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No wonder Strother was telling the same jokes EVERY time; apparently I was watching re-runs!    Which reminds me, I should point out that there WON'T be any re-run of B.U.G.B.I.T. Rendezvous until 2010, so...

 COME ONE, COME ALL... COME ANYBODY!!  SURE, WE'LL BE TELLING THE SAME OLD TIRED JOKES & TALL FISHING TALES - AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN - BUT REST ASSURED THAT, IF YOU SHOW UP, CHANCES ARE WE WON'T BE TELLING QUITE AS MANY OF THEM ABOUT YOU!!!    SO, JUST 62 DAYS OF SPRING UNTIL WE'RE WADING HIP DEEP IN BULL(MOOSE)SHIT & GOOEY PINK EASTER PEEPS AROUND THE OLD CHUB POND!!

And, do remember: "there's NEVER a profit & SELDOM any cents whatsoever at Jimboree."

Jimbo   8)

Old_Salt,

Speaking of radios, I've actually been thinking about whether or not I will "turn on" my radio at the Chub Pond.  Generally I enjoy listening to the "voice of the great Canadian Northwest" on CBC as I fix the evening meal.  Nowhere else do I ever hear such a unique assortment of odd-duck programming & music with a pure northern flavor.  Also, there's always the remote chance I might learn something about the weather on those rare occasions when the announcer says something other than "sun & cloud expected today".  THAT "forecast" covers all contingencies but it does so without telling the listener much of anything.  Every once in awhile, however, they WILL mention something about a monster blow coming through (after a "period of sun & cloud").  It certainly helped me prepare for some 70mph winds about 3 years ago!

The real issue for me concerns park/backwoods ethics and respect for the other campers.  I WILL have my radio with me AND playing it when I am on the more remote lakes where there are NO other campers about.  However, chances are I won't even turn it on at the Chub Pond... unless I'm comfortable that other B.U.G.B.I.T. members are generally "OK with that".  Many folks go to the woods to get away from radios & such.  Sometimes I am very much one of those folks!

In any case, I don't think I can pick up the Chicago station. It'll be the CBC or nothing... in English, French, & Ojibwe, depending upon the time of day.

Jimbo   8)

Stumpy,

Some say that you haven't really "heard" rap until you've heard it in Ojibwe.

Which gives me yet ANOTHER great idea for our kilted campfire competitive games... something we'll call: "Voyageur Rap!" 

Let me experiment with a few promising Chub Pond stanzas:

"Da bugs was bad,
Dey made me mad,
My boy, he say 'dis party So Sad!'

I grabbed da Deet
to spray ma feet,
now my ankles & toes dose ticks won't eat!

My boy go fishin'
& I fine him wishin'
dat he brought his gig for a frog hunt mission!

Ma tent pad lumpy,
Make me feel so dumpy,
Wants to kill dat boy who be calling himself "Stumpy"!

SO COME ONE, COME ALL!
YOU BE HEARING MY CALL!!
YOU BE JOINING MY SON & HIS B.U.G.B.I.T. PAW!

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Can anyone out there help me with an Ojibwe translation of this?  We're considering a "live feed" into Canadian radio & "the voice of the Great Northwest".  I can handle the translation into French, myself.

Those Canadians really get into cultural stuff like this....

Jimbo   8)

We are truly hitting rock bottom...June can't get here fast enough !

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Ummm, I thought it was a mud bottom at the ol' chub pond.