Kamp Duk Tape, Camp Totally Lit Announce Merger

[Bevin]

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                                                          KAMP DUK TAPE, CAMP TOTALLY LIT ANNOUNCE TBF MERGER

The benign dictators of long term Telluride Bluegrass Festival Town Park Campground establishments, Kamp Duk Tape of the Primitive Area, and Camp Totally Lit of Bear Creek Preserve, today announced the execution of an Agreement of Merger, joining these two groups of degenerates in what the organizers hope will become a Bluegrass Festival Town Park Campground tradition of “aiming for the top of the ‘B’ list.”  The Agreement of Merger was the culmination of heavily negotiated, liver-debilitating talks which took place during TBF 2010.  The final document was signed at an invitation-only, ‘guided inebriation’ ceremony held in Meadow Park during RockyGrass, 2010. 

Full details of the Agreement remain confidential to protect the innocent but an inside source who requests anonymity reports that the newly fermented group intends to occupy the Camp Totally Lit site in Bear Creek Preserve, heretofore occupied by Totally Lit pursuant to the doctrine of Manifest Festivation.  The new camp will be officially known as “Kamp Duk Tape, presented by the Totally Lit, featuring Blaze, the Trusty Steed”  (Take that, Allison Kraus!) although actually, most folks will continue to call it Kamp Duk Tape.  Organizers assure us that, regardless of the moniker, the new group is sure to be well lit. 

These developments leave the Primitive Area space usually defiled by Duk Tape Man and his cohorts up for grabs. 

“There’s gonna be a mess load of drinkin’ and fussin’ and fightin’ over our former site,” stated a heavily toasted Duk Tape man.  “We were happy, right where we want(ed) to be ©, for years and years, but the long trek to the green room at night has become an issue.  That and Camp Totally Lit’s excellent structuring capacity both helped drive our decision.  Not to mention their morning coffee service and excellent party lights.” 

Aspirants are advised to get an early start on planning their takeover of the crossroads area where Kamp Duk Tape has been located for the past six years. 

Unnamed co-conspirators report that plans are in the works for a new centralized party tent, additional solar capacity and possibly other upgrades for the reorganized camp.  Picks will be hosted; songs will be sung; debauchery perfected.  A gallery of duk tape art and sculpture will be open for viewing throughout the festival.  “Blaze is not for sale,” insists Duk Tape Man, but other works of art may be commissioned on a “first-come, maybe served” basis.  “Come around first, with whiskey, you might get yourself a little duk tape dinosaur,” claims Duk Tape Man.  “Come by late, empty handed, and see what happens – I dare ya.”

The usual precautions will continue to be advisable when interacting with Duk Tape Man. 

[DukTapeMan]

I's not goin'... Im's stayin' right der in da Primitive Areas.

So's Blaze.

 

[Debbiefromtucson]

guess I've been spending too much time on Facebook..... I was looking for the LIKE button....LOL

[Hippie]

That's all right DTM --- You'll always have a home in Run a Muck. You just need to tie Blaze away from Hot Mess's tent ...

[Auntie Hope]

Damn, as much as I was enjoying the new line-up announcements I have to say this merger had really made my day.

Congratulations to all the Festivarains involved in "da said merger", with the exception of... well that little drunken, four string banjo player. Ya can't fight change Dude. Just go with it for Pete's sake, will ya!

Auntie Hope 

[Hooch]

With Kamp Duktape being so much closer to Run a Muck this year I'm worried that I'm going to be kept up all night to the constant sounds of duktape being pulled off the roll during whatever weird little ceremonies/rituals/corpse-reanimations you guys do over there.  And it will probably make me dream about fixing leaky radiator hoses...or being kidnapped.

[Auntie Hope]

With Kamp Duktape being so much closer to Run a Muck this year I'm worried that I'm going to be kept up all night to the constant sounds of duktape being pulled off the roll during whatever weird little ceremonies/rituals/corpse-reanimations you guys do over there.  And it will probably make me dream about fixing leaky radiator hoses...or being kidnapped.

Speaking of kidnapping......
Where are Duk Tape Man and Blaze these days? 

Auntie Hope 

[Hooch]

With Kamp Duktape being so much closer to Run a Muck this year I'm worried that I'm going to be kept up all night to the constant sounds of duktape being pulled off the roll during whatever weird little ceremonies/rituals/corpse-reanimations you guys do over there.  And it will probably make me dream about fixing leaky radiator hoses...or being kidnapped.

Speaking of kidnapping......
Where are Duk Tape Man and Blaze these days? 

Auntie Hope 

I think Duktape Man just returned from a bender in Hawaii. 

[Bevin]

With Kamp Duktape being so much closer to Run a Muck this year I'm worried that I'm going to be kept up all night to the constant sounds of duktape being pulled off the roll during whatever weird little ceremonies/rituals/corpse-reanimations you guys do over there.  And it will probably make me dream about fixing leaky radiator hoses...or being kidnapped.

Hooch,

It might keep you up at night, but that there tape could fix that lampshade to your head permanently.  It's not all bad, that tape.  You'll get used to it.  It's a heart-warming sound.

I was wondering why you hadn't weighed in on this.  My assumption was that since there was no mention of bacon involved, that perhaps the camp merger didn't really even get your attention.  Glad to hear you're all dialed in.

[Bevin]

Speaking of kidnapping......
Where are Duk Tape Man and Blaze these days? 

Auntie Hope 

Duk Tape Man is currently in Albuquerque.  He's resting up from partying with Peter Rowan and Brown Chicken Brown Cow String Band in Hawaii.

Blaze is in Alabama, having some major leg surgery.  Some little bastid kid tried to ride Blaze last year at Pagosa and put a hurtin' on his legs.

[Hooch]

With Kamp Duktape being so much closer to Run a Muck this year I'm worried that I'm going to be kept up all night to the constant sounds of duktape being pulled off the roll during whatever weird little ceremonies/rituals/corpse-reanimations you guys do over there.  And it will probably make me dream about fixing leaky radiator hoses...or being kidnapped.

Hooch,

It might keep you up at night, but that there tape could fix that lampshade to your head permanently.  It's not all bad, that tape.  You'll get used to it.  It's a heart-warming sound.

I was wondering why you hadn't weighed in on this.  My assumption was that since there was no mention of bacon involved, that perhaps the camp merger didn't really even get your attention.  Glad to hear you're all dialed in.

It took me a while to respond because I had to go through the various stages of suffering from such emotionally traumatic news.  First I had the denial stage where I basically fell to my knees wailing, "Why, God? WHYYYYYYY?"  Then I ate some bacon.  The second stage was anger where I just ran around naked setting fire to things.  While eating bacon.  And then finally the acceptance stage where I could then admit to myself, "Yep, that little bastard Duktape Man is probably going to stagger up to Run a Muck, take a dump right outside my tent, set fire to it, ring the doorbell, and run."

[Bevin]

And then finally the acceptance stage where I could then admit to myself, "Yep, that little bastard Duktape Man is probably going to stagger up to Run a Muck, take a dump right outside my tent, set fire to it, ring the doorbell, and run."

If that happens, we are definitely blaming Duk Tape Man.  No one else we know would even be capable of such a thing. 

But now that I know your tent has a doorbell...

[HuckinFappy]

I love you guys....I'm on my third day of Jetlag on a business trip to India, I think the food is getting to my gut, and yet you guys gave me the best laugh I've had in the last 39 seconds or so.   

Thanks, and I don't care where everyone settles in, as long as we all do it together (and as long as DTM does it away from my doorstep)

[Mark in Alabama]

My liver hurts just thinking about the implications of these developments. 

But as DTM's favorite Nursery Rhyme says, you just put your head down and keep on saying:

"I drink I can, I drink I can, I drink I can....."

-- From Mother Hooch's "The Little Drunkard That Could"

 

 Listening to: Blaze neighing in disgust

[Cindy Lou]

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                                                          KAMP DUK TAPE, CAMP TOTALLY LIT 

Full details of the Agreement remain confidential to protect the innocent  

The usual precautions will continue to be advisable when interacting with Duk Tape Man. 

Protect the innocent?  Now I KNOW this is a hoax!  Innocent...ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha