December 23, 2005 Volume 2005 Issue #9
The Newsletter of the Gold Coast/ Fort Lauderdale Gyro Club
The President’s Final Message
PresidentUpbeat, Fastmoving And Fun!
John Buckle
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That’s how 2006 promises to be for Gold Coast Gyro club
Vice President
Paul Sullivan members. Why? Because an excellent slate of officers is
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committed to making 2006 an even bigger & better year.
Treasurer
Gil Perez All of us can look forward to hearing their action plan in
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he upcoming months.
Secretary &This team faces some heavy-duty problems, and
Newsletter Editor
Jim Sheremeta my last request to you, as your President, is that you pitch in to help them.
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e desperately need a new location. The Beachcomber is being torn down.
March will likely be our last meeting there. The question of geographic location will loom large in their search.
Now that a club constitution has at last been found, it appears to need updating to reflect the club as it now
exists. Everyone needs to know how, when and what needs to be done. For instance, I could find no one who could
tell me who, how and when our annual elections were to be handled.
Monthly socials will be an area for discussion. Where club socials were once booked almost a year in advance,
only January and December are certain as of this writing. The question of “dual hosting” also needs resolution. Should
this become the norm?
As I join the ranks of Past Presidents, I want to thank all of you for creating such a great year. But special
Thanks go to VP Paul Sullivan, Treasurer Gil Perez and Secretary Jim Sheremeta for their assistance & cooperation.
We are all fortunate to have been invited to join this fraternity of friendship. As this year comes to a close
I invite you to ponder on the impact of what “Gyrodom” has had on your life….and challenge you to pass
along this golden experience to some lucky individual in the coming year. Happy Holidays! John B.
ACTIVITIESPLANNED FOR2006
Business Dinner Meetings
These are scheduled at 6:30PM on the
2ndThursday of the Month.
Continuing at the Beachcomber located on A1A
½ mile North of Atlantic Blvd in Ft . Lauderdale
BUT NO More Separate checks…
Bring Cash!!
The 2006 Monthly Schedule
January 12th July 13th
February 9th August 10th
March 9th September 14th
April 13th October 12th
May 11th November 9th
June 8th December 14th
Monthly Social Events
January 21st…….will be anNFLSportsTheme
dinner party atRon Kraus & Jeanette Petrozella’s.
Super Bowl Sunday is Feb 5th
January 27-29th…..the International Interim
Convention in SavannahGeorgia
February 5th…..Sunday Joint Officer’s
Installation & brunch with Palm Beaches at
Lighthouse Point Yacht Club
February 11,18,25 …. dinnerpartyVlazny?? 2/19 Valentine’s Day Tuesday14th/Presidents Day Monday20th
March 11,18,25 dinner party Jarkesy ??3/19/05
St Patrick’s Day is Friday March 17th
April 8,15,22….. dinner party Athanas?? 4/16/05
Easter Sunday April 16th
April 28-30th ….District X Convention at Seagate
Hotel & Beach Club in Delray Beach.
Sponsoring club is Palm Beaches.
May 6&7th….Air/Sea Show Elias?? 4/30/05
May 13,20,27..Lobster Fest?5/14MothersDay 14th/
Memorial Day Monday 29th
June 10,17,24….Perez?? 6/25/05 FathersDay 11th
July 15,29 open… International is 20-23 in Calgary
Canceled Hard Rock, concert picnicpark7/29/30/05
August 12,19,26 Katrina canceled Millers party 8/27
September 16,23,30 Ireland Inn? Evans 9/24/05
October14,21,28 HalloweenTues31Bringley? 10/22
November11,18,25Thanksgiving23/VeteransDay10
Roger/Gordon?? 11/19/05
December 9thChristmasdinnerparty at the Evans
The October13thFounders Day celebration dinner meeting at the Beachcomber was attended by 15 members & 3 visiting Gyros from Palm Beaches.
Pete Belding International 3rd VP brought greetings & news from International. He will be the installing officer for the District X April 28-30 convention at the Seagate in Delray Beach. Our convention is the last function at the Seagate before the tear down & million $$ condo project. All convention rooms are suites and the buffet will be at the pool. Registration info will be sent out in January with an early bird discount for quick responders.
Tom Bringley reminded us that the Halloween party on the 22ndwill be a costume contest with a $100 gift certificate to Jackson Steak House to the best individual costume. Matt & Robin are co-hosting.
The Irelands Inn dinner was well received, excellent food & service. Thank you to Tom Evans.
Gordon gave us a concise trip down memory lane recounting the intent of Gyro founders Schwan, Handerson & Kagy in establishing our organization of friendship and the 3 Ps power, poise & purpose.
The 2009 International Convention…will be hosted by our club. Gordon has been contacting cruise lines to check out the feasibility & pricing of doing a cruise. Last time in 1990 too many Gyros waited too late to book & we could not get space on the ship, even though there were 1100 attendees.
The October 22nd Halloween party was a great success. Pictures of that costumed eventare included in this newsletter. In spite of Hurricane Wilma about to arrive, Tom & Emmy with help from Matt & Robin pulled off another spectacular party. Congrats to Ron Leininger & Tom Bringley co-winners of the best costume event. They subsequently double dated with their spouses to spend the certificate & more.
The November 10th meetingwas attended by the usual suspects minus Ed Ritter & yours truly who had literally
just returned from a cruise & long flight from Barcelona early that AM & got our first look at Wilma’s wrath.
November 22ndwas our Thanksgiving party. Great location, great eats, & great fellowship.
Thank you Roger, Patricia, Gordon & Giselle !!!
The December 8thmeeting was attended by 17 members & 2 guests. Attorney Bob Kelly was revisiting &
Jay Patel Manager of Capital Investments was introduced as Rob’s guest.
In spite ofonly emergency lighting we saw that Tom Evans & Bob Miller had no badges and Tom Bringley was too late in finding his. Fines were imposed for all. Tom’s suggestion that the restaurant call an electrician when they explained that they still could not find the problem after weeks of searching was very appropriate.
A calendar social event discussion ensued. The previous newsletter page includes definite events for some months with others still to be finalized. Get ready for Ron & Jeanette’s NFL party on January 21st.
The Calgary Gyro club sent raffle tickets to all Gyro clubs to defray the registration cost of the July 20-23 International convention that they are hosting. Our club bought the 20 tickets and needed more. John will request same.
The highlight of the evening was President John Buckle’s song & dance routine as he explained the election and take office process for club officers using the club constitution & last year’s precedent for his position that this was to be his last meeting as club President.
He proposed the following slate of officers for 2006 who would take office at the January 12th meeting, even though the “official” installation was scheduled for February 5th.
PresidentPaul Sullivan
Vice PresidentRon Kraus
TreasurerGil Perez
SecretaryJim Sheremeta
Matt moved the slate with a second from Tom Evans. Surprise, surprise the motion was unanimously carried.
The 3 for $2 raffle was won by President John. There is no truth to the rumor that he pulled his own….ticket.
Late arrival Ken Mayfield was brought into an amusing discussion by Tom Evans regarding a REALLLY BIGGGG hurricane debris removalTruck sighting. Your Secretary was able to track this down & got an exclusive photo which is pictured later in this newsletter.
We wish Jim weaver well & a speedy recovery from his upcoming surgery.
Thanks to Roger & Gordon on an excellent November party.
Adjournment at 8:13 PM
The December 10th Christmas dinner party was hosted byRob Silk. A total of 35 attendees enjoyed the excellent roast beef and a multitude of accompaniments. Visiting Palm Beach Gyros included Dick & Jaye Hopkins, Pete & Linda Belding and Dick & Ellie Lewis. Pictures are below & later in this issue as well.
Come & Get It !!!!! Old & New Prez ….Is it the New Year yet ?
“Hooter” Ron Leininger Ron & Tom Bringley, the contest co-winners “Carmen Basilio” pose from Tom
The Polskys as Snow White & the Dwarf Paul & Irene Sullivan
GeneralHospital stars Ron & Franceska Elias Ron Kraus “the bricklayer” & Jeanette “the bricks”
Pictures from our Halloween Party at the Bringley’s home October 22….Wilma’s Coming!!!!
Santa told me he found the “45 Cubic Yard” dump truck that we were discussing at the last meeting and here it is!!!!
The elusive dump truck… oops no signRob & the Roast
Some More Pictures from Rob Silk’s Christmas party
Five of the girls posing pretty A happy gathering before the feast Now who’s got the beef??
CHUCKLES & GIGGLES & GROANS
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Tom & the Blonde
Tom, a handsome dude, walked into a sports bar around 9:58 PM. He sat down next to this blonde at the bar and stared up at the TV. The 10:00 PM news was on. The news crew was covering a story of a man on a ledge of a large building preparing to jump. The blonde looked at Tom and said,” Do you think he’ll jump?”
Tom says, “You know, I bet he’ll jump.”
The blonde relied, “Well, I bet he won’t.”
Tom placed a $20 bill on the bar and said, “You’re on!”
Just as the blonde placed her money on the bar, the guy on the ledge did a swan dive off of the building, plummeting to his death.
The blonde was very upset and handed her $20 to Tom, saying, “Fair’s fair. Here’s your money.”
Tom replied, “I can’t take your money. I saw this earlier on the 5 o’clock news and so I knew that he would jump.”
The blonde replies, “I did too; but I didn’t think he’d do it again.”
Tom took the money!!
Shhhhhh be Quiet !
A father & son went hunting together for the first time. The father said “Stay here and be very QUIET. I’ll be across the field”
A few minutes later the father heard a blood curdling scream and ran back to his son. “What’s wrong?” the father asked. “I told you to be quiet.”
The boy, bless his heart answered;
“Look, I was quiet when the snake slithered across my feet.
I was quiet when the bear breathed down my neck.
I didn’t move a muscle when the skunk climbed over my shoulder.
I closed my eyes and held my breath when the wasp stung me.
I didn’t cough when I swallowed the gnat.
I didn’t cuss or scratch when the poison oak started itching.
But when the two chipmunks crawled up my pant legs and said,
‘ should we eat them here or take them with us?’……..Well, I guess I just panicked.”
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Where to Retire ????
As we all know, when we hit retirement age we come face to face with the fact that it may be time to relocate. The big question is : Where To? Here are some tips :
You can live in PhoenixArizona where
- You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.
- You can open & drive your car without touching the car door or the steering wheel.
- You can experience condensation on your butt from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
- You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
- The 4 seasons are: Tolerable, Hot, Really Hot and Are You Kidding Me?
You can live in California where
- You make over $250,000 and you still can’t afford to buy a house.
- The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
- You know how to eat an artichoke.
- You drive your rented Mercedes to the neighborhood block party.
You can live in New York Citywhere
- You think Central Park is
“nature”
- You’ve worn out a car horn
- You think eye contact is an act of aggression
- You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual
- You have never been to the Statue of Liberty nor the Empire State Building
You can live in Maine where
- You only have 4 spices: salt, pepper, ketchup and Tabasco
- You have more than 1 recipe for moose
- Halloween costumes fit over parkas
- Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than 8 buttons
You can live in Colorado where
- You carry your $3000 mountain bike atop your $500 car
- A pass does not involve a football or dating
- You tell your spouse to pick up Granola on the way home and she stops at the day care center
- The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail
You can live in South Florida where
- You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon
- Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people
- Shutters are not made of wood
Since time is running out ….here are some parting shots!!!!!!
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Two antennas meet on a roof, fall in love & get married.
The ceremony wasn’t much…….But the Reception was excellent
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A sandwich walks into a bar. The bartender says, “Sorry we don’t serve food here.”
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Two hydrogen atoms meet on the street. One says, “I’ve lost my electron.”
The other asks, “are you sure?” The first replies, “Yes I’m positive.”
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A jumper cable goes into a restaurant. the waiter says, “I’ll serve you, but don’t start
anything.”
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An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either
That’s all folks !!!!!!! Merry Christmas!!!
J.J. SheremetaHappy New Year !!!!!
Secretary