Caracas, 12 Enero 2013 No. 584
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Dear Friends,
For those that are
in the Miami area, I shall be there during the first or second week of
February, maybe we can get together???
Shall advise further
on.
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George Mickiewicz 26 August 07:48
NO-NOs AT THE MOUNT
By the way, I recall that some of the calypsos
were "banned" by the monks as being too suggestive and vulgar.
The banning certainly ensured that we WOULD
INDEED listen to the particular banned songs.
This is one of them ....SPARROW'S MR BENWOOD
DICK
Compare this "humble, simple" song
to what RAP music and its lyrics offer to young people around the world today
Mighty Sparrow - Mr Bendwood Dick
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Dear Ladislao,
Once more I wish you a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year with good health for you and your beloved ones.
Secondly, I would like to congratulate you
for your perseverance related to your work-input with the MSB circulars which
is not getting easier as time goes on as it is always harder to find valuable
material.
I am sure that even nowadays there are many
of us who enjoy these contacts with our old friends and our happy and
not-so-happy bygone days.
I´ve had a “mixed-up year, as on the
negative side I got a rare sickness called “Polymyalgia rheumatica” which is
awfully painful and hard to identify and can only be treated with cortisone.
On the positive side, my two sons are doing
very well in Budapest and the 5 grandchildren are in top shape. What else can
one ask for in this day and age?
Attached I am sending you a picture of my
dear wife Maricarmen and myself taken this summer at a wedding in Ciudad
Rodrigo, Spain. As you can see we are also getting older just like the rest of
the gang.
Best wishes and un abrazo
Csaba
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121006
Ladislao:
The attached along with $ 50.00 USD was sent
to Gabe Faria on behalf of the memory of our Dear Friend, Moses Oderson.
Hope you are well my friend.
I do look forward to meeting you
someday...Do you ever visit California, USA?
Regards, Krishna
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We remember well the Open House at the Abbey
School, Mount Saint, Benedict, in October of 1973 when the house, filled will
parents, friends, siblings, priests, and a full compliment of day-boys and
boarders assembled in the refectory for a celebration of academic and athletic
achievements.
Awards were given out for stellar
performances in Math, Science, Literature, History, Religion, and for swimming,
football, cricket and athletic performances.
A side bar of that event included a program
of entertainment produced by the Abbey schoolboys under the tutelage of
Professor Llewellyn McIntosh.
That date and moment stand out for one
reason alone.
It is a moment, that all in attendance will
forever recall...the emergence of Moses Oderson as a musical talent of enormous
potential.
On that occasion, he announced his arrival
to SUPER STARDOM on the Mount Saint Benedict.
Feisal Khan, Stuart Petit, Zephryn Robinson
and I, intimates of Moses already knew of his wondrous abilities.
Moses could tell a story with wonderful
embellishment...
He could share a spicy joke to make the most
stoic blush, and he could SING.
On that night at the Abbey there were usual
sophomoric skits and plays; puppet shows, and lame comedic routines...And then
there was Moses Oderson. Simon and Garfunkel at the height of their careers
could not have expected MOSES' slow build of their most famous ballad:
"Bridge Over Troubled Waters,"
into a crescendo that demanded and drew a STANDING OVATION from all in
attendance on the Mount...
What a moment for Moses, What a moment for
Mackie's production, What a moment for the Abbey School, Mount Saint Benedict.
The audience demanded MORE. MORE,
MORE...Behind the drawn stage curtain Mackie drew Moses and his friends
together....Zephryn suggested Moses sing "BEN."
We, his friends since 1971 had heard it
before and knew well that it would work...
Mackie reintroduced MOSES again...for a solo
to a maddening, standing, overenthusiastic audience...and he delivered. Moses
Oderson's rendition of "BEN", a Michael Jackson hit, blew the roof
off the mother.......refectory...lights out a magnificent moment in the 100
years on the Mount.
It is a memory, those of us privileged to
experience, will remember to our last day on earth.
Sadly, Moses passed too soon...
He is gone now from this life, but those of
us who were honored to be his friend and colleague, will remember him forever.
He enriched our lives by sharing his prodigious
talents.
He enriched, too, the Abbey School, its
history, and lifted all of the souls gathered on that magical night in October,
1973 on the Mount Saint Benedict.
Krishna Jerry Toolsie, Zephryn Robinson,
Feisal Khan, Stuart Petit
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From: "Don Mitchell" <idmitch@anguillanet.com>
Subject: Three tribes: No country
Date: 16 October, 2012 9:23:40 PM EDT
Hello Glen and Nigel,
Do me a favour, please. I am trying to add
my school mates to my Skype contacts.
Please pass on to your mailing group my
Skype name: idmitch_ell
I look forward to hearing from anyone who
agrees to join me as a contact, particularly the 1955-1963 generation.
I wonder if anyone remembers the name of the
House that those of us who hated scouting and sports created for our own use?
Keep well.
Don
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Oct 16, 2012
From Don
Mitchell
Hello, Dennis,
From looking at the Articles and
Certificate, I can see that Trinidad adopted Professor Carnegie’s draft model
Companies Act. We did so in 1994 in Anguilla, so the format is familiar.
Over the years, before I retired in 1999, I
formed several not-for-profit companies with By-laws involving different
classes of members. I have asked a couple of friends to let me have one or two
precedents. But, I am sure you have many suitable precedents of your own for
the present members to adopt? We need to adopt By-laws, recruit members, and
start collecting some dues to cover miscellaneous minor costs – like the annual
registration fees.
Don
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From: DGurley@jdsellier.com
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 2:58 PM
Hi Nigel;
I refer to the recent e-mail correspondence
relating to the membership and structure of the ASAA ending with your e-mail of
the 17th ultimo to Joe B-McD.
I am pleased to forward herewith attached -
· Certificate of Incorporation, Articles of
Incorporation of a Non-Profit Company (with two schedules attached), Notice of
Directors and Notice of Address
· Last Annual Return
· Minutes of Meeting held 21.5.12
· Notice of Change of Secretary and Notice of
Change of Directors
The originals of these documents (except for
the Minutes) are open to the public and may be inspected at the Companies
Registry. The documents at the Companies Registry show ASAA as a legal person
(a non-profit company) with an identity separate and apart from its members. I
have no objection to the circulation of these documents to the past students of
The Abbey School for their information. I would be grateful if you or Ladislao
or Don would oblige. For your information, under our Companies Act, the first
directors of ASAA automatically become its first members, thereafter other
persons may be appointed by the directors to be members. Members should note
however that they have a potential liability for the debts (if any) of the
Association, up to a maximum of TT$100.00 on a winding up.
Except for the recent flurry of activity
surrounding the centenary celebration of the Monastery, ASAA has not been very
active as a cohesive organisation in promoting camaraderie amongst the former
students of The Abbey School. Certain efforts in that regard have however been
initiated and promoted by individuals independent of ASAA. Indeed the founding
members/directors have not yet made by-laws to determine inter alia the
types of members (classes of membership) and whether there should be an
entrance fee and/or annual subscription (even if nominal) or whether membership
should be automatic by reason of being a former student of The Abbey School…and
such other matters relating generally to the conduct of the affairs of ASAA as
may be thought fit.
So many of the “old boys” are overseas (in
many different countries) and a way should be found to involve them as part of
ASAA if it is to thrive and the objects achieved.
I enjoy reading the circulars distributed by
Ladislao and the exchange of e-mail correspondence copied to me, but
unfortunately I have a very demanding full time job and would be pleased if my
involvement and responsibility would be limited to the formal filings of ASAA
documents at the Companies Registry. Certainly I do not look upon ASAA as if it
belongs to an small select number of past students and I (personally) would
welcome the involvement of a greater number of persons.
Particularly in these early stages
transparency and communication are critical in building the confidence of the
old boys, but there must be a common purpose and involvement. Unfortunately my
time is limited. Now that the centenary celebrations are over, where do we go
from here? ASAA would welcome some ideas, but please, none that take up too
much of my time!
Query, should ASAA ask the Secretary if he
can afford the time to take on a bit more responsibility and to be a bit more
proactive (e.g. to receive applications for membership, convene meetings of the
Association, keep a Register of Members, a Minute book, the Corporate documents
and any other registers and accounts). If he agrees we should pay him a monthly
stipend. That commitment, if agreed, would however need to be funded.
A penny for your thoughts, if you have the
time to share them with us.
Regards,
Dennis.
Director/Member ASAA
(Anybody wishing to get copies please
contact me, the editor)
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On 2012-12-27, at 8:39 AM, andres federico
freytez borges wrote:
Dear Brothers,
Alas, I was wondering where my Dec 21st Ajax
reunion photos were.
I would like to have a copy of them!!!
I really had a good Christmas enjoying
Salah´s and Bandit´s excellent musical gifts they both sent us.
Nigel how was that nice goat roti?? Cornel
what flavour did you pick this time?
Laszlo please include this email address in
you data base so I may receive all the Circulars and Mount paraphernalia again!!
Receive all the best wishes from my family
and I to you all.
My 65th birthday is on December 31st this
year.
Cheers!!!
Andres (Freddy) Freites
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Hi George,
No planning has been done.
I have promised, when my tour of duty with
the Court of Appeal is up in September, to go down to Trinidad and visit with
some of the conference and event organisers there.
We will work out a time, a venue and a
costing, and then we shall see who will come and who will not.
In my view it is pointless to get a
commitment until then.
Keep well.
Don
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From: Don Mitchell
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 6:14 AM
Perhaps Ladislao
could post this thread in an upcoming Circular to see if there is any
significant reaction to George’s latest suggestion.
If there is little
or no reaction, then George will have a point.
Don
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From: A Mickiewicz
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 8:03 AM
Subject: LET'S STOP WASTING OUR TIME
Hi Guys;
I recommend that we stop this effort so we
do not waste any more time and, in Don’s case, also money.
These are my reasons:
* When I started this idea in November it
was to offer some interesting possibilities with a number of different options;
there were very few who showed positive interest.....offer something a little
different
* I then followed up with my millionaire
“free option”.....only 6 responded
* Ladislao has shared that this has been
tried before with little to no success
* Glenn took over effort in
December.....similar poor results
* From all communications, circulars,
Facebook, participation/contributions in/to MSB 100th anniversary celebration,
Ladislao’s visits to Trinidad, etc. that I have read in recent and past
years......alumni interested in AB and MSB are a minority. The majority have
continued on with their life with very little to no interest in their old,
closed school. “We are deemed to live in a fantasy world of the past while
others are living the reality of the present/future and do not much care about
the past”.
* Cost........it will be significant
especially for those who will have to fly to the location
* The great majority has been silent on this
as they seem to have been in past opportunities......I accept and respect their
personal decisions
* A last try to bring the majority
together.....it did not work
An option that might work is to have global
regional meetings where our alumni currently reside:
* Trinidad
* Venezuela
* Canada
* USA
* Guyana
* Other countries, islands with large alumni
numbers
* Europe?, Southeast Asia?...Probably too
few alumni there to hold these
* Hold these at different times in the year
so those few who are willing to travel to other regions can plan to do so.
* These have worked relatively well before
in Toronto, Trinidad and perhaps in Venezuela.
* Do this under the official auspices of the
Association (AATT?) that resides in Trinidad...there is a lot of time to do it
slowly and well if they support it
* If found acceptable, I would volunteer to
organize the USA festivities.
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On 2013-01-19, at 6:10 PM, Glen Mckoy wrote:
Hello George, (back to square one)
There seem to be a few that were interested,
but some wanted different places.
I think we could have a stronger turn out in
Trinidad than before, if a dozen of us go down.
On a personal note is Ladislao or Nigel
going? I would like to know.
Bandit and a couple others may not come down
to Trinidad, and may have to count out who are not coming.
Well its a good idea to have some kind of
price range of accommodations, that we can present to the group, and send it
out to the alumni, to see who are interested. I am glad to read Don will be
going down, maybe by then I may have some names of boys down there, that may be
able to assist in arrangements.
We have to get a count, and that right now
is about 6 or 7 including us. We had a lot of debate about the place and you
took a survey, I don't know what your final count was?
Anyhow its a good time to research our
options, I do think we need help from Trinidad, we will have to have a good
turn out down there, for it to be a grand 70th. Anniversary.
Many boys in Trinidad have not attended any
reunions over the years, they are on my list.
Great guys, but don't really have any
contact with the Association? We have to work together.
Now I will leave that part up to Ladislao
& Don, the rest we will continue to persue.
Thank you for sharing this email, will have
more feedback, will talk to a few down there.
Cheers my brother,
Adios Glen.
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From: amickiew@att.net
Thanks, Don,
For going to T later this year to work on
this. You are right, it will all boil down to $$$$$. My intent of keeping it
visible is to encourage folks to lay aside $$$$$ early so that they have it
when needed. Not sure how long the process will be for our Venezuelan brothers
to go through if they need to exchange bolivares for dollars. Not counting the
airfare which will vary drastically depending on origination, my general guess
estimate is that for a 5-night stay in a nice hotel in POS it will probably be
in the $2000-2500 USA dollars range per couple to include meals, internal
transportation, entertainment and the cost of attending special
festivities.....
Kind and warm regards, George
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Ladislao Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,
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Photos:
12NB3148DJOREUNION, Joseph Berment, David
Johnson, Nigel Boos and UNKNOWN
11PD0007MSBEDI, Swimming pool inaugurated in
1956
13CJ0031CJAWFE, Maricarmen and Csaba
Jakobszen
3008LK12FACBOOK, Sack race in the 1965s
Salvador coscarat, UNKNOWN, Daniel Michieli, Pascal Baralt, and xxx Gomez
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