It is with sad regret that Cat Jam 2009 has been cancelled.
Please see here for more information:
http://www.catjam.net
Anyone that has pre-registered and paid, you will be receiving full refunds shortly along with an explanation in the e-mail.
I apologize for any inconvenience.
-Eric
Wow, I had to hover the mouse over the clock to make sure it wasn't April 1. Though I've never been to one, it's sad the economy has taken another victim.
Thanks Eric.
It just leaves us more time to make plans for the next one.
If you need anything, let me know.
;)
The economy...it's not fully to blame, but it is a major factor. For me it's been the STRESS from the economy that I've had to deal with, both with partints and myself. I have to consider all people and all things before making any kind of decision. For a few months I've been wrestling with this...I just didn't see a good outcome, no matter what angle I tried. This just wasn't the year for it.
No problem here. I didn't want to not go but I also didn't want to take a half-prepared car so this relaxes me a bit too, giving me a whole year (if I'm around) to get this car ready.
I'm sure things will work out for you and another year will fly by for everyone and it will be July 2010 before we know it.
Hmmm.. I guess I can start ripping the vert apart earlier then planned.
No problem here. we'll just have to come see you when we go the the dog picnic that saturday. Hey, you can come to the picnic with us if you want.
Jerry, I think having 130581058 Dachshunds all barking at the same time is something only you and Sheila can endure.
Well, to be honest....this sucks. CatJam is the one indulgence I have to look forward to each year. :punchballs:
But I totally understand the reasons. I hope everyone manages to squeeze through these tough times. It WILL get better.
not a problem here either.I dont think I was going to make it this year.my work has had several layoffs,luckily,I wasnt one of them.
I wasn't gonna go this year for the reason being the economy. I would hope in the next 60-90 days, things pick up. I can shoot for next year's CJ with my project now.
That is just to sad to hear botu cj09. Gives me a chance to be ready for next years. Jerry me and my wife would still like to help with the dachshunds. You can send me a pm with details if u want ok. Baxo I can handle all the barks its a beautiful sound lol.
:wtf:oh well there goes my vacation:toilet: i took the time off already! the! one! thing! i! look! forward! to! each! year!!:disappoin i said i would'nt pull hole shots anymore in Ohio! that it! i'm calling human resources! :shoothead and buying pinto! or some import with a big FAT FART CAN! better yet! screw it ! i'm going out right now to buy me a 1976 AMC PACER!!besides those cars have more room inside to throw my empty cigarette packs and empty coffee cups in!:beatyoass:
on another note i am really disappointed about this. i always look forward to my trip to Ohio each year like i have done each year since the beginning in 2002.and to meet up with friends i don't get to see but once a year. well now two :rolleyes:
lets not make it three or on my next july vacation i will drive up there and beat the SPLEEN out of you!:beatyoass: ;)
Nick AKA Tree Hugger
x2 - I had to check a couple of times. Hopefully everything will turn around by next year.
I thought is was a joke til I clicked on it. Well makes me feel better about not being able to make it since I always say next year... So now seems like a good time...
Well Im shooting for next year...
Sometimes whats best and necessary sucks balls but if it means CatJam will continue, one year is a little sacrifice.
Eric, my friend - I totally understand where you are coming from, and though sad and disappointed, I applaud your ability to make this decision. I know it was not an easy choice, but for all of the reasons that led you to it, I am sure it is the right one.
I'm gunna miss everyone, but as the saying goes "absence make the heart grow fonder"...so maybe Karen won't feel the need to pick on me so much by the time we see each other again at Cat Jam 2010!
Who's gonna yell Baytown to you now
You and your wife can come down and visit - it was only 89 degrees and about 85% relative humidity today...nowhere near the 100s !
Yeah Jerry a nice scenic drive in your new Vert would be nice to visit Royce down in Texas dude. :poke:
Would a donation to the cause help in this decision? I was not able to make it but, hell I would be willing to donate if it would change the decision.
I am military and the economy has no real bearing on my job status luckily. I hate to see that the event that brings so much joy to the crew on the board is not gonna happen.
Actually, it just gives me more time to come up with something better! lol
you know I love ya man! ;)
Looks like we won't be going to Ohio for the Dachshund picnic, since there will be no cats to chase this year. It'll give me more time and money to get my car finished. But then the problem of which one to bring next year.
You never know, mabe we'll take a trip south this year
man, I was really looking forward to this this year. I had such a good time last year, but I can sympathise with eric. I just hope last year wasnt my first and only catjam, and for it to come back bigger and better in 2010
ok lets move cat jam to fl this year.lol nick i say bring ur cat up that week and lets paint it.remember we talked about it last year....also i am finnaly recovering from last years trip i shut my company down for a week and lost a ton of money so it wasnt planed to show this year any way..and thank god i dont half to eat at jack in the box with nick
bummer, I was just getting excited about it.
Im down for 2010. Hopefully noone will lose their birds or cats to the economy till then.
And the bright side, as many before me mentioned... gives us more time to get em ready for the event.
There should be a donate option, I'd give to the cause... where else can i go... jegs?
booooooooooooooooring
just an idea
It has really worked for the better that we will meet in 2010.
I messaged Eric about this, the past week I have tried and tried to get anything accomplished with my cougar and my dad's cougar. (He passed away Oct 2008) and the memories of him and I with those cougars was almost overwhelming. I spent the past weekend sitting in the driver seat of his cougar sobbing on the steering wheel looking at the bag of parts on the passenger floor well that he picked up at a salvage yard that he was going work on this coming spring.
I just can't focus and get tasks done that need to be completed before cj.
Also I am to be married August 8th and will be using all of july to hopefully find a house to share with my fiance. A lot on my plate and 2010 will be here, and i will be in attendance for that show.
Thanks and I hope everyone takes this chance to appreciate the little things in their life and use the money and time that the show would take and put it back into their families needs and make good from this situation.
Eric thank you, it will only make CJ 2010 a much more enjoyable time and hopefully by then everything will have turned completely around....
Steve
Steve, I can totally understand where you are coming from. All you can do is give yourself time. Eventually, all of it will be good memories and won't hurt so much... it'll still hurt but it changes a little later on.
I lost my dad 22 1/2 years ago and I still have a hard time going to the place we went fishing together all the time. I went there a few weeks ago and while I still miss him.. it was kind of a comforting thing to be there knowing that was where he and I went really often and spent time together. I also wanted to share that with my kids.
For the first time in all these years, I am thinking about getting our fishing licenses so we can go enjoy that time together like I used to with my dad.
In time, doing the Cougar stuff will become a comfort to you and it won't always hurt so much. But it takes a while for that to happen. Just flow with it, that's all you can do.
**didn't mean to high jack this thread**
Hey thanks Karen ^^^ I didnt mean for it to be hyjackable either.
i think the 2 year cycle is a great idea.... when we went 2 years ago, we had a good time, but it was over almost as fast as it started :) having a full fri and sat and making it a 4 day weekend every 2 years sounds fantastic :)
wow... there's a kick in reality for ya.
I'm glad there is the silver lining of more time to get the Cougar going.
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WTF are you talking about?
Eric explained why this is happening... please don't throw your political agenda around here....take that somewhere else.
Wow... that totally SUCKS... I have been laid off since november and I was still planning to attend... and I still am comming anyways.... I will just make it a weekend trip to Summit instead, so if you are cruising around those days Eric or anybody in that vascinity keep an eye out for my ride and we can grab a coffee or something.
Catch everyone next year... And Claude, you got lucky man, you were going down this year. Guess you got time now to do some work to your Cat. ;) LMAO!
Even though Cat Jam is so far away for me it is indeed sad not to have it. However, I think the plan going forward is a good one. It is very difficult and frustrating to plan such an event sometimes and the two year plan is, I think, a good one.
I do look forward to the photos every year. I just have to wait a bit longer.
Good luck with 2010!
I just canceled my RRI reservation. Good luck with your situation, Eric, hopefully we'll get together next year.
Sorry for what i did post this is not the place for it and you all have internet so you could look it up if you wanted so send me a PM other than that i am can not say anything else or post it on the public forums here.
So next year do you think you will do catjam again for those that can go?
maybe you should read the whole thread or go to coolcats.net and read the letter he posted..... it'll probably answer all of your questions
http://www.coolcats.net/catjam/index.html
well that stinks
Actually I don't expect it to be around much longer, I've grown bored of it. It just sits in the garage, Hell I forget its even down there most of the time. I have been thinking of unloading it for the past month or so, but I have as much motivation to sell it as I do to drive it.