July 14, 2007
Slightly longer version - for me, it wasn't about the events so much as it was about spending time having interesting conversations with intelligent people, which is something I don't get enough of, living in my geographic bit of nowhere. Sadly, these sorts of free-fire wit-fests don't translate well into the printed word, because there's no way to accurately translate that atmosphere into text.
Still, I'd like to give friendly nods to the attendees and, where possible, point you to their summaries of events, which you can choose to believe or not at your own discretion.
Not that bloggers would ever embellish a tale.
Og of Neanderpundit - Whether dropping trou at the gun range, showing off his uniboob, or T1G's hot yet diminutive nuts, you'll never find a classier class act.
Shoe, lately of Chou Chope - Shame she's blog-retired. I felt like I found a kindred spirit who really understands the joy and - ironically - sanity that blogging provides.
Teresa of Technicalities - Sadly, barely got to talk to her at dinner, but I was impressed that she remembered to give me a message from Shakey Pete. She's such a thoughtful girl. No wonder she's daddy's favorite.
Oddybobo of Bobo Blogger - Thanks to her keen eyesight (and knowing me all too well), I got a cool new T-shirt... which I wore for about 5 minutes before spraying it with Guinness. Strange, but true.
Zonker of Thunder And Roses - While I actually got a good amount of talk time with him, what really sticks out in my mind was how much fun it was just watching him verbally sparring with Redneck ("wanna rassle?"). The guy's a hoot.
Leslie of Leslie's Omnibus - What a sweetie! One of the best huggers in the crew. Plus she toted my sorry ass back & forth to Kaus's.
Redneck of RedNeck Ramblings - That boy just cracks me up. Just kept tossing out verbal red meat for the lions to pounce on all night long. Not sure where he found that NASCARney character.
Graumagus of Frizzen Sparks - Who else do you know that can kill a charging vacuum cleaner from 75 yards with a .44 revolver? 'Nuff said.
Contagion of Miasmatic Review - Still shy. Didn't hear a peep out of him all weekend.
Ktreva of The Reality Ranch - Slightly less shy. Especially when drinking coffee-flavored beer. Makes her screamy.
Tammi of Tammi's World - Completely lost count of how many good things she made happen at this event. Once again, she was the rock upon which a quality blogmeet rested.
Beloved Wife TNT of Smiling Dynamite - My fashion consultant and emotional lifeline when things got overwhelming. As always, I don't know what I'd do without her.
BloodSpite of Technography - I didn't recognize him at first (which broke his heart). He says it's because I'm a thoughtless jerk, but I *still* suspect he must've gotten a face transplant some time in the last year. On a personal note, I covet his .40... well, the one WITHOUT the 200-pound trigger pull, at any rate.
_Jon of We Swear - For just five minutes, I would LOVE to borrow this man's brain. I have never met anyone with his lightning-like talent for cracking off great one-liners. I swear the guy's a freakin' cyborg or something. He's fun to hang out with. Or he's fun out with which to hang, if you want to be picky about it.
Biloxi of The Republic of Biloxi - I didn't know he was coming, so I met him for the first time at dinner. Sadly, I wasn't at my social best, because I was obsessing about my walk-on role in T1G's roast. I did notice that he managed to get off a few good lines during dinner, so I'm looking forward to getting to know him through his blog in the coming weeks.
That 1 Guy of Drunken Wisdom - Nice guy... for a hippie.
And it's killin' me that he's movin' away.
ENDNOTES
The Buffalo Range Shooting Park ROCKED!
Sadly, there's no photos of the Plinking Pit - a huge, deep, dirt pit filled with cast-away objects (like volley balls, barrels, cans, boxes, toys, vacuum cleaners, and puddles of water) where you shoot as much as you want, as fast as you want. Full-auto weapons welcome. $25 to play all day, but it's Bring Your Own Ammo).
Here's a shot of the tables at the Pit though. Yes, that really is an inch-think carpet of expended casings on the ground. Adds to the atmosphere.
Also:
In observance of your birthday, we will give you a free day of shooting on your birthday or the day before or the day after. ID will be checked for verification.
Re: Klas's
1) I don't like liver, but the liver dumpling soup was excellent.
2) The staff is friendly and amazingly tolerant of blogger antics.
3) I never thought I'd hear the Czech version of "I Will Survive":
but there it was, playing quietly on the restaurant's speakers. Don't know if anyone noticed it besides me & TNT.
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