Privilege Has Its Memberships

[Anthony Gray]

  I was cleaning out my emails last night and came across one in which I was offered well intended advice. I was told that my behavior on the site makes groups ostracize me. It was well taken as ment and accepted as true. It brought back a memory of when I was considered for membership in an old prominant dental society. I had been fortunate early on to be around some very prominant men in my profession. The right place at the right time. None of these men practice now and a few have past. But it was rumored that I was being considerd for invitation because of these men I had befriended. I did zero politicing and layed low. Nothing ever came about. Then a few years ago I was told that the reason it was droped was a professor from my university had brought up (half truths) my interracial marriage.
  Now in recent threads about Tiger it has been discussed how the latest news will affect him professionally. It looks that Tiger will be designing more courses than winning majors. How will he be accepted in the architect community. Will groups like the ASGCA accept him and want to rub shoulders with the great one or will they ostracize him?
 
  Anthony

[jeffwarne]

I'm guessing that in the near future he wins more majors than designing courses.
Few are being designed and more qualified and marketable people are and will be available for the few that get designed

[Bill_McBride]

  I was cleaning out my emails last night and came across one in which I was offered well intended advice. I was told that my behavior on the site makes groups ostracize me. It was well taken as ment and accepted as true. It brought back a memory of when I was considered for membership in an old prominant dental society. I had been fortunate early on to be around some very prominant men in my profession. The right place at the right time. None of these men practice now and a few have past. But it was rumored that I was being considerd for invitation because of these men I had befriended. I did zero politicing and layed low. Nothing ever came about. Then a few years ago I was told that the reason it was droped was a professor from my university had brought up (half truths) my interracial marriage.
  Now in recent threads about Tiger it has been discussed how the latest news will affect him professionally. It looks that Tiger will be designing more courses than winning majors. How will he be accepted in the architect community. Will groups like the ASGCA accept him and want to rub shoulders with the great one or will they ostracize him?
 
  Anthony

Is it possible you weren't invited because you're a whacko?

Just wondering.   

[TEPaul]

Now just hold on a minute here, Tone! Are you trying to compare the membership of the ASGCA to some private club of privelege or whatever because if you are the ASGCA definitely does not like that kind of categorization or perception?!  

[Anthony Gray]

  I was cleaning out my emails last night and came across one in which I was offered well intended advice. I was told that my behavior on the site makes groups ostracize me. It was well taken as ment and accepted as true. It brought back a memory of when I was considered for membership in an old prominant dental society. I had been fortunate early on to be around some very prominant men in my profession. The right place at the right time. None of these men practice now and a few have past. But it was rumored that I was being considerd for invitation because of these men I had befriended. I did zero politicing and layed low. Nothing ever came about. Then a few years ago I was told that the reason it was droped was a professor from my university had brought up (half truths) my interracial marriage.
  Now in recent threads about Tiger it has been discussed how the latest news will affect him professionally. It looks that Tiger will be designing more courses than winning majors. How will he be accepted in the architect community. Will groups like the ASGCA accept him and want to rub shoulders with the great one or will they ostracize him?
 
  Anthony

Is it possible you weren't invited because you're a whacko?

Just wondering.   

  I told them you were my DAD Bill.  Your number one in my book.

  Anthony

[TEPaul]

I heard a good membership story involving one of the exclusive golf clubs of Nantucket and the Blockbuster king Wayne Huizenga (I think it's been a while ago now). WayneH asked some member if he thought he could get into the club and what the initiation fee was and the member told Wayne it was about $300,000. On the question of whether Wayne could get in the member told him he would check. And so he did check, and the member told Wayne that yes he could get in but for him the initiation fee was right around $1 million. I think Wayne, said; "no problem at all, sign me up." If you ask me that's a whole lot smarter than a couple of goddamn $2.00 blackballs! What the hell----everybody has their price, right? On that note, I would even suggest to WayneM that if MacWood and Moriarty want to throw their change together and contribute right around $10 million each to like a capital fund at Merion that he oughta sponsor them both himself for membership!

[Anthony Gray]

I heard a good membership story involving one of the exclusive golf clubs of Nantucket and the Blockbuster king Wayne Huizenga (I think it's been a while ago now). WayneH asked some member if he thought he could get into the club and what the initiation fee was and the member told Wayne it was about $300,000. On the question of whether Wayne could get in the member told him he would check. And so he did check, and the member told Wayne that yes he could get in but for him the initiation fee was right around $1 million. I think Wayne, said; "no problem at all, sign me up." If you ask me that's a whole lot smarter than a couple of goddamn $2.00 blackballs!  

  Since this thread is a little related to my job let me add this to Tom's story. When patients come into my office I do an exam. The patients usually ask "How much?". I routinly reply "$3,000". If they don't flinch...I say "That is for the uppers".

  Anthony Ray Gray DMD PC GCA

[Tony Petersen]

Personally, I think El Tigre is going to have a H U G E chip on his shoulder and kick some serious azz this upcoming year... It's a TMZ world we live in, but he'll live... and easily break Jacks record. Dude definitely likes the ladies, though. Shoulda married a swinger

[cary lichtenstein]

  I was cleaning out my emails last night and came across one in which I was offered well intended advice. I was told that my behavior on the site makes groups ostracize me. It was well taken as ment and accepted as true. It brought back a memory of when I was considered for membership in an old prominant dental society. I had been fortunate early on to be around some very prominant men in my profession. The right place at the right time. None of these men practice now and a few have past. But it was rumored that I was being considerd for invitation because of these men I had befriended. I did zero politicing and layed low. Nothing ever came about. Then a few years ago I was told that the reason it was droped was a professor from my university had brought up (half truths) my interracial marriage.
  Now in recent threads about Tiger it has been discussed how the latest news will affect him professionally. It looks that Tiger will be designing more courses than winning majors. How will he be accepted in the architect community. Will groups like the ASGCA accept him and want to rub shoulders with the great one or will they ostracize him?
 
  Anthony

Is it possible you weren't invited because you're a whacko?

Just wondering.   

I laughed out loud, good one Bill

Cary

[TEPaul]

"Since this thread is a little related to my job let me add this to Tom's story. When patients come into my office I do an exam. The patients usually ask "How much?". I routinly reply "$3,000". If they don't flinch...I say "That is for the uppers"."




Well, Tone, if I came into your office and you told me that I would figure you meant the initiation fee of your golf club. If you then told me that was only for the front nine, I still might consider it, but, on the other half of the bite, maybe not.  

[Lou_Duran]

I am not sure what the real purpose of this thread is, but I heard a membership story from a former chair of the green committee at LACC that I found amusing.

It seems that Hugh Hefner, shortly after he bought his mansion that adjoined the North course, made it be known to the club that he would consider membership if he was allowed to use the area next to his backyard to land his chopper.  The club sat on his statement of interest for the appropriate time and responded with something short and to the effect: "We appreciate your interest, but doubt that our club could provide you with the level of service you would be happy with."