beetle.juice

thanks much for the info kabar and madman. can't wait to come and meet the vets. hopefully including you two. I'll try to have some cash on me so i can purchase some of the crafts for sale. also-are non-hoppers going to be welcomed down at the camps to hang out through the night. i definately hope to hear as many stories as possible. see you guys and gals there. thanks again -beetlejuice.

guess i'll have to do just that. hope to see you and many more there.

thanks a ton texas madman for the info. but many of my questions still remain unanswered. 1.I'm still wondering what the stance on the crowds will be concerning young aspiring hoppers coming to these festivals and wanting to meet many of them and obtain some knowledge; possibly even wanting to catch out with them. 2. if the water valley meeting is going to take place at all. 3. if young hoppers will be in attendance at these festivals; nothing against the older crowd at all but i have quite a feeling they won't be at great ease with younger crowds asking them questions and wanting to catch out with them. . Thanks a ton for all the info and your replies. ......... catching out or not I'm just wondering if these festivals will be worth the time or if your not an experienced rider you're just going to be stared at oddly when trying to listen in. i hope greatly that many hoppers or not that the crowds will be open to share stories with non- hoppers and even valuable information on hopping. I know nobody really interested just wants tons of kids trying this stuff but for the ones really wanting to learn the right way it's quite hard to find the details when living in a small town where it's extremely rare to come across hoboes or other hoppers without it being some crackhead.

my question goes out to anyone who has a good idea about what's going on at the hobo get togethers in mississippi. I'm from mississippi and have been reading up on all you can about trainhopping/squatting/free living/etc.etc. 1.I've read on some places that the two festivals will take place back to back, and on others that one or the other is cancelled. i would like to know which one or both will be taking place. 2. I'm also wondering which will be the best or if either will be a good place for a couple of younger kids to come and learn and hopefully meet some experienced traveler. i've noticed in most pictures that it is an older crowd and i'm not sure how friendly or excited they would be for some un-experienced kids to come and listen and sit around with them. perhaps i'm just missing the pictures that show the other masses of people but from what i understand these are public events that at night turn into more of a strictly hobo get-togethers. Please let me know if i'm wrong and what the real deal on these gatherings is. p.s. i would like to catch out from one of these and end up at the casey jones festival in tennessee. i'm not sure how open these vets my be to the idea of taking and teaching some others about the rails. but then again i know they don't want a bunch of un-knowing kids trying to hop the rails the wrong way either. thanks. -beetlejuice.