September 2005

Our general meetings are discussions of past and upcoming activities mixed with club business and socializing. If you want to know if we're the club for you, come check us out. Guests and visitors are always welcome. Generally speaking, Diamond Jim's Saloon is located on Warren Ave., one short block east of Evergreen in Detroit. It's right by the Comerica Bank, and you can use their parking lot. 

This evening kicks off another Motor City Bears bar night at Diamond Jim's. We’re going to show all the locals and the out-of-town guests just how the Bears have fun with fur in the Motor City!

Come join us as we sniff, paw, nuzzle, and claw our way through the bar as we search for a "Hole Lot of Fur!" It's gonna be a night-long search, but by the time the evening is over, we will be handing out the title of Mr. Motor City Bear 2005 to some lucky furry bear. The winner will receive a prize for winning as well as a free annual membership (or a one year membership extension).

Also, if you’re feeling lucky, then be sure to get your winning tickets during the 50/50 raffle AND be ready to claim your winning ticket for the numerous door prizes.

Just so everyone can keep up their strength, the Motor City Bears will be providing snacks and finger foods all evening to keep your energy up as you paw, scratch, and claw your way through all that fur!!!

Jim will have a whole menu of different "shooter specials" to whet your whistle. Just pawin’ at all that fur will be enough to work up a terrible thirst, and Jim will be prepared to handle all the parched Cowboys and Bears in the bar.

What happens when you combine a tailgate buffet party, hosted by the bears, along with a movie double feature? Give up??? Well, you'll just have to come over to the parking lot around the Pontiac Silverdome and find out for yourself! Bring a date along and let “Dinner and a Movie” get you way past first base. The movie starts at dusk, with your choice of three double features, but between 7 p.m. and dusk the Motor City Bears are putting on a tailgate party like only they can.

The bears will be serving up Swedish meatballs and sloppy joes for the tailgate party, and we encourage everyone to bring their favorite beverage as well as a dish to pass based on the first letter of your last name. Your cooperation will help assure that we don’t have too many of one item and not enough of another.

A-F: Picnic side dish
G-M: Salads, cheese, deviled eggs, dip trays etc.
N-R: Desserts
S-Z: Snacks, finger foods etc.

Special Notes:

1. You will want to bring a blanket with you. It gets chilly there in the late evening, so a blanket (and maybe someone to snuggle with) will keep all your 2,000 parts warm and toasty.
2. We'll be meeting at Screen #3 (on the right, look for the Sparky banner) before the showing.  Purchase tickets for whichever screen you want.  After the tailgate party, we'll all go to our selected movies.
3. Bringing in glass beverage containers of any kind are prohibited.
4. The open consumption of alcoholic beverages as well as visible intoxication are prohibited. Use discretion or leave it at home for the night.

The AIDS Walk-Detroit is a five kilometer fundraising walk-a-thon in Downtown Royal Oak which is organized by Steppin' Out and benefits a host of local AIDS charities.

If you would like to walk with the Motor City Bears or donate, then you should register A.S.A.P. It's easy, you can visit the website www.aidswalkdetroit.org or call (248) 399-WALK. This year the Motor City Bears group number is 396. This is a great time for a great cause. It's also lots of fun and a great way to join us in representing the Motor City Bears to the entire community.

If you can't walk, please consider sponsoring one of our walkers with a donation and join us for lunch after the walk. (Details on lunch location to follow.)

Any questions may be directed to Bob G. at ptskink2003@yahoo.com

So, if you're looking for a street corner to meet at, and a street to walk down, then make sure to put the corner of Lafayette & Fourth Streets on your calendar for Sunday, September 18th.

2.) FEAST PART 3:00pm - ???
Brian P. & Kevin K.’s
Sterling Heights, MI

This event is a little different from things we've done in the past. First off, we're going to invade the Eastern Market that day and snatch up all the fresh goodness the market has to offer. In addition to the fresh meats, produce and vegetables which will be in abundant supply, we're gonna browse the shops and stores which surround the Eastern Market itself and select a delectable sample of gourmet foodstuffs from around the country... and the world.

THEN...
With our arms loaded and our stomachs running on empty, we're heading over to Brian and Kevin's to prepare our favorite fresh delicacies. Once all the preparations have been made, the bears are gonna do one of the things they do best... put a big dent in a big buffet! Once the gastronomic carnage has ended, we'll settle back for an evening of light entertainment... maybe a movie, or maybe just some great conversation with some great people.

Rumor has it that Brian and Kevin will again open the basement for those adventurous souls who wish to venture down there. Although rumors are still floating around that there's still victims down there from last Halloween! EEEEK!!! Maybe we should ALL be scared!

The reputation of this place is legend, and various Motor City Bears have put it to the test in the past. Needless to say,  it passed with flying colors. Even the Detroit News has something to say about this place: http://www.detnews.com/2003/business/0310/10/d02-294096.htm

Anyway, in a rare mid-weeknight event, the Motor City Bears are gonna barge in there and try to empty out the buffet. It might be interesting to see if they succeed... OR will the bears end up just getting stuffed??? Go and see for yourself!