Not their first beer ...

Linda Churchill, Sue Akers, & Mary Ferchen

Awww, ... don't ya want to see these girls?

Take the Survey,

send in your check, 

Let's go, .... chop chop..

 Yep, ... they'll be there.

Meeting  Propaganda

There's important stuff in here that you need to know from our committee meeting

First of all, I'd like to give a shout out to the committee, who have been so faithful attending meetings and planning this outstanding picnic for you.   As usual, 18 people showed up for the meeting.  I'm going to name those who attended.  Chris Perry, Bill Klemm, Dave Ralston, Betty Dupree, Kevin Murray, Sue Morehouse, Lee Crary, Jeanne Fletcher, Ron Dauzenroth, Sandi Stephens Dauzenroth, Mary Ferchen, Linda Churchill, Steve Favorite, David Johnson, Stephanie Smith, Carolyn Rommel, Don Frame, ... and, wait for it, ... Shirley Canfield.  I invited Shirley to be on the committee months ago after she expressed interest, but something always kept her from coming to a meeting.  In March, I think she said she was triggered by the absence of eggs in her grocery store, so she needed a safe space the day of the meeting.  Evidently, The Buzz Inn on Broadway was not a safe place that day, ... even though they have lots of eggs, ... in April, ... Shirley felt the gravitational pull of the moon on the tides was particularly strong that day, and for safety sake, she needed to stay home, to keep from being swept away, ... whatever that means.   To be honest, at the meeting Steve Favorite said he thought he saw an extraterrestrial in a car when he was driving to the meeting.   It was a weird day.  Anyway, he actually was a little unnerved by it all, ... but it turns out it was just Lee Crary.  Last month, Shirley felt like she had been irradiated, and needed to go to the doctor, so she couldn't make the meeting.  She was fine, but she had been watching " Dr. No", and was triggered by Strangways findings at Crab Key, worried that James Bond and Honey Rider were going to die of radiation.  She's a funny little girl.  Anyway, we were all glad to see Shirley.  You'll be glad to see Shirley too, ... she's coming to the picnic for the first time, ... unless she's sucked up by aliens, ... again.  

I know you all are wondering what we accomplished at the meeting, and wondering about the schedule.   Well, we're going to publish that in a few weeks, ... still some minor tweaks left.   But I think I can tell you firmly, ... lunch is from 12:30 - 1:45, so we heard those of you who said the meal was too late last time.   So, don't lollygag around on Saturday morning, ... get moving and get to the picnic at 11:30, or even a little early.

Several of you have asked if you could make a donation.   Yes, you can if you'd like, you can add it to your check, or give at the site.   I must say, you were all so generous several years ago, that we are really in pretty good shape.   Jeanne Fletcher is our treasurer, ... and, although she's little, ... she's formidable.   If the aliens came for her, like they did Shirley, ... I bet they'd think twice.   So, if we're going to buy something for the class, ... we have to go through Jeanne, ... that means research on pricing, quality, purpose, need, ... all that stuff.  And then, if she deems it all in order, she approves, ... then we let out a big sigh.  She held up our tent purchase for awhile, but we told her they had fairy tale like peaks, she thought that seemed festive and approved.  Mary said the fairy tale peaks reminded her of growing up in Norway ( note to class:  Mary never lived in Norway ).  Our old tents were borrowed from Jeanne's son, who moved to a different state and took his tents, that's why we needed to buy new ones.  We weighed the advantages of renting vs buying ( Favorite did all the calculations, until we got to the mulitplication part ).   So, please, ... at the picnic, ... tell Jeanne how much you like the new tents.   So, back to the question, ... Yes, ... Mary Ferchen will be going around with her little collection bucket ( like she does on weekends in her neighborhood ) if you'd like to give.   First of all, none of these committee lunch meetings or after hours get-togethers are paid for with class funds.  We use our own money, or try to talk Steve Favorite into paying for us.

Chris Perry, on his own dime, ... probably two, arranged for a photographer.   Wait til you meet Ox.   He's 6' 2", 350 lbs, and he looks a little intimidating, not because he's black, but because he's big ... so, we can't let him near Shirley,  something could get triggered, ... Anyway, he'll be taking some video, some from a drone, so we're kind of excited about the photography options this year.   So, some of you guys, not saying who, should think about spraying the top of you heads with that fake hair stuff, cuz of the overhead footage, ... get me?   Oh yeah, ... if Ox tells you to smile, .... smile, ... it's easier that way.  

Lee Crary is always in charge of spraying the parking spaces, so, if you are somewhat disabled, we have handicap parking up closer to the picnic area.  If you're contacted by Lee and he offers to spray paint your name in your parking space for $50, ... this is not authorized by the committee, ... only committee members names can be spray painted.

Regarding the Tattoo Contest.   Those of you who sent me pictures of your tattoos, ... remember, ... you get free admission to the picnic.  So, ... Ginger, Nancy, Kathy, Dave, Jerrye, and Shirley, ... arriving at the picnic, ... all you need to do, is head to the Tattoo Admittance Turnstile ( TAT for short ),  located on the second floor, B concourse, room 2213, ... do a little curtsey for Carolyn Rommel, our Tattoo Admittance Turnstile Secretary ( Tats for short ) ... twirl, and if Carolyn thinks your twirl is acceptable, walk right in to the picnic, free.   Yep, Ox will be there filming your twirl, so make it good.   You too, Dave, better start practicing. 

Let it be known that while we appreciate all of you who submitted tattoos, the rules did state that they needed to be in tasteful locations, ... so, Diane, Pat, Sandie, Sheri, Andy, and Tony... sorry, no soup for you.

Ok, that's all I can think of for now, except for this last bit of shocking news.   Bill Klemm, at the meeting, said that he is not, never planned to, never would and never will come to the picnic as Queen Elizabeth.   So, that puts a big question mark on the credibility of Linna Carlsen, who leaked that information to me from the Verication Team.   Does this mean Terry O'Malley is not coming as Jayne Mansfield?    And what about the story on Alan Shultz, ... and his outrageous costume, ... is that not true either?   Linna,  a confidential leak is supposed to be accurate. I'll be talking to Janet about possible disciplinary actions.  What's happened to you Linna, out there on the East Coast?