I was going to wait a while to do the invite, but since the subject has come up, go to Ray's Last Birthday by double clicking here..

https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1411043/m/625103033

and get your personalized request for the honor of your presence. It's about 10 posts down.

Black tie is optional, but no bare midriffs for anyone over 30 years old.. and that includes Ray.

It is a darn fun time. There will be door prizes, an ensuite toilet, table dancers (albeit the mayor of Wyoming) and special sausage.

If you've wanted to meet 30 to 40 of the best guys that post here and learn about some great safari venues and b.s. stories, come!

Here's a couple of pics from last years Party.

How come I get two years older every year and the rest of you just get one year older, somethings wrong with this picture...

The beatiful ladies in the photo like me better than they do the rest of those hairballs...Their husbands told me so!! so there!

Here's a photo of the aftermath of the scores of candles on Ray's birthday cake last year:



George

Ray, in case you are wondering, the group photo that Rusty posted is actually in focus.

Just got off the phone with Butch and he said he's keeping you company at DSC.

Judge,

Thanks alot...My wife wants to know why I did not tell her I was dancing on tables???

Now she is insisting on coming to the party to make sure I am a goood boy...
Watch what you say or she won't bake that delicious orange bread..



Mike

Retriever
Just be sure you bring some more of that "eating stuff" you brought last time.

I certainly hope my wife does not get sick again this year...I really did want to bring her along, but as down as she was, the best I could do was a long nap...I will attend the festivities this year...what a great bunch of nice people you all are! Arthur

Who brought that sauage last year, I want him back this year for sure, was that you Senior Podwika??..That was good stuff, but I may have et it all before some of you hogs got there...

BTW, this old dog ain't chewed his last bone, I even picked up a nice check at a local team roping last week, beat the socks of a bunch of those young tough whelps...but kinda like Vegas I lost it all in the next two ropings, so I am still about $40,000 to go to break even on truck, horse and trailer etc. etc etc. and at 106 its not looking good! It's the most expensive hobby one can have short of hunting .....

I tell y'all between Retreever's sausage at Ray's Party and HogKiller's jambalaya at Jeff's debut of the "Electric Beaver" stock duplicator I don't think I've had better fare! Damn good eat'n!

Judge we need a bigger room! Especially if Hogkiller get the "Fight'n Texas Aggie Band" to march through and play a few songs!

Focus? Bof us? I thought the picture was great considering it was taken through a glass of 15 year of Long Morn.

Frank's pictures were a whole lot better! Of course I think he was a bit more sober!

Lets all have a heart to heart talk with Ernest, he gave me a bottle of mineral spirits, no thats mineral oil last year taking my age into consideration it was a fine jesture, but after a lot of that high dollar scotch went down his honers drain, he thought the clear mineral oil was Vodka and drank the whole bottle, poor child!, look like a duck with the shit slung out of him the next morning!! Went back to Georgia where he belonged...

Here are a few of the photos taken.

Frank, hope you will grace us with your company as the official photographer...


Mike

Hi there Michael. I am trying my best to get it on the calendar.
I had so much fun last year I wouldn't want to miss out.

I have hired on with a new company that is adding dates to my photography schedule. I really like them as they are booking me to do some travelling for them as well. They are sending me to photograph in Tahoe in October. We were originally scheduled to be on the Queen ( a paddle-wheeler) but that party got too large so we are going to be on a private estate overlooking Emerald Bay.

I do need some additional "candids" as my file of retirement "blackmail " photographs needs to be padded up a bit to include enough money for Africa.
Such as how the Judge was raising money for Ray's Roping Saddle and "saddle-belt" to keep from falling off.

And
Such as the one right before this one.


Frank

quote:

The beatiful ladies in the photo like me better than they do the rest of those hairballs...Their husbands told me so!! so there! clap

I think we can see who had the Ladies' attention!

quote:

Originally posted by JudgeG:

It is a darn fun time. There will be door prizes, an ensuite toilet, table dancers (albeit the mayor of Wyoming) and special sausage.

Special sausage, eh?

Gentlemen, and ladies. I can assure you a good time was had by all.

Geepers, gang. Everyone in those photos looks kinda like they are past 50, 'cept the wimmens of course. I might even fit in ...

Holy crap, it looks like a party of my Dad's friends! You guys are O-L-D!!! Now tell me some good stories!

MickeyB,
They are old, only a few of us have retained our youth...

Old!!!! I resemble that!!!

From all of the hooplah you guys are creating about this party, it gets people excited, but from the pictures all of the cups look empty, and the picture of the gift giving I can't figure out what the bottle is. It's either some good 'shine, or at your guys age, mabey hemroid creme........

Mineral oil!

Yes, last year I got two presents, mineral oil and a box of depends, smart asses prevail at such gatherings you see!! Sanity is not rampant.