This is it! I think! Click on the above link for the first ever FMI audio! a mini podcast if you will! It is from the FMI/Tweet up! Take a listen! Let me know what you think!
OK, this is new! We will be playing this week at Queenstown – probably teeing off at 8:00 so try to show up around 7:30 – however it would be indredibly helpful if you can let me know if you are going to make it and how many you have coming. Thank you! I hope to see some of you there for what will be one of our last outings this year – but stay tuned for details of our 18 hole BINGO BANGO BONGO Bash! No date yet set…
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Greetings Faithful Irregulars!
We will be meeting at Potomac Ridge this week – so bring $15 and show up at 7:15! and next week on Tuesday is the Classic! Yow! I will be selling raffle tickets for the 52″ TV!! let me know if you NEED some tickets! Yeah!
…. AND we have GERRY Swarbrick and PHIL Gardner playing music at the Classic this year -
- you know, plus Godzilla, raw bar, specialty vodka drinks, breakfast, lunch, dinner, the inflatable Chicken (from Chikfila) – of course the floating golf green – the air target, cigars, the Greene Turtle, and assorted circus animals.
Congratulations for Heather (for the Summit School) and Reggie Broddie (for the Boys & GIrls Clubs of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County) for hosting great tournaments at South River.
Hope to see you at Potomac Ridge! Here is our classic 18th hole video tip, if you have missed it!
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Greetings fellow faithful Friday Morning Irregulars!
For those of you who are new: The Friday Morning Irregulars is a very loose band of early morning golfers – very early.. We meet at one of the Atlantic Golf courses and play nine holes in a spectacular format - can you say BINGO – BANGO – BONGO? – and we are done early enough to get you to work by 10:30 or thereabouts. The cost is $15 – and the only trick there is that I no longer make change! Finally, this is NEVER cancelled due to rain. Even if you don’t show up, I will be there. I think one time Chris Muhly and I both drove to Potomac Ridge in a monsoon for … coffee. But I will be there – even if you are not.
..although most of the regular irregulars have figured this out and are bringing exact change….
THIS WEEK: we are meeting at South River. Please try to be there by no later than 7:15 as we will go out pretty quick after that. Bring business cards and a good joke if you have one! I dare you to stump me on golf jokes!
Hope to see you there!
FINALLY….. Two weeks left until the Classic! Yeah! I hope that any of you that are interested will call me and let me know – there is still space left! The economy has hit everything and we are no exception. While we do have 200 golfers there will be space if you are interested – and we will sell singles and twosomes this year.
Here is one of a seven part series that Irregular Doug Keim filmed at the tournament last year – Stay tuned for more!
and PLEASE check out, or even better – become a ”fan” – the Classic Facebook fan page! Let me know what you think!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Brick-Companies-Foundation-2009-Classic/117483055571
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Greetings Faithful Irregulars!
Lots going on – but no golf this Friday! Why you ask? Cause I will have the Airtarget and Godzilla at the Maryland Seafood Festival! So come on over and have some crab soup and visit my booth – and Isabel and I (more commonly known as “Girl on Mars!” will be performing on the acoustic stage at about 1:30 on Saturday for… oh,.. maybe 10 of 15 minutes! really!
VOLUNTEERS: I will be manning this booth mostly myself, and will probably just close it when Isabel and I have our set, but if any of you would like FREE tickets to the festival with VIP PARKING … let me know! I have the tickets and could sure use a spare hand! Many thanks to all the people, like Janie, who always try to help out. Shelly Ford has already volunteered – but it is a long three days! Thanks for thinking of it!
CHECK THIS OUT!!!! here is a link to a radio show that Brendan and I did to promote the festival! WITH a banjo joke! (that is for you Chris Muhly!) http://atlanticgolf.wordpress.com - just click on the carrot to the right of the speaker button underneath the heading: Charlie Birney: on-air & on a banjo. Give it a listen! I think it is pretty good!
SO—– This Thursday is the Wine, Nine, Vodka and Whiskey at South River! Gerry Swarbrick will be playing and it will be a blast. We will be on the deck NOT in the pavilion, but we will have a tent and it will be perfect. Thank you Gerry!
and the Classic! We have about 130 golfers signed up already! the date is October 6th and if you are interested in participating – let me know! I am hoping to finish filling it up over the next two weeks.
Here are some pictures from the TWEET up! that was fantastic! THANKS to everyone for coming out!
Melissa, Garret, EJ and Dan Franko!
I LOVE the socks! YEAH!
Doug, Phil, Donna and Gerry!
Tweet it up!
Greetings! Although this is late, we are on for South River tomorrow morning! This is the FIRST Friday Morning Irregulars + Atlantic Golf Tweet up – so be prepared to meet some new people! (bring your business cards…) I will be there at 7:10, gotta drop off the dog – but you are expected! This could be big!
If you see this tonight and are coming, let me know! I am curious about our number! Bring jokes! and…. did anyone hear the WNAV radio spot???? I know you didn’t, Chris…
Charlie
Charlie
Filed under: Charity, Friday Morning Irregulars, The Brick Companies Classic Golf Tournament!, Wine Nine and Whiskey!!
Okay faithful and very Irregulars! PLEASE read the whole thing, as there are some great things in here, and I took the time to write it, it will take MUCH less time to scan the thing, and I have some important stuff for the Classic at the bottom of this post! Thanks!
I am back from upstate New York and beyond and ready to get back to serious matters! So, without further ado…
We will be at Queenstown this Friday, at 7:00 am!!! and I hope to see you there! I will be giving out FREE Dixon balls, bad jokes and the other normal fare!
DON’T STOP READING YET!
OK, I know I am wordy, so here is the SHORT version! Pay attention!
NEXT Friday, the 28th we will be at South River! at 7:00 am of course!
the next Wine, Nine and Whiskey! will be on September 10th at South River – this is the perfect spot for this! Wine, golf, the stars, great food, whiskey, a little nite golf, and Gerry Swarbrick playing music in the corner! THANKS GERRY! This is an event which will lead up to the Classic on October 6th! YES it is time to talk about the Classic!!!!!
If you are interested in the Wine and Nine – let me know! ALL irregulars are encouraged to come! This will be the last Wine and Nine this year.
Keep reading – don’t give up yet!
The Maryland Seafood Festival!
featuring Girl on Mars!
OK, so that is NOT me playing the guitar, but Phil Gardner so that makes it more legitmate, anyway...
OK, this is on September 11, 12 and 13 and Atlantic Golf is gonna have a really great presence at the festival. Think GODZILLA and the Air Target! yeah! you get the idea! yeesh… I think I need to get me some volunteers! yow! … anyway, Isabel and I will be doing a short “Girl On Mars” set on Saturday at 1 or 1:30 and I really hope we have an audience! hint… hint! We have some new material even! Please let me know if you have any questions – it should be a blast. Brendan – I am really looking forward to the Festival! Here is the link to the Festival website: http://www.mdseafoodfestival.com/
Last one! Don’t stop yet!
and now…
THE CLASSIC
OK, this is the BIG one – most of you know about the Classic and that it is a great tournament. There is a mystery deal for FMI members to get in at a reduced rate, but – you MUST have attended at least one FMI event this year, and you MUST find me to get this deal! That is the deal! Really!
Here is a link to the sign up page on our website: http://www.mdgolf.com/tournaments/tbc_classic
and.. here.. is a link to our Facebook Fan page! For the Classic! You MUST check out Liz’s Classic video – of our previous tournaments! See if you can spot anyone you know. Hey, maybe I should give a prize out for that or something… hm…. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Brick-Companies-Foundation-2009-Classic/117483055571#/pages/The-Brick-Companies-Foundation-2009-Classic/117483055571?ref=mf
You can even follow us on Twitter! I should make that a contest somehow… anyway, here is the address for the Classic on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TBC_Classic
Here is the poster for the event – MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW! you know this is our VERY best! Don’t miss it!
Questions?? Thanks! That is it!
Charlie
Greetings! This week we are on for Queenstown Harbor! and NO I don’t know which nine of which course – sorry about that. I hope we can get a decent turnout for this fantastic weather! This has been such a great year so far!
There will be Dixon balls for everyone! I hope!
So bring your friends, fathers, mothers and children if you can but we will meet at 7 am at Queenstown for a tee time at 7:15 sharp! I don’t know if we will EVER get more than the 26 we had at South River but we could try! and Jane I still didn’t get this pictures from your phone!
Attention fans of the Brick Companies Classic! (I really hope that is all of you) Liz has created a fan page in Facebook for news about the current Classic, as well as a LOT of stuff from the past! (like Lex’s 18th hole video tip – if you are new you really should check that out… is it waaaaaay back on this blog in the archives.. but why not join our Facebook fan page! Yeah!)
If you are logged onto your Facebook page, you can click on this link and it will take you directly to the Classic page:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/The-Brick-Companies-Foundation-2009-Classic/117483055571
Here are a few choice shots from the past two outings and the beach party last weekend at the Atlantic Marina Resort
last time at Queenstown
last week, at Potomac Ridge, and Doug's good angle!
Gerry & Phil (& me) playing at the Summer Splash Party!
Woosh! Will he come back?Nobody knows!
ARRRRRRR!
Greetings to all Friday Morning Irregulars!
This week we are on for Potomac Ridge at 7 am this friday (the 17th). I hope we have half as good as last week – which was a record setting 26!!! Thanks to everyone (and maybe the fact that I didn’t offer change…) we are now well over $1,000 raised with FMI outings this year. Microfundraising!
I hope some of you can make it to the pool party mentioned in the post below! Live Music! (including Irregulars Gerry and Phil .. and me!) Sno cones! The air target! Swimming pool! Free hot dogs! Godzilla, even! and EVERYONE is welcome! let me know if you have any questions!
Hope to see you at Potomac Ridge!
Charlie
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Everyone is welcome!
OK, I feel like I am reloading last week!
FMI golf will be at Potomac Ridge this week – I hope you all know the drill – show up at 7 am and we tee off at 7:15. Bring a few business cards and $15! don’t forget the $15! bring your friends, bring your neighbors, bring your out of school children! We need to turn in a strong showing at Potomac Ridge!
and tomorrow, see below, is the rescheduled Dunk/Air Target/Godzilla at the Greene Turtle in Edgewater for the Funds for Friends Happy Hour – so show up starting at 4:00 pm and be ready to join in! I am still taking dunkees too! and we will have a sort of secret weapon… hm… (ok I will NOT be bringing my banjo, don’t worry).
Hope to see you there!
