O.K., Folks! We know a lot of you have been eagerly awaiting the announcement that Registration is open for the 20th Dam Gathering of the Tears, and here it is! I could take up a lot of space, here, telling you about all the things that will be happening during this special event, but it'd be easier if you just went to the websites and checked it all out, there! Suffice it to say, this will be a once-in-a-lifetime event with l-o-t-s going on over the 5-day span (yes, FIVE days!).
Please head on over to http://www.teardrops.net/damgathering.html and our new "total deal" website at http://damgatheringofthetears.weebly.com/ . Both sites have links to the Registration Page, and both are still being worked on, so please be patient ... the Weebly site will be in almost constant flux as we nail down and finalize all the things we're working on along with anything new that comes up, so check back there often!
Right out of the gate, though, we're having a coloring contest to see who can come up with the best/most-interesting/most-eye-appealing color rendition of ONE of this year's artwork! The "rules" are on the website. And, yes, you read it right ... this year's T-shirts will have full-color artwork on both the front and back!
A real special bit of "action" this year will be the Five Wide Club's build of a teardrop, from start to finish, right there in the campground next to their campsite! Don't think it can be done? A of of us know these guys well, and when they set their minds & hands to do something, little-if-anything can stand in their way, so believe me when I tell you it's going to happen ... and come see for yourselves!
You might also take note of the fact that there will be TWO Grand Prizes during the Dutch Raffle on Saturday night: a partial kit of a Benroy-style teardrop from Li'll Bear Tag-Alongs, and Roly Nelson's famous 3X3 fold-out/expando/levitating teardrop!
So, come on over, sign up & get registered, then head on out to Lakehead, CA, May 1-5, 2013, for an especially Dam Good Time with especially Dam Good People who are especially enthusiastic about Dam Fine Teardrops!
CHEERS!
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TDN
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Hoping to make it down this year, still have not built my tear, may be camping in a tent or the camper on the other loop.
