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Volume 1, Issue 18
Backspin
July 2015
Parks Place
Four friends had been going on an annual golf trip to St. Andrews for many
years. Two days before the group was to leave, Jack's wife puts her foot
down and tells him he isn't going. His friends are very disappointed and
reluctantly plan to go without him.
Three days later they get to St. Andrews only to find Jack sitting at the bar
with four drinks set up. "Wow, Jack, how did you talk your wife into letting
you go?"
"Well, two days ago I was sitting in my living room chair and my wife came
up behind me and put her hands over my eyes and asked, 'Guess who?' I
pulled her hands off, and there she was wearing a negligee. She took my
hand and pulled me into our bedroom. The room had candles and rose
petals all over, and a copy of 50 Shades of Grey on the nightstand. On the
bed she had handcuffs and ropes. She told me to tie her up and cuff her to
the bed, so I did."
"And then she said, Do whatever you want."
"So here I am."
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Parks Place
by Shea Park, shea@ad-spark.com
B A C K S PI N
Age: 58
Handicap: 5
Graduated from (high school and then highest level of education): Centennial High & 2
years at Mt. Hood comm.
Profession (or what you retired from): Regional manager for Ruiz Foods (West Coast,
Hawaii, Alaska, & all of Canada).
How long a member of the Gresham Mens
Club: Men's club since 1983, member at
Gresham since I was 10 so 48 years
When and how did you get started playing
the game: My parents bought a family membership here at Gresham when I was 10 and
my dad started me as his caddie. Then junior
golf programs with Bill Egars and the other
kids at Gresham.
How many holes-in-one: have only one on
number 3 two summers ago. It was great, I
was with all my close friends.
What other interests besides golf: Use to
have a lot more now days just golf and my
The advantage of the Fine fescue is it requires significantly fewer inputs, less fertilizer and significantly less water. It is not
without its drawbacks; first it requires well
drained soils, making it perfect for this site
of a former rock and sand quarry. It does
not handle wear or traffic, possibly resulting
in the Poa encroachment.
The beauty of the course and its surroundings is nothing but spectacular. The old
industrial ruins give a taste of the history of
the Puget Sound. The lack of trees on the
course gives one an incredible visual impact
I find it interesting / sad how my milestones change for gauging my golf game. I know theres no way in Hell Ill ever live long
enough to shoot my age. Then I thought OK, maybe I can shoot my IQ! Once I took the test that was totally out of the question too.
Then Mother Nature stepped in and provided me with the satisfaction my small mind needed. Yep, for the last couple of weeks Ive
been able to shoot the temperature. Yay me!
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Age: 57
Handicap: 10.0
Graduated from (high school and then highest level of education): Parkrose High
School, class of 1975. Graduated with honors from The school of hard knocks
Profession (or what you retired from): 37
year career in the Consumer Products
Goods industry. Started as a retail sales
representative with Golden Grain Macaroni
Company in 1977. Golden Grain was sold
to Quaker Oats Co. in 1987. Worked for
Quaker Oats as a Sales Account Manager
from 87 through 1993. One of the biggest
brands Quaker Oats owned at the time was
Gatorade. As most of you know, Michael
Jordan was featured in Gatorade commercials for years. Had the opportunity to meet
Michael Jordan at a Gatorade National sales
meeting in Chicago. He is quite the imposing figure. In 1994, I left Quaker Oats to go
to work for a company called Kelley-Clark
Food Brokerage. That is where I met my
good friend Rick Fry. Rick was already
working there when I came aboard. We
both had a huge addiction to golf and
through that addiction, we became best of
friends! In 1999 I had the opportunity to go
to work for Nestle as a National Sales Account Manager. I worked for Nestle for 15
years. I took a medical disability leave from
Nestle in March of 2014.
How long a member of the Gresham Mens
Club: To be honest, Im not quite sure how
long Ive been a member here. Im really
bad at remembering dates and things. I
want to say at least 8 years. Rick Fry kept
on encouraging me to join. One of the best
decisions of my life! I have met the nicest
people here. Thanks Rick for being so insistent!!! Ive made life long friends here.
The people here are so genuine.
When and how did you get started playing
the game: I picked up golf around the age
of 15 or so. A few of my good buddies I
played baseball with wanted to give it a try.
We would play Rose City, Colwood, Broadmoor, Heron Lakes, Glendoveer, mostly
east county courses. As soon as I played
my first round (which was horrible) I was
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$65 includes: Golf w/ cart - Lunch after the round - Beer keg on course
Other activities: putting contest, raffle, silent auction
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Also come join us for the walk itself on Sunday September 27th
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