Volks,

bURNINGvAN four, or so.

 

As usual the entire known universe showed up. OK, most of the universe.
Some? OK, OK, there were about a dozen or so vans. The weather was
wonderful, best ever. Really [as Dave Berry says, this is not made up]

Along with food, drink, a fair amount of dry wood and a magnesium engine
case, donated by Valley Wagon Works of San Rafael, CA. We weren�t sure at
first whether it was magnesium or not but as the ever resourceful Eldon was
there he clobbered it until a chunk broke off. The chunk was thrown into the
fire. It was magnesium. Really, we�re now sure. So are ships several miles
out to sea, everyone on the beach [Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA] near the
beach, looking in the beach�s direction  from as much as a mile or so away,
or just driving by. We�re really, really sure that Paul of Valley Wagon
Works was correct when he told us it was magnesium.

I believe the word I�m looking for is bright, as in BRIGHT.

Oh, my.

Anyway we had a great time lying about our Vanagon gas mileage, actual,
projected, theoretical and hypothetical. Along with reliability and comfort
of course. Planning next year�s extravaganza took a bunch of time too.

�Gonna have it again next year?�

 �Yup�

�Great�

Then we ate and drank and laughed until all hours.

And admired the bright, blinding flames.

 

Thanks, Paul.