Crimson/Blue Fest headcount 2023

[Shirley]

The spelling in the article was foreign to my spell checker, too.

It wouldn't have occurred to me to mention muffuletta, if the article hadn't:

"A milder variety of giardiniera is used for the olive salad in the muffuletta sandwich."[8]

[jhawks99]

Giardiniera is typically left to sit for several days and is often hot, it's got a lot a lot more liquid/oil in it.

The olive salad for muffulettas has olive oil but it isn't nearly as soupy. Has less vegetables like celery and carrots as well. This is almost never hot.

As my hero Tommy Chong would say, "It's the same thing only different. "

[jhawks99]

Adding, I'm hanging out on my back deck drinking beer, listening to Allen Toussaint with no power and wishing for either an Eye-talian beef sammich or a muffuletta.

[japhy]

I have never had giardiasis but my dog Dok has had it twice and it sucks.

[Shirley]

I have never had giardiasis but my dog Dok has had it twice and it sucks.

But, the water was so clear.

[mjl2]

After living here for 14 years, I have forgotten that there are people who don't know what giardiniera is. It's so ubiquitous here. It's a Subway topping.

[Shirley]

After living here for 14 years, I have forgotten that there are people who don't know what giardiniera is. It's so ubiquitous here. It's a Subway topping.

With the unrelenting march towards the homogenization of all the various regional distinctions that have served to make our nation what it was, from the foods we eat to the dialects we speak, et al, largely due to the impact of mass media being programmed nationally and no longer regionally/locally, it warms my heart to learn this.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

My apologies! I have no idea this thread would evolve to my taking a shit and Giardiniera.
Depending on where I get an Italian beef often I am asked if I want sweet, mild, or hot, peppers. It's interesting when Giardiniera is used as "hot peppers" or "mild peppers".
Sorry 99! I don't like peppers on my beef. I know, no cheese on a burger and no peppers on an Italian Beef is sacrilegious. Fuck me. Right? Meanwhile. I like RAW onions on my Italian Beef sandwiches.
On Saturday I asked the kid to have my beef dipped, which I feel is a necessity. The kid looked at me like I asked him to explain brain surgery. I should have known right then and there that either the kid should never be working in a restaurant that specializes in Italian Beef and/or the sandwich would probably suck.

Back to the Fest!

[Shirley]

How was the sandwich?







dammit

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

It actually didn't suck but it would have been a hell of a lot better dipped and with RAW onions.
On a side note - Yesterday I got a meatball sandwich. They handed it to me in one of the hot dog tray things - see pic below.
BIG problem was they put a shit ton of sauce on it so it was all over the sandwich and filling up the tray - and they had NO NAPKINS nor did they have a fork and knife. So how the f was I supposed to eat it without getting sauce all over my hands/face/clothes/etc.?
Thankfully my buddy went to a different food stand and grabbed what I needed. Fuckers!
Oh, most importantly, the sandwich was actually pretty darn good.

Back to the FEST......

[DrPepper]

I made it home yesterday and into the office today. So happy I made it to the Empire. Kinda weird being back on the boards and now I actually know what some of you look like. To those who do not know, everyone is even better in person!
Regarding a Colorado vacation: I-70 traffic was terrible. Colorado National Monument was much better than expected. I could have stayed in Ouray a couple of weeks. I see the appeal of the SLV... let's keep it a secret.

[TDub]

Ouray is Ourawesome

[Overlander]

I made it home yesterday and into the office today. So happy I made it to the Empire. Kinda weird being back on the boards and now I actually know what some of you look like. To those who do not know, everyone is even better in person!
Regarding a Colorado vacation: I-70 traffic was terrible. Colorado National Monument was much better than expected. I could have stayed in Ouray a couple of weeks. I see the appeal of the SLV... let's keep it a secret.

Glad you made it back safe!
It was great to meet you in person.

And yes…I-70 eastbound is a PIA….especially the 25 miles before the Eisenhower tunnel.
Then, the ever-present jam up at I-70/I-225

[ousdahl]

Yeah, great to meet/meet again in person you all!

And speaking of “you all,” go figure this thread is a syllable deduction away from becoming another rant about tourists.

[pdub]

Did the topic of 'Russia is bad but USA is also bad' come up during the fest?

[KUTradition]

if ousie was there, you know it did

[japhy]

Did the topic of 'Russia is bad but USA is also bad' come up during the fest?

The only shit talking that goes on is related to Mizzoo and UNC; and there was that one Broncos fan that showed up and I had to give him hell for his Russell Wilson jersey.

I did get "that look" from Dok during the Mizzoo game replay; the one that says "do you have to be such an asshole?" His new lady friend, Dr Pepper, was sitting next him and he didn't want her to know that he comes from "those kind of people".

My response was, "be a good boy and fetch me another beer why doncha."

[pdub]

Oh shit, I hope we won that game, looks like we were loosing.

[japhy]

Regarding a Colorado vacation: I-70 traffic was terrible. Colorado National Monument was much better than expected. I could have stayed in Ouray a couple of weeks. I see the appeal of the SLV... let's keep it a secret.

Glad everyone made it home safe.Tell Gigi that next time she comes out, I will get her into the haunted house. Hopefully she doesn't regret it.

One of the criteria we had when we went looking for "the place" to build your little art community is the you had to be able to get there in less than 4 hours from Denver without getting on I-70. Emphasis on, not getting on I-70. Your can get on 285 in Lakewood and it will take you "straight" there.

Next time I will have a full kitchen so the food can be a little fancier in presentation.

The SLV is no longer a secret. But we are working to keep our appeal narrow so that we keep the crowds down. Our motto is "no pomp all circumstance". Also the Town is hidden in plain sight. If you don't know there is anything worth getting off 285 to see, you will drive right by.

Some good news from Town. Special K bought the trampoline boxing gym. So there may be amateur "kangaroo style" boxing in the gym by the time the 2025 Fest rolls around.

[japhy]

Oh shit, I hope we won that game, looks like we were loosing.

One of the points Dok harps on; yelling is not going to change the outcome of the game!

Doubly so when the game was played 11 years ago!

He makes a good point.