Guests:

phil parcells,

marc wasserman & wendy cortese, with wass' brother Steve and Melody

mike lodato,

cathie carruthers,

dan brennan,

jeremy tuke,

sherri cohn,

beth gaylord,  Beth's sister, daughter and cousin came by boat.

alla feldman and friend (my infamous memeory again!!),

heidi kasperski,

sharon keating,

gary jones and family,

stu chait,

jeanne heil and "the sailboat guy"...jeanne heil's friend

greg taconi,

cindy crary and mary crary

It was a perfect evening to be on the back deck a O'ly's. The weather was pefect, and we had a great sunset over the river, and then the lights of Charlotte to view over the calm river. We started with Dan and me for dinner and soon we had to move tables together and borrow chairs from other tables to seat us all together which is a bit different than our usual M.O. of standing and milling around.

It was nice all being to gether at the table so we could all participate in some the converstions going on, and also move into smaller group discussions. Once again, i got to get to know some people better than I had before and to get even closer to some old friends. It's interesting to find out things I've never known about them. And getting new perspectives, I'm even finding out more about me!

Some came and went early, others stayed late. with more than usual staying after midnite.

These gatherings are all different and even though there are a few 'regulars', we are tending to get more variety of guests as time goes on.  It's really becoming a nice part of my social life, and i think of the others who attend too!

We have Indian Summer 36 scheduled for the weekend of July 15, 16, and the annual golf tourny on the 17th. If you can possibly make it, please join us then for food, festivities, and, most of all, friends! see y'all soon. Aloha! M

Great write up Mike!  You are quite the scribe!

One correction, the Hardware Harry Golf outing is Monday July 18th.  Contact Todd Black at Black's Hardware for more information.

blackshardware@frontiernet.net

or Jeanne Travers

traversjm@aol.com

Jere