Jake Winter Meetings 2007/08:

After an executive committee meeting (& wallyball game) last night there are 2 chaps who have stepped up large to run Jake 17. Brother Heff & Brother Stubby. Let's have a big round of applause for each of these brave souls.

Discussions being knocked around were to alter Jake this year to be more "sports/activity oriented" and less "drunken mess/hanging around in places we shouldn't be type of stuff".

In 10 years we can point to this meeting as the crucial moment at which Jake took a noticeable turn based on the inevitable fact that we're not as young as we used to be. It's a brave new world gentlemen - embrace it!

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Those in attendance (in team order):

Chag, Stubby, Cool Chief**

&

Rosco, Heff, Dancer

Excuse me while I pop another Motrin...

** not an actual executive committee member

Jakers Giving Thanks:

Hub, Dancer, Heff, Stubby, Cool Chief & myself were in attendance for our annual Pre-Thanksgiving night out. Dinner & drinks at the Chapeau proved to be a success as usual. Fairly low key and laid back with surprisingly decent food, cheap cigars an good conversation rounding out the night.

Disappointed in Rosco, Doc & Stalkfleet for not showing up but I'm sure each of them had great excuses.

Anyway the week before was the card game at Heff's and in case you wanted a peek of how a bachelor lives - here's what Heff had in the fridge the night of our card game.



He was the most gracious of hosts in a Felix Unger sort of way, baking his own cookies, lighting candles and generally making us as comfortable as possible. For the record I would say Squirrel would play the part of Oscar to a tee...

1st Card Game:

It took a while but this evening, Heff's finally hosting his first card game at the new estate.

Hell yes.

11/21/07

That right it's getting close to that time again. When the Jake boys get together for our annual "Night Before Thanksgiving Extravaganza".

After last year's night there was this.

The year before we had this.

Anyway, I hope everyone is available this year and we'll have to chat with Dancer with regard to trade, meeting place, schedule etc.

Heff! Don't go to FLA this year you dog!

By the way there's a little issue of "who is running Jake 17?" that needs to be discussed and that's as good a night as any to start the madness.