Volume 30 Issue 2 March 2008
Greetings to all my loyal subjects . Yes , I ’ m the NEW President of this fine Chapter . For those that are rubbing their eyes in disbelief and thinking this is an episode from the Twilight Zone , or Pro Wrestling , have yourself a beer , relax and let me fill you in . First off , check out the title of my column . Woo !!! Can you feel it ? Go ahead and do a little Ric Flair strut across the kitchen floor . I know ya want to . Don ’ t fight it , just do it .
By the way , I plan on doing some Struttin at the April show this year . So if you want to “ Strut with Da Prez ”, we can hook up and do a group Strut . That should be a sight to see . Well , my phone has been ringing off the hook with Chapter members asking me the same questions over and over . Not to mention that this promotion to President has put a Bee in the Breweriana worlds collective bonnet . So , let me answer these Presidential questions once and for all .
# 1 . How long will you serve ?? My term as President will last until April of 2009 or until I screw up , whichever comes first . Steve Miner is taking over my newly remodeled and spacious office , which is now being relocated in Winnebago . He is your new Vice President . So you got the M & M boys running the club for now . That ' s Martin & Miner , not Mauer & Morneau ) Some of the reasons behind this change is that , the Chapter will turn 30 years old next April and the “ Board of Common Sense ” ( more on these wise men later ) wanted to mix it up some and just have some new blood take over . Hopefully it will encourage others to take a turn at being an officer of this Chapter . # 2 . So Jay , how did you get elected ?? I sure do not remember voting for you ?? You don ’ t remember because you were intoxicated when the vote was taken and you would of said yes to anything . Sober up and pay attention next time . # 3 . Are you doing this for the money or your own self interests ?? As President , I will serve you the people . I ’ m not doing this for profit , glory or the prostitutes that comes with this position . Those in Washington , take note ) Although I do accept free beer and an occasional bite of Goat cheese on the day of Bockfest . But , you will not be able to influence me with free beer . At least not with free Budweiser or similar wastewater .
# 4 . Will you listen to your constituents ?? Friends , my bar and ears are always open . Just don ’ t pour beer in my ears , that would be wasting it . You can use whatever means of communication you want , ( except , Swahili , I have not mastered that language yet ) to tell me your ideas , complaints ( I ’ m not scared ) or just plain ole bull . It ’ s your Chapter so tell me what you want .
# 5 . So , Jay , after your term as President ends , what will you do , how can you possibly top this experience ?? Good question . It has been determined that the Chapter will send me to Tibet , where
I will contemplate life by studying an orange on a mountain top with Buddha himself . Should be a good time . I ’ ll bring the Schell ' s beer .
# 6 . Do you have any goals Jay , ANY goals at all for your term as President ?? Wow , never thought about that one . Well , I can only say that as President , I will be your , 12 pack Killing , Beer Swilling , Conversation Thrilling , President Filling , Son of a Gun . Woo !!!
All right , now that the serious stuff is out of the way , we can have some fun . If anyone has any raffle items they would like to part with , the Chapter can use some donations for the April show . Bring with what you got and help out your Chapter . We are also looking for a nice progressive raffle prize to purchase and sell tickets throughout the year , which will be drawn at our annual Christmas party .
On Saturday April 19th , the day before the April 20th show , ( Makes sense 19 comes before 20 ) there will be a pre-show party at Stubie ’ s place in New Ulm . If you need directions , call me or Stubie . The party starts when Stubie has the first beer and ends on Sunday after the show at Schell ' s . We are hoping / planning to get a 5 gallon keg of some special beer from Schell ' s for the pre show bash . It will be the second offering in their series of beers , leading up to the 150th anniversary of Schell ' s . For more info on these beers , check out their website . Before I forget , I wanted to talk about the “ Board of Common Sense ” that runs this club . Anyone can be an Officer of this Chapter , all you need is 4 things . You need to be a BCCA member ( that ’ s a BCCA rule for chapters ) and be able to use Logic , Reason and Common Sense . I know it ’ s asking a lot but , if I can do it , so can you . The Chapter is looking for Humans with these qualities to be on the board and / or take a turn at being Veep or Prez . If interested , just ask .
The Border Batch had it ’ s first Chapter meeting in about 15 years in February . The meeting was at Bryan Madsen ’ s place in Owatonna . I just want to say we plan on having 2 chapter meetings a year , with the next one planned for August at the Larry Holm residence . All members are invited to attend and air their complaints or praise and if you want to host a meeting , let an Officer know . This is a great way to show off your collection and maybe meet some new friends . More on this in upcoming
newsletters . Well , I think I covered most everything on my agenda . I hope to see a big turnout at the April show and hope you all enjoyed my first Presidents letter . You only have to endure another 3 of these . Of course , I can not leave without my quote of the newsletter , so here it is , “ Death waits for no man ” The Undertaker , Pro Rassler . Woo !! Till next time , Jay . President ,
Schell ' s Border Batch
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Inside this issue :
The Bear ’ s Den |
2 |
Treasurer ’ s Report |
3 |
Beer in Pictures |
4 & 5 |
Beer Googles |
6 |
6 |
Beer Events |
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