The West Potomac Rugby Football Club 1999 Season Awards Banquet was a smashed success. Everyone, but the wily historian, got smashed. The historian was way too busy being amused.
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The event began as well as one can be expected with beautiful women and an open bar. Paul G. was there with a certain piece of WPRFC history. The bar was to be open for only thirty minutes - however creating manna and ambrosia took Mike Sullivan - General Manager of Sullivan's Emerald Isle longer than expected (something to do with killing the cow and city ordinances). The resulting one hour and fifteen minute open bar took quite a toll on many of the team's "less experienced" players.
The wait was worth it however. The subsequent dinner was simply awesome with generous portions of steak (filet mignon) and crab cakes with a wonderful spicy attitude. The salads, wine and cheesecake were all wonderful touches. Thanks Sully and Mike!
The real fun was just beginning - Ali enjoyed "the view" as the self-appointed Fun Table proceeded to get butt wasted. One member, who will remain nameless, was sent home prior to the main course being served. It wasn't the falling backwards that worried people as much as the subsequent falling forwards after being picked up.
Laura Dixon crafted a toast to the men of West Potomac with help (or was it hindarance) from Carroll Saldalgo and yours truly (provided history not verbage).
A Toast from the Ladies:
A toast to our rugged West Potomac lads
Without them in our lives we'd be so sad
Victorious or defeated we love them just the same
Coz win or lose they love to play the game
They may be fat but they're also slow
this year they made "MARFU," beat North Bay twice, Way to Go!
Despite they're drunken vulgarity they're honest and true
So West Potomac Lads, We Love You!
Thank you Laura.
Bill - the Prez - got up to give his speech. I don't know if it was his slurred words, rambling or periodic outbursts - but some people got the idea he was intoxicated. We would like to take this opportunity to deny that - he was sloshed. In what was surely the longest WPRFC Award Banquet speech ever he went on for one hour and fifteen minutes and managed to offend only one or two people.
The evening continued with fun and frolicking upstairs and down. Eventually Mookie hit his limit and tossed his cookies in the upstairs bathroom becoming the first person to pray to the porcelain god in the newly opened establishment. He also became the first customer booted out - his crime? - praying to the porcelain god but missing.
Until next spring - POTOMAC!
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