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The Greybeards of PXL Invite You to Join
Our 65th Noble Grand Humbug,
Dave "Boulder" Staley for
Our 2026 Spring Doin's as We Plaque...
Thur April 16 - Sun April 19 (6031 CE)
Are you feeling lucky? Well, you will be, if you manage to secure a spot at our 2026 Spring Clampout in Johannesburg. Once again, we'll be the guests of Brother Neil Shotwell and his Widder Holly, who have generously offered us the use of the former Rand School and its playground for our 4-day conclave.
If you were with us last year, then you know that this is a dry Clamp with benefits. The Rand School was refurbished, then suddenly abandoned and put up for sale by the school board, which is how the Shotwells came to own it. The building has functioning utilities, a large, well-lit multipurpose room, and a patio large enough to accommodate our cook shack and crew.
We'll also be plaquing the historic Rand District Cemetery, which is just a few blocks away. First "occupied" by one, "William Davis," who was killed in a gambling dispute in 1896, the cemetery hosts other notables, like the youngest daughter of Gernimo, and veterans from the Civil War on through Vietnam. Come Saturday morning we'll be erecting our latest and greatest monument at the cemetery's entrance.
So hurry. Space is limited. Try to buddy-up, especially if you are driving a rig so that more of us can get in on the fun. And remember, Redshirts must prepay by April 4th, but order shirts and give up your PBCs by March 7th, because at PXL we don't take walk-ins and we don't do retreads.
Just click on the links below (and above) for more information. See you at the Doin's!
- A Personal Invitation from Our Humbug
- Redshirts, Use USPS or Email to sign-up by April 4, 2026!
- How to Pay with Zelle -- and Make Sure to Add a Memo!
- Order and pay for Event Shirts by Midnight, Saturday, March 7th!
- Weekend Event Schedule
- Sponsor and PBC Iinstructions. Get the Handbook!
- Download the Flyer
- About Clamping in Johannesburg
- Directions to the Doin's Site
- Rules for the Weekend
- Whom to Contact for More Information
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YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER AND PREPAY FOR THIS EVENT!
Are you ready to go whistling past the graveyard? Well Brothers, when you're hanging with PXL you never have to do it alone. In fact, you can count on a whole lot of harmonizing -- and historaphizing -- when you attend our 2026 Peter Lebeck Spring Doin's in Johannesburg, California.
Our gates open at noon on Thursday, April 17th for early arrivals who are willing to pitch-in. Then our Doin's officially kicks off on Friday afternoon with our Humbug's Meet 'n' Greet, when the feedbag goes on and stays on throughout our long, relaxing and glorious weekend. We've retired our Saturday Morning Potluck, so no need to bring meat. Just bring your appetite. We'll feed you. Brunch is part of the deal.
As a Redshirt, all this can be yours for a measly $75. While the rub for your PBC, is only $130, and includes his T-shirt, sheepskin, name plate, event hanger and food. Of course we don't offer refunds to weenies so he'll still have to earn all this stuff. And he's not getting in unless he is first vetted by our Humbug or one of our Graybeards. As a PBC he'll be expected to have groked the PBC Handbook, and have a bribe, a joke and a five minute historical presentation for our notorious Board of Inquisition -- Torquemada Style! That means that as his sponsor, you'll be responsible for getting him up to speed or both of your new nicknames will be "Stretch."
So what are you waiting for? Sign-up now for this Pre-Pay only event. Redshirts must submit their dust and paperwork by April 4th, or March 7th if you want a T-shirt. PBCs must be vetted and their essentials submitted also by March 7th. No exceptions, and again, no walk-ins or retreads. Use USPS or email to register by the deadline. Order your event shirt by using the All-Purpose Doin's registration form included in the Infallible Fillable Flyer. Sorry, there will be no electronic sign-up this season. We used all of our electrons to buy Reddy Kilowatt a ham sandwich.
To get started, use the link below to download our infallible fillable flyer. Use snail mail or Zelle to semd your rub. You'll be reserving a spot at one of the best Clampouts in all of Clamperdom.
Hey! Is your PBC paying separately from his Sponsor? No Problem! Just make sure he includes your name on the memo portion of his check or by attaching a comment to his Zelle transfer.
And remember, regardless of how you sign-up, if your jackass gets sick, just call our GDR, or email us at Registration@ECV1866.org, before the start of our event, and we'll likely make sure you're comped for next time. You just have to be friendly, courteous, kind, obedient et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
ECV Brothers who are on Active Military Duty who preregister by the prepay deadline get in free. Just mention it on your registration form and make sure to bring proof, like a copy of an official email showing your current orders, or an active military ID.
All Chapter Hawkers are welcome to ply their goods. But be prepared to do some trading.
PXL now requires a current written waiver from all attendees. You can speed things up for yourself and your PBC by downloading the form ahead of time and filling it out for each of you. We've also included one in the Infallible Fillable Flyer. These waivers are an ECV wide policy imposed by Grand Council to help keep E Clampus Vitus in existence. So no carping. If you read it ahead of time, it will only take you a minute to initial and sign a copy at the Doin's, even if you forgot yours at home. Click here to read the waiver.
You can snail mail your application and rub to our Gold Dust Receiver at: Peter Lebeck #1866, c/o Rick “Hardluck” Veiga, 27624 Ennismore Ave, Canyon Country Ca 91351 You can also Email your application to Registration@ECV1866.org,
Make checks payable to "Peter Lebeck, Chapter #1866" Payments using Zelle should be sent to: paypeter@ecv1866.org
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Click Here to Download a PDF Copy of the Infallible Fillable Flyer.
An event shirt will be waiting for you at the gate, but only if you use our handy registration form and prepay by March 7th! If you don't need another shirt you can still sign up for the Doin's until April 4th, but don't count on getting a shirt once our order is in.
Shirts are still $25 each for up to 5X, so shipping is not available at this price. If you miss the Doin's and we owe you a shirt, you'll just have to come down to one of our Saturday Redshirt Getaways to pick it up. Our Hawker may have an extra shirt or two at the Doin's, but his supply is extremely limited so don't count on it. It's one run and all done.
But you can pre-order almost anything in the Wrecking Ball catalog from our Hawker Mike "12 Volt" Mazzetti, and save yourself shipping and sales tax if you pre-pay and pick it up at the Doin's or at a Saturday Redshirt Getaway. To take advantage, email "12 Volt," at Hawker@ECV1866.org ahead of time, or give him a call at (661) 803-4881.
SCHEDULE OF EVENT TIME TO WHISTLE PAST THE GRAVEYARD
TENTS AND RV PARKING ARE ALLOWED ONLY IN AREAS DESIGNATED FOR OUR USE. EXPECT NO HOOK-UPS. NO BURN BARRELS OR OPEN FIRES. PROPANE ONLY! BRING PLENTY SHADE AND WATER AND NO DOGS, NO WEAPONS, NO WIDDERS AND NO RETREADS. All PBCs must have a bribe and a joke for the board and do a 5 min. historical presentation as part of their interrogation. PBCs will submit and remain under the control of our Hangman upon entry to the Clampsite, no exceptions! AND again, No Retreads!
Thurs. April 16: Gates opens at 12Noon. You are on your own for all meals on Thursday.
Fri, April 17: Gates opens at 0700 (7am) for Redshirts & PBC's. You will be on your own for breakfast & lunch.
10:00am & 4:31pm: -- Early check-in at the check-in table.
4:03 pm: HUMBUG'S Meet & Greet open to all. XNGH's & NGH Meet at the secret location for a Greybeard meeting.
5:03 pm: "Humbug's glorious dinner gala.
6:01 pm: PBCs must present themselves to the Hangman for survival instruction by the NGH &VNGH at the Bar.
6:20 pm: Clamper Poetry, Redshirt Tales & other BS, plus the "PXL Pickers."
Sat, April 18: A great day of Clamping with the Brothers...
6:03 am: All PBCs report to the cook shack for our PXL Graybeards' breakfast preparation/bonding ritual.
9:06 am : Redshirt check-in at the Check-in Table (No Grub-stub, no meals). No Kiddin'.
9:33 am : BRUNCH PROVIDED BY THE CHAPTER. DO NOT BRING ANYTHING except your appetite. Our cook team will prepare a meal guaranteed to cleanse your colon. PBC's to do the clean-up.
9:41 am : PBC & sponsor check-in at the cookshack. PBCs will be Clean & Sober.
10:42 am : Plaque Dedication at the Rand District Cemetery - - ALL PBC's MUST ATTEND.
11:33 am : Our Historian will impart an ECV History Lesson to our would-be Brethren - All Redshirts are welcome.
1:13 pm: PBC interrogations, entertainment, bribes, presentations, tomfoolery, etc.
3:03 pm: Necrology Ceremony & Hall of Comparative Ovations.
4:44 pm: Dinner.
8:17 pm: Raffle and Fireside fun - stories, jokes, male bonding, pass the bottle and the usual BS.
Sun, April 19: The dreaded "morning after."
7:00 am: A continental breakfast at the cook tent. Aspirin & Rolaids for those who survived.
8:09 am: Camp clean-up. Everybody helps, from XSNGH to XPBC! ANY PBC/ FORMER PBC WHO LEAVES EARLY WILL NOT RECEIVE HIS SHEEPSKIN AND ID CARD --- AND WILL HAVE TO EARN THEM ALL OVER AGAIN!
10:06 am: Drive back to the orphans and widders. But do it SOBER!! And get ready for the Tax Man.
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Serious Sh*t Sponsor & PBC Requirements
SPONSORS! IGNORE THE FOLLOWING AT YOUR PERIL!
As a sponsor, it's your job to get your candidate ready to be taken in. Let him know what he is getting himself into and get him vetted. Provide him with a copy of the PCB Handbook and show him what he needs to do with it. The last thing we want is to wash out a disoriented or pissy candidate. It's not fair to him nor to the other PBCs, and ultimately, only to you, because we'll ask you to leave and take your charge with you, without a refund.
Your candidate must bring a bribe and prepare a joke and a five-minute historical presentation for our Board of Inquiry. PBCs must not wear RED until they have completed their sacred ordeal. Membership at PXL is open only to men 21 or older with good attitudes. If he isn't someone you'd want to go Clamping with, then leave him at home.
Upon arrival at our Clampsite, your PBC must be handed over to our Grand Imperturbable Hangman, Rob "STFU" Forsberg, who will have complete and exclusive control of your supine sucker. Your PBC will be expected to take directions from our Hangman or his designees, and complete whatever tasks he has been assigned to do and to do them with a smile. He'll get extra atta-boys for assisting our more senior Clampers if they need help. PXL allows no private PBC "hazing" or bossing around of any kind - even by you -- and we abide by all Grand Council Rules. Our initiations are clean, but memorable.
Lastly, all infirmities that might affect your PBC's ability to do moderate physical tasks MUST be disclosed to the Hangman. Vertigo, bad knees, bad ticker, claustrophobia, diabetes, flatulence, all that stuff counts. Failure to disclose will result in PBC washout and possible sanctions for his sponsor. Our initiation is intended to be a mind f**k not an endurance test! If your friend has health issues, we will get him properly initiated without sending him to Para-medic-landia. Our Hangman will respect his privacy, but a failure to disclose health problems endangers everyone and is not appreciated.
ALL PBCs ARE ADVISED:
That from the time of their arrival all PBCs are guests of the Brothers of Peter Lebeck, ECV and will be under the protection and control of our Hangman & his Vigilantes.
As is our custom at PXL, PBCs may fraternize with the Brethren through Friday night but must show good attitude and submit to the directions of the Hangman from the time of their arrival, including being of service when so instructed by our Hangman.
All PBCs in Camp on Saturday Morning must report to the Cookshack at 6:03 a.m. for Kitchen Duty on pain of foregoing initiation. Last call for PBCs is 9:01 a.m. Saturday morning, but only if the Humbug accepts his excuse for not showing up. PBCs must be familiar with all educational materials provided to them, especially the Handbook, be prepared to stand and deliver before our Board of Inquiry, and remain sober throughout the initiation. No Exceptions!
The PXL PBC Handbook should be downloaded Here!
PXL adheres to all Grand Council Rules which will be strictly enforced. It will be a clean, but memorable initiation as befits our Honorable Order.
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These are the Rules--So Read 'em!
RULES FOR THE WEEKEND- read them closely & follow them religiously: Our guys are always respectful of the places we visit, but a little extra info will keep us out of trouble:
We are guests of our Brother Neil Shotwell and his Widder Holly, who own the building and grounds of the former Rand School where we will be celebrating our Spring Clampout. Neil is the third-generation proprietor of "The Joint," which once housed the original 1898 bakery in Randsburg. The Shotwells are a well-respected couple with deep roots in the community.
The Clampsite is in nearby Johannesburg, where we'll have use of the remodeled school building for our indoor activities, and outdoor parking will be adequate for our purposes, but be prepared to take parking directions from our Clamps Hostrix so that everyone can be accommodated or expect to be parking out on US 395. Feel free to bring your rig or your tent, but buddy-up if you can. Spring weather in the desert is typically mild but can be unpredictable, so pack accordingly. Check the forecast before you leave home and watch for flash flooding.
The Clampsite opens at noon on Thursday for those who are willing to help with set-up. Gas and food are available a few blocks away, but you are encouraged to bring what you'll need. The chapter feeds everyone from Friday afternoon on, and we will gladly share any snacks you'd like to contribute to Friday afternoon's Meet 'n' Greet, but DO NOT bring anything for Saturday's breakfast potluck because there is no potluck. Brunch will be provided by the chapter. Just bring your appetite.
Lastly, we don't have to remind Clampers to clean up after themselves, but please pitch-in when we break-down and pack-up on Sunday. Guys remember the Redshirts who sit on their hineys when others are working or who split early to avoid helping out. Don't run away, join us for "Petey's Flying Circus!"
So have a great time in Johannesburg, it's gonna be a good one!
DO BRING: Shade, raffle/auction prizes, water buckets, libations for yourselves and your Brothers, good PBCs, ideas for PBC games, trash bags. Please bring personal hygiene items for the ladies and toys for the kids at the Women's Shelter in Bakersfield. Burn Barrels OK but must be off the ground.
DON'T BRING: Dope, firearms, explosives (including females), anything for Saturday's brunch other than yourself, weaponry, anyone under 21, pissy PBCs, or any of the usual No Nos. Violation means expulsion without refund. So, don't risk it. This applies to everyone! . . . . . . AND NO DOGS OR RETREADS!
ALL PBCs must have a suitable bribe for our board of inquiry, a joke and a five minute historical presentation. PBCs will submit to the authority of our Hangman upon entry to the Clampsite and remain under his control. PBC Harassment is the exclusive province of our Hangman so hands off! We don't care if you brought him yourself.
NOTE: This chapter respect and adheres to the rules of the Board of Proctors of E Clampus Vitus®, Inc.
REMEMBER - The PXL bar has snacks, sodas, iced tea and water. Want more? Bring it yourself.
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So You Want Directions?
As of this post, the REDROCK/RANDSBURG ROAD is closed due to flood damage. Do not take CA-14 out of Mojave to get to Johannesburg because you may have to turn around. Use the following directions instead:
From Bakersfield: Take CA-58 east through the Tehachapi Pass to Kramer Junction (approx. 90 miles). Take exit 206 (the Bishop/San Bernardino off ramp). At the bottom of the ramp turn right on to US 395. Continue north for 27 miles. When you see the Texaco station on the left, turn left at the next intersection which is Saint Elmo Street. The Rand School Clampsite will be on your left at the end of the pavement, about seven blocks up.
From L.A. and the SFV: Take the I-5 north, as you approach the Newhall Pass, keep to your right and transition onto CA-14, then follow the directions for Santa Clarita.
From Santa Clarita: Take CA-14 north for approximately 68 miles, as you come off of the bridge and into Mojave, you will see a Fast Trip gas station on your right, turn right onto CA-58 business for 3.7 miles. Then turn right onto the CA-58 freeway east and go 32.5 to exit 206 (the Bishop/San Bernardino off ramp). At the bottom of the ramp turn right on to US 395. Continue north for 27 miles. When you see the Texaco station on the left, turn left at the next intersection, which is Saint Elmo Street. The Rand School Clampsite will be on your left at the end of the pavement, about seven blocks up.
From San Bernardino and Riverside: Take CA395 north, into Kern County. One mile past the intersection with Trona Road there will be a Texaco Station on the left. You've arrived in Johannesburg. At the next intersection turn left onto St. Elmo Road. The former Rand School will be on your left at the end of the pavement seven blocks up.
From any place else, you're on your own.
Questions?
For more information contact:
Dave "Boulder" Staley, NGH (661) 245-0613 or Humbug@ecv1866.org
Merle "Shaft" Phillips, VNGH (661) 607-4106 or VNGH@ecv1866.org
Rick "Hard Luck" Veiga, XNGH (661) 645-4609 or Clampatriarch@ecv1866.org
Mike "MGM" Ramirez-Mares, Cyberrecorder (818) 517-8781 or Cyberrecorder@ecv1866.org
