Jerry & Eileen's GORGG 2008 Photo Site

The 10th Annual

G lobal
O n
R eflection
G iant
G athering

October 22 – 26, 2008
Rendsburg, Germany
“Das'Gorgg” for Jörg

Photos

[ 22 Wednesday | 23 Thursday | 24 Friday | 25 Saturday ]

WEDNESDAY the 22nd
Das Nordkolleg – Rendsburg (Northern College of Rendsburg),
Am Gerhardshain 44, 24768 Rendsburg, Germany:
Kanalkeller (“Canal Cellar”) Bar & Lounge

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José Carlos Fialho and our
GORGGanizer Lutz Wendler
André Bazinet, Malcolm
Mortimore, Fred Rosenkamp
Fred, Bernie Veith,
and Gary Green

Jutta Wendler, Eileen
McCarthy, Anne Catera
“So he can count to at least 4”
Dave Astley, Sr.
Jerry McCarthy
guards the bar

Stéphane Sladek and
Mikko Alapuro conversing
Gaz chats with
Jan-Arjen Voskuilen
Sr. and John Jakob prepare to
give Ant Bowles the Heimlich

Lalouret, France’s
Christian Staebler
Jan-Arjen and Bernie
flank André
Malcolm and Marc Catera
are in on the joke

Checking out the first
night of Das'Gorgg
J.J. and Lutz in
deep debate
Dave Matlock and Jeff
Smith stage a Staredown

The ever-gleeful
John Burns
Ant and Jan Dubbe
keep the beer flowing
Lana Matlock, Shirley Burns,
Pat Astley, and Karin Claesen

Pat and Chris with
Mr. & Mrs. De Clercq
Ladies’ Night in
the Kanalkeller
Håkan Larsson just puts his
lips together and blows

THURSDAY the 23rd
Walking Tour of Rendsburg – Old Town: Old Town Hall (ca. 1566),
St. Mary’s Church (ca. 1293), Jüdisches (Jewish) Museum;
Nordkolleg: Speisesaal (“Dining Hall”), Kanalkeller

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“I told you, never call me here”
Fred and Gary on the bus
Håk and Ed Hurst
in Rendsburg
Rev. Paul Moore
of Portsmouth

Group B with
their Tour Guide
The Wendler Kids
Nicolas and Mascha
Jan, Fred, and Jerry
pump up the volume

Malcolm and Jerry at
Mühlenstrasse
Fred is armed to
do the tourist thing
Boys will be boys
Marco Catera

Outside the
Jüdisches Museum
Shirley Burns and
Filip De Clercq
Martin Birkhäuser
arrives from Bonn

Fred Rosenkamp
André Bazinet
Malcolm Mortimore

Gil and Yehuda Kotton
in the dining hall
The Thinker
Anne Catera
Jan-Arjen Voskuilen
in the city square

Michiel Groeneveld, Leendert
Korstanje, and Jan
Eileen’s heard the one about
the barmaid & the giraffe...
J.J. and Malcolm
dishing downbeats

José Carlos crams for
his sobriety test
Anne, Mascha, Eileen,
and Gabriella Catera
Michiel and Stéphane
decide which glass to use

Leendert enjoying
the festivities
Martin and Chris Green
on Tequila Night
André greets The Maestro,
Kerry Minnear

FRIDAY the 24th
Nordkolleg: Gartenhaus (“Summer House”) [aka Hospitality Suite],
Pavillon (“Pavilion”) [Banquet, Lady Lake gig, Giant Jam]

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Jerry McCarthy and
Bill O’Reilly
Gary sets his
latest talking clock
Eileen and Karin with
Ana Fonseca

Bernie, Beate, and Pascal
Schoepflin
Lynn Mortimore and
the Catera brood
Judy Green demonstrates
the Vulcan Nerve Pinch

Jeff Smith in
The Pavilion
Filip, Lynn,
Jerry, and Karin
Remember when we used to
take their pictures?

J.J., Eileen, and
Jan at the banquet
Karl-Heinz, Jerry, and Jörg’s
widow, Manuela Weinert
Jan-Arjen Voskuilen
and Marc Catera

Oh, that is just
so wrong!
Joachim Wunschick
and Shirley Burns
Kerry Minnear and
Chris Staebler

O’Reilly rests on Stéphane
so he won’t need a room
“The Fearless Five” have
attended all 10 GORGGs
The Fialho’s and
The Mortimore’s

Laila Vedmar and
Håkan Larsson
André and Jerry
before dinner
Examining memorabilia
brought by The Iannucci’s

Proud Papa
Kerry at Sally’s wedding
Just one more step to the
left might’ve done it, Dude
Dave, Jerry, and
Jerry “Formerly” Bartlett

Elliot Bowles dazzles
Pascal and Marco
Jörg’s beautiful daughters
Lea and Nina Weinert
Lesley Minnear with
Jeannette and Bill O’Reilly

Kerry with Fernando and
Andrea Iannucci
Swedish Birch-Bark Horns
signal supper is ready
Filip with
The Astley’s

Joachim Simon-Schulz with
Lutz and Mascha
Filip & Karin plant
their flags
Let’s get one thing straight:
he’s Spartacus, I’m not

4 out of 5 experts
gave the buffet an A+
Gerhard Zimmermann
and Jerry
A finer group could
scarcely be assembled

Max Simon-Schulz, Daniel
and Mascha Wendler
The Denizens of Das'Gorgg
(larger version)
Lynn & Malc share
a happy moment

Ana & José Carlos
horsing around
Ola Sonmark of Karlstad
gets the royal treatment
Camaraderie prior
to the Jam

Fred Rosenkamp
Lady Lake
Jan Dubbe
Lady Lake
Leendert Korstanje
Lady Lake

Lady Lake opens their 2nd
Big Night (larger version)
Rev. Moore fills in for
the absent Rev. Freehand
Manuela and
the GORGGanizers

Gary Green
Malcolm Mortimore
Kerry Minnear

Gary and John Burns
Marc doing his best Derek
Dan Bornemark’s on fire

Zen moment
Håk’s chance on trumpet
“That sound right to you?”

Gary, Dan, and Kerry
collaborate
Bill presents The Phil Collins
Award to Malcolm
Dan’s found where
the piano’s hidden

SATURDAY the 25th
Nordkolleg: Gartenhaus [Raffle, Silent Auction];
Bicycle Ride – Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (“Kiel Canal”);
Nordkolleg: Pavillon, Gartenhaus [Quiz, Banner Ceremony]

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Rafflemeisters
Gabriella and Marc
Nina and Manuela Weinert
in the Hospitality Suite
Joachim listens
for his numbers

John snaps Jerry B.
and Judy
So much to win,
so little time!
Ray’s Recorder in your pocket?
Or just happy to see everyone?

Winning
Jan-Arjen Voskuilen
Fernando, Gaz,
and Andrea
“What are you lookin’ at?”
John Jakob

Jerry and Anne
These GORGGs are hard work
Waiting in eager anticipation

“Whisper, whisper...”
Laila & Håk
No forged drumheads in sight
Jerry Bartlett
Elliot is beginning
to fade a bit

Dave, Kerry, and Yehuda
look on
Inka & Martin
Kossendey
Reinhold Münch
and Elliot

Michiel Groeneveld
Smiles abound
Malc & Shirley

Lesley and Chris
on the laptop
Gary listing Giant’s most
over/under-rated songs
“Finally... one I
don’t have”

Pals from Nürnberg
Gerhard and Reinhold
Marc looks like he’s
just seen a ghost
Dave Matlock and
Lesley Minnear

José Carlos Fialho
Inka and Jutta
The spoils

A bicycle built for three
at Kiel Canal
Passing of the Banner
from Lutz to Jerry
Accepting on behalf of
Jon Roberts and New York

Michiel in a quiet
reverie at the piano
“Oh, screw it... I actually
love all our songs!”
Wake up,
little sleepy...

Schooldays
“Schooldays, the happy days
when we were going nowhere.
Schooldays, the happy time
when we were feeling no care.”
– Shulman, Shulman, Shulman, Minnear

This page created and last updated 15 August 2009 by Jerry McCarthy.
Photography by Jerry & Eileen McCarthy and friends, October 2008.

José Carlos Fialho and our GORGGanizer Lutz Wendler	André Bazinet, Malcolm Mortimore, Fred Rosenkamp	Fred, Bernie Veith, and Gary Green
Jutta Wendler, Eileen McCarthy, Anne Catera	“So he can count to at least 4” Dave Astley, Sr.	Jerry McCarthy guards the bar
Stéphane Sladek and Mikko Alapuro conversing	Gaz chats with Jan-Arjen Voskuilen	Sr. and John Jakob prepare to give Ant Bowles the Heimlich
Lalouret, France’s Christian Staebler	Jan-Arjen and Bernie flank André	Malcolm and Marc Catera are in on the joke
Checking out the first night of Das'Gorgg	J.J. and Lutz in deep debate	Dave Matlock and Jeff Smith stage a Staredown
The ever-gleeful John Burns	Ant and Jan Dubbe keep the beer flowing	Lana Matlock, Shirley Burns, Pat Astley, and Karin Claesen
Pat and Chris with Mr. & Mrs. De Clercq	Ladies’ Night in the Kanalkeller	Håkan Larsson just puts his lips together and blows

“I told you, never call me here” Fred and Gary on the bus	Håk and Ed Hurst in Rendsburg	Rev. Paul Moore of Portsmouth
Group B with their Tour Guide	The Wendler Kids Nicolas and Mascha	Jan, Fred, and Jerry pump up the volume
Malcolm and Jerry at Mühlenstrasse	Fred is armed to do the tourist thing	Boys will be boys Marco Catera
Outside the Jüdisches Museum	Shirley Burns and Filip De Clercq	Martin Birkhäuser arrives from Bonn
Fred Rosenkamp	André Bazinet	Malcolm Mortimore
Gil and Yehuda Kotton in the dining hall	The Thinker Anne Catera	Jan-Arjen Voskuilen in the city square
Michiel Groeneveld, Leendert Korstanje, and Jan	Eileen’s heard the one about the barmaid & the giraffe...	J.J. and Malcolm dishing downbeats
José Carlos crams for his sobriety test	Anne, Mascha, Eileen, and Gabriella Catera	Michiel and Stéphane decide which glass to use
Leendert enjoying the festivities	Martin and Chris Green on Tequila Night	André greets The Maestro, Kerry Minnear

Jerry McCarthy and Bill O’Reilly	Gary sets his latest talking clock	Eileen and Karin with Ana Fonseca
Bernie, Beate, and Pascal Schoepflin	Lynn Mortimore and the Catera brood	Judy Green demonstrates the Vulcan Nerve Pinch
Jeff Smith in The Pavilion	Filip, Lynn, Jerry, and Karin	Remember when we used to take their pictures?
J.J., Eileen, and Jan at the banquet	Karl-Heinz, Jerry, and Jörg’s widow, Manuela Weinert	Jan-Arjen Voskuilen and Marc Catera
Oh, that is just so wrong!	Joachim Wunschick and Shirley Burns	Kerry Minnear and Chris Staebler
O’Reilly rests on Stéphane so he won’t need a room	“The Fearless Five” have attended all 10 GORGGs	The Fialho’s and The Mortimore’s
Laila Vedmar and Håkan Larsson	André and Jerry before dinner	Examining memorabilia brought by The Iannucci’s
Proud Papa Kerry at Sally’s wedding	Just one more step to the left might’ve done it, Dude	Dave, Jerry, and Jerry “Formerly” Bartlett
Elliot Bowles dazzles Pascal and Marco	Jörg’s beautiful daughters Lea and Nina Weinert	Lesley Minnear with Jeannette and Bill O’Reilly
Kerry with Fernando and Andrea Iannucci	Swedish Birch-Bark Horns signal supper is ready	Filip with The Astley’s
Joachim Simon-Schulz with Lutz and Mascha	Filip & Karin plant their flags	Let’s get one thing straight: he’s Spartacus, I’m not
4 out of 5 experts gave the buffet an A+	Gerhard Zimmermann and Jerry	A finer group could scarcely be assembled
Max Simon-Schulz, Daniel and Mascha Wendler	The Denizens of Das'Gorgg (larger version)	Lynn & Malc share a happy moment
Ana & José Carlos horsing around	Ola Sonmark of Karlstad gets the royal treatment	Camaraderie prior to the Jam
Fred Rosenkamp Lady Lake	Jan Dubbe Lady Lake	Leendert Korstanje Lady Lake
Lady Lake opens their 2nd Big Night (larger version)	Rev. Moore fills in for the absent Rev. Freehand	Manuela and the GORGGanizers
Gary Green	Malcolm Mortimore	Kerry Minnear
Gary and John Burns	Marc doing his best Derek	Dan Bornemark’s on fire
Zen moment	Håk’s chance on trumpet	“That sound right to you?”
Gary, Dan, and Kerry collaborate	Bill presents The Phil Collins Award to Malcolm	Dan’s found where the piano’s hidden

Rafflemeisters Gabriella and Marc	Nina and Manuela Weinert in the Hospitality Suite	Joachim listens for his numbers
John snaps Jerry B. and Judy	So much to win, so little time!	Ray’s Recorder in your pocket? Or just happy to see everyone?
Winning Jan-Arjen Voskuilen	Fernando, Gaz, and Andrea	“What are you lookin’ at?” John Jakob
Jerry and Anne	These GORGGs are hard work	Waiting in eager anticipation
“Whisper, whisper...” Laila & Håk	No forged drumheads in sight Jerry Bartlett	Elliot is beginning to fade a bit
Dave, Kerry, and Yehuda look on	Inka & Martin Kossendey	Reinhold Münch and Elliot
Michiel Groeneveld	Smiles abound	Malc & Shirley
Lesley and Chris on the laptop	Gary listing Giant’s most over/under-rated songs	“Finally... one I don’t have”
Pals from Nürnberg Gerhard and Reinhold	Marc looks like he’s just seen a ghost	Dave Matlock and Lesley Minnear
José Carlos Fialho	Inka and Jutta	The spoils
A bicycle built for three at Kiel Canal	Passing of the Banner from Lutz to Jerry	Accepting on behalf of Jon Roberts and New York
Michiel in a quiet reverie at the piano	“Oh, screw it... I actually love all our songs!”	Wake up, little sleepy...

WEDNESDAY the 22nd Das Nordkolleg – Rendsburg (Northern College of Rendsburg),Am Gerhardshain 44, 24768 Rendsburg, Germany:Kanalkeller (“Canal Cellar”) Bar & Lounge

THURSDAY the 23rd Walking Tour of Rendsburg – Old Town: Old Town Hall (ca. 1566),St. Mary’s Church (ca. 1293), Jüdisches (Jewish) Museum;Nordkolleg: Speisesaal (“Dining Hall”), Kanalkeller

FRIDAY the 24th Nordkolleg: Gartenhaus (“Summer House”) [aka Hospitality Suite],Pavillon (“Pavilion”) [Banquet, Lady Lake gig, Giant Jam]

SATURDAY the 25th Nordkolleg: Gartenhaus [Raffle, Silent Auction];Bicycle Ride – Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (“Kiel Canal”);Nordkolleg: Pavillon, Gartenhaus [Quiz, Banner Ceremony]

WEDNESDAY the 22nd
Das Nordkolleg – Rendsburg (Northern College of Rendsburg),
Am Gerhardshain 44, 24768 Rendsburg, Germany:
Kanalkeller (“Canal Cellar”) Bar & Lounge

THURSDAY the 23rd
Walking Tour of Rendsburg – Old Town: Old Town Hall (ca. 1566),
St. Mary’s Church (ca. 1293), Jüdisches (Jewish) Museum;
Nordkolleg: Speisesaal (“Dining Hall”), Kanalkeller

FRIDAY the 24th
Nordkolleg: Gartenhaus (“Summer House”) [aka Hospitality Suite],
Pavillon (“Pavilion”) [Banquet, Lady Lake gig, Giant Jam]

SATURDAY the 25th
Nordkolleg: Gartenhaus [Raffle, Silent Auction];
Bicycle Ride – Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (“Kiel Canal”);
Nordkolleg: Pavillon, Gartenhaus [Quiz, Banner Ceremony]