I felt like I was at the State Fair, except there were no rides; but you knew everyone there!
Tim Donnelly 10/6/08
Thanks to everybody for coming and helping make the 2008 Ventura Campout a great success. Thanks always to Chef John McLaughlin and sous chefs Gene & Veda Meyer, musicians Virg Evans & Chuck Collazzi, stalwart volunteers Jeff Meyer, Rudy Hernandez, Tim Donnelly and Gary Sortino, special thanks to web master Terry Coultas and photographer Paul Atkinson. And thanks to all who traveled great distances to be with your old friends. What a great party! Check out these photos daily. See you again in the next few years. Stay alive. Don't slow down.
Terry Coultas & Friend
Jeff, Rafela (in gorilla suit), John and Rudy dancing the night away
Chuck Collazzi & Virge Evans tune up for the party
Skip Gentry, Veda Meyer, Tim Donnelly
Jeff Meyer & Rudy Hernandez, doing what they do best!
Gene wearing Tommy Atkinson's bowling shirt
Alesandrea Meyer
Patrick Meyer at Emma Wood
Chef John & Pat Leahy
Patrick nailing it while Gene takes photos
Mike Larocque & daughter Jackie
John wears his Sheriff's Deputy pin, (from participating on the search team for Rudy at a previous campout), proudly.
Tim Donnelly serves up sage advice to his juniors
Carlo Stagnaro and Ahmad Shepard
Gary Sortino, Mike LaRocque, Tim Donnelly, and Mike's daughter
Jackie LaRocque
Ventura Surf Club and Caribou members Dennis Watson &
Tom Campbell
Camping & donuts
Vollyball practice
We'll miss you Skip. You were a
Van Nuys institution!
Paul Campbell & Kathy Dorney
Ahmad, Alesandrea, Jeff, Patrick checking out the surf
Tim McArdle, Jeff, John McLaughlin, Paul Atkinson
Roger Dorney & Cheryl Hardy Phillips
Kathy Dorney, Kathy Boulger Phillips, Dayna Marks
Tim, Jeff & John
The Brothers Campbell, Tom & Paul
Stan Thompson
This trailer gives new meaning to "Upside down"!
Dennis helps Tim with his
morning shower
Pat & Jeanne Atkinson Greco.
Nice Hat!
Tyler, Cole, & Elice DeLong enjoy a morning stroll before
any of the adults are up.
Below, Dennis babysits Rudy and Lisa Delong while the kids above party in the morning
Three basic food groups
The Cast: Rudy, John, Rafaela & Jeff
Above and below: The Happy Meyer's, Alesandrea & Patrick
Tom Campbell & Veda Meyer
Ed Flynn gets some musical tips from Chuck Collazzi
Tom Campbell, Mike LaRoque,
Paul Atkinson, & Jeff Meyer
Kathy, Don & Cheryl
The Santa Clarita Contigent
Gary, Mike, Tim, and Jackie
Dennis Watson, Veronica & Michael Young, Debbie Young, & Pat Leahy
San Francisco Bay Blues
Gary Sortino & Ron McCanna participate in the infamous Bra Trick
Skip, Jeff, Roger, & Gene
Rudolfo: Happy 80th
Rafaela Meyer
Eddie & Skip
and below with son Ian Flynn
Veda Meyer, daughter Suzanne O'Dell, and Sherry Collazzi
Roger Dorney
Terry at Home on a typical night
Mike Young & Paul Campbell
Dayna recites "Ode to the Caribou"
Cheryl, Terry, Eddy, Don