So, for several years, the Georgia Guzzi crowd had its monthly meeting at the Vortex, that inimitable goth & more “dining” spot in Little Five Points. “Funky” is a criminal understatement. I often wondered if I’d flunk one of our monthly random urinalyses if it popped me after “the night before” at the Vortex.
See
https://thevortexbarandgrill.com/locations/little-five-points/ And, if you have the time and inclination, see,e.g., this,
https://thevortexbarandgrill.com/policies/idiots/We all loved it, even tho it was a very long way (think 50 - 70 miles, one-way) for some monthly regulars. We had trained “our waiter” — via outrageous tips — to block off parking and choice table space for us.
But sadly, that good guy had some law-enforcement “issues” :+=copcar, and we showed up one day to find us less well-received.
We tried — and Wayne and team are still trying — to find the right place, but so far, it’s often a different eatery every month. Too bad.
Well, as an alternative to that, Mike Craven decided it would be nice to have a simple social meeting on a weekend afternoon, thus the "Midwinter Guzzi Gathering" at the Cravens’ home this past Saturday afternoon, 21 February.
This wasn't to be a "tech day” or the February monthly meeting, but just a congenial get-together of local Guzzisti and their families. The former could do the usual scratch, spit, and grunt; the wives could do the usual rolling of eyes. If weather permuted, ride ‘em, but cages were fine.
Bottom line? A great time. I was lucky to be there while on the my monthly "Eldercare Duty Roster" for my mom.
Here are a few pix with captions, for those who like that sort of thing:
http://bill-and-kathi.smugmug.com/Guzzisti-at-the-Cravens-Feb/n-WWwWv/Thanks, Mike and Sue!
Bill
