A Wave of Changes In This New Year

2014 Presidential Address

It is with great excitement that we WAVE in this new season both at Tulane University and at the headquarters of the Gumby Social Aid & Pleasure Club. The 2014-2015 year brings in immense changes, both for Tulane and our club. Let's break it down shall we?

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But first... a quick thank you for 2013:

The 2013-2014 inaugural year for the GSAPC was a great one. With a few dozen other Gumbys I enjoyed festivals, instate trips, out of state trips, tailgates, meeting new friends, and spending time with old friends. Thank you for making our first year an immense success and more fun than we could have ever imagined. 

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But now, a new year for the GSAPC!:

This year plans to be busier than ever. 

2014-2015 promises to bring in a wide array of new activities and sub Gumby krewes-

Gumby Yogis Club: headed by "Brogi" fanatics Alex Bernadett, Laura Smestad and yours truly, Gumbys each week join together for some Yoga. Currently, the GSAPC has been sending a contingency to Hot Yoga at the Nola Brewery, sponsored by Lululemon. Beer & Yoga... my kind of combination! Here's a pic of some Gumbys sweatin' it out:

Namaste y'all

Gumby Running Club: headed by Hannah Walker, the Gumby Running Club is a group of running Gumbys meeting Tuesdays at 7pm every week. The only rules: wear green, run, and have fun! Here are some pics of Gumby runners and an example route we did:

Bonus pic of our #1 Gumby runner! See him at the Jazz Half running in our honor!

See this link for details: Run for the Gumbys

Starting in the fall of 2014 the GSAPC is launching two new sub Gumby krewes-

Gumby's Doing Outreach: a once a month krewe that goes out into the city to join together in a day of Outreach. Alex Bernadett will probably lead this charge. Here he is after a charity long distance event he put on to raise awareness after the Boston Marathon attack:

Gumby "Frisby": this fall, headed by Libby Creim, the GSAPC will join a New Orleans Ultimate Frisbee league and play together every Sunday night. Our discs will be green of course:

Coupled with these sub krewes is our largest group, the GSAPC Tailgate Krewe. We will continue tailgating for basketball, baseball, and most importantly football at Yulman Stadium! Members can join the tailgate for free. Non members can pay a game day $10 for unlimited access at that tailgate or else BYOB and BYOF to join. 

For more information on any of these groups or to formally join, please email us with inquiries at 

GSAPC Email 

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In addition to all the new happenings, the GSAPC has been enjoying a rockin' summer. Gumbys celebrated White Linen Night, Running of the Bulls, Daiquiri Fest, Strawberry Fest, Oyster Fest, etc etc etc. NOLA is a city of festivals and the GSAPC takes full advantage!

Some of our upcoming events-

August 23rd- Our 2014-15 Season Kick Off Party. 

Old members, new members, and inquiring folk are welcome to join us for Sloshball, QB challenge, BBQ, Saints watch party, and more. See this flier for details and RSVP at our Facebook event/page:

Facebook     2014-15 Season Kickoff Event

August 31st- A Labor Day Weekend Brunch

Dues paying members are invited to a brunch at the house of Melza Van Roijen. A thank you to old members renewing and a nicer formal welcome to new members.

Septermber 6th- Yulman Stadium Opener!!!

We'll have 2 tents up on the LBC quad for Yulman's opener. Wristbands for dues members will be handed out to ensure you get your drink on and $10 is asked for one time tailgaters. If you bring yo own contribution to the tailgate we waive dat. 

SPEAKING OF YULMAN!!!

She's Almost done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy some of these pictures!!!:

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Please also join us in welcoming July and August's new members to the GSAPC:

Evan Nicoll

Tim Lindsay

Kathleen Pope

Laura Smestad 

Angelica "Pickles"

Hannah Udell

John Huppi

Hannah Walker

Asyl Nachabe

Bjorn Bernhardsen

These members will be initiated August 23rd. 

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Last but not least we would like to formally welcome two new honorary Gumbys in President Michael Fitts and Coach David Pierce. 

President Fitts will be leading the Green Wave Nation, taking over for President Cowen. 

Coach Pierce will be leading the Green Wave baseball team, taking over for legendary Coach Jones.

We look forward to welcoming our new members and new family to all of the above mentioned events as well as these very important tailgate home games! (Mark em off yo schedule folks!):

• Sept. 6th- Tulane Home Opener vs. Georgia Tech at Yulman Stadium (Honey themed tailgate)
• Sept. 13th- Tulane Home Game vs. Southeastern LA at Yulman Stadium (theme TBA)
• Oct 11th- Tulane Home Game vs. UCONN at Yulman Stadium (theme TBA)
• Oct 31st- Tulane Halloween Home Game vs. Cincinnati at Yulman Stadium (costume party)
• Nov 15th- Tulane Homecoming vs. Memphis at Yulman Stadium (theme TBA)
• Dec 6th- Tulane Home Game vs. Temple at Yulman Stadium (theme TBA)

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And with that I bid you a happy early, and hot, August. Stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter for updates on events, tailgates, and parties. Roll Wave and let's all hope for an outstanding 2014-2015 year! Any interest in joining or further inquiries can be directed to our email with the subject "more information please" here: GSAPC Email

-Jeff Darling, Class 2011, proud president of the Gumby Social Aid & Pleasure Club

PS: Here's a sneak peak at some of our helmets for the season... a little eye candy for y'all!

Summer Time and the Livin’s Easy. And Sticky. And T-Minus Less Than Two Months to Yulman!

Hello dedicated GSAPC followers and Tulane fans all of shapes, sizes, and statehoods! 

GSAPC Secretary Alex Bernadett here.

 Summer Updates!!!

1) The GSAPC Running of the Bulls Krewe represented themselves admirably during the Pamplona Meets NOLA Festivities of July 12^th. Bruised behinds¹, sweat/sangria stained threads, and empty bottles of wine were our trophies at the end of the run. Muy bueno, GSAPCèrs!

The early gathering of GSAPCers, RotB 7/12/2014

New Orleans brings its A game for San Fermin

GSAPC Members celebrating a successful RotB

2) GSAPC’s World Cup Finals Watch Party in the Riverbend was a smashing success! Mother Nature’s attempts to derail the day were for naught, as four GSAPC members made it to the 10am Camellia Grill Sunday Brunch just before this happened...

Hampson and S. Carrollton on World Cup Final Sunday

Water flowing out of the "drain" outside of Camellia Grill

President Darling, NY Rep Tim Lindsay, and yours truly made it over to Cooter Brown’s at 10:58am (2 minutes before CB's opened) to secure a front row table for 15 to watch GERM vs. ARG. A spectacular krewe of Tulane/fùtbol fans joined us to catch a fantastic match. 

Disclaimer: Photoshop was used liberally and often in the making of this promotion

Ze Tabelle de Futbol gets ready for the final WC match

Candid Camera of (L to R) Bryan Fate, Tim Lindsay, and Jeff Darling.
Yep, that's Jeff's candid face.

Gumby members are innovating at breakneck speeds! 

What you should expect in the coming months:

     1) GSAPCer Hannah Walker is starting up a GUMBY Running Club! Follow this FB Page for more details.

                

     2) Expect to see some GSAPC Ultimate Frisbee Fundays this coming fall²!

     3) GSAPCer and GAPSA President Danny Sullivan is working overtime to secure a prime keg location for grads and professional students in Yulman Stadium³!

     4) GSAPCer Libby Creim is using her skills in design and getting-stuff-done to help put together GSAPC t-shirts and other paraphernalia for the upcoming school year!

     5) Speaking of upcoming school year.... 

     6) LESS THAN TWO MONTHS UNTIL YULMAN STADIUM OPENS!!!!!! More details about GSAPC’s events for the GT Yellow Jackets vs. TU Green Wave September Sixth Showdown to come⁵!

It's nearly fully operational!

GoPro Drone holding down Yulman during turf laying!

Beautiful aerial photo supplied by Scott Cowen's Invisible Helicopter 

That concludes the brief, but hopefully informative, Summer Updates!!!

Read on for updates on Members of the GSAPC Wave Council

I trust you are enjoying your summer months as much as the fine folks of the GSAPC Wave Council. Here’s a quick update on the life and times of your Founding Gumbies:

--> GSAPC Prez Jeff Darling is continuing his life as a PhD-candidate Neuroscientist this summer, working like a boss during the week and living like a boss on the weekends. He made time to take a trip back to Grand Ol’ Idaho and Minnesota to reconnect with his family and potato-based roots⁶.

Idaho's Natural Disaster

Flying Pie: If you don't know, you ain't from Idaho.

Luke and Jason continue their quest for Lynne's affection at BCSF

--> GSAPC Brains-Behind-The-Operation Lynne Firmin has also found time to take a few road trips during the Pelicans offseason⁷ . In addition to heading west for the annual Lynch Family Reunion in Wine Country, California in June and hitting up Bayou Country Superfest over Memorial Day Weekend, Lynne partook in an incredibly enviable trip across the Southeast USA with comrade Will Thompson. Needless to say, the resulting Facebook Photo Albums have been jaw-drop-to-the-floor awesome.

Proud GSAPCers/'Mericans in the Smokey Mountains

Family Photo: Hella Cali Style

--> GSAPC Veep John Scimeca received his Master of Education degree from Notre Dame, got engaged⁸, and will be moving to South America in the coming months to teach English to kids who can’t read good and want to learn to do other stuff good too⁹.

TU Class of 2012 & ND Class of 2014 Grads Evan, Derrick, and Rusty

Master Educator Scimeca with his proud siblings.
Big Golden Thingy seen in the background.

"And wuv, tru wuv, will fowo you foweva."

--> GSAPC Token Really, Really, Really, Ridiculously Good Looking Man¹⁰ Eric Peterson has been working up a storm in Washington D.C. as a State Policy Analyst for Americans For Prosperity¹¹. In his free time, he may or may not have secured a role in the third season of House of Cards¹².

House of Cards: Season 3, Introducing:

Eric Peterson, the innocent young man appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate.
His innovative plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down¹³

--> GSAPC Secretary Alex Bernadett has jumped into his third year of medical school at Tulane and has continued to expand the ways in which he broadens his education outside of the classroom¹⁴. He has found his old Hawaiian t-shirts¹⁵ to be both fashionable and weather appropriate for the NOLA Summer.

A Beauty, Beast, Beauty Sandwich.
L to R: GSAPCers Libby, Alex, and Asyl.

--> GSAPC Treasurer Pat Baldwin has been living it up in Alabama, learning everything about everything at the Harrison School of Pharmacy¹⁶, and attending MLB games when the opportunity presents itself.

Pat takes in "America's two great past times, baseball and air conditioning"

There’s so much more to say, but I see Mother Nature is cooking up another NOLA-styled Summer Thunderstorm (i.e. extra flavorful rain with a dash of lightning and a dollop of flooded streets¹⁷). Besides, I should leave it to my fellow Wave Council Members to give you actual, horrible-jokes-free GSAPC Blog Updates.

I leave you with a quote from Tulane's former hero/current arch rival/Darth Vader equivalent, Alton Ochsner:

"Early to bed, early to rise, work hard, and publicize."

For the Olive & Blue,

Alex Bernadett

P.S. Check out our Facebook and Twitter! 

P.P.S. Click on the colorful words to link yourself to the page!

References:

1: The NOLA Bulls show no mercy. Especially when they’re being cheered on by your friends to destroy your buttocks with a plastic bat.

2: Ultimate Frisbee: The Best Parts of Soccer, Teamwork, and Middle-Of-The-Day Drinking.

3: Did somebody say Party Perch?! Really though, what are those two corner spots called⁴?

4: They’re listened as “Fan Zone” under the Yulman Stadium Map. Wonder if we can secure a “GSAPC Memorial Corner”…

5: We’re gonna have some fun-tastic times this football season!

6: Or is it legumes?

7: #Asik

8: GSAPC-themed wedding?!?! Green tuxedos?! Yulman Stadium-shaped Groom’s Cake?! We hope so.

9: First, and certainly not the last, Zoolander reference.

10: Told you #9 wouldn't be the last Zoolander reference.

11: He’s got a business card now. It’s legit and very helpful for remembering his job title.

12: He would tell us, but then Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright may or may not destroy our careers.

13: Plot line promptly borrowed from Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. 

14: Translation: Finding new ways to procrastinate studying.

15: Months Working at Dat Dog: 2. Hawaiian T-shirts Acquired: 4. Knowing the Best Way To Dress a Guinness Dog: Priceless.

16: Proudly associated with Auburn University. #109.5yards

17: My 2002 Prius (aka California Chrome) isn’t built to withstand the “dollop of flooded streets” part. In the words of Stevie Wonder, gotta move her TIL I REACH THE HIGHER GROUND¹⁸!

18: Seriously, the roof of Mojo on Magazine is leaking.

Trick Or Treat Y'all!

Tulane is 5-2! No kiddin'! We mean it! They've been treating us to the best football since 2004, when we last won 5 games. Even better is we still have 5 to go! We're smellin' bowl game y'all... 1 win away! What will it be? Liberty Bowl? NOLA bowl? Hawaii bowl? The possibilities are limitless! We'll be going regardless so save your pennies.


First and foremost welcome the following dues paying members to the club!-
Jane Ball Class '13
Michael Cox Class '13
Libby Creim Class '13/14
Krystal Pennuto Class '11

Dues are $25 for the year. Benefits include tailgating for every major sport, access to our events (pub crawls/gatherings/boils), T-Shirts, website access, and swag out the wazoo. Roll Wave! Email us at gumbysapc@gmail.com for more information on that!

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Here is a update to all GSAPC events come and gone and a look ahead to the future:

Tailgates:

Homecoming-

It was a busy homecoming this year. Tulane brought home a nice win over the talented University of North Texas Mean Green. We plucked the Eagles! The GSAPC tailgate welcomed over 50+ people and hosted visiting/travelling fans from the following states:

Texas
Kansas
Tennessee
Florida
New York
Alabama
Louisiana
New Jersey

They weren't disappointed as the wave turned it out 24-21. Here's some pics!:

A photo collage for our Gumby in the army. Hooah!

Gumby member Avi Hahn's little sister Mara wins Homecoming Queen! Roll Wave!

President JDar celebrates a birthday with this behind the back upside down shot. It went in!

Not pictured: 50 young Tulane fans going nuts. We're keepin' it classy here!

Here's some pics from the game/other tailgates:

Tulane hosts a homecoming carnival!

Greenie Gals shake that booty at the victory tailgate

Two winners right there!

Video Hightlights-

Tulane vs UNT Highlight Reel

ECU- (Pics stolen shamelessly from Tulane webpage)

The Wave wasn't finished though! They turned it up the very next week vs. ECU! In what has been called the biggest Tulane win in a decade, Tulane tore it up and beat ECU in triple OT 36-33. Any older fans sure had a heart attack or 4 as Devin Powell rep'd Tulane well for an injured Nick Montana. Tulane fans are sure to come out of the woodworks after this big W!

Always a great tribute!

All they do is win win win no matter what!

Video highlights- 

ECU Highlight Reel

ROLL WAVE!

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NOW ON TO TULSA!

CuJo gave the team a week off... which meant weights and film this week. A good thing! Our players are banged up and needed this rest time for midterms and health recuperation. We move on to take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. The Green Wave hasn't beaten Tulsa since 1968 and they avg 20+ pt wins over us. Time to change dat!

The GSAPC will be throwing a helluva hullabaloo costume theme tailgate, so come dressed to impress. Handle of liquor to the costume most celebratory of the season of winning. Here's a link to the event on Facebook: 

Roll Wave, Take on Tulsa

Nuff said.

Scott Cowen promised to stop by the tailgate so make sure you're dressed to impress! And liquored up to tell him how you really feel....

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Merch. updates:

Take a loot at these babies with logo and motto on the back! Let us know what ya think! Comes free with dues membership and $15 to waffling fans who've yet to pony up!

We likey?

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ROAD TRIP YALL! Contact us for details if you want to ride along and join us for our trip to Austin/San Antonio. See flier for details:

Register here! 

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Future events:

10/26 Tulane vs Tulsa tailgate (costume it up or come as ye be)

11/9 Tulane vs UTSA (we're road trippin yall!)

11/23 Tulane vs UTEP tailgate 

Look what we found in a local bakery:

State of Tulane baby!

Want more info on our happenings and thinking about getting involved? Let us know! Email gumbysapc@gmail.com with the header 'More info please!' and we'll send you the deets. Also sign up for our once a month newsletter at this link to get all the great info. News letter. 

As always you can find us on twitter: GSAPC Tweet tweet

And on facebook: Like us!

Roll Wave! JD OUT. 

#UNDEFEATED

A One, A Two, A Helluva Hullabaloo
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A Hullabaloo Ray Ray
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Tulane!