[Fredslist] South Florida Network Meeting 2-6-14

[Rodger Stuart Davis]

   It was a dark and stormy night...actually it was a beautiful sunny warm winter's day,February 6th, for a ride up the Florida Keys from Key West to Fort Lauderdale and back.  At the worst, it's always good to get off the rock, because it makes me appreciate this Island more, at the best, It was 9 hours sitting next to and getting to know Fred Klein and getting to know first hand that which is the Gotham City Network. Fred and I were off to the meeting of the South Florida group for their monthly get together.  
   I met Fred down here in Key West and was very impressed with what he told me 
about the network. I thought I couldn't offer much, except a rose or two to smell with my photos of the week, to infuse some diagonal lines into an otherwise very linier organization. I'm like that.  And to my surprise my first book of photos is about to be published by one of our members, Joel Chadabe and his company Intelligent Arts, though I shouldn't be surprised, after all this is Gotham City Network. 
   The ride was no problems and good conversation. The keys are so beautiful and Fred and I are interesting fellows with some good stories.  We arrived an hour early at Champps, where 595 and 95 meet, despite the traffic, oy the traffic.  Fred proceeded to find out our barmaid was a business student and invited her to drop by the meeting after her shift, which she did.  Shortly, Robert Esposito, who is co chair of this group, arrived, a very fine fellow.  We conversed, sipped a bit of wine and headed off to the side room for our meeting. 
   A rectangular table with chairs all around, and slowly the participants arrived, Introductions, greeting, and business card passings amongst members and their guests. I was very impressed with the diversity and proficiency of this group of 28 people, there would have been more but these are busy people.  Once seated, and starting with Fred, we all stood and spoke as to who we are and what we do. Fred spoke elegantly, historically, and humorously.  Next was Robert, then Richard Gaine, the other co chair and then around the table. There were contacts made and more business cards passed, and then a good dinner was had by all. 
   It was good meeting, informative, and too short.  Fred and I had to be back on the road to get back to Key West before 1:00.  That's when Fred and I turn back into laid back Island guys, walking barefoot on the beach while humming Warren Buffet tunes, Key West is a very strange place. The ride home is always seemingly shorter and made even shorter still by the fact that Key West was our destination.  And one day when we have a chapter here you can all come down for one of our monthly meetings. February is a good month. 
 
Rodger Stuart Davis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
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