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Mardi Gras — Lake Murray Styleby P/C Mike Kirk, AP
From the comments I heard around the meeting, it looks like this Mardi Gras
theme will join the Chili Cook Off as an annual event. Several people commented
on how good it was to have fun meetings again.
Dr. Mancke said when he was 9- or 10-years-old he was forbidden to catch
snakes. He had been told if a snake ever bit him that he would die. Well, he
caught a snake by the middle, a bad place to grab on, and was bitten on the
upper arm. He went home and went to bed without telling his parents because he
did not want to get spanked right before he died! He didn't know about dying but
he did know about spanking! He kept us laughing all evening long. Bryant
Blakeslee and I were discussing how great the presentation was when Bryant said,
“He really is a treasure to the state of South Carolina.” I couldn't agree more.
I had never eaten King Cake before nor Rum Bread Pudding, but they were to
die for! The jambalaya, shrimp Creole,
All in all it was a pretty special meeting with fun had by all. Better mark
them down on your calendar because you aren't going to want to miss any of these
new fun meetings.
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01 March 2009
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It
is my pleasure to report on another complete success with the Mardi Gras theme
at the February dinner meeting. I was surprised to see all the festive attire
and fancy masks worn by members to commemorate the theme. It is obvious we have
quite a few "old hands" at the New Orleans party style. This is especially true
of Commander Jeff who conducted the meeting from a decorated float with his
podium right in the center of it. He never did lead us in that Mardi Gras song
we heard so much about though.
From
the attendance of 95 members for a February meeting they may just be right.
Whatever it is Commander, keep it coming because it's working.
If
you missed this event, you missed our special guest speaker South Carolina
naturalist Rudy Mancke. He brought a small cardboard box of snake skins, bones
and bird feathers from which he made a most delightful presentation. It was
funny, informative and thought provoking all at the same time. You can really
tell from listening to Dr. Mancke that he loves nature and all its creations. He
is very knowledgeable and a joy to listen to.
ham
hock green beans, and buttered corn rounded out the dessert menu quite nicely.
It was truly an authentic meal and was prepared by our own members Lee Ayers,
Cyndi Langlois and crew. The cooks are to be congratulated and enough food went
home with people after the meeting to feed us all again. 