"Motion Pictures"

"I thought Star Wars was too wacky for the general public." George Lucas
"I don't know who you are or where you've come from, but from now on you'll do as I say, okay?" Princess Leia

Word of the Day:
Photoplay: n. 1)Motion Picture, movie 2) A magazine that was devoted to promoting films and celebrities

Meeting Officials
Toastmaster/Table Topics Master/Quote of the Day - Kimberly Hunt "loves B movies, such as Inbred Rednecks Alien Abduction, for their absurd plots and silly special effects."

Timer/Educational Moment - Jack Buce, DTM - quoted International Director Gary Schmidt as saying ""Star Wars" is the best movie ever made."

Ah Counter/Grammarian - Caroline Edwards, ATM - "Loves the black comedy style fo the Cohen Brothers and also likes the dark drama and wierdness of David Lynch. One of her favorite movies is "The Usual Suspects". Kaiser Zozay!"

Speaker 1 - Jon Fleming - "A real James Bond fan who prefers Roger Moore to Sean Connery and loves the gadgets and gizmos that Q comes up with in every movie."

Speaker 2 - Sarah Gagnon - "Looking forward to seeing the new Star Wars Movie as she fell in love with the series at the tender age of nine when she saw "Star Wars" for the first time."

General Evaluator - Jim Raley - "God saved him from watching "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" with his uncle by making sure the tape they rented was fatally injured."

Evaluator 1 - Gwen Whipple -

Evaluator 2 - Charlie Peters - "Loves spaghetti Westerns and thinks "The Wizard of Oz" is the worst movie ever made. As a kid, he really loved watching "Davy Crockett"."

references used by the Toasmaster:
Box Office Leaders by Decade
Film History before 1920
Short History of Hollywood

The meeting moved along very well. Jon Fleming Gave a fabulous speech titled "Date Night" (speech#4 from the Communication and Leadership Manual) where he discusses his goal of giving his daughter a good example of how she should be treated and how he tries to set a good parenting example by making sure to spend time with his wife every day. The next speech, by Sarah Gagnon titled "Memories of Molly" (speech #5 from the Communication and Leadership Manual), was very entertaining and beautifully described her experience when she learned how to drive. From the description of her driving instructor, a former drill sergeant, to the loving descripton of "Molly" who turns out to be her old car we were entertained from beginning to end.

Everything went as scheduled.