Commenter Kathleen has begun to arrange a Ballon Juice meet up in Mason, Ohio and asked if I’d put an announcement on the front page. So here are the details:
Date: Saturday, September 9
Time: 4:00 PM
Place: Wood Fire Grill in Mason, Ohio (Wood Fire is about 33 mile/40 minute drive from Dayton Convention Center).
https://mason.firebirdsrestaurants.com/Ms. Alt Fax, Esq and Ukulele Virtuoso Glaukopis from Dayton have already RSVP’d.Attendees should please RSVP in the comments* by Friday, September 8 so I can make reservations. Ms. Fax will be bringing the balloons.I look forward to meeting The Jackal Party!
So if you’re interested in attending, please let her know in the comments.
* This was originally an email address, but in this day and age, for operational security reasons, I’m not putting those on the front page or anywhere else. Just use the comments to RSVP.
Adam L Silverman
And no, I have no idea why it formatted that way. But it is kind of cool.
Ohio Mom
Just wrote it in my calendar!
Adam L Silverman
@Ohio Mom: Excellent. I’m sure the good drooly doctor will be thrilled.
Kathleen
@Adam L Silverman: Thanks so much, Adam! Actually I comment as Kathleen.
Kathleen
@Ohio Mom: So noted! I’m so happy you can make it! Alt Fax & I have been hoping to get together with you.
Yutsano
Huh. Wonder if I could get Zandar to show up.
Adam L Silverman
@Kathleen: I will adjust things up top.
Adam L Silverman
@Yutsano: I sent him an email. Feel free to nudge him from your side.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Kathleen: Though Dr. Spittle would be a cool nym. I’ve thought of changing mine to Bungalow Bill, but it’s too much trouble.
Kathleen
@Adam L Silverman: Thanks!
efgoldman
@?BillinGlendaleCA:
Not Barnacle Bill (the sailor)?
Kathleen
@?BillinGlendaleCA: Actually, my dad and I created the name when I was visiting him in the hospital. He “was livin’ on the air in Cincinnati” as morning man on WLW AM in the 60’s/70’s early 80’s and crafted his own comedy routines and serials. I had been noodling ideas about a mythical radio station with an Edith Prickly type manager and we were discussing characters and concepts. That’s how Dr. Spittle was created!
?BillinGlendaleCA
@efgoldman: No, I’m a fan of The Beatles.
debbie
@efgoldman:
It’s a reference to a Beatles song.
Greg in PDX
Northeast Kentucky…I lived in KY and Ohio is nowhere near NW Kentucky! That would be MO or IL :-)
Alternative Fax, a hip hop artist from Idaho
@Ohio Mom: Yay!! I was hoping we could get you in the mix.
I should note that it’s not a totally heinous drive from Columbus, and while it’s a haul from the People’s Kenyan Islamic Soshalist Republic of Louisville, I’d welcome anyone who’d make the drive. Hint.
Adam L Silverman
@Greg in PDX: I just copied and pasted from the email. But I did read something wrong and have now corrected the title.
WaterGirl
Adam, you should have taken credit for the formatting, It’s a triple blcokquote, I give it an 8.5
Kathleen
Cannonfire (Joseph Cannon) has an interesting post regarding Trump’s deliberate sabotage of the voting process. He links to 2 articles, the first about Tillerson’s plan to close State Department office responsible for promoting US cyber security abroad and the resignations from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council:
Here is a link to his entire post including the links cited above:
http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2017/08/trump-saboteur.html
?BillinGlendaleCA
@debbie: Yup, “The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill”.
Ohio Mom
@Kathleen: I was scratching my head, I knew I’d never seen a Dr. Spittle in these threads.
Looking forward to meeting you and Alt Fax too.
Adam L Silverman
@Ohio Mom: That was the email address, so I figured that was the nym used to comment. Silly me!
J R in WV
Would come, but flying out to Denver that very day.
This never works out for Us!
Have fun all y’all jackals!
Kathleen
@Adam L Silverman: @Adam L Silverman: I should have communicated more clearly. I’ll blame Mercury being retrograde.
Adam L Silverman
@Kathleen: No worries.
Omnes Omnibus
@Kathleen: You’ll always be Dr. Spittle to me.
satby
@Alternative Fax, a hip hop artist from Idaho: how henious from South Bend? I’ll have to Google.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Kathleen: I generally blame Mercury for being an ingrate.
Alternative Fax, a hip hop artist from Idaho
@satby: Not great, but I hope you’ll consider it! I’m such a hoper, I’m hoping Kay will consider it. Hey debbie, did I mention that it’s not a g*dawful drive from Columbus?
debbie
@Alternative Fax, a hip hop artist from Idaho:
Thanks, but I’m dealing with vitreous detachment. My nightcrawling has come to a halt.
Laura
@?BillinGlendaleCA: Hey!
satby
@debbie: oh man, that’s tough! Take care of yourself! Hope it’s better soon!
Adam L Silverman
@debbie: We told you not to look at the eclipse without the special glasses!!//
More seriously: feel better, we’re keeping good thoughts.
glaukopis
Virtuoso? No, just a case of Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Glad to see so many interested in meeting up here.
ETA: and hope you’re better soon, debbie, that doesn’t sound like fun.
satby
Hmmm, little over 4 hours each way ?
Omnes Omnibus
@debbie: @Adam L Silverman: Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun.
aznfg
I would like to meet up except that I grew up in Northern Kentucky and now live in Arizona. Nobody who lives there refers to the area as Northeast Kentucky. I went to Mason occasionally growing because my parents had friends there. I do remember it before Kings Island came.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@satby: Bit of a long drive.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Omnes Omnibus: Obviously Trump’s mother didn’t share that gem with him.
Lokahi
@Kathleen: James Francis Patrick O’Neill, by any chance?
CarolDuhart2
Would love to come. Need a ride though to get there.
glaukopis
@CarolDuhart2: from where?
Kathleen
@Lokahi: Way late to dead thread but YES!!!!!
CarolDuhart2
@glaukopis: Cincinnati proper.
glaukopis
@CarolDuhart2: get my email from Kathleen or Adam and we can arrange it.
Woodrowfan
as a Dayton native (Wright State baby!!) I’d love to show up. I hope you all have fun.
debbie
@Adam L Silverman:
Thanks. Just part of the joys of aging. :-/
Lokahi
@Kathleen: Late to threads is story of my life. Met JFPO once in passing when I worked at WUBE to put myself through college. Legendary figure with “stomach-turning” humor. Dr. Spittle fits right in with my memories :) Wish I could get to the meet-up, but live on the Left Coast now.
cintibud
Doggone it, I have a wedding to go to that evening. Been wanting a Cinti meetup for some time
Bud
Alternative Fax, a hip hop artist from Idaho
Hey Bud and satby – I’m happy to be there with green balloons at noon or 1, if that helps…
Bella Q with balloons
cintibud
Thanks Bella, but going to a poverty workshop 9-1 put on by St. Vincent DePaul. I
was stuck withbeen given the honer of being our conference president last month and the workshop is at our church.sharl
Unfortunately I won’t be back in Dayton on one of my all-too-rare family visits at this time, but I’m looking forward to the after-event report.