1989
Attendance: 13 People & 1 Dog1 Keg was consumed
It rained nearly all weekend
Brad caught a fish in the middle of the night
Pam told the same joke over & over late at night
Mel's car alarm went off around 8:30am
Brad broke his toe
Gail had "near-death" hangover
1990
Attendance: 25 people & 1 Dog2 Kegs were consumed
Fantastic weather all weekend (went swimming)
The big blue outhouse made its first appearance
A "dummy" filled in for Craig who was in Panama
Our unwelcome neighbors had a continuous loop cassette of Boston
Brad's Butt made several unexpected appearances
1991
Attendance: 35 People & 1 Dog3 Kegs were consumed
Good weather all weekend
Nancy made a record trip to Boozefest all the way from Las Vegas
Pam's first year without a date
Judi & Dennis roughed it in the luxury van
Mountain bikes were all the rage
Tod brought his Mom
Brad & Kathy saw a herd of elk
Pam & Gail sang TV Tunes until 6am
Joyce set their car alarm off around 8:45am
Brad caught one crawdad in his trap
Nick & Alan wore M&M Suits
The Boozefest Songbook made its first appearance
1992
Attendance: 36 People & 2 DogsPolished off 3 Kegs
Rained intermittently Friday afternoon
Sunny on Saturday and Sunday
8 eager Festers went up Thursday night
Pam was too sick to attend
Erica and Alan brought enough baked beans for an army
Bart somehow managed to rip the zipper out of his tent
Shots of Tequila and Derailers were the community drinks around the fire
There were several Boozefest casualties;
-Dan B. sprained or broke his foot
-Erica fell down the hill
-Bart fell down the hill
-Nancy fell into the firepit (and she was sober!)
The bathroom blew over on Braxton's rental car
Brad caught a mess of crawdads
A deer was spotted at the campsite at 3:30am on Sunday
1993
Attendance: 35 People & 7 Dogs3 Kegs were consumed
It was mostly cloudy and a bit rainy
A few extra eager festers went up as early as Wednesday
Brad scared off some non-festing campers by shooting off his gun
2 baby festers attended
Judi was pregnant
Braxton left in the middle of the night
Pam & Molly stayed drunk continuously from Friday to Sunday
Lorraine & Sharon puked in stereo outside their tent
1994
Attendance: 45 People & 7 Dogs3 kegs were consumed & 3 mini homebrew kegs
It was sunny and warm all weekend
Diana & Tod brought along newly adopted Alex
The first Boozefest baby shower was held
The Judi "Sandwich" picture was displayed
"Hooter Bay" was dedicated Thursday night.
A Brad dummy was made in his absence.
The Brad dummy was eventually sacrificed in the fire
Pam & Brian got in a cake fight
Speed Quarters was all the rage
Cara's wine was raided for a "Wine Buddies" club function
Gail passed out in the dirt near the kegs
2 guys from Boeing in a Porsche followed the gang back from Roslyn
Tim (one of the Boeing guys) swam naked across the lake and puked halfway back
Shelly's friend passed out and got his face made up & his nails painted
Brad and Ella finally arrived around 1AM Sunday morning
Craig had to pack up to leave around 4AM Sunday due to too much noise
Most of the dogs injured their paws (playing quarters?)
1995
Attendance: 55 People & 6 Dogs3 regular kegs and 1 homebrew keg were consumed
The weather was fair: mostly cloudy
Arriving festers (and some horrified non-festers) were treated to a display of BA's upon their arrival
Mel forgot her tent poles
Tammy was pregnant
Steve got Comp USA to donate handy-dandy travel mugs for all Festers attending this year's Boozefest "convention"
Erica had to carry a shovel around Saturday to bury her puke
We finally chased away the families camping in the meadow
Pam fell backwards over a rock while clucking like a chicken during a quarters game.
Bart flew in last minute from San Francisco to attend
"Badger" peed on Mel's tent
Judi got her ankle slammed in the truck door
Doug got his fingers slammed in the truck door
Erica entertained several Festers with her South of the Border "Fatty" Dance
1996
Attendance: 33 People & 7 Dogs2 kegs were consumed (rave reviews for the Hale's Pale Ale)
The weather was cool and cloudy most of the weekend
The traditional quarters game was not played on Friday night
Pam could not attend because she was being stalked by her ex-boyfriend
The Queen of Boozefest and the two Boozefest Princesses made an appearance Saturday afternoon.
Sage played a round of quarters (partaking M&Ms instead of beer)
A deer wandered through the camp Saturday afternoon
The main Boozefest fire was moved to Dennis & Judi's campsite
A dog named Bean fetched the plastic flamingo
The "Boozefest Band" jammed with Nick on Saturday night
Several health conscious Festers participated in Boozefest aerobics
The King puked in the woods Saturday night and had to be helped to bed by Dan and Mel
Bacon, bacon & more bacon
1997
Attendance: 35 People & 5 Dogs2 Kegs & 1 Homebrew Keg
We didn't finish off the kegs (out of the ordinary for a bunch of Festers!)
The weather was pretty good: it got sunnier as the weekend went on
Judi was pregnant
The mosquito's were HORRIBLE!!
Fester Dan had a "Beer Mug on a String" dedication ceremony involving a shot of Jack Daniel's
The Glow-in-the-Dark shirt made its first appearance
Fester Ed broke the all-time "longest distance traveled to Boozefest" record, leaving Philadelphia at 5:30, arriving at SeaTac at 9:30, and making it to
Boozefest by 11:00
Ella ran into an old friend from high school
Both of Cara's eyes swelled shut from mosquito bites
Erica cut her toe open
Firewalking was all the rage
Bud had a seizure (we'll miss you Bud, you little Gremlin)
A game of Twister broke out at the main fire pit in the wee hours of the morning
Teako almost drowned and Willy had to jump in the lake to save him
Pam passed out around 5:00 on Saturday and was nominated the following years Poster Child
1998
Attendance: 42 People & 3 Dogs3 Kegs were consumed
The weather was awesome!!!
The audio invitations were a big hit
Boozefest All-Star Trading Cards were zealously sought after. We even have the Rare Cards here.
Scuzzlebutt lurked menacingly near the main fire pit
A "Welcome to Hooter Bay" sign was posted at the beach
Erica and Mel built the X-Fest Throne and held a Boozefest coronation
It was a hurl-free Fest!
Steve and Gail left their dogs at home this year
Erica's weekend started out with a flat tire and vegetable oil spilling into all of her food
Willie drove to the Fest with a suspended license and a warrant out for his arrest
Tammi's lighter exploded in her shirt pocket
Steve introduced the Horse Race Game into the nightly entertainment
Teri missed the Yes concert just so she could Fest for one more night
Willie, Di and Nancy stood on Dick Rock in Hooter Bay and named the surrounding mountains Nipple Peak and Mount Herfur
Several deer sightings were made this year
Herds of Festelopes participated in the nightly "Running of the X's"
Nancy fell and rolled down the hill from her camp and took out Phyllis like a bowling pin
Everything in Teri and Dale's tent got swapped to the opposite sides of their tent
Saturday morning at dawn, Brad sneaked into Mel's tent and pounced on her
Brad and Gail took an early morning stroll in the Albino's paddleboat
Dan finally stayed up all night with P&G
The Ranger visited Saturday night and wanted a Boozefest T-shirt
Erica chased a Virgin around the fire with a burning log
Mark, "The Jinxed Firewalker", fell completely into the fire and Nick had to put out his burning shoe with a cup of beer
Twister officially became a Saturday Night Tradition (Right Hand Yellow!)
MEL: "May the X be with you."
ED (while paddling his boat): "You call it corn, but we call it Maze".
PAM (referring to her scraped knees): "I'm my own worst advertisement".
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