Re: Longevity
- To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: Longevity
- From: "* &* P* <c*@napanet.net>
- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 19:32:06 -0700
Oh!!!That sounds like so much fun....I wish we could be there. Let's
see...I'd have to quit my job (or get fired) and then spend a week driving
a pumpkin out to Ct. And we don't know anything about sailing. We're not
even Great swimmers! I guess we will have to stay glued to the TV so we
won't miss the race. Thanks Wayne. cindi and pete
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> From: Pumkinguy@aol.com
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Longevity
> Date: Friday, October 09, 1998 5:53 PM
>
> Barbi,
> JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THE PUMPKIN SEASON WAS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S
PUMPKIN
> REGATTA TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stew Leonard is
putting up
> $10,000 dollars to back the second annual Stew Leonards/ New York City
Central
> Park Pumpkin Regatta. DON'T sell or carve your pumpkins
> yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not only will Stew be in search of some
pumpkins to
> buy for big bucks, the regatta will have a winner take all cash prize of
> $3,000. The race will be open to any sailor who has a 750 pound pumpkin
or
> larger. Appx. 5,000 bucks, of the 10 grand will be allotted for the
purchase
> of pumpkins. Stew is in search of 4 pumpkins....one in the 900 pound
range to
> carve and 3 others for boats. You have the option to offer your pumpkin
for
> sale and make some sure money, or take a chance, bring your pumpkin boat
and
> sail away with the 3,000 dollars and get on national TV. If you are
interested
> in selling your pumpkin, contact Wayne Hackney (pumkinguy@aol.com). Boat
sized
> pumpkins must be a minimum of high 700s to the 800 pound range, be
totally
> sound as of Oct 28, and delivered to Stew Leonard's store in Danbury ,
Ct.
> High, tractor tire types do not make good boats. Pumpkins should be wide
and
> or long. The race will take place at Bethesda fountain in central Park in
New
> York City on Thursday , Oct.29. Veteran Pumpkin boat racers, Stew
Leonard,
> Henry Stearn (New York City Parks Commish), and Wayne Hackney (pumkinguy)
are
> the early entries and we welcome all challengers. Pumpkin boats will be
built,
> the day before the race at Stew Leonards Dairy Store in Danbury, Ct. You
may
> build your own boat and bring it to Stews on Wednesday for inspection, or
> bring your pumpkin first thing in the morning and we will show you how to
> build a boat and you can build yours with us. Stew will supply the
electric
> trolling motor and battery to any seaworthy pumpkin boat at no charge.
There
> will be no last minute entries for stew has to buy the motors in advance.
All
> motors will be the same power. For specifications on the pumpkin boat
call
> Wayne @ 860-354-4924 after 6 Eastern. Last years event was covered by
CNN,
> NBC, FOX and CBS. If you have a pumpkin for sale or a pumpkin to
sail....call
> me.
> Wayne
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