Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 15:04:30 -0700
Reply-To: Jim Ellis <ellisjames@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Jim Ellis <ellisjames@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Buses By The Falls-NO Buses Of The Corn-YES
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"Greg Potts" <greg@pottsfamily.ca> was kind enough to forward this information.
For additional info or discussion please contact Greg, not myself.
-ellis\
Unfortunately, BBTF isn't an organized event this year. There will be
buses camping at Campark resort in Niagara Falls (Call 1-877-CAMPARK),
but there is no central organization and no schedule of events. Campark
is just a gathering spot for some volks going to the JitterBug the next
day.
On the other Hand... I recently released this information about
Buses Of The Corn to the type2 and vintagebus mailing lists, and it has
been posted to thesamba.com as well. . If you can suggest any
additional avenues for promotion of the event it would be appreciated.
Forwarding this info to the lists quoted in your earlier message would
be appreciated.
Thanks!
Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**
1977 Sunroof Automatic
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
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Buses Of the Corn is August 8th - 10th 2003
visit http://www.geocities.com/busesofthecorn
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There are now just 9 weeks to go before Buses Of The Corn in Whitby,
Ontario Canada. BOTC 2003 will be held August 8th-10th.
This year will be the third Buses Of the Corn, and things are shaping
up to be every bit as good as last year's event. Even better, actually
-- www.GermanSupply.com has stepped in to subsidize the camping fees
and helped us get the price of a VWonderful event down to just $8Cdn
(slightly over $US5) for the whole weekend! This includes camping fees
for Friday and Saturday and the corn for the pot-luck cornroast on
Saturday night.
Please email Busesofthecorn@pottsfamily.ca and let me know if you're
interested in attending so I have an idea how many to expect.
History Lesson:
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In 2001 BOTC was just a place to hangout during the weekend of the
Great Canadian Bug Show. In 2002 the GCBS changed to a one-day event
and we scaled up BOTC to offer Saturday activities like the VW Camping
Competition, Frisbee Golf and the Driving Skillz Challenge. These
turned out to be a great success and we're definitely going to be
bringing them back this year. Our long-distance award last year went to
a split-window from New Hampshire, and others travelled from as far as
West Virginia and Michigan to attend. Last year we had 40 buses, up
from 15 in 2001.
Geography Lesson:
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Heber Down Conservation Area is located just North of Whitby, about 25
miles east of Toronto, Ontario. The camping facilities at BOTC is
somewhat... rustic. We prefer this campground because it is close to
Toronto, affordable and pretty private. Being at the end of a 3/4 mile
gravel road we just don't get a lot of drive-through gawkers. (although
a few of the hikers using the trails nearby have been known to stare at
all the funny looking campers sometimes.) There are two large
permanent picnic shelters and and plenty of non-flush toilets. Coin-op
showers are available, and there is running water. There is a VERY
limited amount of electricity so please don't count on having a hookup.
If you need one for medical reasons please inquire off-list and we will
make sure that it can be accounted for. Pets must be kept on a leash at
all times. "Red Cup Policy" applies as usual, so be cool.
The weather in early August should be just about perfect in Southern
Ontario. 80-degree days, and 60-70 degree nights are typical. It hardly
ever rains. (Ha!) The campground is in a rural setting and well away
from smelly livestock, urban pollution and noisy transportation
corridors.
BOTC Events:
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Tie Dye Workshop: Friday Night & Saturday Morning
For 2003 we are introducing a new event... we will be having a Tie-Dye
Workshop on Friday night and Saturday morning. Skilled instructors will
be available to help you create your own psychedelic masterpiece, so
bring your own items to color or buy a shirt from us on-site. Blank
T-shirts will be available cheap at the event in a variety of sizes. In
addition to the Tie-Dye, we will also have a simple screen-printing rig
set up to add a BOTC event logo to people's shirts if they would like
it. Details on this event will be going on the website soon. There will
be no mail-order shirts this year, so you'll just have to come and make
your own!
If you are interested in the Tie-Dye Workshop please let me know
beforehand so we can bring in enough supplies.
Full Moon Bus Club Breakfast Burritos
This is a wonderful, co-operative event invented by the Full Moon Bus
Club in the Carolina Mountains. Those folks really know how to get
together and have a good time in their buses. How does it work? Glad
you asked! ...All you have to do is bring along an ingredient! Bring
enough to feed your group, plus maybe a wee bit extra. See our website
for the ingredient list, and e-mail me so I'll know what you're
bringing. http://www.pottsfamily.ca/VW_type2/BOTC/Burrito.html
Bus Camping Competition: Saturday Morning
This one is as fun to watch as it is to compete in: From a moving
start, contestants stop their bus, set up for bedtime, and put head to
pillow. Then set up a for a meal, and consume one mouthful of a food
item. Next it's relax mode, and time to sit back and relax on a beach
chair. Finally, contestants pack up and get back in the bus, and the
clock stops as soon as the wheels turn. Extra points may be awarded for
style, and penalty points are deducted for sloppiness. Last year's
fastest uncorrected time was 47 seconds! Teams or single contestants
may compete.
Driving Skillz Competition: Saturday Afternoon
This will involve a slalom course, followed by a test to see how close
one can park to a pole without actually hitting it. Then you do it
again, back the way you came... IN REVERSE, and you have to back up to
the marker this time. Once the slalom and parking tests are completed
there is a parallel parking test and points are tallied based on a
composite score on all 5 components. This event was a real
crowd-pleaser last year. Licensed drivers only, please.
Frisbee Golf: All weekend
The meadow adjacent to the camping area is a perfect site for a
9-basket frisbee golf course, so be sure to bring your favorite flying
disk and play a round. We'll have a spare or two available if you don't
already own one.
Kids Scavenger Hunt.
Just as the day afternoon is getting long and the kids are getting
bored, that is when we distribute the award-winning BOTC scavenger hunt
lists. In teams or singles, no-one has ever come back with more than
half of the many items that are on the list. But everything on the list
is in the park somewhere...
Pot-Luck Dinner & Awards
BOTC provides the corn, but it helps if campers can also bring along a
side dish or dessert. If your last name starts with a letter from A-O,
bring a side dish. If it's P-Z, bring a dessert. After dinner is
cleared away we'll award the Event Winners and distribute the door
prizes.
Volunteers to help out and door prize donations are welcome. No
previous experience required. Please e-mail
busesofthecorn@pottsfamily.ca if you would like to help out.
For More Information:
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Keep informed of what's planned and see pictures from last year and
2001 at:
http://www.geocities.com/busesofthecorn
Download and print a PDF brochure to share with your net-challenged
bus-friends:
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/VW_type2/BOTC/BOTC2003.pdf
The Great Canadian Bug Show's website is located at:
http://www.bugshow.com
More info on Heber Down CA can be found at:
http://www.cloca.com/conservation%20areas/heberdownCA.htm
Buses Of The Corn is sponsored by www.Germansupply.com and the Full
Moon Bus Club.
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