The Red Brick Times

Ok, so summer is just around the corner. What is the first thing you think of? Solstice, right? We haven’t had a summer solstice in a while even though somebody usually says they would like to host. We all know the kinds of excuses that can be made and many of them are pretty good. The one thing that isn’t said is, “I don’t want to have fun anymore. Fun is for young people who are too stupid to know how miserable life really is.” In fact, some of us are just having so much fun that we don’t get around to organizing a big spectacular party in celebration of this celestial event.
I worry about combining events of great importance together at the same time. My mother was born three days before Christmas. What did she always get for her present? You guessed it, “Here, Shirley, is your Christmas/Birthday present. See…there are two socks so nicely gift wrapped, and those pants come as a pair, why don’t those new PJs look nice with a top and a bottom!”
Should we take the chance that a solstice piggybacked on another event would make that event weaker. Some of you remember that Alice and I were married on a summer solstice 14 years ago. The solstice celebration actually took place at Johnny Pais’ following our ceremony in the park.
Official or not there will be another event taking place near the time of the longest daylight day of the year. Friends of Wetlands has hosted a picnic at about this time for several years. In the past it has been promoted as a Pig Roast. We have chosen to have a pot luck picnic instead. Some people just didn’t want to look at a dead pig. You may not want to call this a summer solstice celebration. You might just want to see a bunch of people that you would usually see at a summer solstice celebration. You might not want to call this Ray & Alice’s 14th wedding anniversary either but we would gladly accept your congratulations, a hearty handshake, hug, smooch, … uh , well hold on there, that’s far enough.
As far as we can tell the future, the FOWL picnic will be on Saturday June 18th on the Wheeler farm along the Huron River. Start time is noon. Music, water, frolic, laughter, food and good people are all on the agenda. More details, directions and a map will follow.
Posted 9:17 PM by Ray (3) comments

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What do you need in the way of organizational assistance?

# posted by  Andy : May 17, 2005 7:07 AM
 
There are lots of ways you can help. If know of any musicians that aren't too shy to get up on a hay wagon, Let's try to schedule them around the announcements, eating, Tim, ubiquitous political rants, etc.
We need a tax collector, too. Someone large and innocent-looking (Andy) would be a strategic choice. By tax I mean $10 donation and or membership renewals of attendees.
I also want to collect names and email addresses of individuals to invite to join our list-serve. We are also organizing wetland monitoring. Some training is required and meetings to attend, etc. Let's see who is willing to get their feet wet (literally).
Material things...
Dining flys, tables, chairs, games toys, boats all these essential and elective things that make a picnic.
If you have time, jutzpah, daytime fun accessories let me know.

# posted by  Ray : May 22, 2005 11:45 AM
 
I can do that, extort... I mean ... request $$ from small liberals with leftist leanings.

Better start now.

HEY! YOU!! Yeah YOU!! Gimme $$ and GIMME THEM FAST!! Or else. Heh, heh.

# posted by  Andy : May 26, 2005 10:48 AM
 
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