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[TAndersonV11]

Leaving after class on friday. Looking forward to this great event!

Hope to see lots of people there to support a great cause and friend!

[Steve Johnson]

USA Team

What a great cause,
Even though I can't attend, I will be making a donation via mail.
It really makes me and my family feel like a part of the effort.
Have a few "sodas" for me.

Steve Johnson
77-G

[Steve Johnson]

Where do we mail donations?

Cap't Bill'

What's that address for those of us that wish to send in donations?

[U.S. "A" Team]

Here is the address:

Bill Allen
143 Parke Avenue
Quincy, Massachusetts 02171

ateamboatracing.com has a lot of good info, too.

Thanks to everybody for their support! Hope to see many of you at the party!

Twisted Sister

[j hydro racer]

Bump

Hope to see everyone there this weekend, Its going to be a great time.
-Johnny

[14-H]

Elwood: Tonight only, the fabulous Blues Brothers. Rhythm and Blues review. The Palace Hotel Ballroom. Route 16. Lake Wazzapamani. The fabulous Blues Brothers show band and review.

[L. Allen]

We expect The Penguin to make an appearance.

[hydroid]

Plan to attend

Arrangements made, driving down from Toronto. Weekend pass granted by The Warden. Reservations at B Western, Fri and Sat.
Heading out Friday morning, thru Buffalo, across NY state,..who needs to be picked up along the way(Rossman?)? Coming back Sunday, can drop off.
Looking forward to seeing familiar(SSOA) and new faces.
Cravin for a bowl of chowdah!
Erik and Kristian
Estonian Vodka Drinking Team

PS: Billy, rigourous vodka conditioning starts at 8pm.
PPS: just found a bottle of the 'good stuff' from the old country in back of shed; for starting LADA tractor on cold morning, launching Sputnik,...and removing glaze from Yamato cylinders....LOL....OK tough guys, line up!

[F-111]

Show some love! Captain Bill made it onto the podium with your support last year. Help him get the Gold this year! Wish I could make it to the party, you kids have fun and have a couple for me.

[hydroid]

Friday icebreaker

Who will be in town Friday night at Marriott/B.Western, to convene for a meet and greet? Would someone that knows the area post a central watering hole address/time, to have barley beverages.

[spunky64w]

Bump Bump

And it's a fabulous 50 degrees in Quincy, MA right now. The sun is shinning, the snow is melting, and we are 24 away from a good party for a worthy cause.

[j hydro racer]

bttt

Leaving now hope to see everyone there.
-Johnny

[hydroid]

All's well that ends well!

Drove out Friday morning, 10hr drive, sunny all the way down.
Billy graciously invited us to his place Friday evening to meet Rachel, Jodi, Racer, Jim, Dave, and the gang, prepping the boats and large posterboards with pics/stories, to be displayed Saturday night. Beer was cold and hospitality was warm.
Saturday evening, the hall was very nice, high up on a hill with a view, with 4 boats(250 laydown, Nora OConnor,etc), the posterboards and a video/screen set up at one end, the band and dance floor in the middle, and bar at the far end. The band was great, playing rockin blues and jazz, and with some impromptu guests taking the mike to sing.
To support the team, guests and friends came from as far as Ca, Fl, and Wi.

Top of my night was getting a New England linguistics lesson from Steve Noury: I felt like Eliza in Pygmalion. Instead of 'the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain',...it was ' I drove mah cah to the bah in Glastah, for a cup'a chowdah an lobstah wi buttah, ana pint'a Sammy's', LOL...I was also corrected,....it's not Haverhill, it's 'Heyvril'.....I'm a cultured man now!

Drove out Sunday morning, hooked up briefly w Shawn Cavanaugh (or Cavnah??), then stopped in at Heyvrill for gas/donuts at Dunkin D's. A big Grizzly bearded guy walks up, gives me the eye, virtually saying 'what the hell that boat doin here on your roof, with foreign plates, in Feby.' I wasn't sure if he was scratching his a--, or reaching for his Bowie knife. Fortunately he was scratching his a--,....really working it....noticeably hard.

Turns out he's a huge boat racing fan, watches the Heyvrill river race every year, knows the Noury clan real well, Steve, Tim, Dad, uncle, raced cars with them. We talked boat racing like giddy school girls talking guys at a sleep over. He said Noury's are great people,...which I already knew
Steve and Tim, Steve Fife(sp?) says HI!

Big thanks to Billy, Racer, SSOA gang, US A-Team crew, racers, and friends for a great weekend. Pleased to support the US A-Team!...might see you in Estonia to lend a hand.
Cheers,
Erik and Kristian

[j hydro racer]

Thanks

Thanks to all who attended. What a great night spent with everyone.
Will post pictures soon.
-Johnny