Event Report
20150627
It has been 11 years
since Musicmatch was purchased by Yahoo. As happens when
most large job transitions take place, the staff scattered to
the four winds. While many elected to continue in the
digital music business, others went on to diverse assignments or
career changes that took them all over the globe. Dennis,
the founder and CEO, was nice enough to host a reunion in his
beautiful home in San Diego on a warm summer night. I am
not sure if a headcount was taken, but it seemed to me that a
very large percentage of the staff attended.
Disclaimer: Kathleen
assisted me in taking photos and the camera she was using is a
low-end model that, in my opinion, takes marginal photos,
particularly in low light. But, as they say, "the best
camera is the one that you have with you" and any photo is
better than no photo for capturing memories. I have only
listed first names (for privacy) for those that I remembered,
but my performance on employee spouses is less than
stellar. So, in the off chance that I got a name wrong,
send me a private email to "bcaid at yahoo dot com" so I can
correct them; I will do so promptly. I tried to get
everyone's photo, but I doubt I was successful.
The photos below are
what we saw.
Dennis
and Pam remodeled their home since we were there last. It's
perfect for large parties and the whole crew gathered on the
patio. Holly has the BEST smile!
The
outdoor seating was a great place to catch up. Dennis has
Holly in stitches!
Chris,
Dave and Kathy.
Doug,
Doug, Sean and Jim (facing away).
Holly,
Holly's friend, Dennis and Dawn.
It was
great to see Rhonda's smile again even if it is a bit out of
focus.
Ken,
Rhonda, Bill, Dave.
Dave and
Jen.
Ryan,
Daniel (facing away), and Bob.
Dawn, Rhonda,
Pam (facing away), and Ryan.
Ashlei enjoyed her
dinner. A taco truck was on site providing tasty Mexican
tacos.
Ken and
Bill.
Sean and
Scott.
Dennis,
Kathy and Chris.
Debby
and Brayden.
Ronnie
(foreground), Davina and Amy, Tony's New Zealand visitor had
a good time too.
Mary,
Steve and daughter Betty.
Jim and
spouse.
The game
room was a popular place with Amir and his daughters.
The pool was quite
popular earlier in the day.
Chris, Simon and
Ashlei.
Ashlei and Kathleen.
Scott, Dennis and
Daniel.
Holly, friend and Pam.
Friend and Kathy.
Ryan, Doug and Debby.
Steve and his daughter
enjoy the trampoline.
Phil, Pam, Helen and
Brittney.
Susan, Jim and Jane Lea (facing away).
We had a
GREAT time. Many thanks to Pam and Dennis for hosting this
party. We hope to see you all on an upcoming camping trip
in the fall.
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