posted
01-25-2000
Janet
Wukman and Ray Meyer announce Engagement !!
The
amazing SSQQ Love Virus has claimed two more victims as SSQQ Staffer
Janet Wukman and her Heartbeat-Heartthrob team member Ray Meyer told me
they are engaged to be married. On a tiny sad note, Janet says she is
"retiring" as an Assistant on Fridays, but will continue to
dance on Susie Merrill's Heartbeat
Dance Team. Best Wishes to Both !
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posted 01-09-2000
The Infamous SSQQ Orgy Pit
Want to read about the amazing story of the Toga
Party that went way out of control back in 1989 ? click here
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posted 01-09-2000
Donnie Jacobs and Kimberly Bryson
announce Engagement
This just in. Donnie Jacobs sent this to me
in an email on Monday :
I thought I’d give you another entry for your
“Who’s getting married at SSQQ” list. On November 22, 1999 Miss
Kimberly Bryson accepted my proposal of marriage. At the time, we were
in a helicopter hovering over Niagra Falls. We don’t have a firm date
yet, but we’re looking at the first part of March. It will probably be
a small wedding with a larger reception to follow.
Editor's
Note : Congratulations !! Nothing like starting off the next 1000 years in style !
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posted
01-04-2000
Michael
Gabrysch and Shannon Barton Announce Engagement !
Proud
mother Maria Barton reports that on New Year's Eve, Michael Gabrysch proposed and Maria's
lovely daughter Shannon accepted ! Considering that I happen to think both Michael
and Shannon are pretty wonderful myself, I too am pretty excited.
Yes,
I have to be honest. I patted the couch at SSQQ one night in mid-December and beckoned
Maria to come sit with me. I pointed out that ever since Shannon and Michael started
dating, we didn't see much of them any more.
Maria
frowned a little and shook her head in agreement. Maria said she saw her daughter once a
day for 10 minutes - the length of time it took for her to come home from work, change
clothes, and head out the door to see Michael. I then asked Maria if I could ask a
personal question - did she hear any wedding bells ? Maria smiled this time and
nodded a strong "probably". I told her that's what I thought to.
And
you know what, I am happy for both Shannon and Michael !
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posted
01-04-2000
SSQQ
Survives the Millennium !
SSQQ
did indeed survive the New Years Millennium Party, but just barely. I cannot recall a more
stressful event.
First
of all, I was very concerned about Y2K. Not just for me, but for my responsibilities as a
host to many people. Accordingly I bought $50 worth of batteries, $50 worth of candles,
and $100 worth of water for the occasion. And yes, I bought matches too.
Then
the people up in Seattle caught that madman trying to bring the makings of an Oklahoma
City-style bomb into the country. That made me realize that the crazy-person potential of
New Year Eve was enormous. I actually took the time to look up in the ceiling at the
studio for anything suspicious. Talk about paranoid.
I
stayed up to watch CNN report the start of the New Year at some previously-unheard of
island called "Kiribati" in the middle of the Pacific at 4 am Houston Standard
Time. It was fun watching those gorgeous naked Polynesian women do frenzied hula-style
dances to celebrate the new Millennium in style... wrong....no, they weren't naked and
yes, I was grateful they had their clothes on... I think they eat nothing but potato chips
on this island. Still I was relieved at 4 am to find that not one computer misfunctioned
on the island. Then I found out there weren't any computers on that island. Hmm.
So
I stayed up longer. For some reason, when Auckland, New Zealand, made it past the New Year
in style, that allowed me to go to sleep. I figured there had to be one computer on New
Zealand somewhere.
When
I awoke, I discovered Australia, Japan, and China had survived without any Y2K. I loved
China's Y2K solution - all the head honchos of their airline industry were expected to be
flying in the air at midnight. Yes, China's airplanes did indeed fly very well thanks to
this creative solution !! I might add we should try this technique in our country
sometime.
Russia
of course was the country I was most worried about with its history of Chernobyl and many
current problems. Even Yeltsin had the sense to quit just before the New Year, another
indication maybe he didn't want to be in the country at the time. But somehow Russia made
it through.
London
and Paris had great New Years celebrations, but I have to be honest - as the fireworks
exploded over the Thames River in London, I saw a lot of nervous faces. And we all know
what they were nervous about. Same thing at Times Square - you had to be nuts to visit
that place at Midnight. I imagine if I am a TV Correspondent, I don't want to cover NY NY.
Give me....Kiribati. Yeah, that's it, give me Kiribati. I will learn to hula.
Thank
God it truly was a Safe New Year.
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The
SSQQ Millennium Party !
The
SSQQ Millennium Party was a smashing success... hmm... it was a great bash....hmm... it
was a blast.... hmm. Actually it was a great party especially because there was no
smashing, bashing, or blasting. That alone guaranteed it was a success whether one person
showed up or 200. The fact that we had 200 people made the party even more wonderful !
As
always when we throw a party this big, there a some heroes that deserve credit for their
huge contribution. First I would like to thank Debbie Awad for coming early and helping to
set up. Second I would like to thank Russell Rice for being nice enough to share his time
and take pictures for us. And third I would like to thank Donna Tillery for volunteering
to drop by the studio the next day to help us clean up. These three people were pretty
wonderful !!
Then
I would like to thank Judy for all the work she put into preparing the wonderful food
table. In all she spent three days getting it ready. Goodness.
And
I would like to thank my daughter Sam. She is now old enough to contribute and it was
pretty neat to see her at the kitchen table helping Judy prepare the food and load it into
the dishes. Give her a pat on the back for me if you think of it. Tell her you heard what
a good job she did helping her mother prepare for the New Year Party.
And
finally, thanks to the 200 people who joined us to bring in the Millennium. It was a very
nice party and a wonderful conclusion to 1999, the most successful year ever in the 20
year history of our studio.
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