You know you’ve got a good bar crowd of regulars, when you put on special events, and even people that are not participating show up. They just want to be part of the group. These are the people that you delegate certain jobs to, and then they are a part of the group…especially when there is food involved….sooner or later they will get to see everyone who is participating.
We had Helen, who was extremely helpful in all of our activities. At the golf outing one year, we stationed her at the end of the ninth hole, standing by a bar-b-que, upon which we heated up a giant pot of sloppy joes. We convinced her that standing around a golf course all day would get boring, and this would insure that she got to see everyone, and food, being a popular commodity, proved this to be true. It was fortunate for us that Helen didn’t play golf and had no interest in learning….and it gave her a little bit of a power trip, knowing that all 40 golfers had to go through her to get some food.
Helen’s lack of interest in actually participating in sports was again fortuitous for us when we had our ski trip. This time we convinced her that sitting in the lodge all day would be boring…so we made her the designated photographer.
At the ice skating party, (we rented the local indoor ice rink) we had quite a few extras who chose to watch, so that, combined with the fact that everyone was continuously on and off the ice, left no one lacking for conversation….I think it was a real bonding experience for those watching at the edge of the rink to have the opportunity to point at, heckle and laugh at those of us who fell down.
The biggest draw were the bowling tournaments. No need to designate any duties to anyone. All the extras just did what everyone does at a bowling alley anyways….drink.
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