GeorgeStGeorge

This isn't a GS event, but any 'Spotters who wish to attend are certainly welcome. (Realistically, only those in the Houston area would be likely to make it.) The 18th annual "Thank God I'm not a Pig" roast will be held from noon to 5 PM this Saturday (10/8) at Quintana Beach Park (55 mi. S of Houston). (In case of rain, the covered pavilion at Richwood Park will be used.) The theme is "The Fantastic Boar" with music from the "Porkestra" (the Lake Jackson Traditional Jazz Band), food, and games for the kiddies (including the traditional "pigyata"). Admission is free, though donations for the Brazoria County Youth Homes will be accepted. Directions to follow. George Directions to the Pig Roast (Quintana Beach Park): From Houston or Sugar Land: get to Highway 288 (from downtown, Loop 610, Beltway 8, or Highway 6, depending on your starting point). Go south all the way through Lake Jackson and Freeport. (Highway 288 merges with Highway 332 through Lake Jackson and with Highway 36 at the south end of Freeport.) Continue on 288/36 until it dead-ends at FM 1495. Turn right; continue around until you go over a large bridge. Turn left at CR 723 and go until it dead-ends. Turn right, and you're there! The daily parking fee will be waived when you say you're coming to the pig roast. The Pig Roast is at the Bryan and Quintana Pavilions. Note: you can avoid going through LJ and Freeport by getting off 288 at Business 288 (just north of Angleton). Go south to FM 523, and turn left. Stay on 523 for quite a while. (Pass Highway 35, FM 2004, the town of Oyster Creek, and Highway 332.) After two stoplights past 332, 523 continues straight; but 1495 curves left. Stay on 1495 over a big bridge and through a little of Freeport. Continue past the junction with 288/36 and follow the remaining directions as above. In case of rain, the Pig Roast will be held at Richwood Park: From Houston or Sugar Land: get to Highway 288, and go south to FM 2004. Exit, and turn left (between the stoplights); go a couple of miles until you cross train tracks. After the tracks, turn right at the first stoplight (Oyster Creek Dr.). Go two blocks and turn left (Wisteria). Go to the stop sign and turn right (Glenforest Dr.). Gladys Polk Elementary School will be on your right, Richwood Park is on the left.

The Wolf is correct. (Tom -- SO CLOSE!) George

Yoo-hoo! Sharon! George

Well, maybe Raf will let you have his turn. If he does, you'd better USE it! George

Nope. Here's another quote: "I am called ... 'Snotty'" George

No, Kathy, I don't have any drugs, Canadian or otherwise. I was trying to imply that you were tripping on something substandard. The only thing I get accused of "bogarting" is my grandson! George

"Spanglish" is not correct. Don't speak too soon, WW! George

Chatty, Are you taking Canadian drugs? :D George

"Hablo Ingles?" "Yes, you speak English." George

I know YOU don't hate to post pics, so I'm not sure why you're lollygagging, but I'll give it to you, Raf. For the uninitiate, it's "Amazon Women on the Moon." ("women nun" = women on) George

I believe it's "Stripes." George

Sudo, I guess I'm a day late, but not a dollar short! Enjoy the concert!! George

That's an acceptable substitute. George

My guess is that it's an mp3 file, not a wmv or wav. George One last Bat-Fink item: this pic of B-F and Karate. George

Okay, then. Pirate, you're up! George

"nun" is correct. The last pic is showing up fine for me. Can the rest of you see it? George

There are times when I miss Chicago. Winter isn't one of them. The last time I was home for Christmas (about 20 years ago) it was 25 below with a wind chill of 85 below! My family is welcome to visit ME for Christmas, but unless someone in the family dies, they won't see me in Chicago in December or January again! Seriously, graduation is a GOOD thing, and your daughter will be fine. George

That's a bit harsh! :o George

Well, not brilliant, but doable. George

I'll come up with something brilliant tonight. George

Okay, fine. Since hiway didn't know and Steve! isn't around anymore (growing up near Chicago when I did, he might have seen this EARLY Saturday mornings), the answer is Bat-Fink! Bat-Fink was actually a wingless bat. He had an Asian sidekick named Karate. (How blissfully un-PC we were!) Karate's dad was a blacksmith who made Bat-Fink steel wings. Whenever someone would shoot at him, Bat-Fink would curl his wing in front and use the line above. (Except for the time he was shot with an amnesia ray. Then it was, "Your thing-a-ma-jig cannot harm me; my whatchacallits are like a something of, er, you know!") He also drove the "Batillac," which was equiped with a "thermonuclear, plutonium-insulated, (fill in the blank) shield. As silly as The Tick, and pre-dated him by about forty years. George

Looks like we need more help, Sharon! George

Sharon, is Pirate correct? George

I think Tom (who clearly hates posting pics) is stalling, so I'll jump in with "Pocahontas." (Not a bad puzzle, actually, though I wouldn't have got it without the hints.) George

For those of you just tuning in, my avatar was Batman until I found the Green Lantern pic I like. Anyway, drawing on a memory from forty years ago, Grandma and I would actually roast the chestnuts over a fire in the fireplace in a kind of wire basket. I don't recall any particular amount of time, but th chestnuts were hot and tender when done. It was probably trial-and-error. George