Around the Club 30 Oct 2012

Boroondara Council: 

 We stood for election. The Shadow recalls that, many years ago, Around the Club commented how lucky this club is to have as a member, and as a Past President, Meredith Hayes.  In part because she has served on the Boroondara Council, including as Mayor.  Also in part because her husband Geoff Hayes has similarly served on the Boroondara Council, including as Mayor.  Now, The Shadow notices, both Meredith, and Geoff, have contested the recent Council elections - but without success.  The Shadow applauds them each for having had the courage and public spiritedness to have stood.  

“I’ll probably die of boredom before I bleed to death”

 Our sympathies to Richard Bainbridge who, whilst working on car parking at the Camcare Concert of the Stars, tripped on a kerb and tumbled to the ground.  Apparently, and hopefully, free of major injury, he did suffer a graze to his hand.  And that’s when, The Shadow understands, he said “I’ll probably die of boredom before I bleed to death”.  

“No, I’m here for confession”

 The Shadow understands that, at the Concert of the Stars, a Rotary car parking attendant asked an in-coming driver whether she was here for the concert.  The lady (concealed behind a large pair of sunglasses) replied, in a voice very similar to that of Jill Weeks, “No, I’m here for confession”.  The Shadow reckons that, if she has the voice of Jill Weeks, and if she has the wit of Jill Weeks, it must have been our very own Jill Weeks.  Good to see you, Jill (even if you were unrecognisable behind your sunglasses!)

Ian Pohl?  In London!  Why?

 The Shadow can reveal that Ian Pohl – our dynamo of yesteryear’s Boroondara Cares project – is in London.  Something to do with welcoming a second grandchild into the world.  Our members are such sentimentalists!