Three Years of Huckleberry: One Last Ride

August 10, 6p-12a EST, Seraph, Mist, Ward 11, Plot 45

About

"Join us as we celebrate three years of Huckleberry and ride off into the proverbial yeehaw sunset! One Last Ride is an event centered around celebrating three years of Huckleberry and the friendships we have made along the way. While the Huckleberry Saloon is concluding its time as a traditional venue, it will remain a part of the community as a special events brand. We hope you can join us for a rootin tootin good time featuring bards, DJs, dancers, deathroll fights, and more!"

"The Huck may be closing its doors in the traditional sense, but Doc and the Hucklefam will still be around, supporting the lala community and other friends we've made along the way."

Lalaween 2025 Charity

A host of special events are still in the works, like Lalaween! The Huckleberry Saloon is partnering with The Grind Coffee Co to raise awareness and support St Jude's Children's Hospital. One Last Ride is getting a headstart on Lalaween's fundraising goal of $1k! If you have any questions about the charity, or for more information on this important cause, please reach out to Yrene Ysera on discord at yrene.ysera. Keep an eye out for more announcements about Lalaween!To make a small donation supporting the Lalaween2025 drive for St Jude, please copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://tilt.fyi/SG4Y4TxgUCDonation Incentive Amounts:
$10 - 60 day timecard raffle entry
$20 - 60 day timecard and Chysomallos horn raffle entries
$30 or more - 60 day timecard, Chrysomallos Horn, and Gilded Mikoshi Flute Raffle entries

Performers

Night of Events

  • Old West Glam Contest - 10p est

  • 150M DR tourney - 630p est (100m to first, 50m to second)

  • Old West Art Party 8p-11p est

  • Friendship screenshot contest (vanilla and moon in Huckleberry discord)

  • Discord Giveaway Bonanza 10p-12a est! 5M going out every 10 minutes

  • Charity Raffles that include two luxury mounts valued at 50M each, along with a 60 day timecard!

  • Delicious coffee from The Grind (7p-10p est)

  • 50/50 raffle

  • Blackjack

  • Doccadoodle silent stream (if you have ever wondered what Doc is looking at as he runs around doing Huckleberry things, tune in to the stream! He'll be doing casual, occasional streams to promote charities and player-created content in the future. No gifted subs, just a link to a charity: twitch.tv/doccadoodle).

Through the Years

To Our Photographers

Cinnamon Button
Rennifer Cumberbatch
Ysera Luna
Maki Haruhi
Wynter Moon
Gamilla Najaar
Nebu Popotuwu
Nevaeh
D'yalhai Vanoh

Thank you for your wonderful photos!

Thank you

To my staff:

Thank you for investing your time and talent into helping make this venue possible. What began as a small hangout for a handful of friends grew to the Huckleberry we know today. It was only made possible through the collective effort of all of you. Change is inevitable, and while the Huckleberry Saloon has concluded its time as a traditional venue and many of us have moved on to new adventures, I am so thankful for everyone's hard work in helping bring something special to the community. We did this together, and it was an incredible journey.

To our community:

Thank you for coming through our swinging saloon doors so many times, week after week, for such a long time. Thank you for welcoming the Huckleberry Saloon into your life. We had so much fun with this venue. Whether we had one or two people walking in or a full house, the goal was always just to have fun in a safe space with everyone and bring you a smile, even if only for a flickering moment. You matter so much. Whatever it is you do, whether running a venue, being a bard, being a DJ, planning an event, running a FC, savage prog, or anything else in Eorzea, I hope you enjoy the time you have, doing what you love doing.

To our friends:

I have made many friends over the last three years, and that has had a positive impact on my life. A huge part of the Huckleberry Saloon has always been about cultivating friendships. Thank you, everyone, for being a part of this venue. A handful of friends have also been silent partners donating countless gil, time, and talent, supporting the venue behind the scenes in ways that were absolutely vital. Most of our deathroll tournaments were funded by generous angel investors. I am so grateful for your support, and look forward to working with you in the future.

To Everyone

Running the Huckleberry Saloon has been quite the experience. It is also extroardinarily time consuming, and it is time for me to make some adjustments in that regard. The Huckleberry became the kind of venue that I never really imagined it would become. Thank you for helping this little vision of a make believe saloon in Eorzea become a reality. I cannot thank you enough.I have so much love for everyone, and for what we have been able to accomplish within not only the Hucklefam, but within the overall community. The amount of events, wonderful memories, and good times are far too many to count. There are more things on the horizon....it's just that it'll all be special events focused rather than within the context of a traditional venue. If you see me out and about in Eorzea, I'll always be quick to hug. Bringing smiles, and helping people feel happier...that is what matters to me. Thank you.Yours Most Sincerely,
Doc Laladay