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The 12th Annual G lobal O n R eflection G iant G athering
October 16 – 23, 2010 Photos |
Bar Napoli Ristorante, Hanover Street;
Ramada Edinburgh Mount Royal
Hotel, Princes Street: Princes Dining Rooms and Bar
Ciara and Ant Bowles dine with Eileen McCarthy | 
MacGorgg hosts Shirley & John Burns | 
André Bazinet and Malcolm Mortimore |
The National Galleries of Scotland, Princes Street: “Impressionist Gardens”;
Greyfriars Bobby & Kirkyard, Candlemaker Row;
The Deacon (Brodie)’s
House Café, Lawnmarket;
Fabhatrix, Cowgatehead, Grassmarket;
Ramada Hotel: Lobby & Bar
“I’m #1, yes, I’m #1” Lynn Mortimore, Judy Green | 
Alan Benjamin, Ei, and David Kowalski | 
No, part of the problem! Jerry McCarthy, Gary Green | ||||||
Stairway to The Royal Mile | 
Alan at the Galleries | 
David, Bobby, and Eileen | ||||||
Jerry in the Kirkyard | 
Malc looking Fab (hatrix) | 
Eileen’s Scottish chapeau | ||||||
Eileen and Judy at Deacon Brodie’s | 
A wee bit of haggis is one thing, but an entire rat? | 
Alan and David with Jan Dubbe | ||||||
Alan’s ready for tea and scones | 
Pickled green... and not even dinner time! | 
“Are you kiddin’ me?” Marc Catera, Bill Tindall | ||||||
Before heading out for the evening... | 
...and before heading in for the evening! | 
Bill and Alan enliven Princes Bar |
Edinburgh Castle (Royal Apartments, Great Hall, Queen Anne Café);
Ramada Hotel: Dining Rooms & Hospitality Suite
(Bridges Room & Skyline Suite)
Best view ever from a GORGG breakfast table! | 
Alan and Bill make for the Castle | 
Jerry, Dave Matlock, and Lesley Minnear | ||||||
Jersey Boys | 
Lynn and Eileen | 
Eileen in Crown Square | ||||||
The Green’s in Queen Anne’s Café | 
Tell us more, Judy, tell us more! | 
The Castle Guards Gaz and Malc | ||||||
Les and Jude scoff at those without tickets | 
Debi Byrd learns that Eileen means business | 
Ciara and Ei in the Hospitality Suite | ||||||
Jokesters André and Lily Pratasik | 
Très Amusant! Magali Sladek | 
Dave’s bottle has Lynn flabberghasted | ||||||
Lynn and Lana Matlock split a gut | 
Ant and Håkan Larsson trade riffs | 
Dave Matlock and Mikko Alapuro | ||||||
“It only hurts when I laugh” | 
Alan and Shirley with Stéphane Sladek | 
Fred Rosenkamp and Bill Tindall spar |
(Sir Walter) Scott Monument, Princes Street;
Ramada Hotel: Dining Rooms & Hospitality Suite
Great Scott! Jerry climbs the Monument | 
Lesley and Eileen go panoramic | 
“Beam me up, Scotty” Till Bindall | ||||||
Hijinx on the viewing deck | 
It’s like looking into a mirror | 
Destination: 287 steps up | ||||||
Back on Terra Firma | 
The Hurst Party arrives | 
Karin Claesen hits Edinburgh | ||||||
Filip De Clercq’s ready to get his GORGG on | 
Lana and Pat Astley unwind | 
Lily, Jan-Arjen Voskuilen, and Yvonne Taal | ||||||
John P. Weathers’ first GORGG since Portugal | 
Gary and Fred renew acquaintances | 
JB and The Mortimore’s are happy campers | ||||||
No doubt a humiliating photo of Jerry is involved | 
Dave Astley, Sr. and Rev. Paul Moore | 
Pugwash picks up right where he left off | ||||||
Fast approaching Civilian o’clock | 
Håk and Michiel Groeneveld in full discourse | 
Giants All Gaz, JPW, and Malc | ||||||
Three Amigos Marc, André, and Jerry | 
A look back at yesteryear | 
Vicky Glaub and Ed Hurst |
Ramada Hotel: Hospitality Suite; Palace of Holyroodhouse & The Queen’s Gallery,
The Royal Mile;
Balmoral Hotel, North Bridge
Jesús & Guillermina Tapia with our boys | 
Fred Rosenkamp on T-shirt Distribution Day | 
Mere shadows of their former selves | ||||||
Dave “Twosheds” Berry whiles away the hours | 
Mina on the balcony of the Hospitality Suite | 
J.P takes it all in stride | ||||||
Ant gets his point across to Dave Matlock | 
Yves Fauvel avec Stéph et André | 
A little light reading Professor Håk | ||||||
Jerry “Formerly” Bartlett with Malc & Gaz | 
An original Mark Arnold commissioned by J.P&C | 
Björn Ekbom and Michiel Groeneveld |
Bus Tour: The National (William) Wallace Monument & The Abbey Craig,
Stirling;
Stirling Castle, Stirling;
Tullibardine Distillery, Blackford, Perthshire
“Everyone knows it’s Windy” Håk & Laila Larsson | 
Did we mention the WIND? | 
“And another thing...” Jerry Bartlett | ||||||
Fred & Lily atop the Wallace Monument | 
Mikko’s never looked so scenic | 
Hold onto your hat... it’s Jerry and Karin | ||||||
Scarves... a capital idea! | 
Lily and Lynn | 
Jonathan Haimovitsh | ||||||
Kerry Minnear and Carol Weathers | 
A lackluster storming of Stirling Castle, indeed | 
Ei and Gaz sneak behind Robert the Bruce | ||||||
The Rainbow Connection Jerry ♥ Eileen | 
Belgium & France ration biscuits to the U.K. | 
Dan Bornemark and Alan Benjamin | ||||||
Jan-Arjen & Yvonne | 
Surveying Stirling | 
Lynn and Jerry | ||||||
Giants Among Men | 
Plugged in on the bus | 
At Tullibardine [larger] | ||||||
The joys of Single Malt Scotch | 
Ant and Paul outside the distillery | 
Anne-Marie Goulet & Conrad Allard and friends |
Scott Monument;
GORGG Banquet & Jam: Ramada Hotel:
Lobby, Room 558, Dining Rooms, Hospitality Suite
The Director herding kittens | 
Motley Crew in Edinburgh [larger] | 
A gaggle of past GORGGanizers [larger] | ||||||
Our host in all his sartorial splendor | 
“The Fortunate Five” A dozen GORGGs each | 
Ginette & Richard Beaucage visiting from Canada | ||||||
Paul & Sue O’Neill of Cambridgeshire | 
The ever-helpful Bill and The Weathers’ | 
Eileen amidst the mess in Room 558 | ||||||
Between courses at the banquet | 
Led Astray opens [larger] “Prazed and Bemused” | 
Webmaster Extraordinaire [presentation | award] | ||||||
Jan-Arjen Voskuilen and Susie Minnear | 
Pascal and Beate Schoepflin and Bernie Veith | 
Maybe Malcolm didn't notice the earplugs? | ||||||
Eileen and Kerry during intermission | 
The resplendent Pascal | 
Shirley’s opening act: son Ian Burns | ||||||
The Jeff Smith Bass Clinic in Princes [larger] | 
“Thank You for taking me as I am...” | 
Ludwig van Mortimore and Gary Green | ||||||
“Fourth Friend” Pierre Bordeleau and Fred | 
Kerry and Dan share keyboard duties | 
J.P’s glad to be Home Again at GORGG | ||||||
Another vocal by the Hometown Special | 
Edinburgh Guitar Trio One night only! | 
Ciara joins Pierre & Dominique Plante | ||||||
John Burns with Carol & John | 
Pump Up the Volume Maestro Minnear | 
Paul slaying Free’s All Right Now | ||||||
Booker T. & the M.G.’s’ Green Onions has ’em up | 
Judy and Twosheds watch racy u|2|b videos | 
A Chorus Line The Scottish Rockettes | ||||||
Kristjan Oddsson and daughter Jonina | 
Jonina’s friend Santiago Ferrero takes a lesson | 
Conrad crashes the ladies’ side of the room cautiously | ||||||
Kerry and Alan talk shop | 
Lily & Fred | 
Vive la France! |
Raffle & Silent Auction: Ramada Hotel: Hospitality
Suite; St. Giles Cathedral, High Street
2010’s raffle table | 
Last night’s setlist [larger] | 
Blizzard of Billets | ||||||
The Tapia’s see what’s up for grabs | 
Fernando Iannucci and Lutz Wendler | 
Bang for their bucks André and Jan-Arjen | ||||||
Jesús & Mina and Julia Bowles | 
Lotus Position Jerry Formerly | 
...with bated breath for numbers to be called | ||||||
Håk & Laila shop for bargains | 
David and Debi sit and hope for a chair [larger] | 
Alone Together Lutz, Julia, and Lily | ||||||
Yves Fauvel won himself a calendar | 
The Matlock’s will take the banner back to Vancouver | 
Jerry & The Minnear’s at St. Giles Cathedral |
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Thank You “Thank you for being here where I am. It’s better by far not living alone, the future to share. Thank you for loving me like you do. For being my friend and taking my hand, and sharing my cares.” – Shulman, Shulman, Minnear |