CHICON: Mikelly's Chicagocom #1
michael kelly
Chicago Comicon Report: Friday 21 June 1996
(I was wearing a "Boston University" hockey jersey)
Six hours of sleep is enough for me, so by seven o'clock
I was wide awake with nothing to do. I had forgotten my
swim trunks, so the pool was not an option. I've heard
from many other early risers have a similar problem, so
maybe next year we'll have rac.breakfasts?
Anyway, I got myself together and walked through the habitrails
to the convention center. I had convinced myself that the con
would open at 9 AM, so I was pretty surprised to see people
still waiting to get their bags, badges, etc. I had pre-registered,
so I had my badge. I put my badge in one of my more official looking
neck-tag holders and strolled past the guards into the dealers room.
The dealers weren't completely set up, but I was able to browse
quite a few tables looking for choice items. I made a mental inventory
of where I wanted to shop, and then did a quick tour of the exhibitor
areas. [Forget artists alley...it is practically empty until noon]
I still had some time to kill, so I went off towards the panel area
so I could sit down and proofread some scripts of mine. No less than
three separate nurses/vampires came by asking me where the blood drive
was going to be held. I gave them as much help as I could. A few other
folks came by and asked me some con related questions...I tried to be
as helpful as I could, and I hope I didn't ruin anyone's con with
bad advice!
By the time the doors officially opened, I was ready for the dealers
room. I was hunting for a few soundtracks, but the gentleman selling
them had them *extremely* overpriced. (e.g., the _Dune_ soundtrack on
CD for $20+) I passed. My tastes run to hardcover collections, and I
was pleased to see a reasonably good selection of items from various
dealers. I picked up the second volume of the _Weird Science-Fantasy/
Incredible Science Fiction_ collection from the Russ Cochran reprints,
now I only need volume one to complete my collection. I was *shocked*
to see so many of the DC archive editions and Sandman HCs at such
discounts! Many were still available on Sunday! My only
other purchases were _D'Arc Tangent_ #1 and an E. Nelson Bridwell
DC magazine that was a companion to the _Shazam! from the 40s to the
70s_.
I always get a kick seeing Pros walking through the dealer area!
I wandered the exhibitor booths collecting buttons and posters, but
nothing really caught my eye. The DC booth was very much the same
as in the past...it is a very nice and well run operation, staffed
by some very friendly (and very cute) people. Jerry Ordway was there
and I asked him to try to work either Doiby Dickles or Golden Arrow
into _The Power of Shazam!_. He thought that Doiby was "untouchable"
so I suggested "Goitrude". I think he suspected my sanity...more
about this later.
Among the exhibitors booths I met Jim Drew at his _Ciao!_ table.
He was tucked off in the back, but close enough to the Marvel booth
that I hope he got a lot of their business!
I then tried Artists Alley, which was still mostly unoccupied. I
made a note of who was going to be where, and then dashed off to
lunch. Every year, I lunch at the Hyatt. $10 gets you a sandwich,
a drink, and a chance to relax. I dropped off my purchases at the
room and picked up some books I wanted signed, and then went to
the panels.
1:00 pm (Walter Koenig) This was simply Walter talking. He had some
interesting anecdotes, but he really works better when sharing the
stage with someone else...and he definitely needs a better introduction!
Still, I learned somethings about his early career that I had not known,
such as his involvement with the Alfred Hitchcock TV program. I heard
a gasp go through the room when he mentioned that _Babylon 5_ was
only going to have one more season...I saw more than one person in the
room have their mouth hanging open. (Mental note: this would have
been a great hoax...have to bring computer to log in next year!)
2:00 I ran back to Artists Alley to have some things signed. There I
met Carrie and Mart (GA Green Lanter Artist) Nodell. After several
people cut in front of me, Mart was very kind to sign my copy
of "All Star Archives #1"...although he only had a few pages of art
in it. He kept asking me questions trying to find out if I was going
to sell it, and I'm not sure I convinced him how big a fan I am of
the Golden Age...until Saturday...more about that later. I learned
the "Doiby" Dickles was the editor's idea (Sheldon Mayer?), and the
Mart had designed the Pillsbury Doughboy...more about that later!
I then went and bothered Shelly Moldoff, GA artist of many characters.
Shelly is a very nice guy, but a lot of these GA greats give me the
impression that they don't believe I really want their autograph.
I thought the plastic slipcover I put over the book would show them
how much I value their work, but I guess not. Shelly signed the Archives,
and then penned a "Hawkman" flail behind it. He told me that when he
drew the stories for _All Star_ he really had no idea what was happening
in the other pages of the books, except for the first and last pages of
the story!
I then went to bother some modern artists: I got Vince Locke and
Jill Thompson to sign (and sketch!) in a Sandman HC. I really enjoy
both their work, and wish that my collecting tastes included pencilled
pages...so I could show my support by purchasing some. Jill especially
had some great looking pieces from her earliest work. Unfortunately,
I'm on a budget, and like I say, my collection doesn't grow that way.
In any case, they were both very kind to doodle for me.
Jill was having a conversation, so I bugged Peter Gross, who was next
to her and all alone. I asked him, as I do every year, about _Empire
Lanes_. Still nothing definite, but he does want to get back to it,
and he *does* have a completed story.
3:00 (Humor Panel) The panel wasn't as funny as I expected, but the
panelists were very sincere. Evan Dorkin is a good panelist, but he
should really let the others get a word in! Sergio Aragones was also
quite good, but he was trying to make some crazy arguement that
"humor is free" in America, and that is why American's won't buy
funny magazines. In my opinion his arguement was very naive and
simplistic; "You don't ask a painter for a free painting, or a
chef for a free dinner, do you?" I wanted to ask him if he would make
me dinner, just to show it was *his stuff* I didn't want to pay for,
but they didn't choose me :P
4:00 Second pass through the dealer's room, this time looking at
cards...I was trying to find a "Carnage visits Wrigley Field" but
I had no success. In one of many "good karma/Glenn Carnagey" events
to come I ran into the Man, who was dashing outside for a smoke.
He was looking for a place to stay, so I offered him my room.
I dashed back to the hotel to drop off my books and leave a key
for Glenn at the desk.
On the way I ran into AJ, and he was distributing photocopies of a
book he had drawn, _Neon_. I am *impressed*. He's got a style that
reminds me a lot of Bill Willingham. I saw this because the title
character is wearing a suit of armor similar to Iron Maiden/Chrysalis
and also because of his panel layouts. My only complaint about
the art was that two of the faces looked too similar, but that
is a relatively minor concern. I don't have the work in front of
me right now, but I thing his full name is "Anthony James"...keep
an eye on this guy, he is going places!
5:00 (Legion Panel) I actually thought the question about Curt Swan's
death was trite, especially after all the RIPs on Usenet. By the time
the CBG tribute issue comes out, the topic will be prosaic. At the con,
it was a mixture of both plus a healthy dose of sadness. I was going
to walk out....next time, please don't ask an open ended question
to a panel with eight people on it! Still, I'm sure it was cathartic
for somebody.
I enjoy seeing Paul Levitz and Jim Shooter at panels: together
they give a good glimpse of what it is like to serve as something
other than "just a creator". It is a subtle thing, and hard to describe,
but I believe it is possible to imagine the world as they see it through
the stories they tell, and the stories they avoid.
I have to go with Shooter: Karate Kid is definitely the best.
(Spark is a close second though!)
6:29 pm Mike Chary is a complete jerk and tells me that he won't
be going to see _Crumb_ and that the rest of us will have to find
some other way to get there. I was *extremely* pissed about the
change of plans...especially given that a mere 90 minutes earlier
Mike had voiced his preferences of pizza toppings! Anyway, I'm
looking for serenity, so I let the anger go.
6:35 Michael Cleveland, David Oakes and I met with the rest of the
rac.diners before heading off to Fermilab to catch _Crumb_. I called
in the pizza order before we left so it was waiting. This was a
*good* thing, because Friday night traffic out of O'Hare was
terrible. After a slight detour, we got to Pal Joey's to pick
up our onion and mushroom pizza (if we had tried, I think we
could have talked Michael into artichoke hearts and pineapple,
or possibly shrimp.)
In the second "good karma/Glenn Carnagey" encounter, as the three
of us were packing into the Buick, the Man drove by...this enabled
me to tell him how to get the key for the room, and save us $10.
We ate at the Fermilab cafeteria, which is close to the theater. It
turned out that a small problem with the projector enable us to
see the complete movie, which I thought was worthwhile, and
definitely contributed to the Convention gestalt. This was a very
odd documentary, and it many ways it was painful to watch. However,
I recommend it for fans of the comic medium. Afterwards we
mooched some cookies and orange juice from the film society.
I gave a whirlwind tour of the lab, including a view of my experiment's
detector and control room. The guys were also kind enough to let me
stop at my room to get my Pillsbury Doughboy. We finally made
it back to Rosemont just before midnight. We didn't turn up
anybody we knew at any of the bars, or even at the Holiday Inn
dance party so I ended up crashing around 12:30, just after again
suggesting to Jerry Ordway the Golden Arrow was cool. True Lies was
on, which I haven't seen, but even Jamie Lee Curtis couldn't keep me
awake. The Man did wake me up, and so we talked some about Red Planet,
the Con, etc. Eventually I went back to sleep.
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+ +
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Elayne Wechsler-Chaput
michael kelly (mke...@moliere.helios.nd.edu) wrote:
: 5:00 (Legion Panel) I actually thought the question about Curt Swan's
: death was trite, especially after all the RIPs on Usenet. By the time
: the CBG tribute issue comes out, the topic will be prosaic. At the con,
: it was a mixture of both plus a healthy dose of sadness. I was going
: to walk out....next time, please don't ask an open ended question
: to a panel with eight people on it! Still, I'm sure it was cathartic
: for somebody.
Well, as the person who *asked* that question, I apologize. I *did*
preface it with "I'm not sure this is appropriate," but I really, really
thought something should be said, and I wasn't sure there was going to be
enough time to say it had I not asked. I'm sorry it didn't sit well with
you. And yes, I think it was cathartic for more than a few people.
- Elayne
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In article <4qpev5$o...@news.nd.edu>,
michael kelly <mke...@moliere.helios.nd.edu> wrote:
>Six hours of sleep is enough for me, so by seven o'clock
>I was wide awake with nothing to do. I had forgotten my
>swim trunks, so the pool was not an option. I've heard
>from many other early risers have a similar problem, so
>maybe next year we'll have rac.breakfasts?
Are you volunteering? :-)
Seriously, though, not a bad idea. Friday at least, I was pretty much wide
awake by about 7ish or so (being a timezone-displaced diabetic, my body thought
it was time to *move* :-/
Didn't actually get out of bed until about 8 or so, because I didn't want to
disturb the roomates (Don Brinker and Lance Wyatt). We'd set the alarm for
8:30, so by the time I got out of the bathroom, Don and Lance were actually
getting up, so that didn't work out TOO bad. (I may have woken them up before
then, if so sorry guys ;-)
But anyway, a RAC breakfast isn't a bad idea.
--
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else." -- Ambassador Delenn
Michael A. Chary
michael kelly (mke...@moliere.helios.nd.edu)
> Chicago Comicon Report: Friday 21 June 1996
>
> (I was wearing a "Boston University" hockey jersey)
>
> I was wide awake with nothing to do. I had forgotten my
> swim trunks, so the pool was not an option. I've heard
> from many other early risers have a similar problem, so
> maybe next year we'll have rac.breakfasts?
>
Tell me about it. Sunday night I crashed at two am, got in my four
hours, and had another four to kill. There's not even a Catholic
church in Rosemont from appearances. I suggest I cook brunch next year
for all early rising racers. I have never done a tailgate breakfast
before. Could be fun :)
> other purchases were _D'Arc Tangent_ #1 and an E. Nelson Bridwell
I asked Foglio, btw, and D'arc Tangent is dead.
> I wandered the exhibitor booths collecting buttons and posters, but
> nothing really caught my eye. The DC booth was very much the same
> as in the past...it is a very nice and well run operation, staffed
> by some very friendly (and very cute) people.
Shira, right? Martha, if you're reading this, tell Shira we all think
she's just really cute so she'll come and take a look at the net :)
(Go see Shira Levine's cartoon work in "Action Girl" #7.)
> 1:00 pm (Walter Koenig) This was simply Walter talking. He had some
> interesting anecdotes, but he really works better when sharing the
> stage with someone else...and he definitely needs a better introduction!
> Still, I learned somethings about his early career that I had not known,
> such as his involvement with the Alfred Hitchcock TV program. I heard
I stumped him with an acting question, and he neer did answer it to
the best of my knowledge. :( Actually, I stumped every panel I attended
this year.
> I then went and bothered Shelly Moldoff, GA artist of many characters.
> Shelly is a very nice guy, but a lot of these GA greats give me the
> impression that they don't believe I really want their autograph.
> I thought the plastic slipcover I put over the book would show them
> how much I value their work, but I guess not. Shelly signed the Archives,
> and then penned a "Hawkman" flail behind it. He told me that when he
> drew the stories for _All Star_ he really had no idea what was happening
> in the other pages of the books, except for the first and last pages of
> the story!
I think Shelly likes sketching. I had him do a tiny Wonder Woman
sketch as joke for Johanna, at Motown, and he really got into it.
> 3:00 (Humor Panel) The panel wasn't as funny as I expected, but the
> panelists were very sincere. Evan Dorkin is a good panelist, but he
> should really let the others get a word in! Sergio Aragones was also
> quite good, but he was trying to make some crazy arguement that
> "humor is free" in America, and that is why American's won't buy
> funny magazines. In my opinion his arguement was very naive and
> simplistic; "You don't ask a painter for a free painting, or a
> chef for a free dinner, do you?" I wanted to ask him if he would make
> me dinner, just to show it was *his stuff* I didn't want to pay for,
> but they didn't choose me :P
I got in a good shot a Sergio :) I will relate it in my own report,
but suffice to say the panel gave me an ovation. (Sergio gave me a
*standing* oation.)
>
> 4:00 Second pass through the dealer's room, this time looking at
> cards...I was trying to find a "Carnage visits Wrigley Field" but
> I had no success. In one of many "good karma/Glenn Carnagey" events
> to come I ran into the Man, who was dashing outside for a smoke.
> He was looking for a place to stay, so I offered him my room.
> I dashed back to the hotel to drop off my books and leave a key
> for Glenn at the desk.
I had two Glenn sightings myself this weekend.
> 5:00 (Legion Panel) I actually thought the question about Curt Swan's
> death was trite, especially after all the RIPs on Usenet. By the time
> the CBG tribute issue comes out, the topic will be prosaic. At the con,
> it was a mixture of both plus a healthy dose of sadness. I was going
> to walk out....next time, please don't ask an open ended question
> to a panel with eight people on it! Still, I'm sure it was cathartic
> for somebody.
Several of the panels members weren't thrilled by the question
either. Please remember this at San Diego, folks.
> I enjoy seeing Paul Levitz and Jim Shooter at panels: together
> they give a good glimpse of what it is like to serve as something
> other than "just a creator". It is a subtle thing, and hard to describe,
> but I believe it is possible to imagine the world as they see it through
> the stories they tell, and the stories they avoid.
Shooter was great :)
> 6:29 pm Mike Chary is a complete jerk and tells me that he won't
> be going to see _Crumb_ and that the rest of us will have to find
> some other way to get there. I was *extremely* pissed about the
> change of plans...especially given that a mere 90 minutes earlier
Mike Chary's car was running so beautifully that I had to drive it
back to Gary that night and get the exhaust system replaced, and you
had already told me you didn't have room in your car. Plus which, I had
an hour and twenty minute drive in addition to going out to Aurora and
back if I followed your proposal.
> Mike had voiced his preferences of pizza toppings! Anyway, I'm
> looking for serenity, so I let the anger go.
No, Mike had expressed *reulsion* at your pizza toppings. (pineapple
and artichoke hearts?) This is another reason I didn't go. I didn't
want to cramp your pizza choices. I ended up having dinner with a
couple of buddies outside any real net activity anyway, since there was
no room for us a Giordano's.
> 6:35 Michael Cleveland, David Oakes and I met with the rest of the
> rac.diners before heading off to Fermilab to catch _Crumb_. I called
> in the pizza order before we left so it was waiting. This was a
> *good* thing, because Friday night traffic out of O'Hare was
> terrible. After a slight detour, we got to Pal Joey's to pick
> up our onion and mushroom pizza (if we had tried, I think we
> could have talked Michael into artichoke hearts and pineapple,
> or possibly shrimp.)
Mike, I repeat what I said earlier: ick.
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Todd Allen
Michael A. Chary <ma...@po.CWRU.Edu> wrote:
>
>michael kelly (mke...@moliere.helios.nd.edu)
>> Chicago Comicon Report: Friday 21 June 1996
>
>she's just really cute so she'll come and take a look at the net :)
Here, here.
>
>(Go see Shira Levine's cartoon work in "Action Girl" #7.)
>
Are you sugguesting I buy I comic, just because I think one of the cartoonists
is cute? As a true feminist, I am repulsed. OK, so I'm not a true feminist.
Greg Legowski
>hours, and had another four to kill. There's not even a Catholic
>church in Rosemont from appearances. I suggest I cook brunch next year
>for all early rising racers. I have never done a tailgate breakfast
>before. Could be fun :)
I *really* like this idea. Count me in if you go through with this :-)
Michael A. Chary
Greg Legowski (gre...@telerama.lm.com) writes:
> Michael A. Chary <ma...@po.CWRU.Edu> wrote:
>>Tell me about it. Sunday night I crashed at two am, got in my four
>>hours, and had another four to kill. There's not even a Catholic
>>church in Rosemont from appearances. I suggest I cook brunch next year
>>for all early rising racers. I have never done a tailgate breakfast
>>before. Could be fun :)
>
> I *really* like this idea. Count me in if you go through with this :-)
Well, that's two of us. :)
Michael A. Chary
>>> Chicago Comicon Report: Friday 21 June 1996
>>
>>Shira, right? Martha, if you're reading this, tell Shira we all think
>>she's just really cute so she'll come and take a look at the net :)
>
> Here, here.
Amen.
>>(Go see Shira Levine's cartoon work in "Action Girl" #7.)
>>
> Are you sugguesting I buy I comic, just because I think one of the cartoonists
> is cute? As a true feminist, I am repulsed. OK, so I'm not a true feminist.
>
No, she's a good cartoonist. The fact that she's cute is just an added
bonus.
Don Brinker
gre...@telerama.lm.com (Greg Legowski) wrote:
>In article <4qpev5$o...@news.nd.edu>,
>michael kelly <mke...@moliere.helios.nd.edu> wrote:
>>Six hours of sleep is enough for me, so by seven o'clock
>>I was wide awake with nothing to do. I had forgotten my
>>swim trunks, so the pool was not an option. I've heard
>>from many other early risers have a similar problem, so
>>maybe next year we'll have rac.breakfasts?
>Are you volunteering? :-)
>Seriously, though, not a bad idea. Friday at least, I was pretty much wide
>awake by about 7ish or so (being a timezone-displaced diabetic, my body thought
>it was time to *move* :-/
>Didn't actually get out of bed until about 8 or so, because I didn't want to
>disturb the roomates (Don Brinker and Lance Wyatt). We'd set the alarm for
>8:30, so by the time I got out of the bathroom, Don and Lance were actually
>getting up, so that didn't work out TOO bad. (I may have woken them up before
>then, if so sorry guys ;-)
Yeah right. A fly lands on a window 300 miles away and I'm wide
awake. Not what you'd call a heavy sleeper :-)
>But anyway, a RAC breakfast isn't a bad idea.
Especially since that way somebody can suggest places to eat for
breakfast. We pretty much had the choice between the overpriced
buffet at the Hyatt or the cafeteria at the Rosemont, which served
milk from, oh 1992 or so...
Not that I'm volunteering to organize something or anything. I'll
just be a lemming. Now what sounds do lemmings make?
- Don
Greg Legowski
(I had written)
>>But anyway, a RAC breakfast isn't a bad idea.
And then Don Brinker (dbri...@earthlink.net) wrote:
>Especially since that way somebody can suggest places to eat for
>breakfast. We pretty much had the choice between the overpriced
>buffet at the Hyatt or the cafeteria at the Rosemont, which served
>milk from, oh 1992 or so...
I liked the buffet, but it WAS a bit pricey. Of course, Lance and I also had
dinner in that revolving seafood place at the top of the Hyatt (drawing a blank
on the name); after that, the buffet seemed downright REASONABLE :-)
(The food up there was excellent, though; we both agreed it was worth it.
The damage was something like $45 each.)
>Not that I'm volunteering to organize something or anything. I'll
>just be a lemming. Now what sounds do lemmings make?
Well, it's been a while since I played, but I seem to remember them saying
"yippee" when they reach the exit, at least.
Michael Blakeman Cleveland
dbri...@earthlink.net (Don Brinker) writes:
>Not that I'm volunteering to organize something or anything. I'll
>just be a lemming. Now what sounds do lemmings make?
Generally *SPLAT*, I believe.
Michael C
Matt and Vicki Holmes
ma...@po.CWRU.Edu (Michael A. Chary) wrote:
>Greg Legowski (gre...@telerama.lm.com) writes:
>> Michael A. Chary <ma...@po.CWRU.Edu> wrote:
>>>Tell me about it. Sunday night I crashed at two am, got in my four
>>>hours, and had another four to kill. There's not even a Catholic
>>>church in Rosemont from appearances. I suggest I cook brunch next year
>>>for all early rising racers. I have never done a tailgate breakfast
>>>before. Could be fun :)
>>
>> I *really* like this idea. Count me in if you go through with this :-)
>Well, that's two of us. :)
Assuming the timing and logistics worked out (this year was wonderful,
but usually we're not at the Con for the full three days), you could
include myself and up to two female family members (wife and daughter,
by choice and birth, respectively).
It sounds like a whole lotta fun.
Of course, Mike has to promise to NOT be offended if I don't eat his
cooking, since I'm notoriously bad when it comes to food.
Matt Holmes
mho...@mars.execulink.com
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Don Brinker
mho...@mars.execulink.com (Matt and Vicki Holmes) wrote:
>ma...@po.CWRU.Edu (Michael A. Chary) wrote:
>>Greg Legowski (gre...@telerama.lm.com) writes:
>>> Michael A. Chary <ma...@po.CWRU.Edu> wrote:
>>>>Tell me about it. Sunday night I crashed at two am, got in my four
>>>>hours, and had another four to kill. There's not even a Catholic
>>>>church in Rosemont from appearances. I suggest I cook brunch next year
>>>>for all early rising racers. I have never done a tailgate breakfast
>>>>before. Could be fun :)
>>>
>>> I *really* like this idea. Count me in if you go through with this :-)
>>Well, that's two of us. :)
>Assuming the timing and logistics worked out (this year was wonderful,
>but usually we're not at the Con for the full three days), you could
>include myself and up to two female family members (wife and daughter,
>by choice and birth, respectively).
>It sounds like a whole lotta fun.
I'd be in for it too, assuming I'm at Chicago next year. I'm not
organized to have plans for next week, much less next year :-)
>Of course, Mike has to promise to NOT be offended if I don't eat his
>cooking, since I'm notoriously bad when it comes to food.
Same here, although my badness is due to food allergies instead of
pickiness...
- Don
Michael Chary
Matt and Vicki Holmes (mho...@mars.execulink.com) writes:
> ma...@po.CWRU.Edu (Michael A. Chary) wrote:
>
>
>>Greg Legowski (gre...@telerama.lm.com) writes:
>>> Michael A. Chary <ma...@po.CWRU.Edu> wrote:
>>>>Tell me about it. Sunday night I crashed at two am, got in my four
>>>>hours, and had another four to kill. There's not even a Catholic
>>>>church in Rosemont from appearances. I suggest I cook brunch next year
>>>>for all early rising racers. I have never done a tailgate breakfast
>>>>before. Could be fun :)
>>>
>>> I *really* like this idea. Count me in if you go through with this :-)
>
>>Well, that's two of us. :)
>
> Assuming the timing and logistics worked out (this year was wonderful,
> but usually we're not at the Con for the full three days), you could
> include myself and up to two female family members (wife and daughter,
> by choice and birth, respectively).
Okay, that's five :)
> Of course, Mike has to promise to NOT be offended if I don't eat his
I ain't making no promises :)
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Greg Legowski
In article <4rf7a1$a...@chile.it.earthlink.net>,
Don Brinker <dbri...@earthlink.net> wrote:
(concerning the RAC brunch idea)
>I'd be in for it too, assuming I'm at Chicago next year. I'm not
>organized to have plans for next week, much less next year :-)
Aw, c'mon Don. You KNOW you want to. I figure next year we drag Phil, Seth,
and Pom along (I know Seth at least lurks here, not sure if he'll see this),
and see if we can figure out where Lou's run off to these past few years :-)
>Same here, although my badness is due to food allergies instead of
>pickiness...
Yup, I can testify to THAT one. Don's a beef-n-potatoes kind of guy, but not
necessarily by choice. He's allergic enough that once we were eating in a
grease joint where they'd fried the french fries in the same oil as the
chicken, and THAT was enough to set him off. Not pretty.