TWO VIEWS ON THE 4TH ANNUAL DINNER¢*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*¢¢ Ol' Hackers Pick A Winner!¢¢ Fourth Annual Dinner Deemed¢ Great Success¢¢ by Alan Sharkis¢¢The annual dinner of the Ol' Hackers¢Atari User Group was held at Cafe 20¢South on Wednesday, January 19, 1992¢at 7 PM. "So what", you say? Are¢you as jaded by successful dinners as¢I am lead to believe? Well, here's¢one member who never attended one of¢these before, and I was very¢favorably impressed. We had an¢outstanding turnout of active,¢inactive and former members along¢with their spouses and dates, as well¢as a guest who was no stranger to¢many of us. PAT MULVEY, former sysop¢of The Nest and 8-bit program¢chairman at LIAUG was a most welcome¢visitor. My wife and I are still¢talking about the pleasant company,¢the relative lack of computer talk¢(which she would rather not hear most¢of the time), and the restaurant¢itself.¢¢The restaurant was a major¢contributor to the success of the¢evening. Food was good and¢plentiful, and the price was more¢than right. Considering the fact¢that the dinner was planned late and¢that the restaurant was chosen before¢anyone had a chance to try it, we did¢very well, indeed. Of course, it was¢ALEX who took the big chance and¢suggested the place to us sight¢unseen. His presentation was¢accepted, more I think because of the¢value in the proposed menu than¢anything, but he went above and¢beyond and actually took his family¢there for dinner. Having survived¢that, Alex reported back to us that¢we had, indeed, selected a good¢restaurant. If there were any¢skeptics in the group, they were¢converted very quickly. Most of the¢comments during the evening were most¢favorable.¢¢In response to a suggestion by Alex,¢some of the members printed sample¢place cards, invitations and¢announcements. They added to the¢success of the meeting by emphasizing¢the longevity of the club and the¢longevity of the tradition of annual¢dinners even if one did exaggerate by¢one year! Such programs as The Print¢Shop and PrintPower were used to¢produce them, and the designs were¢really good. I only wish I knew who¢did them, so I could credit the¢responsible people.¢¢It's dinners like this that¢demonstrate that we're not one-sided¢people. Sure, we discussed computers¢a little, but conversation, at least¢at our table, ranged far beyond our¢common interst in Atari's classic¢computers. One common interest¢sometimes leads to several more, and¢this makes for companionship. ¢Companionship, in turn, made for a¢really enjoyable evening.¢¢Alex seemed to sum up our thoughts¢when he expressed the desire to do¢this again next year. My wish is¢that we will still be together as a¢club and that the tradition¢continues.¢¢*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*¢¢ ()()()()()()()()()()()() ¢¢ Ol' Hacker's Annual Christmas Dinner¢ ¢ ***********************¢¢ Well, here it is February 19,¢ 1992...Just in time for our 4th¢ annual Christmas dinner (not the 5th¢ as rumored by some). The event was¢ held at the Cafe 20 South in Baldwin.¢ The number in attendance was 27 at my¢ last count, and among those present¢ were many of our regular members and¢ their spouses, a few old timers that¢ we haven't seen for a while, some of¢ our newer members, and even a¢ representation of the membership of¢ LIAUG, our sister ATARI club on¢ L.I.. It was a really great turnout¢ of happy people, who from all¢ indications had a real good time.¢¢ Dinner was delicious, and we had¢ a choice of a Chicken Marsala, Shell¢ Steak, Shrimp Parmesan, or Filet of¢ sole, served with vegetables, potato,¢ etc.. The dinner started with a¢ Rigatoni with Vodka-simply stupendous¢ appetizer, and a tasty, bowl of fresh¢ mixed salad. The finale was Chocolate¢ Mousse and coffee.¢¢ There was much conversation¢ (some computer talk, but mostly a¢ variety of other subjects were¢ discussed). Some pictures were taken,¢ and rumor has it that Alex even had¢ film in his camera. All in all,¢ (in my opinion, and from what I heard¢ from others) everyone had an¢ enjoyable time. These annual dinners¢ are always a very pleasant occasion,¢ allowing the spouses to get to know¢ each other, as well as all us OL'¢ HACKERS. It was felt that perhaps it¢ might be a good idea to have our¢ annual dinner in February, when¢ people have more time, and have been¢ away from partying since January¢ 1.....What do you think about that?¢ Stan¢ ()() end ()()
