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Tina - Mar 07, 2010 - 12:19 AM
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The house was so empty and I was so depressed. So I give you...

Spock

Which clearly I named. He's a 4 month old lab/shar-pei mix.

Annnnnnnd....

My daughter's chosen dog Anna Beth

Believe it or not, she's a 2 month old rotwiller/shitzu mix.

As soon as they're spayed/neutered and put a chip in they're ours. Probably as soon as the end of next week. Smile

Gornman - Mar 07, 2010 - 12:22 AM
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Hotdiggitydog.....I knew it!......Great!

what?...you don't have them now?

How can you stand waiting Question

No way to go wrong with a lab Wink

Tina - Mar 07, 2010 - 12:31 AM
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I know I'm so excited. My husband said as soon as I walked into the room I had a perma grin. Spock was jumping for me and Ayla went right to hers.

Spock is gonna be a handfull. I mean he's really manic but I can train him quickly. Anna Beth is very quiet and calm.

CaptJTK - Mar 07, 2010 - 01:13 AM
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My daughter Mary said "Spooky's been replaced in the cuteness factor". Rolling Eyes

Labs are allot to handle, but I don't think I'd ever live without one. First Murphy, now Spooky, they're the greatest dogs. Spooky is a black Lab/Rottie mix, and even though he's a wild man, he was easy to train, really smart.
He's a great friend.

Congrats on the new family members Tina. Very Happy

Gornman - Mar 07, 2010 - 01:21 AM
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I'm going to WalMart tomorrow and buy a new
cordless phone...and while I'm there I may look at
a digital camera.....

so, consider yourself...............WARNED!!! Wink

Tina - Mar 07, 2010 - 01:30 AM
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Gornman wrote:

I'm going to WalMart tomorrow and buy a new
cordless phone...and while I'm there I may look at
a digital camera.....

so, consider yourself...............WARNED!!! Wink

Ah. A battle of cuteness!

morgram - Mar 07, 2010 - 03:07 AM
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You misspelled rotweiler. Very Happy

Tina - Mar 07, 2010 - 04:00 AM
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morgram wrote:

You misspelled rotweiler. Very Happy

LOL I was too lazy to look the spelling up.

BTW, the hubby isn't sold on Spock. But to me I think it suits him. What do you think? What name suits him?

CaptJTK - Mar 07, 2010 - 04:07 AM
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Stick with your first hunch.
Spock is a fine name.
Spooky must know I'm talking about another dog. He's head butting my knee. Tends to do that when I'm not paying attention......to him.

Gornman - Mar 07, 2010 - 04:16 AM
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CaptJTK wrote:

Stick with your first hunch.
Spock is a fine name.
Spooky must know I'm talking about another dog. He's head butting my knee. Tends to do that when I'm not paying attention......to him.

He does, they know, believe me Idea

SMB - Mar 07, 2010 - 04:47 AM
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How adorable!

I take it that the two pups get along with each other, or have they met yet? At any rate, being young, I am sure they will become best buds.

vampyregirl - Mar 07, 2010 - 04:53 AM
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Awwww!!! How cute!!! Congratulations!!!!

I like both names. I'm glad you decided to do this too!! I believe you just know in your heart if it's the right time or not!

Keep us updated on their progress!!!

As for the spelling, at least you didn't use "rockwilder"!!! I've heard that more than a few times taking 911 calls!!! Laughing

Tina - Mar 07, 2010 - 03:25 PM
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SMB wrote:

How adorable!

I take it that the two pups get along with each other, or have they met yet? At any rate, being young, I am sure they will become best buds.

They have briefly been set down together where Spock imediately wanted to play and prance around little Anna Beth but there is a big size difference at 2/4 months. But I figure she's half Rot (not gonna try to spell it lol) so she'll catch up. Smile

SMB - Mar 07, 2010 - 04:18 PM
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Tina wrote:

SMB wrote:

How adorable!

I take it that the two pups get along with each other, or have they met yet? At any rate, being young, I am sure they will become best buds.

Oh, I'm sure. She will be rolling and tumbling with Spock before ya know it. Cool

teclaydon - Mar 07, 2010 - 04:30 PM
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As long as they each get their own sock and underwear drawer and you don't make them share the same toothbrush, they should get along just fine...

Wink

littlestar - Mar 07, 2010 - 05:28 PM
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ADORABLE, MOMMY

Tina - Mar 07, 2010 - 09:13 PM
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littlestar wrote:

ADORABLE, MOMMY

Heehee My sister-in-law is letting us borrow her crates (she has labs) for when no one is home. Rarely happens but I've come home to ripped up couches and food pulled down from the counters before.

Went and got puppy food, leashes, collars, bowls and toys. I think we're ready!

CaptLogan - Mar 07, 2010 - 09:50 PM
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morgram wrote:

You misspelled rotweiler. Very Happy

Thats Rottweiler

Tina - Mar 07, 2010 - 11:28 PM
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CaptLogan wrote:

morgram wrote:

You misspelled rotweiler. Very Happy

Thats Rottweiler

heeheee

CaptLogan - Mar 08, 2010 - 12:22 AM
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Tina wrote:

CaptLogan wrote:

morgram wrote:

You misspelled rotweiler. Very Happy

Thats Rottweiler

heeheee

I miss having pups around the house... Good luck!

vampyregirl - Mar 08, 2010 - 12:36 AM
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They will be fine with each other! It may be a little rough in the beginning, but they're close enough in age and will be great! Just make sure to bring them home together. You will probably have a few fights before they settle in. One of them will establish dominance over the other.

Poor Rocky got the snot beat out of him when I got him. Mollie was a little over a year old, and there wasn't another dog in the house. She had to let him know who was boss. Attacked him a few times (gashed his face once!!! Shocked

). They now eat out of the same dish.... Dogs..... Rolling Eyes

Gornman - Mar 08, 2010 - 12:59 AM
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Dogs most definitely have a pecking order and you
can do nothing about it. You cannot change it.

They have to work it out Idea

Catt - Mar 08, 2010 - 01:50 PM
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Congrats on the new family members, Tina! They're a couple of cuties.

Tina - Mar 08, 2010 - 11:04 PM
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Well, I talked to the SPCA today. The application for my daughter's Anabeth has been accepted and she can pick her up next Tuesday. However, Spock (or, Elvis actually) had an application filled out for him before ours so we lost him. Sad

Very disappointing. But when we go back to pick Ayla's puppy up we'll look there again. Hopefully we'll find something or maybe find someone around here giving mixed breeds away. We can't afford a full bred dog. Plus the mixed breeds seem to live longer. Still sad we couldn't get the one we fell in love with.

littlestar - Mar 08, 2010 - 11:07 PM
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OH NO...I'm so SORRY...but Spirit is bringing the RIGHT ONE to you.....

Gornman - Mar 08, 2010 - 11:12 PM
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No Spock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, maybe you've heard me talk of IndyII, that was a guy,who
went into heat, and just last night I found 5, yes FIVE, lab mix puppies
under my house...

You can have free blk lab mix puppies when they grow a little,
but........quite a road trip Twisted Evil

teclaydon - Mar 08, 2010 - 11:31 PM
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Gornman wrote:

"...You can have free blk lab mix puppies when they grow a little, but........quite a road trip..."

Although I don't know the exact locations, my rough 'guess-timation' is that there's probably about 13 hours of driving involved one-way (give or take a couple of hours). That's entirely do-able from a 'let's make it a weekend' (leave on a Saturday / come back on a Sunday) point of view...

...and I'll bet that David would have a cool beverage or two waiting for you!

Wink

Gornman - Mar 08, 2010 - 11:38 PM
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teclaydon wrote:

Gornman wrote:

"...You can have free blk lab mix puppies when they grow a little, but........quite a road trip..."

Although I don't know the exact locations, my rough 'guess-timation' is that there's probably about 13 hours of driving involved one-way (give or take a couple of hours). That's entirely do-able from a 'let's make it a weekend' (leave on a Saturday / come back on a Sunday) point of view...

...and my guess is David would have a cool brew or two waiting for you!

Wink

You know how accurate that is?.....13 hrs?

I made the trip the night of my hs graduation in 75 to Hollidaysburg, Pa
in exactly 13 hrs......unannounced, to chase a skirt I met in Myrtle Beach
the summer before......unannounced....it worked out, but damn the things
as younguns

Embarassed

teclaydon - Mar 08, 2010 - 11:43 PM
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Gornman wrote:

"...You know how accurate that is?.....13 hrs?..."

I was an Army Warrant Officer and taught soldiers how to use a map, what can I say?

Cool

Tina - Mar 08, 2010 - 11:44 PM
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Gornman wrote:

Oh noooooo! I wish there was some way I could get one!!! How about a chain drive anyone? lol Help a sistah out?

Gornman - Mar 09, 2010 - 12:01 AM
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teclaydon wrote:

Gornman wrote:

"...You know how accurate that is?.....13 hrs?..."

I was an Army Warrant Officer and taught soldiers how to use a map, what can I say?

Cool

Interesting story, I hope Idea

We had a map, and found Hollidaysburg, but had no address, no idea.....

As we were tooling into town, I noticed a big man with his shirt off washing his car in the driveway. We drove a little farther and stopped at a restaurant/
kwik store to ask for help.(her name was Wendy)

I ask one of the ladies if anyone knew her(used her full name)....Ha
She used to work there Idea

First they giggled and kept saying....just say something else, anything

So I did.......giggles again Embarassed

They told me her father lived just down the road Idea

You guessed it Idea

The guy washing his car was the father. I had a
"Riverside Ford Macon, Ga" tag on the front of my car(just bought it)
I pulled in the driveway and said "Sir, I'm David from Ga". He
said "no shit"......LOL

I think he was ex-US Marine.....he gave us directions to his ex-wife and Wendy Embarassed

littlestar - Mar 09, 2010 - 12:06 AM
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If I was on EAST Coast I'd help with the relay Tina...How about meeting Halfway and you pay for Gmans Gas...course he'd have to have a PUPPY full Vehicle..Otherwise, plan a trip....WHY NOT?

Debb - Mar 09, 2010 - 12:06 AM
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cute doggies...

Gornman - Mar 09, 2010 - 12:07 AM
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Tina wrote:

Gornman wrote:

Oh noooooo! I wish there was some way I could get one!!! How about a chain drive anyone? lol Help a sistah out?

Tina, these unwanted dogs are everywhere. I have no doubt there are
plenty within a few miles of you.

I took out a classified ad in the local paper and found a home
for Kirk and Spock

teclaydon - Mar 09, 2010 - 12:14 AM
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Y'know, with just a little enthusiasm and self-promotion, this could easily have the makings of a WSBBS 'Deep South Summit'!

Pick a Saturday evening at some point in the pup-is-old-enough-to-adopt future...

Identify a suitable restaurant within a stone's throw of Gornman's longitude and latitude (along with a hotel for overnighting)...

Invite WSBBS'ers within a day or two drive to attend (there's a few of us)...

Have one hell of an 'adoption party' for Tina's new pup!

Cool

Tina - Mar 09, 2010 - 12:25 AM
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Yeah there's plenty around here but I'm not paying $450 for one. It was only $100 at the SPCA and that included their first shots, a chip, and fixed.

SMB - Mar 09, 2010 - 12:43 AM
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I may turn out that the people who adopted Spock might decide they cannot keep him after all and return him. It has happened at our local SPCA before.

Too bad there isn't someone in Gorny's area who is a pilot. He or she could simply fly the Gorn-pup to you.

Tina - Mar 09, 2010 - 01:11 AM
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SMB wrote:

And I would call him Gorn. lol

Gornman - Mar 09, 2010 - 01:25 AM
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teclaydon wrote:

Helluvanidea! Idea

Except, I'm not sure I want to meet some of these people.

I would demand the meeting be housed in a well lighted/and padded
conference room in Hartsfield Idea

Because everyone knows, whether you are going to heaven or hell
you have to go thru Hartsfield Idea

/Excellent puppy transfer territory Twisted Evil

SMB - Mar 09, 2010 - 01:27 AM
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Tina wrote:

SMB wrote:

And I would call him Gorn. lol

Maybe we could sweet talk Terry into taking another trip. What's one more mini-vacation? Cool

How's about it Terry? You big hunk-a hunk-a adventure lovin man, you! Wink

teclaydon - Mar 09, 2010 - 01:43 AM
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SMB wrote:

"...Maybe we could sweet talk Terry into taking another trip. What's one more mini-vacation? How's about it Terry? You big hunk-a hunk-a adventure lovin man, you!..."

I wouldn't have floated the idea if I wasn't game ...whether or not the idea has any legs depends on the Gorn'ster and Tina.

Wink

Tina - Mar 09, 2010 - 02:14 AM
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But Canada is further away!

teclaydon - Mar 09, 2010 - 02:22 AM
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Tina wrote:

"...But Canada is further away!..."

...which makes Pennsylvania even closer!

Wink

With an enroute overnight stay in Lexington Kentucky, this would be a roundtrip 4-day roadtrip for me ...no worries!

Cool

Tina - Mar 09, 2010 - 02:29 AM
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teclaydon wrote:

Tina wrote:

"...But Canada is further away!..."

...which makes Pennsylvania even closer!

Wink

With an enroute overnight stay in Lexington Kentucky, this would be a roundtrip 4-day roadtrip for me ...no worries!

Cool

LOL Okay, I'm confused. How is my little darling being smuggled to Pa?

teclaydon - Mar 09, 2010 - 02:39 AM
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Tina wrote:

"...LOL Okay, I'm confused. How is my little darling being smuggled to Pa?..."

During a weekend of your and Gornman's convenience, you meet the rest of your WSBBS 'co-conspirators' in Hartsfield Georgia at the appointed time and place for the adoption party ...it's that easy!

Wink

littlestar - Mar 09, 2010 - 02:45 AM
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I think Tina is trying for the ...deliver him to my door....scenario Cool

OR...she wants YOU to Pick her up on your way down South and drop her back on the return .... Wink

Tina - Mar 09, 2010 - 02:46 AM
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teclaydon wrote:

Tina wrote:

"...LOL Okay, I'm confused. How is my little darling being smuggled to Pa?..."

LOL That would be hillarious! However I'm trying to SAVE money! I wonder if you could put the dog on a bus. lol

Tina - Mar 09, 2010 - 02:50 AM
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littlestar wrote:

I think Tina is trying for the ...deliver him to my door....scenario Cool

OR...she wants YOU to Pick her up on your way down South and drop her back on the return .... Wink

Well, if we could do state by state what's the closest one? I'd go to Md! Now who will take it from Georgia to Tennessee to Kentucky, to either Wva or Georgia. lol Bless his heart he'd have more mileage than I put in in a year!

Gornman - Mar 09, 2010 - 02:53 AM
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Hartsfield is one of these..... Embarassed

Tina - Mar 09, 2010 - 02:55 AM
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So let's put him on a plane to State College. Smile

Gornman - Mar 09, 2010 - 03:01 AM
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Tina wrote:

So let's put him on a plane to State College. Smile

Wait, I'm not a JoePa fan... Wink

Tina - Mar 09, 2010 - 03:05 AM
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Gornman wrote:

Tina wrote:

So let's put him on a plane to State College. Smile

Wait, I'm not a JoePa fan... Wink

Pittsburgh?

teclaydon - Mar 09, 2010 - 03:13 AM
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littlestar wrote:

"...OR...she wants YOU to Pick her up on your way down South and drop her back on the return..."

...that could be do-able (I am a gentleman).

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Tina - Mar 09, 2010 - 03:20 AM
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teclaydon wrote:

littlestar wrote:

"...OR...she wants YOU to Pick her up on your way down South and drop her back on the return..."

...that could be do-able (I am a gentleman).

Exclamation

He says as he lays half naked by the pool. Wink

teclaydon - Mar 09, 2010 - 03:26 AM
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Tina wrote:

"...He says as he lays half naked by the pool. Wink

..."

That was in Orlando ...Hartsfield isn't nearly as far south!

Cool

SMB - Mar 09, 2010 - 04:37 AM
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Now wouldn't this make an interesting story? Maybe Paul could do a mini-film on the whole adventure. Cool

Mirizor - Mar 09, 2010 - 04:48 AM
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Desperate times calls for desperate measures perhaps?

teclaydon - Mar 09, 2010 - 03:40 PM
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Tina wrote:

teclaydon wrote:

littlestar wrote:

"...OR...she wants YOU to Pick her up on your way down South and drop her back on the return..."

...that could be do-able (I am a gentleman).

Exclamation

He says as he lays half naked by the pool. Wink

If it wasn’t clear at the time I posted it, this was tongue-in-cheek ...not the ‘gentleman’ part (I am that), but the suggestion that it would be in any way appropriate for a married woman to go on a multi-day roadtrip with a man who isn’t her husband (it clearly wouldn’t be).

However, my interest in seeing a puppy adoption party as the destination for a WSBBS ‘Gumball Rally’ stands...

...there's some serious fun potential there!

Cool

Tina - Mar 09, 2010 - 07:13 PM
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One door closed and a window opened.

My husband called me a while ago. He was looking at the SPCA site and apparently they updated the pictures. One of the females in the litter were pictured there and I was told that the entire litter had been adopted.

So I called them and asked about her. They got out my application again and I was approved for her as well!!! So we can pick both up next Tuesday! And here is Lilly Lou:

littlestar - Mar 09, 2010 - 07:50 PM
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YAY...THERE YA GO...I KNEW SPIRIT was working on it !!!!

Though you missed a really good trip with Terry!
Just because a woman is married does NOT mean she would be going against any rules of Etiquette to be with a GENTLEMAN and AWARDED
Military Officer on a Road trip for such a worthy cause.

Heavens, there are separate rooms at stops, etc.

I wanted to hear about the lunches and see pics on the way....
Maybe someday...if YOU do go down to GA anyway, Terry

NOW...get out the padding for the furniture legs...MOM Laughing

Tina - Mar 09, 2010 - 08:21 PM
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It would still be great to have a Shatner Shindig. Smile

I can say the house is DOG proofed but puppy proofed may be off the mark. I'm gonna have to go to the basement and get some stands for my plants sitting on the floor. Don't want them eaten!other than that I think we're good. Gonna have to get on all fours and double check.

teclaydon - Mar 10, 2010 - 12:10 AM
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littlestar wrote:

"...Just because a woman is married does NOT mean she would be going against any rules of Etiquette to be with a GENTLEMAN and AWARDED Military Officer on a Road trip for such a worthy cause..."

Thanks, but the 'optics' would have still been waaaayyyy bad...

...that, and Tina would have surely tried to steer me toward eating all the wrong foods along the way. I've heard the caloric horror stories about 'Cracker Barrel' restaurants!

teclaydon - Mar 10, 2010 - 12:22 AM
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Tina wrote:

"...It would still be great to have a Shatner Shindig..."

Given the number of WSBBS'ers who call the 'Eastern' time zone home, I agree and think that - with a reasonably central location (around the North Carolina / Virginia border?), the right scheduling and enough promotion and enthusiasm, there's all the ingredients for a teeeerrific Saturday night!

Exclamation

teclaydon - Mar 10, 2010 - 12:37 AM
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...heck, who knows who might make an unexpected 'what the heck' appearance from the west coast?

Exclamation

Tina - Mar 10, 2010 - 12:46 AM
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teclaydon wrote:

Tina wrote:

"...It would still be great to have a Shatner Shindig..."

A weekend at Virginia Beach sounds good!

Or wait... where is Dragoncon? Georgia?

Gornman - Mar 10, 2010 - 01:01 AM
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Tina wrote:

teclaydon wrote:

Tina wrote:

"...It would still be great to have a Shatner Shindig..."

A weekend at Virginia Beach sounds good!

Or wait... where is Dragoncon? Georgia?

It is destiny, sooner or later you will ALL

Come to ME Idea

teclaydon - Mar 10, 2010 - 01:02 AM
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...did I hear 'beach'??!?

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teclaydon - Mar 10, 2010 - 01:12 AM
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Tina wrote:

"...Or wait... where is Dragoncon? Georgia?..."

...Atlanta in September.

Something a little sooner - near a BEACH - would ring my bell!

(but I'm max-flex)

Cool