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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 The Emerald WordaPalooza #84598 10/24/02 06:39 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando OP Pooh-Bah OP RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 A GRAND INVITATION TO YOU ALL TO COME TO A PARTY IN IRELAND!! Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd June, 2003. Those who have been around these parts for a year or so will remember that a number of us met last June for a Wordapalooza week-end in Michigan, but there will be many who have joined since then who will not have heard about it. Briefly, it was a party to end all parties, held at Sparteye's beautiful house, where just over twenty of us met up - many for the first time - to chat, play word-games, splash in the pool, drink beer and generally have a wonderful time. The notable thing was that everyone turned out to be just about as everyone else had envisaged then through board and PM contact. All of us said we would like to do something similar in 2003. As a result, Rubrick has said that he will organise a place to meet in Ireland (hence the title of this post ) and he, CapitalKiwi, FishonaBike and I have formed a working party to help him with the organisation. (And that working party was a mini-wordapalooza in itself!! We had a most enjoyable time meeting up!) As this year's wordapalooza was held at a private home, there had to be a certain amount of restriction on how many came, but this next year it will be held at some sort of public venue (we considered Blarney Castle, but that's booked solid ) there is no restriction. Everyone is welcome, so is their partner, spouse or best friend. However, we need to know how many are coming, so that we can book a suitable place - and we need to know very soon, please. The dates that have been chosen are Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd June, 2003. The exact place has not yet been chosen, but will, we hope, be somewhere within easy reach of both Dublin and Shannon airports. Other details will be announced as we arrange them. Sooooooooo !!! - - PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU THINK YOU CAN COME either by a post on this thread, or a PM to me, RhubarbCommando. I will, from time to time, add to a list people who are definitely or probably coming along, so you can get some idea of what you are letting yourself in for. If you have any questions, please post them on this thread (unless they are very personal, of course) and one or other of us will do our best to answer. Later on, we may ask for volunteers to take on certain roles to help the thing run smoothly. I'm looking forward to hearing from all-y'all out thar. all the best RhubarbCommando Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Emerald WordaPalooza - attendees #84599 10/24/02 06:43 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando OP Pooh-Bah OP RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 These are the names of people who have expressed a definite intent to attend: (as at 23/11) Definites:- belMarduk CapfKa Consuelo Emanuela Fiberbabe wow jackie Muzick milum RhubarbCommando Rubrick TEd Remington Wordwind Probables:- boronia Maybe's:- jmh Sparteye Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Emerald WordaPalooza #84600 10/24/02 07:17 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC ME! ME! Count me in! And I have some suggestions as to where we can meet! My favorite place that I stayed in in Ireland was the Peoples' Hostel, just a short drive from Shannon, Spanish Point, Milton Malbay. If you want to stay in a hostel, which I thought was loads of fun. It's walking distance (perhaps a half mile) to some really great pubs in Milton Malbay, and the people who run the hostel are fascinating, Irish musician types, who have a gold record on a wall in their kitchen. I stayed there for a week, and every time I thought of moving on I said to myself, "Oh, jsut one more day." And that only ended when I knew my plane would leave without me. The hostel is on a bluff overlooking a small harbor and you can sit on the bluff and watch the sun sink into the Atlantic while porpoises or dolphins (the mammal types) play in the harbor. Behind the hostel is a golf course, one on which the fairway is sand! But no matter where you have it, I want to be there! And fair warning, I might even bring Peggy and the kids!! TEd TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Emerald WordaPalooza #84601 10/25/02 01:53 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 "just over twenty"??? You gotta be kidding; there were hundreds of you!!! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Emerald WordaPalooza #84602 10/25/02 07:51 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando OP Pooh-Bah OP RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 I think you may have been suffering a little from double vision, sparteye, my dear. Now - I wonder what could have caused that . . . . . ? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Emerald WordaPalooza #84603 10/25/02 07:53 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando OP Pooh-Bah OP RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 Great, TEd - it'll be good to meet you IRL - and wife and offspring, too! Thanks for the suggestion for a venue; it sounds good. Rubrick will no doubt take a look at it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Emerald WordaPalooza #84604 10/25/02 11:38 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I don't want to seem hostile to the idea of a hostel; as long as I have a comfortable bed, my own bathroom, and air conditioning, I don't care where I stay. (Yes, I'm serious.) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Emerald WordaPalooza #84605 10/25/02 12:07 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando OP Pooh-Bah OP RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 Sure, Jackie - the air in Eire is very well conditioned and your bathroom will be down in the estuary - plenty of room and privacy, if you choose your spot with care. As for the comfortable bed - that depends on the quantity and quality of the heather that you gather. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Emerald WordaPalooza #84606 10/26/02 10:18 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 >air conditioning Mmmm, interesting, that could rule out a few million places. To be sure Jackie, the air is pre-conditioned in Ireland to be just right, you don't need to worry (other than maybe one or two days a year) .... now central heating ... that would be a bit more important. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Emerald WordaPalooza #84607 10/27/02 12:13 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Well, I like to sleep with the temperature of the room at about 60ºF (15.5ºC) or even lower. 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