Blogfest ‘07 leaves someone feeling rundown, vulnerable

Oh, the indignity of it all. A beautiful Saturday. A wonderful event. And a dead car battery. But first things first. Huckleberries Blogfest ‘07 is in the books, celebrating the third blogiversary of Huckleberries Online. The Spokesman-Review picked up the tab for pizzas and pop. The Who’s Who of the region’s bloggers, commenters and blurkers provided the fellowship: Dogwalk Musings, From A Simple Mind, Bayview Herb, BrodH20, Family Phil, CastMD, Frum Helen Back, Councilman MikeK, Stebbijo, and Tumblewords. Chronic Discontent flew in from Tennessee. Vandal Sense and The Lovely Kathryn journeyed back home from Bellingham. Attendees included three elected officials, a county planner and emergency room doc who’d given a recent physical to another guest (but didn’t recognize him with his clothes on). S-R Editor Steven A. Smith made an appearance. Ditto for three S-R colleagues. About 50 people visited Capone’s during the two-hour blogfest, including several who spotted my car outside with its lights on. My car. But they forgot to mention it when they entered the sports bar and got caught up in the excitement. So you can imagine my surprise afterward when I turned the key and nothing happened. Luckily, Rocket’s Brain Trust and Larry Spencer came running with jumper cables. Unluckily, fellow blogger/S-R mate Taryn Brodwater whipped out cell phone, snapped photos, and posted them online that night. I look hapless. Live by the blog. Die by the blog.