May 8, 2004 We are beginning to start the second week of Pre-Registration, and the girls in the office report that they have been getting phone calls, emails, chocolate and wine from all over the U.S. and beyond! So far a dozen or so of our crazy U.K. buddies (pals, or mates, I believe they would say) are signed up and raring to go, and although my French is a little rusty, I think that we going to have a good group from France, too. DropZone Row will be undergoing a face lift this year, seems we’ve outgrown our space! Both sides of the road will have DropZone Row tents, and the good folks from DropZone.com will have an extra large tent to accommodate the huge crowd Jack Ceman is already expecting. Of course the Hellfish, Rodriquez bros. and the rest will be there, too! Scotty Carbone and the Carbonezone will have a special place with us, so watch for his menu to appear. Massachusetts Mad house, Cecil County Fall Guys and those KEWL, McCool girls will be there and they will be bringing their dad, and grandpa again this year. And now those lovely ladies are one year closer to becoming ticket sales girls! It won't be long before we will be seeing their beautiful smiling faces in the ticket windows, and with the long history of skydiving that family has seen, they will know more at their tender young ages than I have learned since I have joined this terrific skydiving family. Mike will be joining us from the Jump Shack, and of course Rick, from Rick and Rick will be there too! Team Guano will be heading up some head down, so look for some great organizing, and Free Fly training from Dave Brown and the crew from Spaceland Anomaly. A little birdie has told me that our HUGE American Flag flown by Ralph might be even HUGER this year. (How does he do that?) Be sure to visit Brickyard Blues on the Spectator side for the best tie-dye clothes you will ever be able to find anywhere! Our first vendor signed up in DECEMBER! Guess they were as excited about the Convention as we all are! If you haven't had the chance to pre-register yet, get hopping! This year is our 15th Anniversary, and we have created a commemorative patch for the occasion. You will receive one FREE, just for pre-registering. You will also get your bumper sticker before anyone else gets theirs, and the most important part is,,,,, we have a slick new system in place, so.....you can fill out 95% of your book work online, and not have to spend hours at registration when you arrive. If you order any jump tickets, you can arrive on site, verify your existence, and JUMP! We are gonna shorten those lines up by HOURS! If you call the office at 217 222 5867, and the line is busy, be patient! We LOVE talking to all of you, and want to hear what is new in your skies, but what ever you do CALL! We can hardly wait to hear from you! Bernice, Beth, Ellen, Judy & Heather The Ladies of the WFFC!