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Callahan's July 2001 Bar Rag!"To Callahan's Warmth
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"To living in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip." *** Smash *** - With apologies to Will Rogers Hi all.. I was pleased to see Callahans have a special conference again this month. I love special conferences because that's often how a patron gets to show his or her stuff to the community..:) Let us know if you'd like to discuss your hobby, or interest, one night in conference. Then just show up to discuss it, we'll take care of the details..:) We have a new 'tender! Cane (CANEGURU) is a regular in conference and a true magic maker. She holds a scheduled conference over in Polymer Chat and may try to adjust her schedule to hold one for us one day, too. Regardless, we have someone new to (officially) help us enhance the magic and make the place safe for all. Please thank her Cane you see her. And there is more Gathering 2001 News..:) We will be staying at the DoubleTree Boston-Bayside hotel from August 30 through September 5th. Some rooms are still available at our reduced rate of 99 dollars per night - but you must hurry and book if you plan on joining us. And we hope you do..:) JP was raising *Cane* again in conference only this time up on the bar for all to see while Hombre Verde took a deep breath. Why??.. Because Cane (Caneguru) joined the ranks of tenderhood. She hosts a weekly conference over in the Polymer Clay forum and brings lots of skill and experience to the job - and - she is fun to be around! Congratulation Cane !! Sandra (MISSS) held the another special conference entitled "The First Time I Left Home" Sandra and others told of their experiences leaving home in what turned out to be an emotional conference. Sandra told of her housemate's travels to every free buffet within a ten mile radius. Sandra knows all about Ramen noodles :) She said it had to have something to do with the preservatives..:) Lou revealed he cried his first night away from home. We're still wondering why..:) Congratulations to MaryEdna (ARTWORK4), for her Honorable Mention in the June IBPC contest! MaryEdna's poem, Some Things are Easier can be seen, if you have access to the Grab bag. Her entry was part of a writing exercise that she and Peter were doing, this one to use the phrase, "I walk around naked." Great job, MaryEdna! From David: June in the Creative Writing folder was entirely dominated by Allan (Tut_Ra), in a wonderful burst of creativity. He gave us Lose One -- Start One, with second, third, and fourth installments. It was then re-named "Varanz," and we got the fifth, sixth and last installments... which held us rapt, throughout. Allan continued to bounce us around in shared alternate realities with "Second Earth," installments one, two, three, four, and five. Finally, in mournful vein, Allan introduced Middle Earth and explored it. Birthday Greetings were heartily extended to:
Calliversaries Last Month Chad (SHEAR2) continues to Calliversaries! If you'd like to find out the date you first came to Callahan's, just post here, and we'll be wishing you a "Happy Calliversary" some time in the next year!
A note from Chad: *Most* of the Calliversary dates appear to be correct, but if you see one that isn't, please let us know. The Pope dies and, naturally, goes to heaven. He's met by the reception committee, and after a whirlwind tour is told that he can enjoy any of the myriad recreations available. He decides that he wants to read all of the ancient original text of the Holy Scriptures, and spends the next eon or so learning the languages. After becoming a linguistic master, he sits down in the library and begins to pore over every version of the Bible, working back from the most recent "Easy Reading" to the original script. All of a sudden there is a scream in the library. Tha angels come running to him, only to find the Pope huddled in a chair, crying to himself, and muttering, "An 'R'! They left out the 'R'." God takes him aside, offering comfort and asks him what the problem is. After collecting his wits, the Pope sobs again, "It's the letter 'R' ...the word was supposed to be CELEBRATE!" "Although we travel the world over in search of the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Please send us a note if you wish to receive the Bar Rag each month via email. Your email address will not be made visible to others who receive the Bar Rag. We will, of course, continue to post the Rag on our Web site..:) We hope you find the Bar Rag entertaining and informative. We can always use good pieces and writers here. If you have something you would like to submit, or have a comment, good or bad, about the newsletter, or if you wish to be added to or removed from our Bar Rag mailing list, simply send us a note. |