After reading the thread that Jason has just posted on, I cannot help feeling disappointed that 2010 is going to be the last year that the club has cougarfest. I was at the first one where I got to meet all of those people that I'd spoken too, argued with or just got to see to put a face to a name, I found out that when I met some of these people, I understood their posts better, geographical location and language structure can create problems that don't exist. Everybody had a good time and didn't want the weekend to end. A month after that, my big end bearings went on my car, if it wasn't for a very enjoyable weekend with my friends, the car would've gone.
2006 was a little more organised than the informal 2005 event but still an enjoyable event, the first time that I met and spoke to Manos and Mo, who offered me goat curry, an offer that I declined. I remember this event well, the weather was good and the beer flowed, we had a DJ on the saturday night too. I remember walking around Billing with Dave (Cougarage) and chatting to other members of other clubs, there was one in particular (MkII Zodiac, Zephyr & Consul OC) who trapped us, we both must've had the 'rabbit in the headlamps' look but still he was relentless in his effort to educate us further!!
2007 was the wet one in the Bog of Billing, despite an abysmal summer, a good time was had by all, the DJ on the saturday was brilliant, I remember being in the Marquee cooking on the barbecue just after he set up. The weather did its best to ruin the weekend but it never stood a chance, we were all there for a good time and as far as I am aware, we all fulfilled our ambition.
2008 was the last year at billing, this year, the weather was glorious, it was a great weekend, not least because we weren't going to go for various reasons, in the end, a few things worked out and we decided to go, we are both glad we did too, the weekend was memorable, from alan working on people's cars, Christian arriving in his 'S' replica, Mitesh (Active) visiting us in his 350Z and also Dave (Cougarage) with his wife and daughter meeting up with us for a few hours. Then there was Ria sporting the Giraffe willy thing whilst Charlie obeyingly opened his mouth!!
2009 was different, this year, we'd moved, I was sceptical, especially as one who doesn't like change, when I first got there I was disappointed, got stuck into the booze and was ratted very quickly, after eating a lot of humble pie the next day, I went on to have a memorable saturday, right through the day, the fancy dress was fun, and who can forget Dusty? Bob's mate, an absolute legend, always a story to tell, always very funny. The two of them together could entertain for hours.
Over my five cougarfests, I have met great people, learned a lot more about them in a weekend than in a year on here, and have some memories that I'll cherish forever, I believe that I have made a 14" fruit cake for most, if not all of the fests, which takes a lot of time and money, I have always considered it worth both the effort and the money though. It will be a real shame if this is the last time that we have a cougarfest.
2010.....................................................................................
2011?
2006 was a little more organised than the informal 2005 event but still an enjoyable event, the first time that I met and spoke to Manos and Mo, who offered me goat curry, an offer that I declined. I remember this event well, the weather was good and the beer flowed, we had a DJ on the saturday night too. I remember walking around Billing with Dave (Cougarage) and chatting to other members of other clubs, there was one in particular (MkII Zodiac, Zephyr & Consul OC) who trapped us, we both must've had the 'rabbit in the headlamps' look but still he was relentless in his effort to educate us further!!
2007 was the wet one in the Bog of Billing, despite an abysmal summer, a good time was had by all, the DJ on the saturday was brilliant, I remember being in the Marquee cooking on the barbecue just after he set up. The weather did its best to ruin the weekend but it never stood a chance, we were all there for a good time and as far as I am aware, we all fulfilled our ambition.
2008 was the last year at billing, this year, the weather was glorious, it was a great weekend, not least because we weren't going to go for various reasons, in the end, a few things worked out and we decided to go, we are both glad we did too, the weekend was memorable, from alan working on people's cars, Christian arriving in his 'S' replica, Mitesh (Active) visiting us in his 350Z and also Dave (Cougarage) with his wife and daughter meeting up with us for a few hours. Then there was Ria sporting the Giraffe willy thing whilst Charlie obeyingly opened his mouth!!
2009 was different, this year, we'd moved, I was sceptical, especially as one who doesn't like change, when I first got there I was disappointed, got stuck into the booze and was ratted very quickly, after eating a lot of humble pie the next day, I went on to have a memorable saturday, right through the day, the fancy dress was fun, and who can forget Dusty? Bob's mate, an absolute legend, always a story to tell, always very funny. The two of them together could entertain for hours.
Over my five cougarfests, I have met great people, learned a lot more about them in a weekend than in a year on here, and have some memories that I'll cherish forever, I believe that I have made a 14" fruit cake for most, if not all of the fests, which takes a lot of time and money, I have always considered it worth both the effort and the money though. It will be a real shame if this is the last time that we have a cougarfest.
2010.....................................................................................
2011?
