MESSAGE
| DATE | 2002-07-25 |
| FROM | Jay Sulzberger
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] General Membership and Board Meeting
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On Thu, 25 Jul 2002, Ruben Safir wrote:
>
> Well
>
> There is something to be said about making a tradition of the
> Kilarny Rose. I'm a sentimental traditionalist myself.
>
> Most of the great political movements of NYC history, including the
> original City Hall, has taken place at a proper pub.
>
> Ruben
The Killarney Rose is good, and people should eat and drink more.
ad raffle: Let the raffle be part of the membership drive. Every new
member gets one ticket. Old members get one too. On condition that we get
five hundred new members. There is more to the plan, which I hope to
present at the meeting.
oo--JS.
>
> On Thu, Jul 25, 2002 at 04:52:01PM -0400, Ron Guerin wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 2002-07-25 at 16:09, joev_nylxs-at-pipeline.com wrote:
> > > I disagree about it being a waste of money. I think that meeting in a public
> > > place is a major distraction on being productive. I'm willing to pay for
> > > afforadle meet space out of my pocket for a general monthly meeting.
> > >
> >
> > I think it's just a matter of focus. I've been to NY Fair Use meetings
> > where people ate, but the chair ran a tight ship. That was at The Rose,
> > and you'd have forgotten you were in a tavern. Every time I've been
> > there, we've pretty much had the back to ourselves.
> >
> > If you'd indulge a suggestion from the outside, a simplified form of
> > Robert's Rules of Order might help keep things moving along no matter
> > where it is held. By snuffing out audible side-conversations, and
> > making sure only one person speaks at a time (unless they agree to share
> > the floor), and tabling matters that are going nowhere, you can get
> > through your agenda with a minimum of disruption.
> >
> > If Joe Ercole is there, nominate him to chair the meeting.
> >
> > One nice thing about the Killarney Rose is, you get to see Ruben in his
> > element, looking like Boss Safir, the cellphone on one ear, taking notes
> > on the subnotebook in front of him, and the pint at his side. The last
> > time I saw it I remember thinking it was the sort of photo you'd see on
> > the dust-jacket of a book, or in a news story. "Boss Safir making deals
> > and rallying the troops from his regular table at the Killarney Rose"
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
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