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Next party: Show Off
Tropical Fruits Recovery in Suffolk Park (Byron Bay)

When: 1 January 2005

Where: will either be on your email or newsletter.
Phone 0428 414 377 to obtain the address.

Time:
6 pm doors close 7:30 pm (or earlier if we reach capacity)

Donation at door ($20 as a guide / extra is welcome)

The venue for Byron Bay is the MEN house. This has worked extremely well in the last few years in that there is plenty of room and the house is private yet centrally located in Suffolk Park. It is different from Sydney parties, much more laid back and relaxed, with guys from Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast but also a few locals from Ballina, Lismore and Byron. We collect a few beach gods from Kings Beach and play in the failing sunset, tanned, serene and in a holiday mood.

This will be our fifth Byron party and what makes it so special is that a holiday mood takes over, with guys looking good from the beach and the stress free feeling of not having to go to work. Tropical Fruits is always a hoot where hot men appear from the woodwork or travel from the capitals. Last year’s fireworks, lighting and music were superb. They come from miles around, last year’s contingent from Brisbane were welcomed and we expect many will again make the trek. For those who enjoy smaller parties and who prefer low intensity are those ready for a treat in Byron over New Year.

Two newsletters at once.

We thank those who throw in a donation of more than is expected. At each party many of you guys are very generous at the front door. A bit extra helps keep the finances in order so we send you notification of the two end-of-year parties in the one envelope. Feedback from previous Byron parties suggested releasing the details earlier so that they could plan more confidently and make decisions about where they wanna be New Year’s Eve.

Hot yet Warm – Karl

Karl you may have seen on the bar at one of the parties. He is often seen wearing a puppy mask behaving in canine abandon. Thanks for your pics Karl.

Database

At the moment Rod does all the changes to the database by hand, which in the long term is no longer viable as it is so time consuming, so last year we decided that we wanted to link the data base to the website so that guys could up update their details themselves, much like Gaydar does with the “change my details” section. We thank those guys who have had a go at trying to do this but it just has not happened yet. To do this professionally is beyond us financially so if anyone has skills to volunteer in this area we would like to hear from you.

Summer Parties

There had been some demand for a summer party over the Australia Day at the end of January. Trouble is most of the regular organisers are away in Byron Bay during summer and a mail out would have to be done mid January, a venue found and someone would need to get on the phones to coordinate and staff it. We could even run New Year’s Day parties in Sydney as well as Byron Bay if we had a team of guys staying in Sydney to organise it. This Christmas party is our only summer party in Sydney so let us know if you would like to be involved and give it a go.

Rod

Finally, we ask again for help. After 8 years managing the database Rod has decided that the two jobs of Secretary and Website Manager are too much, so we need a secretary, someone with database MS Access skills. Basically the task involves keeping the database details up to date, printing out the door list for each party, printing labels for the mail out and answering email correspondence. Rod’s commitment to MEN over the years has kept the group going, he has energised and organised us, he started the Byron Bay tradition in 2000, he co-ordinated the SubVersion parties a few years back. So if you can assist please let us know.

A safe and happy summer holiday to you all!

Brought to you by the dedicated volunteers of MEN