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Neesy

#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
May 24, 2012
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
So here we are in Bangor (Bang Gore) - I learned it's important to pronounce it correctly.

We stayed downtown at the Charles Inn for the first night in a room that was supposedly haunted. Robert Gray came to pick up today and we are spending two days here; the the final day (Sunday) we have booked the Stephen King room at the Charles Inn - from there it's a quick trip to the airport - we will depart around noon on Monday.

Josh and I have seen the Standpipe so far. We had brunch with John and Rachael (aka Robert Gray and wife) at Dysart's truck stop. Still have not had a lobster roll or whoopie pie yet but that will be coming~! :drool::thumbs_up:

Looking forward to the cook out tonight - not sure what to bring just yet.

What a lovely city Bangor is~!

p.s. John has a gigantic movie theatre screen in his main living room and a selection of King movies to watch (wondering if I should ask to move in? ) lol
:m_applause::m_bigwink:

osnafrank - not sure if I can post to the Weekend Playground or not - I'm lucky I even have time to post this at the moment - it's a pretty fun filled weekend so far!

Will post more later if I get the chance.
 

king family fan

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Jul 19, 2010
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So here we are in Bangor (Bang Gore) - I learned it's important to pronounce it correctly.

We stayed downtown at the Charles Inn for the first night in a room that was supposedly haunted. Robert Gray came to pick up today and we are spending two days here; the the final day (Sunday) we have booked the Stephen King room at the Charles Inn - from there it's a quick trip to the airport - we will depart around noon on Monday.

Josh and I have seen the Standpipe so far. We had brunch with John and Rachael (aka Robert Gray and wife) at Dysart's truck stop. Still have not had a lobster roll or whoopie pie yet but that will be coming~! :drool::thumbs_up:

Looking forward to the cook out tonight - not sure what to bring just yet.

What a lovely city Bangor is~!

p.s. John has a gigantic movie theatre screen in his main living room and a selection of King movies to watch (wondering if I should ask to move in? ) lol
:m_applause::m_bigwink:

osnafrank - not sure if I can post to the Weekend Playground or not - I'm lucky I even have time to post this at the moment - it's a pretty fun filled weekend so far!

Will post more later if I get the chance.
Glad you arrived safely. Have a wonderful time. You and Josh will have to tell about the lobster Roll and the whoopie pies.
 

osnafrank

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Jan 24, 2017
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So here we are in Bangor (Bang Gore) - I learned it's important to pronounce it correctly.

We stayed downtown at the Charles Inn for the first night in a room that was supposedly haunted. Robert Gray came to pick up today and we are spending two days here; the the final day (Sunday) we have booked the Stephen King room at the Charles Inn - from there it's a quick trip to the airport - we will depart around noon on Monday.

Josh and I have seen the Standpipe so far. We had brunch with John and Rachael (aka Robert Gray and wife) at Dysart's truck stop. Still have not had a lobster roll or whoopie pie yet but that will be coming~! :drool::thumbs_up:

Looking forward to the cook out tonight - not sure what to bring just yet.

What a lovely city Bangor is~!

p.s. John has a gigantic movie theatre screen in his main living room and a selection of King movies to watch (wondering if I should ask to move in? ) lol
:m_applause::m_bigwink:

osnafrank - not sure if I can post to the Weekend Playground or not - I'm lucky I even have time to post this at the moment - it's a pretty fun filled weekend so far!

Will post more later if I get the chance.


Glad that you arrived safely.

Have Fun, enjoy your Time and you can post, if you are back home....Have a good Time !!!
 

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Enjoy yourselves!
 

MrsSmeej

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Feb 15, 2008
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Well....ok Scott.But if I hear banjos I’m outta there........
We are safely home after a great time at the Kon.
Thought I'd try to share, with those who missed it, what went on.
Wasn't there for everything so hope the others will
Jump in with more details when they see a gap to fill.

Mr.S. and I arrived in Bangor Friday night
Drove to GNTLGNT's place - a left, left, left - then right.
(Thought we'd found the shortcut that was used by Mrs. Todd...
We did not hear banjo music playing, though. Thank God!)

Down a long and bumpy road that circled Pushwah Lake,
Just when we got worried that we'd missed it by mistake
Spotted red balloons (they were the perfect King Kon sign)
And we knew - unlike in Derry - they meant we'd be fine...

Hate to leave it hanging here but really have to go.
Promise that I'll tell you all about that party though;
After I unpack the car and hit the grocery store.
When I have a moment, I'll be back to tell you more.
:biggrin:
 

Spideyman

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Jul 10, 2006
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Just north of Duma Key
We are safely home after a great time at the Kon.
Thought I'd try to share, with those who missed it, what went on.
Wasn't there for everything so hope the others will
Jump in with more details when they see a gap to fill.


Mr.S. and I arrived in Bangor Friday night
Drove to GNTLGNT's place - a left, left, left - then right.
(Thought we'd found the shortcut that was used by Mrs. Todd...
We did not hear banjo music playing, though. Thank God!)


Down a long and bumpy road that circled Pushwah Lake,
Just when we got worried that we'd missed it by mistake
Spotted red balloons (they were the perfect King Kon sign)
And we knew - unlike in Derry - they meant we'd be fine...


Hate to leave it hanging here but really have to go.
Promise that I'll tell you all about that party though;
After I unpack the car and hit the grocery store.
When I have a moment, I'll be back to tell you more.
:biggrin:
Thankee Thankee big big. So happy you got to attend!!!!!
 

Neesy

#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
May 24, 2012
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Hey there - no pictures to share just yet.

We are still here at the Charles Inn in the King Suite which has lots of cool Stephen King related stuff in it.

There is a trap door in the ceiling that appeared to be slightly cracked last night. I kept checking it out to see if it had moved, as it was giving me the creeps :ghost::icon_eek:

We had a great pizza from a wood fired oven next door last night for supper. I’m just working on my post cards at the moment then I’ll walk them over to the Post Office.

Happy Monday!

Poor Robert Gray - I called him at 7:42 this morning to try to get the number for the Bangor Airport since his wife is in Security. Westjet had phoned my cell at 7:15 which woke me up, saying they had important information about my flight then the call got dropped.

Turns out Westjet couldn’t help me as we’re flying with a companion airline (Delta).

Anyway - it’s all good - once I got through to Bangor Airport the nice woman there said our flight would leave on time.

:biggrin2:

By the way - big thanks to Stacy270 and misery chastain loves co. and of course GNTLGNT and Robert Gray - you made this trip so memorable for us all :biglove:
 

Nomik

Carry on
Jun 19, 2016
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Derry, NH
Hey there - no pictures to share just yet.

We are still here at the Charles Inn in the King Suite which has lots of cool Stephen King related stuff in it.

There is a trap door in the ceiling that appeared to be slightly cracked last night. I kept checking it out to see if it had moved, as it was giving me the creeps :ghost::icon_eek:

We had a great pizza from a wood fired oven next door last night for supper. I’m just working on my post cards at the moment then I’ll walk them over to the Post Office.

Happy Monday!

Poor Robert Gray - I called him at 7:42 this morning to try to get the number for the Bangor Airport since his wife is in Security. Westjet had phoned my cell at 7:15 which woke me up, saying they had important information about my flight then the call got dropped.

Turns out Westjet couldn’t help me as we’re flying with a companion airline (Delta).

Anyway - it’s all good - once I got through to Bangor Airport the nice woman there said our flight would leave on time.

:biggrin2:

By the way - big thanks to Stacy270 and misery chastain loves co. and of course GNTLGNT and Robert Gray - you made this trip so memorable for us all :biglove:
I miss you guys already! I hope you are safely en route back to Canada. Tell Josh hello and thank him again for the thoughtful gift.
FYI
I have been listening to the audio cds we received in the gift bag. (UR pronounced Errrrrr) and Sorry Right Number. I’ve gotten as far as The Ten O’Clock People, and I had to get out of my car at work.... very good reads if you haven’t read them already.
 

GNTLGNT

The idiot is IN
Jun 15, 2007
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...gonna throw a few up here, not going to force you into the "GNT's Immersive Kon Experience and Travelogue"...still on vaykay, but a sprinkling I can do....and not on the toilet seat you sickos!....First up the gathering at The Bangor Arts Exchange....out guests, front row center and from the left, were Gerald Winters of the famous/fabulous bookstore, Glenn Chadbourne-who I now have a man-crush on, our estimable Moderator-Marsha, the beautiful human being known as Robin Furth and the respected writer and Board member-Mr. Bev Vincent....then there's the rest of the rapscallionsIMG_0089.JPG in the back....