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Blogfest ‘09 Comments

Feb. 28, 2009 6:10 p.m. • 108 comments

I’m at Moon Dollars with Alison McArthur. We’re 15 minutes until show time. She has this computer hooked to an overhead screen, so Berry Pickers here will be able to see your comments under this thread. If you can’t make it today but have something to say, use this post to submit comments. And we’ll enjoy reading them as we schmooze with those who attend. We’ll miss you. But we’re going to have a good time any way …

108 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

Bent on February 28 at 11:50 a.m.
That’s cool DFO… I’ll be down there in a half hour or so…
JohnFoster on February 28 at 12:03 p.m.
Wish I was there. Hope you all have a great time.

- John Foster
Office of Congressman Walt Minnick
EagleKeeper44 on February 28 at 12:12 p.m.
See you all in about 30 minutes……..
JBelle on February 28 at 12:28 p.m.
Par-tay!!
marmitetoasty on February 28 at 12:33 p.m.
See the little old woman sitting quietly in the corner with the strange knitted woolie bobble hat…… well……… its someone you might know :)

x
JBelle on February 28 at 12:37 p.m.
Mel, did u pick your new avatar to go with Jane’s new avatar?
DFO on February 28 at 12:58 p.m.
I can’t believe how hot all the chicks here are. One just threw her bra at me. This is quite the party. I hope the publisher doesn’t get upset when he gets the bill for our bar tab.
DFO on February 28 at 1:00 p.m.
Oh, and a quotable quote for you “Apparently blowing condoms doesn’t work… You have to roll them in powder.” — MamaJD
JBelle on February 28 at 1:03 p.m.
god, Dave. You’re drunk already?
JBelle on February 28 at 1:05 p.m.
And Dave, MamaJD is Catholic. What would she know about condoms?

:D
DFO on February 28 at 1:10 p.m.
Oh, and a quotable quote for you “Apparently blowing condoms doesn’t work… You have to roll them in powder.” — MamaJD$
DFO on February 28 at 1:16 p.m.
PARTY ON THE PATIO!!!!

The Truly is on the loose. Where is BOB?
DFO on February 28 at 1:18 p.m.
I dont know nuthin about no condoms. After all, I’m 75 years old!…Gary Ingram
DFO on February 28 at 1:20 p.m.
“Ask Digger, he knows what condoms are for!” - Trish Gannon
JBelle on February 28 at 1:21 p.m.
That’s when you need them the most, Dude. Your net worth is at stake! And you old guys so love a pretty little girl! ;)
JBelle on February 28 at 1:23 p.m.
ok ma’amJD; now I’m tracking. whose quote is that? i’ll need attribution to fold it into the schema.
JBelle on February 28 at 1:25 p.m.
Trish, Digger is such a sweet, handsome thing. Just go real easy on him. Or alternatively, I guess, RIDE HIM LIKE A MULE!
DFO on February 28 at 1:25 p.m.
this place is going nuts, Must be blogfest 2009!
DFO on February 28 at 1:27 p.m.
Taryn Hecker is smuggling pizza out in her purse. She said it’s great to be eating on the S-R dime again.
DFO on February 28 at 1:29 p.m.
I’m so impressed with this great asset for community journalism. What would we do without this valuable community tool? It truly is the future of journalism.
raymond_pert on February 28 at 1:29 p.m.
I don’t have anything clever or funny to say. I just like the thought of you all being together and enjoying each others’ company.

I’m the happiest that my girlfriend from the ‘hood is there: A big ole Silver Valley HOWDY to Truly…is the Boz on hand, too?
DFO on February 28 at 1:29 p.m.
The wet T-shirt contest is underway.

Bent has a fistful of dollar bills.
DFO on February 28 at 1:37 p.m.
JBelle, I’m just shocked! You’re not here and neither is JQC and her girls didn’t show either…yet….
Joker on February 28 at 1:38 p.m.
Scanner Traffic:

Grouping and complaints of lewd conduct at Moon Dollars. Units enroute.
DFO on February 28 at 1:40 p.m.
I think there is a public outcry for more havoc in City Hall.
JBelle on February 28 at 1:41 p.m.
sigh. JQC doesn’t have girls. Only boys. lots and lots of boys…

oh! you mean the twins. naw, the twins are with Janey. She keeps ‘em close.
Joker on February 28 at 1:48 p.m.
Tell all my friends on the leftbank (ThomG, Bob, Sis) that I won a getway conservative retreat. It’s total emersion therapy with special guest speakers, Ann Coulter (the guy is really cool in person), Rush Limbaugh (TV adds a few hundred pounds), Sean Hannity (He and Rush are holding hands alot). Bill O’Reilly cancelled cause he had a loofa relaps.
DFO on February 28 at 1:51 p.m.
We’re sending out a posse to round up Joker and Kage Mann…come on guys there is still time to make an appearance
DFO on February 28 at 1:57 p.m.
Gary Ingram just outed himself as ThomG! See what you are missing…
hmoffsuite on February 28 at 2:02 p.m.
Have a great time, everyone!
JBelle on February 28 at 2:37 p.m.
Must be some hellacious awards assembly.
DFO on February 28 at 2:41 p.m.
No surprise to anyone… the Otis G Experience was voted “Most Intelligent Blog”. I think the drag queen video clinched it for him.
marmitetoasty on February 28 at 2:43 p.m.
Bloody hell, everyone sounds rat-arsed lol

JBelle…….. yes me avitar is for that reason lmfao

x
JBelle on February 28 at 2:44 p.m.
yeah, I’ve always thought you had the most blog possible for an intelligent guy.
JaneQCitizen on February 28 at 2:51 p.m.
DFO did you get the card from me and JBelle? And the Stick People Stick Together toy for Stickman?
JaneQCitizen on February 28 at 2:51 p.m.
I got delayed in the tanning salon … gotta keep the girls’ golden glow ya know. :)
JBelle on February 28 at 2:54 p.m.
I KNEW IT YOU SAUCY MINX!
keithincda on February 28 at 3:03 p.m.
Sorry I couldn’t make it, wish I would have been able to meet JBelle…..dangit.
lew2nl on February 28 at 3:22 p.m.
Wish I could have been there as it sounds as if you’re having fun! Did JQC win the “polka-dot-bikini saggy boobs award”?
JaneQCitizen on February 28 at 3:29 p.m.
Do I detect a wee bit of cleavage envy lew2?
JBelle on February 28 at 3:31 p.m.
whoa-wee! you don’t wanna knock Janey’s cleavage…
marmitetoasty on February 28 at 3:31 p.m.
No lew2…. I win that award :) - I can tuck mine in me socks LOL

x
keithincda on February 28 at 3:35 p.m.
I had a whole coat pocket of chocolate to give away too….oh well, always next year….
JBelle on February 28 at 3:37 p.m.
keith,

Let me just say this:

if you think you can bait us with chocolate, you are entirely 100% correct.
Dennis on February 28 at 3:38 p.m.
AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

I got this visual of two wild ferrets!!!!!!!

Thanks Alot Marmi!!!!!!!!!!!
Bent on February 28 at 3:40 p.m.
Nice event … man by the looks of this thread DFO must have been hitting those Stella’s hard and early. He masked it well!

Things started to get out of hand though when Trish started encouraging everyone to pluck condoms from her dress… You know there is only so many condoms and the thing quits being a dress…

Let’s just say she gave JaneQ a run for her money when it came to the creative Avatar discussion…
JBelle on February 28 at 3:40 p.m.
Dennis, you are such a boob.

:x
marmitetoasty on February 28 at 4:06 p.m.
ok, tiz already 1st March here now………… hope you all had a great time………. me, well, Im taking me ferrets off to bed…… drive hope safely……

nite x
DFO on February 28 at 4:17 p.m.
Gracious, I turn my back for 3 hours — and look what happens. Leave an open thread for anyone to pounce on at a Blogfest ‘09 computer — and look what happens. Actually, I busted a gut a few minutes ago (upon returning home) reading some of those comments that popped up with my avatar alongside. I had a wonderful time at Blogfest ‘08 and enjoyed reconnecting with long-time HBO friends and meeting new ones. I’m humbled to think that the bold experiment started in North Idaho by the SR 5 years ago remains a gathering place for such fine people. For the many who showed up, thank you for honoring this blog and its place in your lives. For those who couldn’t make it … well … you can tell by the comments posted above you missed something. For my wife, who is about to get onto a plane bound for Portland, pay no attention to photos that might appear in cyberspace showing me posing with Trish Gannon/River Journal and her condom dress. (Hey, when I promise you guys a condom dress, I deliver.) Now, I’m going to light the fire place, grab the cold home-brew that Bent gave me at Moon Dollars (which is beyond a swell place for this kind of event) and watch the Zags.
Digger on February 28 at 4:46 p.m.
DFO - This was a great BlogFest. It really made me feel as if we have a sense of community in our little group and I like what you had to say about bringing it local again.

Thanks to CindyH and JeannieSpokane for doing the awards! Cindy - DFO has my cell # - please get it from him and give me a call when you’re down for Mom’s weekend - I’d love to get together with you at Moscow’s little martini bar if you have time.

Many thanks to Bent for the home brew - I’m chilling it in the fridge and intend on enjoying it tomorrow afternoon!

I love you all!
Digger

Winner - Youngest Whippersnapper of HBO
Winner - Best Nom de Plume (Best Moniker) [With Firefighter photos! on the award certificate!]
MamaJD on February 28 at 5:01 p.m.
My favorite line of the event was DFO stating, “I’ll need to throw away the used condom before going home, that’s for sure.”

Or maybe when DFO asked the guy who goes to church with him not mention anything that “allegedly” happened at BlogFest during tomorrow morning’s service.

I would also like to state for the record that I am not Catholic. The closest I ever got was marrying a lapsed one. Not that there’s anything wrong with being Catholic. Some of my most favorite people in the world are Catholic. ;)
Frum Helen Back on February 28 at 5:12 p.m.
What a fun time I had today with the other bloggers. And Dave did steal a condum from Trish’s dress. I would post a picture but don’t know how to do it on this new site. I can hardly wait for next year’s Blogfest. Thanks Spokesman-Review for footing the bill.
JeanC on February 28 at 5:24 p.m.
I had a great time and it was good see people again and meet the new folk :) Pics and vid will be posted as soon as i get them processed :D
JaneQCitizen on February 28 at 5:32 p.m.
Alas, Jbelle and I missed another Blogfest - or did we? :) Are you sure we weren’t there? Hmmmmm

I hope there will be photos posted on someone’s blog and a complete list of award winners.

Did Officer Christy or Dan of the County or MikeK make it to the soiree?
hhuseland on February 28 at 5:32 p.m.
Pictures and story posted on Bayviews.
JaneQCitizen on February 28 at 5:33 p.m.
I may have to get dressed soon, I think I’m coming down with a chest cold. Cough. Cough.
hhuseland on February 28 at 5:53 p.m.
Good Lord, JaneQ, if those are yours. come on over. I’ll figure something out to keep you from getting cold.
Frum Helen Back on February 28 at 6:00 p.m.
Two pictures are posted on Hauser Thoughts.
Frum Helen Back on February 28 at 6:00 p.m.
Ok, I see we can’t post links. Sorry folks.
DFO on February 28 at 6:03 p.m.
Jane Q; Christy’s on vacation. Dan of the County musta missed a connection b/c he said he’d be arriving via the airport. But didn’t make it. MikeK was there, fashionably late. Mayor Clay Larkin did a wonderful job welcoming Blogfest ‘09 to his fine town. And Councilman Woody McEvers dropped by to say hello to the gathering, 45-50 or so. I appreciate the card that you & JBelle left for me.
PDXPup on February 28 at 6:12 p.m.
Frum Helen Buck, you can still post links, but you don’t need to do the HTML encoding ( ) and can just post your link as is (beginning with “http://”). The blog software automatically recognizes it as a link and makes it clickable.
hhuseland on February 28 at 6:15 p.m.
Um … Dave, the condom you were given wasn’t used when you got it. would you care to explain?
JohnA on February 28 at 6:16 p.m.
Great job, DFO. Deena and i had a great time. I’m sorry we had to leave early but we had a prior commitment in CDA.

We really enjoyed all the people we met, including BrandX and Arpie, as well as those we’ve known before, like Bent, Stickman and Herb. Thanks for the chance to again see the people that make HBO a great place to visit. See you next year.
Frum Helen Back on February 28 at 6:28 p.m.
Thanks bunches Pup.
Stickman on February 28 at 7:05 p.m.
Observations from one that Truly has a stick figure: I had a great time, though I missed a few. Like Bob of course, and Phil, and Thom. But overall, I enjoyed myself immensely, mainly because I had a great date. I haven’t had a great date since the 60’s, thanks now to Truly. She was very nervous about meeting you all, but once there, she was at home. Of course she wanted to meet Bob, don’t we all. I told her, come spring, when Bent comes over with his special brew, Bob will come, as he is one of my most favored friends and will come because I ask him to. Then Truly will be in heaven, as she really wants to meet the One known as Bob. I enjoy him very much, and miss him, but the blog moves on and goes its own way. Please Bob, come in the spring when Bent brings his special brew for just a few of us to enjoy, and then at the last moment, I will alert Truly Unruly Julie thay you may appear, and she will be here in a moment to meet you. I think she likes you a bit, please be on time for that event. she will be in your palm. As one that has always enjoyed you, The Stickman
brandxranch on February 28 at 7:18 p.m.
What a treat it was to meet you all today. We both had been looking forward to the Blogfest, and will now look forward to getting to know you better. Dave; thank you for all you do for us to keep us connected and contained! Spokesman; thanks for supporting us and for the pizza. The C and J show was so much fun….. even if I didn’t get an award..( I’ll shoot for whatever certificate has the half dressed firefighters pictures on it next year)

I am glad that everyone had a condom.
EagleKeeper44 on February 28 at 8:02 p.m.
What a great time at the blogfest, especially meeting and putting faces to some of the names that post here. Will be back next year if it doesn’t rain too much an the creek don’t rise…

MamaJD: as the guy in the back, I won’t talk in church tomorrow about DFO pimping his ride……LOL ((DFO))

STICKMAN: Great meeting you and will definitely take you up on the envite to come over and talk about the ol’ days…….
Stickman on February 28 at 8:02 p.m.
More observations from the One that carries a big stick, but of course, speaks with a quiet voice. This may go on for awhile, but since I rarely speak anymore, except for simple things, I will make my peace in a sense tonight. Thanks to Truly Unruly Julie for being my date. She was the perfect date, Thank you, She was very nervous about meeting you all, as this was her first venture out in the blog world. Sam would have been proud of her. As was I. I enjoyed everyone there, and actually met a few new bloggers. Was I disappointed, maybe a bit, as I expected to see Kage Mann. He talks the talk, but definitely doesn’t walk the walk. He is history as far as I’m concerned, I will never read another word from him. Sorry, but I was expecting him as was Truly, truly a disappointment. As for Bob, Truly really wanted to meet him, but I told her that in the spring, when Bent has his new brew going strong, that Bob would stop by, and at that moment, I would inform her that he might visit. She will be here in a moment, as her life’s wish is to someday meet the One known as Bob, So Bob, please don’t disappoint the One known as Truly. I know you won’t. As for everyone else, I will try my best to include you, but please don’t be offended if I don’t. MamaJd, always a pleasure, I wish most would leave you alone, but they seem to be attracted to you. I will be there in the sping to see you son’s games, just let me know. I love the pure passion of little ones playing the game I love the most. Baseball. I wanted more time with you, but I will save it for the diamond. JBelle, thanks for the gift, but I would much rather meet you in person. The mystery has got to end sometime, we would all like to know who you are. Show up sometime, and then we will know. Keith, thanks for who you are. Cindy and Jeanne, thanks for stepping up to the plate and putting yourselves out there. And please, share that jar of Purple Gold sometime in the privacy of who you are. My pleasure of course. Where do I go from here. If you are reading , then you will follow along. To keithincda, such a man are you. Thanks. To Chatterbox, your name surely doesn’t imply your actions. I enjoyed our time together, I hope to run into you again someday. I missed the Toadman, such a nice man is he. To John and the lovely Deena, my pleasure, always. To Digger, I always enjoy your company, and thanks for the shells and thinking of me. Arpie, thanks for the sticks and for being the good man that you are. To Taryn, such a beautiful young woman, reminds me of my daughter. I will enjoy your visit one of these days. Dave, thanks for having us and putting up with us. FHB, always a pleasure, thanks for coming. Bent, thanks for being who you are. Jimmy, finally, though I remember you. Woody, thanks for dropping in, I always enjoy your company. Come by soon. Gary, you are one of my favorite guys, I hope that’s okay to say here. Liz, a pleasure, and take care of your 16 year old, I liked her a lot. She has spunk. Did I leave anyone out, I hope not, I love the family, it’s why I come each day, though I don’t comment as much as I used to. I will keep things simple, and never argue with anyone, not my nature. I still miss Bob, but I know where he is. As for Kage, thanks for not showing up. I have also always wanted to meet the Christie, maybe some other day, Sorry I missed you MikeK, that would have been a plus, Maybe in the spring. As for coming elections, i would vote for you and the Sandi in a moment. just my initial feeling. Good luck. I guess that’s it, my mind is at loss right now. Thanks to Dave for having us, and to Truly for allowing me to escort her, a True Pleasure. The Stickman
bondgirl on February 28 at 8:45 p.m.
Thank you everyone that attended blogfest 09 at Moon Dollars in Post Falls- I hope all of you enjoyed the place along with the friend and staff- we all hope to see you back for some of the other great food we have at Moon Dollars- Thanks again and we want to wish you all the best in blog land!!!
bondgirl on February 28 at 8:47 p.m.
sorry should have said friendship and staff –fat fingers typing to fast!!!
Arpie on February 28 at 9:05 p.m.
My first Blogfest was a hoot and a half. From wondering around ex-urban Post Falls looking for the place, to being greeted at Moon Dollar by the city’s Mayor, to meeting and chatting with so many merry hucksters. Two things struck me most and they are interrelated:

First of all, it felt like everyone there was thankful for huckleberries and committed to the continued discourse it provides that is both like no other community and committed to the larger community in which we all live. It is definitely true that the things we share vastly outweigh our differences.

Secondly, the passion that our gracious host has for this monstrosity we have created and he has birthed was self-evident. One of the things discussed at more than two tables I sat at today was the future of journalism. While no one was able to do more than guess where it is heading, most agreed that if Huckleberries isn’t on the crest of the wave it is certainly among the mix of journalism’s next step. While Dave is many things, a big one of them is that he is a long time professional journalist. His instincts are sharp, and his heart is true. He realizes the importance of the voice his beast has given this community, and is ready to continue to shape and strengthen it. For that I am grateful.

I had a blast chatting with all of you. Mike K., I’m glad I was able to stick around to have a beer with you and meet some of your brood. They are as amazing and adorable as everyone says.
Arpie on February 28 at 9:34 p.m.
Random thoughts from Blogfest.

We seem too old to be the future of journalism. Aside from Digger, I think the only people younger than thirty present were also younger than ten. At fifty, I felt young. Why is that?

Great location! The pizza was stellar! Thanks SR. Now I’ll feel guilty if you go under this year. _I’ll always think, I shouldn’t have had that third piece of pizza.

Somebody else already mentioned it, but my vote for best line of the day was Gary Ingram saying, “I’m known on the blog as Thom G.”

Next time don’t set the sound system up in front of the most comfortable place to sit. Those beautiful leather couches went unused.
cantyoureadthesigns on February 28 at 9:39 p.m.
What journalism, as in, who, what, when, where, why did the awards “ceremony” go?
JBelle on February 28 at 9:50 p.m.
Stickman, JaneQCitizen is your biggest fan and thinks of you always. It was she who procured that cute StickPeople gadget; because we roll together, always, I”d feel sooo bad if I got all the credit for your Blogfest gift. Besides, you’ve met her! She’s an open book! Fabulous and unforgettable, one you just can’t put down….
DFO on February 28 at 10:03 p.m.
JeanieSpokane/CindyH; can you provide a list of awards and award winners for the HBO crowd?
Cindy_H on February 28 at 11:12 p.m.
Um. There were awards?

Seriously, it was wonderful to meet so many of you for the first time. FHB didn’t scare me at all. (Putting those teeth in really helped!) FlorineD, MamaJD, Arpie, OtisG, Gary Ingram, Herb, Liz, Beth, JimmyMac and Chatterbox all feel like old friends.
(((Digger))) hope to see you on Mom’s weekend.
And it’s not every Saturday that I meet a mayor and two city councilmen.
Let’s do it again next week!
JIMMYMAC on February 28 at 11:38 p.m.
Great to see the clan that is HBO. It was awesome to meet every one of you and see the ones that I have met before. I spent a good portion of the time picking the brains of Jay, Keith and Bent-good stuff from all of them. Cindy, Truly, Jean, Nic, Bondgirl, John Austin, Trish, Jay, Jeannie and several that I apologize for leaving out-it was an honor to meet you ALL!
Herb, Digger, Keith, Bent, Gary, From Helen Back, MamaJD, Stickman, Taryn, MikeK, (my bad, I’m missing someone here)-It was great to see and/or meet you all again. Thanks to DFO and SR for feeding us and throwing a great bash. Thanks to Moondollars for being such a great host-I wish you nothing but future success!
JBelle and JQC–how the hell does a guy get the honor of meeting you both?
I was sooo hoping to chat with a few of the more conservative bloggers on the site-Joker, KageMann, Cabbage Boy and Hmoffsuite-let’s do coffee sometime!!
Good times, great people, wonderful sponsor and a gracious host. Thanks thanks thanks!
Escapee on March 01 at 12:02 a.m.
Congratulations on Blogfest; sounds like everyone had a rip-snortin’ time. Although, that condom dress sets fashion back at least a couple of eons. Oh, and JaneQ…nice avatar!
marmitetoasty on March 01 at 1:04 a.m.
Well it all sounds super….. it does make one wonder though with the non appearance of ‘joker’, if in fact he is not real as such but just another ego name of some regular chatter…. Mmmm *thinking cap ON*….

Oh the Mayor was there? what, a proper Mayor with chains and things…. well, why the heck didnt someone say, I would of popped in for an hour ;) lol

Seriously though, Im glad it all seems to of been a wonderful gathering of Dingleberry blobbers….

Have the most wonderful of Sundays when you get here….. me, well, Im still laid up with tonsillitis…. hoping the anti’s will kick in today…

x
marmitetoasty on March 01 at 1:06 a.m.
ps…….. Its St Davids Day over here today….. all Hail the Welsh :) - eat leeks, grow daffifils and befriend sheep…. thats the welsh for ya lol

x
Bent on March 01 at 1:37 a.m.
“grow daffifils and befriend sheep…. thats the welsh for ya lol” — Marmite

Montana folks are kind of like that too Marmite. Right DFO?

All kidding aside. Today was an awesome day. Could of been *slightly* better with a few others (and you know who you are), but hey, maybe next time.

I had a blast DFO, thanks.

BTW, Bondgirl is not blowing wind when she says Moon Dollars is the place for your next small- to medium-sized event. They actually bake all of their own bread products daily and they use wheat grown by the Meyers family on the Rathdrum Prairie. Man, I just feel like that’s a business model that’s worth stimulating…

Finally, I just have to say that next blogfest ThomG and Arpie must work out some sort of entertainment piece. No kidding, these two where seperated at birth.
Arpie on March 01 at 7:14 a.m.
Hah Bent, Someone else called me a Minni Thom G. Yikes! My ears don’t stick out quite so much, but they are pointier.
Stickman on March 01 at 8:31 a.m.
Sorry for hogging so much of this thread. I left a few out and I apologize, but it was a very nice event. And thanks to both JBelle and JaneQ for the gift.
Truly on March 01 at 8:35 a.m.
Well.. since I’ve been labeled as shy for my 1st Blogfest, (and maybe true heee) I want to pipe up and say thank you all for being so warm and welcoming and for the applause for Sam. I did indeed meet so many of you and thank you. I look forward to continuing to contribute in my special way here and to also rock on and get to know more of you. Mike K. I am soo sorry we did not meet, maybe down the road:) I can say I am “TRULY” sorry Bob and ThomG were not there. But hey I came with the most amazing date Stickman, I needed that - what a gentleman, what a kind and most cool man! If Stickman ever needs another date I’m hip!!! I wonder if he likes to rock the night away. Dancing is my gig.
DFO - again thank you for the warm welcome. And all of you other bloggers thank you for your heart felt hellos. Good times.

Peace
Stickman on March 01 at 8:42 a.m.
Sorry also for repeating myself a few times. I get going and before you know it forgot what I wrote and sometimes write it again. Such a nice family we have.
Stickman on March 01 at 8:50 a.m.
Thanks for the nice words Truly, I had a good time as well. Truly Unruly Julie is a good name, though I never saw the unruly part. See you next time.
toadman on March 01 at 12:17 p.m.
Wow! Sounds like a good time was had by all. Sorry we missed the fun, but alas, obligations are obligations…..

Love to all of you…
MikeK on March 01 at 12:44 p.m.
I’m glad we made it, though I definitely missed out on a number of folks I wanted to see. But those I did see were great. Since I’m a by-marriage-cousin relative of the Moondollars owners JD and Tracy Dickinson (and friends of the other owners Rick and Angie Demmig) I thought the setting was perfect. My kids were most excited to meet all the Merry Hucksters, but the truth is they were more excited to see their, older, cooler, great babysitting cousin and Moondollars server Jaqueline Dickinson (who was taking good care of all the Hucksters there it looked like). So Moondollars was a hit. And Gary Ingram, don’t worry about that little recording device that was installed for your new Pachyderm meetings there.

I’m sorry too I missed the Stickman, and Truly, and Mayor Clay, JohnA and Deena, on and on. Jimmy I was trying to confirm that JQC was there but it was entirely inappropriate to ask the ladies still in attendance if I could see their avatars. Of course, what happens in Post Falls stays in Post Falls, as everyone knows, so maybe next time…

So to: Digger, Herb, Cindy, Keith, Bent, Jimmy, MamaJD, Taryn, Nic, Woody, Gary Ingram, and everyone else I saw but didn’t get to talk to in our short visit - awesome to see and chat briefly with all of you. DFO - nice show, good attendance. And Arpie - thanks for the brew - it’s been way too long since we caught up and I’m glad you’re around and kicking so well here in North Idaho. After it was pointed out, you do kind of look like ThomG, and that’s a compliment to you both.

Seeing as I’m pro-home-brew and I vote, I support another mini-blogger confab in Stickman’s driveway, and so Bent we’ll connect and find a good time to make that happen. Any time spent with Stickman is a good time.

Oh, and one last thing. Gary Ingram came over to me and Woody and said he was glad there wasn’t another councilmember there or it would have been an illegal meeting. Notwithstanding his confusion on the topic, I told him on the other hand I was disappointed there wasn’t a chance for a meeting there because I would have made a motion on the spot to rezone him out of the city on the spot, or at least site a new gravel pit next door to him. We could have made news at Blogfest!

Cheers, all.
PDXPup on March 01 at 12:52 p.m.
“Jimmy I was trying to confirm that JQC was there but it was entirely inappropriate to ask the ladies still in attendance if I could see their avatars.”

Best. Euphemism.Ever.
JeanieSpokane on March 01 at 12:58 p.m.
Hi everyone! It was absolutely fantastic to be at my first Blogfest and get faces to your “funny” faces (avatars). People kept giving me gifts! Thank you! (Cindy gave me the last tote bag so I could haul everything home.) I am actually writing this from WORK, as usual. I was going to catch up on stuff because I’m on jury duty starting tomorrow. My office manager just walked by and said “be sure and turn in an overtime slip.” So - I still feel guilty blogging from work ON A SUNDAY.

The following are the awards from yesterday. Thank you Nic for your wonderful ideas.

• - Best Nom de Plume - Best alias moniker on HBO - Digger
• - Peace-Keeper Award - Goes to the HBOer who breaks up the most blogfights - Stickman
• - ADD Award - HBOer with the shortest attent… OOOH! Shiny! - Cindy (respectfully declined)
• - The Do-Your-Job Award - The HBOer who posts more at work than at home - Jeanie (confessed)
• - Most Creative Avatar - The poster with the most unique avatar - Frum Helen Back
• - Cutline King (or Queen) - the HBOer with the most/best cutlines in Dave’s cutline contests - John Austin
• - Longevity, Durability, Endurance, and Persistence Awards - For the HBOers who have been here since the beginning of time - There were four that stood with DFO and I can’t remember who they all were. :(
• - Lightning Strike - The HBOer who is most struck by lightning for making logical comments - MamaJD
• - The Cooler Award - The HBOer who has spent the most time in the cooler this past year. - Instead of picking on anyone, we gave the Cooler to DFO – with past and present Cooler residents. Hilarious fun.
• - Palinized - Most likely to be Palin’s running mate in 2012 - John Ingram
• - The Distance Award - The blogfest attendee who travelled the furthest to get there - (Again, can’t remember - Cindy?)
• - The Tinfoil Hat - HBOer/blurker with the most crackpot conspiracy theory - We couldn’t pick just one
• - The Ancient and Wise, Older than God award - For the oldest HBOer - John Ingram
• - The Young Whippersnapper Award - For the youngest HBOer - Digger
• - Best Blogfather and BlogWrangler extraordinaire? - - DFO – of course (went with the Cooler Award)
• - Best HBO Gathering Place - Where HBOers go when they aren’t blogging - Stickman’s driveway
• - Best Brewmeister Award - Best Brew This Side of Stella (for those who stop blogging long enough to go to Stickman’s) - Bent
• - Blogfest Idea Man Award - Kudos for Ideas, Suggestions, and Lists for Blogfest - Nic
MikeK on March 01 at 1:09 p.m.
…and of course seeing FlorineD and Joe Butler was a treat, and, and, and…
Cindy_H on March 01 at 1:26 p.m.
I think the distance award went to Jean C.
And it’s Gary Ingram.
I know.
He showed me his avatar.
And no, Mike, I didn’t have to ask.
marmitetoasty on March 01 at 1:33 p.m.
What, did no one see me sitting quietly in the corner? all that way for nuffin lol

x
Joker on March 01 at 1:34 p.m.
It was great to slip in undetected and observe this group. It’s really diverse and I enjoyed people watching for an hour.
JeanieSpokane on March 01 at 2:41 p.m.
Thanks, Cindy! Sorry Gary. :) I think I’m a bit loopie and transpose peoples names a lot. And Marmie - I saw you. :)
Bent on March 01 at 3:48 p.m.
“It was great to slip in undetected …” — Joker

Yeah, Joker and Marmite, we aren’t buying that one.

It was impossible for anyone to slip in without getting outed immediately… Well except for alliasjax ;-)

Of course JaneQ and Jbelle, stumped us again by showing up early to drop off presents… But for the most part, it was a through outing.
Sam on March 01 at 5:13 p.m.
Sounds like everyone had a fantastic time at the blogfest.
JaneQCitizen on March 01 at 5:28 p.m.
You’re never fully dressed without diamonds and I was getting a bit chilly in polka dots. :) Is that you Sam? Back from your vision quest?
JBelle on March 01 at 5:50 p.m.
Sam, Welcome back.

I have that shirt. It’s one of my favorites. I wear it with a blazer when I fly. Except mine is in silvery letters. I like to dress up on the road. ;)
hhuseland on March 01 at 5:51 p.m.
I tried to pull a couple of the condoms off of Trish’s dress, but just succeeded in causing a momentary uber-cleavage incident. I desisted, since there must have been an undercover cop in attendance.
JBelle on March 01 at 5:53 p.m.
Bent, although you are well smart enough,you just aren’t fast enough. You always want to make sure the back doors are covered. ;)

And you wanna know what? I predict, in 2009, that you and I will meet. In fact, I’d bet you on it.
toadman on March 01 at 5:59 p.m.
Don’t believe her Bent… she’s too mysterious. Take it from one who’s been so close.. oh, so close… to meeting her, within visual range, even, (from what she said), close enough to see my own eye color, and still the encounter went by without me even knowing… she’ll see you, and you’ll never EVEN know. I’m beginning to think she’s a Ninja.

..like the wind, I tell ya…
Bent on March 01 at 7:00 p.m.
Yeah Toad, I hear ya…she parked right across the street from my office for more than a year and I never saw her. But I won’t lose hope… I look forward to it Jbelle
Bent on March 01 at 7:02 p.m.
Herb, I did that too, but I finshed the job. I figured ahh what the heck, the damage was done, I might as well get the condom. Sorry Trish, you were a good sport…
Bent on March 01 at 7:08 p.m.
Oh and I did learn a valuable lesson though. When sampling a condom dress always pull from the bottom row first…
Joker on March 01 at 7:11 p.m.
Bent,
I just spit out my drink. Frigging hillarious.
Stickman on March 01 at 7:16 p.m.
Thanks for the nice comments MikeK, I am sorry I missed you. This spring we will have a special event planned at my humble abode, with Bent’s help of course. I look forward to seeing you then, and of course the story of when you and your son went back in time in a sense in the baseball world. See you then, Norm
Stickman on March 01 at 7:20 p.m.
I have given up on the thought of ever meeting the one known as Jbelle, I just don’t see it happening. Mysterious is one thing, but a few of us, including me, would love the opportunity.

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