I know I'm an old head, Charter Member and all, but the OKPRE was some good fun and I hope that we can have another one before the oldest generation rolls of this site for good or the ultra lurker levels kick in.

Poll question: Will there ever be another legit/ sanctioned OKPRE?

Poll result (16 votes) Never - The Golden Years are gone! (10 votes) Vote Hopefully - We can bring back that good vibe if we try. (1 votes) Vote Absolutely - Let's do it in 2016 (Pick/Name a City below)! (4 votes) Vote What's the OKPRE? (1 votes) Vote

PLEASE. PRETTY PLEASE!



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I'll be in ATL for Memorial Day Weekend.

Wouldn't think of doing that... :)

I'd be down to help YOU with the planning though.

if Sha was on it...

#realtalk



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There's a show coming up in a big city.
Get tickets, plan a bar event the night before.
Throw a bbq the afternoon after.
Catch night flights and recover at work on Monday or call in.

organized this year around Afropunk time but honestly...

planning a Re takes work and most of us really don't have the time, energy, $$$ (cuz SOME of y'all really don't be trying to pay)

I used to be all about planning an NYC RE but there weren't enough folk down enough for me to link with and by now, I'm not really trying to meet any new OKP's

for those that know me off of here, I can coordinate something with them *shrug*

it's a novel idea but it just needs (reliable) bodies...


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sidenote: shit I can't believe that was almost NINE years ago.
9.

shhheeeeiiitt



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just like we did in 06.
There's a reason they died off
as much as I loved the Re, sometimes I wish y'all would just let that horse rest in peace

Folks can't just meet up in a certain city at a certain time? Why do folks have to get rooms, and whatever else folks have to get to make it a "RE?"

Obviously, I've never been to any of these before. Too much commitment to someone else's plan for my Aquarius self.

I voted yellow.

we book a block of hotels
have to coordinate an agenda
secure a spot for a bbq
get food etc for said bbq

we usually have tshirts
and other stuff for attendees
it becomes A LOT

arguments ensue in every planning committee
shoot there are two people in my planning committee
today that i still DO NOT F*CK WITH AT ALL
ill take that to my grave

sh!t
one of the philly planning people
still owe someone $100
this is 5 years later

so yeah that is why people get jaded

after a while I chose to only be involved in the BBQ because everything else became too fucking much.

That does seem like a lot of planning & other work.


Nowadays, I wouldn't mind coming to a day/night event, like a picnic/cookout during the day then hitting a party at night.




And smh @ the $100 still owed.

>arguments ensue in every planning committee
>shoot there are two people in my planning committee
>today that i still DO NOT F*CK WITH AT ALL
>ill take that to my grave
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>sh!t
>one of the philly planning people
>still owe someone $100
>this is 5 years later
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>so yeah that is why people get jaded
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ditto

but i will say the entire atl 2003 planning committee was a pleasure to work with

committee

I agree
we can name a time and place

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yeah right.

...it doesn't work like this.

if there's a group of ppl in Africa City who want to plan and host the RE then they'll make it known. if no other group in some other city speaks up saying they also want to host then Africa City it is. and i don't think there'll be much fight between host cities about this.

so for 2016 if some group is willing to do the work they should speak up and get on it.

holla @ those who've planned and hosted before to get the deets on what's worked and what hasn't.

but don't wait for permission or recommendations from a post like this. just do it.

of this post.

...with mad African immigrants.

ill be there and thats reason enough

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I've already started getting supplies together so there can be a mass hula hoop group like they had by the Gold Stage


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it's not like okps stopped meeting up en masse
I think what happened was for the best
the Re came home to Philly for the 10th anniversary and was laid to rest there after.

LOL

*shrug*


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island RE
get your tans and beach bods ready

and up 495. I've been here too long not to be afforded THAT opportunity. I'll even help *shrugz*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC20nRg4ptQ

doesnt mean it's not for others.

>and up 495. I've been here too long not to be afforded THAT
>opportunity. I'll even help *shrugz*