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History of MemFest

"Impromptu Fest" - The year it all began
Highlights: seafood, Shamu the whale in a wading pool
Sponsors: Roak & Cheng
 
Second Annual Fest
 
Highlights: seafood & a new GRILL, Amorello dropping a watermelon in the supermarket while Roak spits chew in aisles, naked wiffleball, slumber party in the house, RT sing-a-longs
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng & Blackwood
 
Beginning of the Modern Fest
 
Highlights: Pig 'cooked' on a swing set & carved in the barn, time-out in dog pen, COLD swimming pool - greased watermelon, slumber party in the house - although Sweets begin camping tradition, first party tape, rain tarp and
lots of rain, Clem's 1st hook up with Shoog, sports fest
Cups: squat fluted, pink and green by Christine Cheng
T-Shirts: lime green pig
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng & Blackwood
 
Pig Cooking Goes High-Tech
 
Highlights: Pig on a rented rotisserie, Teddy's rain tarp, Kent leads Capture the Flag, few tents - Griswold tent first appearance; swim-fest
Cups: squat fluted pink by Dan Bopp
Hats: lime green and pink pigs on soft baseball type hats
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo and Langan
 
Year of CHARLES !
 
Highlights: Charles Barkley attends, Pig on a rotisserie, fest rents a tent, volleyball tourney, music by Love Geyser, Keg Toss Contest, Blue Route opens in time for Fest, reminder again that Charles Barkley attends, more campers appear, sports get competitive, first year of cowboy breakfast - although an exclusive event
Cups: tall blue (per Roak error) by John Reynolds
T-Shirts: Raging Pig by John Reynolds
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan and Sweet
 
Beer Truck
 
Highlights: Pig on rotisserie, beer truck, new barn
Cups: Tall fluted, white by John Reynolds
T-Shirts: Pig on Acid theme by John Reynolds
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet and McQuilkin
 
Traditions are set
 
Highlights: Pig on rotisserie, Port-o-Johns are rented to save the Roak's plumbing, Nike farts on plastic tablecloth, green-hair band, keg toss
Cups: tall fluted, green and pink by John Reynolds
T-Shirts: winged pig - the Pegasus of Pigs - by John Reynolds
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet and McQuilkin
 
Year of the Egg
 
Highlights: Fest buys a tent, Tuna eats a whole egg, marathon thumper game, Chad and Mary Scott attend, remedial schwartz-figliano game, trivial jager shots with Blackwood, baby showers at fest, naked horseshoes under the new lights
Cups: short fluted, yellow & white - Carpe-diem logo
T-Shirts: Harvestfest - oatmeal t-shirts by John Reynolds
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet and McQuilkin
 
Slacktown
 
Highlights: Dork ball, round the clock four square, potato cannon, slacktown vs. W&M, outdoor lighting, portojohns
Cups: tall fluted teal "color of the 90s" by John Reynolds
T-Shirts: Chester-T-Fester (Nike look alike)
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin and Reynolds
 
10th Annual MemFest - Rain Fest
 
Highlights: pig cooked (fast) on cinder blocks - Internet Technique; Past Festers - Schaums, Miscios, Amorellos make the trek, Moshers attend!, babies sleep in tents, American Flag, RT's Band, Joey's buyout of Phil's, Roak's mystery shots, rain, rain, and more rain, lots of red and blue gortex outfits (thanks Clem!), Slackers take the year off
Cups: tall fluted red w/ black text
T-Shirts: long sleeve - MFX - crazy body parts face
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, and Neikirk
 
Three Port-o-Johns
 
Highlights: pig cooked on cinder blocks, FINALLY get three port-o-johns, large family tents start appearing, babyfest, box of salad, beer derby races (cup over head game), keg toss, keg rolling, slacktown slim appearance
Cups: ? recycled past years
T-Shirts: Florescent Tick - compliments of John Reynolds
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk and Majtyka
 
Sun Fest - compliments of El Nino
 
Highlights: renovated barn, pig on cinder blocks, best weather fest, Full Monty - choreographed by Neikirk, slab under tent fixed, babies & family tents everywhere, Police squad takes a year off, Slacktown is back,
Cups: recycled cups
T-Shirts: Psychedelic poster with the two people and the pig by John Reynolds
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport and Murray
 
   Millennium Fest
Highlights: new swing set and sandbox, "felching", "donkey punch", "dirty sanchez", stomp rockets, kids, kids, kids, Party Pussy=Dan Forman
Cups: recycled
T-Shirts: gray with box of letters in purple, orange, & black by John Reynolds
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport and Murray

  JagerFest

Highlights: Lots of cool Jager stuff - hats, shirts, laynards, and tattoos; Caddyshack Gopher makes first appearance; HUGE Slacker turnout; rain Fri & Sat, but got 7 hours of sun on Sunday; not many kid campers (and Moms) due to rain; had a townie crash the party on Sun eve; crack in the foundation of the festhaus was filled in by the sponsors.
Cups: White with Black Writing - (with jager laynard holders)
T-Shirts: GratefulDead-ish look, first year for kids shirts with iron-on decals, may not have enough orders for adult shirts
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport and Murray
 
 
 

  Star Spangled Fest  

Highlights: New outdoor Shower, Comedy Hour with Matt Budd, girls dancing on the beer truck, more streakers, sun came out, adult face painting
Cups: Insulated Beer Mug - Blue with Yellow 
T-Shirts: recycled
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport, Murray and Young
 

  Rainfest - the year that was almost "July4thfest"

 
Highlights: Last minute vote to move fest to July 4th is defeated, rain, rain, rain; lite turnout because of rain, more rain, Blackwood has a girlfriend who weathers her first (and maybe only fest), more rain, moonwalk for kids (closed early because of rain), movietime in cars for kids (car batteries die), Festgrounds are trashed, more rain
Cups: recycled
T-Shirts: recycled
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport, Murray and Young
 

  Memfest 17

Highlights: jager ice-tap machine, weather = sunny, moon bounce, more kids than adults, slackers procreate
Cups: recycled
T-shirts: same ol'
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport, Murray and Young
 
 
Memfest 18
Highlights: Cornholing Introduced, Kid Movie Nights, limited rain, slacker kids camp
Cups: recycled
T-shirts: historical
Sponsors: 
Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport, Murray and Young
 
 
 
 
Memfest 19
Highlights: Festgrounds sold to Mike & Lisa Roak Budd, Marathon Cornholing Tournaments, Moon Bounce Obstacle Course, great weather
Cups: recycled
T-shirts: historical
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport, Murray, Young and Budd
 
 
Highlights:  Potty Princess, Gore-Tex Rain suits (insurance it will never rain at fest again), Dodge ball, Moon bounce, minimal rain, 80+ kids
Cups: recycled
T-shirts: historical
Sponsors:  Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport, Murray, Young and Budd
 
Memfest is legal! 21
Highlights:  Potty Queen!!, Marathon Dodge ball, Moon bounce, NO RAIN, Cool temps, Keg Toss revival, Chair toss introduced
Cups: recycled
T-shirts: historical
Sponsors:  Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport, Murray, Young, Budd and Ashworth
2009 Memfest XXIImalcolm
Highlights: Fest starts going Green, new banner! Potty Queen II, NO RAIN, Poker champs include women and children, Adult Thumper, Cornhole Championships
Cups: new kiddie cups
T-shirts : nothing new
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport, Murray, Young, Budd and Ashworth

2010 - XXIIIcanulis

Highlights: Premade Pig?! nailpolish, glowing shots, awesome fireworks, stilts, Sweets breakdown
Cups: same ol'
T-shirts : nothing new
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport, Murray, Young, Budd and Ashworth

 

2011 - XXIVfirepitshirts

Highlights: New FIRE PIT!, new t-shirts, sober Nike, back to roasted pig
Cups: same ol', shutterfly scrapbook
T-shirts : great new shirts!
Sponsors: Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport, Murray, Young, Budd and Ashworth

2012 - XXV

Highlights - SILENT DISCO! Slaker sponsored Tiki bar, shelving in the beer truck, Budd's Trampoline, Gilly Suit and 25th Anniversary gear (NOT), Henna Tattoos, cornhole tournament
Cups - same ol'
T-shirts - same
Sponsors -Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport, Murray, Young, Budd, Geib and Ashworth

2013 - XXVI

Highlights - Cool Firepit, Smartmouth Beer on tap, She's jager hotpants, China hats, Gilly suits, morph suits, kids learn pickledrew
Cups - same
Tshirts - same
Sponsors - Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport, Murray, Young, Budd, Geib, Anderson, and Ashworth

2014 - XXVII

Highlights - Bound Beverage rewraps truck, police show up, more great fireworks, spiked gummy worms, kids pickledrew
Cups - same
Tshirts - same
Sponsors - Roak, Cheng, Blackwood, Sappo, Langan, Sweet, McQuilkin, Reynolds, Neikirk, Majtyka, Davenport, Murray, Young, Budd, Geib, Anderson, Reid and Ashworth

2015 - XXVIII

TBD!!