August Supper Gathering

Pool Party & Potluck Dinner - Part Deux
Saturday, August 21st
4:00 PM - ???

Hosts: Darwin & Dirk
Location: 2019 Ravinia Drive, Arlington, TX 76012 (map)
Call for directions: 214-924-6787

Clothing Optional

What to bring: (bathing suit), towel, sunscreen, and something for the potluck dinner

Dinner Details:

1. Grill will be fired up at 5:30 PM; potluck dinner to begin at 6:00 PM
2. Sign-up in the comments section below with what you plan to bring for potluck
3. BYOB (bring your own beverages); ice chest/ice provided

So that we can get a guesstimate of the number of men attending for the food/paper products/tables and chairs, please leave your FIRST NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS and POTLUCK ITEM in the comment section for this posting, or email dfwteddy1955@yahoo.com. THANKS!

Book Club

NEW DATE: Thursday, August 5th
7:30 P.M.

Hosts: Bill & Andy
Location: 2001 Royalwood Dr., Arlington, 76006 (map)
Call for directions: 817-718-2424

MY LUCKY STAR (Joe Keenan). The glamorous Hollywood novel gets a sharp send-up as a smart drawing-room comedy crossed liberally with farce in this third offering from a successful television writer. Struggling playwrights Philip and Claire are summoned to Tinseltown by their calculating friend Gilbert to be screenwriters for a legendary diva, Diana Malenfant, and her megastar son, Stephen Donato. When the budding screenwriters are revealed as inadvertent plagiarists, Philip is forced to ghostwrite the memoirs of Diana's toxic has-been sister, Lily, and turn over all potentially damaging pages to Diana and Stephen. Lily is threatening to expose the silver screen's best-kept secret, that Stephen is gay. All are coexisting in a glittery detente until L.A.'s most fashionable madam gets the goods on the entire cast and demands a production credit, prodding the ever-capable Claire to devise the most madcap of rescues. The witty banter, zany plot twists, and colorful, likable characters (even the dastardly villains) provide a delight for fans of brainy comedy. If the ghost of Noel Coward isn't pleased, Frasier's is. (Kaite Mediatore, BOOKLIST)

1. Get the book. (Books available at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com.)
2. Read it.
3. Sign-in on the comments for this blog entry so we know how much dessert to get.
4. Come share dessert, as well as your thoughts and insights on the book.

All are welcome. See you there!

UPDATE: July Special Event

The Dixie Swim Club
Saturday, July 31, 8:00 PM

Theatre Arlington

(305 W. Main St., Arlington) Driving directions

Tickets: NO LONGER AVAILABLE

In this poignant comedy, five Southern women, who met on their college swim team, reunite every August to recharge their relationships and renew their spirits. As the years progress, they rely on each other more and more to get through the rough waters life sends their way.

July Supper Gathering

Pool Party & Potluck Dinner

Saturday, July 17th
4:00 PM - ???

Hosts: Darwin & Dirk
Location: 2019 Ravinia Drive, Arlington, TX 76012 (map)
Call for directions: 214-924-6787

Clothing Optional

What to bring: (bathing suit), towel, sunscreen, and something for the potluck dinner

Dinner Details:

• Grill will be fired up at 5:30 PM; potluck dinner to begin at 6:00 PM
• Sign-up in the comments section below with what you plan to bring for potluck
• BYOB (bring your own beverages); ice chest/ice provided

So that we can get a guesstimate of the number of men attending for the food/paper products/tables and chairs, please leave your FIRST NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS and POTLUCK ITEM in the comment section for this posting, or email dfwteddy1955@yahoo.com. THANKS!

UPDATE: Carl sent an email with the receipe for the jaleno poppers from the party. "You will need:

sandwich turkey (the rectangle kind)
bacon
onions
diced Jalapenos

(1) Finely chop up the onions and jalapenos

(2) Cut the turkey and bacon in half

(3) Put some of the onions and Jalapenos on the turkey, fold it up tight, and then wrap it in the bacon, securing it with a toot pick

(4) bake in oven on a baking pan, flipping it every so often till nice and brown on all sides

Celebrate the 4th with your ASC Buddies!

Sunday, July 4
4:00 PM - ???

Hosts: Bill & Andy
Location: 2001 Royalwood Dr., Arlington, 76006 (map)
Call for directions: 817-718-2424

Clothing Optional

What to bring: (bathing suit), towel, sunscreen, and something for the potluck dinner

Dinner Details:

• Grill will be fired up at 5:30 PM; potluck dinner to begin at 6:00 PM
• Sign-up in the comments section below with what you plan to bring for potluck
• BYOB (bring your own beverages); ice chest/ice provided

So that we can get a guesstimate of the number of men attending for the food/paper products/tables and chairs, please leave your FIRST NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS and POTLUCK ITEM in the comment section for this posting, or email dfwteddy1955@yahoo.com. THANKS!

Pool Party!

Saturday, June 26
2:00 PM - ???

Hosts: Don & Yuri
Location: 5204 Wimbledon Ct., Arlington, TX 76017-2785 (map)
Call for directions: (817) 466-2768

Clothing optional
What to bring: (swim suit), towel, sunscreen, potluck dinner item, your own beverages

Dinner Details:

• Potluck dinner to begin at 6:00p
• NO GRILL, so be creative with your potluck choice!
• Ice chest/ice provided for your beverages

If attending, please leave your FIRST NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS and POTLUCK ITEM in the comment section for this posting.

June Book Club

Thursday, June 24th
7:30 P.M.

Hosts: Bill & Andy
Location: 2001 Royalwood Dr., Arlington, 76006 (map)
Call for directions: 817-718-2424

Lure, The (Felice Picano) In 1979, Felice Picano rocketed to fame with the publication of this shocking, controversial thriller. Riveting and candid in its depiction of the gay sexual subculture of the era, and praised by Stephen King as "Explosive...Felice Picano is one hell of a writer." The Lure thrusts young widower Noel Hathaway into a dark universe of physical and psychological violence; an unwilling lure used by the police to unmask an elusive killer.

1. Get the book. (Books available at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com.)
2. Read it.
3. Sign-in on the comments for this blog entry so we know how much dessert to get.
4. Come share dessert, as well as your thoughts and insights on the book.

GROUP RATING OF THIS FOLLOWING DISCUSSION (10=HI, 1=LO): 6.5

June Supper Gathering

Saturday, June 19th
7:00 PM

Prince Lebanese Grill

502 W. Randall Mill Road (map) - MENU - PH: 817-469-1811

Plan to join us! Leave your FIRST NAME and EMAIL ADDRESS in the comment section for this posting so we'll know to expect you. When you arrive at the restaurant, ask for the Arlington Supper Club group.

June Special

Wicked
Wednesday, June 16, 8:00 PM
Music Hall at Fair Park, Dallas

Prices, Order tickets

Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One - born with emerald green skin - is smart, fiery, and misunderstood; the other is beautiful, ambitious, and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good makes for “the most complete and completely satisfying new musical in a long time.” (USA Today).

FOR GOOD (my fav!) by original cast members Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.

Bill & Andy (E BALC) and Darwin & Dirk (MAIN FLOOR) are going. Let them know if you plan to join them!

CANCELLED

Circle J Camping Weekend
June 11-13

EMAIL RECEIVED 6/9 AM: "A MASSIVE rainstorm moved through our area on Wednesday night/Thursday morning. The rain was so immensly heavy that the dam that holds in our beloved pond has been breached. The entire pond has drained and the landscape surrounding the creek has been transformed. As of Thursday morning, we see no way that the east side of the property can be accessed by any of our campers.

"It is with heavy hearts we must cancel our upcoming Mud / Wrestling weekend, scheduled for June 11th thru June 13th. The majority of the activities we had planned were to take place on the now inaccessable side of the property and the now drained pond.

"For those of you that would still like to come out to the ranch, we will, as always, do our very best to ensure you have a fun and memorable weekend. Please keep in mind that we will be in the process of assessing and repairing the unbelievable damage caused by this natural disaster.

"If you have any questions or concerns, call us at 903-479-4189 and thank you all for your understanding and support. We will be updating our website, http://www.campcirclej.com as soon as we can."