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The Saturday raffle, and the Grand Ole Opry!
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The gremlin (Archie), minutes before the "heist"...
Scandi@ was sitting in front of him, and he very carefully removed the prize she won from underneath her chair. You'd think that someone who would soon become a Guide would no better than to leave something on the floor in a publice locale... ;c)
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Teri (who was much more camera shy in 2003) heads over to the prize table, as Grant Runs the Show :c)
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Luckily for Archie, this happened before Scan obtained her ability to "ghost" miscreants!
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Everyone who attended the raffle brought something that represented the area they come from. The raffle reminded me of an IW game called Pick-Pockets...we could either grab a prize from the table or "steal" someone else's, as long as they hadn't been "stolen" from already! It made for some interesting exchanges, LOL!
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Relying on my memory a year later, from left: K1tt1, Lisa, Rob, Aravis (?), Joyful Pilgrim, Red Roses' daughter & Red Roses
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Devra & Ambie, sitting in the late afternoon shadows
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We shared a LOT of laughs at the raffle! The Poppycock I brought went over extremely well. Time Traveler picked it originally, then it got stolen from him...and he wasn't real happy about it, but he was a good sport. Squirrly eventually ended up with it, and he enjoyed it immensely! I ended up winning a shot glass from St. Louis, which was just fine! I think I'll start collecting them from wherever I travel, from now on...
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Because of his work schedule and her late flight, Archie & Devra weren't able to join us until Saturday afternoon. It was wonderful, being able to meet both of them! I was so glad that we had a little time to visit, before I had to get ready to leave for the Opry
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Archie, with Ambie, her mom & Bev in the background
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A girl could fall in love with this smile.....
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Originally, I had passed on the opportunity to go to the Opry...I was on an extremely tight budget, and figured I was lucky to be in Nashville at all! Toward the end of the raffle, Grant announced that Slyfox & Gina had an extra ticket and would give it to the first person to ask for it! I hesitated at first...didn't want to seem grabby, LOL...but Gambit urged me to go for it, so I did! It was a real thrill to get to go! My late mother was a HUGE country music fan who never had the opportunity to go to Nashville...so I kinda felt like a piece of her did get to go there, at least :c) To Sly & Gina...thanks again for your generosity!
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.....and I did.
What a shame that illusion didn't live up to reality.
Just please don't ask me what went wrong. Archie hasn't told me, yet...and it's been over for months.
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Generally speaking, I think we all enjoyed the Opry. Some were a little bothered by the last performer, who did a few ballads...they felt that the tradition of ending an Opry show on a happy note had been broken. Always a fan of the sappy ballad, I enjoyed myself...but I can see why some were a little disappointed near the end of the show, too.
