Jerry & Eileen's GORGG 2006 Photo Site

The 8th Annual

G lobal
O n
R eflection
G iant
G athering

October 21 – 29, 2006
Évora, Portugal
“OctoGORGG”

Photos

Jörg Weinert, 1961–2006

We lost our dear friend, Jörg, suddenly on 26 October. A true GORGGer and
Gentle Giant fan in every sense, Jörg shall be forever missed, and remembered.

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Holding court with Giants

Tales of The Motherland

The Rockin’ Roommates

Swapping scrapbook stories
A laugh for the ages
To Jörg!

SUNDAY the 22nd
Évora Hotel, Évora, Upper Alentejo, Portugal:
Lobby; Sol Poente Restaurant

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GORGGanizer José Carlos
Fialho greets early arrivals
Fred Rosenkamp and
André Bazinet reconnect
First buffet dinner of many is
a good chance to catch up

MONDAY the 23rd
Évora Hotel: Hospitality Suite

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Hotel Manager officially opens
the Hospitality Suite
Kim Roddis, Sonia Staebler,
and Marc Catera chat
John Burns and
Malcolm Mortimore

“But soft! what GORGG through
yonder window breaks?”
The colorful digits of
Lynn Mortimore
Lana Matlock and
Christian Staebler

TUESDAY the 24th
Évora Hotel: Hospitality Suite

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Hosts José Carlos & Ana
Fonseca cooking the books
Dave Matlock and
Dominique Plante
Ant Bowles, Fred, and
Jerry McCarthy

Whole Lotta GORGG
Lana and John
Judy Green, Pierre Bordeleau,
and Eileen McCarthy
Catera holding up the wall
for Mortimore again

Jörg, Pierre, and Chris
laugh it up
Mr. G.G. O’Plenty has
reservations at this table
Jess & Lana Matlock
with Eileen

Dave, MonAmi,
and Jerry
Wes & Jess were enlisted
to reduce the median age
Gabriella & Anne Catera
in a Kodak moment

WEDNESDAY the 25th
Alentejo Bus Tour: Rota dos Vinhos Central Office, Évora;
Olaria Patalim, São Pedro do Corval; José da Sousa Winery,
Reguengos de Monsaraz; Fortified medieval village of Monsaraz.
Evening: Évora Hotel: Hospitality Suite

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Alone Again (Naturally)
Gary Green roams Évora
“Faster, Malc, I think
they're gaining on us!”
Bloody Tourists
Pat & Dave Astley, Sr.

José and friends in
the Tasting Room
Wine Country
Jerry & Eileen
Lana, Judy, Diana Green,
and Anne

Lutz Wendler and
Rev. Paul Moore
Jutta Wendler at
Rota dos Vinhos
Pals Nicolas Wendler
and Marco Catera

Fred and Eileen
“What’s he up to now?”
Acquiring The Taste

OctoGORGG Hero
Many thanks, Lutz!
The real Dutch Treat
Jan and Fred
Paul Moore and
Paul Beecham

John P. Weathers displays
his patented choke-hold
Mobile
A pensive Gabriella Catera
“Pottery Barn”
Caroline Cobetto & André

“My kingdom for a bowl!”
Olaria Patalim
Malcolm’s version of
Whack-a-Mole
GORGG invades
José da Sousa

“We yank out this pipe, and
it’s free vino for everybody!”
Kerry Minnear
and Eileen
John and Malcolm
thirsting for The Grape

A Dog's Life
“Lassie,” by John Burns
Shirley Burns and
Lynn Mortimore
Waiting for Godot
JPW and Ana

Photo Op #2
Gabby & Annie
The Door to Monsaraz
Marco Catera
“It’s all downhill from here”
José Carlos and Kerry

Eileen hoping to
spot a Moor
Jerry and Paul in
a Monsaraz street
Dave Matlock
goes to church

Vinz Clortho,
Keymaster of Gozer
Searching for Spain
Pint-sized Matlock and Fialho
God knows what he’s measuring
JC & Malc

Jan-Arjen Voskuilen
& Yvonne Taal
Paul Beecham and
Dave Lederman
“I can see you through my glass”
Gaz and Dan Bornemark

THURSDAY the 26th
Évora Hotel: Lobby; Évora Shopping District

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Webmaster in the Middle
Ed Hurst
Carol Weathers sucks up to the
Évora Chamber of Commerce
Chance meeting with Stéphane,
Caroline & Magali Sladek

FRIDAY the 27th
GORGG Raffle & Silent Auction; GORGG Banquet & Jam
Évora Hotel: Hospitality Suite, Front Entrance, and Banquet Room

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Jeff Smith is aghast at the GG
riches laid out before him
Some last-minute forgeries
before the raffle begins!
The Catera Men emcee
the Silent Auction

David Lederman &
Sheridan Sellers
Blaise Spratt really wants
no part of this photo!
The Smiling Mortimore’s
Malc & Lynn

Lindsey and Hillary Spratt
view the not-so-silent auction
Jerry, Fred,
and Jan
Kerry, Gary,
and Eileen

I wonder where this signed
GG drumhead ended up?...
The 2006 Group Shot
(see the larger version)
Marc meets Eduardo Mota
of Gouveia, Portugal

Elliot & Ciara Bowles
with the Catera kids
Nicolas Wendler
and his soda
Eileen holds cutey
Hjördis Bornemark

Eileen and Shirley
before the banquet
Annika Bornemark and a
snoozing Hjördis
The Invertebrate Drummer
stole a backstage pass

Ekerö, Sweden’s
Kristjan Oddsson
“I got a fever, and the
only prescription is...”
Aspirants
John and Kerry

Beduínos a Gasóleo
José Carlos Fialho – keys
Good guitarist for a chauffeur!
Shuttle driver Luis Oliveira
Too Shy
Hjördis brings down the house

Jerry with
Lesley & Kerry Minnear
A GORGG Postcard
André & Caroline
Jerry with
Judy & Gary Green

In memory of Jörg:
Think Of Me With Kindness
The Boys (and The Girl) in
The Band (larger version)
John P. Weathers
e-drums/vox/tambourine

Malcolm Mortimore
drums/percussion
Gary Green
guitar/vox/drums
Kerry Minnear
keys/vox/bass

Pierre Bordeleau – guitar/vox
Do Plante – vox
Dan Bornemark
keyboards
Jeff Smith
bass

Jan Dubbe
drums/percussion
Marc Catera – sax
Lindsey Spratt – ’bone
Fred Rosenkamp
guitar

Christian Staebler
bass
John Burns
Vocal debut, Aspirations
Twin Sons of Different Drummers
Gaz & Malc

John Jakob chats online
with absent O-Reos
The spacious banquet room
at Évora Hotel
“Cogs-in-cogs-in-wheels-in
circles-slowly-turn-around”

SATURDAY the 28th
Cromeleque dos Almendres (Stone Circles), Almendres Menhir, and
O Telheiro Café, Guadalupe, Alentejo; Casa do Forno Restaurant,
Évora; Évora Hotel: Lobby and Hospitality Suite

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Julia Bowles and her men
(hirs)
Mikko Alapuro at the Stone
Circles from the neolithic
“And, oh, how they danced, the
little children of Stonehenge...”

Beautiful view(s):
Ei, Lynn, Julia, Ana
Évora lies 12 km
beyond the megaliths
Reflecting on a well-spent week
Obrigado, José & Ana!

Don’t let ’em fool ya...
Size Matters!
Gary Green at
Almendres Menhir
“Take me home,
country roads...”

“Look at me, I’m as helpless
as a drummer up a tree”
Terrific Tapas
at O Telheiro
GORGGing in 7/8
8-for-8 for “The Sequential 7”

Jean-Pierre Bourgeois &
Sylvie Durand at dinner
Our Last Night:
at Casa do Forno
“Judy, Judy, Judy”
The wonderful Mrs. Green

Gaz and José perform the
2006 bannerectomy
Somebody step on a skunk?
Last beer from Québec City
Passing the baton to Jeff,
and it’s on to Denver...

Think Of Me With Kindness
“Fare thee well,
fare thee well,
you that was once dear to me.
Think of me with kindness.
Think of me.”
– Shulman, Shulman, Shulman, Minnear

This page created and last updated 16 October 2007 by Jerry McCarthy.
Photography by Jerry & Eileen McCarthy, October 2006.

Holding court with Giants				Tales of The Motherland				The Rockin’ Roommates
Swapping scrapbook stories				A laugh for the ages				To Jörg!

Hotel Manager officially opens the Hospitality Suite				Kim Roddis, Sonia Staebler, and Marc Catera chat				John Burns and Malcolm Mortimore
“But soft! what GORGG through yonder window breaks?”				The colorful digits of Lynn Mortimore				Lana Matlock and Christian Staebler

Hosts José Carlos & Ana Fonseca cooking the books	Dave Matlock and Dominique Plante	Ant Bowles, Fred, and Jerry McCarthy
Whole Lotta GORGG Lana and John	Judy Green, Pierre Bordeleau, and Eileen McCarthy	Catera holding up the wall for Mortimore again
Jörg, Pierre, and Chris laugh it up	Mr. G.G. O’Plenty has reservations at this table	Jess & Lana Matlock with Eileen
Dave, MonAmi, and Jerry	Wes & Jess were enlisted to reduce the median age	Gabriella & Anne Catera in a Kodak moment

Alone Again (Naturally) Gary Green roams Évora	“Faster, Malc, I think they're gaining on us!”	Bloody Tourists Pat & Dave Astley, Sr.
José and friends in the Tasting Room	Wine Country Jerry & Eileen	Lana, Judy, Diana Green, and Anne
Lutz Wendler and Rev. Paul Moore	Jutta Wendler at Rota dos Vinhos	Pals Nicolas Wendler and Marco Catera
Fred and Eileen	“What’s he up to now?”	Acquiring The Taste
OctoGORGG Hero Many thanks, Lutz!	The real Dutch Treat Jan and Fred	Paul Moore and Paul Beecham
John P. Weathers displays his patented choke-hold	Mobile A pensive Gabriella Catera	“Pottery Barn” Caroline Cobetto & André
“My kingdom for a bowl!” Olaria Patalim	Malcolm’s version of Whack-a-Mole	GORGG invades José da Sousa
“We yank out this pipe, and it’s free vino for everybody!”	Kerry Minnear and Eileen	John and Malcolm thirsting for The Grape
A Dog's Life “Lassie,” by John Burns	Shirley Burns and Lynn Mortimore	Waiting for Godot JPW and Ana
Photo Op #2 Gabby & Annie	The Door to Monsaraz Marco Catera	“It’s all downhill from here” José Carlos and Kerry
Eileen hoping to spot a Moor	Jerry and Paul in a Monsaraz street	Dave Matlock goes to church
Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer	Searching for Spain Pint-sized Matlock and Fialho	God knows what he’s measuring JC & Malc
Jan-Arjen Voskuilen & Yvonne Taal	Paul Beecham and Dave Lederman	“I can see you through my glass” Gaz and Dan Bornemark

Jeff Smith is aghast at the GG riches laid out before him	Some last-minute forgeries before the raffle begins!	The Catera Men emcee the Silent Auction
David Lederman & Sheridan Sellers	Blaise Spratt really wants no part of this photo!	The Smiling Mortimore’s Malc & Lynn
Lindsey and Hillary Spratt view the not-so-silent auction	Jerry, Fred, and Jan	Kerry, Gary, and Eileen
I wonder where this signed GG drumhead ended up?...	The 2006 Group Shot (see the larger version)	Marc meets Eduardo Mota of Gouveia, Portugal
Elliot & Ciara Bowles with the Catera kids	Nicolas Wendler and his soda	Eileen holds cutey Hjördis Bornemark
Eileen and Shirley before the banquet	Annika Bornemark and a snoozing Hjördis	The Invertebrate Drummer stole a backstage pass
Ekerö, Sweden’s Kristjan Oddsson	“I got a fever, and the only prescription is...”	Aspirants John and Kerry
Beduínos a Gasóleo José Carlos Fialho – keys	Good guitarist for a chauffeur! Shuttle driver Luis Oliveira	Too Shy Hjördis brings down the house
Jerry with Lesley & Kerry Minnear	A GORGG Postcard André & Caroline	Jerry with Judy & Gary Green
In memory of Jörg: Think Of Me With Kindness	The Boys (and The Girl) in The Band (larger version)	John P. Weathers e-drums/vox/tambourine
Malcolm Mortimore drums/percussion	Gary Green guitar/vox/drums	Kerry Minnear keys/vox/bass
Pierre Bordeleau – guitar/vox Do Plante – vox	Dan Bornemark keyboards	Jeff Smith bass
Jan Dubbe drums/percussion	Marc Catera – sax Lindsey Spratt – ’bone	Fred Rosenkamp guitar
Christian Staebler bass	John Burns Vocal debut, Aspirations	Twin Sons of Different Drummers Gaz & Malc
John Jakob chats online with absent O-Reos	The spacious banquet room at Évora Hotel	“Cogs-in-cogs-in-wheels-in circles-slowly-turn-around”

Julia Bowles and her men (hirs)	Mikko Alapuro at the Stone Circles from the neolithic	“And, oh, how they danced, the little children of Stonehenge...”
Beautiful view(s): Ei, Lynn, Julia, Ana	Évora lies 12 km beyond the megaliths	Reflecting on a well-spent week Obrigado, José & Ana!
Don’t let ’em fool ya... Size Matters!	Gary Green at Almendres Menhir	“Take me home, country roads...”
“Look at me, I’m as helpless as a drummer up a tree”	Terrific Tapas at O Telheiro	GORGGing in 7/8 8-for-8 for “The Sequential 7”
Jean-Pierre Bourgeois & Sylvie Durand at dinner	Our Last Night: at Casa do Forno	“Judy, Judy, Judy” The wonderful Mrs. Green
Gaz and José perform the 2006 bannerectomy	Somebody step on a skunk? Last beer from Québec City	Passing the baton to Jeff, and it’s on to Denver...

Jörg Weinert, 1961–2006

SUNDAY the 22nd Évora Hotel, Évora, Upper Alentejo, Portugal: Lobby; Sol Poente Restaurant

MONDAY the 23rd Évora Hotel: Hospitality Suite

TUESDAY the 24th Évora Hotel: Hospitality Suite

WEDNESDAY the 25th Alentejo Bus Tour: Rota dos Vinhos Central Office, Évora;Olaria Patalim, São Pedro do Corval; José da Sousa Winery, Reguengos de Monsaraz; Fortified medieval village of Monsaraz.Evening: Évora Hotel: Hospitality Suite

THURSDAY the 26th Évora Hotel: Lobby; Évora Shopping District

FRIDAY the 27th GORGG Raffle & Silent Auction; GORGG Banquet & Jam Évora Hotel: Hospitality Suite, Front Entrance, and Banquet Room

SATURDAY the 28th Cromeleque dos Almendres (Stone Circles), Almendres Menhir, andO Telheiro Café, Guadalupe, Alentejo; Casa do Forno Restaurant,Évora; Évora Hotel: Lobby and Hospitality Suite

SUNDAY the 22nd
Évora Hotel, Évora, Upper Alentejo, Portugal:
Lobby; Sol Poente Restaurant

MONDAY the 23rd
Évora Hotel: Hospitality Suite

TUESDAY the 24th
Évora Hotel: Hospitality Suite

WEDNESDAY the 25th
Alentejo Bus Tour: Rota dos Vinhos Central Office, Évora;
Olaria Patalim, São Pedro do Corval; José da Sousa Winery,
Reguengos de Monsaraz; Fortified medieval village of Monsaraz.
Evening: Évora Hotel: Hospitality Suite

THURSDAY the 26th
Évora Hotel: Lobby; Évora Shopping District

FRIDAY the 27th
GORGG Raffle & Silent Auction; GORGG Banquet & Jam
Évora Hotel: Hospitality Suite, Front Entrance, and Banquet Room

SATURDAY the 28th
Cromeleque dos Almendres (Stone Circles), Almendres Menhir, and
O Telheiro Café, Guadalupe, Alentejo; Casa do Forno Restaurant,
Évora; Évora Hotel: Lobby and Hospitality Suite