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    You folks don't have to wait for my premonitions to come true...you can
    start signing up for the party anytime.

    Lessee...  Joyce said "his", so that rules out Joyce and Tamzen.  I
    guess that leaves Jim, Joe and... naw... couldn't be!  Me?
    
    Ok, I'll do it one more time.  But the next one's at Joyce's!  (You'll
    have to knock out a few walls, Joyce!  And get the rice off the bed!)
    
    
    The date and time, Friday, September 28, 1989, 6PM until midnight
    (or whenever).
    
    The place, mine (sigh) in Nashua.  (Just when I got my neighbors to
    start speaking to me again!)
    
    Sign up here or send me mail.  (If you want to be a "mystery guest",
    just let me know and I won't put your name on the list I post here.)
    Tell us what you'll be bringing for food, drink or other useful
    stuff.
    
    A couple of things that many people will want to know:
    
    	1.  Smokers are welcome to enjoy their cigarettes outside (but no
    	    butts on the lawn this time, please!)
    
    	2.  I do share my house with a cat, Moet.  He will very likely
    	    stay outside the whole evening, but if you are severely
    	    allergic to cats, you might be uncomfortable in some rooms.
    	    Others should be ok.  Let me know if I can do anything to
    	    help.
    
    	3.  I promise to make some sinful concoction containing chocolate
    	    and Grand Marnier.  It might not be mousse.
    
    	4.  At H_R parties, there tends to be an absence of loud music and
    	    heavy drinking.  People have a great time meeting old and new
    	    friends, and each time, half of the attendees are
    	    "first-timers".  So if you're holding off because you don't	
    	    know anyone, or are a "read-only" noter, go ahead and sign up!
    	    I promise you'll have a great time.
    
    			Steve

    Where in Nashua?
    
    You can reply off line.
    
    Katrina

As for the previous parties, directions will be sent to those who signed
up a few days before the event.  The reason for asking people to sign up
is so that I get a rough idea of how many people will be attending, and thus
can get the necessary supplies.  

See note 726 for the history of the previous party.

				Steve

>    	2.  I do share my house with a cat, Moet. 

 What's the mouse's name? Chandon? ;^)

 The Doctah

    The weekend of September 29th will be gorgeous in New England...and the
    airlines are offering great bargains.
    
    See the foliage, and attend a great H_R party at the same time.  If
    anyone is willing to offer a space for a noter from afar to sleep let
    me know...or if you would like to come out here and need a place to
    sleep the same.  I will see if I can do some matching.
    
    

    
    Thanks Steve.  I'll be at your party.  I had a great time at the
    last one.
    
    And I hope that lady that told me not to send her any more mail
    messages will come even though she now knows I'll be there.
    I wish we could at least make up and be on "friendly terms", as I
    have good feelings about you, despite our criticism of each other.
    
    /Eric

    Picture Steve's face deep red - the party is scheduled for Friday,
    September 29 - not the 28th (which is a Thursday).
    
    I also want to apologize to those who will not be able to come because
    it is Rosh Hashanah - the party date was chosen to coincide with the
    plans of a "distant" noter who will be around that weekend.  I will
    try hard not to let this kind of a conflict happen again.
    
    				Steve

    
    
    	A reader mostly, although I would like to attend!  The 28th
    	most definitely is a Thursday as it is my birthday!!
    
    	Count me in though!
    
    	Linda
    

    
    
    	RE: .9
    
    	Wow!! I should go, then we'd have 'bookend' birthday people.
    	Mine is the 30th.
    
    	G_B

    Yes you should go George....
    
    And for those of you folks away from New England that would like to 
    come two local folks have offered a place to stay.  TWA had a full
    page ad with some terrific deals to Boston.
    
    Let's celebrate birthdays, visiting noters and the foliage!
    
    

    I have a sofa bed available in Cambridge, MA.  It's a bit of a hike
    from Nashua, but should be convenient if you have to catch a plane the
    next morning.  And I'll be driving there after the party anyway.  (: >,)
    
    Ray

I've a two bedroom place in Lowell, just over to the border from Nashua.
Lots of room, if not much furniture :-)

Jim.

Will come late, I think.  The DEC Tennis League finals are also 
scheduled for Friday, 9/29, and I don't know what time the
event ends.

Meigs

    Steve,
    
    Count me in too.  I'm going to be moving to Hudson,NH. the end of
    Aug., and will have a spare bedroom, even though as Jim said it
    might not have much furniture.
    
    BTW, I make a great artichoke dip, so unless you need more main
    dishes, I'll be bringing that with the crackers for dipping.
    
    Nils

    Given the unpredictabilities of the times and the age.. I want
    to be there and I hope I will be able to be there...if anyone
    wants to fly in or out of the area by Worester airport...easy
    to access for people living locally, much quicker turn around time...
    we can put you up.
    
    Bonnie who lives out in the woods

    Well I didn't say that I would have a premonition that there would be
    guests from afar...just mystery guests.
    
    Kris Kress should not be a mystery....everyone should be aware that she
    will be at the party.  For those that do not know her she enjoys 
    practical jokes so be prepared!
    
    So far she wins the prize for the guest from the greatest distance.

    
    Now wait a minute, Joyce!!  Practical Jokes???  Actually, I haven't
    done one in years.  Now planning one...that's a different story
    (as some of you already know).
      
    Seriously, I'm looking forward to the party.  I'll have to think
    of something to bring which will survive a flight on US Air (the
    airline that asks you to leave the plane if you haven't showered).
      
    Kris a.k.a K2 a.k.a Krash
    
    

    Kris, 'fess up?  Did I or did I not receive a phone call from Citibank 
    Visa at work?
    
    And there are rumblings from the West...just an inquiry as to the fares 
    I was talking about...but it sounded like serious rumblings.
    
    

    
    uh...uh....er....
    
    
    
    Yep!  That was me!  Gee, I forgot all about it!  Aw shucks!  My
    true colors are now displayed.  
    
    Rumblings from the West???  It's amazing what some people will do
    to win a prize!  (Good thing you haven't told them what the prize
    is).
    
    Kris

    First prize - One night in exciting Nashua
    Second prize - TWO nights in exciting Nashua...

    Top prize - Three nights in Beantown!

I've posted my first draft of the party distribution list in the next
reply.  I'll delete it and repost the list occasionally as it changes.

One item of note - Kris is now in second place for "longest distance".

If you think you might attend, please sign up either here or by mail.
And if you think you've signed up but aren't on the list, let me know.

				Steve

    Steve, add me to the list.  I'll be there a little late (probably
    around 9:00) but I'll bring some kind of desert.  Of course there'll be
    SOME kind of chocolate.
    
    I had a LOT of fun at the last party.  Looks like this one is going to
    be just as much fun.
    
    Holly
    

    My crystal ball isn't clear enough to tell me what I'll have time to
    bring by then, but I'll be there, barring any severe complications.
    
    I also have house space (depending on my housemate situation, I may
    have an empty room) in Waltham if anyone needs a place to crash.
    
    
    					--Doug

    Please add me to the list, I will probably bring some of my getting
    to be famous choc chip cookies.
    
    +pat+

    
    Oh, thanks alot Randy!!!  So much for my first place prize!!!  :-)
    
    
    Kris

    Please add me to the list.
    
    Lorna
    

    I'm an avid notes reader, a seldom contributor... but I'm really
    tempted this time.  Add me to the list, I'll do my best to finally
    put faces to names.  
    
    jacki
    

    	I plan to make this one......add me to the .dis.
    
    Ken

    	Looks like I'll be able to make this one, too.  I'll probably
    bring my chocolate chip cream cheese brownies or some other type
    of brownies/squares.

    	amy

    I won't be able to make it to this one -- I'll be at home awaiting the
    imminent arrival of a baby.
    
    --bonnie

    Bonnie,
    
    Would that be a Noters Party to remember...think about it...going into
    labor with Noters all around you voicing encouragement...voicing
    opinions to the infant in utero...and the information we could
    introduce to the wee one upon birth.  
    
    And you know there will be plenty of good food for you to feast on
    after your work is done!
    
    J

    barring major apostrophes....no, no that's not right...catastrophes
    I'll be there.  I'll bring something fairly healthy - something to do
    with vegetables probably. 
    
    -Jody
    

    re: .35
    
    With all the interesting people coming in from out of town, I
    hardly think you need me -- er, us -- for entertainment! :) :)
    
    When I was pregnant with Steven, I went to a party the day after
    my leave started.  Steven was born the morning after, and the host
    still claims that his chili induced labor to start two weeks
    early.  
    
    --bonnie

    --bonnie, did you *ever* meet anyone who didn't brag about
    their chili ?  :-)

    It's not chili unless it can knock a fly off the wall at ten paces.
    
    --bonnie

    At a mere ten paces it should knock the wall down !
    
    Now back to our regularly scheduled conversation.

    Anyone out there know of a *fantastic* airfare deal that would get
    me from Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada, that is), out to 
    this fun-filled, high-in-calories party??
    
    If I make it, will I win the prize??  Geez, just coming over the
    border should do it, huh?
    (will it be worth at least my airfare? ;-} )
    
    Cheers,
    Barb
    

    Your best bet is to cross over to Seatle and take a US domestic
    flight to Logan.  This way you can avoid paying the extortion that
    the Canadian airlines call air fare.  If you book far enough in
    advance you can save upwards of 75% off of Air Canada's price.
    
    By the way, I live in an igloo condo in Ottawa.
    
    Kris

    Re .41, I don't think it could ever be worthwhile to leave Vancouver
    to go to Nashua, N.H.! :-)  No party could be that good.  Nashua's not 
    much compared to Vancouver, which is *so* beautiful.  
    
    Lorna
    

>    Re .41, I don't think it could ever be worthwhile to leave Vancouver
>    to go to Nashua, N.H.! :-)  
    
    Why not? :^) (a ntive Nashuan, speaking)
    
>    No party could be that good. 
    
     Perhaps you don't go to the right parties. ;^)
    
    The Doctah

    > RE.44
    
    Always glad to hear from fans of Vancouver!  It is gorgeous out
    here...
    
    > re.45
    
    What I need is someone to convince me that this party *would* be
    worth leaving Beautiful B.C. for...
    
    Anyone?
    
    Cheers!
    Barb
    

Well, perhaps looking at the comments about the past party (note 726)
might give you some incentive.

As for Nashua vs. Vancouver - I hardly think one needs to treat it as
a competition.  New Hampshire certainly has a lot to offer, especially
at that time of year when the foliage colors will be at or near their peak.
I really doubt anyone is coming to see the city of Nashua itself.  (Nashua
is a perfectly nice place, there's nothing to be ashamed of.)

If you do come, Barb, there will be many new friends who will be happy to
meet you.

				Steve

	Hey, let's bring this Canadian here for the party.  I'll donate $50 for
	her ticket.
	Can we get a bunch more of you to chip in ?  (Barb, how much can you put
	towards your own ticket ?)

/Eric

    The *state* of N.H. does have some scenic spots to offer such as
    the coastline and the White Mountains, but Nashua while not being
    a horrible place is just an ordinary town compared to Vancouver.
     And, I meant nothing against the parties at Steve's :-).  They're
    certainly worth going to.  I only made my comments because I *am*
    a fan of Vancouver.  I have relatives there and I love it.  Anyone
    who's ever been there knows it's location is incredible right between
    the mountains and the sea.  And, Doctah, one of my uncle's has a
    fishing business out of Vancouver.  He makes a comfortable living 
    fishing for delicious sockeye salmon in his own boat.  They love it.

    Lorna
    

    Rats!  I'll be there the weekend before but can't stay for the party.
    Oh well - I guess I'll just have to wait until the next one.
    
    Nanci

    WOW!
    
    What a *great* bunch you are!!! :-)
    
    > re.47  Steve, what a warm welcome to a faraway stranger!  Wish
    I had discovered Notes (and HR) 3 1/2 years ago when I started here!!
    
    > re.48  Eric!  You're incredible!  Offering to pitch in for airfare!!
    WOW! :-o   Haven't even checked out prices, as I sort of thought
    this would be one of those wild-and-crazy, "I Must Be Nuts To Actually
    Consider Going Through With This" ideas!  ..Reality is slowly creeping
    in...your generosity is warmly appreciated...
    (are you For Real?  and can you be Cloned??)
    
    Cheers,
    Barb
    a.k.a. Barbie
    
    

    airfare might not be as high as you think, a couple of airlines are
    running increadible deals, such as $200 round trip from Seattle. Sounds
    like a bargin and a half, drive down to Seattle, hop a flight to Login
    either get picked up by a generous noter or hop a flight to Manchester. 
    
    Gail

    I'm having my first bout of homesickness......another Human Relations
    party and it will be the first one I've missed in two years...Sigh.
    I'll be back in New England the week BEFORE the party.  However I will
    be there in spirit with all the friends that I've made at the lat
    few parties.
    
    To those of you who are hemming and hawing about whether to go to
    the party or not, I encourage you to go.  At the last H_R party
    I met the most wonderful man who I am still in a relationship with
    even though it is now a long distance one (Hi Cecil!).  You just never know
    when you are going to meet that special someone and there are lots
    of special people who read and write in H_R.         
    
    Y'all have a GREAT time!
   
     
    The newest Georgia Peach
    
    - wendy -
    

    ... me too... unless the schedule changes
    
    Randy
    

	I just found out that the DEC tennis league annual outing is on
	the same night as Steve's party (Sep. 29).  I hope that isn't
	a problem for many of you.

	I personally will come to Steve's instead of the tennis outing.
	Although I played several matches in the league, I don't feel as
	"socially drawn" to that outing as I do to Steve's party.

	See you there.

	/Eric

    Well, since I mentioned to both Steve and Joyce the other night
    that I'll be there, I suppose I should make it "official".
    
    On the other hand, Joyce keeps threatening to feed me rhubarb
    again...
    
    --- jerry

    I may or may not be there, depends on how I feel that day...

    Sorry, but I'm going to have to miss this one.
    
    But I encourage anyone who can to make it.
    
    
    ::Bill
    

I'll probably make it, & if so I'll probably bring brownies.

Matt

    I'll probably come .... how can I pass up the opportunity to actually
    meet K2?  Sure beats going to Pittsburgh ;^)
    
    I'll probably bring an apple pie (seeings as its the season) or
    something similar.

    oh yeah, if I do come - which I am leaning into the positive side of -
    I'll bring some chips and dips and stuff like that...

    in re .59
    
    We still have some rhubarb, I could pick it now and make it
    into sauce and bring it to the party. :-) Chances are we will
    have a frost before then, so I can't count on having any
    fresh. Tho it is frost hardy.
    
    Bonnie

        As Mae West was fond of saying "too much of a good thing is
    wonderful" and the last party was soooo good I've decided to go
    again. For those of you who don't know me - I'll be the one in black
    leather boots and pink feathers. :*)

    BTW, we had a great time with DougO this weekend - when he gets back
    make sure he explains the "I need a man" incident and I'm really
    sorry about his foot - but, that's Doug's tale to tell so I'll shut
    up.

    Jerry (PA) Eckert I expect you to be there!! And didn't Eugene make
    some promises about dancing next time??? liesl

    I thought I was psychic when I read liesl's note...I thought I had
    predicted several guests from afar...but the words I used were 'mystery
    guests'.
    
    So far liesl wins...and she gets 4 evenings in downtown Boston....a
    guest in my home.  But the tarot card reader said I was going to have
    two guests...K2 will be spending some time with me Sunday does that
    count?
    
    18 days to go...

re .66

    Once again, my hat off....  Welcome to New England again.
    
>    Jerry (PA) Eckert I expect you to be there!! And didn't Eugene make
>    some promises about dancing next time??? liesl
          
    Right, next time.
    
    Eugene

! HUMAN_RELATIONS party (29-Sep-1989) distribution list
!

! Honored guests from afar
AZTECH::KOLBE			! Liesl (Colorado Springs, CO)
CSOA1::KRESS			! Kris (Pittsburgh, PA)
RTPSWS::PRESSLEY		! Randy (Winston-Salem, NC)

! Locals
ERLANG::ALAGAPPAN		! Kannan + guest
WJO::ARNO			! Ann
YODA::BARANSKI			! Jim
SYSENG::BITTLE			! Nancy
ATSE::BLOCK			! Beverly + Kevin Hebert
LEZAH::BOBBITT			! Jody - something healthy
RUBY::BOYAJIAN			! Jerry
STAR::RDAVIS			! Ray
AITG::DOUCETTE			! Chuck - cake
CHRCHL::GERMAIN			! Gregg
CADSE::GLIDEWELL		! Meigs
LDYBUG::GOLDMAN			! Amy - brownies
WAYLAY::GORDON			! Doug
TOLKIN::GRANQUIST		! Nils - artichoke dip
IAMOK::GRAY			! Richard
PMROAD::JEFFRIES		! Pat - chocolate chip cookies
HPSRAD::KIRK			! Matt - brownies
ICESK8::KLEINBERGER		! Gale - chips and dip
PENUTS::JLAMOTTE		! Joyce
QUARK::LIONEL			! Steve - chocolate/Grand Marnier concoction
CISM::LOBOV			! Linda
HACKIN::MACKIN			! Jim - apple pie
WFOOFF::MARTIN_L		! Leslie - Jamaican patties
DONVAN::MUISE			! Jacki
HANNAH::OSMAN			! Eric
WMOIS::B_REINKE			! Bonnie
CADSYS::PSMITH			! Pam
MSD24::STHILAIRE		! Lorna
REFINE::TAYLOR			! Holly - something chocolate
RUTLND::KUPTON			! Ken
!Hank VanCleef
WITNES::WEBB			! Randy
HPSTEK::XIA			! Eugene
ANT::ZARLENGA			! Mike

! Plus 1 Mystery Guest

    Hi Steve,
    
    If the invitation is still open, I would like to tentatively plan
    on coming to your party.  It sounds like alot of fun and it will
    give me the chance to meet the "people behind the notes".  Since
    alot of people will be bringing desert-type food, I would like to
    bring my famous nacho dip & nachos (of course).
    
    Looking forward to the PARTY!!
                          
    Debby
    
    

Debby, you're certainly welcome.  Though the list is filling up, it's
still open.  I would encourage others who think they might come to sign
up now - there's no obligation involved.  I just want a feel for the
maximum number of people who will be attending so I can get appropriate
supplies.  Also, as my house is of fixed and not enormous proportions, I
may have to place limits on attendance if a lot more people sign up.

The last party had 60 signed up, and there was a maximum of about 40 at
any given time.  This was comfortable, and I think I could accomodate
a few more than that, especially if the weather cooperates.

I'm looking forward to meeting you all - especially the new faces!

			Steve

Sign me up too please.  Thanks,  - Peter

    One more definite maybe....me....please.
    
    (don't know what I'll be bringing yet)
    
    -Dotti.

    O.k., deal me in, too.  I'm not sure what I'll bring yet as I
    seem to have lost the receipe for Ma's Mexican Dysentery Dip. . .
    
    Steve

    RE:  813.11
    
    I must attend to meet the author of "damned busybodies" :^)
    I'll bring something that's not on the list.
    
    Beth.

    
    Ok,
    
    I'll give it a shot...
    
    BTW - what reply is the time and directions in....or have they not
    been posted??
    
    grins,
    
    clark.

    well I guess its time...
    Count me and the Master in....OOPS! Melissa my wife, that is...
    
    :-)

    Re: .76
    
    Date/time are in reply .2, though the date is really the 29th, not
    the 28th as it said there.  Directions, as stated, will be mailed out
    a few days before the event.
    
    			Steve

            re: .74 (Steve Mallett)
            >     O.k., deal me in, too.  I'm not sure what I'll bring
            >  yet as I seem to have lost the receipe for Ma's Mexican
            >  Dysentery Dip. . .

            Oh, Steve Mallett, who are you trying to spoof?

            Admit it.

            You really are planning on bringing the green slimy thing
            from the back of your fridge that you promised to bring (but
            didn't) to the last party we attended, right?

                                                          :-)
                                                          nancy b.

    Re: .80
    
         The question is: "Are you claiming them as tax exemptions?"
    
                                     Greg

.66 (leisl)

>    BTW, we had a great time with DougO this weekend - when he gets back
>    make sure he explains the "I need a man" incident and I'm really
>    sorry about his foot - but, that's Doug's tale to tell so I'll shut
>    up.

	You should have seen the foot, leisl!  Swollen and everything....
	poor guy,....and I kept stepping on it!!  Sorry, DougO, but
	you know I was a zombie all weekend..... :-)

	I wish I could come to this party..the last one was sooo fun!
	But, alas....no dinero....... :-(

		/kath

.82>	You should have seen the foot, leisl!  Swollen and everything....
.82>	poor guy,....and I kept stepping on it!!

	DougO didn't look like he was in TOO much pain Sunday afternoon 
	at Old Chicago.  Of course he was propped up on a barstool, not
	on his feet.  =8-)

							   Carla

    Put me down for the party.  I'll bring some zuchinni bread, and I
    suspect that my arrival time will be shortly after 9pm.
    
    Rich

Sign me up too please!

Steve

    Not 100% sure I can.  But would like directions.  I'm new to the
    note file and would like to meet some of the FAMOUS noters I've
    been reading.
    
    Thanks,
    Mike

	Not totally sure I'll make it, but if I do it'll probably some type of
dessert.



Brian

	Why don't all you east coasters charter a jet and zoom out to
	Colorado for a ski weekend/party-of-a-lifetime?

				Carla (who always misses the NE fun!)

    
    Barr crisis...dysentary...and unannounced trips to DECland
    customers...
    
    I will be there...
    
    With....ahhh...meatballs? [keep the comments down....]
    
    Mel

    Geezz. Brian, you're ONLY right down the road...
    
    :-)

    Steve,
    
    No offense, but there are some of us, sitting peacefully down under
    wondering who the hell the mystery guest is.....either send chocolate
    or please tell us afterwards.  (^;
                            
    Of course I realise Sydney is probably too far for the next one,
    but we give great times...
    
    ...dale\                 

    Andy told me he'd be coming after I published the most recent list.
    At that he gets the prize for "furthest distance travelled"!
    
    A "Mystery Guest" is someone who would prefer that their name not be
    listed on the public attendance list.  After the party, a complete
    list of attendees will be given.
    
    The list now stands at some 53 people.  I recall that at the time of
    the last party, I had 59 people signed up, and we've still got two
    weeks to go!  I think everyone will fit... maybe some will have to
    be REAL friendly? :-)  (Just kidding - I think I can handle that
    many.)
    
    			Steve

    ...oh well...guess I lose out on the "farthest guest" prize...gotta
    do an inventory that nite in good ol' Logistics here...blech!
    
    wanna thank all you great and generous noters for your invites and
    offers of help to get me out there;  I surely won't forget ya'll
    (Steve and Eric :-) )
    
    Send me a note if anyone's thinking of coming up to Vancouver,
    Canada...
    
    Cheers!
    
    Barb
    
    p.s. eat some of that "smorgasbord" for me, eh!
     

<    weeks to go!  I think everyone will fit... maybe some will have to
<    be REAL friendly? :-)  (Just kidding - I think I can handle that
<    many.)

    Ohhh, this is going to be a fun party. Amy, are you ready to handle
    your half of the hallway? liesl

    
    
      I am sorry but I won't be able to make your Party.
    It sounds like it will be a Great one !
    
    
       Someone can take my place !
    
    
         Have fun 
    
         Ann Arno
    
    

.95>    Ohhh, this is going to be a fun party. Amy, are you ready to handle
.95>    your half of the hallway? liesl

    	You bet, liesl! :^)   (Funny, I was gonna ask you the same
    thing!!)

    	amy

    re: .95/.97
    
    Gives (wonderful) new meaning to the phrase "running the gauntlet".
    
    Steve

    BTW: I fly out of Logan at 6:40 A.M. Saturday morning, so should I
    just check out of the hotel Friday morning and plan on going straight
    to Logan from the party? Advice please.

    The party will probably start folding around 1AM, if past experiences
    are meaningful.  I don't know how long you'd mind hanging around Logan.
    
    			Steve

    One more to include for the party.  I've been a mostly silent 
    observer of the notesfile, but I promise to be more vocal live.  :-)
    
    I'll bring some chili.
    
      Scott

    Steve, with this growing list, you might ask for someone to volunteer
    to bring t.p.  ;^)
    
    Grins

    re .104,
    
    Andy,
    My hat off to you too if you just fly in for the party.
    
    Eugene

! HUMAN_RELATIONS party (29-Sep-1989) distribution list
!

! Honored guests from afar
AZTECH::KOLBE			! Liesl (Colorado Springs, CO)
CSOA1::KRESS			! Kris (Pittsburgh, PA)
LESLIE::LESLIE			! Andy (Reading, England)
RTPSWS::PRESSLEY		! Randy (Winston-Salem, NC)

! Locals
ERLANG::ALAGAPPAN		! Kannan + guest
YODA::BARANSKI			! Jim
SYSENG::BITTLE			! Nancy
ATSE::BLOCK			! Beverly + Kevin Hebert
LEZAH::BOBBITT			! Jody - something healthy
RUBY::BOYAJIAN			! Jerry
PARITY::DDAVIS			! Dotti
STAR::RDAVIS			! Ray
GLIVET::DOUCETTE		! Beth + friend
AITG::DOUCETTE			! Chuck - cake
CHRCHL::GERMAIN			! Gregg
CADSE::GLIDEWELL		! Meigs
LDYBUG::GOLDMAN			! Amy - brownies
WAYLAY::GORDON			! Doug
TOLKIN::GRANQUIST		! Nils - artichoke dip
IAMOK::GRAY			! Richard
USEM::HARRINGTON		! Mike
PMROAD::JEFFRIES		! Pat - chocolate chip cookies
HPSRAD::KIRK			! Matt - brownies
ICESK8::KLEINBERGER		! Gale - chips and dip
ELWOOD::HECTOR			! Hector Lambropoulos
PENUTS::JLAMOTTE		! Joyce
QUARK::LIONEL			! Steve - chocolate/Grand Marnier concoction
CISM::LOBOV			! Linda
RAYNA::LUTZ			! Scott - chili
HACKIN::MACKIN			! Jim - apple pie
HANDY::MALLETT			! Steve
DODO::AMARTIN			! Al + Melissa
WFOOFF::MARTIN_L		! Leslie - Jamaican patties
DONVAN::MUISE			! Jacki
SELL::BNELSON			! Brian
HANNAH::OSMAN			! Eric
HARDY::REGNELL			! Melinda - meatballs
WMOIS::B_REINKE			! Bonnie
FPOVAX::RICARD			! Doreen
HANNAH::SICHEL			! Peter
UPOA1::SKOWRONEK		! Debby - Nachos
CADSYS::PSMITH			! Pam
MSD24::STHILAIRE		! Lorna
REFINE::TAYLOR			! Holly - something chocolate
RUTLND::KUPTON			! Ken
!Hank VanCleef
STEVEV::VINGERHOET		! Steve
WITNES::WEBB			! Randy
STARCH::WHALEN			! Rich - zucchini bread
COFLUB::WRIGHT			! Clark
HPSTEK::XIA			! Eugene
ANT::ZARLENGA			! Mike
    
! Plus one Mystery Guest

    re:.105
    
    I hate to ruin your impression of Andy, Eugene, but he'd be here
    even without the party. He seems to come over here on business
    every couple of months.
    
    re: what to bring
    
    Since no one seems to have volunteered for paper plates and plastic
    utensils, I'll bring those again.
    
    --- jerry

    This is sounding too good to miss; count me in, please. (You may need
    to annex the neighbors' yard at this rate...) I'll bring - something,
    depending on what the Cooking Muse dictates. 
    
    -b

I think I'm gonna need everyone's help in wishing for good weather!

	Steve

    re: .110
    
    You have my wishes....and I'll try not to bring the Pittsburgh weather
    along with me :-)  (Contrary to everyone's belief, we do have cloudy
    days every once-in-awhile!!).
    
    Kris

	Add two more to the list of attendees please.  The last party
	I attended, in Burlington MA long ago, was a lot of fun.  I
	just have to see what Steve's parties are like.

	Dan

    Fingers crossed for you all!  
    
    Although my name's on the list, I won't be there. :-(   I think I wrote
    a note to Steve saying how disappointed I was that I CAN'T make it!  It
    looks like it will be a wonderful party...
    
    Too bad I'll be 1 1/2 hours *south* of Boston, or I would try one of my
    famous "I'll do both!!!" attempts.
    
    I'm looking forward to the next party, though!
    
    Pam

    Oh by the way, Andy, don't bring your weather here.
    
    Eugene

    But it's been really nice weather - well almost!

    re .115
    
    Well, we will play it safe :-) :-).
    
    Eugene

    re .66 (liesl), .82 (/wildkat), .83 (Carla)-
    
    Thank you all (and Sherry L and Nancy V) for helping me celebrate 
    in Colorado Springs during my recent vacation...and merely for
    clarification (since I'd hate to distract anyone from the party 
    note this really is) let me say...
    
    That I also really enjoyed the folks I met back east, in NH and Mass,
    especially at Amory's Tavern Tusday night.  Thanks to all who came and
    to Nancy B. for setting it up...I really appreciated meeting so many
    people on this trip.
    
    re .66-
    
    > BTW, we had a great time with DougO this weekend - when he gets back
    > make sure he explains the "I need a man" incident and I'm really
    > sorry about his foot -
    
    ;-).  Liesl and I were enjoying a blues band, dancing a slow dance, and
    two young women who'd been dancing with each other all evening were
    sitting this one out, standing at the edge of the dance floor...one
    plaintively wailed to the other, "I *neeed* a man!"...just as she
    finished saying so, our eyes happened to meet, and she blushed
    ferociously when she realized I'd overheard her...
    
    As far as my foot...well, not only did Liesl take me on the Lionel
    Memorial Altitude Romp For Killing Lowlanders, through the Garden of 
    the Gods and up to Helen Hunt Falls, but we also went out to visit
    Miss Taffy, Liesl's longtime equine companion.  A friendly Appaloosa
    named Penny needed some exercise, and she and I eventually discovered
    ourselves accoutered and encumbered with one another, much to Miss T's
    and Liesl's amusement.  All in all, we got on tolerably well, until 
    I carelessly walked under her while leading her through a gate. 
    Fortunately, we'd had our exercise by then... 
    
    Leading a friendly 1000-lb mare back off of one's foot while choking 
    off screams is not recommended for the faint of heart.  My sneaker 
    didn't afford much protection.  I'm fairly certain the toe and both 
    nails will rejuvenate before too much of the ski season has passed...
    
    re .82, /kath and .83, Carla-
    
    >	You should have seen the foot, leisl!  Swollen and everything....
    >	poor guy,....and I kept stepping on it!!  Sorry, DougO, but
    >	you know I was a zombie all weekend..... :-)
    
    >	DougO didn't look like he was in TOO much pain Sunday afternoon 
    >	at Old Chicago.  Of course he was propped up on a barstool, not
    >	on his feet.  =8-)
    
    No apologies necessary...I had a good time even through rain, heavy-footed
    horses, and zombies.  Wishing I could return for another round of parties!
    
    DougO

    Actually, it might be nice if Andy *did* bring their weather here. The
    weather this summer in New England has been a lot like a normal summer
    in Old England.
    
    	Jon

	Hmmm...sounds like a real humdinger so far -- add my name to the
	(apparently ever-growing) list, although I'm not 100% sure I'll
	be able to make it.  Don't know what I'll bring, either.  (am I
	indecisive today, or what? :*] )



	-Andy

    
    Andy Lee will be there????  THE Andy Lee???  The founder of "The
    School for the Humorly Impaired".  What a shindig this will be.
    
    
    
    Kris/K2/Krash
    
    

    
<    the Lionel Memorial Altitude Romp For Killing Lowlanders

    DougO, I love it! Joyce, that's the one I'm taking you on when you
    come out. I've taken two out already and nary a death yet. (though
    even I get a little breathless on the hike up to Helen Hunt, so if
    you die up there I'll just have to roll you back down)

    This party is looking to be a grand one and I can't wait. Besides, I
    get drunk on all the extra oxygen at sea level so it's a cheap high.
    See you all in 10 days!!!!! liesl

.121>	See you all in 10 days!!!!!

	Liesl!  Where did you learn to count?  Have you just tossed
	aside Carla's Countdown Etiquette and Procedures because of
	the ignorable fact that you're in a public forum?

	I'm shocked!

<	Liesl!  Where did you learn to count?  Have you just tossed
<	aside Carla's Countdown Etiquette and Procedures because of
<	the ignorable fact that you're in a public forum?

    opps, Carla, I forgot, you never count today or the day you leave so
    it's really 9 days, unless you leave off the weekend cause those are
    fun days anyway and that makes it 7 days. Some people just aren't
    good at numbers Carla, :*) liesl

But wait, there's more!  Since you're at an elevation of some 6700 feet,
you're whirling around the earth faster than we are.  Thus Einstein's
theory of relativity says that time is moving slower for you than it is
for us lowlanders, and therefore it's really only 6.9999999999 days!

But... there's also the time zone difference.  Since it's already two hours
later here, make that 6.79999999999 days... 

			Steve

	YAY Steve!  That's the spirit!  =8-D

	Re: .120     Kris/K2/Krash

>    Andy Lee will be there????  THE Andy Lee???  The founder of "The
>    School for the Humorly Impaired".  What a shindig this will be.


	Waitaminute!! shouldn't I have gotten kickbacks or something
	if someone has founded a school in my name???

	And anyways, that should be "Humorously Impaired," and didn't
	anyone ever tell you it's not nice to make fun of peoples'
	handicaps, no matter how funny they are?? :*] :*] :*]


	>>AL<< (at least *I* know what my name is!)

>>	>>AL<< (at least *I* know what my name is!)
  
    
    Hey >>AL<< I'm sure there are others who know your name!!!
    
    Actually, I've been given sooo many names, you'd think I'd give
    up trying to remember them!!  :-)
    
    Well - just a week until the party!  
    
    Kris
    

I can just IMAGINE Kris' name tag as this party...I hope you have a whole 
roll of them...I'm sure by the end of the night, they will be covering her...

:-)

/kath

    peer preasure, I'm feeling left out.
    
    I'll be there I'll bring the teddy grahams (every party needs them 8^)
    
    
    Gail

teddy grahams == little graham crackers that look like teddy bears

    re: Teddy Grahams
    
    They also have an addiction quotient that's on a par with 
    peanuts, potato chips, or crack cocaine.
    
    Especially the chocolate ones. . .
    
    Steve

	Hmm, I'm on the list, but my RSVP was a maybe!

	Maybe Steve is precognitive -- we will be there, since Kevin's
	parents decided to visit us *this* weekend (hopefully we'll have
	recovered from the stress of cleaning the house by then...).

	We'll be bringing a veggie & lo-cal dip platter.

	Beverly

	(Kevin's E-mail address is GR8FUL::HERBERT, if you want to list him
	 on the distribution separately)

>    Whats a graham cracker?


	 Oh no!  How to explain????????

	 Someone take Andy some graham crackers to the party!  Better
	 yet, some s'mores!  But, just the graham crackers would be on
	 your diet, Andy.....not the marshmellows and the chocolate in
	 the s'mores!!

	 /kath_bored_on_Saturday

>	Stay away from the grahams, Andy, too much sugar and lard.


	 I'll have to check the ingredients....didn't think they were
	 THAT bad for ya......after all they are on the YES list in
	 the diet book I have....

	 hummm............

	 /kath

    re:.140
    
    Something as good-tasting as a graham cracker *has* to be no good
    for you. That's part of the rules.
    
    --- jerry

         Careful, now.  The graham cracker was originally invented to
    instill chastity in young girls.  I've yet to figure out how, but that
    is the trivia.
    
                                   Greg

    
>    	Kathy, when you look it up, look at the calories from fat and
>    from simple carbohydrates, it's like 75%.


	 Well, since I pick mine up at a health food store, mine are
	 probably quite a bit healthier.....<crunch!>  I'll take a
	 peek at the one's in the store, tho.....

	 wouldn't want to get fat, eh?

	 /kath

    re: .142
    
    	They're supposed to hold them between their knees...
    
    
    					--D

    Okay... all this talk about Teddy Grahms made me go by a box this
    afternoon...  here is the ingredients list form the Cinnamon box (the
    only *good* one :-)...)
    
    INGREDIENTS: Enriched wheat flour (contains niacin, reduced iron,
    thiaminemon nitrate [vitamin B1], riboflavin [vitamin B2],
    sugar, vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean oil),grahmn
    flour, honey, baking soda, salt, maltodextrin, cinnamon, soy lecithin, and
    natural flavor.
    
    Sounds like it's okay and wholesome to me :-)

>    Okay... all this talk about Teddy Grahms made me go by a box this
>    afternoon...  here is the ingredients list form the Cinnamon box (the
>    only *good* one :-)...)

	 And they add more sugar to the cinnamon ones........slurp

	 /kath/down_10_lbs_as_of_today

    re .146
    
    Not quite "okay and wholesome"...  Though soybean oil isn't tropical,
    they do mention it as being (partially) hydrogenated, which makes
    normally safe oils not quite so safe.

Count me in too... I think... depends on how shy I'm feeling that
night :-)

I've been a read-only "mystery guest" in this notesfile for about
four months now.  In person I am significantly more talkative.  

I will undoubtedly bring something that there are already several
plates of - cookies, maybe, or dip and dippables.

	Sharon

    RE: 149
    
    Thats right Mikie...  you start a rat-hole and then when you find its
    wholesome.. you take the ball and run home....
    
    geez.... 
    
    :-)  (sorry, I just couldn't resist...)

    This is the countdown...there are a few more people I would like to see
    sign up ;-)
    
    Steve will be sending directions Wednesday or Thursday.
    
    It looks like a good group!
    
    
    
    

    I'll actually be going to P*O*E*T*S in Maynard first, so will arrive
    around 7:30 to 9.

RE: Mike
    
>    	Of course, if Amy brings those brownies again, you better stay
>    away from me, cuz I'll be scooping them up :^) .
    
    	So, Mike, should I bring a separate batch just for you, so
    everyone else gets a chance to try them??!! :^)

    	amy

    Please add me to the list as a definite maybe.  I do not know what I'll 
    bring (maybe a fruit salad?).
    Peggy (mostly read only but have a few replies in here).
      

    Since no one else shoved this into the rathole, I guess it's up to me:
    
    Graham flour is another name for whole wheat flour and graham crackers
    are sweet so that they can overcome the (supposedly) bad flavor of
    whole wheat.
    
    What could be healthier than whole wheat crackers?  (: >,)

I'm generally read-only here, but this sounds too good to miss. 
Add me to the list please!  I'll  bring diet soda, and possibly
some kind of chocolate chip type goodie.

-- Cathy

I thought that graham crackers were supposedly invented to prevent alcholism?

Is there anyone who would like me to bring mead?  I'm got some of a good batch,
but frankly, I'm getting bored bringing it all the time.  Maybe I'll make some
Hedonistic Fruit Dip.  No, I won't tell you what's in it untill *after* you try
some, but chances are it's *not* on your diet.

Jim.

RE: .158

Diet soda and chocolate chip goodies?  Now THERE'S a combination!  Do you
use artificial calories when you make them, too!  :-)

/kath

Here's the latest interest list.  I count 72 people!  I wouldn't be surprised
to see more sign up in the next few days.  I think I have room...  I just
hope the weather cooperates.  I am delighted to see so many new faces
on the list!

Directions will be mailed out by Wednesday.

				Steve

! HUMAN_RELATIONS party (29-Sep-1989) distribution list
!

! Honored guests from afar
AZTECH::KOLBE			! Liesl (Colorado Springs, CO)
CSOA1::KRESS			! Kris (Pittsburgh, PA)
LESLIE::LESLIE			! Andy (Newbury, England)
RTPSWS::PRESSLEY		! Randy (Winston-Salem, NC)

! Locals
ERLANG::ALAGAPPAN		! Kannan + guest
FDCV06::ARVIDSON		! Dan + Bea
YODA::BARANSKI			! Jim
SYSENG::BITTLE			! Nancy
ATSE::BLOCK			! Beverly 
LEZAH::BOBBITT			! Jody - something healthy
RUBY::BOYAJIAN			! Jerry - plates/flatware
PARITY::DDAVIS			! Dotti
STAR::RDAVIS			! Ray
GLIVET::DOUCETTE		! Beth + friend
AITG::DOUCETTE			! Chuck - cake
STAR::MFOLEY			! Mike
CHRCHL::GERMAIN			! Gregg
CADSE::GLIDEWELL		! Meigs
LDYBUG::GOLDMAN			! Amy - brownies
WAYLAY::GORDON			! Doug
TOLKIN::GRANQUIST		! Nils - artichoke dip
IAMOK::GRAY			! Richard
USEM::HARRINGTON		! Mike
GR8FUL::HERBERT			! Kevin
ELESYS::JASNIEWSKI		! Joe + two guests
PMROAD::JEFFRIES		! Pat - chocolate chip cookies
HPSRAD::KIRK			! Matt - brownies
ICESK8::KLEINBERGER		! Gale - chips and dip
IAMOK::KOSKI			! Gail - Teddy Grahams
ELWOOD::HECTOR			! Hector Lambropoulos
PENUTS::JLAMOTTE		! Joyce
LDYBUG::LAVEY			! Cathy - soda/cookies
QUARK::LIONEL			! Steve - chocolate/Grand Marnier concoction
CISM::LOBOV			! Linda
RAYNA::LUTZ			! Scott - chili
HACKIN::MACKIN			! Jim - apple pie
HANDY::MALLETT			! Steve
DODO::AMARTIN			! Al + Melissa
WFOOFF::MARTIN_L		! Leslie - Jamaican patties
OADEV::MCDONOUGH		! Ann + guest
DONVAN::MUISE			! Jacki
SELL::BNELSON			! Brian
HANNAH::OSMAN			! Eric
DONVAN::PEGGY			! Peggy ?
FDCV06::POTTLE			! Lisa - cups/tonic
XCUSME::RAMSAY			! Susan
HARDY::REGNELL			! Melinda - meatballs
WMOIS::B_REINKE			! Bonnie - tabouli
FPOVAX::RICARD			! Doreen
VALKYR::RUST			! Beth
HANNAH::SICHEL			! Peter
UPOA1::SKOWRONEK		! Debby - Nachos
MSD24::STHILAIRE		! Lorna
REFINE::TAYLOR			! Holly - something chocolate
RUTLND::KUPTON			! Ken
!Hank VanCleef
STEVEV::VINGERHOET		! Steve
COBWEB::SWALKER			! Sharon
WITNES::WEBB			! Randy
STARCH::WHALEN			! Rich - zucchini bread
COFLUB::WRIGHT			! Clark
HPSTEK::XIA			! Eugene
ANT::ZARLENGA			! Mike

! Plus maybe two Mystery Guests

    Steve, you get the prize for the shortest distance to travel!
    
    

Nametags - well, I'd like there to be.  It may have to be the "write your own"
kind.  I'll send a note off to Maggie Tarbet asking if her program that
she uses for the WOMANNOTES parties is something I can adapt for HR.  I guess
I'll need a whole box of them just for Kris, though....  If you have a special
preference as to name shown on the tag - assuming I have them generated -
send me mail.  Otherwise I'll use the first names I have in the list.

Order - next time I'll do it in reverse order, Mike. 

Teddy Grahams - Gail, if you run out, I have several boxes.  (Also have some
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" cereal...Oh the wonders of having a 5-year-old!)

Distance travelled - somehow I think this is a dubious honor!

				Steve

    re .139
    
    We need a diet some mores recipe...
    
    Diet marshmallows melted over matzoh...

RE: .160

> Diet soda and chocolate chip goodies?  Now THERE'S a combination!...

The first is so I don't feel *too* guilty about the second.... :-)

-- Cathy

    Actually I think that graham flour was, like corn flakes, invented
    to help keep young men from the evils of 'self abuse'.
    
    Bonnie

    Oh no!  I have the dubious honor of being the first party pooper.
    Some family stuff has come up (not bad family stuff, but important
    nonetheless) - and I have to bow out (not very gracefully, I'm afraid).
    And I was so looking forward to the "teddy-gram"s ;)!
    
    -Jody
    

Shall I send you some inter-office, Jody?

Oh, I just realized I left Andy Lee off the last list by accident.  You're
on now, Andy.

If I missed anyone else, please send me mail.

			Steve

    RE: .169
    
    Jody... Ann Arno also bowed out... so you aren't the first :-)

    A friend of mine has promised to help me cook up a surpise dish 
    for the party.  I'm not sure what it is yet, but I'm told that 
    if we don't all choke, in astonishment, we'll really enjoy it"
    
Steve

    Oh boy, Marshmallow Red-Ant Mush!

    in re .172
    
    It was more the idea that wholesome food, and lots of cold water
    would turn their minds to purer things.
    
    Bonnie

    The last party it was rhubarb...now it is Teddy Grahams...
    
    Parties with food themes...
    
    I can't imagine what the next party will ...oops I promised Steve not
    to even think about the next p*rty.
    
    

    I'll be there.

     If it's not too late -- I'd love to come.  I may have to make a
     fashionably late entrance, but I'd love to meet some of the faces
     behind the notes!
     
     /Dawn-Marie
    

    As far as prefered names go Steve, I'd like mine to be

    "Omnipotent all-being mistress of the universe"

    Carla tells me the riding crop is mandatory if I wear my black boots
    with the 2 1/4 inch heels so I may have to dress casual with low
    heels - not sure what the guys at the airport would think about the
    whip. ;*) liesl

Well, Liesl, I think we can manage that if you don't mind wearing a
row of nametags across...

But definitely bring the whip - we'll need it to keep some of these folks
in line!

					Steve

RE: Liesl....

Since they make you check (hand)cuffs I would imagine that they would make
you check your whip thru....Give 'em a good laugh in the baggage area! :-)
Even metal knitting needles are considered to be weapons...and no scissors
allowed, but I've gotten my small snippers on a plane before.

Liesl....<insert stern voice> those boots are MANDATORY!  :-) 

/kath

    Jody, I'll save you a Teddy Grahm
    
    Steve, I was looking forward to the green fuzzy things from the back of
    the fridge
    
    Bonnie, did you say something about bringing Corn Flakes, well, if you
    insist
    
    I can't believe the results of my wanting to bring Teddy Grahms, it's
    not like I'll be wearing a Teddy... 8^) 
    
    Gail

    re: .183 (green fuzzy things)
    
    Geez, Gail, I dunno; I've started a few new cultures, but I'm
    not sure they'll be aged enough by party time; I mean, they still
    resemble food at this point.  And besides, my friend assures me
    that the "stun factor" of the surprise we're cooking up will be
    about 9.7. . .
    
    Steve

    re: .182
    
    Kath, are you going to tell us how you found out about the handcuff
    rule???  8-)

    in re .183
    
    why Gail, do you think that the party guests will be seething
    with 'improper lusts and desires' and need graham flower, corn
    flakes and cold water to help them think pure and virtuous thoughts?
    
    :-) :-)
    
    Bonnie

RE: .185  Well, uhm....uh.....well......  :-)  Actually, the real story is
that I got caught in a long security line at the Denver airport last time
I was going to Boston, and the guy in front of me was the long-haired
leather sort of lovely.....and we got to talking...when he got to security...
they searched his briefcase and took out his handcuffs and sent them 
back to baggage...he wasn't too pleased.......considering I sat next to
him on the flight, I guess you could say I wasn "none too pleased" either! :-)
Agagagagaga.......

RE: .184

Must be a 7 alarm chili....... :-)  Perhaps you CAN put those green fuzzy
things to good use, and no one would know the difference! 

/kath

Re:	Handcuffs...

	I checked mine the last time I took them anywhere...

	... and now that I got them back from the lady who borrowed them...


							--D

    I just mailed out the directions and party details.  Let me know
    if you don't get your copy by morning.
    
    This is gonna be fun! 
    
    		Steve

    Re: .179 (Liesl)


    	Who *cares* what the guys in the airport think?!  Besides, if you
    *do* dress up like that, how many do you think'll have the guts to
    actually ask you about it?  ;-)  (What a riot!)  Will someone see to it
    that her name tag actually says what she wrote in that note?


    Brian

    Steve,
    
    I'd like to come. I'll bring devilled eggs. They went over well
    at the Womannotes party.
    
    Kate
    
    P.S. Sorry for my late response
    

RE: -.1 Andy

Aren't those quotes supposed to be ears?  :-)

/kat

    From all the friendly banter I've seen here, the last party must
    have been a roaring success. I'm really looking forward to meeting
    everyone.  With 70+ people at this party, nametags might be very
    helpful. I'm only speaking for myself, because I'm bad when it comes
    to names. 
    
    See you Friday!!!
    
    Nils

         I'll be the one wearing the "Bonnie Reinke" name tag.
    
                                      Greg

    Greg, are you going to be handcuffed to liesl on the plane...and she
    will be flogging you...or have I got this thing all mixed up. ;-)
    
    

         Nah, I was just kidding.  I don't have the opportunity to make it
    this time.  However, someone was dangling handcuffs in front of me
    recently...and it wasn't a cop.  I'm too mellow for that unusual stuff.
    Maybe I should become a priest.
    
                                        Greg

    I do declare! Put on a little leather and grab a whip and the men
    just fall at your feet. No wonder kath and Carla think those black
    leather jackets were such a good buy!

    Jerry (still waters run deep) Eckert has requested I bring both the
    whip and handcuffs but, the handcuffs are kath's not mine. What to
    do?

    Thanks to mike z and Brian for being so concerned that I have the
    proper name tag. The Goddess is pleased.

    I hope no plane parts fall off on the way out. I leave tomorrow!!!
    liesl (OAM of U)

    Gee Greg, thanks (I think) but I kinda have the feeling that
    I don't resemble a 6'3"+ man in his mid twenties enough that
    people would assume I was you from my name tag! :-)
    
    Bonnie

         Come on Bonnie, you're the kind of person who appreciates my sense
    of the ironic.
    
                                        Greg

    For crying out loud!  Leather, whips, handcuffs, spiritus 
    fermenti. . .  I can't *believe* how degenerate this 
    gathering is starting to sound. . .
    
    . . .boy, is this ever *my* kind of party!!
    
    Hoo hah!  Pass the whipped cream!!
    
    Steve

    	Now if only ::Bill were going to be there ...!  Last time we
    had rope, rubber glove, plastic finger... ;^)

    	amy

Party?  What party?  I just remembered I have an out-of-town dentist's
appointment Friday evening....

	Liesl, if you promise to return them at the end of the party, you
may borrow my handcuffs...

							--Doug

	The end of the party is when they might best be put to use!

							Carla

    Have a great party all of you.  We'll be thinking of you down under.
    
    (Jim the book left today - good luck (^;  )
    
    ...dale
    

    Boy, am I sorry I can't make this one.
    
    I'm told that my picture might be there, though.
    
    And I've been told that my picture makes for better company.
    
    Kris

    Thanks, Dale!  I hope it gets here quickly.  Otherwise I won't have
    much time to practice...
    
    Does it have a chapter on handcuffs?  Or is that the "advanced
    edition?"

>                   <<< Note 814.207 by BRADOR::HATASHITA >>>

    
>    And I've been told that my picture makes for better company.


	 Kris!  I'm ashamed of you!  You know you'd ALWAYS be good
	 company.......

	 And, if your picture is going to be there....I'd suggest you
	 be prepared for some fan mail next week.....


	 /kath

    Well, I told a couple of people I'd be there if I felt sociable, so I
    guess it's only fair to semi-sign up here.

re. .209 >< Note 814.209 by SSDEVO::GALLUP "go ahead...make my day!" >
                     -< very nice, yes....very nice!  :-) >-

    For that, Kathy, I'll break a year-long tradition and print a smiley
    face.  :-)
    
    Do you like to make grown men blush?
    
    Kris

    .200
    Of course Greg :-) and I responded in kind! :-) did you send
    a picture of yourself along with any of the Colo contingent?
    I could attach it to my name tag! :-)
    
    wish you could come east for a party.
    
    Bonnie

RE: Kris...

Grown man blush?  Kris.....tsk tsk....I've never known you to be a shy
one.......

RE: Bonnie

Since Liesl leaves early tomorrow...perhaps I could take a polaroid of
Greg and FedX it out to you...might get there by time for your party..

:-(

/kath :-(

         What are we talking about, here?  There won't be any need for
    Kathy to handcuff me for this picture, will there?
    
                                     Greg

    ooh, this gets kinkier all the time! :-)
    
    Bonnie

    Re: Liesl


    >                    -< things your mother didn't tell you >-


    	Ahem!  *You've* been pretty tight-lipped about this too; and here I
    thought you were the wholesome girl-next-door as well....  ;-)


>    Thanks to mike z and Brian for being so concerned that I have the
>    proper name tag. The Goddess is pleased.


    	I'm not sure what exactly that might mean, but I *do* know I'm
    afraid to ask!!!  ;-)


>    I hope no plane parts fall off on the way out. I leave tomorrow!!!
>    liesl (OAM of U)


    	If they do, can we assume that you had something to do with it?  ;-)
    Whew!  If the party's half as crazy as the notes, I'm not sure there'll
    be much left standing by 1 AM!  ;-)


    Brian

    I wonder what the fax machine people in Westminster would think
    of my getting a picture of Greg??????
    
    mmmmmmmmmmm
    
    Bonnie

    <-- (A few back) Bonnie, Maybe you could pass for mid 20's. But
    6'3"??? Well, my 4'5" grandmother used to tell me good things come
    in small packages.
    
    Kate
    

    Kate,
    
    there are a few other differences between Greg and myself other
    than height and age! :-) and tho I thank you for the compliment
    I *know* I look older than mid twenties :-) :-).
    
    :-)  :-)  
    
    Bonnie

         Y'all be careful, now.  This could get really bizarre.
    
                                      Greg

.170>Oh, I just realized I left Andy Lee off the last list by accident.  You're
.170>on now, Andy.

	Thanks! (Ah, but on *what* is the real question, isn't it. :*])



.179>    Carla tells me the riding crop is mandatory if I wear my black boots
.179>    with the 2 1/4 inch heels so I may have to dress casual with low
.179>    heels - not sure what the guys at the airport would think about the
.179>    whip. ;*) liesl

	Well, at *least* wear the boots -- who cares what the airport guys
	think?  (If they ask about the whip, tell 'em you only use it when
	your luggage gets lost... :*] )



	>>AL<<

         How's about a bit of balance, here?  Who's sending me pictures
    from the party?  No, FAXing is not necessary.
    
                                     Greg

    I plan to take photos of this event...and we will have them developed
    before liesl returns...
    
    BTW we all ignored Steve when he said he had a dentist appointment...
    
    Not that this is a threat...but we could have a neat party on his
    lawn...we could do the hully gully around the circle on his street.
    And we could all turn the radios in our cars on the same station
    for music.
    
    There *will* be a party tomorrow night!
    
    

Ok, Ok... I cancelled my appointment.  You can come inside...

Yeesh - you trying to get me thrown out of the neighborhood!  Handcuffs,
whips and the hully-gully!  Not to mention those mind-altering Teddy Grahams.

No guarantees on the nametags - Maggie said she'd send me her program,
but I don't know if I'll get it in time.

			Steve

    Steve,
    
    If it was warmer you could have held a block party and invited your
    neighbors. The way it looks now you may have to bribe them to keep
    the peace. Maybe you could pass out all the leftovers (excluding
    ones with green fuzzy stuff, and Teddy Grahams).
    
    Nils  (who's thinking of wearing a disguise).

    I hope you don't mind Steve but I'm bringing my non-noting, DECie
    roomie. She'll come in real handy helping be carry all those Teddy
    Grahams...

! HUMAN_RELATIONS party (29-Sep-1989) distribution list
!

! Honored guests from afar
AZTECH::KOLBE			! Liesl (Colorado Springs, CO)
CSOA1::KRESS			! Kris (Pittsburgh, PA)
LESLIE::LESLIE			! Andy (Newbury, England)
RTPSWS::PRESSLEY		! Randy (Winston-Salem, NC)

! Locals
ERLANG::ALAGAPPAN		! Kannan + guest
FDCV06::ARVIDSON		! Dan + Bea
YODA::BARANSKI			! Jim
SYSENG::BITTLE			! Nancy
ATSE::BLOCK			! Beverly 
RUBY::BOYAJIAN			! Jerry - plates/flatware
ACESMK::CHELSEA			! Chelsea
PARITY::DDAVIS			! Dotti
STAR::RDAVIS			! Ray
USEM::DONOVAN			! Kate - deviled eggs
GLIVET::DOUCETTE		! Beth + friend
AITG::DOUCETTE			! Chuck - cake
STAR::MFOLEY			! Mike
CHRCHL::GERMAIN			! Gregg
CADSE::GLIDEWELL		! Meigs
LDYBUG::GOLDMAN			! Amy - brownies
WAYLAY::GORDON			! Doug
TOLKIN::GRANQUIST		! Nils - artichoke dip
IAMOK::GRAY			! Richard
USEM::HARRINGTON		! Mike
GR8FUL::HERBERT			! Kevin
ELESYS::JASNIEWSKI		! Joe + two guests
PMROAD::JEFFRIES		! Pat - chocolate chip cookies
HPSRAD::KIRK			! Matt - brownies
ICESK8::KLEINBERGER		! Gale - chips and dip
IAMOK::KOSKI			! Gail + guest - Teddy Grahams
ELWOOD::HECTOR			! Hector Lambropoulos
PENUTS::JLAMOTTE		! Joyce
LDYBUG::LAVEY			! Cathy - soda/cookies
YUAN::LEE			! Andy
QUARK::LIONEL			! Steve - chocolate/Grand Marnier concoction
CISM::LOBOV			! Linda
RAYNA::LUTZ			! Scott - chili
HACKIN::MACKIN			! Jim - apple pie
HANDY::MALLETT			! Steve
DODO::AMARTIN			! Al + Melissa
WFOOFF::MARTIN_L		! Leslie - Jamaican patties
OADEV::MCDONOUGH		! Ann + guest
DONVAN::MUISE			! Jacki
SELL::BNELSON			! Brian
LEDS::NELSON			! Dawn-Marie
HANNAH::OSMAN			! Eric
DONVAN::PEGGY			! Peggy
FDCV06::POTTLE			! Lisa - cups/tonic
XCUSME::RAMSAY			! Susan
HARDY::REGNELL			! Melinda - meatballs
WMOIS::B_REINKE			! Bonnie - tabouli
FPOVAX::RICARD			! Doreen
VALKYR::RUST			! Beth
HANNAH::SICHEL			! Peter
UPOA1::SKOWRONEK		! Debby - Nachos
MSD24::STHILAIRE		! Lorna
REFINE::TAYLOR			! Holly - something chocolate
RUTLND::KUPTON			! Ken
!Hank VanCleef
STEVEV::VINGERHOET		! Steve
COBWEB::SWALKER			! Sharon
CREDIT::WATSON			! Andrew
WITNES::WEBB			! Randy
STARCH::WHALEN			! Rich - zucchini bread
COFLUB::WRIGHT			! Clark
HPSTEK::XIA			! Eugene
ANT::ZARLENGA			! Mike

! Plus maybe two Mystery Guests

    
    This should be a great weekend!
    Tonight I am going to start by celebrating my birthday!
    Tomorrow night is the party...I can't wait.
    I'm looking forward to this...should be load's of fun!
    
    Linda
    

    Well I heard that Kris Krash was seen at ZKO and I am on my way to 
    pick liesl up at the airport...
    
    If they will let her off the plane...

    
    Steve L,
    
    I do believe you promised Mr. Zarlenga you would post the list in 
    reverse alphabetical order  next time 'round :-).
    
    							nancy b.

Oh sigh - so I did.  Well - "Next time for sure!"  You folks will be lucky
if I'm still in one piece by 6PM tomorrow!

		Steve

    liesl is here and all I can say is that is one big whip...
    
    We are off to get into some mischief...
    
    J

    Oh, If Doug forgets his handcuffs, I have some that should suffice...
    
    			Steve

    Hi all, I'm here! There were a few odd looks at the airport and the
    guard almost wouldn't let me through. He said "you can't a take a
    bull whip cause it's a weapon" I replied merely "it's a horse whip"
    and the other guard let me through. ;*)

    Ah, Steve, you have handcuffs? I'm getting a whole new perspective
    on you.

    YE HA, this is starting to sound like a real partyliesl

    I want you al to know that at the last minute I had to bribe my
    12 year old and 15 year old so that I could   make it tomorrow
    night.
    
    anyone that wants to contribute exotic deserts, chips and
    sodas to my ransom will be appreciated.
    
    Bonnie

    .238> Oh, If Doug forgets his handcuffs, I have some that should suffice...
    
    
    What *IS* it with these men with these handcuffs?????..
    

    Re: .241
    
    Wait till you see 'em....
    
    	Steve

    Hey um.. NO I AINT CANCELLIN...would anyone like to give us pow, no
    idea folks, an idea as to what we should bring???
    Ah ges hate tah show up wid nuttin to give... :-)
    

    Bring your favorite beverage, of course.  If you want to bring
    more,  some sort of snack food (popcorn, nuts, fruit, etc.) would be 
    appreciated.  But bring yourself!
    
    	Steve

        This is my first H_R party and I'm curious - does anyone usually
        bring guitars and such?  I have a Martin 6-string which I don't
        currently play (claws, you know), but I will gladly bring it
        along if anyone else would like to use it.

        Leslie

        Oh my gosh!  I just made my *first* entry into this file!  And
        without introducing myself!  Does this mean that Steve will use
        his handcuffs and liesl's whip on me?! ;^)  (Whips and chains and
        leather boots... Doo-dah!  Doo-dah!)

    Why not just bring a bunch of Chinese finger puzzles, and see who's
    first to figure out how to get out of them???
    
    Nils

	Never fear, I did remember to bring mine...

	I'm taking a vote on what I should bring - something healthy like
honey-roasted peanuts, or something *really* healthy like candy corn!

			


						--D

    I vote for the peanuts!!!
    
    Nils

    Well, I knew that Steve.... I had intended on bring a bottle of my
    fave...
    
    Anyone care to share it with me??? Mels a drivin so I can get all
    sloshed (:-) jes kiddin)  
    
    I was refering to munchies.... chips etc sounds good to me..
    

    RE: .248
    
    well, you could decide to bring both...  (cashews please?)
    
    g

    Well..  I for one had a fantastic time...  It was great to talk to the
    Colorado Surprise!!!!... Thanks Steve for bringing it, err her :-)...
    
    Gale

    The only complaint I had about the party was that I had to leave
    at 11 and had a loonnggggg drive home.
    
    :-)
    
    Bonnie

    Well, what an amazing party it was.  They just keep getting bigger and
    better!  We had 63 people in attendance, by my count.  Though the
    "Mystery Guests" I had on my list were unable to attend, we had
    another surprise Mystery Guest who was a surprise even to me.
    The shrieks of astonishment that greeted Kathy Gallup when she walked
    in the door were raucous - especially from Liesl!  Apparently Kathy was
    the "accomplice" who was helping Steve Mallett whip up his mystery
    concoction, which was NOT green and fuzzy!
    
    Fun as it was, I'm afraid that the H_R parties may have outgrown my
    house, so volunteers for larger accomodations would be welcomed.
    
    Thanks to Joyce, Kris and "Liosliath" (Leslie) for helping with the
    clean-up before and after.
    
    Here's the attendance list as I have it.  If I missed anyone, my
    apologies:
    
    Mike Zarlenga
    Eugene Xia
    Rich Whalen
    Andrew Watson
    Sharon Walker
    Hank VanCleef
    Ken Upton
    Lorna StHilaire
    Peter Sichel
    Beth Rust
    Margaret Russell
    Bonnie Reinke
    Mel Regnell
    Lisa Pottle
    Peggy (DONVAN::PEGGY)
    Eric Osman
    Brian Nelson
    Ann McDonough + guest
    Leslie ("Liosliath") Martin
    Al and Melissa Martin
    Steve Mallett
    Jim Mackin
    Scott Lutz
    Linda Lobov
    Steve Lionel
    Andy Leslie
    Andy Lee
    Cathy Lavey
    Joyce LaMotte
    Hector Lambropoulos
    Kris Kress
    Gail Koski
    Liesl Kolbe
    Gale Kleinberger
    Matt Kirk
    Joe Jasniewski + two guests
    Kevin Herbert
    Nils Granquist
    Doug Gordon
    Amy Goldman
    Meigs Glidewell
    Kathy Gallup
    Mike Foley
    Jerry Eckert
    Eileen Dunne
    Chuck Doucette
    Beth Doucette + guest
    Ray Davis
    Peigi Cleminshaw
    Chelsea
    Jerry Boyajian
    Beverly Block
    Nancy Bittle
    Jim Baranski + Charlotte
    Dan and Bea Arvidson
    Kannan Alagappan

	Hi all.  I had a great time at your party Steve!

	Now, if I can just find out the last name of that nice woman that
	was sitting across from me in that small group of us talking
	in your den around midnight...

	Yes, YOU, the one that was the only other person left on Earth
	besides me, that hasn't yet seen "When Harry Met Sally".  Please
	send me mail if you're listening :-)

/Eric

    Thanks Steve for the party.  liesl and Kathy deserve our solute for 
    flying all the way from Colorado just for the party.  All in all, I had
    a lot of fun, and you folks are great.  Finally, it was nice to meet 
    another mathematician, Sharon (although we didn't talk much about it :-)).
    Rest assure I will show up next time.
    
    Eugene
    
    P.S. Next time I promise to bring some food.

    re: .256

>    Fun as it was, I'm afraid that the H_R parties may have outgrown my
>    house, so volunteers for larger accomodations would be welcomed.

    You'll just have to get a bigger house, Steve!  8-)  Heck, you
    could even have a H_R house hunting party (I'd love to see the
    realtor's reaction when you show up with 63 people to look at a
    house!  8-))

    RE: parties outgrowing Steve's

    Oh no, does this mean Liesl and I have to find another hallway??!!
    But Steve's is just the right width! :^) :^)

    Seriously, another super party!!  It was good to see old friends
    again, and meet new ones!

    	amy

    RE: Next party...
    
    Well, after having my arm twisted over the weekend, - I've agreed to
    rent out the clubhouse here at the apartment complex, and have the
    winter party.  If I can rent it on the 27th of January, it will be
    then. Some of us talked about having it in December, but I think with
    all the office Christmas parties, waiting until January might be the
    safest thing.
    
    As soon as I talk to the manager at the clubhouse, I'll confirm the
    date... I figure 3 months notice should be enough time for Carla to
    save up for a plane ticket :-).. Liesl and Kathy... you *will* coome
    again won't you?  (Kathy - I'll even take you skiing on REAL mountains
    :-)...)
    
    Gale
    

    Great Party! When's the next one?
    
    A winter holiday bash no doubt...
    
    I even have some leftover teddy grahams...
    
    Gail

    	Well I had a good time!! On the lawn, in the living room, kitchen,
    dining room.
    
    	Hope that Rose Ann gives Liesel, Bonnie, Lorna and I something as
    exciting as Flatulence to discuss at the next get together!!!!! It was
    a gas to say the least.
    
    	Bonnie had a great idea for the Holiday party I had to scrap that
    we could use for the next party. Let's hire a hall at a central
    location and go from there. I'd be mor ethan willing to help set it up.
    Unless of course Steve does want to buy a bigger chalet.
    
    Thanks Steve.
    
    Ken
    

    It was a fun party...I just sent mail to Gale suggesting that if she
    does plan a party it be when the Monet exhibit is being held at the
    MFA.  Between the party and Monet we might get quite a few out of town
    guests.
    
    

.261>	I figure 3 months notice should be enough time for Carla to
.261>	save up for a plane ticket :-).. 

	Yes!  I'll start right now.  I think I'm the only Colorado
	noter who hasn't attended a H_R party yet.  OhboyOhboyOhboy!

							   Carla

         I get the feeling that a prior treaty with the police department
    might be necessary for the next party.
    
                                      GB

    Great party!  I had a great time and it was sure fun fitting the
    face with the name.
    
    Can't wait for the next one.
    
    Linda
    

    
    	Sorry, Carla, you're *not* the only Colorado noter that hasn't
    	attended an H_R party.  Someone else's absence was definitely
    	felt.
    
    	Nanci, are you listening ??  :-)
    
    	/Eric
    

	Wow, by the time I left, I could barely talk. (Ok, so some of you were
probably wishing I could have shut up for a few minutes but...)

	Great time.  Liesl is *very* huggable...  I met lots of new people
and chatted with lots I only see at parties.  One person even said "Oh, so
*you're* Doug Gordon!" (Hi Sharon!)  I'm not sure I can take a party like
that every week, but it would sure be fun to try...  Hope to see many of you
at the next bash, wherever it ends up being held...


						--Doug

    	Yes, thanks so much Steve!  I had a great time once again -- I
    really could not believe how *fast* time flew.


    	It's kinda nice that some things never change; what was really
    great was finding out that Liesl is *one* of them!!!!  ;-)  ;-)  ;-)



    Brian

    Gee, if people from Colorado got to go, now I'm feeling REALLY far
    away--especially after looking at the guest list and seeing all
    those names of people I wanted to meet/attach faces to (now DON'T
    read that the wrong way!!!)  ;D
    
    ::sniffling quietly in her cube way out west::  
    
    (hey, but maybe january--all I need is a job with DEC out that aways!)
      :)
    
    kim

Yep, what they all said....  *definitely* a good time!

Many thanks, Steve, for hosting!

-- Cathy

Hehehehe......the looks on your faces were CLASSIC!  I just wish I'd had the 
camera ready!



I suppose I'll never be able to surprise any of you again, eh?  :-)

Gale....REAL mountains?  I don't remember seeing any of those when I was 
out there...... :-)  Come out here, and I'll teach you to ski powder!

Time for you all to journey to us!

I had a wonderful time, everyone....thanks! And for those of you who knew
I was coming, thanks for not spilling the beans too much!  

/kath

    
    It was great to meet everyone at the party Friday night!  Thanks,
    Steve, for having it at your home.  
    
    I must say that I had a very enjoyable time in New England this
    weekend.
    
    A very special thank you to Joyce and Liesl for rescuing me last
    evening!!!  I guess you can now add Klutz to my list of names!!
    
    Thanks again!
    
    Kris
    
    P.S. Hello to Nils (not to be confused with Neal, Neil, or Nellie)!

    Thanks for hosting the party, Steve - it was great.  But 7 hours just
    wasn't enough!
    
    Ray, hoping to break the 1:30 barrier next time

    Thanks for the plug, Eric.  Maybe Carla and I can fly out together
    for the next one.  I think I'll have to put a plane ticket on my
    Christmas wish list.  :-) 
    
    Nanci

    In re Colorado noters....Greg Bruno hasn't made a H_R party yet
    either...unless you count the name tag that I wore! :-)
    
    Bonnie

    Re: .278
    
         BONNIE...you didn't...!?
    
                                     Greg

    yes I did :-) :-) :-)....
    
    ask anyone!
    
    ;-)
    
    Bonnie

    in re .281
    
    :-)  :-)  :-)  :-)  ;-)  ;-)

         Oh sure, but what if she had gotten drunk and broken a few
    commandments while wearing my name?  Huh?  What then??
    
                                     Greg

    Some personal observations...
    
    I was delighted to get the chance to see "Krash" Kress again - and to
    see the MUCH trimmer Andy Leslie.  Way to go, Andy!  Beverly Block's
    tie-dye dress was an eye-catcher, but Beverly, how DO you know quite
    so much about handcuffs?
    
    The hallway gauntlet seemed to attract a number of folks who would
    pass back and forth, even if they didn't have to.  And Mike Z showed
    everyone why New Englanders put light switches outside bathroom
    doors.  And we reserved Chelsea's step of honor for her.
    
    Nils Granquist's dip was extremely addicting - I didn't quite catch
    what was in it, but I'd sure love the recipe.  Gail's Teddy Grahams
    were all gone by the end of the evening, despite the LARGE bowl
    of them she put out in the living room.  I donated the two boxes
    I had which Tommy seems to not want anymore.  (Now if only I could
    have persuaded people to finish the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
    cereal...)
    
    A lot of excitement, great fun and good friends.  Thank you all
    for making it a delightful evening.
    
    				Steve

    
    Are you serious?  That *wasn't* Greg Bruno in the purple blouse
    and skirt????
             
             
    :-}      
             
    
    Kris
    

    Got me too KRash.... GEsh ! who was it then?????
    I mean, I knew no faces, cept the Zmans..... GESH!
    All right, fess up... WHo was that wearing Bruno's tag!  FESS UP NOW!
    :-)
    
    Comments?? me??? surely you gest ......
    :-)

    Well, back home again after a grand weekend. The only injury suffered was
    a cut from the handcuffs but hey, you play, you pay. ;*)

    I loved meeting everyone again and Amy and I were surprized at how
    well the co-ed hallway gauntlet turned out. As they say, reach out
    and touch someone!

    Carla, I heard that you knew about kath's trip for 3 weeks AND YOU
    NEVER EVEN GAVE ME A HINT! Just wait till folks see the 3 of us
    together next time. Steve M, thanks for bringing her it was great.

    I would have recognized Nancy Bittle but she cheated and didn't wear
    the t-shirt and high tops - next time Nancy.

    The mistress was pleased. liesl

    Hi All,
    
    I can't add anything to the previous replys, other then to say I'm
    glad to hear everyone made it home safely.
    
    I think getting a hall for the next 'PARTY' is a great idea, then
    we won't have to run the gauntlet. Wait a minute, forget what I
    said, maybe we need a smaller house!!!!
    
    Beth, great discussions, hope I didn't let my insecurity show too
    much.
    
    Krash, my Mom was from Penn, and she always told me how great the
    ladies were there. Mom and I have one thing in common now.
    
    For those who would like it, I'm posting the dip recipe in the cooks
    file.
    
    Nils  huh Niles, huh neil, would you believe Nellie?  I think I'll
          start calling myself Granny, who could mess that up!!!

    
    Gosh!! It sounds like I missed a great party, I got some kind of
    'bug' and have been out of work until yesterday. Hope to make the
    next one.

    The next party is in Colorado....liesl has already said that she can
    put up three of us.  Save your money....and in May I have a premonition
    that some of us will find our way to Colorado Springs...the town will
    never be the same.  The party will start with drinks at the Meadow
    Muffins and then on to someone's house (as yet to have been decided).
    
    So save your pennies and frequent flyer coupons...
    
    

         Great.  Now I can wear my "NOT Bonnie Reinke" nametag.
    
                                    not-bonnie

    But Bonnie will be there we hope!
    

    One Bonnie wasn't enough.

         Hey!  We've heard the stories.  You eastern folks make all the
    money.  It's only right that you fly out here.  Now, does Bonnie have
    her reservations yet?
    
                                      Greg

	 May?  Humm...if it isn't snowing like last May, I'll offer my
	 place!  It's not that big, but it will do! And I have a huge
	 back yard!

	 I need to initiate my new house... :-)

	 kath

    Spring Party for HUMAN_RELATIONS!
    
    Shall I start a new note...seeing as I am always offering someone elses
    home for a party or shall you, Kath.
    
    J

Gads!  that's six months away!

Go ahead...you're so good at this stuff!  :-)

kath

    in re Bonnie,
    
    um, gang, do any of you have any idea where I might get the money
    to pay for a ticket? I'd love to see Colorado, but putting a 
    kid through college doesn't leave anything left over in the budget.
    
    :-(
    
    me (not Greg) :-)

         Sure Bonnie.  Just because I'm single with no bills and a cheap
    car you think I can visit the east coast with no problem, but when it
    comes to you coming to see us, you bring REALITY into it.  Hmph!
    
                                  GB not BR

         Hmm!  Let's see...about $450...37% interest...compounded
    continuously...that's payments of $125 per month...for 742 years.
    
         Maybe I could make it in January.
    
                                     Greg

    YEEHAW!!!
    
    I'll offer my (tiny) 5 room house to put people up.  Let's see...if
    I can farm my daughter out to her grandmother I'll have room for
    2 couples and 3 sleeping bags on the floor.  Showers could be a
    problem as I have a very small water heater.  However, we can work
    it out one way or another.
    
    Ya'll come, hear?
               
    Nanci (in her best western accent)
    

>    Showers could be a
>    problem as I have a very small water heater.  However, we can work
>    it out one way or another.


	 Oh come on, Nanci...no need to delude these people, we all
	 know everyone bathes in the streams out here.....

	 We'll use Liesl's horse to go hunt food.....  :-)

	 kath

	 

<	 Oh come on, Nanci...no need to delude these people, we all
<	 know everyone bathes in the streams out here.....
<
<	 We'll use Liesl's horse to go hunt food.....  :-)

    Well, shucks, Miss T and I just flushed out a fox Saturday. He got
    away and mom and me went hungry.

    I live right next to Garden of the Gods, I can take everybody on a
    sunrise hike! THEN we bath in the stream. You'all aren't expectin
    indoor plumbing are you? :*) liesl
	 

    liesl, does that mean you don't have traffic jams?  I think I would
    forego showers if I thought I could get where I was going in a
    reasonable time for the distance traveled.
    
    And is the Garden of the Gods anything like the Garden of Eden?  That
    could be fun!
    
    I think it is about 29 weeks until the second week of May.
    
    J

         My cousin from Los Angeles commented that our heaviest rush-hour
    traffic was not as bad as their 3AM trickle.  He may be exaggerating a
    bit.
    
                                     Greg

    re: .308
    
    GoG is like the GoE with rocks instead of fruit trees!  8-)

    But, Kath - I was polishing up my buffalo gun to go out shooting
    for dinner.  Yum!  Love them buffalo burgers!
    
    Nanci

	 Buffalo is my absolutely most favorite red meat.  :-)

	 Heavy traffic in Colorado Springs means driving 50 in a
	 55 on I-25.

	 :-)  Wow.....took me 10 minutes to get to work this morning!
	 Awww...don't you love the west?

	 We had better stop bragging, otherwise we just might find
	 ourselves with permanent house guests.

	 :-)

	 kat

    Kathy, 
    It takes me less than 10 minutes to get to work :-)

.313>    It takes me less than 10 minutes to get to work :-)

	 Yea, but I bet you pay twice as much in rent.  :-)

	 k

    Geez.. you probably got me there :-)
    
    But its a nice place to live, does that count :-)

    Cheer up Gale, it cost you less to get to the last party... ;^)
    
    Gail

    Eat the buffalo burgers but pass on the buffalo pie.
    
    L.A. traffic at 3 a.m. is indeed comparable to rush hour here.
    
    If you planned just a few years farther out Bonnie would only have to
    save 35 cents a week.
    
    (My last trip back east got a super deal...$150 round trip on
    Northwest.)

Joyce,

The Garden of the Gods are some breathtaking red/crimson/... rock formations.
think of the Grand Canyon on a :-) somewhat :-) smaller scale...  well, in any
case, it is pretty.

Traffic is pitifull, rent/real estate is 1/3 of Boston, plenty of space outside
the city if you want it...  My favorite place to get 39 cent hamburgers :-)

What more could you ask for? ... :-)

Jim.

>My favorite place to get 39 cent hamburgers :-)


Where HAVE you been, Jim!~  Hamburger Stand went up to 49 cents a burger!  :-)


kat

    Geez Kathy you should take it out of 1st gear I live 18 miles further
    away and it only takes me 22 minutes. ;^)
    
    -j

>                       -< I know side streets -vs- I-25 >-


	 Bingo....you trying driving Nevada at 55 and then we'll see
	 who gets the ticket. :-)

	 kat

    
    	re .319 
    
    	But kat do they still have that go cart track on ,I think it
    was, Cascade. Right off of Academy up by the Denny's. I have to
    stop reading the notes from the Springs cause I'm gonna end up moving
    back there and get myself in trouble again. Oh BTW Steve sorry I
    missed the party it sounds like you out did yourself, congrats on
    a job well done....
    
    Andy

    
    The state of culcha in CS is at least Pre Columbian, if not
    Pre Cambrian.

    As a moderator and unofficial party coordinator for Human Relations I
    am going to set this note NOWRITE.
    
    The Fall H_R party was a booming success..but we have a Winter Party
    (Note 859) in Shrewsbury,MA and a Spring Party (Note 858) in Colorado
    Springs, CO to look forward to....
    
    Camarderie, enthusiasm and sign-ups (don't forget to tell what you are
    bringing) are encouraged in those notes.
    
    

    I found the best place for a party ... I am not making any premonitions
    because I may loose a couple of friends ... but I am going to pray real
    hard that things will work out.  
    
    I can't wait!

Allow me to explain Joyce's "non-premonitions" in the previous reply...  Earlier
you saw me comment that the HR parties had outgrown my current house.  Well,
there's only one thing to do about that, and that's to get a bigger house!

And so I did, or rather, "we" did, the "we" being me and Leslie Richardson,
whom many of you met at the fall party (at which time she was generally known
as Leslie Martin and was sporting a nametag which said "Liosliath").  Joyce
visited our new home last week and marvelled at how RIGHT it was for a party.
Well, at least it's better than my current digs...

However, Leslie and I made it QUITE clear to Joyce that she was NOT under
any circumstances to announce a party there, and that it would be next fall
before we're ready.  For now, we're doing the typical new house routine
of rend-tear-death-and-destruction.  But our new home in north Nashua has
a much larger living room with a fireplace and a large "rumpus room" downstairs,
which means lots of fun.  And there's even a hallway for the "gauntlet"!

We're looking forward to seeing everyone in the fall.  Until then, stay tuned!

			Steve (and Leslie and Tommy and Moet)