SPYC is the REAL winner of the SUPERBOWL POOL

Looks like SOME catch this week for all involved! Not only were the lobster and sheepshead cooroperative for Art & Andrea Gumm, but Art also won the 'final' in our "Super Bowl" pool, having put himself in just the right square! To get things even more 'squared away' and stay rolling in a possitive direction it was suggested just what he should do with his winnings: continue on as a member for 2008 right here at SPYC!! (Now was that an offer that he just couldn't refuse????)

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Gumm, and you didn't even feel a thing. That is pretty good winning, considering you weren't even here for the game! . . although that isn't saying much, since I HAD been here, and still was oblivious to my winning(s), seeing as how I was kept quite busy with a thirsty and hungry bunch! But . . Only Too soon did THEY fill me in on what I had missed and let me know in NO UNCERTAIN TERMS there was still one more 1/4 left!! I was told that it turned out to be a very good game, obviously waiting 'til the end to produce any kind of action! I apologize for running you through the mill and then having you go on a scavenger hunt for the details, but when it 'struck me', I couldn't resist and found myself running with it and I have to admit had alot of fun! --I hope not at your expense.
You guys do lend an outlet, one that I need heed more often...and the energies you exude can be quite contagious, which is a good thing! The atmosphere in the club is exuberant and 'on guard' with open arms, not knowing when or where that next quick left turn is going to take us, or how long we'll be able to hold on or even keep up the pace, but nevertheless knowing we're already caught up in the crossfire or whirlwind and are along for the ride whether we're ready for it, saw it coming, or even know it . . . or not! All of a sudden you find yourself there, caught up in the motion, on the roller coaster; so just hang in there, catch your breath, sit back and enjoy, you might as well roll with the punches, you are now captive and have no choice but to have fun and maybe even get in a good laugh or two or five! That's the kind of energy that brings with it a life all it's own; one that makes you really feel alive.
So with congrats and much thanks to you 'guys' for bringing that energy here to SPYC & for being THAT type of person(s), we at the San Pedro Yacht Club welcome you, Art & Andrea Gumm and family, Bobby & Linda. They have been a part of he SPYC family since Buccaneer Days 2007 and we're happy they've decided to continue on with their membership for 2008! Thanks guys, (and gals). *Finally!...do you know how long I've been waiting to say that??
I hope you don't take any of my jeering to heart; of all people, you should understand the ART of humour--if not, just ask your "kids"--I'm sure they can fill you in with all the gory details should you get lost in the ups 'n downs of your everyday work life!! (Need I go on????)
Congratulations again on your win and I suppose there's some thanks due, also, to Randy for doing the 'tow job', or special "vessel assist" way back when in those dinghy days!!..... a good time was had by all and they just keep getting more dinghy all the time!!

*(Randy & Carla: we miss you already!! Remember, you're not THAT far away!!)
Your reciprocity list is on it's way, maybe even there already, and will be updated regularly!! Looking for a club you don't see listed there, but might like to check out? Give us the name(s) and we'll see if we can 'hook you up'!
NOW, what else is on the agenda????
This year's Calendar of Events, while still being added to and touched up, (and may find itself in that "state" throughout the year with the new "MAKE MY DAY" campaign going on! **See above story: "SHOW US YOUR STUFF" for more info on that.) has been posted along the right sidebar where you can easily get to it and it is full of all of our basics and this year's specifics. The items in question, (w/ ?) will be cleared up/out as soon as all the proper info can be gathered, and as time permits. It seems that one holiday just runs right into the next these days. I have no idea where time disappears to??? Even a slight blink is invasive!

**(Speaking of calendars: To find out how YOU can help 'fill-in-the-blanks', and become a part of the "MAKE MY DAY" experience by helping to make a GREAT 2008, and a much more fullfilling year... please check out & into "SHOW US YOUR STUFF" above. (Then go ahead & have at it!!! You'll be glad you did!!!)



a little back bite:

~K.C. put together a wonderful spread for the SUPER BOWL; a ton of food was made available & with such a variety, you didn't dare be indecisive! Although had you decided to have even a taste of everything on hand, you still may not have been able to actually get to all of them--at least not w/o loosening that top button or opting for the sweats right from the onset. That taste was of the utmost didn't help matters in the least!!!
~There were 2 huge chafing pans filled with what looked like hundreds of "Buffalo Chicken Wings", being kept warm throughout the afternoon, simmering away in their pool of tenderizing spices that made them melt in your mouth. Their full bodied flavour had just enough bite to entice, but not attack; not one of the many intense flavours even thought of over-powering another; though with each having a particular zing all it's own, could have lent to more than one disagreement over the matter. (But not here amoungst all this food, mind you, where each individual plate spoke novels of their own & in their own native tongue!)
~She does do wonders in that galley, or any galley, for that matter!
Bon Appe'tit & Cheers!