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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2014 9:33:41 GMT -5
Firstly, I want to thank our fearless leader Carolyn for hosting another Reunion this year. So excited! I have some guest requests that I'd like to put out there: Dennis Kort (Lyle "The Genius") - This is not a new request for me I just love him and would probably be as excited to meet him as I would Richard Thomas. Todd Susman (Ted Lapinsky, Jason's Jewish friend from the Army.) Michael Rupert (Gino "The Boy From The CCC") Dennis Redfield (Mike Paxton) They have all been working regularly except for Dennis Kort. It's almost like he fell off the planet! Can't wait for Halloween (and I NEVER say that!) Hey, I think I found a mailing address for Dennis Kort. Who should I send it to? If this is the same man, he didn't wander too far away from Los Angeles. Maybe he'd be up to a trip to Virginia in October!
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Post by Syddie Rose on May 3, 2014 10:15:31 GMT -5
Oh how I wish I could go. I've always dreamed of traveling to Virginia, or anywhere for that matter. My family is very home oriented. It's fine, except when opportunities like this come along. Hopefully I'll be able to go someday and meet someone from the show. Will the guests autograph anything? Do they charge?
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Post by ForeverWaltons on May 3, 2014 15:38:12 GMT -5
Firstly, I want to thank our fearless leader Carolyn for hosting another Reunion this year. So excited! I have some guest requests that I'd like to put out there: Dennis Kort (Lyle "The Genius") - This is not a new request for me I just love him and would probably be as excited to meet him as I would Richard Thomas. Todd Susman (Ted Lapinsky, Jason's Jewish friend from the Army.) Michael Rupert (Gino "The Boy From The CCC") Dennis Redfield (Mike Paxton) They have all been working regularly except for Dennis Kort. It's almost like he fell off the planet! Can't wait for Halloween (and I NEVER say that!) Hey, I think I found a mailing address for Dennis Kort. Who should I send it to? If this is the same man, he didn't wander too far away from Los Angeles. Maybe he'd be up to a trip to Virginia in October!
I would appreciate you sending me a PM with the info Nickie. I have Heather's email and phone number. I will give it to her as I'm sure she would like to try to contact him. She's been trying to find him since 2012. Of course, I will let her know that you provided the info.
You can also send it to Carolyn Grinnell as she is the one who makes the decisions and arrangements about bringing the guests to the reunion.
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Post by patriciaanne on May 3, 2014 19:27:55 GMT -5
You are too funny! Your post always crack me up! (Ending a sentence with a preposition. Ouch!) It is perfectly ok to end a sentence with a preposition. Winston Churchill, when once scolded by someone for this very offense, was said to have replied, "Such impertinence, up with which I will not put."
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Post by ForeverWaltons on May 4, 2014 6:04:38 GMT -5
Firstly, I want to thank our fearless leader Carolyn for hosting another Reunion this year. So excited! I have some guest requests that I'd like to put out there: Dennis Kort (Lyle "The Genius") - This is not a new request for me I just love him and would probably be as excited to meet him as I would Richard Thomas. Todd Susman (Ted Lapinsky, Jason's Jewish friend from the Army.) Michael Rupert (Gino "The Boy From The CCC") Dennis Redfield (Mike Paxton) They have all been working regularly except for Dennis Kort. It's almost like he fell off the planet! Can't wait for Halloween (and I NEVER say that!) Hey, I think I found a mailing address for Dennis Kort. Who should I send it to? If this is the same man, he didn't wander too far away from Los Angeles. Maybe he'd be up to a trip to Virginia in October!
This was your 1,000th post Nickie. Congratulations!!
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Post by jimbobwaltonlover94 on May 4, 2014 21:34:48 GMT -5
I know I haven't been on much and my computer is getting worked on and I can't post my pictures but I am going to be able to make it to the reunion!! I am so excited and can't wait!! You will finally be able to meet my mom!!
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Post by Heather on May 5, 2014 17:06:01 GMT -5
Thanks Kimberly and Nickie! Have sent the info on to Miss Carolyn.
Lordy, after all this what would happen if we actually DID find him LOL?
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Post by Kathy Lee on May 5, 2014 19:40:04 GMT -5
Oh how I wish I could go. I've always dreamed of traveling to Virginia, or anywhere for that matter. My family is very home oriented. It's fine, except when opportunities like this come along. Hopefully I'll be able to go someday and meet someone from the show. Will the guests autograph anything? Do they charge? You will travel. When you get to college there are great trips throughout the college, AAA also has bus trips, and other places offer trips. You can always go with a friend!
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Post by Kathy Lee on Jun 10, 2014 5:26:31 GMT -5
What happens at the reunions? Have never been to one. How long is the reunion? What do people do? Thanks.
Kathy Lee - I attended the one in California (2012) and last year's in Virginia (2013). Last year the reunion started on Friday October 18th with a meet and greet from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (EST). There was cookies and drinks. This is when you meet Carolyn Grinnell, fellow Walton fans and the special Walton guests of honor. You can talk to them and have your picture taken with them but they ask for you to wait until the next morning's autograph session for anything to be autographed.
The autograph session was the next morning (Sat. 10/19) for an hour (it was 9 to 10 a.m. or 10 to 11 am), can't remember exactly. You can bring things to be autographed or you may purchase a photo or other items from them and have them autograph it. Then we were free until the dinner that night at 6:00 p.m. Quite a bit of us went to Schuyler between the autograph session and the dinner. Usually the special Walton guests of honor go to Schuyler after the autograph session too. So keep your eyes open for them. I toured Schuyler with forum members Brenda, Cinlou, weezer29 and MrsOliviaWalton. We also had another wonderful lady with us named Cynthia but she is not on the forum. We also met forum member jimbobwaltonlover94 at Isis Ringrose's house.
We stopped at the little post office in Rockfish and in Shuyler, they opened the Baptist Church that Earl attended,so we could all go inside. We toured the gift shop that was the shed that Earl Hamner wrote in growing up, his childhood home, Ike Godsey's store and went to the Walton's Museum and gift shop. The hospital that Earl Hamner was born in, is now the private residence of Isis Ringrose. She usually has lunch for us fans at her house. Last year she asked for $5.00 - she had all kinds of food! It was mind boggling what all she had offered for you to eat. She let us tour the house and if you know anything about Ronnie Claire Edwards (Corabeth) sense of style in real life - well, it's like Isis Ringrose is her long lost sister in terms of decorating. Her house is very interesting to tour. You do not have to eat lunch at her house in order to tour it.
Last year before the reunion dinner, as we were all waiting out in the hallway, they handed each one of us a ticket. During the dinner, Carolyn had some of those tickets drawn to give away special Walton things. I was lucky enough to have my ticket drawn and I got the actual Ike Godsey apron that Joe Conley (Ike) himself wore at the reunion back in 2010. There was items on four tables for us all to bid on - scripts from The Waltons, pictures, playbills, CDs, Walton's lunchbox, etc. Carolyn uses the money from this for the reunions. They had the auction after the dinner was over for whoever wanted to stick around for it. It was a lot of fun - Angel Rhoades (Virginia) and Michael McGreevey (Hobie Shanks) helped auction the items off. Naturally, there is a program during the dinner. All of the special guests came up to the podium and talked. There was footage of them shown from their appearance(s) on The Waltons. They had a receiving line with the special guests just as you first came into the banquet room, so you could meet and greet with them again before the dinner started.
There will be a place card at one of the tables with your name for your reserved spot. You may be one of the lucky ones that gets to sit with one of the Walton guests of honor. Rather you do or not, you will have plenty of time to get to know your other tablemates (which is always interesting and fun). Last year ours was two married couples and a mother and daughter. It was OBVIOUS they were mother and daughter - it was unreal how much they looked alike and talked alike. Mr. Forever and I immediately said to them, "You two are mother and daughter." They told us that people tell them all the time how much they look alike but that they couldn't see it! LOL! I will never understand that - they couldn't deny each other in a million years. The dinner and dessert was wonderful too. After the auction was over, it was somewhere between 11:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
The next morning Brenda w/hubby, Cinlou w/hubby, weezer29, MrsOliviaWalton, Mr. Forever and I met up at Bob Evans Restaurant and ate breakfast together before saying our goodbyes to each other.
You are free to meet up with any of the Walton fans/forum members to eat meals together, run around together, etc. We all also hung out together in the hotel lobby and restaurant.
Carolyn Grinnell will include an itinerary with her plans for this year's reunion when she has all of it planned out. Hope this has at least given you some idea of what goes on.
Would you do me a favor? I am looking for your post where you gave me the Kirkley Hotel information. I can't find it. Would you mind sending me that information again?
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Jun 10, 2014 8:58:04 GMT -5
Kathy Lee - I attended the one in California (2012) and last year's in Virginia (2013). Last year the reunion started on Friday October 18th with a meet and greet from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (EST). There was cookies and drinks. This is when you meet Carolyn Grinnell, fellow Walton fans and the special Walton guests of honor. You can talk to them and have your picture taken with them but they ask for you to wait until the next morning's autograph session for anything to be autographed.
The autograph session was the next morning (Sat. 10/19) for an hour (it was 9 to 10 a.m. or 10 to 11 am), can't remember exactly. You can bring things to be autographed or you may purchase a photo or other items from them and have them autograph it. Then we were free until the dinner that night at 6:00 p.m. Quite a bit of us went to Schuyler between the autograph session and the dinner. Usually the special Walton guests of honor go to Schuyler after the autograph session too. So keep your eyes open for them. I toured Schuyler with forum members Brenda, Cinlou, weezer29 and MrsOliviaWalton. We also had another wonderful lady with us named Cynthia but she is not on the forum. We also met forum member jimbobwaltonlover94 at Isis Ringrose's house.
We stopped at the little post office in Rockfish and in Shuyler, they opened the Baptist Church that Earl attended,so we could all go inside. We toured the gift shop that was the shed that Earl Hamner wrote in growing up, his childhood home, Ike Godsey's store and went to the Walton's Museum and gift shop. The hospital that Earl Hamner was born in, is now the private residence of Isis Ringrose. She usually has lunch for us fans at her house. Last year she asked for $5.00 - she had all kinds of food! It was mind boggling what all she had offered for you to eat. She let us tour the house and if you know anything about Ronnie Claire Edwards (Corabeth) sense of style in real life - well, it's like Isis Ringrose is her long lost sister in terms of decorating. Her house is very interesting to tour. You do not have to eat lunch at her house in order to tour it.
Last year before the reunion dinner, as we were all waiting out in the hallway, they handed each one of us a ticket. During the dinner, Carolyn had some of those tickets drawn to give away special Walton things. I was lucky enough to have my ticket drawn and I got the actual Ike Godsey apron that Joe Conley (Ike) himself wore at the reunion back in 2010. There was items on four tables for us all to bid on - scripts from The Waltons, pictures, playbills, CDs, Walton's lunchbox, etc. Carolyn uses the money from this for the reunions. They had the auction after the dinner was over for whoever wanted to stick around for it. It was a lot of fun - Angel Rhoades (Virginia) and Michael McGreevey (Hobie Shanks) helped auction the items off. Naturally, there is a program during the dinner. All of the special guests came up to the podium and talked. There was footage of them shown from their appearance(s) on The Waltons. They had a receiving line with the special guests just as you first came into the banquet room, so you could meet and greet with them again before the dinner started.
There will be a place card at one of the tables with your name for your reserved spot. You may be one of the lucky ones that gets to sit with one of the Walton guests of honor. Rather you do or not, you will have plenty of time to get to know your other tablemates (which is always interesting and fun). Last year ours was two married couples and a mother and daughter. It was OBVIOUS they were mother and daughter - it was unreal how much they looked alike and talked alike. Mr. Forever and I immediately said to them, "You two are mother and daughter." They told us that people tell them all the time how much they look alike but that they couldn't see it! LOL! I will never understand that - they couldn't deny each other in a million years. The dinner and dessert was wonderful too. After the auction was over, it was somewhere between 11:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
The next morning Brenda w/hubby, Cinlou w/hubby, weezer29, MrsOliviaWalton, Mr. Forever and I met up at Bob Evans Restaurant and ate breakfast together before saying our goodbyes to each other.
You are free to meet up with any of the Walton fans/forum members to eat meals together, run around together, etc. We all also hung out together in the hotel lobby and restaurant.
Carolyn Grinnell will include an itinerary with her plans for this year's reunion when she has all of it planned out. Hope this has at least given you some idea of what goes on.
Would you do me a favor? I am looking for your post where you gave me the Kirkley Hotel information. I can't find it. Would you mind sending me that information again?
The Kirkley Hotel in Lynchburg Virginia. 1 - (434) 237 - 6333. Tell them you want the Walton's Fan Club discount rate when you make your reservations. You can reserve a room with a king size bed (two persons maximum) or a room with two double beds (up to four persons maximum). The discount rate is $98.99 + tax per night. You have up to 24 hours before check in to cancel your reservation without having to pay something.
I made my reservations back in April, for two nights Friday October 31st and Saturday November 1st. Checking out Sunday morning November 2nd. Hope to see you there!
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Post by jimbobwaltonlover94 on Jun 10, 2014 11:08:25 GMT -5
Yayyyyy!!! I can't wait to see you again!! Had a great time last year and hopefully this year I won't be as shy!! My mom is taking me this year and I told Ryan that I would bring apples to apples it's going to e so fun!!
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Post by Kathy Lee on Jun 10, 2014 17:10:22 GMT -5
Would you do me a favor? I am looking for your post where you gave me the Kirkley Hotel information. I can't find it. Would you mind sending me that information again?
The Kirkley Hotel in Lynchburg Virginia. 1 - (434) 237 - 6333. Tell them you want the Walton's Fan Club discount rate when you make your reservations. You can reserve a room with a king size bed (two persons maximum) or a room with two double beds (up to four persons maximum). The discount rate is $98.99 + tax per night. You have up to 24 hours before check in to cancel your reservation without having to pay something.
I made my reservations back in April, for two nights Friday October 31st and Saturday November 1st. Checking out Sunday morning November 2nd. Hope to see you there!
Made our reservations! This is going to be so much fun! Thanks for the info.
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Post by Kathy Lee on Jun 11, 2014 5:28:57 GMT -5
Yayyyyy!!! I can't wait to see you again!! Had a great time last year and hopefully this year I won't be as shy!! My mom is taking me this year and I told Ryan that I would bring apples to apples it's going to e so fun!! That is a fun game. Make sure you say hi to me. Hugs!
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Post by jimbobwaltonlover94 on Jun 11, 2014 16:40:44 GMT -5
I will!!! Can't wait to meet you!!
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Post by weezer29 on Jun 11, 2014 19:17:26 GMT -5
I enjoyed having Michael McGreevey at our table in 2013. It would be great if he came back as well.
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