*****¢ OL' HACKER'S ANNUAL PICNIC¢¢ On Friday, February 4, 1994, the¢ annual picnic for the Ol' Hackers was¢ held at Mimmo's restaurant in¢ Rockville Centre. Our old-time¢ members will know the significance of¢ the term "picnic" instead of dinner,¢ but for any new-comers, I will¢ explain. A number of years ago¢ (please don't ask the number), we¢ were planning a summer picnic, and¢ finding a suitable place became such¢ a hassle, that it was suggested to¢ have a dinner instead. So, that's¢ exactly what happened, and these¢ annual dinners have been called¢ "picnics" ever since!¢ In attendance were Alex (The¢ Prez) and his wife Marie, Alex's¢ daughter Gayle and her husband John,¢ Alex's other daughter Diane and her¢ friend John. Just as an aside, did¢ you notice that both of Alex's¢ daughters brought Johns to the¢ affair? Also in attendance were¢ Harold Pegler and his wife Edith,¢ Harry Tuthill by himself (was very¢ chummy with Harold through the¢ evening; must have a deal going), Bob¢ Ulschmidt and his wife Jean, Ron¢ Fetzer and his wife Cathy, a more¢ recent member, John Hardy and wife¢ Beverly (John was VP of the Alamo AUG¢ in Texas. He had joined our club,¢ and then disappeared for about a¢ year, but now he's back. The rest of¢ the diners were Al Atkins who came¢ alone ( his wife Carrie was not¢ feeling well enough to attend), Al¢ Sharkis and wife Anne, Jack Gedalius¢ and wife Mary, and yours truly, Stan¢ Schenfeld, and my wife Judy. All in¢ all we had 22 people in attendance¢ (Not bad)!¢ There was much conversation and¢ kibitzing among the guests, and all¢ seemed to be enjoying the evening,¢ amazingly, with minimum computer¢ talk. The menu consisted of Soup,¢ salad, and an appetizer of Rigatoni a¢ la Vodka. The main course (Entree for¢ the connoisseurs) was a choice of¢ Shrimp Parmagiana, Chicken Cardinale,¢ or Veal Parmagiana. Desert was¢ Italian Cheese-cake and coffee. Soda¢ and/or drinks were available¢ throughout the evening. There was¢ also plenty of bread to go with the¢ butter (grin!). The food was¢ delicious, and in my humble opinion,¢ I would say the "PICNIC" was a huge¢ success.¢ Stan Schenfeld¢ *****¢¢
