I don't remember any pictures taken of me

Actually Beth, I was really just saying that to be funny. I was actually "okay" in terms of the room spinning...walking on the other hand was EXTREMELY difficult lol.

I was so NOT kidding about the 16 drinks:
4 Vodka Tonics before Dinner
1 Vodka Tonic at Dinner
The equivalent of "about" 9 -10 martinis
1 Full Vodka Tonic after Martinis
1 1/3 Vodka Tonic after that.

And I had a sip of Becky's Corona which is what I think did it.

Yeah, it was the sip of Corona that did it.

I'm glad SOMEONE agrees with me

Thats what happens when you mix drinks.

I was going to type a "10 things I think I think (I remember) from the weekend" but I couldn't remember 10 things

As I said before SC is really just a great guy who livens up the weekends with his stories and jokes.

JG, I can't believe someone kept you up that late on Saturday night As always it was great to see you again, and its good knowing that when I feel like a drunk I just have to look over and I feel better about myself

Of course it was wonderful to see Mrs. R again, ok and Mr. Babe...the stories they can tell are priceless. Everyone was so thankful that SB FINALLY came out of her shell and was able to take control of the ordering and everything about dinner. And a special thank you to Mr. Babe, when everyone, including Mrs. R said no more drinnks for me, he was there to get me another

Mr. and Mrs. Cardi, I'm not sure what more I can say about the 2 of them that I haven't already said. Its nice to be able, at 22 years old, to talk to the person you will become in 20 years. I think the movie Spartacus, in all the times we've talked is the only thing we've ever disagreed on. As far as Mrs. Cardi, what a lovely and down to earth woman. I hope I can follow in your footsteps when picking a wife.

Beth, you are a barrel of laughs. Anytime you are around her you know there will be a lot of jokes and a good time being had by all.

Mig and family...3 very friendly people. Mig is a sweetheart in every sense of the word. And I tripled my knowledge of hunting and squirrel recipes by talking to the Col. Becky went through hell and high water (literally) to get there, and basically only stay for one day. But we did find out that she is definitely NOT a morning person lol

Its always fun when SV shows up, bringing a wig or mustaches. He is a very smart man and the things he remembers are just amazing. He reminds you of the Jeopardy contestants lol.

A special thank you to Don Tomasso for the wine....I did have a glass of that (oh no, does that mean 17 drinks?). That was something you didn't have to do but of course we all appreciated it.


I know a lot of you might not want to say it, but this was the first meeting we had with everyone there since Paul passed away. And for those of you who know me, emotions (which don't involve anger) are usually not my thing but it did make the meeting more special. And of course he always comes up in conversation, about DC's Commisioning skills in Fantasy Hockey to his famous line from our meeting in Somerset "Apparently, a chicken breast is just 2 wings sown together".

Don Smitty and family was greatly missed as were those of you who tried to make it for the first time but could not.

I have never been with a more fun or generous group of people than the ones here.

That's very true, up until that point I could have sold my blood as pure Vodka

I think you also need to thank him for not actually burning your room key.

I had 2 room keys..what I have to thank him for is not USING my room key

Some jackass reached into my pocket and threw MY room key at his wife, I can't believe someone would do such a thing. People these days

Great pics and (slightly hazy) recollections!
Glad you all had such a good time

I'll bet that he wouldn't have done that if Santino was still there!

I would have given my right eye just to see Don Cardi beat somebody up for messing with DMC.

Actually, DMC is one of those quiet ones that you have to be careful of when he gets pissed off.

I may have bent the truth a little bit when I said someone reached into my pocket..that someone *MAY* have been me who threw my room key at Mrs. R

So, YOU waited until I left to do that!

You throw--a key--at my sista again--and I'll kill ya!

Shame on you, DMC!

You should have slipped it to her under the table.

There was probably a method to his madness. I don't think he actually did this to make YOU happy.

A few more pix, courtesy of Geoff. I'm not doing any justice to these pictures, they're very large and when seen in greater detail they're much better, but I'll leave that to Geoff (to re-size them better).

Anyway, this is the right side of the table at Panico's (dinner). From left to right, Sr. Vitelli, Sicilian Babe, Mr. Babe, SC, and Beth. Sorry that I ruined it by closing my eyes (I was catching 40 winks):


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The left side of the table starting with Don Cardi (also looks asleep), Mrs. Cardi, DMC, Becky and Mignon:


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The group outside Panico's after dinner. Its a wonder some of us are standing. From left to right - DMC, Sicilian Babe (hidden behind DMC), Mr. Babe, Sr. Vitelli (with Ralph in the bag), SC, Beth, Becky, Mig's Mister, Geoff, Don Cardi and Mignon:


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SC wearing a Ralph Cifaretto wig courtesy of Sr. Vitelli. (It REALLY does look like Ralphie's hair):


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The group at the martini bar. On the left hand side is Geoff, Mr. Babe, Sicilian Babe and Beth; on the right hand side is Signor Vitelli, Mig (hidden behind SV), DMC and Mig's Mister. DMC is running out of fingers with which to count his drinks:

Thanks, SC!

At least my Mods aren't asleep when policing the BB!

And look, there's DMC pinching his nipples again... all weekend he was doing that!

I didn't realize it was MY nipples I was pinching until Sunday

The thumbs up was supposed to be my Borat impression...

I wonder if SC will post the 2-fingers-up pic I sent him of you..... Probably not, but you were approaching your peak at that moment

HE HAS TO POST THAT.

You have my okay for that lol

Dunno what DMC is ordering here, but its evident he wants two of them:

Must have been those girl scout martinis...

Look. It's the TUI guy.

SOMETHING sinister is going on here. Mr. Babe, Sicilian Babe and Beth in cahoots:

Don Cardi telling Mama Mig :"Where's Michael? I'm not taking the picture without Michael."

Did he have to show I.D.??

Anyway dontomasso, thanks to you, we were drinking more wine that day.

Show I.D.? Thats what I did when the guy asked me for I.D. lol