On Saturday, June 19th, the twenty four [count 'em!] participants of Ignoble Group One arrived on time, as booked and without a hitch--a promising omen for all that is now set to ensue with Extravaganza 2010. As shown above, it didn't take long for the then-assembled multitude to reach their final destination--Extravaganza Headquarters--here on (rainy) Rock Creek and to set up shop around dinner tables (first and last of the above pics) right after returning veterans John Reimann and Michael Downer made sure that the Extravaganza bar still worked, along with five time-returnee Jim Hendricson (as shown with his sister Bobbi and bro-in-law Davis) who (90) proofed their examination.
First Day activities started off with our traditional Opening Day Lunch at the Montana Club (how appropriately named), followed by a stop-by (i) at our now completed Blackfoot house [and to see son Tyler--shown above casting about with his soon-to-be 21 year old sister Trina--show off the house's new(est) Charles Morrow 3D sound system and (ii) the Rock Creek Mercantile to license and gear up. Regarding the latter, which is normally a perfunctory matter of fact activity, was spiced up this year by the State of Montana's Department of Wildlife and Parks division (smartly??) deciding to take down its entire computer system "for repairs" over Father's Day Weekend (when, clearly, no one (else) would ever want to purchase a fishing license to fish on Father's Day) such that this otherwise mundane licensing exercise resulted in our scrambling to find each and every one of the "paper licenses"--a rarity, nowadays--in the greater Clinton area such that, indeed, the Ignoble Ones are (at last and least) now licensed--good thing neither sobriety nor literacy tests were required in that regard!
It is nice to know that certain things don't change--night one saw the Ones doing their statutorily imposed and solemn duty of raping and pillaging the Extravaganza wine cellar--the Ones being of the opinion that multiple cases of each of our five [count 'em!] varietals was and is necessary for proper E-10 "quality control" purposes!!
Yes, folks it has begun (in all of its resounding glory!!)!!
Best to all from the opening scene(s) of it all,
Rock Creek Ron
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