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Greetings!
Don't forget that our monthly Pot Luck will be held on the 2nd Saturday of November instead of the usual 1st Saturday. Start up time and place are all the same - if anyone needs information or directions, call Merlin or Lee at 207-5336.
Date Time Event
11/5/2009 1:00 pm Bowling - contact Merle Hudson 888-7264
11/5/2009 7:00 pm Triangle Tribe - for info call Lee or Merlin at 207-7264
11/5/2009 7:00 pm BRIDGE NIGHT Ike @207-6264
11/6/2009 All Day Happy Birthday Steve Peterson
11/6/2009 5:30 pm OASIS SOCIAL GROUP call Davis Palmer 325-4754 for details
11/6/2009 7:00 pm Charades -- call Lee or Merlin 207-5336 for details and location
11/7/2009 9:30 am Baby Jesus Hike -- call Vaughan @ 834-9980
11/7/2009 7:00 pm OUR POTLUCK MOVED TO NEXT SATURDAY
11/7/2009 7:00 pm Pinochle call Marvin @ 745-0304
11/8/2009 All Day Happy Birthday Marv Levison
11/8/2009 6:30 pm Dinner Out - Ruby Tuesday at 4811 N. Stone please call Ken @ 294-6606 or Davis @ 325-4754
11/9/2009 12:00 am Happy Birthday Jimmy Goodhue
11/9/2009 10:00 am Bowling - contact Merle Hudson 888-7264
11/9/2009 7:30 pm Trivial Pursuit--Call Lee or Merlin @ 207-5336
11/10/2009 All Day Happy Anniversary to Bob & Stew La Casce
11/11/2009 All Day Happy Anniversary to Terry Bellville & David Carter
11/11/2009 11:00 am Arm Chair Aerobics Class - contact Merle for details 888-7264
11/11/2009 7:00 pm Join the Bear's (BOTOP) for Coffee at Raging Sage Coffee Roasters, N. Campbell & Grant
11/11/2009 7:00 pm Hand and Foot -- PLEASE CALL AHEAD -- LIMITED SEATING Jack 887-3736
11/13/2009 All Day Happy Birthday to Stuart Meinke
11/14/2009 7:00 pm Thanksgiving Holiday Potluck & Social - call Vaughan for details @ 834-9980
11/15/2009 All Day Happy Birthday to Steve Jeton
11/15/2009 All Day e Newsletter deadline for the 20th of the month Article Submission
11/15/2009 6:30 pm Dinner Out - Furr's Family Restaurant at 4329 N. Oracle call Ken @ 294-6606 or Davis @ 325-4754
11/16/2009 6:30 pm Gay Men's Book Club contact Stephen Reidy @ 307-6537 for details
11/19/2009 7:00 pm BRIDGE NIGHT call Ike @ 207-6264
11/20/2009 All Day Happy Birthday Harris (Willy) Wilson
11/22/2009 All Day Happy Birthday to Lee Roden
11/22/2009 All Day Happy Anniversary Ted Pearson & Russ Simbari
11/22/2009 6:30 pm Dinner Out - Village Inn, 4245 E. Speedway Blvd, call Ken @ 294-6606 or Davis @ 325-4754
11/23/2009 All Day Happy Birthday to James Johnson
11/26/2009 All Day HAPPY THANKSGIVING
11/26/2009 1:00 pm Thanksgiving Picnic (Mixed group) - Davis @ 325-4754 for reservations and what to bring to share
11/26/2009 1:00 pm Bowling - contact Merle Hudson 888-7264
11/27/2009 All Day Happy Birthday to Allen Kinzey
11/28/2009 All Day e Newsletter deadline for articles for the 5th of the month Article Submission
11/28/2009 All Day Happy Birthday to Lyle Marcks
11/29/2009 6:30 pm Dinner Out - at Sweet Tomatoes, 6202 E. Broadway Blvd. Ken @ 294-6606 or Davis @ 325-4754
11/30/2009 All Day Happy Birthday to Richard Couture
12/4/2009 All Day Happy Birthday to Dick Burnett
12/5/2009 All Day Happy Birthday to Dean Taylor
12/5/2009 7:00 pm Festive Holidays -- Celebrate the Season -- Potluck & Social - call Lee or Merlin at 207-5336
12/6/2009 6:30 pm Dinner Out at La Parilla Sulza, 5602 E. Speedway Blvd - - Ken @ 294-6606 or Davis @ 325-4754
12/7/2009 7:00 pm Scrabble @ Lee & Merlins call 207-5336 - Limited space
12/8/2009 All Day Happy Birthday to Bradford Spaulding
12/11/2009 All Day Happy Birthday to Richard Hansen
12/12/2009 All Day Happy Birthday to Tony Eckstat |
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ECLECTIC CONCERT AT M.C.C.Merlin Spillers, Organizer |
What follows is a summary of a report in the Wingspan Senior Forum Newsletter about the concert organized by Merlin Spillers and performed at Metropolitan Community Church on Saturday, October 17th - - - -
The music concert was a huge success. Although the audience was somewhat small - around 40 people - $1,000 was raised, all of which went to Wingspan. Proceeds from the concert itself, the raffle and selling goodies came to a grand total of $945. Since I had said to several people that I hoped to raise $1,000 for Wingspan, a generous friend pledged to make up the difference from the proceeds so that goal would be reached.
I was pleased in that when I went to places asking for prizes for the raffle, the people with whom I spoke immediately were than willing to help when they heard that it was a benefit for Wingspan. The gifts were generous, two examples being the invisible Theatre giving $100 worth of tickets to their productions and Trader Joe's giving a huge basket of foods worth over $50. I was honored that State Senator Paula Aboud, who was in the audience, came up and drew the winning tickets.
Since this was successful I am planning to have another such concert, probably in January. I have been told by the heads of MCC, that they will be happy to host another. If anyone knows of a musician who might like to appear in the next concert, please have that person contact me at 207-5336.
This was an eclectic concert. It began with Dorothea Nobile presenting some operatic arias, followed by Pastor Chewee of MCC singing gospel songs. Then a couple who just recently moved to Tucson, Ceil Melton and Han Nguyen, performed. Ceil sings Patsy Cline songs and Han does American Sign Language in music. She has changed this from just signing into a true art form, and it is quite moving to watch her perform. After intermission, folk singers Elyse Levy and Ted Warmbrand each performed. Ted had the audience singing along with him quite a bit. Since neither of these people are members of the LGBT community, it was an especially good feeling to have them perform in this benefit concert. Last but definitely not least, Pastor Knight from MCC sang two Broadway songs.
The audience seemed to love every performer judging from the reponse that each one received. It was an evening of good music and good feelings.
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Guest Editorial |
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(Note: Many of you may recall Bill Biggins, an active member of our family a couple of years ago. Bill had many medical problems and left the Old Pueblo moving to South Carolina. Bill loves to write, he loves receiving emails from his friends. I have asked Bill if he wouldn't mind me posting some of his emails in a Guest Editorial format, to which he has agreed. Any of his old friends wishing to say Hi to Bill, will find his email address, snail mail info and his newest website info below - - Thanks much Bill)
Sometimes I'm not sleepy.
Man, It's LATE tonight... actually Sunday morning. Rain is steadily falling outside this door I sit against, the sound of drops pelting fallen leaves. Today the yard was carpeted in those yellow leaves, covering the table and four chairs, my van, the drive, the street, the world. A friend called inviting me to lunch then on to a one woman show, a drive to the Pickens Museum... was a dickens in Pickens... a rare event to get out and boy were those leaves brilliant and flashing in the hour's ride: red maples, yellow maples, hickory in red-orange and sour wood in brilliant red, all juxtaposed against a strident green. Trees pushing off old readying the bud. It was like God emptied a boxes of Kiddy Kix cereal over the land while He grooved on steroids, iridescents and LSD. Tomorrow cloudy, the next sunny... nothing stays the same for even a millisecond.
Ah the clocks turn back an hour tomorrow/this evening... Arizona had it right, to hell with daylight savings. Nothing is saved because nothing is lost, though I did loose a tooth once. It never came back.
It seems if you look closely, listen carefully, truly there are no absolutes and-yet nothing is fixed?
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Bill Biggers
6B Christopher Street
Greenville, SC 29617
864.232.9629
www.PortriatsByBiggers.com
By persisting in your path, though you forfeit the little, you gain the great. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fall seven times and stand up eight. ~ Japanese Proverb
The object of art is to give life a shape. ~ William Shakespeare
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. ~ Lao-Tzu
Art is so wonderfully irrational, exuberantly pointless, but necessary all the same. Pointless and yet necessary, that's hard for a puritan to understand. ~ Gunther Grass
Art is long, life short, judgment difficult, opportunity transient. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~ Swedish Proverb
Don't cry because its over, Smile because it happened! ~ Dr. Seuss
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Men's Social Network Survey - -
any interest in a Calling Tree Club? |
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If you have already replied to an email sent a month or so ago to all members, asking your opinion regarding forming a Calling Tree Club, please disregard this survey. If you have not completed the survey OR have had a change of mind regarding this issue, please click on the link below and follow the instructions.
The main purpose of the club is to verify that we are "alive and well" and to enhance communications between members a bit more than we currently communicate verbally. Getting to know one another by a simple 2 to 3 minute daily phone call. The requirement would be that we call ONE person on the list on a rotation basis daily. If you are going to be out of town for a period of time or just want to be dropped, you can opt out of calling. | |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just some comments from our members about the new eNewsletter "THE LATEST NEWS" - -
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" Wow! The newsletter is great! Glad to read it in Beirut, Lebanon." Walt Veasy
Ed. note: Thanks much Walt. I hope things are going well for you in your new job and surroundings, of course all your friends here miss you and wish you the best. For those members not aware of Walters current status, he accepted a two year contract teaching music in Beirut, Lebonan. If anyone would like to drop Walt an email, here is his addy: waltvz@hotmail.com
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GREAT NEWS LETTER, A ++++ John & Mike
(August 20th)
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On Thu, Aug 20, 2009
THIS NEW NEWSLETTER IS WONDERFUL. IT'S WAY PAST ANYTHING THAT I HAD THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. IT'S OBVIOUS SOMEONE HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS AND IT IS MUCH, MUCH APPRECIATED!!!!
Merlin
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Thom,
Thanks for the The Latest News. I read it all. I am still in Maine, though I hope to return to my home in Green Valley someday soon. I would like to keep in touch. The struggle of consensus and working together as a group of friends is not yours alone. I find the same situation in a Just for Guys group in a nearby city. Discouraging. I think positively and seek the best in all.....
Yours,
Aaron Neil
9/11/09
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Thom,
What a wonderful newsletter. Full of info, history and hope.
Keep up the good, no, make that GREAT work. You are a breath of fresh air to the MSN community.
Peace and love and joy.
Frank F
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Hello, I wish to thank you for your efforts and sending out the notes and calander events to all. I appreciate it. Always, Jimmy
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All comments appreciated -
Thom Goodrich
Men's Social Network
PS - - look below and you will see "Forward email" -- PLEASE USE THIS if you know of an MSN member that is NOT receiving this eNEWS. Let them know you are forwarding one to them then tell them to Sign up or to notify me at msn.communicator@gmail.com that they are not receiving this periodical and want to be on the list.
PSS - - also below, you will see "Update Profile/Email Address", please check this to see if we are sending you all the email info you want from MSN and that we have your current information such as phone, snail mail address, and of course email address.
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Holiday Air Travel |
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Many of us will be traveling over the holiday season. If airlines are back on your desired mode of travel, here are ratings of the air lines that you might be considering:
Best Airfare Prices #1 Southwest
#2 JetBlue
Honorable Mention: Delta
Best Customer Service
#1 Southwest
#2 JetBlue
Honorable Mention: Continental
Best On-Time Service
#1 Southwest
#2 JetBlue
Honorable Mention: Continental
Best Bagage Service
#1 Southwest
#2 JetBlue
Honorable Mention: Continental/Delta tie
Best on Board Entertainment
#1 JetBlue
#2 Delta
Honorable Mention: Continental
Best Economy Class Cabin
#1 Southwest
#2 JetBlue
Honorable Mention: American
Best Value Frequent Flyer Miles
#1 Southwest
#2 American
Honorable Mention: Delta
Cleanest Airline Cabins
#1 Southwest
#2 JetBlue
Honorable Mention: Continental
Dirtiest Airline Cabins
#1 US Airways
#2 American
Honorable Mention: United
Favorite Domestic Airline
#1 Southwest
#2 JetBlue
Honorable Mention: Continental
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