Tuesday, 24 May 2005

Moower Stag Meeting # 4 – Minutes

Date         Friday 19-May-05

Time         20:00

Location    Old Black Bull, Preston

Present

• Dave Moower

• Andrew Moower

• Andy Seens (1/2 Best man) (secretary) - @ 9pm

• John Carmichael JC @9:27pm

• Iain Mitchel

• Dutt (1/2 Best Man)

• virtual Pete Carmichael PC, via GPRS

Apologies

• PC, who wasn't bothered about being there in person, and had a young girl in his bed (?)

• none others. How rude.

1.Previous Meeting

Dutt started of by slagging off Seens' print out of previous minutes not being 2-up, until it was pointed out that they were.

All agreed that the turn-out was poor, and that several invitees didn't seem to know there was a meeting that night, which turned out to be because they hadn't bothered to read the minutes. Any more of this insubordination, and certain invitations will be revoked, especially the ...

2.Secretary

... who, (no names, Barly) didn't materialise, and for whom Seens begrudgingly stood in for. However his pen didn't work very well, which wasn't helped by Dutt burning it with a ciggy lighter, so he had to use his emergency pen. This is not a euphemism.

3. Interuption

... at this point by Dutt's mum phoning, to say she had a pain in the leg (not neck i.e. Dutt), and would therefore not be attending. Get well soon, Mrs Dutt.

4. Date

Voted on 13th August, passed unanimously. However, see below.

5. Venue

• Settle - Seens conformed that Settle still has a curry house, 3 infact as confirmed by PC's Norwich office. However, no club, so that's out.
• Lancaster - far too towny apparently, the studenty bits are well out of town.
• Bowness suggested by Moower - camping a problem ? There is a very family site down the road, where the proprietor inspects all arriving vehicles to check equal numbers of male & female, and that marriage certificates are genuine. Extra points for kids. Dutt & Moower both reckoned they had stayed in a scruffy field down the road - Action Dutt / Moore will check rough camping

6.Theme

Good progress here, with the short list of 4 or so getting narrowed down to 10 :

• witches - do difficult to discuss, aseveryone keep going all Python "she turned me into a newt" etc.
• schoolgirls - hats (boaters) with pigtails, could avoid wigs with pigtails made of ropey stuff - Action Seens price up
• french maids - "spik and span"
• cleaners - old, female, with buckets & mops. Good access to clubs, esp. at closing time
• ballerenas - vitoed due to spelling difficulties and the old leotard/toilet problem
• fairies - (not like Right Said Fred) pink fishnets, wands "your wish has been granted" etc. Possibly rather extreme, but would get some laughs
• angels (not angles) - wings, halo
• ghosts - lady ones, with huge fake tits and a sheet over the head
• Hawiian - requires wigs, and some spelling accumen
• female opera singers - rubbish idea
• NO MORE.

Moower pointed out that his fav is St Trinians, but as he is Groom, this is less than relevant, and therefore any votes for this would be given less value.

Action Ian - £ boaters, Action JC - £ on Ebay

7.Date Again

• JC stated away for 13 Aug (as confirmed in a text of 20-April, which didn't seem to exist except in his head)
• So, 31-Jul voted and passed. But Col is away.
• Bank Hol 27-Aug poss.
• Or 10-Sep, tho Auntie Alma Moower needs to tell Uncle Leonard Moower, as he may not be back for the annual Moower family do. Also, this is 5 days before the Battle Of Briton. Also AM's Dad's bday (1938).
• 6-Aug is Dutts b'day. And Hiroshima "I have brung death, ya baldy bastid" apparently.
• 24-Aug is Versuvious / Pompeii day

Action Moower - check Auntie Alma / Leonard's dates

Action Seens - email all attendees, requesting UNavailable dates, so we can decide once and for all.

Action JC - stop telling Seens to bring a proper pen.

8. Venue (again)

Moscow - Dutt likes furry birds' hats (furry hats of birds, not hats of furry birds. I assume)

9. Next Meeting

Friday 03-Jun-05 8p.m. Black Bull.