Friday, May 19, 2006

"Now It's Time To Say Goodbye..."

Hello Friends,

Well the party's been over for a couple of weeks,
but the Twentieth Anniversary Of Walt Disney World's
Fifteenth Birthday Celebration Committee (TAOWDWFBCC)
wanted to ding-a-ling your email bell one last
time to tell everyone what a swell time we
had -- not only with those folks that turned out,
but also with just talking with all of you guys again
after all these years! It is clear that we share a special
bond of friendship that time cannot erase. We achieved
the most important of our goals: putting together a fairly
complete list of contacts, hosted both remote and local
party gatherings, and caught a mellow buzz by the Gulf.
(We closed down the Ikky WooWoo Tiki Bar both Friday
and Saturday nights!) We also managed to keep J.R. away
from the grill, developed a magnificent blog site, produced
some t-shirts, and took loads upon loads of pictures. Sure
we've all gone back to our dreary lives now, but anytime
we want to relive the Rum Runners, the swimming to the
buoy, the wearing of menus on heads at a fancy restaurant,
or the good times of a picnic at Turkey Lake Park while
kids chased the ducks... it is all just a click away, thanks
to the Internet.

Here are the links you should bookmark so that we are
never that far away:

The Blog (this thing keeps getting updated, and
comments are encouraged by one and all)
http://www.hollywoodeastwdw.blogspot.com/

The T-Shirts (been there, done that? You need the t-shirt!)
http://www.cafepress.com/huckaby

The Pictures (or "evidence"... it depends on which
side of the camera you are on)
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=13z6oc7.20z05dmv&x=0&h=1&y=-f998c4

Now that the first reunion is history, there is lots of
talk about doing it again soon. There are even rumblings
about how the '89 ELMO is currently in the planning stages.
(The consensus is that the majority of today's golf management
community in central Florida has forgotten our past transgressions
and may misguidedly welcome our little event with open
arms. Woo hoo!) So look for more fun down the pike, and
join in to help if you feel like it.

It was fun! Thanks for playing along. We'll do it again
sometime. See you in the funny papers!

~~Stu and the Committee

Thursday, May 11, 2006

This time last week we were at the Giraffe!

Hey guys,
It was great seeing everyone this weekend (from what we can remember). Stu sent us all his pictures from the big reunion weekend. Someone really should have taken Stu's camera from him cause he's not in any of the pictures.

Take a look:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=13z6oc7.20z05dmv&x=0&h=1&y=-f998c4

Enjoy!!


Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Sunday in the park...

Sunday we packed up the cars, took a last glance
at the Gulf of Mexico and headed to
Turkey Lake Park in Orlando. There we met
up with more "Friends of Stu" and our grilling buddies

were a large family of Samoans

(or was it a family of large Samoans?)
.


Videos, for your viewing pleasure

Grace, Sarona, Jimmy, Jefferson & Tiersa

Michael

JR & Laura

Lisa & Amy

Mark, Glenda, Briana & Richie

Tom & Grace

Jefferson
(SUSN: Satellite Uplink Scheduling Network)

Tiersa, Lisa, Sarona, Melissa, Grace
Mark & Richie

Sarona, Lisa, Richie
John, Charlene, Briana, Glenda & Dave

Duh!! Late in the day we
remembered
to take a group photo

Back Row: Liz, Jimmy, Pam, Bob, Olivia, Lisa, Amy, Tiersa,
Michael, Dave, Harper child, TL, Dave, Gary, Briana & Steve
Front Row: Sarona, Melissa, Laura, Grace, Jack, Glenda,
Richie, John, Jefferson & JR
Wanna see more?
Go to:

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Life's A Beach...

Friday found us on the West coast of Florida, in Treasure Island,
for the "Friends of Stu" reunion. Reasons to celebrate...
Cinco de Mayo, beautiful sunsets, Kentucky Derby, Laura's Rum
Runners, Salt Rock Grill, laughing, reminscing and
swimming to the buoy (repeatedly).

Want to see more photos, go to:


Click photos to enlarge

Jimmy & Amy

Bob & Pam

Laura, Amber, JR & JD

Laura, Melissa, Liz & Jefferson

Bob & JR

Laura, Cathy, Bob & JR

Grace, Laura & Cathy

Amber & Melissa building a sandcastle

Mark, Grace, Kim & Tiersa

Future "Friends of Stu"
JD, Olivia, Amber, Madison, Maia & Alex


Dinner at Salt Rock Grill

Jimmy, Kim & Roger

Melissa, Amy, Grace, Sarona & Tiersa

Salt Rock Grill Gang
Back Row: Pam, Melissa, Tiersa, Dave "Toast", Liz,
Jefferson, Gary, Cathy, Amy, Bob, Alex, Kim & Roger
Front Row: JD, JR, Amber, Grace, Sarona, Olivia,
Laura, Jimmy & Mark

We came. We saw. We bought the t-shirt!!

What's a production without swag?
T-shirts are available on Cafepress: http://www.cafepress.com/huckaby



Sunday, May 07, 2006

We Have Kickoff!!!

Thursday, May 4 - The Giraffe Lounge
Everyone's weekends should start on a Thursday and that's what we did. We met at the Giraffe Lounge at the Royal Plaza in Lake Buena Vista. They brought it back, not quite the way we remembered it, but it's there and they serve adult beverages...worked for us.

Want to see more photos, go to:


Click photos to enlarge

Top Row: Laura, Jefferson, Michael, J.R., Jimmy, Tiersa & Jack
Lower Row: Christine, Dave "Toast", Sarona, Alan & Grace
Not pictured: Several people who were foolish to
leave early, arrive late or took the picture (Matt)

Michael, Christine & Dave "Toast"

Matt, Jack, Tiersa, Jefferson & JR

Matt, Jack & Tiersa

JR, Laura & Giraffe

Grace's Goodnight Kiss

Remember this logo?

Saturday, May 06, 2006

Laura's Rum Runner

Sure there's a tiki bar at the hotel, the Ikky WooWoo Tiki Hut, but we can't get Stu out of the Hospitality Suite so Laura had to start whipping up her infamous Rum Runners. For those of you sitting at home (mistake) we thought you might like to whip up a batch, set up a tiki torch in the backyard and pretend you're here with us. Here's the recipe:

Laura's Rum Runner
3oz White Rum
3oz Myers Dark Rum
1 1/2oz Blackberry Brandy
1 1/2oz Banana Liquer
1oz Grenadine
1oz Lime juice
3oz OJ
3oz Pineapple juice
3oz Cranberry

Yum!!
And the Hospitality Suite is a buzz!!!!

Monday, May 01, 2006

20 Years

Happy Anniversary!

Disney-MGM Studios opened May 1, 1989!!

Excerpt from "The Updated Official Encyclopedia Disney A to Z":
"Disney-MGM Studios Park opened at Walt Disney World on
May 1, 1989. Originally called Disney-MGM Studios Theme
Park. An operating movie studio, the first filming was done
there on February 2, 1988 (the television movie, Splash Too).
Walt Disney had originally envisioned a studio tour as part of
the Disney Studio in California, but little land was available
and disruptions would interrupt filming. The idea was
revived in the 1980's when Disney executives decided a
third gated attraction on the Walt Disney World property
would enhance the guests' vacation experience..."