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Dear Ron,
Welcome to the Euchre Club of Chicago weekly newsletter,
a wacky, entertaining collection of things about the club,
upcoming events, and occasional things that amuse us from
the Internets. And there's no truth to the rumor that we're
behind the firing of eight federal prosecutors.
If you have ideas, gossip to divulge, humorous thoughts,
abject praise, rampant criticism, or ideas to improve the
club, send a note to
euchrechicago@yahoo.com.
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Do I hear "Road Trip?" |
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The annual
World Series of Euchre is September 14-16 in
Lansing, MI (at the swanky Holiday Inn), and
registration is now open. Never having participated
in this tournament before, we're not quite sure if
we should even recommend it, but if there's enough
interest from the rest of the club, we'll do some
due diligence. Check it out for yourself, and if you
think you'd like to go, send an e-mail to
euchrechicago@yahoo.com.
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Reliving Past Glory (or defeat) |
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Are you still smarting from being set on a loner,
and wondering how you could have played it
differently? Thanks to an obsessive computer/euchre
nerd, now you can play that hand over and over again
until you figure out just where you went wrong.
Visit the
Euchre Laboratory, for hours of obsessive Euchre
fun, but don't say we didn't warn you!
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This Week's Weather: Moist! |
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Your weather for the week, provided by the
meteorologists at WFLD-TV Fox Chicago.
WEDNESDAY - 52 / 43 Rain
THURSDAY - 60 / 47 Party Cloudy
FRIDAY - 64 / 51 Thunderstorms
SATURDAY - 65 / 44 Thunderstorms
SUNDAY - 53 / 42 Showers
MONDAY - 58 / 40 Showers
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Get a Life - Part Deux! |
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A special shout-out goes to ECC member Marv
Leach, who recently became the second person to play
his 100th night of Euchre since our year began on
July 1. Fester, you're not far behind...
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Dates to remember |
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Sunday, April 1 April Fool's Day, and Paul
Zehren's Birthday (appropriate, no?)
Saturday, April 14/b> Next Variation Night
Tuesday, April 17
Tax Day!
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CCongratulations! |
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Congratulations to the following recent winners:
Once again, those darned evening directors forgot to
send in the list of recent winners. We'll play catch
up in next week's newsletter, but in the meantime,
if you're a winner, you'll have to keep it to
yourself for a little while longer.
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Overheard at Euchre |
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"You've got the big one and I have the little
one."
-ECC member Steve Robinson. Not sure if he was
talking about bowers or, um, bowers.
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Ask Hoyle |
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Dear Hoyle: Will rice thrown at weddings
really cause birds to explode? /i>– Bird in the
Hand
Dear Birdie:
EEpisodes of The Simpsons aside, no, rice thrown at
weddings will not cause birds to explode, although
imagine how much more interesting weddings would be
if it were true. In truth, that rice thrown around
the steps of the church will simply cause you to
slip and fall on your ass, which come to think of
it, is also a fun way to make weddings more
interesting.
If you have a question about b>Euchre strategy,
ECC club rules, relationships or just
life in general, send an e-mail to resident
expert Hoyle at
euchrechicago@yahoo.com. We promise all e- mails
are anonymous, and the answers may just surprise
you.
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SSurvey Says
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Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out
the recent membership survey online. This week we
take a look at our play venues, as well as your
ideas for new locations./font>
On a scale of "Love It!" to "Hate It!", each of our
play venues (Wednesday Chicks, Saturday Chicks and
Sunday Charlie's) earned a "Like It" rating. A small
number of people rated Saturday and Sunday as "not
my favorite," but for the most part, the venues seem
to be working well for the club.
Should the day come when we need to find a new
location, Hamburger Mary's tops the list of places
you'd like us to look at, followed by Ann Sathers,
Sidetracks, Jackhammer, and one vote for "My Butt."
I'm not sure how many tables we can fit in your
butt, but I hear parking isn't an issue.
Next week we look at the upcoming Anniversary Party.
Stay tuned!
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