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Bich (pronounced Bit) Minh Nguyen doesn't remember fleeing Vietnam with her father, sister and grandmother during the fall of Saigon; she was only 8 months old. But her memories of growing up in frozen, foreign Grand Rapids, Mich., remain clear and powerful, centered on the delights to which her classmates seemed to have effortless access: Pringles, cherry-flavored Luden cough drops, Doritos, Little Caesar's pizza, Bubble Yum, Kit Kats, Sugar Babies.
"At home, I kept opening the refrigerator and cupboards, wishing for American foods to magically appear," she writes in her wistful memoir, "Stealing Buddha's Dinner" (Penguin, $14 in paper). "I dreamed of Little Debbie, Dolly Madison, Swiss Miss, all the bakeries presided over by prim and proper girls."
Nguyen writes of her overwhelming desire to fit in amid a sea of tall blonds. Junk food, she says, was "an inexpensive way to get access to American culture. I really wanted the clothes and the music, too, but they cost more than a bag of M&Ms."
But despite her obsession with Chef Boyardee, Nguyen retained ties to her culture through the delicacies cooked daily by her beloved grandmother and the determination of her activist Mexican-American stepmother Rosa, who was nothing like the other homemakers in the neighborhood. "Stealing Buddha's Dinner" also reveals the mystery of what happened to Nguyen's real mother, left in Vietnam when the rest of the family fled.
These days Nguyen, who teaches at Purdue University in Indiana and is married to novelist Porter Shreve, cherishes her heritage, especially Vietnamese food, though she confesses she's not "very good" at preparing it. "All those years eating my grandma's food, I wasn't paying attention to how she cooked it. I took her for granted, and I regret that now. But any Vietnamese food I make will never taste as good as hers."
Q. How would your life have been different if your family had immigrated to California, where there was a Vietnamese community, instead of Michigan?
A. I used to wonder that all the time. I used to wonder what was wrong with my dad and grandmother that they didn't choose California. It was "right" there! So much Asian-American literature and identity comes from there. I think I probably would've had an easier childhood. Then again, maybe that's just a convenient excuse. Maybe I was always an outsider. Ultimately, I think that growing up in Michigan feeling like an outsider was the reason I became a writer.
Q. You felt out of place in the Midwest, and yet you live there as an adult.
A. I definitely understand the Midwest. All my undergrad students are from the Midwest. We understand what it's like to be in the middle and overlooked, the whole fly-over-states feeling. Living and teaching in the Midwest makes sense to me, though I really wish it were warmer.
Q. How did your family feel about the book?
A. My dad is so funny! He actually keeps a pile of my books in his office so he can coerce his friends into buying copies. It's like, "Hey, look at this book my daughter wrote!" He's very proud. Everyone in my family has been wonderful.
Q. Do you stay in touch with your mother?
A. We don't see as much of her as the rest of the family. Even though we keep in touch, we're still not very close, because when I grew up, I had my grandmother. I wasn't lacking for a mother figure, and she had other children. We just didn't need each other as much. But when we get together we have a nice time. She's a very funny person.
Q. Have you been back to Vietnam recently?
A. I was supposed to go back this past December, . . . . but at the last minute my husband and I decided it was not the right time, . . . and my grandmother died. If I had gone I would've been in Vietnam when she died. That's a strange coincidence. She was always healthy, so it was unexpected. She'd never been ill or hospitalized at 87. She exercised every day, meditated six hours a day - and cooked every day.
Q. In these days of heated debates on immigration, how important is telling stories like yours?
A. I do think there's something to saying and admitting: This is a true experience. When I read "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston in college the first time, I had not known before that time that Asian-American people could write about this experience. She's writing about the Chinese-American experience in the Bay Area, so it's different than mine, but it was so illuminating that someone had given herself the license to write her own experience, the struggle to fit in. . . . I wanted to speak to that experience. It so defined who I am. I'm sure that same feeling is felt by other people.


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While France's parliament forced same-sex marriage on the country with a final vote April 23, both secular and religious French citizens — and even homosexuals — continue to oppose the unpopular measure.
President Obama's controversial contraception mandate, requiring all employers — even religious ones — to provide contraception to employees, isn't his only attack on pro-lifers.
The Boy Scouts is considering a policy change that would allow youth who identify themselves as gay to participate in Scouting — a major change to the group's century-old ban on homosexuality.
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The latest addition to our Reviews Section is a piece from Jeremy Garber on Javier Marías's The Infatuations, translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa and available from Knopf.
I could take a year off of work just to read, and at the end of that year, my "to read" bookshelves would still be overflowing and I'd still feel like I didn't get to all the things that I wanted.
I only mention this because my copy of Marías's The Infatuations arrived yesterday and made me want to set aside everything else. (Except for the fact that that "everything else" is editing Juan José Saer's La Grande, which may very well be the best book I've read since reading Saer's Scars.) But, I also still have the Marías trilogy to get to. And a stack of 12-14 books that I want to review for Three Percent. And I now have cable and all of the La Liga, Premiere League, Serie A, and Ligue 1 games to watch. And.
Anyway, Jeremy Garber — who is a used book buyer for a large independent bookstore and has written for The Oregonian, the Oregon Historical Quarterly, and on Powells.com—wrote this fantastic review of The Infatuations. Jeremy's reviews are always really fantastic, and I love his technique of inserting a ton of quotes from the book itself.
Here's the opening:
"What happened is the least of it. It's a novel, and once you've finished a novel, what happened in it is of little importance and soon forgotten. What matters are the possibilities and ideas that the novel's imaginary plot communicates to us and infuses us with, a plot that we recall far more vividly than real events and to which we pay far more attention."
Being that there are so many ways in which one might consider a book's overall effect (to say nothing of how certain elements may appeal to one reader over another), it can be rather arduous to convey what it is about a particular work that makes it resonate as it does. To some, prose is paramount. to others, believable characters and their development, with whom a reader can identify or at least empathize. Faithful dialogue, compelling plot, philosophical asides, broad scope, cross-cultural relevance, clever construction, unique narrative stylings, memorable voice, a timeless quality—all these and more are reasons often given when discussing what it is about a work of fiction that makes it so distinguished or outstanding. The one commonality shared by all the world's great novels, however, be they past or present, is their remarkable ability to stay with us long after we've set the story aside. So it is with Javier Marías's latest novel, The Infatuations (Los enamoramientos).
Published to wide acclaim in his native spain in 2011, the disputed king of Redonda's most recent offering is a murder mystery par excellence. no mere formulaic thriller, Marías's tale is one of perception, memory, grief, love, death, complicity, circumstance, doubt, chance, delusion, the multiplicity of motivation, and, of course, the nature of infatuation. Set within the capital city of Madrid and using a violent (and seemingly senseless) murder as its catalyst, the story follows María Dolz, a publishing house employee who entangles herself, however inadvertently at the onset, in the heinous crime's aftermath.
Click here to read the entire review.
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Eugene A. Hem was a political candidate in Wisconsin.
A native of Appleton, Wisconsin, Hem was born on February 3, 1933.[1] He died on January 11, 2006.
Hem was a third party candidate for the United States Senate in 1986, losing to incumbent Bob Kasten. In 1992, he was an unsuccessful third party candidate for President of the United States. Later, he ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin, losing to incumbent John T. Benson. Hen went on to run for the Senate three times as an Independent in 1998, 2000 and 2004.[2]
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Wakulla Correctional Institution in Crawfordville has four new inmates from Gadsden County – but this time, it's a good thing.
Max, Sam, Blaze and Warren are four lucky dogs placed by the Gadsden County Humane Society in the Paws in Prison program at the facility. The dogs will learn basic obedience commands while building trust in people through the inmates who work with the animals.
The program, which began a little over a year ago, also helps the inmates learn patience and gain confidence. According to www.pawsinprison.net, the program is life-changing for the inmates who participate, because they also gain confidence in their ability to contribute in a positive way to society as they make a difference in the lives of the animals and the families that adopt them.
"It's a win-win-win-win program," says Cathy Sherman, director of Paws in Prison. "The dogs, the inmates, the institution and the new adoptive homes all benefit from the program."
Paws in Prison is a nonprofit, fundraising arm that places homeless dogs in correctional facilities where they are trained and socialized by inmates. It is a self-sustainable program in which inmates train other inmates to prepare for the otherwise unadoptable dogs for new, permanent family homes.
The current class, the sixth since the program's inception, will "graduate" in July after completing the eight-week program, and the dogs will be adoptable July 31.
The four dogs from Gadsden County were in foster homes for over 6 months without being adopted, and the Paws in Prison program gives them the second chance they need.
Nationally-recognized dog trainer Jay King is the master trainer of the program. At the core of King's training philosophy are the parallels and kinship he establishes between the men and the dogs, who have both found it hard to find a place in society.
The program begins each session with 12 healthy, spayed or neutered dogs, selected from various animal welfare groups in the area to live inside the correctional facility. Each dog is assigned a trainer and handler. The dog sleeps in a crate in the prison dormitory with the inmate.
At the graduation ceremony, the inmates are given certificates for their work. Special awards are given to the most improved animal, as well as a special award presented to the "Top Dog." Within hours of the graduation, another class is brought into the facility.
Dogs which have completed the program are crate and house trained, in addition to basic obedience. Adoption fees start at $180, which includes chipping, 30 days of free health insurance and a DVD showing the new owner what the dog's commands look like. All dogs are up to date on all vaccines, are heartworm negative and are spayed or neutered.
For more information on the program or to adopt a dog, call 850-264-4511.
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New artist-in-residence at the museum has a digital focus»
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Keith Grosbeck doesn't sit down much. He's too busy riding his bike between home and a part-time job at the Santa Fe Art Institute, not to mention juggling a host of personal projects. Maybe his current opportunity to serve some months as a local artist-in-residence at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in downtown Santa […]
A Poet's Return»
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Joan Naviyuk Kane has three books of poetry to her name: The Cormorant Hunter's Wife, Hyperboreal, and an untitled collection just sent to her publisher. "I thought I was going to be pre-med," she says, but a gap year after high school and a fall semester in Porter University Professor Helen Vendler's freshman seminar, reading […]
Interactive Native Stories Developed at Tribeca Hacks
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Three teams of storytellers developed innovative projects using technology at Tribeca Hacks <NDN Country>. In partnership with Vision Maker Media, Tribeca Film Institute®, the Institute of American Indian Arts, and New Mexico PBS, the Hackathon featured creative talent from across the U.S., November 21-23, 2014, in Santa Fe, N.M., and focused on Indigenous education, art, […]
Native aesthetic»
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Many artists find inspiration in the natural landscape of Nevada, and it manifests differently depending on medium. Some, like Melissa Melero, (Paiute) incorporate actual elements of the landscape into their art. Melero is a Nevada-based painter and mixed-media artist, whose latest show Numu (Paiute) opened Dec. 4 at ArtSpace on West Second Street. Born in […]
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Marcus Amerman is a Choctaw bead artist, glass artist, painter, fashion designer, and performance artist, living north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is known for his highly realistic beadwork portraits. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1959 but grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Whitman […]


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Trying to gauge what is most appropriate for me to do with Marchie when LO#2 arrives in 6 weeks. Do we tell him what's happening but send him to daycare so his routine isn't messed up? Then have dad pick him up early to meet the baby?
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JU NE 20 07 The Breed MG Car Club, Cape Town Centre, Suite 276, Private Bag X16, Constantia, 7848 www.mgcc-ct.co.za Issue 2007/6 JUNE 2007 a Club Officials 2006/2007 EDITORIAL President FROM THE CHAIR Frank Peché Ph: 021 789-2840; Email: firstname.lastname@example.com This past weekend found many of our First of all I have to say Vice-Presidents members sharing the hospitality of the MG a big THANK YOU to Susan Tuck community in Napier, thanks again goes to Charles Batham & Ralph Clarke Joan Parker for taking Frank and Moira for putting the weekend Trustees together, even with the first major rains of over as Editor for last Ralph Clarke and Garth Green the Cape winter nothing could dampen the month. We had a fantas- Chairman enjoyment we shared. For those of you tic month in the UK with that didn't make it, get in early when the Roger Lewis our daughter and her new Ph: 021-712-4806 next event is advised. baby. 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Social News Page 3 MMM and T -Types: Joan Parker Ph: 021 671 8379 Email: joanr@email@example.com See you at the next meeting MGA: George Davey Ph: 021 797 7954 Roger. Spridget Tour Page 3 MGB and Moderns: Peter James Ph: 083 448-2679 The Breed June Breed CLUB CALENDAR: JUNE, JULY & AUGUST 2007 This month – June 13 Wednesday 20h00 - General Meeting at the Clubhouse 17 Sunday COMBINED MG CAR CLUB & JAGUAR DRIVERS CLUB We meet at Engen N2 False Bay at 9.30 for 10h00. Start will be 1 to 2 minute intervals. The Route will follow N2 to Somerset Mall, Strand Beach Front, Gordons Bay Rooiels, Bettys Bay, Kleinmond to Botriver and up Houwhoek pass to Houwhoek Inn. We will have a wine tasting and thereafter a sit down superb Houwhoek Inn Buffet Lunch, which will include a bottle of wine per couple. ( The venue also caters for vegetarians.) Cost R115.00 per head— please confirm with Leanne that you will be attending as the club will be paying for the lunch in advance—closing date for lunch bookings - 12th June. Each entrant (couple) will receive a Fun Run Quiz Questionaire at the starting point . Various prizes will be awarded, not only for the Fun Run Quiz but also for various classes and ages of Motor Cars etc etc 24 Sunday Go Kart Racing at Kenilworth - Practice for our race with the Triumph Club on the 29th of Next month – May July—Contact James Reynardt for more details pn 082 821 9157 28 Thursday VETERANS VISIT TO IMHOF FARM IN KOMMETJIE Meet at Constantia Village—usual spot to depart at 10h30. A group of twenty plus will secure special tariffs for lunch. En- trance to the snake park for a group of ten or more is R15 p.p. They have 150 different species to view . There are many curio shops to visit, a cheese delicatessen and tea- garden.. Camel rides are also available. 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Contact Jo Hitchcock on 021 939 3803 or 082 446 1092 29 Sunday Go Kart Racing at Kenilworth against the Triumph Club more details from James Reynardt ph 082 821 9157 ….and the following month—August 8 Wednesday 20h00 General Meeting 12 Sunday More details next month 30 Thursday Veterans - more details next month. Please bring us some ideas. Contact Jo Hitchcock 021 939 3803 or 082 446 1092 Page 2 The Breed Junre Breed SECRETARY'S CORNER Member Ratified # 1186 Ken & Gloria Smith, Milnerton. FM. MG TF 160 SOCIAL NEWS Birthdays in June & July June: July: 1 Tinus de Jongh 2 George Stoddart 2 Priscilla Bromley 3 Mike Kahn 6 Rosalie Plows 4 Duncan Robertson 7 Margee Gough 5 Pam Saunders 10 Malcolm Dryden, Stewart Woodcock 8 Joy Marais 12 Judy Cooke 9 Nico Montauban 18 Tony Greenwood 12 Richard van Riet 22 June Whittaker 13 Liesel Winter 25 Les Wilson 26 Robin Rich 29 John Roux, Alister Colquhoun 30 Philip Roux, Peter Vadas News update #2/07 2008 Spridget (Sprites & Midgets) Tour (To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Frogeye Sprite) Many thanks for your input since our last newsletter. We've had a number of suggestions and one fairly major change. Peter Fielding made the point that we should be careful about sections that could be un- comfortably long in a little car, particularly for the ladies. Specifically he felt the section from Aliwal North to either Kokstad or Port St Johns at approximately 450 kms was too long. We are now considering starting at Garib Dam driving to Barclay East for night 2. Most people seem to like the idea of Port St Johns rather than Kokstad and having driven this road in January this year, I must agree the roads are excellent and the scenery is spectacular. We would then have had an easy run to Port Shepstone via Bizana on the Sunday. But, now to the change referred to in paragraph 1. The Austin Healey guys have changed their starting venue to the Salt Rock Hotel which once again means a plus or minus 450 km run from St Johns. Although the section from Port Shepstone to Salt Rock could be run on the N2 freeway. And now for an appeal: If you have local knowledge of the areas that we'll be running through or if you'd be prepared to take a run through part of the route and give us feedback please contact anyone on the list below. We estimate the costs of Thursday at Garib, Friday in Barclay East, Saturday in Port St Johns as well as Sunday at Salt Rock to be approximately R4,000.00 to R4,500.00 per couple. This would include dinner, bed and breakfast – lunches, drinks and petrol would be for the participants own account. Note: The cost of getting to the starting venue at Garib Dam and back from Salt Rock would be for your own account. Any ideas or comments will be welcomed – please email or contact any of the following: Contact name Email address Phone number John Reidy firstname.lastname@example.com (082) 789-6555 Stewart Cuninghame email@example.com (011) 803-6832 H Kevin Loader firstname.lastname@example.com (011) 678-3762 H Mike O'Keeffe email@example.com (083) 449-5220 Page 3 The Breed June Breed MG Car Club Cape Town Centre Suite 276, Private Bag X16, Constantia, 7848 Incorporating the MG Sports Car Register CAPE CENTRES GATHERING 2007 The members of the Cape Town Centre have pleasure in inviting you to experience the "Hospitable Klein Karoo" at the gathering to be held at Kleinplaas in Oudtshoorn from Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th October 2007. Details of the planned programme will be circulated well before the event. Kleinplaas, situated in the heart of the hospitable Klein Karoo, offers visitors 54 fully serviced chalets, with the option of self catering or full bed & breakfast service. In addition there is a 4-star caravan park, laundry facility as well as a full size swimming pool. Apart from the famous Cango caves and Ostrich farms, there are numerous other activities and adventures in the area. As accommodation is limited, the detachable form below should be submitted without delay together with your deposit to the address given to avoid disappointment. Please note that the deposit is refundable if you cancel up until 31 March 2007. The total cost of the gather- ing, for accommodation and evening dinners, is anticipated to be R1000.00 per person sharing. The cost for a single person is expected to be R1700.00. Negotiations are in progress which, if successful, could reduce the total cost per person. Member's first (preferred) Name…………………………………………………..Surname…………………………………………………… Accompanied by Name …………………………………………………..Surname………………………………………………….. Postal Address…………………………………………………….Tel no ( )…………………………...H ( ) ……………………………………………(w) …………………………………………………...….Cell Email ……………………………………………………...Fax…………………………………………………. Deposit herewith @ R250.00 per registration. P.T.O. For Banking Details and Contact Details. SPONSOR TITLES SPONSOR TITLES SPONSOR TITLES Page 4 The Breed Junre Breed Crossed cheques payable to M G Car Club Cape Town Centre may be posted with your registration form to the address below or you may deposit directly into the Bank account and attach the deposit slip. Standard Bank of S A Ltd Branch: Pinelands Branch code: 036-309 Account No.: 271157925 Account Name: M G Car Club Cape Town Centre It is important to enter the registering member's name and initials on the deposit slip under reference. Post registration form and cheque/deposit slip to:- The Treasurer M G Car Club Cape Town Centre Suite 276 Fax 021 7943259 Private Bag X16 eMail email@example.com CONSTANTIA 7848 Types of accommodation and cost per night Single Double 3plus Single room (3 only) R191.00 Standard double room R191.00 R327.00 R380.00 Lux double room R231.00 R372.00 R425.00 2 Bedroom chalet (1 bathroom) (4-6 beds) R570.00 R570.00 R570.00 NB. The double rooms are classified as 4 sleepers, but they have 2 sleeper couches and only one bath- room. The same applies to the 2 bedroom chalet – one bedroom with a double bed and the other with 2 singles. Only one bathroom which will have to be shared. All units are self catering and are complete with fridge & cooking utensils, crockery etc. Breakfast is available at a cost of R47.00 per person. ENQUIRIES: Gerri Stevenson 082 4968713 Lucille Ten Oever 082 6952267 Fax 021 5578964 Stewart Woodcock 084 7027785 Mervyn Corbishley 082 8245440 Fax 021 7943259 NOTICE OF EXTRA ORDINARY MEETING AT 8.00PM TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY—13TH JUNE 2007 IN THE CLUB HOUSE Notice is hereby given of a Extra ordinary meeting to be held in the Club house in Pinelands on Wednesday 13th June at 8.00pm. The subject to be discussed will be the "Three Month Probationary period" of new members—whether this is still valid at this time. Please attend so that we have a corum. Page 5 The Breed June Breed VETERANS VISIT TO RIEBEEK KASTEEL by Lionel Baird We met at the Engen –one stop garage on a miserable wet and rainy Thursday. It seemed as if all the taps above had been turned fully open. Despite the miserable weather we had a good turn out—8 cars which included 2 plastics. Unfortunately Athol and Pat Hurst who were to join us, lost a wiper blade on the N1 before reaching the rondevous and decided to return home when they could not locate this essential piece of equipment. We departed for Riebeek Kasteel at 10:12am and proceeded along the R304 towards Klipheuwel and Malmesbury traversing through typical Swartland countryside which we couldn't see much of due to the continuous rain. It rained non-stop for the entire trip. For those of you who like me wandered how the area came to be known as the Swartland (derived from the Dutch Zwartland). I have since learnt that it origi- nated from the indigenous renoster bushes which appear black at certain times of the year. From Malmesbury we (some of us that is) took the R146 turn off to Hermon and Ceres and then branched off to Riebeek Kasteel over Bothmaskloof where we met up with Brian Dallimore who was to lead us to the designated places of interest in the Riebeek Valley. When we all finally met up with Brian we were some- what surprised to find that the intrepid Garth Green in his TD was still with us—Garth had initially decided at the Engen Garage that the weather was a'tad' rough and he wasn't sure whether to continue or head for home. Our first visit was to Kloovenburg vineyards where wine and olive tasting was planned. However it was de- cided to give this a miss due to the excessive cover charge. Olive groves thrive in the Mediteranean conditions of the Riebeeck Valley and our next visit was to Vloks Winery where we were given a most interesting and informative talk on olives and their various by-products. We were allowed to taste the numerous varieties of olives as well as ome of the wine produced on the es- tate—all for free. That is if you ignore what was spent on some of the products of the Estate. Next we proceeded to the Pleasant Pheasant Restaurant on the Allesverloren Wine Estate, where we were given a most cordial welcome. The meal was excellent and very reasonably priced. After a good lunch some of us went to taste the wines and especially the Port at the Allesverloren Winery. Thereafter we made our individual Way home. A big thank you to Brian Dallimore for his hard work in arranging the tour. Thanks must also go to Jo Hitch- cock for co-ordinating the outing. Napier weekend away—18th—20th May FRIDAY by Maureen & Peter So many of the Cape Town MGCC members put the weather reports impending storms and cold weather into the back of their minds and arrived in Napier on Friday, in time to have pre-dinner drinks on the stoep at Suntouched Inn. Every- one was pleased to see the Dallimores who arrived from Riebeeck Kasteel in time for supper. Each couple was pre- sented with a menu featuring a colourful MG and then proceeded to enjoy the conviviality of time with MG friends. SATURDAY - AGULAS VISIT by Licille Ten Oever After several storm warnings —we were pleasantly surprised to have lovely blue skies. But on the horizon, the weather looked ominous. Our guide for the morning was Roger and Nita Davis from Napier. We met at Gunners Restaurant and departed at 9.30. There were 2 MGB roadsters, 2 MGB GTs, 2 MGTF and two plastics. Our first stop was at Struis Baai. It was "Picture Post Card" beautiful with colourful little fishing boats bobbing up and down in the harbour. We took a walk along the pier, but it was very windy and soon returned to our cars. We carried on to Agulhas and had a look around the light house and discovered some interesting history regarding the "Cape Agulhas Light House" - The treacherous cape Agulhas coastline, known as the graveyard of Ships, has caused many a shipwreck. So I can imagine it must have been such a welcome beacon of light for the ships out at sea and the weary sailors. Here are a few facts regarding the lighthouse building. Operations started on 1 April 1847 and completed in December 1848. 1 March 1949 the Lighthouse started functioning initially, oil derived from sheep's tail fat was used for the lamp, which produced a stationery white light approx. 4500 candle power. In 1914 a rotating optical system which radiated a white light of 470 000 candle power every 4 seconds was put into use. In 1936 an electric light generating 12 000 000 can- dle power was installed. In 1968 the lighthouse fell into disuse and was replaced by a warning light on an aluminium tower. Page 6 The Breed Junre Breed In 1983-8 The Tower was restore to its original glory and permission was granted for it to be used as a museum. The Limestone building, which was modeled on the design of the Pharos of Alexandria, a lighthouse in Egypt and one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, was declared a National Monument. Since 25 March 1988 the light house has once again beamed its light over both oceans. We all moved into the little restaurant and enjoyed light refreshments before our drive back to Napier. A big thank you to Roger and Nita for arranging the trip. VISIT TO THE OVERBERG TEST RANGE . By Ray Butters Twice a year the Overberg Test Range hosts a tour of their facilities near Arniston , which are spread over 48,000 hec- tares of fynbos reserve bordered by 30 km of sea frontage . By good chance our Napier weekend coincided with their May date , so a number of members joined the tour . The test range is a very versatile facility specialising in the in-flight testing of sophisticated guided weapons and avia- tion systems for the local and international aerospace industries . The base is also qualified to provide launch support services for low-earth orbit satellites ,and their clients are typically developers and users of advanced weapons and aviation systems . Approximately 800 test series have been conducted successfully here since its establishment in 1984 . Adjacent to the Range the Airforce has a base which boasts a runway of three km. in length which has accom- modated some of the largest aircraft in service, such as the Boieng 747 Jumbo and the vast Russian Antonov mili- tary/cargo carriers, which have brought out the huge consignments of equipment required for certain test purposes .The control centre in their main operational building is lined with banks of highly sophisticated computers and monitoring screens such as one only sees in James Bond movies . As there is a very strong emphasis on the conservation of fauna and flora in this unspoilt area , the testing carried out focuses expressly on in-flight missile guidance systems over land and sea , but not the explosive contingent of such weaponry . We were transported by bus on a circular route of approximately 70 km through the reserve , accompanied by a most informative staff member who pointed out the various technical installations as well as a number of old historical farm- stead buildings , fishermans cottages and grave sites . The trip was interspersed with stops for tea , lunch and sight seeing and wild life was seen in abundance such as numerous species of buck , as well as ostrich and zebra . This was a fascinating and really worth while excursion to a part of the landscape that one would normally overlook . Saturday Afternoon by Mike Plows After lunch at Pascals a short break at our lodgings preceded an afternoon run (so short-couldn't get out of third gear) to a Micro Brewery called Napier Brewery. A brand new venture not yet licensed to produce a beer, so they had to give it away, was the venue for our beer tasting. Andrew (an Irishman), Mark and Craigan allowed us to infiltrate their premises and view the various vats and brewing equipment. Andrew then gave us an informative talk on beer brewing and the different types of beer they have al- ready brewed and are going to brew followed by copious quantities of a dark ale (titled, in our honour as" Red Road- ster") and a light ale called (at the moment light ale). 21 people in 6 MGs and 3 plastics left in a happy frame of mind a little more enlightened in the art of brewing ales. A Short drive home to shower, shave and dress for the evening meal at Gunners Mess rounded off a very nice after- noon. The expected rain had just made it's appearance in the form of spots on the concrete outside the brewery and the real rain came down fortunately, during the night. NAPIER WEEKEND AWAY – SUNDAY by Brian Hogg I was very fortunate to be invited by Ray and Lorenza Butters to stay with them for the week end in the "Barn" of their wonderful old cottage. Looking at a book of photographs of Napier of about a hundred years ago it is easy to recog- nize the Butters' cottage and the barn. The barn has now been converted into a garage, workshop and a guest suite which still incorporates the original feeding troughs for the horses. (the guests don't have to eat from the troughs !!!). Ray has a few of his particular favourite toy cars (the large metal ones) but is very limited in space compared with the Toy Museum in Muizenberg or his house in Kreuplebosch but they have developed the attic into a marvelous work room for Lorenza. Ray and I were both hood down in our MGAs for the trip on Saturday to the Test Range and only just got back to Napier in time before the heavens opened. The next morning Ray's rain gauge showed 40 mm of rain. On Sunday morning at 10.30 the MG group assembled at Vindigo which is a shop that sells "collectables' and has a wine tasting facility. For the tasting we were introduced to Doug Murdoch from Quoin Rock vineyard. The estate is situated between Napier and Agulhas, near Elim, on the south facing slopes of the mountains. There is also a sister estate at Knorhoek (near Delheim and Muratie) with which they sometimes share wines to improve the blends. Doug explained that the word Quoin means the corner stone of a building and/or a wedge for supporting a (naval) gun bar- rel. The wine tasting started with a 2006 Sauvignon Blanc which had a very different flavour from the majority of the prod- ucts of this variety but very pleasant and dry. The next presentation was a 2003 Chardonnay which again was not a overpowering as normal Chardonnays but had a rather delicate flavour. Lastly we were treated to a 2003 Merlot which was 40% from the Agulhas winery and 60% from Knorhoek. Doug explained that the red grapes from Agulhas do not produce the "heavy" variety of wine hence the blending, their attempt to produce Cabernet Sauvingnon was so unsuccessful that they pulled out all the vines. The Merlot was medium bodied with a very pleasant flavour. Some of the group bought a few bottles to take home to remind them of the most enjoyable week end away. I did not stay for lunch as the scheduled event at the "Fox" had been cancelled and transferred to another venue so I headed back for Cape town but got so cold that I stopped in Caledon to put up the hood and side screens, it was just as well as just down the road it started raining "cat & dogs" . Sincere thanks to the Napier contingent of he Club for an excellent event. –From us all—Editor Page 7 The Breed June Breed LETTER TO THE EDITOR Rafi Weiner 12 Lochner Road CONSTANTIA 7806 email: firstname.lastname@example.com The Editor The Breed MG Car Club Private Bag X16 CONSTANTIA 7848 Dear Sir I decided to draft this letter to you following the recent MG Car Club "Breakfast Run". Later I thought it better to hold the letter back and to wait and see whether anybody in the Committee would bother to lift a pen (or keyboard finger) in the May edition of the Breed. My patience was pleasantly rewarded when I read the editorial. James (the Deputy Chair) has certainly hit the nail on the head with his comments regarding the dismal turnout at the Breakfast Run. Else- where in the Breed a lamentation appears where the author ponders the whereabouts of T-Type MGs. If any member reading this letter joined the Club in the last 2 or 3 years, then I suggest you log onto the Google Images website and search "MGTC" where images will appear so that you know what these cars look like. Once upon a time members used to actually drive these cars on Club Runs, believe it or not! On Sunday 15 April 2007, I met the Club at Constantia Village to join the Breakfast Run to the Westlake Arms. This was a well organized run by the Club's new social secretary, Leanne Hewitt, and credit must go to her – what a delight- ful and energetic person. Personally, I would have preferred a slightly longer route but I suppose if the route was longer it would have ended up in a Lunch Run rather than a Breakfast Run. All the ingredients were there for an excel- lent outing - meeting place, weather, route, and venue. There was only one problem – a dismal and pathetic turnout of cars! I was quite shocked to discover that out of a total membership of 322 people and I don't know how many hundreds of cars, not even 10% of the membership rocked up. It was also a sad fact that the oldest car on the run was a lonely MGA. Can you imagine that? An MG Car Club Breakfast Run with one MGA and not a single T-Type! What is how- ever interesting is that there were quite a few modern MGTF's on the Run, which was quite refreshing to see and the extent to which the owners of these cars are welcomed into the Club. Interestingly, I can recall when I joined the MG Car Club about 30 years ago, nobody gave me a second glance, let alone welcomed me to the Club. There were only two reasons for the "cold shoulder". The first being that the Club operated in cliques (it still does) and the other could only be put down to the fact that I drove what was then a modern MG, namely a chrome bumper MGB Roadster. What a pleasure it is to see these TF's on the Run. What I really have difficulty in understanding is why the Breakfast Run was met with such a poor response. I would have thought that one of the main objects of the Club is to get together and drive MG's all over the place on what is traditionally known as a Run. Sadly this does not appear to be the case at all. On the odd occasion I go to a monthly meeting. For some inexplicable reason the monthly meeting attract more peo- ple than a Club outing. In fact it seems that members talk more about outings than actually going to them. I cannot fathom this out, since I find the monthly meetings about as exciting as watching our national cricket - unless of course things warm up when a Trustee berates Roger Lewis for failing to report and account for the Club's ashtrays and maga- zines etc Every year the Club puts out a list of members together with their cars. I assume this list of owners and their cars is produced by the Register Captains. This must be the case, because I don't know what else a Register Captain does or is supposed to do. It is indeed comforting to know that there are so many MG's languishing in garages in Cape Town (including some of my own) which haven't been shipped out of the Country to take advantage of our poor currency. Alternatively, the owners of these cars want us to believe that their cars are still safely tucked away in Cape Town. Either way you look at it, these cars never seem to emerge – and if they do they certainly don't find their way to MG Car Club Runs. It is also unfortunate that our dedicated Committee members who thanklessly do so much for the Club, do not join in on the Run. Don't get me wrong – I certainly don't blame the Committee. For the most part, they do a lot for the Club and end up being mercilessly re-appointed (not elected) year after year, a fate which they accept like the pro- verbial lamb to the slaughter. I belong to quite a few Clubs some of which I am more involved in than others. It is interesting to learn from the way other Clubs operate. For example, the Crankhandle Club not only has informal meetings in the evening and organises a couple of Runs during the year. On the first Sunday of the month members are invited to bring their cars to Timour Hall to have tea, listen to one or two announcements and most of all to indulge in classic cars and to soak up the at- mosphere. It is not a formal, organised meeting but simply a get together of petrol-heads and their classic cars. I can't understand why the MG Car Club can't do something like this on a monthly basis in addition to (or better still, instead of) the dreary and formal shareholders meetings on a Wednesday evening. Page 8 The Breed Junre Breed Another fascinating example is the Harley Davidson Club, of which I am a member. I think the Club has about 250 members or so. They have a meeting once a month on a Wednesday evening which is totally relaxed, informal and where a couple of announcements are made. I would say between 40 and 60 people attend the meeting. If the weather is good most people arrive on their bikes. At least once a month there is a Run on a Sunday morning. It is completely uncompetitive, although well organized from a safety point of view. All that happens is that anybody who wants to go meets at a bakery in Green Point at 09h30 to leave at 10h00. The ride consists of a meandering route to a brief stop- over at about 11h15 and then on to a lunch venue whereafter people make their own way home. Members are notified of the arrangements at the meeting, in the monthly news magazine and by sms. There is no feedback of any kind. You just meet and go. It is noteworthy that these impromptu Sunday Runs attract a huge turnout, weather permitting of course. If you take the trouble to look at our Club calendar for the year, you will see that it is no different from the year before. The only thing that changes are Indabas and weekend away activities. I see that the next Run is only in June followed by the mid-winter wine tour in July. I attended the latter event a couple of years ago and I must say it was quite enjoy- able with a good attendance including, believe it or not, T type MGs, but it's unlikely that we'll see the likes of this again. This time round members must be advised by way of a bulk sms a couple of days before the Run. Don't worry about people having to phone in first in order to facilitate catering arrangements. There will always be enough. Most people don't want to fill in forms or phone back to confirm how many people are coming. They just want to show up - even if its at the last minute. Members should not be made to feel that they cannot attend functions unless they book well in advance. The object of the exercise is to operate a Club with as little formality as possible. In so doing the Club will attract a lot more people to Club activities, Runs in particular. It is my view that there are a lot of members of the Club who actually have very little technical knowledge about cars in general and MGs in particular – and nor do they care. They just think that MGs are great little cars with wonderful character and have no interest in the technical side at all. Members, particularly new members, should not be intimidated by the fact that they know nothing about motor mechan- ics and played no part whatsoever in restoring their car. That brings me onto another interesting topic – Show Day. Once upon a time I can recall that this event was the verita- ble climax of the Club calendar. Show Day, until several years ago, was a dazzling event and the array of MGs pre- sented was nothing short of spectacular, irrespective of condition. Members also entered their cars (and in some cases themselves) in a variety of impressive and eclectic concourse events. I can remember not that long ago, Show Days were held at public venues such as Canal Walk and Cavendish Square where Club members had the opportunity not only to drool over each other's cars but to show off their cars to a captivated public audience, thereby increasing the interest in the marque. Regrettably, this is now part of Club history. The Show Day of today is little more than a get together of Club stalwarts who polish their cars for the occasion and enjoy a braai at a member's house. One or two odd cogniscenti will enter their cars in the concourse competition, not- withstanding that the result is predictable and a foregone conclusion. Personally, I think that competitive concourse is utterly pointless, other than to hopefully assist in increasing the market value of the car. Most of these cars comprise brand new parts supplied by Moss Motors and made in Taiwan, anyway. Of course, there are those of us who own "concourse condition" cars (including myself) would never dream of participating in a concourse event. Now don't get me wrong – although I do not see the point in participating in concourse events does not mean that I don't enjoy being a spectator. A classic car club must by its very nature offer competitive events including concourse. Why, one can only marvel at the fabulous cars at international concourse events such as Pebble Beach and Louis Vuitton etc. The fact that most entries arrive and depart on a trailer is of course another matter. On the other hand there are those who have wonderful MGs gracefully aging and showing their patina who feel too embarrassed to turn up with their cars at Show Day where only a "nut and bolt ground up restoration" will suffice. In my view, their cars are the true concourse stars! The point of all this is that members should re-assess what they want out of the MG Car Club. For me, it's a break- fast/lunch/tea/wine tour run – uncompetitive and social and an informal meeting on a Sunday morning, Crankhandle Club style. For others, it may be something else altogether. Why on earth should our new social secretary Leanne Hewitt be prophetically warned by one of the Club elders that she should not be disheartened if she does not get a large turn out for the breakfast run, albeit that this is true? What this means is that we know in advance that these events will be poorly attended. Now one can understand why mem- bers do not stand for election on the Committee but are instead "re-appointed" from one year to the next. It is patently clear that Jo Hitchcock who is organizing the veteran runs certainly knows what she's doing. I am not a veteran yet, but they really have very interesting Runs. I seem to have lost my thread, since this letter was really all about the last Breakfast Run. At the rate we're going, I imagine that next years Breakfast Run will be reduced to two members in their Chinese MGs sharing a table at the Rondebosch Wimpy. I would love to ramble on but I have to keep an eye on my Ebay web page as I am expecting a few offshore bids to come in for my MGB, MGBGT and MGTC. Well, that my five cents worth…………… Kind regards Rafi Weiner Page 9 The Breed June Breed MINUTES OF MG CAR CLUB GENERAL MEETING - 9TH MAY Welcome: Robin Rich Apologies: Jo Hitchcock, Mattie & Lionel Baird, Derek & Esme Hitchcock, Ralph Clarke, Maureen & Peter James, Bugs Crighton, Helen & Gereld Wright, James Reinhardt, David Tudsbury, Lucille Ten Oever Minutes of the General Meeting dated April 2007 No Matters arising. Chairman Three Month Probation Period – This matter would be discussed at an Extraordinary General Meeting – Notice will be given to the Members. Club House Mervin & Jeff were involved with the negotiations re Tenure thereof and letter to the mayor. We have another venue in Pinelands which will be plan B if all else fails. Club Charity – We need a volunteer who would like to champion this cause. Veterans: The next run would be on 31st May – visit to the The Westcoast Fossil Farm. Details in the Breed. Plaque to Brian Dallimore. Competitions Next Run – 17th June – British Car Club Run, includes lunch at Houwhoek – price R115.00 each - please sign clibboard if you will be attending. July – Practice Run to thrash the Jaguar Club at Go Cart Racing Social – Leanne 14th July – Mid Winter Wine Tour in the form of Amazing Race – Will be great fun. Registers 27th May – meeting at Margie Von Zeil's house . Tune her car - 7 Dagbreek Road Pinelands. Publication – Closing Date 21 st May Secretarial Ratified: Ken & Gloria Smith Regalia There were a lot of cards with Ralph's R type – which members could have for free. Weekend away: - Frank Peche We have 31 attending – if you will be attending please let Frank know as you need to book for the events you intend to take part so that you are catered for. Napier is a lovely town – 13 MGs have owners in Napier. Cape Centres: Have you booked for this event – Full Programme 14th – 17th October. Finance – Mervyn Corbishly The Club is Solvent. General: Port Elizabeth Indaba – Has anybody received any news on the PE Indaba. Keys – If anybody has a set of keys for the club pub – could they please let Jeff Husk have them. After the meeting Roger gave us a slide show of his trip to the Australian National Indaba. 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