Gettin' Together!

[Nota bene: A contribution from Brother Piper]

It is a good thing that we here at the Chesapeake table get along so well, because we sure have been seeing a lot of each other this month. June started out with a welcome home tip-a-few, for Brother Limey and Captive Holly. A large crowd met down at Paradox Restaurant at Bay Point Marina, which if you remember, until recently was the marina for a number of Brothers. The well ordered yet slightly unruly group started the evening at one large table on one end of the covered deck, but soon we took up half the place as people broke off into groups, swapping stories, jokes, and drinks. The waitress did a great job with keeping the beverages flowing but resorted to just bringing out the food and asking if anyone knew who had the fish and chips. After a couple of hours with our bellies full, we wished Limey and Holly another Bon Voyage as they would be continuing their cruising up the Bay.

About a week later the Table rallied again, This time Brother Boats and Captive Trish invited everyone over to their Tiki bar for a true hot dog eating event. Grill Master Boats threw five different brands of dogs on the grill. Numbered yet unnamed. We, the willing, ate our fill and after much educated discussion voted for the “Best Dog in the House”. It is always humbling to find that the dog you would normally buy was not the dog you picked as best in show. I believe that everyone is looking forward to another round with new breeds to discover.

Let me see...that was on Tuesday. That Friday we all met at Rebel Marina, to see Brother Scorch (Dave Sowers) and his lovely Captive Miriam who were up from Fort Lauderdale visiting family in Virginia. Brother Piper and Captive Maria hosted the table for hamburgers on the deck. I would like to thank everyone who provided side dishes. As always there was plenty of delicious food on the tables. Rebel Marina is now the home to 7 Brothers. The next event started the very next day but as I was not able to attend this historic event I must leave the telling to another.

PIPER