Damn, I'd love to, but I'll be up in Philly celebrating my b-day 3 days early... no, i'm not givin the age. I'm having issues with this one :(

Well, sorry to hear that you won't be able to make it. Maybe you should consider coming down and celebrating your birthday with us! :D

In any case, if you can't maket it, happy early birthday! :thumbup:

Juan

OK, an update:

1. The folks at the Swim and Beach Club called me and said that they will let me use the place for free. Yup, gratis. Kostenloss. :D I do a lot of volunteer work for the city and the local Lions club. They decided to reward me by letting me use it for free. Cool, huh? :thumbup:

2. I have the DJ lined up. He'll be there from 2:00 PM 6:00 PM, or so.

3. There is a local Carolina barbeque place here that I will contact to provide us with some chow. We've used this place before, and it's some good stuff. Anyone ever had some authentic Carolina BBQ? Again, if anyone has any dietary limits (vegetarian, for example), please let me know. I will accomodate you.

4. I was at the dealer today, and talked to a couple of folks there. I don't have a definitive answer, but looks like they'll be willing to provide us with a few goodies (BMW coffee mugs, hats, maybe?) that we can maybe raffle off or as prizes (see below).

5. I thought it'd be fun to have a little trivia game. The restriction, however, is that the trivia subjects would be X5, X5World, or X5World members! What do you guys think?

6. I will put together a little "package" with directions, local hotels, places of interest, and so forth.

Again, any suggestions and/or ideas are welcome and encouraged.

Juan

Wow... No comments on the "traditional Carolina BBQ" menu item??

What, am I gonna have to provide some adult enterntainment to get you guys excited?? lol

(kidding, of course... I know some of you are bringing wives/girlfriends and kids.)

Juan

Sounds interesting. Is this the Carolina BBQ ? Thanks for your efforts.

You got it! The place from which we get our BBQ has both "eastern Carolina" (vinegar-based) and "western Carolina" (tomato sauce-based). Here, eastern vs. western carolina BBQ is about as heated an argument as "Carolina vs. Duke." You can't like both, by the way. It's one or the other. I prefer eastern Carolina BBQ, but they're both good. :thumbup:

Juan

I love Carolina BBQ. I still can't convince the wife to come...maybe not a bad thing. :rofl:

Absolutely! Sounds wonderful :thumbup:

I'd love to get some of those famous Carolina BBQ.

Juan, the weekend of the 22nd is SURPRISINGLY open for me, so I'm going to try my best to make it down there! I'm looking forward to it, guys! :thumbup:

ATB, Zach