Business Meeting & Party
Kaye Trisler's Home, 16 May 2009
Hamp seemed a little smug about getting first choice of seats at the dinner table. Linda didn't mind since she was in a more direct path to the serving line. Meanwhile, Doris felt trapped in the corner. She just laughed after concluding that she'd just have to accept being last in line, being blocked from the left and the right.
Carolyn didn't mind not sitting next to Jerry after someone told her that her dinner partner was Glenn Ford, the movie star.
In accord with rules established by our parliamentarian the ladies must sit on one side of the table while the men were required to sit on the other side. With two exceptions spouses must sit at another table.
The guys appeared to accept the rules even though they strongly objected. Is that being hypocritical?
Well, here's the first exception: Pat, not being a HHS graduate, didn't feel bound by the rules, and Bill was obliged to sit where Pat directed him to sit.
Linda Dickey, a Poly graduate, felt a special bond with Ann after learning that they both had graduated from a school of dance. Ann mentioned that her training included thirty lessons in various dances.
Clayton immediately made a motion that Ann do an impromptu dance. David, just as quickly seconded the motion. After some discussion, Clayton modified his motion to specify that the dance was to be a belly dance which David instantly seconded.
At first Ann expressed a sigh of relief while explaining that she did not have her belly dance attire with her. However, Linda, it turned out, did have hers and was most agreeable for Ann, who was the same size, to wear it in complying with the motion approved by all of the guys (the majority) there. Linda, fearful that she might be asked to do it, voted with the guys.
Richard felt that it was demeaning for Marsha to be telling the president of the senior class where to sit during Ann's belly dance. He wanted to be on the first row, but Marsha told him not to move one inch.
David decided that sitting on the stairs provided the best view of the dance area. He definitely didn't want to miss any of the technical aspects of the dance.
After the dance Richard, by this time, was quite intrigued at some of the motions involved in the belly dance, and asked Ann if he could have a personal copy of her portfolio to keep. However, keep mum about this. Marsha doesn't know that Richard has become so interested in dance.
Unfortunately none of the songs were recorded. Kaye's and Herb's were instrumentals and reflected an extraordinary amount of talent. David's song, "You May Tell Someone Who Boozes," on the other hand, reflected no talent, and was sung a cappella. The lyrics are provided for your enjoyment.
You May Tell Someone Who Boozes
It was early last September as near as I can remember.
While strolling down the lane in Dipsy Pride.
Not a word did I utter as I lay down in the gutter. (Hic!)
And this pig came up and lay down by my side.
Not a soul was I disturbing as I lay there by the curbing,
But this high-toned lady stopped, and I heard her say:
"You may tell someone who boozes by the company he chooses."
And the pig got up and slowly walked away.
Didn't we have a great class, and so very talented. OK, so some of us who don't have much talent compensate for a paucity of talent through exhibitions of brazen audacity--Maybe I'll be a concert vocalist when I grow up.