[jrussell]

As Gary Sharapata so eloquently stated above, that is how things materialized with the TCC on February of 2000.
We have outgrown three other meeting places prior to finding the Marriott, and they have been the best for us, BY FAR, to date.
I have been spending more time in Austin than I have in the last year or so with Lyndsie now a Sophomore, and it appears that John jr. will be joining her when he graduates from High School in May of 2007.
What I have noticed is the construction is actually nearing completion around the Marriott, and I will take a closer look this weekend when we go down for Parent's Weekend, and I will be glad to post what I see when we return on Sunday.
What I will say about the "direction" the club takes for the coming year has always been subject to a vote "from those that actually choose to attend", and I personally believe that is the correct way to decide anything we propose to do.
I personally have no problem with any other group/region/city/faction... whatever doing anything they want at any other time of the year, but THIS is the one central TCC event that draws membership from Texas, Louisana, Tennessee, Oklahoma, California, Georgia, Kansas, New Mexico, New York, Washington, Mississippi, Florida that I can remember off the top of my head!
I truly appreciate my Austin family (Dee, Jacque, Gregg, Ed & that bunch) that spent countless hours on this event with my Dallas family last year, and also for my Houston family fof all their contributions...all of which creates a successful event.
So you see, there is room for everyone/anyone that has a positive attitude and the will to work, and welcome our other family member into our home in Austin once a year!
I look forward to seeing everyone in Austin in March, 2007, and it is going to be GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
John Russell
ps. if I overlooked any other State above, just chalk it up to age and a foggy memory!