Friday, September 20, 2019

2019 GENESEE BREWERY GOLF LEAGUE BANQUET and AWARDS

OUR AMAZING VENUE ... 9/17/2019


SET-UP AND READY FOR ANYTHING?

NICE PRIZE SELECTION...THESE TABLES WILL BE RAVAGED!

SOME TROPHY CLOSE-UPS FOR POSTERITY

MY UNDERSTANDING AND VERY HELPFUL SPOUSE POEY...KEEPING ME CENTERED AND CALM

YEAH, THEY WILL BE THIRSTY TOO!!



CREMATORY URNS FOR TROPHIES...WHY NOT?...YOU JUST DON'T KNOW MY HUMOR


WHAT?!...ME WORRY?  JUST WISH MY PARTNER DAVE "WHEELS" COULD SEE THIS!

THE MASTER TROPHY...I'M RUNNING OUT OF ROOM!





AWARDS FROM OUR LAST WEEK ...#18

SOME VERY NICE PRIZES DONATED BY SOME VERY NICE PEOPLE!





I SET UP CAMERAS IN CASE OF SHOPLIFTING...LOOK WHAT I CAPTURED!

THE VERY BEST OF THE BUNCH.  FIRST PLACE...JOHN YOUNGS AND NICK KAWECKI...TEAM "GRIP-IT and SIP-IT"

THE MAN BEHIND THE LENS...THANKS BROTHER JEFF!

INTERESTING...THE SHOPLIFTER WAS WEARING THE SAME SHIRT!

I JUST CAN'T BRING MYSELF TO LET HIM BORROW MY GLASSES THIS YEAR

THE START OF OUR "LIBRARY"...FOUR PAGES OF STATS!

GOODIE BAGS ARE PROTECTED WELL

ROBBY ALWAYS HAS A HEARTY HANDSHAKE AND A THANK YOU!


DEFINITELY PLANNING STRATEGY FOR 2020 

CAN YOU TELL THIS IS A PUB?

IF IT WERE NOT FOR THIS GUY FACING YOU WE WOULD BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.  MARK KEEPS IT REASONABLE, KEEPS IT EXCELLENT AND MAKES MY JOB EASIER.  THANKS!!

DID WE WIN?

NON-FICTION...THE ART OF THE POUR BY OUR MAN, OUR WAITER, OUR FRIEND TONY

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3...THE VERY SWEET ENDING

TWO-FISTED BOB DOESN'T USE A GLASS...WELL, TO START ANYWAY


IS THIS THE RIGHT PLACE?  WHAT'S UP WITH THE PINK CHAIRS?

PLEASE KEEP THE NOISE DOWN...I'M TRYING TO CONCENTRATE!

THE LEAGUE IS A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF THIS GENTLEMAN MIKE EHMANN...HIS PARTNER REED HADLEY COULD NOT MAKE IT...I VOTE THE BEST TEAM NAME..."HOPPY ENDINGS"

CENTER AND RIGHT...TEAM "KAPTAIN O AND THE KING"...LOWELL AND MIKE

IT'S STARTING TO GET LOUD NOW. RANDY IS KEEPING A LOW PROFILE AS OUR LVP

TED, THE MAN WHO PICKS ON ME EVERY WEEK...LL


NEIL HAS HIS OWN WAY OF POURING...THAT WORKS TOO!


GEESH DON! AT LEAST WAIT UNTIL HE LEAVES THE ROOM BEFORE YOU ASK ME ABOUT A PARTNER FOR NEXT YEAR!

MARK HAS MASTERED THE POUR.  HE'S HAD A LOT OF PRACTICE!


DAVE, ONE-HALF OF THE TEAM "BROS GRIM"

GATHER ROUND, PAUL IS GOING TO READ TO US.


NICK, OUR 2019 LEAGUE CHAMP

JOHN, OUR 2019 LEAGUE CHAMP

DUMP FISCHER, I'LL DUMP DeLEO AND WE'LL RULE THE WORLD!

WHAT!?...NO LARGE SHIRTS?...ONLY XL, XXL, XXXL

SIX POINTS! A LOUSY SIX POINTS!! WE COULD HAVE BEEN #1  @#$!%? NOW I FEEL LIKE #2


THAT'S WHY I HAD A BAD YEAR...MY RIGHT HAND WRIST JOINT WAS TOO LOOSE.

MIKE, MY ENTERTAINING PARTNER FOR THE LAST 22 YEARS.

A MORTAL SIN AT A BREWERY FUNCTION...TIM SPILLED THE BEER AND IS NOW DRAINING THE SEAT

THERE...PERFECT...HAVE A SEAT GARY!

STANDING GUARD SO NO ONE SLIPS AND FALLS

NO!...YOU CAN'T HAVE THIS SHIRT FOR THE PRIZE TABLE!!

RYAN AND DAN, PROUD TO HAVE MADE HIS GOAL BY BESTING TEAM VOODOO MATH.



JOHN FISCHER...HE'LL BE HERE LATER ON...HE WILL GLADLY COVER THE BILL...HE'S FLUSH WITH CASH

DAMN!...I'M PISSED I DIDN'T GO DOWN DAD'S CELLAR WHEN HE WAS AWAY!

...I FINALLY FOUND A LARGE SIZE SHIRT!



NEED HELP WITH THE BILL?










I DON'T THINK I HAVE A GOOD SIDE






GOT SKINNED?...YES...DAVE WHELEHAN DID TOO BUT HE GOT 10 BUCKS AND A BIG SLEEVE OF BALLS FOR PLAYING EVERY WEEK




ALWAYS ONE OF MY HIGHLIGHTS...A NICE CARD FULL OF THANK YOU'S FROM THE GUYS






AN EXCELLENT MEAL BOOKENDED WITH A SALAD AND ICE CREAM DESSERT


...SIX POINTS...I DEMAND A RECOUNT!

THIS USED TO BE MINE AND GREG'S LAST YEAR...I MISS IT ALREADY and I MISS GREG


I FINISHED IT ALL...EVEN THE VEGETABLES!



I SAID TO SAY GRACE, NOT PLAY AMAZING GRACE!



IT'S TIME FOR THE AWARDS

PERFECT ATTENDANCE DAVE BURTON, TIM DeLEO, BOB MURDOCK, MIKE JOHNSON and ME.



MOST VALUABLE PLAYER ... NICK KAWECKI ... GOT SKINNED?...YES...JOHN YOUNGS BUT HE GOT 10 BUCKS AND A BIG SLEEVE OF BALLS FOR PLAYING EVERY WEEK


HI/LO DOUBLES WINNERS RYAN MAGINN and MIKE EHMANN

HI/LO DOUBLES WINNERS MIKE EHMANN and RYAN MAGINN



THE SUN IS SETTING ON ANOTHER AMAZING YEAR OF LEAGUE GOLF

IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME WITHOUT  GREG IDE AND DAN TUSCHONG...REALLY!?

GIVING THANKS FOR HIS SPECIAL AWARD

NEXT TIME BRING YOUR PARTNER REED HADLEY AND NO, YOU CAN'T HAVE HIS STEAK!

OUR MOST IMPROVED PLAYER - PAUL SCHMERBECK

2019 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS - GRIP-IT and SIP-IT - YOUNGS and KAWECKI

OUR LEAST IMPROVED PLAYER BRIAN...HE TRIED TO SNEAK OUT EARLY

GOT SKINNED?...YES...BRIAN WERGIN BUT HE GOT 10 BUCKS AND A BIG SLEEVE OF BALLS FOR PLAYING EVERY WEEK



A LOT OF "AWARDS" THERE BRIAN!  DOES YOUR DAD RUN THE LEAGUE?






BLESSED and LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A GOOD SON

SUN SETTING ON THE LAST PITCHER OF BEER (OUT OF 25)