Conference hydra::dejavu

    Frederick!!!  You beat me to it - was gonna post this for you.
    
    In any case, please sign up here or send me mail offline so that
    I can get a headcount for the restaurant.  Everyone is welcome and
    read-only's this is your chance to get to join in.
    
    The Yangtze is located next to LKG2 in Littleton, MA.  Take Rt 495
    to exit 31, left on rt 110 past LKG and there it is (on the left).
    
    

    How far is LKG from MKO?  (Where I'll be 9/5 & 6)
    
    ginny

    45 minutes to an hour, depending on traffic, getting "mislaid",
    etc...
    
    grins
    dwp

    Gosh, I was gonna say less than a 1/2 hour from MKO!!!  Hmmm, guess
    I need to slow down.  ;')
    
    It is a very easy commute (all highway) from MKO and you should have no
    problem finding it.  Contact me offline, if you need further
    information or if you're new to the area perhaps to follow someone or 
    carpool down.  There are usually a couple of people attending from
    Southern NH.
    
    Ro
    
    
    

    welllll  it depends on whether i have my car or m/c....8)>>
    
    And someone not familiar with the native customs and trail markings
    may want to allow a bit of time...
    
    grins
    dwp
    
    

    Hi all,
    
     I am one of those "read only" folks for the most part, but have come
    to feel like I know a lot of the people in this file, and I have
    learned a lot from this file.
    
     Anyway, has a time been set up for this gathering yet? I'm not 100%
    sure I can make it, but I would love to come meet some of the people in
    this file, and an opportunity to meet THE Frederick, is almost too good
    to pass up? ;-)
    
    Y

    
    I'll be there.  Wouldn't miss an opportunity to hug Frederick,
    see some old friends, and meet some new ones!
    
    Carole

    The gathering starts at 6:00 in the lounge.  I'll probably make the
    reservations for dinner itself to start at 6:30, so people traveling a
    distance have time to get there.  The earlier time gives folks a chance
    to meet and talk a bit beforehand.
    
    I'll make the reservations late Wednesday afternoon, so it would be
    nice to have a fairly firm number by then.
    
    See you all soon,
    
    Ro
    

    re: .6 (Y) 
    
          Thank you.  That's nice of you.  I would enjoy meeting you,
    too.
    
    
    re: .8 (Ro)
    
          I have a rather firm number...will this help?
    
    re: .6 (Y not?)
    
          After my reply to .8 above, are you still sure you feel
    that way?
    
    ;-)
    
    Frederick
    

    Oh Frederick, I had a *feeling* you'd pick up on that word!  ;')
    
    Ro who must have felt like living dangerously  8^)
    

    Hi Frederick!
    
     Absolutely!!!
    
    Y

    Looking forward to it Frederick...Be nice to see you again...
    
    How ya doing there "Y" ?
    
    Dan

    Hi Dan!
    
     I dunno, if you're going, should I chance it? NO PROBLEM! It will be
    good to see you!
    
    Y

    one of these times, you folks will schedule one when I can make it
    (I'll be in New Jersey next week)
    
    Beth

    re: .14 (Beth)
    
         I'm sorry you can't make it, especially since it's my one
    *official* DEJAVU-type party of this year.  
         The official DEJAVU committee has lots to say on this, however,
    so write to your official elected representative *official* and
    complain!  Let him/her know how you feel!  N'est-ce pas?
         [;-)  The above is tongue-in-cheek, since no one really calls
    the shots in here...this is a conference of unique and self-reliant
    individualists, so all it takes is for *you* to plan a get-together
    whenever and where-ever you suggest and then to propose or state it.
    Just set up your own note and see what the response is...it doesn't
    take lots of effort to initiate, based on what I've seen.  Just
    a little courage and trust.  :-)  ]
    
    Frederick
    

        I arrived in Boston last Saturday and experienced the same kind of
    weather that I'd left (high temps in the 60's and 70's.)  That was
    disappointing to me because I was looking forward to experiencing
    "hot and muggy."  Well, yesterday it finally got to be hot and muggy.
    It feels good (Hey, if you don't get a chance to feel this once in 
    a while and yet you have childhood memories of hot and muggy all the
    time--like when I lived in Panama--then it *Can* be missed...;-) )
    So today it's wet out there and unlike California when it rains---
    it's WARM!  I love it!
        Anyway, tonight I will be meeting with some of you at the Yangtze
    River (not the one in China but the one in Littleton...:-)  )
    At this point there are about 2 dozen plus mystery guests plus assorted
    drop-ins.  Like the weather, this too feels good.
    
    :-)
    Frederick
    

    
    Looking forward to seeing you later Frederick!
    
    Carole

    
Anybody believe in synchronicity <grin>?
    This morning, The following dropped off the end of one of the grapevines
    that flit past my office:
    
    
From the Robotman cartoon, 9/5/91:

	Robotman:  I want to write a national bestseller, so I'm using a
    	computer to devise the ultimate book title.

	(bell rings, computer spits out piece of paper)

	Computer:  "The Women Who Love Men Who Hate Cats Diet Plan"
    
    nahhhh.  must 'a been coincidence.
    
    grins
    dwp

    Wow - nobody told me I was going to meet a real MOVIE STAR! :-0
    
    ~ginny
    
    
    (Reprinted without permission from People Magazine, 9/9/91)
    
    CAST A DEADLY SPELL
    HBO
    
    "Double, double, toil and trouble."  In this engrossing fantasy
    thriller, it's 1948, and Los Angeles is spellbound, awash in black
    magic.  Everybody is a witch or a warlock, unless, of course, they
    happen to be a zombie or a gremlin.  Everyone, that is, but a
    so-hardboiled-he's-petrified private eye named H. Phillip Lovecraft (a
    nod to the seminal horror writer).  Lovecraft -- the type of guy who
    sidles up to the bar to order Bourbon.  Show it some water, but be
    discreet" -- is played to the nines by Fred Ward.  He's hired by a
    wealthy man to recover an ancient book of incantations that could spell
    the end of the world.
    
    Not since Ghostbusters has an impending apocalypse been so
    entertaining.  Just as that film threw the paranormal together with the
    comedic, this movie intoxicatingly mixes the supernatural and the pulp
    detective genre.  Prepare yourself for a healthy dose of Spade and
    sorcery.
    
    The atmosphere and special effects are striking in this film ...  One
    odd thing: in this exceptionally well done TV movie, the boom mike is
    visible in a surprising number of scenes.  Must be poltergeists.

    re: .19 (Ginny)
    
          Yes, didn't you like me as Gus Grissom in "The Right Stuff"?
    Or, being the title role in "Remo Williams" or (my favorite)
    the title role in "Henry and June."?
    
    Signed, 
    Fred Ward
    
    (P.s.)  It was nice of you to take time out from your trip to 
    Nashua from New York to attend the dinner.  I enjoyed meeting you--
    along with all the others who took the time to attend.  As usual,
    time was too short to really meet everyone.  I won't mention the 
    "repeats" but I would like to acknowledge Dave Pierson, Talligai,
    Barb (the silent noter  ;-) ) and the infamous "Y".  Thanks to all
    of you for a very pleasant evening.
    
    Frederick
    

As Carole said earlier, it certainly was a pleasure to reconnect 
with old friends, and meet some new ones.

Pleasure to meet you Fred, and I hope you make it back soon.  Great excuse
for a dinner!

Barbara, who has broken her silence

    Hi All!
    
     I would have written sooner, but I had a little accident Friday, and
    messed my arm up pretty bad. I was out Monday, and am just getting
    caught up. No broken bones, but deep bruises, and a pretty deep scrape.
    I think all the good feelings I got Thursday are making me heal really
    quickly!! The doctor was even amazed on Monday at how fast it is
    healing! Thanks, even though it was residual! ;-)
    
     I had a GREAT time at the dinner! Much good conversation, and lots of
    nice people. It was nice to be able to put faces to some of the names I
    see here. 
    
     In case anyone is wondering, as far as I know, Fred didn't prove that
    he had that "Firm number" referred to a while back! ;-)
    
     As soon as I actually have something to contribute, I'll start
    writing. Unfortunately, most of what I now know, I learned right here!
    Guess I'll have to get my butt in gear and get to the library, eh?
    
     Again, it was nice meeting everyone there! I'll be there next time too
    if at all possible, whenever that may come about! 
    
    
    Love,
    
     Y
                                                      

    re: .22 (Y oh Y)
    
         Sorry about your arm...hope it's back to it's usual real soon.
    
         You missed my firm number?  Gee, I'm sorry!  Nothing's worse than
    a number that can't make up its mind (and sometimes numbers seem
    to have a mind of their own, if you know what I mean...;-) )
    
         As for heading into the library...ne plus pas necessaire (or
    something like that.  :-}  )  All it takes is a journey into your
    own mind...don't need any numbers at all for that...saves gas, too.
    
    Frederick
    

Hi Frederick,
It was my pleasure to get to meet you, have some time to talk *(although the 
time was definitely too short) and to exchange hugs. (always the best part).

Look forward to more conversation and more hugs.

Namasthe,
Talligai