For months before TW, your hosts begin the process of planning, construction and general preparation. And anyone who's spent a sober moment at the Dead Battery Farm will realize that weeks are spent simply restoring the grounds to minimal standards of safety. That preparation culminates in its own party the weekend before TW, when the truly unbalanced assemble to bring preparation to fruition. With a tip of the pork pie to Foreman Dana Hagstrom, Missy Cotton, the Construction Buddha, Andy Hartman, and Professor Ed Stevens, here are some images of the real TW fun....

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with a belly full of Krispy Kremes, and fine ales, Force Ten from Poughkeepsie contemplates the tasks ahead.

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Here comes Missy Cotton-tail,
hoppin' down the stage-building trail.

While TW habadasher Andy makes the official TW t-shirts with a can of Rustolium and a stencil.

Lumber begins to appear...

and magically begins to form the skeleton of a bowling lane.