Drafting of the third constitution - Dinner Club - for 09

• March 2 kick off - thus we will complete cycle in August....to make things more exciting I suggest a half year gala after the first 3 turns in June and then October will be the Gala
• the Age Cheap Eats guide will be in action again
• It will be first Mondays of Month Club again
• the budget will remain $30 p/p
• the radius of exploration will be 12 kms as the crow flys
• the 09 twist is - a hat full of areas (suburbs) - to be prepared by 09 President...will be presented by the president to the DC-ite whose turn is upcoming (following alphabetical order of first names) and the area picked is where the DC-ite will narrow their search
• A blog will be written (50 words) by the DC-ite with a single image - within the week after the Monday turn - a collection of these will be a cherished foreward to the great Foodie Novel of our times that will be published on the 10th anniversary of DC - the blog address is http://dc-abcoor .blogspot.com
• Guests - the DC-ite will request by sms, phone or email to the host ad the host decides
• Half year Gala - suggestions will be submitted to President no later than March 2 for the half year Gala and it will be complied and presented by President to DC-ites on April 6 for a decesion....this gives 2 months to plan and book - budget $50 p/p
• Year end Gala - suggestions will be submitted to President no later than July 6 for the year end Gala and it will be complied and presented by President to DC-ites on August 3 for a decesion....this gives 2 months to plan and book - budget $80 p/p

Drafting of the first constitution - Dinner Club - 9/3/7 - for 07

Ninjas and monkeys alike..read and print this..

Excuse the delays...snowed under in matters of 'red'

so i took the time of googling this and that..chopped, pasted, removed, rinsed and then finally laid bare on fine silk cloth one or two proposals

and this should be fun i know, but without some rigidity and scaffolding we may open a can of Lumbricus terrestris and be totally up s..it creek

1. mission statement: 2 enjoy yummy food within a 20km radius of melb cbd for a price for all courses of under $40pp (drinks including) of which there must be a vegan option.

2. participants: - founding members: b1, b2, clair, ojas, alvin, Renata (welcome)

it was agreed a maximum of 8 per session

3. when - to meet on the first thursday of every month at around 7-7.30pm on location. hence forth:

5 April, 3 May, 7 June, 5 July, 2 Aug, 6 Sept, 4 Oct, 1 Nov

4. how - each month in turn we will have a host in order of alphabeticals persuant to first name. As b1 started, next is me, then Ben, Clair, Ojas. U get the idea. but if u didnt, then Renata.

The host is responsible: for assuring the venue complies with the guidelines; to send out reminder emails to the posse 7 days before; and for US (yes YOU and ME not our branch in the states) members to respond or decline at most 3 days before the date to allow adequate booking time and accuracy. The host must also check particulars on payment: ie: cash only, do they split the bill blah blah blah u get the driftwood.

Ideally the venue will be a place in which the host has munched before in paying due respect to the previous Thurday Dinner Club venue. Your balls are on the line.

Venue for location to be smsed to members (okay 2 sms one member of a couple on the assumption that they are not squabbling that day and will inform them) by 5pm on the day of FEAST and no earlier than 3pm. we keep it real and underground (Renata we need ur phone number). I recommend smspup.com for all your free sms needs. yes they do pay me. If people are all happy with the email medium then we can do that also but responsibility will then be put onto to the member to check their email at the required times.

It is NOT compulsory to attend, but as a founding member you should duly show respect to good food and all gastronomique deites and abandon all other commitments to attend. (not to mention all the f***king time i spent writing this - HOPE THE BOSS DOESNT SEE ME)

U can replace yourselves with like minded junkies, who, at your salivating discretion, will slot right in with the palates of the crew. It will be curteous and necessary to liase with the host for that month on such matters.

As this is a maximum 8 baboon freakshow, the host will have first preference for inviting guests, with other members able to put their 2 cents in for submission and consideration well in advance. if a guest is coming, it is up to the inviting member to inform the guest of the venue.

Other Notes:

it was discussed at the end of the year to go all out and dine smartly. I recommend the max be $150pp. But this can be discussed as a matter for the forum.

Please help me out here, im struggling to come up with anything else...

this is a bain marie in motion, but it would be nice to have something in a decent order before the shit starts to set

anything else?

for those of u lucky to be in the afternoon mix series, ill speak to u then

thank you and cum again

.a