MF 2008 recap!

Apparently, a good time was had by all.

If you were not there, we missed you!

If you would like to see my photos or have photos that you would like to share email me at sudsski@gmail.com.

New Store!

Check it! http://www.cafepress.com/sudsski

After months of asking I finally got the Suds logo! So...Get your Suds Stuff!

I am looking for new designs or ideas for shirts. As you might see my version of the MF shirt is kind of bland!

SOX OUTING!

There have been talks of Sox outings since the legendary one (that I did not get to attend - stupid school!) but they have never quite materialized.

I fully plan to make this happen this year.

Who wants to go?

How much money are you willing to spend?
- enough to go to the game and BYO beer and pregame snacks?
- enough to go to the game and have group tailgating food and beer?
- enough to go to the game via party bus and have group tailgating food and beer?

Tell me!!! I want your opinions!!!

Once I know what people want to do and how many are interested I will set a date, get ticket prices, bus prices, estimate food and drink cost and make a plan. Thanks!

Something new for next year

I have heard from several people that they would like the option to pay for Millard Filmore and other club events using a credit card. I was looking into a couple options, mainly Paypal and Google Checkout.

I am familiar with Paypal, not so much Google Checkout. If anyone has any experience I would love to hear from you.

Anyway, the main thing is, it has to be worth doing. I would have to charge a very small processing fee to those who chose to use this option. It would be very small, basically to cover the cost of the service. I think that with Google it is 2%, with Paypal it is up to 3% depending on the amount.

Who would be want to pay a little extra to use a credit card? You would still have the option of sending a check if you chose not to pay by credit card and the extra fee would not apply.

Tell me what you think.

Rene
renepaquin@sbcglobal.net

Rating Your Party

Rating Your Party

by Dave Barry

If you threw a party, the worst thing you could have done was throw the kind of party where your guests wake up today and call you up to say they had a nice time. Now you'll be expected to throw another party next year.

What you should have done was throw the kind of party where your guests wake up several days from now and call their lawyers to find out if they've been indicted for anything. You want your guests to be so anxious to avoid a recurrence of your party that they immediately start planning parties of their own, a year in advance, just to prevent you from having another one.

So next time, make sure your party reaches the correct Festivity Level:

Festivity Level One:
Your guests are chatting amiably with each other, admiring your Christmas-tree ornaments, singing carols around the upright piano, sipping at their drinks and nibbling at hors d'oeuvres.

Festivity Level Two:
Your guests are talking loudly - sometimes to each other and sometimes to nobody at all, rearranging your Christmas-tree ornaments, singing "I Gotta Be Me" around the upright piano, gulping their drinks and wolfing down hors d'oeuvres.

Festivity Level Three:
Your guests are arguing violently with inanimate objects, singing "I Can't Get No Satisfaction," gulping other people's drinks, wolfing down Christmas-tree ornaments and placing hors d'oeuvres in the upright piano to see what happens when the little hammers strike.

Festivity Level Four:
Your guests, hors d'oeuvres smeared all over their naked bodies, are performing a ritual dance around the burning Christmas tree. The piano is missing.

You want to keep your party somewhere around Level Three, unless you rent your home and own firearms, in which case you can go to Level Four. The best way to get to Level Three is eggnog.

Eggnog is a traditional holiday drink invented by the English. Many people wonder where the word "eggnog" comes from. The first syllable comes from the English word "egg," meaning, "egg." I don't know where the "nog" comes from.

To make eggnog, you'll need rum, whiskey, wine, gin and, if they are in season, eggs. Combine all ingredients in a large, festive bowl. Then induce your guests to drink this mixture.

If your party is successful, the police will knock on your door, unless your party is very successful, in which case they will lob tear gas through your living-room window. As host, your job is to make sure they don't arrest anybody. Or if they're dead set on arresting someone, your job is to make sure it isn't you. The best way to do this is to show a lot of respect for their uniforms and assure them you're not doing anything illegal. Here's how to handle it:

Police: Good evening. Are you the host?

You: No.

Police: We've been getting complaints about this party.

You: About the drugs?

Police: No.

You: About the guns, then? Is somebody complaining about the guns?

Police: No, the noise.

You: Oh, the noise. Well, that makes sense, because there are no guns or drugs here. (An enormous explosion is heard in the background.) Or fireworks. Who's complaining about the noise? The neighbors?

Police: No, the neighbors fled inland hours ago. Most of the recent complaints have come from Pittsburgh. Do you think you could ask the host to quiet things down?

You: No problem. (At this point, a Volkswagen bug with primitive religious symbols drawn on the doors emerges from the living room and roars down the hall, past the police and out the front door onto the lawn, where it smashes into a tree. Eight guests tumble out onto the grass, moaning.) See? Things are starting to wind down.

Last Call

I have to start firming up reservations for the trip, so this is it...

Last Call for Millard Filmore!

I know how busy everyone is but, if you plan to go and have not told me or registered please, just hit "reply" right now and say "Yes, I am going, and I am bringing ___others with me"

The last day to turn money in is Friday, January 18. Coincidentally this is just days prior to the last meeting before the trip. At that meeting (Monday, January 21) I will be turning all the checks over to the treasurer (or someone else who can deposit it). So, technically if you plan to come to the meeting you can just bring a check then, right!

So, help me out. Hit "reply" Tell me if you are coming. If I have already heard from you, please disregard this entire message.

Thanks!