Slamming it in 23
Counselors Note: Twinklers evidently cleaned up too scrupulously and regrettably several entries unfortunately did not make it out of the lodge. Mid-DayRain falls down outsideI keep drinking booze soaked fruitThe world seems more better Brett | Malvolian +++ UntitledFrank Wright had a gift.Designed many structures all right.Were they good or not? Tommye UntitledTo craft is divineMade so much better with wineNow it’s time to shine! Cassie +++ Ballroom Floor/Bedroom CeilingWrapped in REM dream, I –Tippy tap tip tap tip tapBoot camp eight fifteen. John Hoffman +++ UntitledBurn us poy-tay-toeCleanse these Twinklers with fireOnly one survives Unknown +++ UntitledI worked in [...]
When Weekend got pulled into Funky Town
The password is ... Groovy. From the drama of Tender and Tumultuous Times to classic game show fun, it was the year Weekenders found themselves time warped into a 1970s television programming line-up. But we kept one foot in the present with funky poems, retrospectives and tops. We toured the only Frank Lloyd Wright public elementary school, enjoyed a high-end TV dinner by MJ and magnificent Indian meal by Sachin, played find-the-ranger to get our picnic shelter unlocked (thanks a lot, Pat). There were fabulous prizes and hilarious answers from our contestants and celebrities, marvelous cocktails throughout, and the first-ever [...]
Jive talkin Tops
Just your name. | MJ after Rob asked what as a newbie he should share with the group Pie Today (?) | MJ What the hell are you even doing? Why are you bothering? | Ed, watching John cut off tiny slivers of quiche. The first part is pants on. The second part is often pants off. | Bryan Pat. | Our surly, inefficient, officious, indoor-smoking ranger. Mighty Casey struck out. | Wayne entertained us while we tried coping with Ranger Pat’s nonsense. Stop offering things you don’t want to do. | Deb’s advice to John Why develop it if [...]
Radical Retrospects
From the Official Evaluation Form ... The Weekend tagline. A quote-whore slogan for our Souvenir Booklet and merchandising. Example: “Weekend: Your Wish is Our Regret” People need to keep track of their own drinks. | Winner. Deep sea diving Together almost as long as Tommye and Wayne Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Since we are in Wisconsin – Cheesy Weekend! The canoe trip All the fun of the Seventies without the haunting terror of imminent thermonuclear annihilation Where the flooring is never bad What startling revelation did you learn about one of your fellow Weekenders which you would never dare repeat in a jillion [...]
Out of sight odes
The Patlocked Putz Pat was smoking his buttsThe good group needed some futzWhere’s your sticker?Can you believe his guts?That was a kicker | Sue E. Malvolian of the Year No Haiku! Haiku: Such nonsense for a poem!Ridiculous – I moanJust write some verseMake words to rhymeKeep it simple and save time | Wayne (First runner up) No comparing Playing games with friendsMakes me feels so inept, lostBut I’m not alone | Tommye (Second runner up) It’s a fact I’m not complainingI’m just extremely detailedThey are projecting | Rob Here’s the ideaBuild up hope of pie todayWe [...]
You bet we had a hoot and a half!
The Peach Bellini Casino and Hideaway! ... We topped ourselves once more, poemed, and expressed our deepest impulses. And as you'll see in our photo album, it was a Weekend lousy with winners -- and not just at the tables -- including: Malvolian of the Year: Alex Nazar Kocktail Kontest: Jennifer, Tuaca Tuscan Spice. ... Other entries: White Negroni (Bryan), 3PB (YOS), Death in the Afternoon (Wayne) Gown of Humility: Fred And we even had the media following us around this year. (Not, we hasten to add, for the 'police reports' page.) The spirit of Fran lives on!
Evaluate!
What our Weekenders are saying ... Tagline Suggestions: Friends become family | Julie [Winner!]Weekend – Ever changing, always a blastDrift Less | JoeLet’s do it again next year | MickA bucolic spectacle – now with more all-terrain vehicles! | A Friend.Don’t count your chips before the end.Let’s gamble: Addictions are great! | FredYou will enjoy it a lot if you don’t get shot. | DaveRosemary – the champagne of Italy | MJThe house took my money, but not my family | AlexNow with septic vents! | YOSGo all in if you want to go to bed. | AlexThe most complicated [...]
Malvoliating
A Chair I hold Papa’s chair I sit on a chair also Therefore I am chair | Erik Nazar Malvolian of the Year Shining Brow On foot we travel Learning more On Frank Lloyd Wright tour Much to see In amongst the trees Rhubarb grows Near Midway Barn Bugs, bugs darn Grace was chat chat chat Floppy hat We learned a lot Grace chat NOT! | Julie Limerick Enjoying all the frivolities While waiting for the whistle to blow It’s time to go We’ll never know The surprise in the show | Joe August 14th, [...]
Topping off 21
Who needs Deb Dicke? | Said entirely in sour-grapes jest, we assure you, as Bryan carried on the Cheese Tradition. Deb, we miss you -- come back!Did someone just join us? | Alex H very quietly when we realized there was one more silhouette than we expected in the darkness.I’ve done this before. I should know better.Moronis: The dimmest star in the constellation Dufus.We may be a pharmacy right here. | Sharon, when Tommye realized she didn’t bring her pillsThe trees started choking the prairies, encroaching. | Docent GraceArt circles and spotlights? Or silos and septic vents? | Urban vs. [...]
Shore Excursions
Things to Do around the Lodge.