Bash at the Boathouse 7

7th Annual Bash at the Boathouse
Saturday, September 23rd
Flanigan's Boathouse in Malvern
$10 donation at the door


For the uninitiated...

The Bash started out as our monstrous wedding reception when we didn't want to make those tough decision about who to invite. So we rented out the Boathouse, hired a top band, and partied with 400 of our closest friends. It was so much fun, it became an annual tradition. It also turned into a opportunity to raise a ton of money for some good charities. Throughout the years we've raised large amounts of money for the American Cancer Society, Make a Wish Foundation, and Cystic Fibrosis. Year number 7 will be no different.

The party will start early on Saturday and I won't leave until the last person is gone sometime early Sunday morning. Currently we have 3 bands scheduled to play between 7pm and 2am. Vibe Tribe, Petey and the Bandcampers, and of course, ACHE (the Al Can't Hang Experiment). The Boathouse is providing a great rate on their drinks and if you like beer, check out their beer list. If you need a testimonial to their selection, just ask StB. The friday before the last Bash, he got himself nice and loaded on nothing but beer, and never had the same beer twice.

In the recent years, we began each Saturday afternoon before the Bash with a little poker for the out of towners and bloggers. Last year we had enough people there early to have two full tables. One NLHE and one mix game (if I remember correctly, Joaquin destroyed the mix game with his studly Stud skills). This year we have a little something different going on.

Gavin Smith, the World Poker Tour Player of the Year, a proper drinker, and all around good guy, has generously offered to throw a charity single table tournament at the Boathouse on the afternoon before the Bash. We have several other big name pro's that are going to play, I'm working on a celeb dealer, and it will be run by G-Vegas Tournament Director extraordinare BadBlood. I'm also working on several deals with poker merchandiser for some sweeteners.

I am working on the player-list for the tournament and will be sending out invitations. If you are interested in the specific details of the tournament or in playing, drop me an email here and I will give them out. This is a charity event, so prepare to open the wallets. Wide. But you can also expect some good press to come your way since we'll have at least Dr. Pauly and Spaceman in attendance. Maybe we can talk Pauly into live blogging the tourney for everyone in exchange for a shot bottle of Southern Comfort. If you will not be playing in the tournament, you are encouraged to show up to watch the tourney and partake in some early booze.

The two charities benefitting from our gathering of like-minded invididuals will be ForPeyton and Michael's Miracle.

The general plan for most bloggers who fly/drive in for the event is to make the trip on Friday and leave Sunday. Plan to leave late on Sunday unless you travel well with a hangover. The best airport to fly into will be Philadelphia International. There will be plenty of stuff going on Friday night to keep you entertained. There are also some bloggers making the trip in Thursday morning and spend the day/night in Atlantic City, a short drive down the AC expressway.

On Saturday, we will have a shuttle running between the Boathouse and 3 local hotels. The hotels are listed below and I would suggest starting at the top and moving down based on availability and cost.

Homewood Suites Great Valley
Homestead Studio Suites - Malvern
Extended StayAmerica - Malvern

If you are planning to attend or have any questions at all, feel free to drop me an email at any of my addresses. For those coming, just drop a line with your travel and hotel details. I'll be checking this one often. Also, I've started a new site to track changes and I'll link up the bloggers that I know are coming.

Confirmed to be coming. I know I'm missing a bunch, just drop it in the comments and I'll link you up.

Boy Genius
Dr. Pauly
Iggy
Gracie and Pablo
BadBlood
Spaceman
CJ aka Luckbox
Heather
MeanGene has no choice
Derek
StB
Drizz
Arne
Poker Wolf
Joaquin
Pii - Drowned at the River
Slb
Carter - Just wouldn't be the Bash without Carter.
brdweb
Falstaff
Joe Speaker - That's right ladies. Line up neatly starting at the bar
Veneno - Poker Poison
Katitude the Cheek Grabber
F-Train - Attempting to defend his drunken blogger Championship
Auntie Maudie!
Helixx - lives so close that he has no choice.
Brandon Schaefer - mastering the art of drunken poker one shot at a time
Tripjax
Jordan
SirWiffleWaffleHouse
SoxLover

Cheers and I hope to see you in September!