How many people are you expecting to turn out for this swap?

I expect to have around 100-150 for the spring swap. Fall swaps are usually about half that number.

PLease remember to get to HHSP as close to 8:00 as possible.

If you haven't registered and you are coming to the MTPS then
(...with my cape on, throwing my towel, down on my knees and doing my best James Brown)
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE go to the website and register.

And NO I will not perform that in public either Joe!

You know, Jeff...you really shouldn't give me ideas....

(Couldn't find a "towel" pic on such short notice.)

JOE !!!!!
I Feeeeeeellll Goooooood !!!!!!!
NaNa NaNa NaNa Na !!!!!

Quick !! Find a "towel pic" before the finale !!

Jeff, Could you drop me an email really quickly! It's not bad news I PROMISE! :)

Joe that is messed up...you rock! Photoshop phun.

Please take me off the registration list. There is not any way I can be there at 8 a.m. without leaving here at 6:30 a.m.--not gonna happen under any circumstances. Hope you guys have a great time.

The Godfather of Swaps.
King of Flowered Funk
Plant Brother Number 1.
The Hardest Working Man in Plant Swap Business.
Minister of The New New Super Heavy Funk Flowers.
Mr. Please Please Please.

Where's my cape? Where are The Famous Flames when you need them? Where are the JB's? Oh well, I can do anything as long as I have Bootsy laying down the bass line.

Dude that is too freakin' funny. Hat's off Zig; I'm humbled and speechless. That is a classic no doubt.

Tamra you can still come! I'd just like to get everyone there as early as possible. We won't start swapping until 10:00 a.m. Ya'll come whenever you can.

Tamara, I think the "get there early" plea was aimed mostly at those of us considered "experienced" at plant swaps. I suspect primarily to enlist our help in getting everyone else settled in as smoothly as possible. At least that's how it usually works. *grin*

If history holds, we'll be reloading my truck in the early morning dew in order to hit the road by about 6:00. But my sister and I are pretty hardcore.

Jeff! Glad you liked it. Couldn't resiste the impulse.
Rock on!

Oh, I am so tempted to put that one on the website...

And you thought the other one was bad!

I would consider that suicidal young lady. :-)

Joe, that is so well done. Hot tub! I need that on a shirt :)

Oddly enough, when trying to match up the skin tones I had to darken the photo of James Brown. Who knew?

(Unfortunately, due to the small size of the JB original, it's only large enough to print on largish button. Order Yours Today!)

But I have to ask...."Hot tub"?

Jeff Brown for President!

Ya'll ain't right!

Hot tub! Eddie Murphy used to do a James Brown skit on SNL. He danced around the hot tub dipping his toe in singing hot tub haaaaaay. Jeff could do a demo at the swap. he he

I tell you what... ya'll buy me a nice new 5 person hot tub with 50 jets and I promise I'll do the Eddie Murphy "Hot Tub" song and dance James Brown send-up wearing a robe and Speedo. It sure wouldn't be $5K worth of entertainment but that's what it would take for me to do it.

Ok folks, we're only 145 hours away from swapping!

If you haven't potted-up your stuff you had better get crackin'.

If you haven't gone to the website to register then you need to do so ASAP!!!

Surely hope the weather is warmer than today!!!!!

...and a lot less windy!!!

I hit four weather sites (the ones on our webpage) and here's what I got:

54-75 and Sunny
50-70 Partly Cloudy
66-80 Mostly Sunny
71 Partly Sunny

I'll take any of those and be thrilled!

Well we're only 2 ½ days away. I don't know about the rest of you but I'm pretty dang excited. It's gonna be great to see everyone again and to meet all the new folks! Lucas will unquestionably do a killer job with his lecture. The food is going to be off the hook as always. With all the first-timers attending we should have a wonderful variety of plants that we donÂt ordinarily see. The weather looks like itÂs going to be fantastic. The park is probably as green and lush as it will be all year. So all in all we should have a magnificent day unless I figure out a way to screw it all up (which is probable)!

Again (and for the last time) if you havenÂt registered then please take the 30 seconds to go to our website at http://www.midtnplantswap.com/registration/registration.html and do so. I promise not to harp on it anymore until Saturday and starting back up again in August. :-)

Since this is our first foray into a new location PLEASE be patient with me as I try and work out any hiccups that may blindside me (and IÂm positive that there will be plenty). So be forewarned that this one may not go off as smooth as normal but IÂll make every effort to take care of it and if nothing else, get it corrected before the fall swap.

Thanks for everything guys!
Jeff

Jeff, slow down, and take a deep breath. You are doing great and everything is going to turn out fine. I just wish that I could be there to see everyone. That's the part that I will miss the most.

You not being there is the worst!!!

We're going to have to arrange a kidnapping of Jan and Mona before the Fall swap....

I agree totally. I'm a dang basket case right now so you two should feel guilty to some extent. :-)

Ok, I'm pretty much a basket case 24/7/365 but that's not the issue here. I miss my surrogate Mommys!!!