It’s Like Open Mike Only Different
Here’s how it works.
The rules are simple — be nice.
It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. . . . Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
[Thank you to Jan Koster for the use of his beautiful picture.]
Here’s what we might be talking about:
Tonight after 7pm Chicago Time
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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No Comments??!! Whazzup wid-dat?!
Joe went out to dinner first.
I haven’t had time to come by here in a while – looks like there’s some good posts I need to read!
Need to plant something, eat something and water some stuff first though – then I’ll be back!
Hi Trisha!
Tuscany. Great wine. We’ll save some for you!
Chris,
Did the mission go okay for the special event tomorrow. Sssshhh
Yupper. Everything’s set. She conveniently went to a networking event so I could get everything ready for the morning…
She’s a wise one, What kind of morning is it going to be?
Liz, I’ll pass on the wine tonight. I kinda had my share of (whine) earlier.
We’re going low budget this year by mutual agreement. So it will be quiet and low key. Small gift (what she wanted) and an awesome card. First one I picked up. That never happens. I usually spend hours finding the right card.
So what, can I serve you. I nice fruit juice, a cappacinno?
I thought maybe you built her a whole new blog on veterinary medicine with a flash template. π
That sounds a lot like what we do. Money isn’t what it used to be.
As long as we are in Europe, I think I’ll go for coffee and chocolates, please.
Gorgeous and I want to go on a tour of the continent one day, staying in B&B’s and sampling the coffee and chocolates along the way.
She’s not into the blogging thing. At all. Doesn’t get my obsession. But that’s OK. I’m the geeky on in this family.
Have you done much traveling outside the US of A?
Happy to do the coffee and chocolates. i have a new Belgium chocolate it’s 82% cacao. It’s there right next to the lighter 62% and th 53% and the 40% and 30%. The coffee will be a minute. It’s a new machine. π
Yeah, I’ve been out of the US quite a bit. I used to take one business trip around the world that was 30-32 days long every year for 6 or 7 years. It was incredible.
MMMmmmmhhhmmmpphhphh….
{eyes rolling back in his head} π
Ok,
Now I understand, it wasn’t MY picture, it was one of the Tuscany pictures… π
Joe
ps. Shrip Lejoune I think, Shrimp wrapped in bacon and broiled.
Very tasty MMMmmmm
J.
Hi Joe,
After dinner coffee, cappacinno and chocolate?
I’ve seen a good bit of Europe and a little bit of Asia back in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Gorgeous lived in Australia for a year about the same time frame. And we’ve both been down to Brazil…
Where was your favorite place to visit?
How do you spell appertiff?
Hey Joe!
You ever traveled outside the USA?
Joe, my rule is that when the word isn’t really English, it doesn’t much matter as long as it is close. π
Chris,
Does Montreal count???
Still too hot out to plant anything.
I love everywhere. I love the people. I love the views. I love pretending that I from where I am. I love trying to communicate in another language. I love seeing folks respond to me.
Hey Trisha!
You ever travel outside the USA?
I’ve been to every state on the eastern seaboard and up to Montreal and Quebec. Never even crossed the border to Ohio.
Hi TrishA!!
YES, of course, Montreal counts!
Italy might be the winner.
No, I never get to go anywhere. Unless you count like about a one hour trip over the border into Mexico when I was a little kid one time.
I’ve been to Italy. A bunch.
Is this the same Trisha from Germany that comments on my blog?
If so, I think it counts as outside the US.
I have weird feelings about Mexico. I keep thinking I’ll get stopped crossing the border for something I didn’t do and end up in a Mexican jail. Too many movies I think.
I’d like to go somewhere sometime.
Italy is lovely, the food, the people, the eye contact, the romance.
But, Mexico still counts.
I probably shoulda ended up in a Mexican jail. Tiajuana. Back in the Navy days.
That was evil Chris. He’s dead now. We killed him.
So does Montreal!
Mexico would count, that was such a short trip though and a long time ago.
I did a whole week of posts that were an imaginary vacation in Italy on my writing blog last February. I was so tired of the Chicago gray sky. Some folks started posting alongside with other events. We went to Key West first. Then to Tuscany and Umbria — Land of St. Francis of Assissi
Liz,
I’m supprised you didn’t tell Trisha to look at the picture of Tuscany, close her eyes and imagine…
Evil Chris. He is the foil to Spiderman Chris. Are you sure he’s really dead? Villains re never really dead.
Tell that to the Gremlin….
Why Joe, you just did that for me. Thank you.
Trisha, close you eyes and look at the picture of Tuscany and imagine . . .
Then tell me, do you think that evil Chris is really dead or will he come back in the next scene of this movie?
He’s dead. I’m sure. I had some help killing him.
or was that the Green Goblin????
Looking at a picture and imagining doesn’t cost the same as flying somewhere does it?
Spidey Chris sometimes gets into hot water because of his alter ego, Plain Old Chris.
But Evil Chris died several episodes back.
Chris! Oh no!
A death in the family . . . was it dastardly and bloody.
or was it, as Joe says “The Green Goblin?”
Trisha, we seem to have a frugal thing going on here tonight!
No Trish, it’s free, that’s the best thing about the imagination… π
Okay, Liz invited me to be a part of this. And it reminds me of jump-rope on the black top in first grade and you have to figure out the best time to get in without messing up the rhythm… so here I am! (I always used to mess up the two people with the rope.)
Oh, it was painful. For sure. Evil Chris put up a really good fight right to the end.
But ultimately he was no match for the power of good that overcame and destroyed him.
It was epic. And ordinary. All at the same time.
Hey Christine!
(Cool name, by the way)
There is no rythm here to mess up. Everyone jumps when they hit submit.
It gets fun!
Hey Christine,
Don’t trip, we are taking a survery, What other country other than the one you were born in have you visited? And did you ever meet Spiderman Chris when you were there?
Okay… so it’s like IMing where you have about 14 strings of missed replies and dangling conversations?
Hi Christine,
Everyone this is Christine,
She’s a fabulous singer. 5 or 6 CDs You have to hear her.
I’m her biggest fan.
Christine leave a link here so they can go listen.
countries…. peru, south africa (where i got hideously dumped by my boyfriend in the johannesburg airport), kenya, greece, england, germany, belgium, and holland. and canada too. since that counts. i was never jailed.
Just went to her site. Whoa! We have a celebrity in our midst!
Pleased to meet you Christine!
But please know this can be a fairly silly place. Please don’t expect too much from us. π
Christine,
Why do you think they invented the REFRESH button?
I think that IMimg is saner.
We’re sort of like Cheers meets friends while doing LSD and watching Dr Who on Successful Blog with Spiderman
You know, I’ve heard South Africa can be not so nice. I don’t think I’ll put that on my list of must see’s
so, really…you just keep hitting refresh over and over again? (kind of like how you keep checking your amazon affiliates link to see if you’ve made more than $1.69?)
Close Liz, but now that they have a different Dr Who playing Dr Who, Who is going to play Evil Chris on LSD while in the Cheers Saloon?
Christine lay down that link so that I can post it tomorrow.
By the way snacks and beverages are in the sidebar. Here’s the cappacinno and dark chocolate. The good stuff. Pizza is in the oven. What else is everyone having?
South Africa is beautiful. Just avoid dating guys named Derrick prior to visiting. (of course, it’s probably wise to avoid dating guys named Derrick anyway!)
Liz, don’t forget the hoofstock…
Where’s my appertiff, please…
liz, i just gave up coffee yesterday so don’t mention the cappucino. i’m dying.
do you mean you want my web link?
Joe, we’ll have to look to cast the role of Evil Chris . . .
Meanwhile Christine never date a guy who’s name is a construction crane. That’s as bad as dating a guy who’s name is a verb.
I want to go to South Africa next.
CHRISTINE LAY DOWN THAT LINK.
Evil Chris would have been no match for the Doctor. But then who is?
No guys named Derrick. Got it. Of course I’ll not be dating any guys, thank you.
But I imagine being named after a crane might create some issues.
Liz, what was that rule? Never name anyone a noun?
Christine, an appertiff has no caffine, it should be safe to have.
http://www.christinekane.com
that link?
and liz, you sounded so dominatrix like. i kind of jumped!
Sorry Joe, a little Sherry?
Yes, Christine, your web link. How can I be your promoter, if you won’t let me show off your web link?
Yes please… hic
joe, i’m still having caffeine. just not coffee. coffee makes me mean.
liz, who did you date that was a verb?
chris, you probably don’t want to date girls named derrick either.
A link to Christine’s site
http://www.ChristineKane.com
(and I helped!)
Sorry, Christine,
I really am the nice one. I just thought the type was so fast and small that you weren’t seeing me.
Here have a cold one.
liz, i just posted my web link. it’s up there. (i’d draw an arrow but i can’t) and it turned grey so it’s not in the text of the message. (can you tell i’m the least web savvy among this group?)
W…
Wi…
Wik…
Wiki…
Fooledja! You thought I was gonna say W I K I P… Nope! I’m not gonna do it tonight! Not gonna say W I K I P E…
DIA!!!
Yes. Liz is the nice one here.
The rest of us…
Get the CRAYONS out!!! π
Hey,
Where’s Jack, you know, the donkey?
What’s up everyone? Just want to share that my first child was conceived in Tuscany…
OK, maybe that was a bit too much information. π
chris shaked! i baked!
(i do hope this is what you were referring to when you wrote “and i helped!” cuz that little girl’s accent in that commercial is what i heard.)
Christine,
. . . let’s see,
Oh yeah, verbs
there was a Bob, a Pat, Eaton,
I don’t think Chris or Joe should date a Derrick either. π
I’ll be back in a bit – if its a little cooler I’m going to plant my new liatris.
Were you there at the time Brian? LOL…
Brian! Mark!
Meet Christine!
Where’s Trisha!
Brian that’s so cool!
Christine, according to our esteemed host, the fact that you caught the reference makes you officially… ancient.
Yes we beat her up pretty unmercifully for that slander too.
Ok, but were you there? JUST FOOLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hah… funny, Mark.
No, I wasn’t.
But if I catch that Italian bastard…
Mark,
I – i – I jusr realized that mark is a verb.
I’m marking all over my flat screen again!
Hello Christine π
I understand you’re a celeb?
Hiya Liz – wassup? Hey Chris, Joe, Trisha et al…
ancient? that commercial wasn’t all THAT old… and it was so completely obnoxious that you couldn’t help remembering it!
liz, i dated a bob too. but he was sweet.
I’m such a dork, that should have been posted before I left but it didn’t go through until now.
Yes, I guess I am a bit frugal, but we will have to travel somewhere sometime.
If anyone feels like jumping into a debate about RSS, stop by my place here:
http://www.copyblogger.com/how-to-sell-rss/
Can’t imagine why you’d want to, but people are weird like that.
hi mark. not a celeb.
That’s okay, Trisha,
We posted so much in-between it seems like you were gone and just now came back. π
Are there any GIRLS names that are Verbs?
I should be safe if I date a girl, right?
I once was reduced to near uselessness by an Italian air traffic controller when he said over the radio, in a perfect Marx Brothers accent
“You’re lookin-a good-da. Don’t a-toucha nut-en.”
Good thing I wasn’t the pilot or we might have crashed.
Mark could be a noun eh?
Couldn’t resist Brian, please forgive… π
joe, i think the biggest thing is to not go to south africa to meet the person you are dating after they’ve gone over there for six months to do volunteer work… ESPECIALLY if their name is derrick. girl or boy.
Anyone watching the Mavs tonight?
Joe, I’d stay away from Sue.
I’m just saying…
Gonna get a hair cut, back in about 10
Brian I think you should tell those guys to lighten up.
It’s too late to be talking about such stuff.
I’ll be watching the game in between.
Brian, all that talk about re-naming RSS.
Why not just call it “feed”? It’s short, non-technical. And it already is part of both RSS feed and Atom feed.
Seems like a natural to me.
Girl verbs include Cher, Pat, Di
Anyone here bi-lingual or got any feedback on Google Tranlate?
Good names, liz. Were you sitting there racking your brain? or did you just come up with them?
chris, “feed” is a very good idea. my town is getting very froo-froo now that the rich people are moving here and all the restaurants are now called just one word.. like “TABLE” and “FIG.” it seems to be the new branding thing. FEED. It works. maybe i’ll open a restaurant.
Nice article Brian. Content Feeds works better for me. Rubel who?
Google translate is stinky. It never translates the pages I really need it to. I have readers write about this site and I don’t know what they are saying because they are writing in Turkish or Portugese and Google, Alta Vista, none of them can help.
See, Brian. One self-professed non-technical vote already!
Why are we wracking our brains when the answer is right in front of us?
Yeah Mark, Brian’s article is great — as always. (I’m thinking about having Angelo and Pasquale talk to him about that). It’s the discussion that’s getting a little anal.
Liz, you’re saying that machines still can’t master the nuances of language yet, eh?
as non-technical as you can get. i’m reading each of your blogs now. i need google translate.
Christine,
I rack my brain most of the time. That’s why it rattles so much when I write.
Mine are still labeled RSS on my blogs.
Yeah, so is mine. But I’m trying that email thing up left and it’s working out really well. I’m going to post about it soon. Maybe tomorrow.
Chris,
I’m saying that Google does pretty well with the romance languages. Not at all well with the rest. Doesn’t even try with some.
Liz, what does that email thing do? Is it for newsletters or feeds?
Trisha,
Are those little flowers safely in the ground and those bunny villains safely scared away?
The email will send you today’s posts in excerpt. If you want to read one you can click through to the blog. OR NOT.
It arrives everyday at 3:15 and at the bottom are past post links so that you can dump old ones and don’t have to hold onto them.
Liz, Since I rode the short bus to language school, would you mind refreshing which ones are the romance languages. I seem to remember something about Europe…
LIz, with Zookoda can you set the delivery time?
Sorry Chris. The ones based in Latin, Spanish, Italian, and French. I’m not sure about the rest. My language bus was only medium. π
Basketball…
hello Liz…
hello… hello… mic test π
Yeah, with Zookoda you can set the delivery time, schedule the days, decide how many posts have to be there for it to go. What the subject line says, whether a note goes with it. It’s all in your control.
Hi Minic!!!!
This is Minic. He’s the POWER behind The Blogging Times.
Everyone tell him who you are.
The liatris is planted, but I’m sure the bunnies are lurking somewhere. I’ve been running back out now and then and moving the hose around.
I’m going to go back out for a few minutes again before its completely dark, I’ll be back later.
Trisha,
Meet Minic.
Trisha has a butterfly garden. She actually raises caterpillars.
Hey Minic!
I’m (one of) the guy(s) in Savannah. I’m the one with the questions…
Trisha, are you aloud to say where you live? i used to have an organic veggie garden but had to give it up when i started traveling so much…
i miss it.
hi minic! (that’s not a verb, is it?)
i mean, “allowed.” oops.
I’m so tired, but wanted to drop in a say HI
Yeah, Minic
Tell us about your name. π
Man, You’ve gotta move quick to catch Trisha!
Breathe, girl, breathe!
Christine, we figure out she’s in Missouri a while back. (Let me guess, You’re a Lone Star?)
chris you gotta be kidding me… TEXAS? not even close. they’d never have me. i’m in asheville. not far from savannah.
Oops! My bad. π³
Ashville’s great. You guys get all the cooler weather. I’m jealous!
savannah’s nice too. i performed there at…um….what’s the design school?
Still talking about the weather, huh Chris?
Boy, you guys from Georgia…
Hi Deb!!!
As you can see, we’re social. Sorry. No need to lose sleep over us.
PIZZA!!!
Minic, did you get a cold one? Would you rather chocolate and coffee?
Savannah College of Art and Design (a.k.a. SCAD).
That’s right. i knew it had a name that sounded like something you could catch.
Minic is a nickname, not a verb, but is definitely shorter than Dominic π
See, it only took 45 comments to get a haircut…
Not too bad.
PIZZA!!!
Yeah!!!
“Something you could catch”!!! π
I’m roaring! I’m going to steal that one, if you don’t mind!
as long as you’re not mean to the art students. they were all very sweet.
Minic, I like it better than Dom, too.
I think it’s more unique!
Minic,
Way Cool! That sort of nickname . . . you must be originally from somewhere east of the Mississippi.
But it sounds like a verb… π
Only 45 comments to get a Haircut!!!! Joe, for you that’s a time warp!!
I’m never mean to the arts students. We had a bunch of them over for dinner just last night.
I don’t get half of what they do… But I just explain the bit about the short bus and they seem to feel sorry for me.
They are great folks!
I know, it took longer to catch up than it did to get the haircut LOL
Do you sit on a park bench in the middle of town and talk about boxes of chocolates?
I was there, we had Bubba Gump Shrimp for dinner tonight…
Joe, I miss the weather up in your neck of the woods. Much more palatable!
Hey!! Greetings all. Sorry I’m late. Nice place, Tuscany.
[quaffs the wine]
Mmmmmmm. Good stuff.
Yeah, Chris only 88 degrees and 95% humidity… real nice up here… π
Who are you asking about sitting on a park bench in the middle of town. Chris? He’s only playing . . . . He’s got zeitgeist written all over him.
No, Christine. But I’ve seen the bench where they filmed that scene here. Or at least the square that the bench was in. I’m thinking they added that particular bench for the scene.
Oh, and I LOVE chocolate! I don’t much care what I get!
There’s no such thing as late, Tom. Have some pizza with your wine. Fresh tomatoes on there . . . we’re talking about the world, art, and everything. We have a celebrity here. Two or three I think
Liz,
Live in Nj, blogs from NY π
Yeah, Joe. But does it cool down below 80 at night?
I made the SCAD students show me that bench. and I listened to Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil as I drove there. I was so prepared.
Iowa feels like the South tonight. Hot & sticky. That’s the thing about the midwest – it can be like spending your winters in the Arctic and your summers in Death Valley.
I’ll let you know tomorrow…
Hi.
Mind if I crash the party?
Nice to meetcha
Christine,
Indagoddadavida? baby
Chris, my daughter has talked about going to the Savannah School of Art and Design. Know anything about it?
Scadlodytes… lol
Hey Tom!
Liz, I had to look up that word, zeitgeist, just to make sure you were still being nice.
Even after reading the definition I’m scratching my head. Me? Say it isn’t so!
Ciao, Kathleen! Bella Note! Grab a glass a wine and join the fun.
Hi kathleen,
Everyone! This is Kathleen. She commented for the first time today!
Be nice to her.
Great School! Tops in it’s field! Not cheap at all but worth every nickel!
An Art Degree from SCAD is worth, well, bunches!
Hi Kathleen!
Tom, I know some folks there, students and staff. Drop me an email and I’ll pass on what I know.
Hey Liz,
I asked Jon Koster to join us tonight to see how his picture went over, think he will?
Mark,
Share the crayons with Kathleen. She doesn’t have any.
Welcome Kathleen!
But I’d second what Mark says. He’s probably more in tune with the art world than I am, though.
Joe, you spelled it wrong.
I’d be happy to Liz. Kathleen – stop by later and I’ll give ya’ some of the crayons Liz gave me π
I think it’s probably too late for him by now. He’s probably fast asleep. Which reminds me. It looks like AdLib must be back at his gaming again.
maybe no crayons but I have every color of colored pencils.
and many kinds of scissors. I collect them. over 40 different kinds at last count
Oooooh, scissors. Mark you had better look out there!
Chris, Tom – a few years ago I had a friend graduate from SCAD with a degree in 3D Graphic Design and he turned down a job at Disney to go to Europe!
Tom,
What’s new in the world of questions and answers? Got any good ones?
Liz, always the editor…
You can fix it if you want. That way Jan won’t be angry with me.
Christine, we have a very liberal spelling policy here.
Liz made that rule for us short-bussers! π
But anytime you want to give Joe a hard time is OK with me!
Thanks for the feedback, though I don’t like the part about “expensive” – I’ll drop you an email, Chris.
[passing indigo and burnt sienna crayons to Kathleen]
Joe, What was I editing?
Scissors??? Not on my Blog ya’ don’t LOL… I’ll sic Khaled on ya’…
thanks Tom
I like how crayons smell, almost better than using them
Mark! Way to bring the conversation full circle! Back to Europe! I love it!
Thanks guys, it’s not my speeleeng, itsss my tipping
Joe, it might be the wine…
I’m just saying…
Wow, Mark! Okay – maybe that kind of investment would be worth it!
Just got back from Twin Cities, Liz. Best question I got lately was from my two teen daughters who – independently on the same day – asked me “So where have you been all day?!!”
…ummmmmmm – it’s called WORK!
oh to have summer break again!
Scis-scis-scis-scissors
I just couldn’t help myself. laffin’
[said Liz thinking back to a week ago]
Sorry Liz,
It was Christine who corrected me, I was reading too fast for my fingers again… π
Yep. I’m thinking it’s the wine….
π
Speaking of wine, . . . . anyone need any snacks or beverages?
Okay – crayons smell okay – but don’t TASTE them…it’s not like the wheat paste we use on the paper mache.
I knew we came to Tuscany for a good reason…
I never, ever ate paste in my life. Not even once.
Okay – I just got here – you guys have a BIG head start on the wine. Kathleen, we’ve got to catch up!
speaking of tuscany, I’ll take an italian margarita
Okay – well maybe the Italian Margarita will get us there faster – what’s in it?
Good choice Kathleen. Let me fix you one, And while I do I’ll ask you a question.
If you speak three languges, you are tri-lingual.
If you speak two languages, you are bi-lingual.
What are you if you speak only one?
[see my next comment for the answer.]
same as a regular one but with a shot of amaretto di saranno
Back again!
Hello! Minic!
I live in the St. Louis area.
Excellent Amaretto di Saranno, it is.
If you speak one language you are . . . American
AMERICAN!!!
Hey,
I have a question…
How come when I look in the mirror, my hair is Blonde, but after it’s cut and on the floor, it’s GRAY???
Tom – want you to know that my friend had a straight A GPA for four years (actually three, he condensed it), was on a full scholarship. Yep! Full. Paid not a cent to go to SCAD. He worked his a** off! Disney came to him while he was still in his last year. I have never seen software like he had (actually, I hope I never do again lol). Magnificent work he turned out – graphic animations and sh.. erm, stuff. His final, final exam was actually almost a full length movie.
He got design software through SCAD that was incredibly intense. Even had to buy separate computers to run some of it on. Oh BTW – they have an unreal computer dept.
I doubt I could say enough good things about SCAD. Wonderful school!
Got it. Great – I happen to have some amaretto. I’ll have to try that.
Grazie!
Chris,
You get a link for that AMERICAN answer, by default!
Joe, we live in a world with air that is full of pollution. Your hair picks it up on the way to the floor. π
π Joe, You’re killing me.
Maybe it’s because your eye sight’s shot!
that’s funny but tragic, no?
I’m bilingual btw. Passable in a third but not natively accented
Tom,
Prego, prego.
Mark,
You have me drooling about going to SCAD. I bet they have THE coolest crayons.
Hi Liz.
I made it back for a mic night. Finally!
Great topic – Tuscany and travel. Haven’t been to Tuscany, but it’s yet another place to check off of my growing list of places to do.
Today I’m waiting on an email to decide whether or not to go to India on tuesday. The tickets have been booked … I’m just waiting … and trying to get work out of the way.
And now for the fun … clicking the ‘notify me of further comments via e-mail’ box. I recommend everyone who isn’t doing it to give it a go. It’s a great experience on Liz’s blog π
Kathleen, So you’re natively accented in two?
I’m impressed!
Aaaaah Joe…. thankful you have hair hehehe
Sorry I’m late. I missed the train.
Even better Cat, read just above you. The topic right now is the Savannah Art School.
Yeah, Gorgeous says every day I still have hair is a good hair day!
Chris, I like Liz’s answer better, besides, it’s my fingers, not my eyes…
Thanks for the good word, Mark. It will be interesting. I would love to see her go there – she’s a great young artist – but she’s still in that phase of changing her mind every month. Last month she wanted to be an archaeologist – the month before it was an Egyptologist. Who knows!? We’re taking her to the King Tut exhibit at Chicago Field Museum in a few weeks for her birthday.
Tom, it sounds like she’ll be a GREAT artist. Most of the one’s I’ve met can’t decide what they want for LUNCH, much less their careers!
Tom, I work with designers. Personally, I’m real impressed with the caliber coming out of scad’s industrial design dept. and furniture dept. etc etc
Liz, SCAD would drive you crazy I’m sure. You’d love it.
SCAD has done some really wonderful things for downtown Savannah too. They’ve helped restore a lot of what had become blighted.
Mike!! Ciao!
Okay – I’m getting excited about the SCAD idea – especially because I’d have to go VISIT her there!
…and make Chris take me out to dinner because all my money would be going to tuition!
Wow… that 7 Steps conversation is one that could continue…for 7 months
HEY chris! be nice to the artists! it’s probably not the ARTIST thing that makes her scattered. it’s probably the TEEN-AGER thing.
Mark’s right about revitalizing downtown.
When I lived here 10 years ago there were so many derilct houses they could have given one to every homeless person and still had bunches left over. The city was dying.
SCAD’s bought up bunches of property and fixed them up. They have one of the best historical preservation programs in the country I’m told.
Savannah is a beautiful town (yeah – I’m a NY boy so Savannah is a town :P)
Hey Tom, Chris, Christine, Liz, Mark…who’d I miss…raise your hand
Christine, being indecisive isn’t a character flaw, it’s a descriptor.
You want to hear a character flaw, come listen to me sing!
Better bring your ear plugs!
Hand wavin in air…
You tell ’em Christine!!
Who’s doing the Al Martino imitation? It sounds like Jerry Vale
hi mike. i’m a newbie. a blogling.
“The topic right now is the Savannah Art School.”
It’s going way too fast for me this moring. I skimmed it quickly to figure out the discussion, then by the time I posted it had gone past bi lingual to … SCAD? …
… oh well, I’ve got to get to work anyway. It’s wednesday morning out here and clients sort of expect one to work in the daylight.
Have fun all!
Tom,
When you come to Chicago, you have to let me know. I live right downtown. It would be so cool to see you!
Mike – I think that was Chris doing Karaoke!
“They have one of the best historical preservation programs in the country.” Absolutely…
I’ve had the pleasure of working on restoring some of the historic homes and sometimes you even have to buy your paint in Charleston because it MUST be a certain color!
Did you know – The Girl Scouts originated in Savannah?
Hiya Joe!! Christine…a Blogling. I like it! You just became a seasoned vet in my book with that one.
Hi Mike,
Sorry I missed you coming in. I had to rescue someone who was being held captive by Askimet. It was a ferocious battle!
Tom, you’re welcome in our town any day. I’d have to check with Gorgeous about springing for dinner though…
chris, next time i play savannah, i’ll call you up on stage.
I’ll be you won Liz. The gang stepped up and made me feel at home likkety-split (though I did recognize your absence)
Someone needs to get mark onto a different subject! i think he’s had too much to drink!
Yeah, Mark – we have the same thing here in Pella, IA. All storefronts must have Dutch architecture and match certain historic Dutch color schemes.
Christine, I’m not proud. Nor easily embarrassed. You’d probably regret it!
I too hail from NY originally… (yes, it’s sort of a theme, I know.)
Hey Mike,
I got lost in the SCAD conversation, I had nothing to add so I just sat by and hit the refresh a few dozen times,.
i was in pella too! what a great little town!
So, Christine – when are you coming to Iowa?!
Okay Christine π Can’t help it, I fell in love with Savannah. I’ve been to Asheville BTW – in another life.
Where’s everybody from?
I’m in Las Cruces NM
What?! REALLY?!
Bloglings are always welcome in Iowa. In fact, I guess I’m an Iowa Blogling Recruiter:-)
tom, i’ve been in iowa more times than i can count. mostly in february. not the happiest time to be there! ames is nice though. i’ll be in des moines in september.
Whew, Joe. I thought for a minute you were passed out under the table!
mark, when were you in asheville?
mike and tom are BOTH from iowa?
Chritine, you realize you just coined a new word in here. “Blogling” is officially in. We had a conversation about what to use instead of “newbie” a while back. You’ve solved a problem for us!
Great! Are you playing a gig? date/venue?
kathleen, you’re so lucky. i just love new mexico. (i’m also a huge tony hillerman fan.)
Tom! We should meet up sometime (again)…How about tomorrow. (If you ask why I do what I do – it’s so I can hang around offline with people like Tom…and online with folks like you!
No, Tom, Sometimes I just sit in my little time warp and refresh until there is something I can add of little value.
Yes Chris, I said LITTLE VALUE LOL
Ha – I was in Asheville… well, before you were a gleam in your parent’s eyes Christine π
Certainly a looooong time before you became a Blogling, laffin’
chris, as long as i get the credit when it makes history. (it came to me when i was doing the blog goals project for darren rowse’s thingee).
tom, it’s on my tour dates page. (i’m mostly taking time off this year, so there aren’t many shows.) i don’t remember the place off hand. i don’t remember the date either. how’s that for self-promotion?
Joe, remember Galaxy Quest?
Maybe you’re the plucky comic relief?
I’m still planning on late afternoon, Mike –
Yeah, Christine – Mike and I both live here…
with the cows…
…and pigs…
and presidential candidates
Tom, how do you tell them apart?
Mark,
Have you been to Christine’s site to hear her sing and see her picture? She’s quite a celebrity.
New Mexico is unbelievably beautiful also! I felt like I was on Mars when we drove through. Amazing.
NP – I’ll check it out so Mike and I can come with our wives and seriously skew your demographics.
Chris, did that make it past 5 shows???
I don’t think so, but I’m not sure…
HA! Chris! You’re killing me.
My wife and I really want to go to Sante Fe – I’ve heard such great things about the art community there.
tom, the demographic is pretty wide. no need to worry at all.
Sante Fe is REALLY artsy, but the margaritas are soooo good.
Liz – a long time ago, in this thread far far away… Christine told me she wasn’t a celeb. But, yes, I have gone to her site. I’ll be going back to find out more.
That was funny Chris! Love It!!! “how do you tell them apart?”
Well I mean the cows are generally larger than the pigs…
Tom, Santa Fe is nice, overpriced and a little overblown but you know… try Taos. I’m going there this weekend (solar music festival)
Speaking of Art and Santa Fe, have any of you been to Sedona?
Okay, Okay (Joe Pesci imitation?)…so a local publication says they are running a feature and want to talk to me …I say cool, he says he’ll email me info…
You can generally tell the presidential candidates by the smell.
And the politicians are the one’s with s**t on their faces…
sedona is beautiful but they’ve got a fire just now
Kathleen, I’m intrigued. What’s solar music? Sound hot.
Yes, I’ve heard alot about Taos – sounds beautiful. Julia Cameron talks a lot about it in her books.
turns out…the feature is an ADVERT and he wants me to buy an ad…I ask if his publication is going to use RSS or feeds soon. He never heard of it…he’s in marketing. I turn him down, and he asks how I expect to build my business.
What’s up with that?
I’ve been following it Kathleen, darn shame…
Magnificent scenery. It will come back if its damaged.
We’ve considered buying there.
π
Tom, Joe, …
Taos is the solar (energy) capital of the world.
It’s a music festival 3 day concert powered entirely with solar energy.
Indigo Girls headlined last year
julia cameron lives in taos. or she used to.
never been to sedona.
So I’m flipping a coin here…Savannah or Sante Fe, Santa Fe or Savannah…and all the while….rooting for it to come up Evanston ( IL, not WY)
Oh. I get it. Like I said, it sounds hot!
mike, my vote would be santa fe.
though, if you wanted to meet mark in person, he’d probably join you in savannah!
Where have Tom and Joe gone?
Yeah – Mike and I are planning a barnstorming tour of Wisconsin (lots of cows there) and Chicago (lots of wind there) sometime in July
Evanston IL? Where’s that? J/K
Oh Cool. Mike and Tom in Chicago — Wll you be here for TechCocktail on July 6?
I second the cows thing in Wisconsin.
State motto: Come smell our dairy air!
“though, if you wanted to meet mark in person, heΓΒ’Γ’Β¬ÒΒΒ’d probably join you in savannah!”
No doubt! π
Tom, maybe we should make a beeline to Zion (just south of Kenosha) and meet everyone in the middle?
I’m sulking, Chris yelled at me and Tom… ;-(
Not yelled, silly. I was laughing too hard to type!
…continues mumbling to herself as she shuffles off to make a watermelon margarita…
Sedona is absolutely perfect if you’re the artsy type…
The problem is, would anyone come to Zion to meet US?
Kathleen, you seem to have a thing for fruity margarita’s…
And Kathleen, the real question is, what kind of tequila are you using?
I don’t know if I want to be labled “artsy type”!
But, Chris, I had to finish the cows are taller than the pigs thing with the politicians… π
Probably not Tom. In fact, the 100 that live there may scatter.
Aw Tom, LIVE A LITTLE. Get out of your comfort zone! Be artsy!
Careful, Tom. Christine might take umbrage!
I took umbrage long ago. And Liz, where are you in all of this?
I don’t know Mike – you know me – would you lable me “artsy”?
Is that what you carry when it rains???
An Umbrage?
label even
Joe, Joe. Joe. I was laughing because of yours and Tom’s comments. About the pigs, etc.
The game is tied, brb
I thought it was one of those Hungarian cars. The new 2 door Umbrage.
Tom…eclectic maybe, artsy? Yeah…I’d say there’s some artsy in ya
Joe, actually, I’m not really sure. I remember hearing it in a line from Serenity though.
Okay – I was doing Shakespeare in tights last week – I guess I better own up to artsy.
You guys are silly.
Chris Cree, ever the Sci-Fi guy…
Actually Tom, it’s that concrete embankment the put to support the bridge foundation – the umbrage.
Liz, this is almost like watching a telethon – seeing your Alexa numbers improve with every refresh:-)
Umbrage. I thought that was what Scrooge said, “Bah umbrage!”
Hey folks, Starbucker here – did I see some interesting comments about cows in my native Wisconsin? We have more than cows, you know. There’s a lot of taverns and beer too.
Thanks everyone for including me in the fun! i’m going out to walk my dog in the 70 degree night air! (bragging a little here.)
Hey Mike – Did you see that Google Analytics accepted me?! I’m SOMEONE now!
And don’t forget cheese! Of course that comes from all the cows.
Oh, and snow. Cold weather. And most importantly the PACKERS!
Hiya Starbucker!
Great to see you! Come on in! Here’s a cold one!
Bye Christine. Hope to see you tomorrow! Tell the puppy hello!
Hiya Starbucker!
Tom VW
You’ve always been someone. Google only just found out!
Christine, twas a pleasure. Hope to see you in September
Nite Christine,
Bring the dog along next time, he can join the donkey, moose and reindeer.
Bye Christine! Yes, I’ve got weather envy.
Congratulations TOM!
Starbucker, you wouldn’t happen to be a Battlestar Galactica fan, by any chance?
Nice meeting you Christine! SB! Ciao!
Yes, Tom…Congrats! Now Google thinks you’re artsy!
Tom! Did you really say “tights”??!! I sorta missed that.
Packer fans are NOT allowed at open mic night!!!!
Ah yes, the beloved Packers. I bleed Green and Gold, ya know? And, of course, Brett Favre is my hero. And I own a Cheesehead.
Told ya, Chris Cree, Sci-Fi Guy… π
Ha! Nice one, Chris. I thought no one was going to catch that!
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, man SB. You and I are going to have serious problems come Packers/Vikings Sundays.
Now, Tom. I’m not sure how much authority you can wield in those tights…
Gotta run for a bit – my beloved wants a few moments alone π
*Arrives at 353 comments …
I’ll gander the previous 353 comments in a few moments .. I was AFK or, “Away from Computer” for you NON-Instant Messenger people reading this.
2 things this week for me:
1) I broke down and bought a new video card for this computer .. I kept prolonging the inevitable (with views like THIS) .. OH YA! THAT’s What a clean screen looks like now! I can see! I can See!
2) Went to cottage last weekend. I put pictures up on the www .. if anybody is interested..
Hey, hey, time for a cold one. would you guys like to drink them or wear them? π
Ok, I won’t say anything about EAGLES. Now that we are over the T.O. fiasco, we may just have a winning TEAM again…
Holy Smokes! It’s pumpkin hour here in steamy Savannah. I gotta go a snoozin.
Liz, keep an eye peeled for the moose and the donkey. Wouldn’t do to have them drooling in the chips!
Hi, Heart! Bye, Heart!
Is that a train whistle coming down the line?
I shoulda been in bed, it’s well after nine
But a headline jumped in front of my sight
Open Mic – It’s Tuesday night.
I say all that with just one more thing
When it comes to community, Liz grabs the ring
If you’re thinking what it is that’s truly your niche
Someday I’ll build one like you have is my biggest wish.
night:-)
Hi Cheris Bye Cheris … (deliberately placing a secret “E” in chris’s name like he does with HART’s name) π
Liz, I believe drinking is better than wearing – that rule, of course, does not apply if you are in a college dorm or a corner pub, trying to sing “Proud Mary” with the jukebox (if it sounds like an actual experience, ah, yes it is).
EVERYBODY HART
Hi Hart!
Good night Tom!
Good night Chris!
Oh – I’m still on page 5 reading . Are we rhyming now?
I’m with Joe on the spelling thing. Blond too… Fat fingers… Sleep deprived…
And begging H-A-R-T’s forgiveness!
Good choice Starbucker,
At least on most occasions. π
Hi Liz .,.. How are you tonight? Saw all your pictures from last week’s trip that you posted. You need a gallery.
Howdy Hart,
Sorry I’m late
I must depart
Have a 6am date
It seems that Hi HART is always late,
For that ever important date.
But, never will you find
Hi HART to be unkind.
So now, I must bid adeau
to all the rest of you.
Hi HART, bye HART.
Nite, Nite Liz.
Sleep tight to the rest of you.
Joe
Hart,
Have you met Starbucker? Starbucker, this is Hart.
Tonight has been a most interesting night. We’ve been talking about everything!
Late again due to Pacific Time. I see Liz asked where I was on my vacation last week (and thanks for tipping the hat to the crowd last Tuesday!).
The full story is here:
http://www.scotherrick.com/writeblog/2006/6/19/vacation-review-2006.html
Including, AHEMMM, visiting Brett Favre’s charity softball game and a tour of Lambeau Field for the Green Bay Packers.
I also saw Bessie on vacation in Wisconsin, up from California. I’ll have another interview with her getting her perspective on the Happy Cow phenom in California.
The original interview is here…
http://www.scotherrick.com/writeblog/2006/4/26/california-happy-cows-is-a-myth-the-interview.html
Secretly – not publicized yet – I was told that Bessies hooves curled after seeing her studly bull back in Cheeseland. Too funny.
It’s good to be back online…375+ comments and all!
Scot
Good night, Joe
Good night, Mike
Chris .. Just kidding .. Actually, I go by any name .. My wife seems to like DUMBASS lately .. but, only periodically *cougheverymonthorsocoughcough*
~waves to Starbucker ..
* don’t worry .. HART will not be rhyming this post .. maybe next one
Hart, maybe you could ask her to call you Jack?
Sorry. Now I’m really out of here! I’ll get it right next week…
Night all!
Hart,
Thanks for the comments about the pictures. But a gallery for two picture is hardly a gallery. I think I’ll wait a bit. π
Scott,
I have this most unique image in my mind of you interviewing a cow.
Howdy Hart! I think we’ve exhausted the rhyming on your name though.
Scot, so you’ve been to the altar of Packerland. Yep, I am jealous. Don’t tell me you spoke with Brett too?
Liz .. there are simple galleries out there. I have several across my blogs, but they are work to keep up. This week I put up a simple one – everything in a directory shows up. I use a thumbnail program (Easy Thumbnails) and just copy all the pictures into a “small” directory and convert them into 400px.
Here’s the results .. – the cottage.
http://HBSMC.com/victoriabeach/
I’m going to add pictures every weekend or when I go to this URL. It’s not Tuscany .. but, gets you sunburnt.
Hi Starbucker,
Nope, didn’t speak with him. However, SO got Bubba Franks and Kenny Peterson’s autographs – and to touch the grass on Lambeau Field. She was one happy camper…!
Hart,
The BIG difference is that your pictures are pretty. π
Hi Liz,
I also talk to my computer. After that, interviewing Bessie is a piece of cake. Which, of course, is better than a piece of beef, considering the interviewee….!
Scot,
You didn’t even talk to the cows in Wisconsin???
Anyone still here?
Nice Scot! It’s real good to be happy. I’m in Billings Montana right now -anybody been there?
I guess so!
Whew! I feel so much better, knowing that you DID get that interview with BESSIE and I didn’t mishear you. I didn’t want delete the great picture I had in my head.
Hey Trisha!
Welcome back!
Starbucker,
Did you go to a Monterastelli wedding?
Trisha,
What’s the update on the garden?
~waves to newcomers arriving and oldcomers still here (as if I was an old hat .. since I just got here 5 minutes ago m’self)
Can’t say I did Liz – should I have?
It was in Billings last September. There was a chance you might have.
My brothers live in Wyoming. My nephew got married in Billings.
It’s going ok. Didn’t have time to put any mulch out though, but it was still pretty warm out there too, even as it was getting dark.
No kidding – small world. I come here on business quite a bit, but haven’t had a chance to attend any weddings (unfortunately). Just work and (a good thing) a chance to sit in on this great conversation from my lovely hotel room!
Ah Trisha,
That’s too bad.Mulching used to be my favorite part. Well being done with it anyway.
I’ll do it in a day or two – I like doing it!
So Starbucker,
I’m in Chicago, Harts in Canada — so he knows everyone. Trisha’s in Missouri. Where do you live? Did you say so already and I missed it?
Is Brian still here?
Nope, you didn’t – I live in Stamford, CT. I love Chicago, by the way – used to go there quite a bit when I was growing up in Milwaukee.
I think Brian is off watching the game.
Oh yeah, Starbucker,
I remember that now. I saw you lived in Stamford when I was at your blog. Stamford to Billings is quite a haul.
Milwaukee to Chicago is a skip and a jump.
Yes it is – I spend a lot of time in planes and cars – as you know, I much prefer cars drivng throught the mountains (on 4 lane roads!). Not many mountains in CT (or Milwaukee or Chicago for that matter). I notice Hart’s from Winnepeg, correct? Not many mountains there either. What about in Trisha’s part of Missouri?
I’m not sure that Trisha’s still around.
So what is there to do in Billings, Montana?
No mountains here! Winnipeg is about as flat as it gets .. in the Prairies .. Even worse, we’re in the Red River Valley .. where there used to be a glacier or lake or something. We had that “flood of a century” back in 1997.,
I’m still around – sorry I didn’t see that!
Mountains here? No
[babbling on]
But .. despite our Mountainless province .. we have something like 10,000 lakes and sunny skies π We get cold weather, lots of snow, short summers though… Land is cheap up here in the Great White North! Okay, maybe not really cheap. In fact, in past 3-4 years quite overly priced some would say .. but, isnt it like that everywhere?
[babbling off]
We’re all slowing down a bit, I think. π
I’m slowing down but I still have a few things to do tonight before I can go to bed.
Not much, really, but I will say this – there is a street here that I swear has every single chain restaurant and retail store known to mankind. I’ve never seen anything like it anywhere.
Hart,
I so live for your stories. You make it sound wonderful there!
I still have one story in moderation (hint,hint) … π
Trying to speed things up .. I’ve been watching YouTube the past few days .. not just watching the odd video around the net, but actually surfing their site, subscribing to a few .. and well .. am I sick? Should I be exorcized?
61-writing-voice-the-sound-of-your-brand – I need to remember that or print that out
Starbucker,
That sounds amazing, but I can almost picture it. Big Big sky and all that store noise under it.
Well guys,
I think I really need to call it a night now . . . I’m losing my power to put together a sentence.
Time for me to say Sweet Dreams to this Open Comment Night.
Here’s the Keys to the Bar and the Blog.
Miami Heat! 2006 NBA Champs!
me too – good night all!
Well .. I’ll be up for many hours to come .. so, I’ll watch the keys this week .. at least until the night crew arrives … G’night Liz & anybody leaving ..
If anybody is around and wants to chat about some deep stuff well .. I’m not your person .. However, if you want to shoot the chit .. heck! Count me in.
Likewise for me – I’m still on Eastern time. It’s been a blast Liz – nice to meet you Hart and Trisha. Keep the faith!
OH Mark.
Brian won’t be happy.
Hi Mark .. So .. is it over now? What do you watch now that it’s over?
Carolina Hurricanes! 2006 Stanley Cup Champs!
We’re keepin’ them in the South!
Sorry Brian π
Hey Hart,
Now its back to dull old baseball lol
Bye Starbucker .. Nice to meet you .. I visited your blog and commented π
RIGHT! Baseball π
There’s also CFL Football .. Winnipeg Blue Bombers are back in the Eastern Division (if that means anything) although, we’re 0-1 now in last place
oh, and congrats to the EVIL AMERICAN EMPIRE team Carolina who beat our WHOLESOME Team Edmonton Last night … *sniffles*
Oh yeah – CFL. Ricky Williams, Toronto Argonauts…
Hey, I went a whole year without hockey. I didn’t care who won actually. But since I went to school in Raleigh, Carolina will do π
Wow, I guess we’re all wrung out so… have a great night everyone. Sleep tight and cya tomorrow.
oh, actually – I don’t care either .. I was just trying to start a CANADA vs USA war lol .. j/k
As for CFL – I’m the same way – Go to an occassional game, and watch when visiting my dad .. but honestly, couldn’t care less and would wonder stuff like “How many spam emails have I been receiving watching this football game?” or “I could be working to make up for the lost time spent blogging or commenting on Liz’s Open Mike Night”…
G’night .. // going too
* Leaves keys on the Bar Stool ..
So… I think I’m too late! π I was fighting for the computer over at the house you see and well I lost until now.
Note to self, never click the “show all comments” link when visiting Liz’s blog ….
Well the Mike has been everywhere for last few days and my God do you get people talking, The mic is getting better day by day.
Hey btw did you know BlogHerald is having a How I blog series going on. I made it there fortunately.
Cheers
Keith
Mark and Hart,
Thanks for the sports and weather recap at the end of the news and for closing after. You guys will get more in your check this week for sure. But then my dad always said that 2 times nothing is still going to be nothing. π
Jamsi,
I’m smiling to think you stopped by. Hope you had your wine with you. Tuscany is quite trip to make all the way from Australia without something to drink on the way. . . . Thanks for being here. It means something.
Keith — IN THE BLOG HERALD!!
Yessiree! And I remember when you only had one blog. You’re going places, Mr. D. I see you getting bigger by the minute!
Shananagan,
You are never to late to open mic night. I’m sure there will be folks who stop by this morning to see who arrived and added a few words while we were all sleeping.
You are a full-fledged part of what happened.
Okay, I’m here … has this thing started …. D’oh!!!
Moi took today off to write a batch of posts and to catch up on listening to some 20 podcasts I’ve downloaded over time. Gosh there’s some poor quality shyte going around. Way too many podcasts sound like they’re being recorded from the toilet.
b5 together with the Fox thing: Great stuff. Good for blogging in general.
The Bog Herald revamp: it’s about bloody time. Now all I want to see is some quality newsy posting.
Hart – did you listen to the Jeremy/Tyme podcast – at the end she gives you a little bit of a biach slap.
Why is char letting dk soil his blog?
For Aussie readers: Go Pies
For the World Cup: Australila, let’s beat Croatia and get into the last 16. We can do it!!!
For cricket lovers: are you waiting in anticiptation for the Ashes? Not to worry – Australia will smack the Poms silly.
And that’s all folks (as I come to the party late) – errr, and I’m frustrated: your nighttime is my midday (prime time for my business) – so I can’t engage excpet comment 7 hours after the fun has been had.
Great update, Martin.
Have you a suggestion on when a better time might be?
“Why is char letting dk soil his blog?”
Now there’s an excellent question!
Another might be – why has dk gotten the entire blogosphere snowed with bs? What the %$&^#%%$ is everyone thinking?
Snow on the June solstice. Do you think that’s what it is? I think it’s something entirely different. Cotton candy maybe or cotton wool.
hehehe – I think soil is the key word, see where you can take it from there LOL… (my first thought after soil is diaper, your turn)
Soil, bark mulch, peat humus
Too fertile, sorry, they don’t work for me – Hey! Have a great day, I’m off to work π Later…
See you!
Liz … it’ll be hard, because I’m presuming your main audience comes from the Nth America.
My 7pm is your 4am. I think you should stick to your time as it obviously works (400+ comments can’t be wrong) – Ah, the tyranny of distance and timezones.
Open Mic is a let-down-your-hair, night thing – it wouldn’t really work any other time.
Mark: Exactly! What is everyone thinking – he’s latest efforts are cringe worthy – Have you seen PopCrunch and PRBlogging – utter crapola. He’s trying to be like Char and it’s a pale imitation, it’s so obvious.
Martin,
This is slowly leaking over into the next day, you know.
Maybe the time just won’t matter soon. π
Check out what I just posted. π
Hey Martin .. I listened to the podcast and yes heard the comments (around 73:50) .. Stuff like that never bothers me (sticks and stones type of thing) although I’m not too bright .. maybe it should? lol..
PS .. I’ve actually like that popcrunch site and that YouTube sub-blog is a helluvan idea. I wish I got around to doing that.
Hart … wouldn’t bother me too – in fact I liked the comment she was referring to. Very witty. And you know it worked because it got a rise out of her.
PS. Sorry it doesn’t do much for me – I think he’s been drinking too much of chars koolaid – take a lookat PRBlogging: those sloppy headlines are a pale imitiation of Chartreuse’s style. PopCrunch: A Jolie
What’s more fascinating to me is the influence Chartreuse has managed to build up for himself. He’s attracted a great group of loyal followers. It’s a really fascinating study as he’s brought in many new techniques.
Martin,
I ready your last sentence and I was dying to respond like this.
Really.
I would like to get in touch with Mr Jan Koster. I am currently a visiting professor in the USA. Have you got any contact information of Mr Koster? If you do, please forward it to me. We were at school in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng.
Kind regards. Ms AndrΓΒΓΒ© Du Toit (nee Du Plessis)