The Sandbagger

Sandbagger 2011: The entire Scottsdale group
Front row (l to r): Derrick Hockley, Greg Jarvis, Brian Arbique, Jeff Mains, Andres del Castillo
Back row (l to r): Richard Hogeveen, Jim Anderson, Andrew Posthumus, Graham Smith, Rick Cunliffe, Jack Pantalone, Brian Boychuk

To commemorate the fact that we have lurched, limped, tinted (Brent: where were you?) and grumbled our way to the half century mark (notable exception: Rich Hogeveen, who was limping much earlier but nonetheless looks just 40) we took the Sandbagger to the southern United States.

Eleven Sandbagger veterans and one under-age rookie (49-year old Brian Boychuk, more later) assembled in Fountain Hills, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona.  To protect us from the abuses of the american legal system, Jack Pantalone was lured from retirement.  As it turns out, Ricky was on his best behaviour and there was no need to find a bail bondsman and schedule a quick court date.  Jack took good advantage of the unexpectedly free time by shopping, cooking and cleaning. We are grateful to Jack, and especially Rick, for their notable sacrifices for the greater good.

Notable storylines from 2011 include:

• Greg Jarvis’s daily 100 mph race to the golf course after his “inner GPS” failed him. Apparently, he managed to avoid being charged for vehicle damage caused by white-knuckled fingers dug deep into the plush leather.
• Meat, meat and more meat. Colons are still recovering.

Sandbagger 2011: The entire group
Front row (l to r): Derrick Hockley, Greg Jarvis, Brian Arbique, Jeff Mains, Andres del Castillo
Back row (l to r): Richard Hogeveen, Jim Anderson, Andrew Posthumus, Graham Smith, Rick Cunliffe, Jack Pantalone, Brian Boychuk

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