Rachel's Farewell

Having moved to Brisbane and knowing only a handful of people, I joined Rovers as a way to make friends, and to do new things in a new city. I was welcomed with open arms. So when it came time for me to leave, I wanted to repay the kind gestures of the St John's Wood Rover Crew, and some other Rovers I had met along the way, with a farewell party at my house with good food and good entertainment.

The night was themed 'underworld', a suggestion from Stephen E. because I'm from Melbourne, so I included some appropriate props: an orange mango punch with a red 'hand' ice block that was frozen in a plastic glove; 'dirty' money in a cigar box; lines of 'cocaine' (flour); bags of 'marijuana' (parsley); a chalk outline of a body near the front door; and pictures of fallen Melbourne underworld figures.

On offer were a variety of delicious hot food, dips, coctail frankfurts (not cheerios!), and a sandwich ring made by my mum. And entertainment included the Wii, fussball, and live AFL (which was quickly changed to other less interesting shows).

Thanks to the St John's Wood Rover Crew: Chris Go., Chris Gr., Emile, Iain, Jordan, Matt, Peter, Sam, Stephen E.; other Rovers Alex and Michael; and my family Natasha, my mum, and Kathleen.

- Rachel -

Drag Night

Being told a few weeks earlier that I had to organise the 'Drag Night' - my last night at the Den - I wanted to make it a fun night to remember. Unfortunately, it was also the night that several Rovers couldn't attend, whether I knew about it or not, so that was disappointing. Those who came included Bryn, a Rover originally from Canberra, Chris, Chris (R.A.), Emile, Jordan, Kerry, Stephen E. and I.

My plans changed slightly, so I began with the Powerpoint presentation for the Defence Scouting Badge - a badge which highlights and promotes the partnership between Scouts Asutralia and the Australian Defence Force. I had to talk about my life as part of a Defence family, peacekeeping within the ADF, and visit a military base. In the past I had invited many Rovers to the Enoggera Army Base's pool and gym, and had organised for my Dad, who is a Soldier, to take one of the Rovers on a tour of the base.

By the time I had finished my presentation and answered questions, I shared a plate of fairy bread my mum kindly made for everyone! I made the guys dress-up in various outfits because it's funnier to see males dressed-up as females and not the other way around. But I wore a sparkly top in order to be slightly more flamboyant!

I bought a TV and Playstatrion 2 along, so the plan for the rest of the night was to sing songs on Singstar, as drag queens often like karaoke and performing in front of people. Once Chris (R.A.) and Stephen E. started singing beautifully...everyone got into it! There were many Singstar discs, so some people had a hard time choosing which song to sing!

Emile, as the resident photographer, had brought his camera along so I could get my first and only picture of me in my Rover uniform at the Den. Thanks to everyone who made the night fun, and I'll see you all at the Mardi Gras :P

- Rachel -

Spicks N Specks Night

On the 20th May, Sam held a Spicks N Specks night at the den, at which there was quite a large attendance, and one of the first nights that ex-SJW Venturer Peter came back to the Group. We were also joined by Bryn (Rover) and Sam's friends Kylie and Richard.

Games played were:

Know Your Product

Cover Versions

Please, Please, Tell Me Now

Mondegreens

Sir Mix'n'matchalot

Turning Japanese

Word Up

Substitute

Can't Buy Me, Love.

(for explanations of the games, visit the Wikipedia page.)

In the end, a team of Matt, Travis, Richard, and Kylie won the night.

Jordan's Scout Visit

The scout night began with the cooking of dinner which was sausages, rissoles and salad. When dinner was finished it was time to set-up the tents, a little more problematic than one would expect. It took us a while to work out which way the fly, but after an hour and a half we had it sorted and the scouts were ready for a tradition supper of Milo and biscuits. I woke up disgusting early to a kid with a bloody nose (the perfect morning wake up :S). Once that was under control we were off to GoMA, where The String Room was the hit of the day. Finally it was home time and we loaded up onto the bus and back to the den.

By Jordan

Crew Programming - Winter

Date	Time	Activity	Location	Organiser	Under 18s
15/16 May		R.A.B.B.I.T	Sunnybank Scout Group	Rachel	No
16 May	5:30 to 10:30pm	UC and QBRE	QSC	Matt	No
20 May	7:30 to 10:30pm	Spicks and Specks Night	St John's Wood Scout Group	Samwise	Yes
22/23 May		Gang Show Camp	BP Park	Matt	No
27 May	7:00 to 10:00pm	Squires' Training	St John's Wood Scout Group	Rachel	Yes
29 May	4:00 to 7:00pm	Group AGM & Skits	St John's Wood Scout Group	Chris G.	No
3 June	7:00 to 10:00pm	Thai Night	Green Mango Restaurant	Jordan	Yes
6/7 June		Travis' Squires Hike	Lake Manchester	Rachel	No
11 June	6:30 to 10:30pm	Inter-Crew Challenge - UrbanSprawl Car Scavenger Hunt	St John's Wood Scout Group	Travis	Yes
17 June	7:00 to 10:00pm	Red Faces	St John's Wood Scout Group	Peter	Yes
24 June	7:00 to 10:00pm	Video Game Night	UQ - Colin Clarke Bld	Stephen C.	Yes
2 July	5:30 to 11:00pm	Brisbane Gang Show Rover Night	Schonell Theatre Pizza Caffe	Matt	Yes
6 July	1:00 to 4:00pm	UC Meeting	Schonell Theatre Pizza Caffe	Travis	No
10/18 July		BGS Sydney Trip	QSC	Matt	No
20 July	1:00 to 4:00pm	UC Meeting	Law Library	Travis	No
23/25 July		Urban Challenge	QSC	Matt	Yes
31 July	6:30 to 11:30pm	World Scout Day Ball	TBA	Matt	No
5 August	7:00 to 10:30pm	Car Maintenance Night	St John's Wood Scout Group	Owen	Yes
11 August	8:00am to 10:00pm	Ekka Strawberry Sundae Service	RNA Showgrounds	Travis	Yes
14 August	7:00 to 9:00pm	Crew History Launch	St John's Wood Scout Group	Samwise	No
14/15 August		Operation Nighthawk	TBA	Travis	Yes
20 August	6:30 to 10:30pm	Rock the River	TBA	Peter	No
27 August	7:00 to 10:30pm	Inter-Crew Challenge - First Aid	St John's Wood Scout Group	Travis	Yes
2 September	6:00 to 10:00pm	Tour of BP Refinery	Pinkenba	Kerry	Yes
9 September	6:30 to 9:30pm	Iain's Night	TBA	Iain	Yes
17 September	6:30 to 9:30pm	Venturer Night	St John's Wood Scout Group	Samwise	Yes
18/25 September		Agoonoree	BP Park, Samford	Iain	Yes
19 September	5:00 to 10:00pm	Goonie Rover Night	BP Park, Samford	Kerry	No
30 September	7:00 to 10:30pm	RA's Night	St John's Wood Scout Group	Chris G.	Yes
8 October	7:00 to 10:30pm	Inter-Crew Challenge - Construction	St John's Wood Scout Group	Travis	Yes
9 October	7:00 to 10:30pm	St George's Ball	Irish Club	Matt	No