LOEB Meeting: 03/01/10 -- Keith's Dad is Improved Edition

[Patsy Stone]

Thanks for the update, Keith. It's nice to see ya!

It's nice to see all of you, too. :hi:

[Berry Cool]

1. That was very nice of him

and I look forward to the rest of the show.

:hi: So how the heck are we all?? Everyone enjoy the Olympics? I sure did!!

[Patsy Stone]

2. The last two weeks

kicked my ass. Too much going on all at once. I'll be glad to settle back into less than 4 hours of sports per night. But they were great. And, to quote Bob Costas, there was even the "always enjoyable, giant inflatable beaver" thrown into the mix.

[RevCheesehead]

4. Mama noticed that, too.

:evilgrin:

:hi: Hi Patsy!

[Berry Cool]

6. Wasn't that funny, though?

I noticed Mama commented on the giant inflatable beavers this morning. :rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

7. So did Jim.

;)

Diet Coke, please. :hi:

[Berry Cool]

10. I knew it!

I couldn't get a special commemorative Olympic can for Diet Coke with a silhouette of Evan Lysacek on it, so I got you their latest flavor instead:

[RevCheesehead]

11. OMG!

:puke:


:rofl:


:hi:

[Berry Cool]

12. OK...

All better?

[RevCheesehead]

15. Nah, I'd rather have a commemorative Olympic regular Coke.

Sorry to be such a pain.

[Berry Cool]

21. My, we're picky tonight! :-)

Here you go: not only the can but Lysacek...and company!

[Patsy Stone]

24. Somebody I know got robbed:

[Berry Cool]

31. Alas, poor Johnny.

But he did get the prize for Most Fabulous.

Loved that crown of roses someone gave him.

[Patsy Stone]

36. Excellent moment.

He will always be golden to me. :loveya:, Johnny.

[Berry Cool]

39. Johnny will be just fine.

Right now he's the most famous guy ever to finish 6th at the Olympics. :rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

29. I adore Apolo Ohno!

He is just too, too cute for words. :blush:

[Patsy Stone]

46. The only way I could like him more

is if he had that second "L" in his name.

[RevCheesehead]

55. In the movie about him,

do you see Johnny Depp?

[Patsy Stone]

58. Yes, I do.

Perfect. It better happen soon though, Johnny's not gettin' any younger. :)

[PSzymeczek]

72. Everything's better

with bacon!

[WolverineDG]

3. I'm back from the Olympics!

:rofl: not really, watched them from my couch

:hi:

So, what happened while I was away? :)

dg

[RevCheesehead]

9. Well, I saw Russ Feingold on Friday.

One of his listening sessions was in Whitewater.
I wanted to tell him that the KOEB sends love, but I couldn't get close enough to him.

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

13. That darn restraining order again, huh?

What a bummer. :hi:

[RevCheesehead]

17. Our reputation precedes us.

BTW, tomorrow is Russ' 57th birthday. I got an e-mail from his daughters asking if I wanted to sign his birthday card. :party:

[SharonRB]

25. Lucky you!

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

32. Hi Sharon!

I was thrilled at the turnout... most of the people were pro-healthcare, except for the row of Freepers who sat right in front of me. When they got up to leave, one of them muttered "unbelievable... they're all full of shit." So I muttered right back "maybe it's just you."

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

37. ...

:rofl:

[Berry Cool]

41. Oh, snap!!

:rofl:

[SharonRB]

42. Good for you!

:rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

5. Da Cheese is here!

Break out the crackers! :bounce: :bounce:

:hi: Hi everyone!

[Berry Cool]

8. Hi, Rev and Wolfie!

:hi: I was away much of the time too. Good to be back, even though the Olympics was in many ways a highly satisfying experience.

[SharonRB]

14. I missed the intro

:cry:

[Patsy Stone]

16. Keith was in an outside shot

and thanked everyone for their thoughts and letters. He said his dad was improved, and he'd be back later to respond to some of the good wishes and give an update.

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

18. Watch again at 10.

Also, you haven't completely missed Keith; he'll be back at show's end.

:hi: Hi Sha-Sha!

[RevCheesehead]

19. I thought Larry said Keith's up next...

or was that just a tease?

[Berry Cool]

23. Maybe he just meant "later" and not at the end?

[RevCheesehead]

35. Yup... he's toying with us.

I feel so cheap.

[Berry Cool]

48. I'd like to have Keith toy with me and make me feel cheap.

I had to get around to saying it.

[RevCheesehead]

59. Thank you.

The sun may now rise tomorrow. :P

[Patsy Stone]

61. She had to hold that in for weeks.

:)

[Patsy Stone]

20. Jim Bunning: "Yeah, I'm nuts, so f*%&#& what?"

Oh, lordy, lordy... What is it with these people?

[SharonRB]

22. I've been saying he probably got hit in the head with too many baseballs

when he played for the Tigers. I think he needs one more. In just the right place.

[Berry Cool]

26. Jim Bunning is an arsehole. That is all.

Unless there's an extension, my benefits end in June.

[Patsy Stone]

30. Boooooooo!

There has to be an extension. It's an election year. :hug:

[Berry Cool]

50. Little do they know, that won't make me vote for any Republicans

but that's a little secret between us.

[CBHagman]

74. Then we'd better get on the horn.

This is too cruel.

Will be calling the senators...

[RevCheesehead]

27. Russ told us about Crazy Jim's vote on Friday.

I gasped "NO!" and Russ said "well, that's his right as a Senator; any one of us could object to any bill. I'm not saying that I agree with him, I dont - but it is within his right."
And at that point, I began to cry. Hot silent tears for all the people who are at the end of their rope.

[Berry Cool]

53. That's because you're a good person, Rev.

No, I won't be living in my car and trying to get food stamps--but I will be one of the lucky ones.

[SharonRB]

28. Hooray -- Harold's not running.

Call me, Harold.

[Berry Cool]

33. Keith's up next!!

No, wait, now he's making it sound like Keith will be last.

Poor Chile...damn, damn, damn. Something horrible always happening somewhere.

[Patsy Stone]

34. "Hanging up on you, Harold."

Excellent news. I could have told him not to run, if he'd asked me.

[SharonRB]

43. Same here.

Actually, now that he's decided not to, he can forget about calling me. I just wanted to tell him not to run. Not interested in anything else.

[GigiMommy]

38. Hi Everybody!!! Seems like I missed alot.

:hi: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Patsy Stone]

40. You haven't missed Keith, yet.

so, I think you're good. :)

:hi:, you two! :bounce:

[GigiMommy]

52. Hi Patsy!!!

Thanks for telling me. :hi: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[SharonRB]

44. Hi, Gigi

:hi:

[GigiMommy]

56. Hi Sharon!!!

I can see the sidewalks again. :hi:

[Berry Cool]

45. Hi GGM and Cassie!

:hi: Back in time for Keith!

[GigiMommy]

60. Hi Berry!!!

Yay! Just in time.:hi: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Patsy Stone]

47. Shouldn't I have felt the earth moving off its axis by three inches?

I mean, I know it's a teeeny tiiiiny amount, relatively speaking, but still... Shouldn't a pencil have rolled off my desk, or something?

[SharonRB]

49. That's what I keep thinking.

Everything seems like it's still in the same place.

[RevCheesehead]

63. That was the angels attending to Ted Olbermann.

O8)

[Patsy Stone]

65. Amen.

Wonderful news. Here's hoping his recovery continues swiftly.

[SharonRB]

51. Tsunami insurance?

Who knew such a thing even existed.

[Patsy Stone]

57. They get you coming and going.

As part of my mortgage, I'm required to have flood insurance, and I'm on the 15th floor.

[SharonRB]

62. That's just wrong.

[SharonRB]

54. Notice she said...

"when it's time for our big earthquake," not IF.

[Patsy Stone]

64. Yay for your dad, Keith!

All that, and he read Thurber to us, without his glasses. :loveya:

[Berry Cool]

66. My word, that was beautiful

and so was he. :loveya:

Thank you, Keith.

[RevCheesehead]

68. Oh, you're awake!

I thought I was going to have to fetch a Bay-Air.

[Berry Cool]

76. Oh, it wasn't that big a deal

Just Keith reading to us with no glasses on...

...ahhhh... KLUNNKKKK

[RevCheesehead]

67. This Thurber guy sounds pretty smart.

He must be one of them damned liburl elitists.

[Patsy Stone]

69. There were entirely too many words

all strung together.

[RevCheesehead]

70. And the COBRAS....

sounds like a plot by Slytherin.

[PSzymeczek]

73. James Thurber was a great American humorist.

Wish I could find "My World and Welcome to It" to download...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Thurber

[Berry Cool]

75. You should check out this blog:

http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/

Look in the December 2009 listings--he has a Christmas episode of "My World and Welcome To It" linked in there. I watched it. Quite interesting and it made me think of Keith, strangely enough.

The father has put off getting a gift for his daughter, who wants the year's hot doll, until the last minute. Instead, he ends up buying her an American flag. At first she thinks he's nuts, but in the long run she comes to appreciate his bizarrely chosen gift.

[RevCheesehead]

71. Link to "The Peaceable Mongoose"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=204129&mesg_id=204129