Dear forum members,

My wife and I just got back late last night (Monday) so please excuse the delayed report.

The dinner was great and went off without a hitch. We assembled at the appointed hour, with eleven out of twelve in attendance. The only one absent was Butch Searcy, who had something to keep him from Las Vegas altogether. We drank Australian wine selected by Adam Tayler and 500Nitro. Surprisingly, nobody got tanked!

Our good member Nigel Minton (500Nitro) sat across the table from me. Here's a pic of 500Nitro (on the right, in profile) talking to Bob Mason, with Bob's wife, Sharon behind.

Our other good-will ambassador from Australia, Matt Graham, sat to my right. Here is a likeness of his glowing countenance:

Adam Tayler sat to my left. Here's a pic of our good Canadian buddy:

We had the pleasure of three ladies among us, which probably helped us maintain our resolve. I've already presented Sharon Mason. Here's a pic of Jen Tayler (close) and my better half, Tammy Stephenson (behind):

Across the table and to my right sat Dan Lang (retex) and his brother-in-law, Jimmy Hogge, on the right, both of Houston, Texas:

Directly across the table sat my new friend Pete Hiatt (peterb). For some reason, I didn't snap his photo, or else it didn't turn out. I thought I got the whole table. Sorry, Pete.

My pic is not there, either. I haven't mastered the art of shooting myself.

The server took several group shots of the whole table using Nigel's camera. Pete and I will have to wait for our shining faces to appear when the group shot is posted.

The food and service at William B's was just fine, as usual. The tab came to $60 per head. That's not bad for what we ate and drank. We all had a great time and left as good friends. Let's do it again next year!

Next report will be about the gun show.

Best to all,
Curl