Well, we are truly down to the short strokes for the Blogtoberfest. I am looking forward to meeting the attendees listed below and all the bloggers and non-bloggers who show up for this major drunken blowout cultural event, where I expect we will do some guitar pickin’, singin’ drinkin’, bullshittin’, boiled peanut eatin’, grits tastin’, and a good bit of laughin’. (See? I’m already starting to talk Southern.)
The List (as swiped from Blogtoberfest attendee, Kelley)
Adam, The Single Southern Guy
Dax Montana
Acidman, with boiled peanuts
Geoff and Gordon from Dog Snot Diaries (Fellow Yankees)
Steve of People Will Say We’re In Love
Mamamontezz, da Hoosier
Velociman, da Innkeeper
Recondo 32 and Georgia (about whom I have heard great things)
Denny, da Grouch
Eric the Straight White Guy and da Bride
A couple of Eric's Billiard Buddies, one of whom needs a nickname
Zonker of Thunder and Roses
Catfish, who was hostless, but who now has new digs.
Key Monroe, the bearer of Sam's gracious gifts
The Laughing Wolf (LW may emerge from his lair for a Friday visit)
And, of course I will be there along with my good friend, driver, and bodyguard, Ken, who is one of the Usual Suspects and is sometimes known at the Rest Stop as the Deckmeister, and the Anal Retentive "Cruise Director."
How psyched am I about this drunken free-for-all unscripted event? I am excited enough about it to forego spending my birthday (yes, it's Saturday) getting crocked with family and the full compliment of Usual Suspects so that I can spend it getting shitfaced with only one of the Usual Suspects and y’all (normally I would say “yous guys”).
Lavish gifts are not necessary (except maybe for one of those stogies and a pull on Sam’s squeezin’s), but boundless adulation and compliments on my winning personality and great farookin' hair are always welcome.
Damn, I wish I could be there.
Posted by: zombyboy at October 14, 2004 07:03 PMZ,
I wish you could be there too. I'll hoist one in your honor.
Posted by: Jim - Parkway Rest Stop at October 14, 2004 07:06 PMI'm so psyched! I haven't had a vacation away from home in years, and this just fits the bill. Looking forward to meeting all of you. I've been a fan of yours since seeing your stories of the military man/law professor.
I'm flying out tomorrow morning to Atlanta. See you there.
Posted by: Mamamontezz at October 14, 2004 07:26 PMAs I said to V-man, I will be hoisting a cold one and wishing with all my might for Lotto to assist me for the next one.
Happy Early Birthing Day, too!
Have fun!
xoxo
Posted by: Margi at October 14, 2004 07:45 PMI'll echo Z's sentiments. Sounds like a bash for the ages.
Posted by: Craig at October 14, 2004 07:45 PMNo way! Saturday's my b-day too! Cool. I think that oughta earn a free beer or two, huh?
Posted by: zonker at October 14, 2004 08:41 PMZonk,
No shit? Small farookin' world, no?
Posted by: Jim - Parkway Rest Stop at October 14, 2004 09:06 PMDAMNIT - now I'm really bummed I can't be there.
Happy Happy Birthday Jim. You guys are gonna have a great time!!!!!
Posted by: Tammi at October 14, 2004 09:47 PMJim,
Happy birthday, good sir. I trust it will be a good one, what with the alcohol and the good company and the alcohol.
Cheers!
Posted by: Auskunft at October 14, 2004 10:10 PMHappy Birthday!
Posted by: Rita at October 15, 2004 08:08 AM.. Happy Birthday, man... I'm heading out the door towards Helen now.. HA!
Posted by: Eric at October 15, 2004 09:22 AMHappy Birthday!!! I think you should also get much fawning and adulation for your gee-tar playing too. Have a terrific time. (Uh - you do know there will be pictures... right?) *grin*
Posted by: Teresa at October 15, 2004 09:43 AMI'll save a stogie for you!
(...but you have to disclose the age first!)
Posted by: Key at October 15, 2004 11:02 AMThought I'd better get Happy Birthday wishes in now, while there's a chance you're still sober enough to read 'em.
Have an absolute blast!
Paul
Posted by: Light & Dark at October 15, 2004 11:38 PMRighteous birthday wishes to you, as the Estonians would toast, "Elagu!" ...( loosely, "to life!" ). Enjoy, dude!
Posted by: MaryAnn at October 16, 2004 11:47 PMHappy (belated) Birthday, Jim. And by the way...
you've got great farookin' hair!