An important detail was left out of last week's report. Longtime PCOC member Reenie O'Brien again surprised and impressed those present at last week’s meeting with one of her kitchen creations: krispy treats in the shape of turtles and lobsters. While the treats shaped like turtles were amazingly popular (possibly because they seemed to make a funny noise, almost like laughter, when bitten), those shaped like lobsters were not, as they seemed to have a bit of a salty taste. This of course made all those present worry and wonder about the world-famous, but temporarily defunct, Lobster Boil. Once these worries were put to rest by a surly Matt Couri, PCOC members were again left to ponder Ms. O’Brien’s wondrous ability with baked goods. Well done, Reenie.
As for next week’s mandatory meeting, the following topics may, or may not, be voted upon:
- The date of the First Annual PCOC Pig Roast,
- The date and location for the First Annual PCOC Charity Gala,
- The establishment and staffing of the new position of Il Commandante di Presenza del PCOC (see below),
- The date of the first-ever Flying PCOC to Milwaukee.
If a member cannot be present next week, please refer to last week’s report and follow the instructions for voting.
As for the new position of Il Commandante di Presenza del PCOC, please read a press release from the President’s Office:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Office of the President is proud to announce its plan to create a new position in the hierarchy of the PCOC government entitled Il Commandante di Presenza del PCOC, or il Commandante for short. (The English translation of the title is “The Commander of Attendance for PCOC.” For history, see below.)
The President announces the creation of this position in the wake of recent concerns regarding PCOC attendance. While the President and those close to him are not overly concerned about the recent drop in attendance, the concerns of the membership are under stood, and the President is hopeful that, with the creation of this new position of il Commandante, that these concerns will be met.
Il Commandante will be responsible for evaluating the attendance at PCOC meetings and will be given the power to take any and all appropriate action he or she deems necessary to maintain, improve, or otherwise manage the attendance at PCOC meetings. In addition to this important role, il Commandante will oversee and coordinate PCOC’s recruitment efforts. As a club devoted to Chicago and its pizza, the President feels that it is essential that PCOC continue to expand its efforts to match those of the entrepreneurial and artistic pizza kings of this fine City. One was to do this is to grow out membership to ensure that PCOC is refreshed with new faces, ideas, and members with differing experiences with Chicago pizza.
As an aside, while the title Il Commandante di Presenza del PCOC is an Italian phrase created by the President and his staff, it is not an entirely original title. In the late 1700’s, while Italy was undergoing massive social, political and pizza change, the pizza as we know it began to take shape in Naples. Naturally, as more and more people from the outside Naples tried these new pizze, the pizza as a food (and way of life) spread like wildfire through Italy, and the Mediterranean. As this expansion occurred, some of the originators of the pizza in Naples became concerned that the pizza art was being corrupted to such an extent that the future of pizza was in jeopardy of being extinguished like the flame of a pizza oven. Their response was to form Le Protetzioni di Pizza (or, the Defenders of Pizza), a militant group dedicated to defending the foundation of pizza and to promote their vision for the future of pizza. The name of this group’s leader was Il Commandante di Protetzioni di Pizza, or il Commandante for short. It is in this noble tradition that the name for PCOC’s Commander of Attendance was derived, and it is expected that PCOC’s future il Commandanti will live up to the tradition.
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