Cheating Hearts

Gentlemen,

I have been an outcast at my job in the WBL for a long time, actually the entire school year.  I finally have been deemed cool enough to be invited to a teacher poker gathering.  Now the thing about this group of teachers is that THEY ARE SERIOUS.  They go to Vegas once a year.  They don't like when you splash the pot.  They get really upset if you bet and you end up with shit.  And while the invite was cool, and the poker was mediocre, I realized a couple of things that make the GTCGWPC a great group:

1.  We are not douches

2.  Whiskey first, cards second

3.  A casual and comfortable atmosphere

I wish to extend my invitation to you all to join me at my new abode on April 10th, unless my uncle flies in from Luxembourg... in that case we'll move it back a week.

PEACE!

Early 90s nicknames.

I propose each member of GTCGPWC should be given a nickname. This nickname shall be drawn from an early 1990s-era NBA all-star.

An example ...

Before: Nick Dyer.
After his 90s-era NBA nickname: Nick "The Glide" Dyer



Therefore, all future references to Nick would be as "The Glide", as to maintain his anonymity outside of club circles.

Other examples ...

"Chief" Forrestal, in ref. to Robert Parish.
"Mugsy" Wang, because you never see him coming.
"The Mailman" Dvorak, because he always delivers.
"The Admiral" Ruekert, in ref. to David Robinson.
"The Reign Man" Prom, because his game goes from 0-Supersonic.

Better! Have these on the cup

Or this...

Pretty MAJESTIC, don't you think?

Potential Gitsee logo design

This was a topic of great discussion last we met. This is what I envision. Just casting the first stone here, gents. Let me know what works, what doesn't. I know Tank was charged with crafting the logo, so maybe this will help/hinder her in that pursuit.

What font is that GTCGPWC in? Edwardian (Microsoft Paint).
Why a rattlesnake? It's a reference to my post-GTC karaoke/shitshow episode at Uptown Diner when I began belting Blitzentrapper's "Furr" at full volume, scaring the help. And I think it is in keeping with our club's overall outlook, demeanor.
Why Maker's? Cuz' it's a damn fine whiskey, thank you very much.
What's that lyric from? Again, stolen from Blitzentrapper's "Furr"


What say all of you?

Fools and their Foolishness

Hey who is on whiskey this Friday? 

Who won at poker? 

When are we going to wear civil war regalia and drink by torchlight?

We should also address eachother by their rank and file.

Also, we should become more than a club...we should be a guild!!!

Or wait, more than a guild, but more like minutemen!

When the world goes to shit, the town calls upon the Gitsee Minutemen!

Get cho gun!

The Whiskey List

I think, as we go along, we should keep a tab of all the whiskeys we've drank and give them a ranking.  Now let's see how my memory works:

1st Meeting -- Laphroaig Quarter Cask (?)

(I remember a lot of "hoo"ing and screwed up faces)

2nd Meeting -- Maker's Mark 

(a lot sweeter and didn't taste like a campfire)

3rd Meeting -- The Famous Grouse and ??? (I think you got it Wisco) 

(I mostly remember Rock Band... and Pease reciting the speech to everyone over his pancakes)

4th Meeting -- Woodford Reserve, Laphroaig 10 Year, and I think there may have even been a 3rd bottle? 

(Laphroaig a little easier to handle, Woodford finishing off the night)

5th Meeting -- I can't wait until this Friday

THE TOAST

Gentlemen,

Commit this to memory or tattoo it inside your eyelids (or could we put it on our new glassware?)

To a long life, and a healthy one;

A quick death, and a painless one;

To a pretty girl and a fair one;

and to a cold drink and another one.

Per Reqest

www.discountmugs.com

Hey everyone i found a great website that would allow us to solve a problem that i have seen surface at our events around having enough whiskey appropriate glassware. I was thinking something in the format below (obviously, much nicer but the website has clearly disabled my ability to import the actual image). If we ordered twelve, they would be about 7 bucks a piece. A fair price to pay for something of distinction to drink our fine whiskeys from. What do you think?


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greater twin cities gentleman's poker and whiskey club


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Welcome to the blog!

I thought this would be a great way to central manage all of the great ideas, post times and dates and maybe even track our fine whiskey selections and tournament winners. Also, from a organizational perspective it will allow each of us to share links and connections to other things that are important to us so we can learn a little more about each other.