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DATE | 2002-07-25 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] General Membership and Board Meeting
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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
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 > > > ____________________________ > New Yorker Linux Users Scene > Fair Use - > because it's either fair use or useless....
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