Mudstock VI – Washington D.C.
26 01 2009Sounds like Mudstock VI in our nation’s capitol on inauguration eve was a great success! Here’s the recap from Deep Blue, and some wonderful pictures!
Suzy (M), prisonernumbersix (U), PGinMaryland (D), Lani formerly Bash Budweiser (S), bornokaythefirsttime (TO), fawnskin hussein mudpuppy (C), futurexpat? (K), Deep Blue's son (V), and Deep Blue (I). These are the same letters used for SoCal Mudstock (AKA Mudstock IV) - thanks, fawnskin!
Yes, the wonderful Mudflatter holding the “C” was our hostess for Mudstock IV in Southern California, and brought the letters all the way to D.C.! Wow! She’s also the brave warrior who battled food poisoning and won, and got stuck in the dreaded “Purple Ticket Tunnel” during the inauguration and…..well…. she needs some kind of medal, that’s all I can say.
So, here’s the story from Deep Blue, our fabulous hostess for Mudstock VI, with photos from Fawnskin!
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Although things were kind of touch-and-go with DC area transportation over the Inauguration weekend, most of the mudpuppies who planned to attend Mudstock made it safe and sound.
We were delighted to meet each other in person and share stories of how we landed at Mudflats. Among the attendees were fawnskin, Lani, futurexpat?, bornokaythefirsttime, prisonernumbersix, PG in Maryland, and Suzy, as well as various family members and friends.
We mostly spent the time chatting and enjoying drinks and snacks by the fire on what was a very cold day for the DC area. We also held a raffle with three great prizes to raise money to help rural Alaskans. We managed to raise $200, which we hope will help keep some folks warm way up north.
It was wonderful to come together and celebrate our shared connections, regarding both Mudflats and our support for President Obama. We are also proud that Mudstock VI will become a part of Mudflats history!
futureexpat? & Suzy
prisonernumbersix, Fawnskin, Lani and Deep Blue
PGinMaryland, Bornokaythefirsttime (live blogging the event at the Forum!) and prisonernumbersix
January 26th, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Congratulations on the Mudstock VI in Washington. Looks great!
January 26th, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Fawnskin – you survived to tell all – and with a smile and humor. Hey, you guys aren’t very anonymous now with pictures and all – and where the heck are your PJs?
Thank you for sharing and the letters are really cool!
January 26th, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Martha Unalaska Yard Sign (11:09:08) :
Fawnskin – you survived to tell all – and with a smile and humor. Hey, you guys aren’t very anonymous now with pictures and all – and where the heck are your PJs?
Thank you for sharing and the letters are really cool!
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Martha- you forgot: WE wore the pjs! (heh heh)
Ditto on the sharing- it is great to hear an update:-)
January 26th, 2009 at 11:22 AM
BornOkayTheFirstTime – how did you come up with that name? I just love these names.
January 26th, 2009 at 11:35 AM
Wonderful pictures! Great idea, fawnskin, to bring the mudstock letters to D.C! And wonderful to see you looking healthy.
January 26th, 2009 at 12:03 PM
@Fawnskin: Those letters look awful familiar. Oh, yeah! We had them at the Southern California Mudstock IV. How wonderful! What beautiful Mudpuppies. I know you guys had a wonderful time because Fawnskin is an awesome hostess.
January 26th, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Very clever how you can reverse the IV and get VI and the NY Mudstock was V!
January 26th, 2009 at 1:19 PM
It’s great to see all of you. You look happy and warm in those pictures. Fawnskin, I’m glad you survived the food poisoning. So, getting stuck in the purple tunnel – does that mean that you were one of those who didn’t make it inside to see anything?
Thanks for sharing the pics.
Pat
January 26th, 2009 at 1:44 PM
shout outs to all you fellow mudpuppies!!!!
anyone interested in the further adventures of the purple people eating tunnel can check out the facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/friends/?ref=tn#/group.php?gid=61444130820&ref=ts
January 26th, 2009 at 1:49 PM
Cool…wonderful to see your happy faces together. @Fawnskin…you don’t look any worse for the wear! That’s the mudpup spirit, I tell ya!
Thanks for sharing.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Nice pics looks like ya’ll had a great time…
January 26th, 2009 at 5:17 PM
I’m LOVING it!! How wonderful to see and read about the Mudstocks – and especially this one
January 26th, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Thanks for all the kind comments. We really had a wonderful time. I encourage everyone to come over to the forum and find your local mudpuppies for future mudstocks – it’s really a special experience to common together in person with that shared bond.
January 26th, 2009 at 7:40 PM
the problem child (a jerk, also)No Gravatar (12:13:50) :
Very clever how you can reverse the IV and get VI and the NY Mudstock was V!
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not sure, but I think the Anchorage Mudstock was #V and
maybe NY was #III… verify, anyone?
Nice pix, too…
January 27th, 2009 at 7:12 AM
Yanno… just thinking out loud, but… if McCain only picked Sarah Palin based on looks (comeon, what else did she offer that sorry ticket?), then why didn’t he up the bar and chose a good looker like… fawnskin or deep blue or Lani? Are the mudpuppies too educated for McCain?
Or too good looking?
January 27th, 2009 at 4:32 PM
Great to see all of you!
Fawnskin–you look terrific! I am sorry about the food poisnoning and the tunnel fiasco–I know you were looking forward to the inauguration. bornokaythefirsttime–love that name!
And Cindy must have put the kibosh on no competing blonds, so that might be why McCain picked Palin.
January 29th, 2009 at 12:19 PM
@mwThatOne:
Mudstock V was the Anchorage one. It worked out nicely for us that the DC gathering used the same letters as the SoCal one, since Fawnskin was at both!