Posted on 10/01/2001 3:20:55 AM PDT by newslady
American flags were everywhere, and red, white, and blue were the colors of the day at Patriot1’s house in Metairie, LA (a suburb of the Big Easy) for the Gulf Coast Freeper get together.
Approximately 40 patriots sang patriotic songs, reminisced and watched videos about past Freeper activities, and enjoyed the top-notch entertainment provided by JR and the Freepettes, while feasting on a large variety of delicious food.
Patriot1 adorned her fence with 16 posters filled with photos from past Freeper and patriotic activities, as well as printouts of articles from FreeRepublic.com concerning these activities. She also displayed Freeper memorabilia from the March for Justice (October 31, 1998), the Judgment Day Rally (December 5, 1998), the House Managers Dinner (May 5, 1999), and the Free Republic Count the White House Silverware Inaugural Ball (January 20, 2000). There were also lots of photos from the Gulf Coast Chapter Freep of Bill Clinton at the Oracle AppsWorld Convention in New Orleans on February 19, 2001.
Photos were also on display from two patriotic rallies organized by Patriot1 and newslady. The first rally was held on December 4th, 2000, before the presidential election and been decided, and was intended to show support for George W. Bush; the second rally was a victory rally held on December 16, 2000, after Dubya had been declared the winner of the election. In addition to the “wall” of posters, Patriot1 also had scrapbooks with lots of photos. Patriot1and I had a ball reminiscing about the patriotic activities chronicled in the posters and pointing out the photos of particular interest.
Before the entertainment started, we all sang the Star Spangled Banner, after which newslady said a few words about the act of terrorism that occurred on Sepember 11th and the patriotism being shown by Freepers who organize pro-American rallies whenever the pro-terrorists plan their protests. All of the patriots in attendance were united in support of the actions which are being taken by the Bush administration in the war on terror.
Since the defeat of Mary Landrieu in the 2002 Senatorial election is one of the highest priories of the GCC, the entertainment included a rendition by JR and the Freepettes of a song to the tune of “Proud Mary,” but which we called “Not So Proud Mary.” The words were borrowed from the Defeat Proud Mary Landrieu web site. Everyone joined in the chorus, “Stolen, stolen, stolen the election.” JR also performed an original Bill Clinton parody entitled, “Trolling in the White House,” also to the tune of Proud Mary, which was hilarious. The next item on the program was an original musical parody about Janet Reno to the tune of LaBamba, with the Freepettes again performing the background to JR. He ended with another original musical parody about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky to the tune of “He Cheated, He Lied.,” which JR said was very easy to adapt. Ha! The guests showed their appreciation to JR with a thunderous ovation. By the way, JR is actually the brother of Patriot1 and newslady, and the Freepettes were none other than Patriot1 and newslady.
Blam won the award for the Freeper who traveled the farthest, since he drove in all the way from Mobile.
Other Freepers came from far and wide—SAS-MS drove in from Missisisipi with her kiddie Freepers, as did Gulfcoast6 with his daughter and darling granddaughter. We need to apologize to Gulfcoast6 for forgetting to serve the pies which he brought. They were dynamite and were devoured by Patriot1 and newslady’s families after everyone left. No, we didn’t forget to serve them on purpose. Ha! SAS-MS appropriately brought an American flag cake, which made a big hit. Many thanks to her for the disc of photos of our Freeper social which she gave to Patriot1. AmericanMom1 came with her two patriotic kiddie Freepers, who led the singing of various patriotic songs.
Romulus also made a big hit with his delicious cajun jambalaya, BayouLinda and BayouLeo came with one of their kiddie Freepers, who was a star of one of the videos which was shown of an anti-Clinton protest in November, 1998. BayouLeo was kept busy taking photos with Patriot1’s digital camera, and we want to give him a big thank you for helping. The outspoken MawMawQueen and hubby were great, as usual. We had a great time reliving with them our Freep of Bill Clinton earlier in the year. It was great to Slee and hubby again. They both had great signs at our pro-Bush rally in the beginning of December of last year. Patriot1 and I had a great time reminiscing with Slee about the Judgment Day Rally, which we all attended. It was also great to meet Jamaly and hubby. We loved the story of her screen name, which is derived from “Jesus and Mama Always Love You.” TerryO, hubby, and her two kiddie Freepers were also a welcome addition to the crowd. We were glad to have Omegatoo join us—she was a delight and is a real patriot. After listening to “God Bless America” by Kate Smith, GramdaM and FeFe were overcome by patriotism, since they had not heard Kate Smith in a long time. A number of lurkers and wannabe Freepers also attended, including Bea, Jean, Bev, and Ken. A big thank you also to Hiker1 for helping us with our flags and coming up with the great idea of our “wall” of posters.
Here are few a group photos. Other photos can be observed by clicking on the link.
We had so much food that the leftovers will be enough to feed Patriot1 and my families for a week. Forgive me for not crediting everyone for their food contributions, because I didn’t keep track. But we had brisket, ham, baked beans, potato salad, potatoes au gratin, several salads, lots of hors d'oeuvres, lots of deserts, etc., etc., etc.
For those who are interested, here are links to other photos of the event.
MawMawQueen
Kiddie Freepers
Kiddie Freeper
GulfCoast6 Daughter
FeFe and GC6 Daughter
Hiker1
Family
Patriot1 and FeFe
Elephant Collection
Group
Group
GC6 Granddaughter
Newslady and Mandy
Kiddie Freepers
Group
JR and Hiker1
Group
Group
Group
BayouLeo
BayouLinda
Lurkers
GandmaM
It was a wonderful afternoon, filled with good food, good company, good entertainment, and fervent patriotism, and everyone appreciated this escape from the horrendous events of two weeks ago.
The feeling is mutual. It is funny how there is such a bond between FReepers. I think of us as the patriots of the 21st century.
I know--I thought about it later. Even though we forgot the Second Line, we did most of the other things we had planned. And we sure had fun, didn't we?
How true!
We're so glad you came also. It is great to put a face to the screen names that we see on FR. We also loved the story of how you chose your screen name. I'm sorry we didn't get any photos of you, though, since it seems that BayouLeo, who did a great job of taking photos for us, must have quit taking photos by the time you came. After an afternoon of interacting with all the wonderful FReepers who came to our party, I feel so energized and optimistic about the future of our great country. I am sure that your FReeplet will grow up with the same patriotic fervor that you have.
Yes, Swede Girl, I remember you well. It is so great to be a part of the FReeper family, where all of us FReepers all over the country have a special bond. And it's especially nice when we have actually met, as we did in DC for the special FReeper activities.
Remember, only "Pro-Terrorist ersatz Pacifist Krypto-Nazi Camel Butt Traitors Demand America Surrender to Terrorists."
Remember, only "Pro-Terrorist ersatz Pacifist Krypto-Nazi Camel Butt Traitors Demand America Surrender to Terrorists."
You both have the perfect wardrobe for the newfound patriotism in this country. It is just too bad that it took the recent events to wake other people up and make them appreciate this country and the flag the way both of you have all along!
It was so nice to finally be able to put faces with names. Blam gave me my first hug from a Freeper.
They say great minds think alike, well it seems like MawMawQueen and I think an awful lot alike. I really enjoyed talking with her and her husband.
I wish we had had time to get to know Gulfcoast 6, Omega2 and all the others better. Hopefully there will be another get together soon.
Once again, thanks for the opportunity to enjoy the company of so many patriots.
LOL! I certainly don't consider you an old "f@rt". But, I think it is hilarious that you called me a young lady. It has been years and years since anyone under 80 has called me young! I have been married for thirty two years, even though I was a "child bride" I come closer to qualifying as an old f@rt myself instead of young. The AARP has me on their mailing list now (I hate when that happens). But, thanks for the compliment anyway.
I hug all the pretty young FReepers, darlin'. (With my best Texas accent)
I agree. Dubya is proving to be the great leader that I expected him to be, and I thank God every day that he is our President and not AlGore. I'll definitely be at his second inauguration in 2005--hope the weather is better then. Ha!
You both have the perfect wardrobe for the newfound patriotism in this country.
Now when we wear our patriotic attire, people don't look at us as though we're kooks! As Blam said earlier, we were patriotic when patriotism wasn't cool.
We really enjoyed getting together with our fellow patriots. By the way, I regret that BayouLeo didn't get an individual photo of you and your hubby. He sure took a lot of pics, but still managed to miss a lot of people. What a great group of people FReepers are. Freepers are the best!
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