June gathering of the Trubmeisters

I missed the first half of this months meeting, and I'm sure all the
good stuff happened then.  But here goes what I did see and hear about.

Our thanks and admiration go out to MJ and Steve.  They once again
opened their home to our clubs activities.  As I walked down the drive
(late), I could hear the music and debauchery going on inside.  I am
surprised the neighbors did not call the police.  Then again, they may
have showed up before we got there.  ;-)

The food selection was great as always.  There were brats and fried
onions with yellow peppers.  The brats were very tender and juicy.  I
saw a pan that used to have chicken wings in it.  I finished off the
last 3 and they were great.  Not spicy, but nice flavor anyhow.  I saw
some green stuff that Jim told me was mango salsa.  It was quite good
even though it was the color of regurgitated nuclear enhanced mold.
There was of course chips and cheese dip.  I saw what looked like key
lime pie, but couldn't find any beverage to go with it, so I didn't get
a chance to taste it before it was gone.  Finally, there was a fantastic
chocolate and nut dessert.  Out of this world!

Since I arrived late, I made a concerted effort to catch up to everyone
else.  I started with some mead that was kind of like toothpaste flavor.
Must have been mint, but I don't think so.  Hmmmm.  Then I went on to
the wines.  There was a couple of reds and a white.  I usually don't
like whites, but this one was very good!  I can't go on without
mentioning Ken's Raspberry mead.  It think it was sparkling.  It was
really good!  For beer selection, there was a wheat based keg and a
lager.  The lager was very good, I skipped the wheat.  ;-)  Inside there
were a bunch of commercial beers that I just didn't have time to taste. 
I can tell you that if Brian ever offers you OB or PB, walk away
quickly!  I had another beer, but don't remember what it was.  There was
also another mead I think.  Just not sure.  I drank them all quite fast
without savoring every sip like I usually do.  (Yeah right!)

MJ wrote a fantastic sign welcoming us to their home.  I think she
needed a spell checker on her white board.  But that's OK, because some
people like to think they are Well ... er ... um ... Lets just say
"come" was not the second syllable!  There seemed to be an extra "l" in
the first syllable, and the second had a space before it making it
really a second word.  That word was missing the "e" at the end while
the "o" had the top removed from it.  Go ahead and put it on paper if
your imagination is a bit slow the day after 5 hours of drinking.

Sorry, no pictures this month!  We brought a camera, but didn't find
time to get any snaps.  It was sad too, because Janet showed us her b r
e a s t s.  (If I spell that word without spaces, my company's email
enforcer will quietly delete the whole email.)  Anyhow, I couldn't see
her, but I heard her.  When she said hi, I asked her to show us her
stuff.  I know she did, because the room got wild and rowdy.  Then
again, her voice sounded a little like a speaker phone.  Either way, I
missed the photo opportunity.

I only caught a bit of the conversation, but it sounds like Jim and Sue
are grand parents again.  8 puppies this time.  Sounds like a cook out
is in the works.  Hot Diggity Dog!  Let's do it.

When was the last time you heard TitForTat?  Well, I heard it last
night!  Steve's former employee (who is suing him for harassment, but
don't tell him 'cause he don't know it yet) came along and brought her
current mate.  She was pointing out how cold it was by petting his n i p
p l e s!  I asked Kim what word I was looking for that authorized him to
do the same to her.

Speaking of new people.  I have an apology to make.  Seems I mixed up
Scott, Jeff, and Jim last month.  From now on, everyone is Scott so I
can't make any more mistakes.  Except for Rick's daughter.  The poor
thing was panicking as she met me.  I guess Rick must have warned her.
Her name was Annie.  I had a very nice story to tell her about an old
girl I used to press lips together with.  Her name was Annie also, but
she had no arms or legs.  Finally, Scott (aka Jim Cornelius) brought a
woman who said she was married to him.  Her name eludes me, so we'll
just call her Scott.  I was told her real name was The Cheese Wench.
I'm sure it was just in jest though.  I missed the story that lead up to
it.

Cheese wench reminds me.  I think betty made some porter cheese.  No one
died, and it tasted not too bad.  I guess that means those brown streaks
in it were not the putrid waste from a cat.  However, after everyone
left, Steve brought out some blue cheese!  That stuff was bad.  The
whole house started to stink.  My wife brought some home.  She put it in
the fridge.  I'm afraid to open it any more.

Can't close without Dan's joke.  What do you find on the floor of a
prostitute's closet?  .  .  .  .   Hor (se) Shoes.

It was a great time last night.  I'm sure no one went home unhappy.

Next month is at Jeff and Diana's house.  There was some discussion
about it being the Thursday before a long weekend.  Some were concerned
about people being on vacation or such.  What better time to take an
evening out and drink yourself silly?  We're sticking with July 1st as
the night anyhow.  Just take vacation Friday and spend the night.  Bring
your blankets and sleep on the lawn.  I guarantee it won't storm that
night.  You get your money back if it does.  ;-)  Oh yeah, I warn you
now we WILL BREW BEER at this meeting!  It's about time too.  The
brewing will start a bit early, and go on all night with 2 batches in
serial.  Details will come later.

A Good Beer To All, and To All A Good Beer!
Jeff Kane