The Big Chill was started in 1985 by a ragged collection of Berkeley alumni known as "HO'TFAA". There was no stated purpose, other than a chance to drink heavily and pretend we were back in our carefree college days. We have managed to continue the tradition for 18 years, persevering through tragedy, hangovers, graduation, terrorist attacks, marriages and children.
A list of Big Chill locations and occasional names is listed below.
Number | Year | Location | Working Title | Actual Title |
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Big Chill I | 1985 | South Lake Tahoe | "The Big Chill Weekend" | |
Big Chill II | 1986 | Pajaro Dunes | "The Wrath of Madeline Kahn" | |
Big Chill III | 1987 | Cayucos | "Some like it HO'TFAA" | "Video Chill" |
Big Chill IV | 1988 | Catalina | "The Long HO'TFAA Summer" | "Paradise by the Hour" |
Big Chill V | 1989 | Bass Lake | "The Goodell Family Vacation" | |
Big Chill VI | 1990 | North Lake Tahoe | "I've Got A Bad Feeling About This" | |
Big Chill VII | 1991 | San Clemente | "The Rager" | |
Big Chill VIII | 1992 | Carpenteria | "NauenChill" | "World's Safest Chill" |
Big Chill IX | 1993 | Mexico | "Make A Run for the Border" | "MexiChill" |
Big Chill X | 1994 | Pismo Beach | "Sleeping with the Fishes" | "Gracias Por El Auto Goal" |
Big Chill XI | 1995 | N/A | "Movable Chill" | |
Big Chill XII | 1996 | Mexico | "MexiChill II" | "Tribal Defense Mechanism" |
Big Chill XIII | 1997 | Lake Arrowhead | "The Thrill to Chill" | "They Comped The Salads" |
Big Chill XIV | 1998 | Mexico | "MexiChill III" | |
Big Chill XV | 1999 | New Orleans | "Big Chill in the Big Easy" | "Have Another Hand Grenade" |
Big Chill XVI | 2000 | Santa Cruz | "Chill 2K" | |
Big Chill XVII | 2001 | Palm Springs | "It's a Dry Heat" | |
Big Chill XVIII | 2002 | San Diego | "One HOTFAA Under God" | |
Big Chill XIX | 2003 | Calistoga | "Shock and Awe", "BCXIX - The Rise of the Machines" | |
Big Chill XX | 2004 | Del Mar | "Your Return to Chill will be Determined by your Timely and Orderly Exit" | "There ARE Mexicans at the Fair!" |
Big Chill XXI | 2005 | Las Vegas | "Viva Las HO'TFAA" | |
Big Chill XXII | 2006 | Solvang | "Road Kill Out my Window" | |
Big Chill XXIII | 2007 | Berkeley | "Nappy Headed HO'TFAA","So Easy a Caveman Could Do It" | "KIHNFEST!","Together they span the decades in a manner befitting the resort in which they reside" |
Big Chill XIV | 2008 | Las Vegas | Back to Bugsy's | Meet you at The Stage Door |