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Belated December minutes & machinations

By Roy Long · December 31, 2012 · 1 min read

Meeting Minutes
“Most of the raucous regulars were aboard except for the laughing table which was strangely & shamefully vacant. Come on back you guys, we miss you.”
12/4/12 President Al Bruton gaveled the meeting to order at 6:40 pm, just a tinge late as we were still seating the holiday crowd. Word was out that Santa was on his way and we were anxious to lay in a ready supply of heinekens & gallo to redden his already rosy complexion. Most of the raucous regulars were aboard except for the laughing table which was strangely & shamefully vacant. Come on back you guys, we miss you. Al introduced the old pro, Jeremy, he came hustling the pro shop but we still love him. He says he has great deals for us in store, cart deals, clothing deals, even ball deals, "boy has he got balls"!! Treasurer, Jeff Middlebrook reported money in the bank sufficient to support his latest "Middlebrook Madness". It is a fact that this great givaway was partially supported by some very generous contributions by some of our very own club members. Jeff, sans red suit & white beard pulled ticket after ticket until all the stockings were stuffed. The not so good boys who were called 1st were rewarded with gifts befitting their conduct thru the year. As the list spelled down, those of us who could show proof of exemplary conduct this past 12 were dazzled with bodacious booty ever more becoming & desirable. Membership chairman, Bill Middlebrook reported continued increases in our growing membership fueled, quite nicely by Peter Berk who has managed to recruit the 1st three floors of his building in Spaghetti town. We heard from vice pres Larry Chvatal regarding the popular & successful dash for cash. As per usual though, the room quieted & everyone's eyes glazed over in utter wonder and confusion. By then my tape ran out. Fortunately, adjournment was called for and we gathered up our loot & headed for the door. Best guess;; about 7:15pm. Roy Long sec.

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Lorenzo · December 31, 2012

You're still using a TAPE recorder? Too bad this is late, or Santa might have brought you a digital recorder! Of course, if you're over 40 (and I know you are), you'll need new reading glasses to make out the display, and then figure out what it means. It's my understanding that the new ones can record over 500 hours, a year's worth of meetings, and accidentally erasing it all is almost as easy as turning it on! Ask Treasurer Jeff to buy one "for official use". You can eliminate the net payouts for the first flight for a tournament or two to pay for it - they're all low handicappers anyway.

Roy Long · January 1, 2013

Lorenzo Hey, thanks for being on my side, and thanks again for reading this drivel. Regarding the tape player, its plenty good enough to do the job & record more than enough time to handle our meetings, that is if the operator was just a little more savvy, recorder-wise. It seems that each month I have to figure it out all over again. Mom told me that as I got older I would get dumber & now I'm beginning to believe her. My electronic wizardry never was all that great & then when the Middlebrooks ply me with all that grape extract, things really go haywire. "SO", that's my story, and I'm stickin' with it!!

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