Pier then on into Malibu. (Did you know that there is a Malibu Mission there?! )
Here is a sunset around that area:
I really LOVED Malibu! Gooorgeous! We were gonna go to Zuma Beach, but it was getting too late, and Dean wanted to take me to Santa Monica Pier..so at about 10:00 pm, we went there and walked around.
I got to finally walk around in the water of the Pacific Ocean! Whoohoo! (And it actually wasn't THAT cold!). It was fun!
Anyways: I'll see if I can upload a couple of vids for ya. Took footage of the Santa Monica Ferris Wheel (at night!)
and other things, so please check back!
All in all, we had an AWESOME time! We met some really great people! Enjoyed chatting with Sentient Bean, HG, KV, Hoodwinked, Lynn, Otgirl8, RIF, Cherished, etc! I KNOW I didn't get to meet everyone (LB!?). And we regret that! But hopefully they'll be another Bash next year!
We DID get to meet a couple of Anons tho! We ate with Casper and Hombre on Sunday night (we were at a separate table, since the other table was full). We were impressed with how nice they were! (Got no pics with them either,sadly..and their names weren't even Mark! ).
to BFG and Family and to Jason for putting this together!
Michelle
Also got video's to upload in a bit and will add those soon.
But we left for CA on Thursday at about 11:00 am CST.
We arrived in L.A on Friday at about 7:00 pm PST.
Before we left, Dean wrote this on the back of our Jeep, lol:
It was fascinating travelling there, as I had never seen the West Coast.
So got to see LOTS of desert in New Mexico, Arizona! And WOW was it HOT!
It was, I believe in New Mexico that we stopped at this hole-in-the-wall mom, pop n' bull gas station and convenience store. Their pet bull was literally running free along the side of the road!
Anyway, we finally get to LA area...and we really don't know what we're doing or exactly where to stay....but we found ourselves in Santa Clarita and stayed at this comfy hotel for a couple nights...
Then we get to the Saturday Party about 11 am. We were among the first people there. And we met BFG and a couple others. Since we were early, BFG offered us first use of his Jet Ski. He took us on a tour around some of beautiful Lake Pyramid!
(I am SO ashamed to say that I have NO pic of BFG or his family! ) But HE took this pic of us!
It was REALLY HOT Saturday, and we stupidly didn't 'bring our own shade' so even though we had good sunscreen and applied it often, we both got pretty sunburned on top of our head and on our faces, etc.
But we met sooo many great people! Not sure if I can post our pics with them, so for now I won't. But we were the first to meet Mark Bunker and Tory as they arrived to Sat's Party, we gave them a big hug and got a pic with them (but it was with Mark's camera, so look for our pics on his Twitter or website!). AGAIN, we did NOT get any pics (with our camera) with Mark Bunker! (Geez, I musta been on a 'No Mark pics' day! )
Update. Edited to add: Thanks to Mark Bunker he put pics on his blog (hope it's ok I post them here? ).
So then we left the Party at around six, and me and Dean drove around LA for a couple hours. He took me
to see Big Blue cuz I'd never seen it, lol.
Then we went to the Sunday Party. It was at Venice Beach. LOTS of people! Wow!
And there we saw some of the same people we met at the Sat Party, plus a few new ones!
I'm not sure who's pic I can post, so I'll just post a couple pics:
Here is of us with Jason Beghe (with permission)!
And here we are with Tory on Sunday!
Talking with everyone face to face was quite enlightening. It brought home the meaning of the word
Reunion, too.
While KV, Dean and I were chatting, a sweet older lady came up to us and said she was seeing if we
were anyone she might've worked with/known. She barely finished the sentence, when two women came
up to her and hugged her together. It was a beautiful sight and brought tears to my eyes! Reunions! Gotta love
'em!
Oh, and we DID get to meet Bent Corydon, tho! WOW! Soooo cool!
It was actually cooooold and veeeerrry windy on Sunday, quite a contrast from HOT, sunny Saturday's Party, lol! YET, the sun still did get to us. I came down with some heat exhaustion a day or so later.
So we left Sunday's Party and walked with Tory and few others to eat at a restaurant. We were dead exhausted from the walk and the weekend's events, so I'm afraid we weren't at our best company! (Forgetting pics with people, not getting to circulate and talk longer with everyone, etc! )
But we did manage to get a small group photo (Most had left the Party by this time)
But after Sunday's party we walked all the way down the beach back to our car again....so I snapped a few pics while walking....
And a cool apartment on the Beach:
we were too bushed to drive around, so headed back to the hotel to relax.
Monday: We drove around on our own...visiting places Dean used to live when he was young (He lived in Reseda for a few months when he was young).
Later in the day and into the night, we drove down to Santa Monica Pier then on into Malibu. (Did you know that there is a Malibu Mission there?! )
Here is a sunset around that area:
I really LOVED Malibu! Gooorgeous! We were gonna go to Zuma Beach, but it was getting too late, and Dean wanted to take me to Santa Monica Pier..so at about 10:00 pm, we went there and walked around.
I got to finally walk around in the water of the Pacific Ocean! Whoohoo! (And it actually wasn't THAT cold!). It was fun!
Anyways: I'll see if I can upload a couple of vids for ya. Took footage of the Santa Monica Ferris Wheel (at night!)
and other things, so please check back!
All in all, we had an AWESOME time! We met some really great people! Enjoyed chatting with Sentient Bean, HG, KV, Hoodwinked, Lynn, Otgirl8, RIF, Cherished, etc! I KNOW I didn't get to meet everyone (LB!?). And we regret that! But hopefully they'll be another Bash next year!
We DID get to meet a couple of Anons tho! We ate with Casper and Hombre on Sunday night (we were at a separate table, since the other table was full). We were impressed with how nice they were! (Got no pics with them either,sadly..and their names weren't even Mark! ).
to BFG and Family and to Jason for putting this together!
Michelle
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