A Night at the Annex

What a blast!

Whoever said you can't go home again?

A total of 29 of us gathered in the Annex last evening to do some reunion planning and catching up with each other -- 30 if you count Bob Matelski who happened to call Joyce Skibo while we were gathered. [Private note to Bobby -- see, I called you Bob, just like you asked!]

First -- for those in the greater New Jersey metropolitan area (or can be here) ... KEEP NOVEMBER 2ND (OR 3RD) OPEN!!!

In a nutshell, here's the plan ... full meeting minutes will be posted out on the Alumni Page of www.saintsdrumcorps.com later this weekend.

A suggestion was made and accepted to plan 2 reunion events -- regional mini-reunions this year, and a big bash reunion weekend in 2008 (yes, that's next year already!).

We chose the weekend closest to All Saints Day since it seemed appropriate (for those of you lacking access to a liturgical calendar, All Saints Day is November 1st). Main squeezes are invited (spouses optional!). Line up babysitters now -- while children will be welcome at the reunion weekend next year, the dinner in November is, by request of all present, just for the adults.

The reunion committee will be gathering in the Food Court at Menlo Park Mall on Friday, September 28 from 7 pm until they evict us. All are welcome -- come prepared to work! As they secure a site for the November festivities, more details (as well as a confirmation of the date) will be shared.

Pictures from last evening, as well as some treasures from Mike Wargo's collection, will be out on the site soon, so keep watching.

BTW, we checked out every unlocked nook and cranny of the Annex for any leftover Saints stuff -- the only thing we found, believe it or not, were all 9 of our flag line stanchions ...

Here's who joined us:

• Patty Antol
• Jackie Bodzas
• Linda Burke Andel
• Stoney Comprido
• Goober Chez
• Pete Chez
• Pete Crafts
• Gary Ragu Chiocchi (and wife, Lisa)
• Pebbles Chiocchi
• Rocky Chiocchi (birthday boy!)
• Karen DeAndrea Aldiero
• Terry Gyorfy Wooding
• Priscilla French Lyons
• Bobby Matelski (by phone)
• Billy Meyer
• Rene Meyer DeLucia
• Denise Normandia Dube
• JoAnne Parente
• Karen Parente
• Jimmy Piccolo
• Ferd Ponik
• Kathy Ponik Donnelly
• Debbie Reybert Bartlett
• Mark Peanuts Scotto
• Tom Seeland
• Joyce Skibo Andrechick
• Darlene Stover Dziowgo
• Red Wardlow
• Mike Wargo

From left to right ...
Standing: Wargo, Peaches, Kathy Ponik, Denise, Goober, Priscilla, Rene, Patty, Red, Karen DeAndrea,
Pebbles, Joyce, Terry, Karen Parente, JoAnne, Linda, Debbie
Sitting / Kneeling: Stoney, Mongo, Ferd, Tom, Ragu, Pete Crafts, Darlene, Peanuts, Rocky, Pic, Jackie

A larger version of this picture can be found out on www.saintsdrumcorps.com, Photo Gallery 8, page 8

All for now -- corpsdially yours from jo!