Boll
Weevils Reception Sunday
May 27th, 2001 - Newby's Band Room |
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Riding
the "Boll-Mobile" are PTAH Chairman's wife Beth
Almond, Sphinx Duchess Debra Ann Grimes, PTAH Queen
Donna Gilpatrick with an unknown Weevil, & Kemet Queen
Charlena Henderson |
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Group
shot of Sphinx Royalty and members |
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Ptolemy's Ken
Hall chats with PTAH Beth Almond |
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Smiling
members of the audience await the night's events, green Boll
Weevil cups in hand |
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Interior
shot of the "Weevil's Lair", a.k.a. Newby's
Band Room |
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Carnival
Memphis Queen Jennifer Brindell "stands tall"
(assisted by a chair) with Phoenix King John Hughes |
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Jenny
Brindell, Queen of Carnival, takes a spin on the
dance-floor with her dad, Charles Brindell |
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Peggy Brenner
and Queen Susan Arney with Ennead King Dave
Everson and Queen Betty Reschenberg |
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Royal
representatives of Sphinx and PTAH share the
good times of the evening |
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The Boll Weevils
MC kicks off the evening's main event |
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Meanwhile,
EVERYONE gets the Boll Weevils yellow "stamp of
approval" |
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Part
of the fun was in NOT knowing what might happen next, seated
at tables of Boll-Weevil yellow & green with centerpiece
of cotton bolls |
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Ennead
2000 Queen Blanche Hall, with Carnival 2000 King
Peyton Self, PTAH's Beth Almond, and
current Ennead Queen Betty Reschenberg |
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PTAH
Queen Donna Gilpatrick with Ptolemy's Ken Hall
as PTAH Princess Cindy Schneider takes in the
excitement |
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After
a hard day of acting as MC for the PTAH Queens Luncheon, Nyoka
(with husband Ben) Beer), shares her "crystal
visions" for the future |
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. . Those visions apparently include a stint as Santa Clause
for Nyoka Beer as PTAH Princess Cindy Schneider looks
on in amazement |
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Carnival
Queen Jennifer Brindell (far right) with her mom
Ronell Brindell (center) and sister share a hug
with a Boll Weevil |
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PTAH's
Russ Gilpatrick confers with Ramet's 2000 Queen Sue
Schutt as RaMet's 2000 King Mack
Jepsen watches in profile |
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Carnival 2000 King Peyton Self shares valuable insights from
last year with current King Mike Starnes (far
right) as Carnival Memphis President Glen Cofield
and Mike's date listen in |
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And
the Ale and Cotton flowed freely as Boll Weevils leeringly
stand watch from the balcony |
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Leaving
yellow stickers in their wake, one of the Boll Weevils tags
Ptolemy Queen Stephanie Hughes with Chairman Mike
Parker |
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RaMet
Chairman's wife Shirley Tilton and the Ladies Brigade
assist with check-in and help sell "Bo-Weev"
paraphernalia - - |
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B.J. Gullet,
the Boll Weevil's "Evil Eminence", dances
with pretty Betty Reschenberg, Queen of Ennead |
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Memphi
Queen Susan Arney appears unfazed as her Boll Weevil
friend is blinded by the light |
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Excitement
builds as the crowd waits expectantly - - the Weevils always
know how to put on a good show |
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Runnel
& Charles Brindell, parents of Carnival Memphis
Queen Jennifer, take to the dance floor |
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Finally, the
ceremonies begin: And Honorees are brought to the
Boll Weevil stage |
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Well, actually .
. . some are Honored and some are humiliated - - - but
everyone has a great time as seen in the following series of
pictures. |
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Carnival
Memphis President Glen Cofield with Executive Vice
President Peg Ross |
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And
now, what we've all been waiting for . . . the traditional
irreverent Boll Weevil skit |
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Kicking
things off, the hosts begin to act obnoxiously, as Boll
Weevils are wanton to do . . . However a poised Carnival
Queen Jenny Brindell handles it all with grace and
style |
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Parents
of Carnival Queen Jenny, Ronell and Charles Brindell,
laughingly watch from the sidelines with Carnival Memphis
President Glen Cofield |
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That's All,
Folks! Boll Weevil's Chairman B.J. Gullett
and friends proved to be excellent hosts for the evening - and
thankfully the cotton crop was saved for one more year |
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