Another gala weekend at Tarantula Arms

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Fred invited us to Chicago for another fabulous get together at Tarantula Arms!! In attendance are Fred N, of course -- and Charlie, Tania, Greg, Dan, Robert, and myself. Started out last night making cinnamon rolls... Yummy!

 

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We had a service call this morning on Fred's new/old Filtex central vac...

 

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Owen hard at work swapping out motors and rewiring the Filtex, such a pro!

 

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Check out this beast that he uses to unclog people's central vacs... He needed to swipe some wire out of the cord for the Filtex.

 

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Meanwhile... Greg and Robert were hard at work swapping the newer KitchenAid back to the old KitchenAid now that Fred is staying here in Tarantula Arms.

 

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We had to take the old gal for a spin with some Hoover hoods!

 

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We took a que from the PA contingent, also having a party tonight (brilliant idea, BTW) and put to use some of the extra hoods that were laying around... Cracker and artichoke dip, anyone?

 

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Have some cheese, stay a while...

 

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Ida welcomes............

her guests with hostess gifts for all!

 

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Come On Guys

You know we always have a great time at these gatherings.  Someone recently asked where the name Tarantula Arms came from.  Charlie named the house.  The most well known literary reference is from "A Streetcar Named Desire."  A dive hotel where Blanche DuBois stayed:


 


"So she makes a clean confession of it. <span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">She refers to the Flamingo Hotel as “The Tarantula Arms,” the place where she, a “big spider,” brought her “victims.” “Yes,” she says, “I had many intimacies with</span> strangers.” She explains bitterly that, after her husband killed himself, this was all she had to turn to for comfort."


 


A shot from dinner Friday night.

 

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Yeah

And yet again.  The KDS-17 gets installed.  Thanks Greg and Robert!

 

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And Of Course

Vacuuming.  Tania with her C-5 Compact.

 

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And The

Rug tool.

 

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Tania

Resting after vacuuming.

 

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Dan Prepared Dinner

Saturday night.


 


Lobster Bisque


Spinach Salad with warm bacon dressing


Vodka sorbet to clear the palate


and Beef Stroganoff.


 


Charlie helped serve.

 

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Fred

Had to try out the new old Filtex.

 

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Looks Like:

A swellegant, elegant time was had by all.

Did you give guided tours of Works in Progress, a.k.a. the master bath?

 

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Well, what to do on Sunday afternoon...........

After all the vacuums have been played with, the dishes washed and the linens pressed, (Miele mangle), and folded?

Rearrange the living room around Ida's new couch and portrait of me above the the chest in the front hall. Tres fabu![this post was last edited: 10/27/2013-17:07]

 

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Great Pictures!

Looks like a good time was had by all.

 

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Most Have Left

Dan Charlie and I are left here.  Dan played the piano for us tonight.  As usual, his playing is wonderful.  Could only think of our current political situation when he played "If I Only Had A Brain"  from "The Wizard of Oz."

 

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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;">It looks like great fun. You all look very happy and well-fed. Best to you folks.</span>


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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;">John Lucia</span>

 

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Fun time...

was had by all.What fun,vaccums,food,and drinks,friends;what more could one ask for.Glad to see everyone.
Michael