Making Contact
Since my family contact information is grossly out of date, I decided to start from scratch. What I need from everyone is your e-mail address, where you are currently living, and the names of your children (at least the ones that you know about).
Send them to me at rightwinger23@hotmail.com and I'll create a family new directory.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Family Business
We Don't Discuss Business At The Table
Word on the grapevine is that Tom, Sean, and Mike have started up their own company and even have a website for it. I tried the obvious URLs
www.threeblindmice.com
www.threestooges.com
But had no luck. Just tonight, I finally happened upon D3 Air & Space Operations. Check it out. I notice that the elder (and therefore wiser) brother has been named president. A very astute move.
I would imagine that family members will get first crack at the IPO.
Word on the grapevine is that Tom, Sean, and Mike have started up their own company and even have a website for it. I tried the obvious URLs
www.threeblindmice.com
www.threestooges.com
But had no luck. Just tonight, I finally happened upon D3 Air & Space Operations. Check it out. I notice that the elder (and therefore wiser) brother has been named president. A very astute move.
I would imagine that family members will get first crack at the IPO.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Prep Work
Be Prepared
Word has it that Bernie is busy feverishly preparing for this year's Doughty 500. The planning of an event involving logistics of such a magnitude is not to be taken lightly and no detail is too small not to be carefully evaluated. All possibilities must be considered. All contingencies must be planned for. All systems must be vigorously checked and double-checked for redundancy.
Here's a snapshot of Bernie's rigorous pre-tour activity:
It's not an easy job, but somebody's got to do it.
Word has it that Bernie is busy feverishly preparing for this year's Doughty 500. The planning of an event involving logistics of such a magnitude is not to be taken lightly and no detail is too small not to be carefully evaluated. All possibilities must be considered. All contingencies must be planned for. All systems must be vigorously checked and double-checked for redundancy.
Here's a snapshot of Bernie's rigorous pre-tour activity:
It's not an easy job, but somebody's got to do it.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Speaking Of Auctions...
Speaking Of Auctions...
Getting Them All, Saying Goodbye (WSJ-Sub req):
Richard J. Solove spent 38 years and millions of dollars on a singular obsession: owning a model of every Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost produced from 1907 to 1915. Now, just months after completing the collection, Mr. Solove is reaching for his next dream: selling all the cars at auction.
"I'll have to bring along a big box of tissues to the auction," the 82-year-old real-estate developer from Columbus, Ohio, says. "But people who know me understand why I'm selling them." The answer lies in Mr. Solove's commitment to a local charity -- and in the peculiar psychology of conspicuous collecting.
The collection of Rolls-Royces, believed to be unique, is scheduled to be sold in August at Gooding & Co.'s annual Concours d'Elegance auto auction in Pebble Beach, Calif. Auto fans prize Silver Ghosts, among the first Rolls-Royces ever built. Mr. Solove's cars "are in incredible shape," says Bob Austin, spokesman for Rolls-Royce Motorcars North America, a unit of BMW Group. "You can eat off of them, and they all run."
The collection will almost certainly be broken up, because different collectors are interested in different cars. In all, the nine cars, plus five more antiques he's selling, are expected to fetch between $8 million and $11 million. But with the auto-collecting market on a tear -- antique cars are favored by the ever-growing set of new millionaires and billionaires -- the lot could fetch far more.
Getting Them All, Saying Goodbye (WSJ-Sub req):
Richard J. Solove spent 38 years and millions of dollars on a singular obsession: owning a model of every Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost produced from 1907 to 1915. Now, just months after completing the collection, Mr. Solove is reaching for his next dream: selling all the cars at auction.
"I'll have to bring along a big box of tissues to the auction," the 82-year-old real-estate developer from Columbus, Ohio, says. "But people who know me understand why I'm selling them." The answer lies in Mr. Solove's commitment to a local charity -- and in the peculiar psychology of conspicuous collecting.
The collection of Rolls-Royces, believed to be unique, is scheduled to be sold in August at Gooding & Co.'s annual Concours d'Elegance auto auction in Pebble Beach, Calif. Auto fans prize Silver Ghosts, among the first Rolls-Royces ever built. Mr. Solove's cars "are in incredible shape," says Bob Austin, spokesman for Rolls-Royce Motorcars North America, a unit of BMW Group. "You can eat off of them, and they all run."
The collection will almost certainly be broken up, because different collectors are interested in different cars. In all, the nine cars, plus five more antiques he's selling, are expected to fetch between $8 million and $11 million. But with the auto-collecting market on a tear -- antique cars are favored by the ever-growing set of new millionaires and billionaires -- the lot could fetch far more.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
The Tiki Torch Is Lit
The Tiki Torch Is Lit
The happy hour schedule is now complete.
On Monday, we learned that:
The Swienton group along with Jill will host a cocktail night.
On Tuesday, the last slot was filled when Sean finally figured out how this new fangled e-mail thing works:
Mike, Sean, Tom are volunteering for a Happy Hour night. We are kicking around different themes and would like to know what themes have been taken. Mike is in favor of a "frozen drinks with fruit and umbrellas" theme, Tom is going with the "Name your Pink Drink" theme, and I was thinking of a "world liquors straight up" theme. I think their ideas are a soft and they cry in fear when I mention mine.
Any help you could provide would greatly improve the odds of a successful happy hour. Also, do you know what night we would have?
Now that we have the hosts, we need a schedule. By the way, if you wanted to host a night, but didn't get a chance to throw your hat in the ring, I'm sure that any of the other crews would appreciate a helping hand. Especially Mike, Sean, and Tom. The chances of those guys being able to figure out to use a blender without a trip to the ER are slim to none.
The particular drink of choice for each evening still needs to be determined, but here's the lineup:
Monday July 30th--Brendan and Karen will kick things off
Tuesday July 31st--Since Wednesday is a day off, it's probably a good idea to give the Booze Brothers the night before. God only knows what sort of grain alcohol fueled concoction Mike, Sean, and Tom are going to brew up.
Wednesday August 1st--The Swienton crew and Jill
Thursday August 2nd--Bernie, Jay, and I will wrap things up in style
Now the only question that remains is what our drink of choice should be. Let the great experimentation begin.
The happy hour schedule is now complete.
On Monday, we learned that:
The Swienton group along with Jill will host a cocktail night.
On Tuesday, the last slot was filled when Sean finally figured out how this new fangled e-mail thing works:
Mike, Sean, Tom are volunteering for a Happy Hour night. We are kicking around different themes and would like to know what themes have been taken. Mike is in favor of a "frozen drinks with fruit and umbrellas" theme, Tom is going with the "Name your Pink Drink" theme, and I was thinking of a "world liquors straight up" theme. I think their ideas are a soft and they cry in fear when I mention mine.
Any help you could provide would greatly improve the odds of a successful happy hour. Also, do you know what night we would have?
Now that we have the hosts, we need a schedule. By the way, if you wanted to host a night, but didn't get a chance to throw your hat in the ring, I'm sure that any of the other crews would appreciate a helping hand. Especially Mike, Sean, and Tom. The chances of those guys being able to figure out to use a blender without a trip to the ER are slim to none.
The particular drink of choice for each evening still needs to be determined, but here's the lineup:
Monday July 30th--Brendan and Karen will kick things off
Tuesday July 31st--Since Wednesday is a day off, it's probably a good idea to give the Booze Brothers the night before. God only knows what sort of grain alcohol fueled concoction Mike, Sean, and Tom are going to brew up.
Wednesday August 1st--The Swienton crew and Jill
Thursday August 2nd--Bernie, Jay, and I will wrap things up in style
Now the only question that remains is what our drink of choice should be. Let the great experimentation begin.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Like A Rented Mule
Eric Felten, the Wall Street Journal's resident mixologist, focues his attention this week on one of Jay's favorites, The Moscow Mule (subscription required):
Hopper's error didn't derail the cocktail's progress, which Martin and Morgan promoted by having mule-engraved copper mugs made. They hyped the thousands of cups stolen by over-eager customers; Smirnoff would later sell the mugs nationwide. The Moscow Mule is still properly made in a copper mug, originals of which can regularly be found on eBay.
When the drink got its name, Uncle Joe Stalin and Uncle Sam were allies, if not exactly pals. But by 1950, not unlike a few Hollywood screenwriters, Smirnoff and its flagship drink were taking heat for their Russian association. Assuming Smirnoff was a Soviet import, unionized bartenders in New York announced a Moscow Mule boycott, refusing to "shove slave labor liquor across the wood in any American saloon." Smirnoff rushed to testify that its vodka was not, and never had been, a member of the Communist Party -- and got some help from Walter Winchell: "The Moscow Mule drink is U.S. made, so don't be so political when you're thirsty," he wrote in May 1951. "Three are enough, however, to make you wanna fight pro-Communists."
The Mule survived the red scare, but couldn't weather the nuttier notions of the marketing department. In 1965, the drink was relaunched as the Smirnoff Mule, complete with a massive ad campaign targeting the groovy new "discotheque" scene. This being the era of the Frug, the Mashed Potato and the Shrug, the Smirnoff folks figured they could use a novelty dance of their own. The company hired dancer "Killer Joe" Piro to create a sort of deranged Watusi to go along with an overgrown boogaloo jingle performed by Skitch Henderson and Carmen McRae. "Stand stubborn/Stop sudden/Look cool," implored the lyric. "Turn it on/Take it off/The Smirnoff Mule!" And that was that: The drink didn't fade away; it just died of sheer embarrassment.
And what a pity, because the Moscow Mule is a terrific summer refresher, and well worth the effort of seeking out ginger beer, a soft drink with the spicy bite that ginger ale only wishes it had. Or just find one of the growing number of bars that have revived the drink in the past few years, such as AZ88 in Scottsdale, Ariz., Bar 89 in New York's SoHo neighborhood, and PX in Old Town Alexandria, Va. -- all of which have taken the trouble to acquire copper mugs for proper presentation.
Nothing better on a hot summer day. Gotta have it in the copper mug though. A potential Doughty 500 cocktail night choice perhaps?
Eric Felten, the Wall Street Journal's resident mixologist, focues his attention this week on one of Jay's favorites, The Moscow Mule (subscription required):
Hopper's error didn't derail the cocktail's progress, which Martin and Morgan promoted by having mule-engraved copper mugs made. They hyped the thousands of cups stolen by over-eager customers; Smirnoff would later sell the mugs nationwide. The Moscow Mule is still properly made in a copper mug, originals of which can regularly be found on eBay.
When the drink got its name, Uncle Joe Stalin and Uncle Sam were allies, if not exactly pals. But by 1950, not unlike a few Hollywood screenwriters, Smirnoff and its flagship drink were taking heat for their Russian association. Assuming Smirnoff was a Soviet import, unionized bartenders in New York announced a Moscow Mule boycott, refusing to "shove slave labor liquor across the wood in any American saloon." Smirnoff rushed to testify that its vodka was not, and never had been, a member of the Communist Party -- and got some help from Walter Winchell: "The Moscow Mule drink is U.S. made, so don't be so political when you're thirsty," he wrote in May 1951. "Three are enough, however, to make you wanna fight pro-Communists."
The Mule survived the red scare, but couldn't weather the nuttier notions of the marketing department. In 1965, the drink was relaunched as the Smirnoff Mule, complete with a massive ad campaign targeting the groovy new "discotheque" scene. This being the era of the Frug, the Mashed Potato and the Shrug, the Smirnoff folks figured they could use a novelty dance of their own. The company hired dancer "Killer Joe" Piro to create a sort of deranged Watusi to go along with an overgrown boogaloo jingle performed by Skitch Henderson and Carmen McRae. "Stand stubborn/Stop sudden/Look cool," implored the lyric. "Turn it on/Take it off/The Smirnoff Mule!" And that was that: The drink didn't fade away; it just died of sheer embarrassment.
And what a pity, because the Moscow Mule is a terrific summer refresher, and well worth the effort of seeking out ginger beer, a soft drink with the spicy bite that ginger ale only wishes it had. Or just find one of the growing number of bars that have revived the drink in the past few years, such as AZ88 in Scottsdale, Ariz., Bar 89 in New York's SoHo neighborhood, and PX in Old Town Alexandria, Va. -- all of which have taken the trouble to acquire copper mugs for proper presentation.
Nothing better on a hot summer day. Gotta have it in the copper mug though. A potential Doughty 500 cocktail night choice perhaps?
Monday, June 04, 2007
New Logo & Tour T-shirts Now Available
There are now men's and women's t-shirts, baseball jerseys, and kids shirts available to purchase that feature our brand new official Doughty 500 logo:
The ones that say "2007 Tour" also feature a list of all the 2007 tour stops. You can check them all out at the Doughty 500 Store at CafePress.com.
Prices start as low as $8.99 for a basic T-shirt for the new logo. Be the first one on your block to sport the new look.
There are now men's and women's t-shirts, baseball jerseys, and kids shirts available to purchase that feature our brand new official Doughty 500 logo:
The ones that say "2007 Tour" also feature a list of all the 2007 tour stops. You can check them all out at the Doughty 500 Store at CafePress.com.
Prices start as low as $8.99 for a basic T-shirt for the new logo. Be the first one on your block to sport the new look.
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