2ND ANNUAL BEVIER BLAST

[jim]

We've got:

Mirth's

Chud's

Jim's

John Brakel's

WE NEED ONE MORE.

How about Shawn? If you do not come out, may we borrow your basket? I can drive up Thursday night.....

Jojo's if necessary

Tonepole if necessary

[jim]

Great!  Thanks, Shawn!

Brett and/or Myk - can you please coordinate w/Shawn for Friday afternoon?  Thanks!  That will complete our basket needs!





Also, PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING FOOD SATURDAY! Kirsten is whipping up some fine yummies, but will need everyone to contribute something as we spoke last week.  I'll call folks tonight to remind 'em, as soon as I find my list.

[jim]

Also, being a dumbass, I made a map page on the website and forgot to link it anywhere.  What a dink!

Anyway, here's the temp layout:

http://discontinuum.org/Blast02_Map_temp

Enjoy!



Captain Scootophollos

[jim]

Forgot to tell y'all:

Mike Trigg said that Joanne and Harold Callahan WILL BE AT THE BLAST!  I'm donating one of my unthrown club stamped discs and would like club members to sign it. I'll present it to the Callahans at the Blast with a big THANK YOU. If a bunch of us sign it, it would make a great impression.

It would also make a great photo opportunity, especially if Barrett White is there too.

The way this event seems to be exploding is blowing my mind!  THANKS for everyone who is bringing food and helping in other ways!!!

WHAT WE STILL NEED:  A volunteer to help do CTP measuring/marking for 2 rounds and to help at the front table HQ for 2 rounds. My afternoon helper has just bailed and Kirsten must leave at 11:00. Paul said he would split his time as needed between CTP and  HQ, but we need at least one more staffer around in the pm.

Also, I am out of town all day tomorrow after 12noon, so if I do not return a call or email, that is why.  See you all Saturday morning!  Woo-hoo!

[jim]

mirth (09-12-2002 09:12 p.m.):

Oh, just thought I'd point out that this thread is the longest & most read in the 9 month existence of the message board.

Mirth - Not that this thread needs diversions or more length, but I need to tell you that this board has become INVALUABLE to members - and others, too!  I gets hit so often, and has been coming in really handy to communicate.

"It's not just for breakfast anymore!"

THANK YOU for putting it together and giving us better communication.

[jim]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

EVERYONE!!!!!

SO many people helped to make this event our best ever!  Thanks to:

Jason, who figured the best payout structure and took registrations, posted numbers, answered questions, and much more!

Paul, who stayed out in the field and measured and recorded CTPs for every group - every round!

Brett, who emailed nearly 800 people  - a bunch of whom would not have shown up or even known about it without him. He also whacked more weeds than I've ever smoked. :-) Brett was truly a driving force this year!

Mirth, whose scorecards ROCKED and who also helped whack weeds and more....

BC, Jay, Adrian, and others all helped as well.

Without the efforts of all of us, it would not have been the HUGE success it was!

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!

Also, thanks to everyone for bringing food, allowing us use of walkie-talkies, baskets and more.  YOU SHOULD ALL BE VERY PROUD OF YOURSELVES!!!   PEOPLE HAD A TON OF FUN!

[jim]

OK OK OK. I wil really try to post em all tonight, but no promises. I might have to finish tomorrow.

Also.....

I neglected (bad, bad Scooter) to thank Bill and Angela for prepping the course. Sorry!  Special thanks to Angela for playing!  Took guts to play with the big dogs, baby!

I think I also forgot to THANK all the players!  Shooooot, it would not have been a tourney without YOU!  Frog, thanks for your coolness and pateince with non-signers like me. Many folks have commented on "the deaf dudes" and how wonderful it is that disc golf can be played (and played well) by all kinds of peeps. I mean, c'mon! Tony J's legally blind and can whoop my brainless butt!

If I have managed to forget to thank anyone else, spank you, I mean, THANK YOU!

I'm just glad to have so many passionate disc golfers that I can call friends.

[jim]

WPD cuts the grass every Friday, unless it is really dry, then 10 days, but they always go back to the Friday schedule.

I will check the scores. Two scorecards were missing names on the back, so I took my best guess. Gimme a day to update.

[CEValkyrie]

Ok- club members get active. I've made a list of courses in the area. Hit them with flyers. Let me know what courses you can post flyers at. Keep them in your car & post if you play @ a course. Here's the list of courses in the area. Waukegan, Kenosha, Round Lake, Libertyville, Crystal Lake, Buffalo Grove, Highland Park (2), Glencoe, Streamwood, Elk Grove, Lombard, Downers Grove, Naperville. If you play a course not on this list please post a flyer. I've hit Round Lake, 2 Highland Park Courses, & Glencoe. Waukegan is a no brainer. We need someone to post @ Kenosha & Libertyville. Jason can get Streamwood & Elk Grove. I'll get out to Buffalo Grove & Crystal Lake. I have a friend that may be able to get Lombard Downers Grove, & Naperville. Let's be heard!!!!!

[CEValkyrie]

I've e-mailed over 300 players so far from Illinois, Wisconsin, & Indiana. I plan on e-mailing Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, & Missouri in the next week. I've had a few people add the Bevier Blast to their website. I envision the Bevier Blast (Best of the MidWest). Anyone have any suggestions for publicity or about the tournament?

[CEValkyrie]

Sweet Myk! Do you have flyers? I've got some in my car with the plastic sleeves.

[CEValkyrie]

MyndCraft AKA Jay said he was going to play as well. I'm playing with him tomorrow morning at Buffalo Grove. Is there a max were are going to allow? Depending on the pre-registration we may have to find some good baskets & set up 18.

[CEValkyrie]

Flyers are up, e-mails to 8 states & over 500+ are out, and the publicity is well under way! I think it would be good for all club members to pre-register considering Jim is listing everyone that has online.

[CEValkyrie]

AWESOME!!!!!!

[CEValkyrie]

Jim,

     Have you ordered discs for prizes yet? Just wondering. When you do, I would like to order a disc. If you need help, i'll throw a list of discs together for the prizes.

[CEValkyrie]

That would be sweet if we could get flyers up @ Joliet. Let's keep up the great work of getting them up @ staying up. Here are confirmed courses that have had flyers put up. UW Parkside, Bevier, Round Lake, Adler, Buffalo Grove, Streamwood, Highland Park (2), Glencoe, Cyrstal Lake, Elk Grove. Jay, I put one up at Elk Grove about 3 weeks ago so who knows if it is still there. I'm going to try to post them at both Lombard courses as well. They have a big disc golf community.

[CEValkyrie]

While in Libertyville today I stopped by the WalGreens to check out their discs. I ran into Tom Christiansen. He is the one who stocks all the discs in the area. I told him about the Blast & he said he would put up a few flyers for us. He is in charge of Buffalo Grove, Streamwood, Crystal Lake, & Elk Grove. Jim- Have you talked to anyone about selling discs at the BLAST. He was very nice & he has a ton of discs!

[CEValkyrie]

Nice work Mirth. Jim-Sweet!! You told me about it. I'm sure it looks sweet. Also, It may be a good idea to make a check list for the tournament. This way we can use the same check list every year & don't have to start from scratch. I find this very helpful in my coaching as well. I have a pregame preparation checklist that helps things run smoothly. Just a suggestion.

[CEValkyrie]

What needs to get done.

1. Marking of alternate holes 10-27 (Brett)

2. Creation of alternate holes & measure           distance. Create tee signs for each.

3. WeedWhacking (Mirth & Brett)

4. Prizes (Jim)

5. Food (Signup for club members)

6. 5 Extra Baskets for Tourney

7. Saturday morning setup

8. Score Cards

9. Certificates for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place for all 5 divisions- Rec, Am, Adv, Pro, & Female

Anything else we need to do?



Friday the 13th i'll be out at Bevier working around 2:30PM. I'm going to mark each alternate with the orange flags & spray paint. This may be a good day for some of us to take a half day to have a little fun.

[CEValkyrie]

Preregistered Players



REC- (16) Bill Christensen, Maddisen Brakel, Paul Christensen, Dan Narens, Zach Narens,

 Kyle Schuglik, Bicente Lash, Daniel Wheeler, Joshua Hurth, Aaron Bowers, Mike Davis, Robert Frank, David Griesbach, Eric Pavlina, Matt Bacaling(?), Rene Albarran(?),



AM- (15) Josh Mitchell, Aaron Imholte, Scott Shipman, Jason Hany, Jay Nierodzik, Brandon Hanfland, Chris Zimmerman, Brent Martinson, Brad Lash, Mark Strobel, Garin Ferri, Jake Narens, Zack Zost, Carl Morrealle(?), Mark Wagner(?)



ADV- (8)Allan Short, Brett Comincioli, Myk Deardorf, Jon Brakel, Andrew Altman, Joe Burnett, Chud(?), Barry Gilbert(?)



PRO- (4) Al Gutierrez, Paul Kuffel, Bill Conover, Beast



FEMALE- (5) Barrett White, Becky Brakel, Angela

 Conover, Myk & Jojo's women (?)



(48) TOTAL SO FAR



?'s are club members or locals with a good possibility of playing.



If you know anyone who is going to play, please contact Jim. It is important to get these names on the internet for advertisement & for preparation of prizes & payouts.