Directions to the Party

[Ed Guinn]

There have been a number of request for info to the annual Texas Cavers
Reunion (we call it Old Timers) so here it is.

This is a big party where I and a few friends cook food for around 500 of
our other friends. We have been doing it since my youngest was 5 months old
and slept on Marilyn's stomach because we didn't want to put her on the tent
floor lest I step on her while returning from some drunken late night hot
tub party. Genevieve is 21 now.

It's a campout, Starts Friday, we cook Saturday, and lay around and tell
lies Saturday night and tell more lies Sunday AM and try to avoid cleaning
up before we leave. They usually have some bad band off in the distance(far
enough away so you can avoid it if you hate the music) to entertain the
young cavers. Last year was a cool surfer band from San Marcos and the
Lounge Lizards played a few years ago. Mostly forgettable wanna be's that
will play cheap, but I digress :)

It is a gathering that has a lot more in common with what I remember as our
old days in Austin. Beer, nice people, kids, guitars, dogs, folksongs, beer,
food, and beer.

Most of the cooks are the old farts most of you know, but there are hundreds
of other folks you don't, so it makes for a real get together, lots of
healthy bright-eyed kids just learning how to debauch, and were there as
good examples of what it takes.

Pete Strickland sets up a huge wood fired hot tub that holds a bunch of
naked people and a huge plastic covered steam lodge heated with auto engine
parts cooked in the fire (my favorite because it's so real, not the faux
Indian experience)

So thats about it except it costs $20.00 per person. From Paellas to pig's
feet we try to cook stuff that is fun to cook and fun to eat while feeding
hundreds.

Below is a partial list sent to cooks to let us know what was scheduled so
far. It's a week old so things will have changed.

You're all welcome. Stay the night and you might even get to hear Mary Jane
do a number or watch me roll one.

Later esse!
Mullah Cuervo Carne

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Yo cooks:
Texas Cavers Reunion 2001
When: October 19, 20, 21
TCR is about a week away. Some directions:
If you are coming from Houston or San Antonio:
Take I-10 to the Highway 183 intersection and turn south. Go to final
directions below.
If you are coming from San Marcos take Highway 80 to Luling, turn right on
Highway 183. Stay on 183 through town being careful note hard left just
after crossing railroad tracks. Stay on 183 until I-10 overpass. Go to
final directions below.
If you are coming from Austin take Highway 183 to Luling and stay on 183
(note hard left just after crossing railroad tracks) until the I-10
overpass. Go to final directions below.
Final directions:
Go 6.2 miles south on 183 from the I-10 overpass and turn left on Slayden
Cemetery RD (CR 232). This road will be either muddy or dusty. You will
cross the San Marcos River on a bridge dating from the First Crusade to the
Holy Land. Be sure to inspect the intricate iron work at the top of the
bridge. After 2.1 miles, from Highway 183, you will make a sharp left,
almost a U-turn. follow the signs from there.

Our current lineup:
50 lbs German sausage - Bill Bell (Will bring his Willow City Smoker)
40 lbs Elgin sausage - Steve Martel (has own cooker)
80 beef - Ed Guinn (Will bring his Del Rio Rack)
40 turkey - TR Evans (Will bring his Blanco Smoker)
125 Hog - Noble Dunson (Will bring his Driftwood Classic Hog Smoker)
50 Brisket - Felecia Vreeland (Will use smoker supplied by Andy and Big Al)
50 Chicken - Felecia Vreeland & Big Al
Corn on Cob - Bruce Anderson (Ron Ralph has cooking barrel)
Dessert - Judy and Dennis Sustair
Dessert (candied, cinnamon pecans) - Karen & Danny Evans
Dessert (Cookies) Alana Skrabanek (Will use an old Czech recipe)
San Antonio Pasta Salad - Marsha Merideth
Beans - Susan and Rune Burnett (Have own cooking gear)
Chips and Salsa - Alan Cobb
Blow Torch Hatch Veggies - Tom Byrd (Rotator cage on trailer - Tom has blow
torch)
Veggie Tempura - Felecia Vreeland
Something special - Clark Santos (Will bring own stove)
Wimberley Rice - Richard Smith (Has own cooker)
Salad Nancy - Weaver (Don Broussard assisting)
200 potatoes - Ron Ralph (Needs no special gear)
Assisting: Denise Prendergast, Sam & Diane Young
Cooks Lunch: Terry and Jennifer Plemons
Later,