The story of the EvE BBQ

What started as a vacation trip to denmark in 2005, soon spiraled out of control to be a corporation meet for Evolution. 15 brave souls managed to get to denmark, and meet up in the rented villa. A few outsiders out of the corporation managed to get there as well. In the end, the week was a total sucess, and we had a blast, ending the week with a BBQ, and it was soon decided we had to repeat this. The sauna sessions are best forgotten, i don't think anyone will ever forget the foggy sauna where the fumes were not of water... but of vodka.

In 2006 we rented a small camp and invited our fellow corporations in Band of Brothers, and the BBQ got nicknamed "BoB BBQ". This year we managed to gather up about 40 people, who all spent a awesome week in denmark again. The most memorably moments include Siddy's drunken monolog to himself at about 5 am, which ends with "Do i look like a minmatar?"... And yes, he actually does. The word spread fast, and everyone who didn't make it over, demanded that we repeat it.

The following year, 2007, we opened up the last weekend, for anyone to come join us, this was nicknamed "The invitational". We managed to get a total of about 150 people to come join us, and also got a spot on EVE-TV, which was later broadcasted to the whole EvE community. This year will for always be known as the year of "MOAR LOGS", with the campsite having a epic fireplace in a theatrical setting. Many were the people who never left the fireplace, and slept, ate, drank by the fire for a week. The invitational was a success, and was to be repeated in...

... 2008, the year of the now infamous Pink Hat. We had grown to be known all over, and this year the New York Times was also doing a profile on me, and it ended up being done on the BBQ in denmark. NYT sent a photographer over, and managed to get the fluffy pink hat published in the newspaper... From here it can only get worse. The BBQ gathered people from three continents, europe, australia, and north america. The invitational was once again a success, and new plans were being formed for next year. Memorable moments was to be had from the MS promo-van with Guitar Hero duels as well as the bruises from the paintball tournament.

2009 was the first year ever that we decided to not do the BBQ in denmark, it was also decided that instead of doing the invitational, we would open the full week for all of EvE. Rumours has it that the mantra of this year was "What has been seen, cannot be unseen!", and for everyone who was there, it is plain why... The BBQ was set in a old military camp, in Sweden, not far from Gothenburg. Once again, we had visitors coming as far away as from the USA. Three chefs was working doubletime to feed the masses, and some 900 litres of beer was consumed.

2010 - 5 year anniversary
We are returning to our favourite camp in Denmark, since denmark has proven to be the easiest place for people to get to. The final schedule is yet to be written, but the dates are solid, and the place has been rented. The prebookings are open, and we aim to break the 200 people barrier.