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Save the date: Saturday, April 29.
Don't know where, don't know when, but if the Army don't get us, we're gonna chow down on some biscuits & beans in NYC and talk Brokeback. Fish should be jumpin'.
Are you with us?
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Sure 'nuff.
;D
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I'll check flights.
Just so I don't sound too nuts, or too much like a jetsetter, I was born in New York and grew up there, and have family who've been itching to see us again. It could be a good time for me to come. How firm is this date?
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Jeezus. I, I'll have to get a haircut.
Clothes. CLOTHES! I have nuthin' to wear--
(Starts pullin' shirts outta the closet, sniffin', then stuffin'em in a bag--)
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I live in NYC and would love to hear more about it. Is Chez Tremplay a separate or closed group? I wasn't aware of it before and now it's got a whole section. Hope to hear more about it.
Juan
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man, if only you guys were doing it a few weeks later, I could come! I'm going to be in new york in late may... oh well, let us know how it goes!!
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Save the date: Saturday, April 29.
Don't know where, don't know when, but if the Army don't get us, we're gonna chow down on some biscuits & beans in NYC and talk Brokeback. Fish should be jumpin'.
Are you with us?
Oh, gosh! Keep us posted, Meryl? You guys aren't that far away. I haven't been to New York in years, but I'd love to hop a train from Philly and come meet you folks in person. It's kinda lonely bein' a Brokie in the City of Brotherly Love.
Jeff
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Jeezus. I, I'll have to get a haircut.
Clothes. CLOTHES! I have nuthin' to wear--
(Starts pullin' shirts outta the closet, sniffin', then stuffin'em in a bag--)
Aww, I bet you're cute with long hair, John.
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Jeff,
I'm repeating myself, but it probably bears repeating: as one of my aunts would have said, witheringly (and, boy, were ALL my aunts good at saying things witheringly):
"Mutton dressed as lamb."
Baa!
But thanks for the kind thought--the desperate will clutch at straws--
:D
("Hey! We're gonnna have brunch! O boy, o boy!" Pathetically, is actually excited.)
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That's not pathetic John, I would be excited too!
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Thanks, Courtney!
So, Jack f *ckin' Twist thinks he has it all figured out--
(No, honestly just thought I'd start this roundup with a couple of suggestions. If you think this is waaaay too kitschy, PLEASE just lasso and hogtie me!)
Click for listing/review by New York Magazine (have only been to Mesa Grill, myself, but Cowgirl sure looks cute!
Cowgirl
519 Hudson St.
"Saddle up for country kitsch and chuck wagon cuisine served in Texas-sized portions, partner!" http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/cowgirl/index.html (http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/cowgirl/index.html)
Mesa Grill
102 Fifth Ave.
"Bobby Flay's mastery of the spicier things in life keeps getting more polished and exciting." http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/mesa-grill/index.html (http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/mesa-grill/index.html)
Agave
140 Seventh Ave. South
http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/agave/index.html (http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/agave/index.html)
Or would everybody prefer to go to that place in Dubois?
;D
later edit: had to delete Bar-K as they don't do Brunch, so:
Blue Smoke
116 E. 27th St.
"Forget what the 'cue quibblers say. Blue Smoke is an ingenious Manhattan barbecue joint." http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/blue-smoke/index.html (http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/blue-smoke/index.html)
I'm includin' this one just cause of the name (it doesn't sound highly recommended!):
Earl's
560 Third Ave.
"If you like Dukes, you'll like Earls."
http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/earls/index.html (http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/earls/index.html)
And this one looks waay too small, and it's in Brooklyn (not that there's anything wrong with that) but look at the name, and DO click through and look at the sign--real cute!
Jake's Bar-B-Que Restaurant
189 Columbia St.
"Kansas City makes its move on the Red Hook waterfront."
http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/jakes-bar-b-que-restaurant/index.html (http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/jakes-bar-b-que-restaurant/index.html)
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Count me in. I would love, love to meet you guys.
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Count me in guys! ;D
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Yeehaw, I finally got back to check this thread, and the Brokie Brunch (Bronch?) is happenin'!
John, you are the best for looking up all those restaurants. They all sound great. I've actually been to the Cowgirl place, and I'd thought that would be a good place to go. There's even a little shop across the street that specializes in Western gear--cowboy hats, boots, trinkets, even cowboy underwear! ;D
Another place I've been to with fellow Brokies is the Rodeo Bar & Grill: www.rodeobar.com/ (http://www.rodeobar.com/). It was roomy, and they let us sit for hours gabbing. They even have an appetizer of shrimp/bacon/jalapeno called Cowboy Kisses. :-*
Yay, Clarissa! I wasn't surprised to see you signing up--knew you couldn't resist a get-together like this. That will be so great if you can come!
Juan, we would love to have you along. Brokies are Brokies, whether of Tremblayan lineage or another. I will be bringing a Brit Brokie who's vacationing in NY and staying with me that week. She'll be thrilled to meet everyone.
So far I've got nine: John (with new haircut and clean shirt), Clarissa, Jenny, Amy, Deedee, Phila. Jeff, Juan, and me and my friend. I can think of more who are in the area and might travel in: Surf, Hoboken Jeff, henrypie, Paul and David. Check in, you guys!
littleguitar, not to worry, we live here, so when you ride into town, just let us know and we'll meet up. :)
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yay!! our little gathering is taking shape! That cowgirl place sounds perfect, with an after meal stopover at the Western gear store where we'll all pick up our rodeo belt buckles for ceremonial strumming and flicking purposes!
Would LOVE to have you fly out Clarissa! And surely some in the connecticut, jersey, and philly areas can make the drive up? I could offer my air mattress to one person for the night, though I warn you, I live in a studio in brooklyn, so it's not all that spacious! But it's available for the night if anyone needs a place to crash either before or after the gathering.
And don't forget to check out the DVD release party we are trying to plan for Easter weekend in Chicago.
What a sociable bunch we are, huh? No real surprises there I guess!
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Iiiii wannaaaaa commmme!
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Iiiii wannaaaaa commmme!
You and me both, Ray. :'(
Guess we'll have to be content with our Jarhead and wine party, hunh?
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I wanna come to all of it. I want to go to the Cowgirl place (Jeez, New York really does have everything.) I want to sit on Ray's balcony and draw pictures! I want to do the Hokey Pokey in front of the Pierre Hotel and have a candlelight vigil for Hal the Coyote. I want to stroll down Paseo de Whatchacallit in Santa Fe (another place I love) with Jimmy looking for live coyotes. I want to come to Rochester and see the BetterMost World Headquarters! And I want you all to come here.
And Juan, you may know, we rafted over here en masse as refugees from the IMDb troll wars, and are a tight, loving group, but we're are also open friendly people. Y'all come on. Shit, am I really going to New York??
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Gasp! I said "shit" and it didn't get bleeped out. :o
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LOL. Can I come with you on your Brokie tour around the world Elle? (Don't forget to schedule a stop in Chicago. Chicago Tremblayans are really quite lovely.) ;)
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Chicago is an early stop on my trip, and yes, let's go roun the world.
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So you can come pick me up in Chicago, and we'll be off! Maybe we can go to India and the UK too while we're at it. Just say the word, I'll be ready! (Except not right now, I'm going to bed.)
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>> the Brokie Brunch (Bronch?) is happenin'!
Broncho?
Hey, a serious (for me) note. If I'm going to get airplane tickets and arrange everything here to actually do this (which includes transcontinental air travel solo with a three year old - which has the potential of making staying on old Sleepy for 8 seconds look tame), I'd be bummed if the date of this Brokie Broncho were to change. How sure a thing is April 29th?
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>> the Brokie Brunch (Bronch?) is happenin'!
Broncho?
Hey, a serious (for me) note. If I'm going to get airplane tickets and arrange everything here to actually do this (which includes transcontinental air travel solo with a three year old - which has the potential of making staying on old Sleepy for 8 seconds look tame), I'd be bummed if the date of this Brokie Broncho were to change. How sure a thing is April 29th?
Well, everyone, Elle has a big question here--if we say April 29, do we mean it or are we gonna come back and say, bud, there's been somthing I been meanin' to tell ya.....and burst her bubble?
I am here. I ain't goin nowwhere. ('cept maybe to Chicago for Easter weekend if that happens...)
Let's get the date firmed up if we can.
Jenny
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Click for listing/review by New York Magazine (have only been to Mesa Grill, myself, but Cowgirl sure looks cute!
Cowgirl
519 Hudson St.
"Saddle up for country kitsch and chuck wagon cuisine served in Texas-sized portions, partner!" http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/cowgirl/index.html (http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/cowgirl/index.html)
This is the only place on the list that I've been to, and it's great! It's been a while, but I think I even had biscuits and gravy here...not to mention the killer margaritas. Right in the West Village. This one gets my vote...if a total newbie's vote counts. ;)
Juan
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Jenny and Clarissa:
Tell you what, I will be in New York on the 29th, so I will be at the Broncho one way or t'other; if I have to, I'll leave instructions to have my ashes sent over: you can pour out a little Old Rose in front of my Tin Can. (Leave at curbside afterwards.)
Juan: I could be wrong, but it looks like it's shapin' up to be 'Cowgirl' (and how perfect a name is that?) not only as you and Meryl have already been and don't object, but Elle seems to like the idea, and as she is travelling the farthest to come and be sociable, I think that carries much weight--
Others will doubtless have their opinions, though! Wherever we go, I think we'd best give fair warnin' as I think we will be quite a sizeable posse.
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I can't believe no one suggested going to Jackson Hole (and what state is Jackson Hole in I ask?). Citysearch New York readers give every location in Manhattan a higher rating than Cowgirl and it's one less dollar sign too. Jackson Hole doesn't do small. Burgers, sandwiches, and even a South of the Border menu too. You know what this restaurants logo is? The Wyoming rodeo cowboy on a bucking bronco. Citysearch editorial rating for Cowgirl = "Average". Citysearch editorial rating for Jackson Hole = "Recommended".
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Waaa. I would love to come and live just down the turnpike, but I have a previous engagement. I look forward to hearing about it.
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These threads have a way of getting long.
When we get closer to the event, will one of the organizers be so kind as to summarize where and what time? I'll have to check train schedules.
Thanks very much!
(I can't believe I'm actually getting serious about this. New York-phobic me. I'm the out-of-towner who always gets the cab driver who is just off the boat from New-Yorkistan and asks me for directions to where I want to go. But I used to have friends in the West Village--they lived right at the intersection of Greenwich and Christopher. I want to get one of those real big western belt buckles. ...)
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Now what about watching the DVD together too?
I'll tell you this about restaurants with big groups - more than 10 people, or really even less, especially if the place is loud, and not everybody can talk to everybody. And I hate that! I just went out for my quarterly adoptive moms night out and there 16 of us at one big, long table, and I wanted to be in all the conversations, but couldn't. If I come all that way, I want to spend time in real conversation with each of you, not just the two people seated next to me or whatever.
How can we do it so that we can actually mingle? Somehow commandeer a private room at a restaurant with small tables and keep table switchin. Or oooooooooooooo get a hotel suite with some honkin TV and watch the DVD and have room service! Oh that!! Somehow have a little home for a few hours!!!!! That! That! That! Too much?
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fyi on Cowgirl --- Actually you can get the back room at Cowgirl for private use (unless the name recently changed the full name is Cowgirl Hall of Fame). Even though it is a "back room" it has windows and light and door to the street. My friend had her daughter's birthday party in there. No idea of the cost, but I can find out. Cowgirl Hall of Fame also has big tables throughout the restaurant for large groups.
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Amy,
Great minds. I called and found out that: the adjacent same-owner restaurant, 'BAR-K,' a nominal 40-person space, is available for private parties during the day (we would have to be out by 4pm as they start servin' dinner at 5pm;
The Party Person at Cowgirl/Bar-K is Devra deDeaux, she will next be in on Tuesday at 11am (she is there til 7pm), phone 212-633-1133;
They still have April 29 open.
One can also reserve a lounge, a back room and a bar; take a look, here's the website party page: http://cowgirlnyc.com/parties.html (http://cowgirlnyc.com/parties.html)
Time: 16 and 9!
;D
later edit:
Here's the Brunch Page: http://cowgirlnyc.com/parties_brunch.html (http://cowgirlnyc.com/parties_brunch.html)
(Sorry Elle--the only TV's at the Bar--although a couple scenes would take on added meaning and poignance when seen in a bar, no?)
Time: 17 and 2!
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Anyone have a spare Chicago-to-New York plane ticket lying around?
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Wow, a lot has happened since I last checked in! ;D
I'll leave instructions to have my ashes sent over: you can pour out a little Old Rose in front of my Tin Can. (Leave at curbside afterwards.)
John, I want to marry your sense of humor ;D
The date is firm! If the Army gets one of us, there's still a handful left to carry on. Go for it, Elle. :-*
I agree that Cowgirl Hall of Fame seems the best choice. Surf, what I like about it is that it's one of a kind rather than a chain, and my Time Out New York restaurant guide gives it a red star, which means they think it's ver' good. I checked out their lounge when I was there, and though it's small, it would be a great place to have drinks. Couches line the walls, and it has a homey feel.
John or Amy, would you be up for calling them on Tuesday? It looks like we've got nine for sure, so maybe go for a dozen or so people? Darn it, hpie and Courtney, I wish you could come! :(
As for watching the DVD somewhere, I have faith that we'll work it out. I have too much going on that week to feel confident offering my place as an option. But this is New York, after all, and maybe we could even rent a private screening room somewhere. 8)
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But this is New York, after all, and maybe we could even rent a private screening room somewhere. 8)
Hell it wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't still playing at the AMC Empire 25 on 42nd street by then. After all, they have twenty five screens to fill.
Don't know if I will be making it yet....
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Don't know if I will be making it yet....
Oh, no! I sure hope you can.....
You might be right about the AMC, come to think of it.
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You better make it surf!!! Or we'll be callin you Ennis for bailing on us!!
I vote for going to the place where we can mingle the most. Cowgirl and Bar-K seem oK to me. but I haven't researched either of them. I really want to do that shopping excursion to the Western wear store!
Brokie Broncho, here we come!
Jenny
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Hey all,
Glad people want to make it--or something--happen. In re: making arrangements, Spirit is willing, but Flesh is weak--I'm off to the doctor as soon as I arrange things on my desk so things aren't a complete disaster here--I have a feeling I won't be able to check in here later today, hope I will tomorrow--waves feebly--
off ta get sawboned--
:P
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Poor John, feel better soon! *Offers a dose of Ma Twist's Cherry Tonic and a warm blanket*
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Hope you're feeling better soon, John!
(Wrings hands with worry. ...)
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Bumpin cause I'm tryin to decide - should I go to Mexico, or just travel around the coffee pot lookin for the handle.
And John, how are you?
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UPDATE ON COWGIRL:
Bar-K (the back mini-restaurant) is booked for both April 29th and April 30th. >:(
It is also booked up for the following weekend - both days. If you guys would want to book the back mini-restaurant for a later date, here is the cost involved for a brunch. It would be a payment of $25 person for the food and one free mimosa, plus a variable fee (depending on the number of people) for labor and gratuity - the party planner said that for 15 people or so, that fee would be somewhere in the $200 vicinity. SO, if 15 people attended, it would cost each person $25 plus approximately $40 more dollars = total per person would be hover around $65, PLUS you pay for your own additional drinks over the one free mimosa.
HOWEVER, Cowgirl ALSO takes reservations in the MAIN DINING ROOM for up to 15 people, and then all you have to pay for is cost of your own food and your own drinks.
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Wow, that doesn't sound right. $40 on top of the cost of food? If that's the case it's probably too much for me. Is there a plan b?
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In terms of NYC prices for reserving a private space, it's a really good price. The pros are that the space itself (I have been there for a party) is great and condusive to a group of 12-15 people (the website says up to 40, but believe me, it is a mini-restaurant, and I would not put 40 people in there unless the majority of them were toddlers!) It is really a side one room mini-restaurant with a side entrance and large windows (and a second entrance to the main restaurant). The staff sets up a buffet style brunch and there is a bar located in the mini-space. There are a bunch of tables and booths around the perimeter for people to sit and eat.
The cons are the cost of a private space - I wanted to alert everyone to cost. Like I said, expect to spend around $65, and more if you want more than one drink.
If we want to go to Cowgirl, Plan B would probably be just to reserve a table in the main room. Then it's just like any restaurant - you pay for your food, your drinks and your portion of the tip. The restaurant itself is not expensive, so you can easily eat and drink there for well under $65 a pop.
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I get it, I overlooked the part about the private space. Although if the fee was $200 and there were 15 people, wouldn't it be more like $13.50? Not trying to be a nuisance, just that 40 for a space fee is a bit more than I expected to pay.
Juan
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Oops sorry about that - actually yes, I misread my calculator earlier (pre coffee - I couldn't see straight ;D) and overstated the price by a bit.
AT COWGIRL: The minimum labor and gratuity fee, according to the planner, is $175, regardless of the actual body count. So, for example, if we had 10 people confirmed that were coming to the braunch, that would be an extra $17.50 (175/10) over the $25 pre-fixe food bill, for a total of $42.50. Whatever the exact end price, which depends on the number of people coming, the concept is that -
at Cowgirl, for the private space at Bar K, we have to each pay a pro-rated labor/tip fee, pay the $25 food/one drink price, and pay for our own drinks after the first free mimosa.
So, all the folks that were interested in doing need to decide what everyone wants to do. We can (1) reserve this space - but if so, we have to pick a new date, (2) we can reserve a table in the main room for 4/29, or (3) pick another restaurant for 4/29.
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Amy, thanks so much for doing that legwork for us!! MWAH! :-*
Right now, we have a count of 11, if Elle comes: Amy, John, Deedee, Juan, Paul, David, Jeff, Clarissa, Jenny, me and my friend Sarah. Maybe we can still coax HobokenJeff to come, too.
That is very doable at a large table in the main room, so my vote would be to reserve one there and thus avoid the extra costs. If it turns out we have significantly more people, then we could explore other options. I think the Rodeo Bar & Grill, for example, is large enough to accommodate more people fairly easily.
I really don't want to change the date at this point, for fear of losing attendees. It's worth it to stay at the Cowgirl, I think, because of the Western shop across the street, and also because it's in Greenwich Village, a very cool neighborhood for exploring afterwards.
What does everyone else think?
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I am up for either option. ;D
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I'm in, whatever (cough, hack, stumbles in through the swinging bar doors)-- sawbones says I didn't die after all, guess I have to believe him.
Should we make a rez for an even dozen to allow for late additions?
(You're not gonna believe this, but it just started snowin' here in New York--well, it won't stick an hour--)
(cough, hack)
:P
Thanks for the kind wishes, all!
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I am SOOO glad this is still happening! Yes, it is snowing here!!
Well, I see your point Meryl, about keeping the date. I we have more than 12 people, though, how can we get it to be easy enough to mingle? This is a big concern from Clarissa and I agree with her. I want to be able to talk to all of you, not just four or five within easy earshot.
So, I would be up for changing the date and reserving a room at Cowgirl. But I would do what the majority wants. I really want to know what Elle thinks of this....are you out there E?
PS hooray for the Connecticutian Brokies joining in the fray!
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We've had it all in Philadelphia this morning: sunshine, rain, and snow showers.
John, "I'm so glad you're not dead!" (What movie is that line from?)
(Starts sweating a bit) I'd be in favor of a reservation at the Cowgirl. If it's in the West Village, I'd feel a bit more comfortable than having to find my way around an unfamiliar New York neighborhood since I used to know the West Village, even if that was more than ten years ago.
Meryl, I think it would be a good idea to try to encourage Hoboken Jeff to come, if he's free.
Added: If it becomes necessary to change the date, at the present time the only weekend I have booked between Easter and Memorial Day is the weekend of Saturday, May 13, so I can be flexible, if it's necessary.
Jeff
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<snip>Should we make a rez for an even dozen to allow for late additions?
(You're not gonna believe this, but it just started snowin' here in New York--well, it won't stick an hour--)
(cough, hack)
:P
Thanks for the kind wishes, all!
I can't believe it's freaking snowing. No wonder I get sick with every change in the weather. I guess Prince was right, sometimes it snows in April. Glad you're feeling better though!
Juan
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Amy, would you go ahead and reserve a table for 12? How about noon, so Philly Jeff and the Connecticutians won't have to get up before the crack of dawn? ;)
We can ask them to set us up so that we're all able to talk across at each other. Or if we have to do two tables, we can plan to do a "movable feast" kind of dealie where we change places mid-meal. It'll drive the waiters insane, but we'll be extra, extra nice to them. ;D
I'm ever so glad you're still alive, John. That snow didn't stick an hour, did it? But it was purdy. :)
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Amy, would you go ahead and reserve a table for 12? How about noon, so Philly Jeff and the Connecticutians won't have to get up before the crack of dawn? ;)
We can ask them to set us up so that we're all able to talk across at each other. Or if we have to do two tables, we can plan to do a "movable feast" kind of dealie where we change places mid-meal. It'll drive the waiters insane, but we'll be extra, extra nice to them. ;D
I'm ever so glad you're still alive, John. That snow didn't stick an hour, did it? But it was purdy. :)
Thank you, Meryl, that is most kind of you, O Great High Priestess of the Brokeback Cult! That time will give me something to work with to check train schedules. I don't own a car, so I'll be arriving by train.
OMG, looks like I'm really goin' to the Big City!
John, I'm also ever so glad you didn't die. You can't die! I'm looking forward to meeting you!
Jeff
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So Brunch is on? Do we have to do anything other than show up? Amy, have you made a reservation? (I can see how the Cowgirls would be peeved if we made two or three duplicate rezzes for twelve...)
Thanks so much Meryl, for the kind wishes, and also thanks to Jeff (gosh, I get to meet a favorite author!), to my suprise we will be able to chat at brunch without the mediation of Madame Arcati and her ouija board--so looking forward!
Someone do post confirmation that the rez is in hand, if it is--
John (feeling a might peckish already--)
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;D OK Guys - CONFIRMED: I made a reservation for 12 at Cowgirl, 519 Hudson Street, NY, NY, Saturday, April 29th, at noon. ;D
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So Brunch is on? Do we have to do anything other than show up? Amy, have you made a reservation? (I can see how the Cowgirls would be peeved if we made two or three duplicate rezzes for twelve...)
Thanks so much Meryl, for the kind wishes, and also thanks to Jeff (gosh, I get to meet a favorite author!), to my suprise we will be able to chat at brunch without the mediation of Madame Arcati and her ouija board--so looking forward!
Someone do post confirmation that the rez is in hand, if it is--
John (feeling a might peckish already--)
John,
Favorite author? Surely you don't mean me?
Is Madame Arcati busy that day? Too bad--didn't know she was a Brokie! We'll just have to be blithe without her! ;^)
Jeff
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Yeehaw, Amy! You're the sweetest little gal in New York City. :-*
Hmm, what to wear? Definitely something loose, considering I'll be downing biscuits and gravy. Perhaps my High Priestess robes--the secular version, that is. ;D
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Thank you, Amy! Fish should be jumpin'! It's a date! (Psst, Meryl--she was probably tired of our dumb-ass missin'!)
Sure lookin' forward to tyin' on the feedbag--
;D
John
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Ellemeno asks and asks herself,
Should I stay or should I go now?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
An’ if I stay it will be double
So come on and let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
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I've got the address for The Cowgirl, 519 Hudson Street, and a really handy, nifty Manhattan street map.
Can any of you New Yorkers tell me the cross streets for the block of Hudson Street where The Cowgirl is located?
(Elle, you know you want to come. ...)
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I've got the address for The Cowgirl, 519 Hudson Street, and a really handy, nifty Manhattan street map.
Can any of you New Yorkers tell me the cross streets for the block of Hudson Street where The Cowgirl is located?
(Elle, you know you want to come. ...)
It's in between West 10 and Charles Street, closer to 10th. I'm excited!! :P
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It's in between West 10 and Charles Street, closer to 10th. I'm excited!!
Thanks, "JC"!
OMG, I'm getting excited, too. That is, like, one block north of Christopher Street, if I'm reading my map correctly? I used to know that part of the city in the early 1990s, the last time I was out and about in Manhattan.
I must find out if The Leatherman is still in existence on Christopher Street!
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Is that the place with the spiral staircase that went downstairs to the more adult leather section? ::)
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I'm excited!! :P
Juan - I think it's soooooo great you're going. I love (will NOT say sp*nk here) your enthusiasm and reaching out to a bunch of Brokie's you just met. I don't think you'll be sorry...
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Is that the place with the spiral staircase that went downstairs to the more adult leather section? ::)
I'm not sure, David. I don't remember a spiral staircase, but it's been probably literally a dozen years or more since I've been in the place. I do remember there was a downstairs. I remember going downstairs for fitting--literally, no joke or euphemism here--when I bought my chaps there in--eeek!--1990.
And I'm so sorry to hear of your job loss! That sucks!
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Forgive me--Bump!
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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!! The Brokie Broncho is on! Elle, please come, pleeeeeeeze?
So, 12 sounds like a good number, not too big. Can we get a head count? Here's my go at it:
Meryl
Sarah (M's friend)
Amy
Me
John
David
Paul
Juan
DeeDee
Jeff
Clarissa??
HobokenJeff?
I think I need to go cowgirl hat shoppin!
And yes, the little rotation of the tables is a must! We can't be missing the opportunity to get quality time with each other.
Happy (gorgeous) Sunday everyone! I'm counting the days...
Jenny
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littleguitar, not to worry, we live here, so when you ride into town, just let us know and we'll meet up. :)
I'll also be in NYC in late May (I'm an ex-New Yawker) - the same time as Mandy (littleguitar) - I arrive May 23 in the evening.
I'm sure that the April brunch will be so successful that y'all want to do another one a month later. It's never too early to plan! That will also give others from out of town time to plan their trips. NY is so beautiful in late May.
Pete
"Swear to god I didn't know we was goin a get into this again — yeah, I did"
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Hey, Pete, I'm glad to hear you'll be in town! Let's keep in touch, and I'm sure we can arrange a little Brokie gabfest when you're here. ;D
So Clarissa, what's the word? You're in, ain'tcha? Say yes! :-*
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Hey, Pete, I'm glad to hear you'll be in town! Let's keep in touch, and I'm sure we can arrange a little Brokie gabfest when you're here. ;D
Sounds good, Meryl. Thanks!
"This ain't no little thing that's happenin' here."
Pete
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So Clarissa, what's the word? You're in, ain'tcha? Say yes! :-*
I love being wanted. I don't think it's the right time to come though. Mr. Ellemeno can't come, and the two people I tried to get to watch little Ellemeno during brunchtime can't do it. And don't say, "Oh bring her." (If anyone would.) Hanging out with you, with her, is not what I'm shootin for. She's an articulate funny charm, but no, ain't bringin her. Maybe the May thing. I hope you each post your own full reports of THE event of the Eastern US.
Hug and disappointed, but happy we're a gang,
Clarissa
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So Clarissa, what's the word? You're in, ain'tcha? Say yes! :-*
I love being wanted. I don't think it's the right time to come though. Mr. Ellemeno can't come, and the two people I tried to get to watch little Ellemeno during brunchtime can't do it. And don't say, "Oh bring her." (If anyone would.) Hanging out with you, with her, is not what I'm shootin for. She's an articulate funny charm, but no, ain't bringin her. Maybe the May thing. I hope you each post your own full reports of THE event of the Eastern US.
Hug and disappointed, but happy we're a gang,
Clarissa
Yeah we are a gang, better than the little rascals or all the other, meaner gangs out there. So if you're not coming, Ellle, how's about comign to Chicago for another brokiefest I am trying to cook up for sometime in May or June? I'm not posting about it yet, but I am hoping that we could get some people (Nicole, MandyI, David Thomas and of course all the chicagoans) to show up!
Just popping my head in here to say howdy!
J
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Oh dang it all! I guess I always knew it was too good to be true that we'd really get Clarissa to fly 3,000 miles with little Ellemeno to grace our Broncho. Thanks for even considering it, though, Elle! That shows you're a Brokie through and through. May, hunh? OK, we'll be here. :-*
I PM'd HobokenJeff last week, but so far no reply. If he doesn't get e-mail notification, he probably doesn't even know to check his PMs. :P
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[I'm up for May, by the way. I'm delighted to hear a bit of chat about it. My weekends are a little calmer in May. I'll even bring Mr. Henrypie, if he's game.]
Im wunderschoenen Monat Mai,
Als alle Knospen sprangen....
Ahhhhhh.]
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You all are peaches. And I really look forward to living it vicariously through you.
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And I got me a bran' new Western shirt to wear! It arrived yesterday. Sort of a light slate blue with a Native American design on cream stripes running vertically. Can't wait to wear it!
Yeehaw!
:D
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It sounds marvelous guys; don't forget us brokies in the Midwest. Take pitchas
Scott
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Bump.
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Two weeks from yesterday!! Excitement!!
So what's the head count again? Who's in, who's out? :D
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I'm in!
Can't wait to go rodeo belt buckle shopping with y'all!
Jenny
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Tell ya what... I want to come, too!!!!!!
I'd have to fly from Frankfurt or Nürnberg (bucks be damned!). Always wanted to visit Ney York for a weekend. Must ask my folks what they think of it. It's probably just a pipedream...
8)
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I'm still in. That's why I bumped the thread Sunday evening.
I'll be waiting till next week, however, to get train tickets--and hoping that's not too late for a Saturday morning. All the Amtrak trains on the Northeast Corrider are reserved these days--no more just showing up at 30th Street Station a little before train time and buying a ticket to Manhattan.
I'm looking forward to meetin the New York Brokies, and to rodeo belt buckle shopping, too--and to hitting The Leatherman on Christopher Street. ;D
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Pipedream, are you serious? That would be way cool if you could make the jaunt over here. You'd make it an International Broncho. ;D 8)
Here's what I've got for attendees:
amy7769
DavidinHartford
DeeDee
JCinNYC2006
JeffWrangler
jmmgallagher
meryl
montferrat
Newyearsday
Sarah (meryl's friend)
Maybe: pipedream
I never heard back from HobokenJeff, so it doesn't look likely that he'll appear. :(
So that's 10, plus one maybe. Anyone else have a Brokie pal they wan't to bring along?
Jeff, I can't wait to see your new Western shirt and go buckle shopping with you. ;D
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It might actually come true! I could probably make it to New York that weekend!!! Told my people I was just going on one of these little fishing trips. Remind me to bring some trouts home! ;)
No, seriously, are German brokies allowed to join in? Can I bribe you with Bretzels and Gummi-Bears to get one of those 12 chairs at the Cowgirl? You guys tell me!
:-*
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No, seriously, are German brokies allowed to join in? Can I bribe you with Bretzels and Gummi-Bears to get one of these 12 chairs at the Cowgirl? You guys tell me!
Are you kidding? We'd be thrilled to have you! Bretzels and Gummi-Bears will be accepted with pleasure. Just keep us updated! ;D
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Yeehaw!!!!!!!
I did it!!! Can't quite believe it, but I booked my flight to NYC! Just have to find a place to stay. Anybody know a Motel Siesta or somethin'??
I'll be in town from friday (April 28th) till monday which is a holiday in Germany anyway. Somebody please tell me I am crazy. My husband did already. He's a bit envious because he'll have to stay at home with little Franca and his mother who has to undergo surgery that very weekend. Poor soul. He can't get away, but said I could. Such a sweetheart.
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Yeehaw! Let the First International Broncho festivities begin! :laugh: 8)
Wilkommen in New York, pipedream! You will definitely give our Broncho a certain jet-setting glamour. 8)
Here's a website with some hotel info (the Hotel Newton is fairly reasonably priced and is in my neighborhood): http://www.newyorkhotel.com (http://www.newyorkhotel.com). But you may want to wait til some other Bronchers check this thread just in case they can offer you a spare bed.
Can't wait to say howdy in person! :D
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Yeehaw!!!!!!!
I did it!!! Can't quite believe it, but I booked my flight to NYC! Just have to find a place to stay. Anybody know a Motel Siesta or somethin'??
I'll be in town from friday (April 28th) till monday which is a holiday in Germany anyway. Somebody please tell me I am crazy. My husband did already. He's a bit envious because he'll have to stay at home with little Franca and his mother who has to undergo surgery that very weekend. Poor soul. He can't get away, but said I could. Such a sweetheart.
And this, folks, is what I am doing right now - celebrating:
OMG!!!OMG! I am so totally psyched that we have a Tremblayan Brokie from GERMANY coming to our BRONCHO!!! Elle, are you having second thoughts now???
I only have a studio, so I don't really have the space for ya, but let's put our heads together, brokies, and come up with some where nice for our guest to stay!
pipedream, you are crazy, but it's the kinda crazy we can't get enough of around here!
YEEHAAW!!
Hey, I'm thinking we might should make some t-shirts to commemmorate this fine event. We could do this at cost if you don't want to make it part of the donations to Matthew Shepard Foundation, and I could order them for everyone according to size so we just pay one shipping charge and it would be a lot less that way, maybe even free shipping.
Who is interested??? I am thinking we would have it say something like
Chez Tremblay Brokies
First International Broncho
New York, NY
April 29th, 2006
Yeee Haaw!!
Of course that may be too much text but it's just brainstorming at this point. But to design and get it in time I'd want to have it worked out by Friday, so let me know if your innerested!
So happy you are coming Pipedream!!! (what is your real name again??)
Jenny ;D :D ;D
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Meryl, Jenny,
thanks for your nice posts!!! That's so cool! I am really exited that I am doing this! And there'll be so much time for me to do all that tourist stuff: Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, Museum of Modern Art, shopping. Gosh, I'll have to make schedule.
Jenny, that t-shirt thing would be great! We really should think of a nice slogan. At the moment, however, only stupid things pop to my mind, like:
It was all about Cowboys.
But it happened at the Cowgirl.
Brokie-Brunch, April 29th 2006
Hmmm.... Maybe I'll come up with a better one tomorrow.
I'll see ya around!!!
Cheers!
(I am still at it with that beer you see in the picture. Just refilled. Yeah, I am really soooo like Ennis....... ::))
Oh, almost forgot: my name is Anke
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Elle, are you having second thoughts now???
Whuh duh yuh think? But if you can't fix it, you gotta stand it. And there's always November (meaning another time), kill us a nice elk.
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We should all do a holiday together! Maybe to Toronto or Niagra. In other words the places I am already going in May. But I really want to meet some of your guys and I was going to talk to Nicole about meeting up, but she has disapeared of the face of the earth.
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Jenny, that t-shirt thing would be great! We really should think of a nice slogan. At the moment, however, only stupid things pop to my mind, like:
It was all about Cowboys.
But it happened at the Cowgirl.
Brokie-Brunch, April 29th 2006
Hey I like your idea Anke! Let's get some more ideas for the t-shirt--or yays and nays for starters.
Becky, you didn't tell us you were coming here in MAY!? That is so f'ing cool! Maybe you are coming around the time that Ellemeno is coming to NY? And Sarah (henrypie) was going to come up here then too. Maybe we should take a trip to Niagra Falls and meet you and Nicole?
But I am starting to worry more about her--where is she? Does anyone have more than her email? I actually have a snail mail address--I'll send her a card.
Jenny
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Well, I'll weigh in on the t-shirt thing, if you want. I've learned not to buy t-shirts that invite people to ask about my obsession. I always end up wearing them to do the housecleaning instead. But don't let that stop you, if a bunch of you want to have some made up. :)
Strange that you should mention Toronto and Niagara, Becky. I'll be there April 24-27 with my friend Sarah and some other Lord of the Rings pals to see the musical and take a side trip to the Falls. Yep, some of us got both the Ringer and Brokie genes handed to us at birth. ;D
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Well I have just been informed by my mum(Seeing as she never really tells me what we are doing on holiday, she just tells me where we are going) that we will fly in to Toronto on the 26th of May, in the afternoon, then the next day we are doing stuff and then we only have the monday of the 28th cause we go to Niagra on the 28th. But we have 3 whole days in Niagra, so I suppose that would be a good idea.
I haven't heard from Nicole, I will PM her now cause I am starting to get worried too, she hasn't been on or contacted anyone in days.
So What do you think about meeting up in Niagra sometime from the 28th to the 1st? :)
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Becky you should start a new thread about this! I am up for it if we can get a few more to join in the trip. I have never been to Niagra Falls.
Jenny
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Could you start one for me please, Jenny? My internet time has been cut down to a minimum tonight cause my mum is being a bitch. I am actually supposed to be doing homework right now, but who cares. Wow that would be amazing if we could all meet up in Niagra. If not I guess that it will just be you and me Jenny. Niagra here we come! :laugh:
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Hi guys!
Still sad I can't come; still happy at the thought of future rendezvous; lastly wanted to point out the amusing closeness of "Niagra" to "Viagra."
It's
NIAGARA.
Love,
Anal-retentive-pie
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Dear A-tentive-pie,
I never know whether to correct people's spelling, so thanks for doing it.
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Ditto, ARpie! ;) I'm sure the natives must call it Viagara Falls all the time. ;D
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LOL Viagra falls! I wonder if we are going there we could release tons of Viagra pills into the falls. There would be some horny fish and otters that day. :laugh:
I am off to bed now folks, I have stupid school tomorrow and I just know I will have withdrawal symptoms from staying away from you for so long. I will talk to you guys about the Viagra trip tomorrow. Night, night! :-*
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Dumping Viagra into the falls? Tisk tisk, then the EPA would have to add a water softener! LOL :laugh:
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David, you get two pieces a cherry cake for that one! :laugh:
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Bumpin' cause I can't wait!
Probably order my train tickets Monday.
Quick somebody please reassure me this is really going to take place?
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Yes, it will take place! With close to a dozen of us, no amount of bears, coyotes, Army recruiters or Game & Fish wardens can ambush all of us. ;D
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Yes, it will take place! With close to a dozen of us, no amount of bears, coyotes, Army recruiters or Game & Fish wardens can ambush all of us. ;D
Thanks, Meryl!
(And watch out for hailstorms, Chilean sheepherders, and cranky old guys with binoculars. ...)
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...and sassy raven-haired cowgirls....
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...and sassy raven-haired cowgirls....
Who dat?
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You know, bears, forest service, army recruiters, sassy cowgirls (who might climb onto you in the backseat and distract you from, you know, more important stuff like brunches and true love and stuff).
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You know, bears, forest service, army recruiters, sassy cowgirls (who might climb onto you in the backseat and distract you from, you know, more important stuff like brunches and true love and stuff).
Oh, that sassy cowgirl!
Sorry, I was confused. I didn't think her hair was glossy black enough to qualify as "raven."
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Yeehaw! Let the First International Broncho festivities begin! :laugh: 8)
Wilkommen in New York, pipedream! You will definitely give our Broncho a certain jet-setting glamour. 8)
Here's a website with some hotel info (the Hotel Newton is fairly reasonably priced and is in my neighborhood): http://www.newyorkhotel.com (http://www.newyorkhotel.com). But you may want to wait til some other Bronchers check this thread just in case they can offer you a spare bed.
Can't wait to say howdy in person! :D
Meryl, thanks for that link! I just made my reservation at the Hotel Newton for one night (sunday to monday). Jenny will let me stay at her place for the other nights. She rocks (you rock, Jenny!!!).
I am so looking forward to meeting you guys. Got the gummi-bears already. Got a new haircut already ("Boys don't cry"-style...). Getting excited. Sheep be damned.
See ya!
:) 8) :)
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Hey Jeff Wrangler: Have you checked train schedules yet? The options for Amtrak are pretty limited via Hartford on a Saturday. I can catch a train in that arrives at Penn Station at 10:50 AM, but the departures are 4:30 pm or 8:00pm.
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Concerning the T-Shirt thing, what about something like:
International Brokie Brunch
April 29th NYC
Redlined it all the way,
couldn't get there fast enough!
You got a better idea? Hunh??
???
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Concerning the T-Shirt thing, what about something like:
International Brokie Brunch
April 29th NYC
Redlined it all the way,
couldn't get there fast enough!
I think it's great.
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Hey Jeff Wrangler: Have you checked train schedules yet? The options for Amtrak are pretty limited via Hartford on a Saturday. I can catch a train in that arrives at Penn Station at 10:50 AM, but the departures are 4:30 pm or 8:00pm.
Thanks for asking, David. Yes, and no. I took a quick look when this brunch was first discussed, and I was going to make a more detailed look at work tomorrow/Friday (the boss is out Friday afternoon. ... ;) ). Thing is, I'm in Philadelphia here, so every train on the Northeast Corridor running between Washington and Boston goes through here. There is at least one train that will get me into Penn Station about the same time as you, 10:56 a.m.. I have not yet looked into any trains to get back home. That's been concerning me because it's difficult to estimate when one will want to leave, and, as I've been complaining, all the Corridor trains are by reservation these days.
It's even possible for me to make the trip by commuter rail, changing at Trenton, but that takes forever.
For me it's the train or not at all. I live right in the heart of Center City Philadelphia, and it's too expensive to keep a car.
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Anke, I'm glad to hear that you're all set for lodgings. I think your t-shirt text is great, too. :D
Train people, I would suggest taking the late train home. That way you're covered if you want to hang out with folks longer. Hey, it's New York City. There's always somewhere to go! 8)
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Little modification of the T-Shirt text:
International Brokie Brunch
April 29th 2006, NYC
Redlined it all the way,
couldn't get there fast enough!
Without the "2006" it'd look like an annual thing, woudn't it?
;)
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Hi Meryl,
I was thinking that too. The 4:30 train is too early. We are meeting at Noon right? I'd hate to have to eat and run.
Jeff: Same here. I could use the MetroNorth commuter train, that has more choices, but it only runs from Grand Central and then back to New Haven. I'd have to drive to NewHaven and the MetroNorth trains make a bazillion stops. Amtrak will at least get me closer to home.
Hopefully there will be enough of us there to go sighseeing after the brunch to kill time until the 8:00 pm train. :)
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Little modification of the T-Shirt text:
International Brokie Brunch
April 29th 2006, NYC
Redlined it all the way,
couldn't get there fast enough!
Without the "2006" it'd look like an annual thing, woudn't it?
;)
Tell you what...How about:
Brokeback Mountain Brunch
NYC 2006
"We didn't come here to fish"
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Tell you what...How about:
Brokeback Mountain Brunch
NYC 2006
"We didn't come here to fish"
Love that one, too!!
Hopefully there will be enough of us there to go sighseeing after the brunch to kill time until the 8:00 pm train. :)
Hmmm, I could do the sighing, if you want me to... lol.
::)
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Anke,
The Empire State Building is within walking distance of the Train station. It is the Tallest building in the City (again). It is also within walking distance of Times Square.
Two must-see things in New York City.
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Whoowee!!! Some life got into this thread while I was steaming at work today about having to do anything but brokie stuff!
So, I like both T-shirt Ideas. I will post them both tonight if I can on the site, and you guys can tell me what size to order for you (and any modifications to make that you see fit--color wise. I will just let my imagination go wild for this one unless I get more direction from y'all!)
Then, I will take orders via PM (latest order taken this Saturday so that it can go out by Monday and get to me by Friday latest, to deliver to you all here in the city.) This way I am only paying a one time shipping charge and saving each person who orders on the cost of shipping. I hope to get a few orders--if I get more than one, it'll be worth the savings on shipping. I will have to get checks or cash from each person on Saturday though.
And, for this one time thing I won't be making donations to the MSF unless you want to do that, and you can add it in with your payment, which I will donate to them. Otherwise, it'll just be cost. around $14 to $16 I think.
Jenny
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Brokie Brunch T-shirts are in the shop! I made five versions--one version of each quote for the women (that's two total), and two versions of the "we didn't come here to fish" for the men, plus one version for the men of the "redlined" quote (that's three more).
SO if you like them, and want one, and want to save on shipping costs (guessing $3 to $4 per order?) then just PM me with the size and kind you want--be specific! Look at the size chart if you have any doubts--it's in each shirt's square.
I will be able to make one order for all who want them and who want to save shipping costs by doing one bulk order to me here in NYC and then I'll distribute them when we are together! I'll pay for them and you will pay me back when we see each other.
So, go to the link at the bottom of my post if you are interested, the brunch shirts are at the very bottom of the page. Again, these are made for cost only, you can put more on top of that if you want, when you pay me back, and I will donate the extra to the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
P.S. I won't be online again till tomorrow morning for a brief hour or so, then not again till Saturday morning. I'm off to DC for a friend's dance performance! But whoever PMs me here by Saturday around 10 am EDT, I can order you a shirt if you are specific about the one you want and the size you want. (be sure to specify the quote it has on it for easy identification, and the color for the men, since there are multiple options.)
Ciao,
Jenny
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Hi Jenny!
They look great! I see the one I want. I'll PM you the number. Thanks again!
David :-*
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They are great! Thanks Jenny. Tell ya what? I want both versions!
:P
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Bump!
BBM Brunch is getting closer! Saurday the 29th!!! Noon at the Cowgirl restaurant, 519 Hudson Street in the West Village, New York City!
Yee Haa! :laugh:
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Howdy, Bronchers! :D
I'm just checking in before I leave town for a few days--will be flying early Monday to Toronto and returning late Thursday.
Alas, our beloved John Gallagher has actually been ambushed by the Infernal Revenoo :'( :'( :'(, so we will have to plan another Broncho for later so we can welcome him back, after he's been bailed out. John, we'll be thinking of you and sending lots and lots of virtual hugs your way! :-* :-* :-*
At least we have some good news to help cheer us up for missing John. HobokenJeff is coming! Thanks to JeffWrangler for sending him the virtual postcard that brought him back to the fold. ;D
Here is my latest count of attendees:
amy7769
DavidinHartford
DeeDee
HobokenJeff
JCinNYC2006
JeffWrangler
meryl
montferrat
pipedream
Newyearsday
Sarah (meryl's friend)
Amy, would you mind calling the Cowgirl this week and re-confirming our reservation? Let's leave it at 12. You never know what the gods might provide.... ;)
We have good omens for our Broncho, Friends. Jake, Heath and Michelle were all sighted on Hudson Street at different times this week, so their auras will be lingering over us. Yeehaw! 8)
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I'm getting my train tickets tomorrow! Yeehaw! ;D
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I'm getting my train tickets tomorrow! Yeehaw! ;D
Me too! I'm going to drive over to my local station and buy my tickets for Saturday.
Jeff, I'll be arriving at Penn station at 10:50 AM on the #195 train. You are coming in around the same time right? Want me to wait for you?
David
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I'm getting my train tickets tomorrow! Yeehaw! ;D
Me too! I'm going to drive over to my local station and buy my tickets for Saturday.
Jeff, I'll be arriving at Penn station at 10:50 AM on the #195 train. You are coming in around the same time right? Want me to wait for you?
David
David, that would be nice! Thanks! (Especially if you know Manhattan better than me. ... ;) )
I'm hoping to arrive about that time. I'll confirm after I get the tickets.
I'll be the one in the black cowboy hat. :)
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This is so weird but I was just reading this thread and I'm so excited for all of you. You're going to have an awesome time!!
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I know! So unfair, right? But I hope you guys have a briliant time and I will be thinking about all the fun you are having while I am stuck in my boring house.
Any chance any of you are free to come up to Niagra Falls on the 28th/30th of May? You know to do some fishin' in the falls, I am sure all of the tourists won't mind!
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I'm getting my train tickets tomorrow! Yeehaw! ;D
Me too! I'm going to drive over to my local station and buy my tickets for Saturday.
Jeff, I'll be arriving at Penn station at 10:50 AM on the #195 train. You are coming in around the same time right? Want me to wait for you?
David
David, that would be nice! Thanks! (Especially if you know Manhattan better than me. ... ;) )
I'm hoping to arrive about that time. I'll confirm after I get the tickets.
I'll be the one in the black cowboy hat. :)
I'm getting started. Bid the sheep farewell already. Told them I'd be away for a while. Damn them.
I'll see ya guys and gals on saturday!!! I'm the one with no cowboy hat on.
8)
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Have a safe Flight! We'll all see you Saturday!
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David, you're coming in on Amtrak, too, aren't you? So we're both arriving at Penn Station?
It wouldn't do to have one of us waiting at Penn Station and the other at Grand Central, would it?
:D
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Jeff: Yes, I'm coming in on Amtrak #195 into Penn Station.
It is just over a mile from the Brunch site I believe. Penn Station is on 8th Ave which runs south right down to Hudson street. About a block from 10th Ave where Cowgirl is I think. We could walk the mile or so, or take a cab. I don't like the NY subway system. I've seen too many bad movies I guess! LOL.
I know that Anke (Pipedream) wanted to see some of NY too. After Brunch I was thinking we could head back up towards Penn Station, then go East 3 blocks to the Empire State Building, Macys, Times Square is impressive too.
That would also put us near the Train station to catch our respective return trains as well. Mine leaves at 8:00 pm.
David
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I will reconfirm the reservation this week as requested.
For those arriving from Penn Station, if you don't want to cab it, the subway is incredibly safe - I take it every weekday, heck, Heath takes it to and from Brooklyn all the time. ;D
Take the A, C, or E lines, located in Penn Station to the West 4th Street Station. Walk on West 4th Street and cross 7th Avenue going WEST to West 10th Street (make sure you ask someone which way is west, the West Village can be a bit confusing if you don't know it). Take West 10th Street to Hudson Street. Cowgirl is on the north-west corner of Hudson Street and West 10th Street (not 10th Avenue).
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We can play it by ear, I guess. If the weather is nice, it might be nice to walk it. It's been a dozen years at least, but I bet if I started from the intersection of Greenwich and Christopher I could still find my way around the West Village.
I'm probably going to see if I can get a train around 8 p.m. also. And I have a personal mission to check out the Leatherman, on Christopher Street, while I'm so close. There are ... er ... some things I need. ... ;)
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Jeff and David, you can also take the Number 1 train on the IRT down to Christopher Street and be quite close to our brunch site. :D
Amy, thanks for confirming the reservation! :)
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Yeehaw! This is happening! I just made my train reservation!
Arriving Penn Station, train #644, 10:56 a.m.
I decided to return to Philadelphia a little early.
Departing Penn Station, train #135, 6:05 p.m.
(That's probably about all the New York I can handle at this point!)
And Hoboken Jeff tells me I can grits at the Cowgirl! Yeehaw! :D
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I picked up my Amtrak tickets today at my local Train Station! My train arrives 6 minutes before yours Jeff! But I can't get out until 8pm.
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I picked up my Amtrak tickets today at my local Train Station! My train arrives 6 minutes before yours Jeff! But I can't get out until 8pm.
(Responded via PM.) :)
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Bumpin' 'cause it's gettin' closer--and I'm gettin' excited! Yeehaw! :laugh:
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I was reading this thread and getting exciting too, for you guys of course. :)
I saw that HobokenJeff is going to the Brunch. Is he here on BetterMost? I missed his posts back in the IMDb days.
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I was reading this thread and getting exciting too, for you guys of course. :)
I saw that HobokenJeff is going to the Brunch. Is he here on BetterMost? I missed his posts back in the IMDb days.
At the risk of being indiscreet, I believe Meryl sent him a link to this brunch thread, but I'm not clear on what the "rule," if any, is nowadays for inviting people here to our Bettermost Tremblay spread, so I don't know whether or not he's signed on.
I miss his posts, too.
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At the risk of being indiscreet, I believe Mery sent him a link to this brunch thread, but I'm not clear on what the "rule," if any, is nowadays for inviting people here to our Bettermost Tremblay spread, so I don't know whether or not he's signed on.
I miss his posts, too.
Phillip encourages people to invite other real brokies here. It's a moderated board, so troll is not really that big of a concern. Well, when you see him, just let him know that people here do miss his presence. Based on his last few posts, he may have other reasons not wanting to join, and we all can understand it. Just thought at least we let him know that we are here :)
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At the risk of being indiscreet, I believe Mery sent him a link to this brunch thread, but I'm not clear on what the "rule," if any, is nowadays for inviting people here to our Bettermost Tremblay spread, so I don't know whether or not he's signed on.
I miss his posts, too.
Phillip encourages people to invite other real brokies here. It's a moderated board, so troll is not really that big of a concern. Well, when you see him, just let him know that people here do miss his presence. Based on his last few posts, he may have other reasons not wanting to join, and we all can understand it. Just thought at least we let him know that we are here :)
To be sure, Jenny! :D
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Jealous. Oh so jealous.
Since I'll be working all weekend and couldn't afford to come out there even if I weren't, would it be weird if I maybe, say, got someone's cell number so I could call and say hello Saturday? Any volunteers please leave a PM.
Kirk
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Jealous. Oh so jealous.
Since I'll be working all weekend and couldn't afford to come out there even if I weren't, would it be weird if I maybe, say, got someone's cell number so I could call and say hello Saturday? Any volunteers please leave a PM.
Kirk
Oh great idea, Kirk! Me too. Birng your cell phones! And think of John - I know you will.
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UPDATE: OK, all set, the reservation is confirmed for 12 at 12 pm, Saturday April 29th. Just ask for the table for 12 under the name Amy, when you arrive. See you then! ;D
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UPDATE: OK, all set, the reservation is confirmed for 12 at 12 pm, Saturday April 29th. Just ask for the table for 12 under the name Amy, when you arrive. See you then! ;D
YEEHAW! ;D
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"Sure enough!" ;D
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My plane takes off in less than ten hours. I'll see ya on Saturday!!!
Ciao!
ANKE
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Hurry up and and git on down to the BBM Brunch tomorrow!
We don't want the Game & Fish catching us with no Elk! :laugh:
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Hope some a y'all will wear your brokie t-shirts courtesy of yours truly! And bring your cameras!!! Kirk and Elle, send me your phone numbers if you want us to call you! Anyone else too.
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I'm wearing my "Jack Twist" Denim shirt and blue jeans. I'd wear my BBM Brunch shirt, but of course I wont be getting it until I see Y'all tomorrow!
;D David
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O Brokies dear, be of good cheer,
On Hudson Street we soon shall meet.
From near and far, plane, train and car
Will bring us to our rendezvous.
Bring cameras, phones and pheremones,
And by all means, wear jeans, tote beans;
We'll raise a toast to Friends who post
And wait to hear of our good cheer.
The Mountain lends to all good Friends
A spritely air and aspect fair.
We'll feast with glee and guarantee
Of Ennis and Jack there'll be no lack!
Yeehaw! ;D
See y'all soon! :-*
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Jealous. Oh so jealous.
Since I'll be working all weekend and couldn't afford to come out there even if I weren't, would it be weird if I maybe, say, got someone's cell number so I could call and say hello Saturday? Any volunteers please leave a PM.
Kirk
Great idea! I'd like to call, too! So if someone wants to send me a PM with their cell phone number, I'd love to say howdy! ;D
Pete
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Good Morning Brokies!
Wait a minute....<looks at watch> uh oh, would to chat but I have a train to catch!!!
Wish y'all could be there with us. Maybe next year we can do a West Coast BBM Brunch? Pete and Kirk: shall we meet at Lori's diner? We can take the Cable cars there! ;)
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Good luck (not that you will need it) to all the Brokies meeting in NY today. I am even nervous and excited for you! I wish I could be there with you.
Have fun and don't be too naughty! ;)
Oh I am up for a west coast meeting next year....Lori's do the best food! Plus one of them has a car in the resturant. I have just looked down and realised I am wearing my Lori's tshirt! What a coincidence! ::)
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Have fun y'all!! Can't wait to read about it!
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Just in case you need it: address is 519 Hudson at 10th street. The phone number for Cowgirl (it would be so funny if a lot of you called there -- but they'd probably hate it!) is 212-633-1133. in case you get lost. See you soon!
Jenny ;D :D ;D
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Really thrilled for all you guys - have a great time and come back and tell us all about it.... :)
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*jealousjealousjealous*
Oops, um, I mean, have fun! ;D
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Here's a brief preliminary report of my telephone impressions of the brunch. At Kirk's great suggestion, we got Jenny's cell phone number and he and I made a one-hour conference call from SF to Jenny's cell phone. It was passed around the table and we got to chat with everyone (once Jenny told people how to hold it so they could hear us)! :D
Since no one from the brunch posted yet, they still must be partying! ;) There was talk of shoppong at a western wear store across the street, then going to a karaoke place.
Jenny brought and played her harmonica and we got to hear it over the phone. Several people brought gifts, including little toy sheep and bandanas. I asked how the beans were, but apparantly they were not on the menu. :'(
I think there were about 10 people there. Anke (Pipedream) wins the prize for coming from the furtherst away (Germany), followed by David (Hartford), and Jeff (Wrangler - Philadelphia) - although I'm not sure which is closer to NYC.
I think Jeff (Wrangler - Philadelphia; not to be confused with HobokenJeff, also in attendence) won the prize for the best outfit - I can't wait to see the pictures! Kirk and I were sort of featured in most of the pictures, as there was usually someone holding Jenny's cell phone that we were on when pictures were taken.
(I don't think they actually gave out prizes - I'm just saying that as a figure of speech.)
It was very exciting to discover people's voices and be part of the excitement even from afar. ;D
I'm sure I left a lot out and it will be up to the folks that were there to provide more details. I just wanted to give you all an advanced hint of what the brunch was like - before the in-person attendees got back from their shopping and possibly karaoke.
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Oh wow, looks like I get to post first on the brunch!
It was a real thrill to meet people who I had only previously known through postings. I got there last because I had taxi drama with several events clogging traffic, so I missed out on the beginning of the brunch. There were 9 of us, including me, Jeff from Jersey, Jeff from Philly, Anke, Amy, David, Jenny, Meryl and a friend of Meryl's from England (sorry I forgot her name). As Pete posted, I was greeted with practically a grab bag of little gifts, including gummy candies (from Anke?), bandannas from Meryl, and a little zoo of plastic animals (I got the dog who's laying there with Jack ;D ).
It was very laid back and fun, different conversations going at different ends of the table. Meryl's friend is both a Brokie and a Lord of the Rings fan, as is Meryl, and those LotR fanatics are much luckier than Brokies (they have action figures! We should too dang it). Jeff from Philly brought an awesome book of photos from the movie and some of his short stories (I think they're in the fan fiction section no?).
It turns out Jenny, Amy, Meryl and myself are all in NYC, so hopefully we can do this again. The food was really good, very filling, and I got to know about what folks do for a living, talked some about being a social worker. I didn't get to talk to folks at the other end as much, unfortunately. Jenny got the call from Pete and Kirk in San Fran, and they were passed around and spoke to everyone. They were so cool too, I would love to meet up if I can make it to SF this summer.
Anke is doing this great little 'audio project', I'll let her talk more about it since it was her doing. That and the bunch of pictures taken will give everyone a better sense of the afternoon. I can be pretty shy the first time I meet people, so my description is not doing justice to how nice it was, and I would love to do it again to get to know folks better.
We did go across the street to a place Meryl knew about, a wicked little shop filled with western clothes like hats, boots, belts and buckles. It was like a wardrobe shop for the movie, and it was small but man, packed with so much cool stuff. That was the most fun for me because I got to talk to people I hadn't really spoken to at the table.
Jenny had this amazing booklet and was letting people read it. It was like a picture book with all these quotes from reviews, people involved in the making of the film and people who had seen it. (Remember who on the official site, there was a place to "share your story"? The quotes came from there, and I could only read a few, they were way too sad, but in a moving way). We got to try on a bunch of wicked cool cowboy hats. Unfortunately the ones that looked best on me were way to expensive, so I had to settle for a different piece of clothing. It was a blast trying things on and seeing how everyone looked kind of getting into character. David and Jenny bought the coolest stuff that I'm aware of, but again I'll let them describe it.
Then I had to split at about 4 to get to volleyball. I had a great time and I loved meeting everyone. Others will probably post better descriptions but I hope that gives a sense of what the afternoon was like.
Juan
Edit/addition: how could I forget this?? Jenny was wearing one of the t-shirts available for sale, a sexy one that reads "There ain't no reins on this one". So this is my plug to check out here site and get yourself one of these amazing shirts: http://www.spreadshirt.com/shop.php?sid=25107 (http://www.spreadshirt.com/shop.php?sid=25107)
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Amtrak Tickets: $64.00
Black "Jack Twist" cowboy hat: $75.00
Spending the day in NYC with your BetterMost buddies : PRICELESS!!
YEE HAA!
Boy am I tired! LOL. I just got home from the City. Lonnnng train ride again.
I see that Pete and Juan have already started reporting! :D To start off, my train was late getting in. So I figured I missed Jeff Wrangler at the Train Station. So I fast walked the 24 blocks to the restaraunt, just to be the first there! LOL.
Jeff soon arrived as his train was late too. He won the Best outfit award. He had on his black cowboy hat and western themed shirt. Eventually the rest of the gang all trickled in. Anke arrived with German Gummi-candy for us all. Meryl and her friend Sarah from England brought us all Bandanas, just in case we fell off our chairs and needed someone to tend our wounds like Jack did after the Bear incident. LOL
The staff was happy to put on the BBM sound track disc for us. But we eventually got so loud nobody could hear it! We ate and talked for 3 hours! We went across the street to a Western wear store and went crazy. Jenny bought a belt buckle so she could do her Jack Twist "buckle flick" move like in the movie. I bought a nice Jack Twist cowboy hat and a bolo tie like Jack wore at the Thanksgiving dinner scene. Juan bought.......He'll kill me for telling, but what the hell. Cowboy underwear! Despite my pleas, he wouldn't model it for us. And now I'm sure I wont ever get the opportunity! Ha ha ha!
I think we bought enough at the store for the woman to close early! We overwelmed her I think! From there we ventured over to Christopher Street to visit a store called the "Leather Man". My goodness! I think Leslie could get lots of creative ideas for Jack and Ennis at this place! Lets just say there were things in that place that can make a grown man blush. ::)
From there Amy led us over to a fun little Pub for a few drinks and lots of laughs. But alas, I eventually had to walk back up to the train station. So the last I saw of the girls, they were being over run by a large group from the "Daughters of the Revolution" that were in town. Trust me, they had sillier hats than we did! LOL
All in all, a GREAT day! I wish all y'all could have been there with us!
David ;D
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Wow, that was a long brunch! But I expected as much. ;D
Juan and Pete and David, thanks for the wonderful reports! 8)
Where to start? Sarah and I got there a little after noon because the subways weren't making local stops below 14th Street and we had to walk a bit further. But guess who got there the earliest? The people who live furthest away! Anke, David and JeffWrangler were already sitting at the bar when we arrived. It was so great to see them and know that the Broncho was at last a reality! We finally sat down around 12:30, still missing Juan, who appeared closer to 1:00 thanks to his taxi drama. We were nine altogether (montferrat and DeeDee didn't appear), but you could say we were 11, since Kirk and Pete called and talked with us for at least an hour. Amy, HobokenJeff and Jenny rounded out our group.
We sat at two tables pushed together, one round, one square, and a built-in wooden booth curved around two sides. It was cozy enough to hear most of the conversations with a little effort. Pictures of cowgirls and rodeo paraphernalia were everywhere. It was Lureen Land! We took lots of pictures. Mine aren't digital, so it will take awhile to get them developed and scan them, but Anke's should be viewable as soon as she gets to a computer. Anke also interviewed each of us (except Amy, who clammed up like Ennis when faced with a microphone ;D) and will ask Phillip to make the audio available onsite so we can all hear it. 8)
The food was hearty, and everyone chowed down on eggs, grits, biscuits, pancakes, fried chicken and quesadillas, washed down with mimosas. JeffWrangler had an impressive looking Bloody Mary with an 'interesting' garnish, which you will see when I post photos. ;) Anke brought gummi candies, Sarah passed around miniature animals with Brokebackian significance--elk, mules, sheep, coyotes, horses, dogs--and I gave everyone bandannas. JeffWrangler had the best outfit--a black cowboy hat and a Western shirt. Very sharp! Amy gets kudos for organizing the reservation and doing the math on the bill. We missed John Gallagher terribly, but we felt he was with us in spirit. I saved some goodies for him which I hope to deliver soon. :-*
After brunch we went across the street to Whiskey Dust, the Western store, and sorted through the treasure trove of cowboy clothing, gear and paraphernalia crammed into its two small rooms. We made the saleslady very happy--she had lots of sales to report to her boss. I told her to give the credit to Brokeback Mountain. :D
Juan and HobokenJeff had to leave, but the rest of us trooped over to the Leather Man to check out an incredible array of sexy attire--enough for several small cow & calf operations. We then went for drinks at Chumley's, a very old Village establishment that was a famous speakeasy back in the day. JeffWrangler and David left us eventually to wend their ways back to Philly and Connecticut, leaving Jenny, Amy, Anke, Sarah and me to walk up to Maracas, a Mexican restaurant on Greenwich Avenue, to eat, drink and gab yet some more. Incredibly, we bumped into HobokenJeff on the street (he'd gone to check out a big war protest in Union Square) on the way back to his car, and he rejoined the party.
So at last we're back home after a fabulous day of Brokeback goodness. What's better than making new friends (even though they're really old friends), eating great food, getting tipsy and having adventures? It don't get much better than that! Thanks to all my fellow Brokies for a wonderful day. :-* :-* :-*
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Isn't "cowboy underwear" an oxymoron?
Glad to hear it was fun. Here's to making connections -- kling!
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Meryl's friend is both a Brokie and a Lord of the Rings fan, as is Meryl, and those LotR fanatics are much luckier than Brokies (they have action figures! We should too dang it).
Does that mean that the Frodo dolls were there wearing cowboy hats? :o ;D
Glad you all had a fun time.
Meryl, say hi to Sarah for me if she's still around!
Mel
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It sounds wonderful guys. I love hearing about get togethers. Thoughts were with y'all! X
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Oh Dear Ones, I am so happy for you. I hope each person reports. Meryl, now we have the Nine Pilgrims of the Cowgirl. Please add that to our Holy Books.
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Not much I can really add at this point, other than to say that I think I never had such a good time, feel I could paw the white out of the moon!
Next time I'm getting a later train back to Philadelphia!
I only live an hour and a half away, yet this was my first trip to Manhattan in over a decade. Who says BBM doesn't change lives?
My grateful thanks to Meryl and Amy for organizing this little rodeo and makin' it really happen, and to Anke and Meryl for the surprise goodies!
Note to self: Remember to explain to Jenny some time what all those bandannas were for at "The Leatherman."
Yeehaw!
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No food, shopping, or NYC adventures for me. Just an hour on the phone and I had a blast!
As Jeff said, not much to add. I just wanted to say how much I loved chatting with you all, putting voices and personalities with the names and pictures, and getting to be a part of a great Brokie event. Thanks to Jenny for the generous use of her phone and Pete for setting up the conference call.
I get to post the first picture!
Kirk
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Sounds like you all had a fantastic time!! It's so exciting to think of you all meeting up after months of chatting online.
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Cutest pic I've seen of you so far Kirk. They just keep getting purdier! ;)
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It sounds a perfect Brokie day out, you guys! I wish I could have been there to share it with you all, but unfortunately my revision was calling ::) and the fact that an ocean separates us, but I would have swam all the way there if I got to be with you guys. I can't wait to see pictures and to hear Anke's audio project(that is if she uploads it). I doubt it will ever be this much fun if I ever meet any of you guys and dolls; 1) cause it will be a t-total event for me, damn my age and 2) I am not a very exciting person.
It is looking less and less likely that I will ever meet any of you but there is always D.C 2007! ;)
Love to all :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Meryl's friend is both a Brokie and a Lord of the Rings fan, as is Meryl, and those LotR fanatics are much luckier than Brokies (they have action figures! We should too dang it).
Does that mean that the Frodo dolls were there wearing cowboy hats? :o ;D
Just think of the possibilities if we campaigned for action figures! The accessories! A pup tent! Fishing kits that never touch water! Ennis and Alma's Dreary Apartment set! Hasbro could make a fortune I tells ya...
J
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I want an Ennis action figure with shirt-tucking action.
Also one that says "Hunnnh" when I push a button on the back.
And a Jack action figure that licks his lips.
Focus missed the boat on that one.
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.....don't forget, the Jack action figure should drop his pants whenever you pull his jacket off!
Oh and just like Barbie, They'll have tons of clothing options. Jacks missing Parka, different colour hats, stick on sideburns and pornstache, black outfit from the Dance scene, Turkey carving knife, Ennis's coffee pot and of course, Ennis's right hand forms a fist. Perfect for fighting or wranging it out! LOL.
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Oh my goodness! It seems like you guys had an amazing time! More stories, pics and especially the audio please!!!
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Oh quit, you guys! I'm lusting for those action figures almost as much as I lust after movie Jack & Ennis! ;D
We didn't bring our Frodolls, Mel. Didn't want to scare them sheep off! ;D (I'll bet they'd look adorable in cowboy hats, though.) ;D
Becks, I'll look forward to meeting you one of these days. And don't worry about whether you're an exciting person--a big smile and love for BBM are all you need to have a great time! :D
LOL at Kirk's first brunch picture! And a very nice picture it is. 8)
Sarah and I are off to have lunch in Heath Country (aka Brooklyn) and soak up the Ennis vibes. Any NYers want to meet us there? PM me before 1:00. :)
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I interrupt this great discussion of action figures to bring you my report on the events of yesterday.
Thanks to Meryl, Juan, Kirk, David, and Philly Jeff for posting such great descriptions so far. (And for the link to my site in your post Juan! Sorry you didn't know about it before. I'll make an announcement somewhere around here for people who didn't know.)
So, as they said, I, along with everyone else who actually lives in New York, got there later than all those who came by planes and trains. We were in the bar area for a little while, very happily surprised when they put on the Brokeback soundtrack for us. I guess we were kinda obvious. LOL. After Jeff from Hoboken came (and though he's been absent from here for lo these many weeks, he promised to come over and register. So you better show Jeff! You're missed!), we were seated at our booth. Presents were passed around. I got my two little dogs from Sarah (no .30-.30 though--dang it!),and my bandana from Meryl, but in my attempt to "break in" my bandana, I crumpled it all up and kinda ruined it, temporarily. But Meryl was kind enough to give me another :-*
After Kirk and Pete got set up on the conference call, I brought out my little harmonica (sans dents) and brought some smiles to people's faces when I started trying to play "if you want to sing out, sing out" (emphasis on the word "trying"). This was repeated for Anke much later when she interviewed me for the recording project that will hopefully be up for your listening pleasure later today, or maybe when she gets back to Germany. I am not a good interview, tho, so I hope she edits out 90% of what I said. I was all nervous and stupid!
It was great talking to Kirk and Pete in San Fran (and they called me at exactly the same time, so you know that the Brokie Gods had a hand in it), and everyone else there of course. It was too bad I couldn't really be in on all the conversations that happened at the far end of the table, but all the more reason to meet again. I was especially taken by Jeff Wrangler's photos from the movie, including lots of great shots I'd never seen. Thank you for bringing them, Jeff.
Speaking of pics, we got lots of great ones of us (can't wait to see them posted) and yes, Kirk and Pete are in just about every one -- like Jack said, we can do our marriage over the phone! After we ate, we headed over to the Whiskey Dust store, where I had a blast trying on different belt buckles for strummin. The hats were great too, but man, they ain't kiddin--they were expensive! I saw one for $210, and Anke said some of them were $400! I wonder how much Jack and Ennis had to pay for theirs?
The best part was when David called over to me about trying on a flat topped "Joe Aguirre" type hat, and I yelled back, "No!" (I admit, I forgot to add, 'not on your fuckin life!') and this random guy who was not part of our group looks at me and says, "that Joe Aguirre ain't got no right makin us do somethin against the rules." !! I love it--brokies are everywhere! Hoboken Jeff and Juan left our party around then and we had our goodbye hugs. I was glad Juan got to look at the Oscars promo book that I brought to share.
When we got outside the Western wear store I started whoopin and yeehaawin for joy cause of my new belt buckle, and Anke had to calm me down, saying, "Jenny, this thing grabs hold of us, at the wrong time, and in the wrong place..." LOL.
At the fourth stop we made, Chummley's (all still the west village) we got to talkin and drinkin some more, and then the Daughters of the American Revolution descended on us with their tri-pointed Revolutionary War hats and flutes! I thought we were weird, but man...some people! We lamented again the fact that Jake has left town, cause we were in prime Gyllenhaal territory that whole day--and Jake recently shaved the beard off, so we were doublely heart-broken that he skipped town on us now that his sexy face is visible again.
It was another case of the Brokie Gods stepping in to bestow their blessings upon us when, on our way to stop #5, we ran into Jeff from Hoboken about 2 hours after he'd left us to go to the anti-war protests--there he was, crossing the street towards us! We made our way to Marakas, where my friend Antonia (whom I saw the movie with on opening night) met us for more drinks and dinner.
I tried valiantly to get everyone to come and do some Karaokeing with me, but like Anke said, "it ain't gonna be like that." And David added, "if you promise I don't have to saaaang!"
So, quite a day we had! It was so great to meet you all, and though it's always a different experience to talk in a big group of people in a loud room than to post and read from home, I am always up for a brokie gathering, any time, any place. That's some high class entertainment, if you ask me.
Love to all, and best wishes for John, whose presence we missed dearly (along with Paul and DeeDee!),
Jenny
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Meryl, Ima coming too! I'll call you now.
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No food, shopping, or NYC adventures for me. Just an hour on the phone and I had a blast!
As Jeff said, not much to add. I just wanted to say how much I loved chatting with you all, putting voices and personalities with the names and pictures, and getting to be a part of a great Brokie event. Thanks to Jenny for the generous use of her phone and Pete for setting up the conference call.
I get to post the first picture!
Kirk
Um ... yeah ... mighty purdy, Kirk. ...
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Cutest pic I've seen of you so far Kirk. They just keep getting purdier! ;)
LOL at Kirk's first brunch picture! And a very nice picture it is. 8)
Um ... yeah ... mighty purdy, Kirk. ...
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Kirk, I was thinking of another BBM picture you could recreate.. Do you live near any streams? :laugh:
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Kirk, I was thinking of another BBM picture you could recreate.. Do you live near any streams? :laugh:
David, as I said on Saturday, I like the way you think! ;)
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Hi folks, just thought I'd report on our expedition to Heath Country. Sarah and I met Jenny out there at 2:00 and had lunch at a nice French cafe. The weather was beautiful, and lots of people were out and about. We strolled up and down the street where we think Heath and Michelle live, though we don't really know any specifics. Saw a few men with strollers, and even a house with boxes of Huggies (diapers) on the stoop, but no luck seeing Our Boy. Still, it was nice to feel his vibes. 8)
On the subway on the way home, Sarah and I saw a funny ad. A bearded, teary-eyed guy in a cowboy hat was clutching a teddy bear dressed in jeans and a bandanna. The caption was "I wish I could quit you!" It was an ad for Manhattan Mini-Storage. ;D
Today Sarah and I are meeting Anke and going somewhere interesting for lunch. Anke flies home to Germany tonight, and Sarah flies back to England tomorrow night. What will I do with myself? Catch up online at last! :)
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Not much more to add about the brunch, you guys described it perfectly - except to say that I had a GREAT time meeting all of you! I stumbled home completely exhausted on Saturday night but it was well worth it! Yee-haw!
Amy
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Hi everybody!
Thank you for all the great descriptions of our Brokie gathering! I really had a great time, too (more when I get back home). :)
I am at Meryl's place right now and she kindly lets me use her computer (I have been on a withdrawal for three days now). I'll leave sunny NYC this evening and will be back in freezing cold Germany tomorrow afternoon (German time). So you'll just have to wait a little bit longer for my pictures (if you can't fix it, you gotta stand it). Give me another two or three days for the audioproject. I hope I can get it done this week, once real life and work hit me again. It'll be worth the wait, I think. ;)
Enough for now. I wouldn't spend my last hours in New York on a computer, would I? ;D
Bye bye
ANKE
P.S. Have you noticed it was only the girls who brought presents? ;)
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Sounds like you guys had a blast at the Brunch!! Cheers for sharing your stories...
Would love to see some pics ..Anke - I can't fix it, so I'll stand it - I'll wait.. ::) ;D
Ummm... if you all are going to organize the next Brunch in Alberta, Canada .. please, lemme be the first to know ;D
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I just had to try on my new Black hat and Tie I bought in New York after our Brunch.
Randall stop staring!
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David-a-la-Jack-Twist! Cool!! ;D
Love the hat!!
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Oh David! If I was Randal I would jump on you right then and there! Fuck Lashawn and Lureen! ;)
I have some serious Alberta news for you guys! Today after shopping me and my mum we were sat on a bench in my local park eating chocolate and laughing at the runners(never mind!). And she looked at me and said, "You really want to go to Alberta and see your net friends, dont you?" You notice she calls you guys net friends which is her little way of making you sound like you are about 5 and we are talking about the Teletubies or something when she doesn't realise that most of you are just younger or about the same age as her. ::) Of course I answered enthusiastically and was like, "You know I would love to, but I know you and dad want to go to Washington that year and we can't have two US holidays in one year" And to cut a long story short; she basically said screw Washington and we can go to Alberta instead. So I am really happy now, I just hope it will happen now cause otherwise I am screwed. So who else would be interested in meeting up in Alberta in Aug 2007? Or am I just on my own?
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WOW, David! You are one fine lookin' cowboy! 8) 8) 8)
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<blush> Aww shucks! Thanks Meryl!
Soooo? how did y'all make out in Brooklyn Heath watching???
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I just had to try on my new Black hat and Tie I bought in New York after our Brunch.
Randall stop staring!
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Wonderful, David! Yeehaw!
(OK, I'm jealous. I want a jacket like that one you're wearing.)
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(OK, I'm jealous. I want a jacket like that one you're wearing.)
LOL! Thanks Jeff! I bought that black leather jacket in San Fransisco at a shop near Fishermans Wharf.
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Oh David! If I was Randal I would jump on you right then and there! Fuck Lashawn and Lureen! ;)
I have some serious Alberta news for you guys! Today after shopping me and my mum we were sat on a bench in my local park eating chocolate and laughing at the runners(never mind!). And she looked at me and said, "You really want to go to Alberta and see your net friends, dont you?" You notice she calls you guys net friends which is her little way of making you sound like you are about 5 and we are talking about the Teletubies or something when she doesn't realise that most of you are just younger or about the same age as her. ::) Of course I answered enthusiastically and was like, "You know I would love to, but I know you and dad want to go to Washington that year and we can't have two US holidays in one year" And to cut a long story short; she basically said screw Washington and we can go to Alberta instead. So I am really happy now, I just hope it will happen now cause otherwise I am screwed. So who else would be interested in meeting up in Alberta in Aug 2007? Or am I just on my own?
OMG!!! Wow! Okay, I think we are officially needing to open the discussion and planning/dreaming stage of Alberta 2007! Yippeee! I think that will be a great time, tho a sad month in our Cult Calendar, since Jack and Ennis were denied not one, but two Augusts together, but maybe we can do some rituals up there on the mountain for them, to try and make things right somehow. I am just ecstatic that your mom gets it how much you are part of this community and how effing serious we are about doing this Alberta thing. I have been thinking that even though I want to do it this summer, logistically it's too soon for people. So, let's get some other voices back around this particular issue and start a new thread soon.
Mean time, here's a pic of my new rodeo belt buckle which I love!!!!
I hope this works...if it doesn't please remind me how to do the attachments thing. I'm trying to attach the pic from my hard drive. Nice pics by the way, David!
And, for the record, we should mention that while standing on the street near where Heath and Michelle are rumored to live, at Meryl's suggestion we all tucked our shirts in, to mark the occasion with proper respect. It was a fun outing to my old neighborhood!
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You bet! ;D
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Okay people, here we go. Devoted Brokie that I am, I hopped off the plane and right on the computer, of course.
Let's begin with the Brokie Brunch at the Cowgirl. On the first picture you see Juan, Jeff (Wrangler), David, HobokenJeff, Anke, Jenny, Amy and Sarah (Meryl's friend and fellow Brokie from the Uk). Kirk and Peter are on the phone...
On the second one you see Meryl in the middle. ;D)
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Shopping at the cowboy store across the street:
David Twist and Juan Del Mar :)
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Juan Del Mar & Amy Twist and Jenny Newsome: ;D
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Rodeo Belt Buckle Shopping/Flicking: 8)
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August in Alberta sounds great, although July would be better if any of us want to recreate the jumping into the water scene! I will pencil this in for 2007, but I can't wait that long so I'm planning to go there this July too. We have at least two Tremblayans who live in that area.
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Oh wow, Anke, the pics look great!! Thanks so much for posting them!! :-*
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Yay Anke!!! Thanks so much for posting them so soon after your arrival in Germany!
Of course the shirts arrived yesterday and were there when I got home from work (grrr). I will send them off today.
I can't wait to hear the audio, except my interview part! The harmonica, yes, the talking, um, no. It'll be good for a few laughs!
*MWA*
Jenny
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Fantastic!
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Welcome Home Anke!
Great pics! Thanks for posting them so quickly! ;D
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Anke! Great pix!! ;D
Awesome!
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Great pics so far! Can't wait for the audio!!
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Okay, so I've been purposely avoiding this thread out of jealousy, ;), but I'm so glad I came in and had a read through your guys' trip. Sounds like you had a BLAST!!! Love the photos! It's so nice to see such a wonderful group get together like that! :-*
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Great photos, Anke! Thanks!
(Yikes! Who's that old guy trying to choose a belt buckle! :o )
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(Yikes! Who's that old guy trying to choose a belt buckle! :o )
Hmmm... wait, blue shirt, black hat? Must be Jack, I guess! :laugh:
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(Yikes! Who's that old guy trying to choose a belt buckle! :o )
Hmmm... wait, blue shirt, black hat? Must be Jack, I guess! :laugh:
But in an Ennis-colored jacket. Must be schizophrenic! :laugh:
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Howdy, Bronchers! Anke, your pictures are great! ;D
I got a few pics back--will get more today. Here's my favorite--JeffW with his "interesting" garnish:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Jeffgarnish.jpg)
A toast to the Mountain:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Toast.jpg)
Brokie Bronchers:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Bronchers.jpg)
And finally, an "artsy" shot of Anke, Jenny, Kirk and Pete:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/artsy.jpg)
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Fantastic pictures, O Great High Priestess!
(I forgot you took that one of the garnish. . . . :o )
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Hi Meryl!
Nice pics! Yes, I forgot about the pic of Jeff holding his....ah., 30-30 ! LOL
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Awesome pictures Meryl!! Thanks for getting them up so fast! And I'm sad to report, the brokie brunch bracelet that I had made of the little twine that you used to wrap our bandanas in has now fallen off my wrist (where it had been since Saturday). It's kinda part of my reliquary now though, so I may have to incorporate it into some piece of artwork or something. Maybe I'll make a collage from the pics of our outing!
Can't wait to hear the audio report!
jenny
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Great photos, Anke! ;D Thanks so much for posting them so soon. Since Eric and I talks to all of you at the bruncg, it was wonderful to now see who we were talking to and what you guys were doing! ;)
Pete
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Hi Meryl!
Nice pics! Yes, I forgot about the pic of Jeff holding his....ah., 30-30 ! LOL
Yup. Checkin' for damn coyotes. ... ;D
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Great photos, Anke! ;D Thanks so much for posting them so soon. Since Eric and I talks to all of you at the bruncg, it was wonderful to now see who we were talking to and what you guys were doing! ;)
Pete
you mean kirk? I think?
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Jeff -
That "garnish" photo is a great one of you! ;)
I assume that you, and not the Cowgirl make that "garnish." ::)
I like your shirt, too! ;D
Pete
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you mean kirk? I think?
Whoops! I did mean Kirk. Too many men!!!! To little brain capacity!
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I hope the NYers can have drinks or coffee more often. Everyone was really great, and I'm a lot less shy in smaller groups. Pics look fantastic!
Juan
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Jeff -
That "garnish" photo is a great one of you! ;)
I assume that you, and not the Cowgirl make that "garnish." ::)
I like your shirt, too! ;D
Pete
Actually, Pete, my bloody mary was served to me with the garnish arranged just like that! So we can all thank the bartender (and it was a really good bloody mary, too!). You probably can't tell in the picture, but the skewer is a little black plastic rifle; hence, my "checking for damn coyotes" remark.
Oh, and thanks--'bout the shirt and the photo, I mean.
Jeff
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Thanks Anke for posting the pictures! Again, I had a great time with you all, during the brunch, the shopping, and the late afternoon-early evening bar crawl, after which I managed to stumble home, although I never made it to the sheep ... up there ... after that last margarita!!!!
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Thanks Anke for posting the pictures! Again, I had a great time with you all, during the brunch, the shopping, and the late afternoon-early evening bar crawl, after which I managed to stumble home, although I never made it to the sheep ... up there ... after that last margarita!!!!
more like late evening!
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Wanted to comment two days ago, but my PC was painfully slow.. Anyway..
WONDERFUL! Thank you for all the pictures! Can't wait to listen to the audio-tape!
Loved the fact that they had the BBM soundtrack playing for you guys! Excellent!
~ j U d E
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On the subway on the way home, Sarah and I saw a funny ad. A bearded, teary-eyed guy in a cowboy hat was clutching a teddy bear dressed in jeans and a bandanna. The caption was "I wish I could quit you!" It was an ad for Manhattan Mini-Storage. ;D
You mean this one? LOL
(http://static.flickr.com/56/129206675_aaa57bb9d2.jpg?v=0)
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Oh? did I forget to mention I bumped into this guy when I was walking back to Penn Station?
(http://static.flickr.com/47/112311548_5aed04cd31.jpg?v=0)
Ok, maybe that was a dream I had when I fell asleep on the train! LOL
Looks like it could have been in NY doesn't it?
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Yep, David, that's the ad! :laugh:
Oh wow, that pic of Jake is smokin'. I know you didn't really bump into him, though, because you'd be dead from the hotness! Jeez, I think I would spontaneously combust if I saw that walking down the street toward me. ;D
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OMG....I'd probably faint. That tongue! That hair!That body! Oh, to be that water bottle... ??? Sigh ???
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Hi fellow Brokies!
Yesterday evening I finally finished my audio project and sent it to our administrator Phillip via e-mail. It's approximately ten minutes long, and I hope you people won't be disappointed by it... (it's actually quite strange to hear myself speak English on that recording; sounds a bit artificial to me, but anyway). I guess it will be online soon, given Phillip can upload it (it's a rather big file).
At this point let me say thank you once again to all of you who attended the Brokie Brunch and made this an unforgettable weekend for me. What an adventure it was! I can't quite believe that I was actually in NYC only days ago!
Special thanks go to Jenny who offered me a place to stay, to Meryl who recommended that nice hotel and showed me and her friend Sarah around town and, of course, to ABC-Will who couldn't come to the Cowgirl but took me out for brunch on Sunday and went up the Empire State Building with me (you can see pictures of that on a special thread at "Anything goes").
Thanks, thanks, thanks! I had a hell of a good time and still congratulate myself on having made the spontaneous decision of going on that trip. Should anyone of you ever happen to visit Germany, let me know!!
Now it's back to online chat again, I guess, and, of course, back to work. I do miss my New-York holiday feeling already!
Many hearty Brokie greetings from my side of the pond!
You all are a great bunch of nice people and I am glad I had the honour to make your aquaintance.
Danke!
ANKE
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Wow, Guys, the pics look great. Thanks so much for posting. I sure am glad you guys were able to meet up.
Hope I can join you all on the next one. :)
Lots of love,
reanna
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Hi fellow Brokies!
Yesterday evening I finally finished my audio project and sent it to our administrator Phillip via e-mail. It's approximately ten minutes long, and I hope you people won't be disappointed by it... (it's actually quite strange to hear myself speak English on that recording; sounds a bit artificial to me, but anyway). I guess it will be online soon, given Phillip can upload it (it's a rather big file).
I enhanced just a small portion of it, but otherwise I'd have to say this audio documentary is actually outstanding work. This is really professional quality work, and you should give yourself a pat on the back for it. In listening to international broadcasters, this is right up there with stuff I've heard on Radio Netherlands. Just great work!
It's now available as a special report on our front page. Just click the FRONT button at the top of the menu or head back to the home page: www.bettermost.net and enjoy!
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Oh my dear. It's right on the homepage. Phillip!!!!! Are you crazy? Had I known that you'd put it there, I certainly wouldn't have finished it in the middle of the night (tired) and probably would have edited it all over again...
Gosh. Thanks anyway. And cheers! (pouring herself a beer). ;)
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OMG, Anke, I'm loving this!! It's brilliant!! It makes it all seem so much closer. I'm not finished listening yet though. And btw, I LOVE your accent!
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ANKE!!!!!!
There are no words for how wonderful that audio interview is!! I'm sitting here wiping tears from my eyes, it was that great! All the little sound clips and quotes you interspersed with each of us talking, and the way you edited it so that each subject was covered---just WOW!! Thank you so much!! :-* :-* :-*
To everyone who may not know, Anke is a radio professional in Germany, and it certainly shows. I'm sendin' up a prayer of thanks that she made it to the Broncho and produced this amazing and touching record of our day. Run, everybody, and listen to it pronto! Yeeehaaawww!!! ;D ;D ;D
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OMG, Anke, I'm loving this!! It's brilliant!! It makes it all seem so much closer. I'm not finished listening yet though. And btw, I LOVE your accent!
ANKE!!!!!!
There are no words for how wonderful that audio interview is!! I'm sitting here wiping tears from my eyes, it was that great! All the little sound clips and quotes you interspersed with each of us talking, and the way you edited it so that each subject was covered---just WOW!! Thank you so much!! :-* :-* :-*
To everyone who may not know, Anke is a radio professional in Germany, and it certainly shows. I'm sendin' up a prayer of thanks that she made it to the Broncho and produced this amazing and touching record of our day. Run, everybody, and listen to it pronto! Yeeehaaawww!!! ;D ;D ;D
Ach du meine Güte! (= Oh, my goodness!!!!) You guys really make me blush. Glad you liked it. Thank you! Danke! :-*
What can I say? Nothing intelligent, I guess. Here's a little sunflower for you from me and my daughter: :)
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Anke! Thanks for doing that! I loved your editing with movie clips, and your commentary (love the accent!). It was nice to hear everyone's lovely voices. They were all pretty much how I would have imagined. Jenny made me laugh with the harmonica. I got a little teary when you guys were talking about John, but he's back with us now!
And Anke, your daughter is adorable!
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ANKE!!!!!!
There are no words for how wonderful that audio interview is!! I'm sitting here wiping tears from my eyes, it was that great! All the little sound clips and quotes you interspersed with each of us talking, and the way you edited it so that each subject was covered---just WOW!! Thank you so much!! :-* :-* :-*
To everyone who may not know, Anke is a radio professional in Germany, and it certainly shows. I'm sendin' up a prayer of thanks that she made it to the Broncho and produced this amazing and touching record of our day. Run, everybody, and listen to it pronto! Yeeehaaawww!!! ;D ;D ;D
Anke - I can only second everything Meryl has said. I love NPR/APR/BBC, etc., and this is just excellent work. I felt like I was listening to an episode of This American Life, but with people I know and have come to love. Does anyone know if John Gallagher has had a chance to hear it...it will absolutely melt his heart!
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Oh-Oh-Oh-MY-GOD!!! Anke, your're a genius! A saint! A magician! This is WAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY beyond any of my wildest dreams. Thank you! Thank you for the seemless editing, the clips from the movie (ba-rill-iant!) the touching thoughts about John so eloquently spoken, and for the amazingly well-rounded discussion of the movie, its impact, and our community.
Thank you for giving me something I can show off to all the people in my life about how cool all my brokie friends are, and most of all thank you for making me seem like a normal person instead of the bumbling idiot I felt like during our interview! Yeehaaw! I am going to bed tonight with a huge smile plastered all over my face. I love us!
:D :D ;D ;D ;) ;) :)
p.s. Your daughter is so beautiful!
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Ditto to what everyone has said....Anke you're amazing and that clip is fantastic! Even having been there, it captured it in such a sweet, imaginative way. I'm so glad you made it over. I'm not even gonna complain that my voice sounds soooo gay, even though it does ::)
Great job, thanks Anke, and again to everyone else who made it!
mad love,
Juan
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I'm not even gonna complain that my voice sounds soooo gay, even though it does ::)
Juan Juan Juan....come on, we've discussed this.... ;)
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Sitting here with quiet tears rolling down my cheeks. What a beautiful legacy Brokeback Mountain has left us.
What a wonderful audio project. Anke, you truly are a gem.
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g'ah! Can't access at work..roll on tonight when i can listen at home!
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Anke, wow I am blown away by the audio report and quite speechless! A big job well done! If you tell me you do this for a living, I will believe you.
I can figure out meryl’s voice, the guys, I couldn’t quite tell who is who. Thanks for sharing this with us. I asked my husband to listen to the audio report. He said “Looks like you are not the craziest one out there.” ;D
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I want to say thanks to everyone who contributed making this brunch an event not only for those who attended it, but also for us other people.
Anke, the audio file is pretty cool. Even my dog liked it :) He was at my feet while I listened to the audio file and when Jenny played the harmonica, he got up really eycited, fidgeting around, looking for the source of that tones and finally ended up staring at the loudspeaker oafishly ;D
Ennis was right: Jack risked the sheep running off again because of the harmonica sounds. Animals are very sensitive to harmonicas :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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g'ah! Can't access at work..roll on tonight when i can listen at home!
Me too! I can't wait until I get home and can listen to this. I am just sat here in my classroom cursing overly loundly cause these stupid computers firstly wont let me download it and secondly the speakers don't work. For the second time in two days: Damn my school! >:(
Can't wait to hear you all speak, especially Juan's apparent soooo gay voice! ;D
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You are all too good to me! Guess I just have to turn nasty again to stop this torrent of praise...
Dang, the more often I listen to it myself, the more ideas I get what could have been done better, what else from the movie I could have sneaked in, etc.; Alas, now it is how it is, and I still feel a bit uncomfortable with my face right on the front page of BetterMost. For the first time I am actually glad that hardly anybody I know has seen this movie and it is very unlikely that they might stumble across this website. But then, it’s probably only a matter of time…
Thank you for giving me something I can show off to all the people in my life about how cool all my brokie friends are, and most of all thank you for making me seem like a normal person instead of the bumbling idiot I felt like during our interview! Yeehaaw! I am going to bed tonight with a huge smile plastered all over my face. I love us!
Jenny, your contribution with the harmonica was crucial to this project. It just made it so much more entertaining (just as Meryl's beautiful words above all others' made it deep and meaningful)! And you really didn’t sound like a bumbling idiot. On the contrary!
Ditto to what everyone has said....Anke you're amazing and that clip is fantastic! Even having been there, it captured it in such a sweet, imaginative way. I'm so glad you made it over. I'm not even gonna complain that my voice sounds soooo gay, even though it does.
Haha, Juan! I know some people who sound gay. But you are definitely not among them… :-*
Thanks for sharing this with us. I asked my husband to listen to the audio report. He said “Looks like you are not the craziest one out there.”
Hey JennyC, did your husband have any reason to assume that you are the craziest out there? ::) Well he surely hasn’t spent much time on these forums, has he? ;)
Sitting here with quiet tears rolling down my cheeks. What a beautiful legacy Brokeback Mountain has left us.
What a wonderful audio project. Anke, you truly are a gem.
Stop this, Ray! When I hear I made people cry, I always have to cry myself. And I’ve already had my share of crying today (first time I watched the second half of Brokeback Mountain in the original English version on dvd… ); Thanks for the "gem"...
Anke, the audio file is pretty cool. Even my dog liked it
That cracked me up, Penthesilea! Now I am really assured of having delivered a piece of quality work! Don’t I deserve a “Danke, Anke!” for making your dog happy?
;)
Btw, Meryl, did you recognize the original NYC-Subway in the audio?
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Yay! Jenny's shirt arrived today!
(http://static.flickr.com/49/140980021_68cef2ee77.jpg?v=0)
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WOW!
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How cool is the clip Anke!! (cool voice!)
And to hear what you all sound like! (Juan - You so don't have a gay voice and David - not what I expected in your voice!)
Lovin' the harmonica Jenny - you are VERY good.. glad it wasn't broken!! :laugh:
And you have such a cute voice - I can totally hear you saying what you type now!
I hope there is many Brokie Brunches to come!
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Oh, Kelda, thanks! *blushing*
I'll definitely take the "cute voice" compliment, but I don't know about the very good on the harmonica part! They were telling me I better quiet down or I'd run them sheep off!
What I'd give to hear your accent! OMG! I love Scottish brouges!!
And David, I've been thinking about you and the shirt all day, wondering if it had arrived. thanks for posting the pic, friend! How do you like it? It really isn't that orange in person, folks. More of a pumpkin-y caramel.
Finally, all the gay voice, schmay voice stuff is bringing me down. We sound like ourselves! I'm over the judgements.
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So who knows their westerns?
Two mules for ... ...
;D Answers on a postcode to Riverton Post Office, Wyoming
Anke, that is a wonderful audio file. You've made a beautiful record of the brunch. I loved meeting you all. Juan, you do not sound gay (since it seems to bother you) and Jenny, that's some great harmonica playing. *claps again*. :)
((((meryl)))) you're the bestest. :-*
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Thanks Sarah!!
So who knows their westerns?
Two mules for ... ...
Sorry, I obviously don't know my westerns. When I hear "Two mules", I must automatically think of soup boxes... Lol.
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"Two mules for sister Sarah" !!
Anke, you are thinking of "Dumbass Mules!" Ha ha ha!
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So who knows their westerns?
Two mules for ... ...
;D Answers on a postcode to Riverton Post Office, Wyoming
HUNH?
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"Two mules for sister Sarah" !!
That's the one, David. :D Of course, Sister Sarah was not all she appeared to be. :o
That is one very cool T-shirt 8)
Anke, I forget to say how lovely your daughter is.
HUNH?
*points to David's post* What he said. It's a Clint Eastwood film...
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Don’t I deserve a “Danke, Anke!” for making your dog happy?
Not one, but two of them: one from me and one from my dog:
Danke, Anke!
Danke, Anke!
But be careful ever meeting my dog: he kisses everybody he likes. And now you're sure on his list :)
I had to think for a few minutes where the expression "Danke, Anke" comes from. It's from "Die Wochenshow" with Anke Egelke and that guy with the big nose. Lück, Ingolf Lück is his name. I barely remembered that show, but the expression is still very vivid.
And I’ve already had my share of crying today (first time I watched the second half of Brokeback Mountain in the original English version on dvd… )
It's even better in English, isn't it? Especially Jack's voice is much more poignant in the sad scenes. The after divorce-scene. The tears come pouring...
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See, I didn't have to be there in person, you multimedia'd us all there. Love it! Clarissa
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Yep, Clarissa, that brunch was attended by a whole herd o' Brokies! :D
Poor Anke and Penthesilea--I hadn't realized you were denied hearing the actors' voices til you got the DVD! What a difference to hear the real thing, especially with the accents and the Westernisms. Too bad they didn't just subtitle it. :(
LOL at the dog loving the harmonica! There's no accountin' fer taste. ;D
Welcome Sister Sarah of the clever screen name! Glad to see you here. 8)
Got some more pictures back, so here goes:
Two cowgirls, Amy and Jenny:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/AmyJen.jpg)
David, HobokenJeff, Anke:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Trio.jpg)
Sarah, Juan and JeffWrangler:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Trio2.jpg)
Three Lureen Wannabees:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Trio4.jpg)
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Here's me and the boys. Kinda looks like I have a little mantilla on my head :laugh:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Quartet.jpg)
Another quartet (or I should say sextet with the phone guys there):
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Quartet2.jpg)
Outside the Cowgirl (Sarah taking the picture):
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Outside.jpg)
Getting settled for drinks at Chumley's. Who knew they had a High Priestess throne? ;D
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Chumleychair.jpg)
David let me try on his Jack Twist hat! You can see Jenny's lovely two-hat necklace, too. And in the background are those crazy Daughters of the Revolution in their tricorns ::)
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/MerylTwist.jpg)
And finally, the ad that continued to inspire us on our way home on the subway ;)
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Subway.jpg)
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Haha, Meryl, we are all still in a state of permanent worship towards thee, High Priestess... ;D You deserved that chair!
And for all of you non-attenders of the Brokie Brunch: the subwayride in the last picture posted actually appears in the audio report! Just had the microphone tucked into the bag for the photo...
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Yay! more great pics Meryl! Thanks!
I soooo need to go visit my mom so I can listen to the Audio recording. My sound card on my computer fried during my last hard drive failure.
oh! and that cell phone stuck to my head in those shots is me talking to ptannen and Kirk in California! They wanted to share the BBM brunch experience! :laugh:
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Wowow! I just downloaded the audio. I LOVE it so much! It's such a trip hearing y'alls voices and hearing you guys actually saying "Lureen" and "Brokie" and not just typing it! Was that Jenny playing the harmonica?
Anke, very nicely done and very professional. Love your voice!
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You bet, sister! That was me. And Meryl, I love your pictures!!! Thank you so much! Can I get doubles made up?? I'll pay you 10 times what they cost, cause they are priceless!! Thanks everyone for making this thread bring so many smiles to my face the past few days. *MWA!*
Jenny ;D
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We have to do this again!
I realized when I was getting dressed this morning. I need another belt buckle--for my brown belt that goes with my brown cowboy boots. ... OK, how gay is that? :laugh:
And Jenny has to give me lessons in the Jack Twist belt-buckle flick. I just can't seem to get it right. ... :D
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We have to do this again!
I realized when I was getting dressed this morning. I need another belt buckle--for my brown belt that goes with my brown cowboy boots. ... OK, how gay is that? :laugh:
And Jenny has to give me lessons in the Jack Twist belt-buckle flick. I just can't seem to get it right. ... :D
Hey Jeff! Hope you're still celebratin! Your b-day that is. I'd be happy to give you some lessons, if you'll learn me on what them bandanas are for!
We must do the Brunch again--next time with John Gallagher at the head of the table. I've been wearing my belt buckle A LOT lately. and lovign every minute of it.
Happy Sunday night, Brokies!
Love,
Jenny
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Bump for bandanna class later! ;D
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(Ahem) Class is now in session. . . .
You in the back, quiet down before you run them sheep off again. ...
Jenny, are you listening?
Today's topic, class, is "The Hankie Code."
Yes, indeed, all those different colored bandannas for sale at the Leatherman are known in certain gay circles as "hankies." They are used to indicate interest in various forms of sexual activity, and the role one is interested in playing in that activity. The various colors indicate the activity. One's preferred role is indicated by which back pocket of one's trousers one uses to display the hankie. Left indicates active role, or "top," and right indicates passive role, or "bottom." Collectively, this is known as "the Hankie Code."
Some of the more common colors and what they indicate are as follows:
Navy/dark blue: fucking
Light blue: oral sex
Gray: B&D (bondage and discipline; also commonly bondage without discipline)
Black: Heavy S&M
Yellow: "water sports" or "golden showers" (NB: frequently involves imbibing large quantities of beer beforehand; does not involve bathtubs, swimming pools, etc.)
White: masturbation (not common)
Kelly green: hustler (left), john (right)
Hunter green: "daddy" (left), "boy" (right)
Red: doesn't involve blood, but you don't want to go there
Orange: anything, anytime (left), nothing right now (right)
This concludes today's lesson, class. There will be a quiz tomorrow.
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Way too complicated of a system! LOL.
I mean, I never see those hankies in use. Did guys carry charts to make sure they didn't misinterpet a color code?
And god forbid if you were colour blind! LOL
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:o :o :o
Well, I guess the navy and green bandannas I gave out at the brunch were relatively respectable. So glad I didn't bring red and black! :laugh:
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Way too complicated of a system! LOL.
I mean, I never see those hankies in use. Did guys carry charts to make sure they didn't misinterpet a color code?
And god forbid if you were colour blind! LOL
It's not too difficult to memorize the basics. You're just not hanging out in the right watering holes, David! Try leather bars. That's why they were selling them in the Leatherman. ;)
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:o :o :o
Well, I guess the navy and green bandannas I gave out at the brunch were relatively respectable. So glad I didn't bring red and black! :laugh:
Got that right, Meryl! ;D
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It's not too difficult to memorize the basics. You're just not hanging out in the right watering holes, David! Try leather bars.
LOL indeed! I have trouble recognising my car when leaving a bar let alone the colour of a guys hankie when he is buying me a drink. LOL. Besides, it is dark in those places! I may not know all my colour codes but I know to run fast and far when I see a guy with a brown one! :laugh:
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Thanks for the enlightenment Jeff! Very interesting. I was getting ready for something to do with tying up or making some kind of primitive loincloth with them! What if it's a rainbow one? I thought I saw that there.
And, biggest question of the night, what does it mean if you put your leather gloves in your back left pocket all the time like Ennis did???? Except that one time they were in the right pocket, as I recall from a certain quiz question on the BBM quiz game at old PT.
Any chance that left pocket might have been an accurately chosen side for Ennis being the active role? Or is that too much of an assumption (especially since that code was probably not in use in Wyoming back then!)
Jenny
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Good connection Jenny, but I thought the gloves were usually in his right back pocket. Sorry if I'm wrong, I haven't seen it since March (GASP! Has it been that long?!). However, I do know that the exception to whichever side he usually has them on is when he comes into the house to check on the crying girls when Alma is washing clothes (I was the one that asked that question).
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Well, hmmm....I am wary to bet at this point, since I lost the last bet I made. Does anyone know the answer?
Is it the right or left back pocket that Ennis' gloves are in usually?
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LOL indeed! I have trouble recognising my car when leaving a bar let alone the colour of a guys hankie when he is buying me a drink. LOL. Besides, it is dark in those places! I may not know all my colour codes but I know to run fast and far when I see a guy with a brown one! :laugh:
You bet! Same for red! ;D
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Thanks for the enlightenment Jeff! Very interesting. I was getting ready for something to do with tying up or making some kind of primitive loincloth with them! What if it's a rainbow one? I thought I saw that there.
And, biggest question of the night, what does it mean if you put your leather gloves in your back left pocket all the time like Ennis did???? Except that one time they were in the right pocket, as I recall from a certain quiz question on the BBM quiz game at old PT.
Any chance that left pocket might have been an accurately chosen side for Ennis being the active role? Or is that too much of an assumption (especially since that code was probably not in use in Wyoming back then!)
Jenny
I think a "rainbow" is just pretty. If there was a black-and-white checked one, that's for "safer sex." I'll check my sources at home tonight about the gloves. ;D
Ennis wouldn't have known--but maybe somebody in the Wardrobe Dept. did! :laugh:
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I've never been a gay man, but I do remember the gay man hankie thing that was very popular in the 80s. Hence the haiku I wrote way back when about Ennis's gloves in his back pocket. I wondered why I never got any feedback on it, it never occurred to me most people just might not have known what the hell I was talking about. I'm going to go see if I can find it.
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The hankie thing is still very popular in the leather scene.
Jenny, according to my sources, there is a significance to gloves worn in the back pocket, but you don't want to know what it is, and I'm sure Ennis and Jack didn't do it! :o
On the other hand, here's one that would be appropriate. I'm not sure I'd recognize a "rust" hankie if I saw one, but according to my sources "rust" on the left is "cowboy," and "rust" on the right is "his horse!" ;D
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From memory, I thought Ennis usually had his gloves in his right pocket. A research project... :D Guess I'll just have to force myself to watch the film again.
*goes off to google search significance of red hankies*
Hmmm, yes that's a kink I can't see the appeal of. There was a book on it in Leather Man called "Trust". Meryl, it's a really good thing you didn't get red bandanas...
[edit] ...although we could have claimed it was in support of Gays in Egypt: http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/egypt/egnews182.htm[/edit]
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Yay! I finally got to hear the Audio from the BBM Brunch!!
I listened to it up at my Moms tonight before dinner. I pulled up the group photo so she could see everyone while the audio was playing. I pointed out each person as they spoke. Mom was as impressed as much as I was!!!
Great work Anke! I felt like I was there again! :-*
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Way too complicated of a system! LOL.
I mean, I never see those hankies in use. Did guys carry charts to make sure they didn't misinterpet a color code?
Complicated is not the word, one site has 78 different codes including white lace and gold lame. :o
And god forbid if you were colour blind! LOL
Or just had a cold... ;D
Yay! I finally got to hear the Audio from the BBM Brunch!!
I listened to it up at my Moms tonight before dinner. I pulled up the group photo so she could see everyone while the audio was playing. I pointed out each person as they spoke. Mom was as impressed as much as I was!!!
Great work Anke! I felt like I was there again! :-*
It is great isn't it? But do I really sound like that? I have to listen to my voice all the time on answerphone messages, and the audiotape still took me by surprise. :o ::) ;D
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Hey Sarah! What is that white picket fence-looking thing in your avatar from the first (and only) bar scene between Jack and Ennis??
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Or just had a cold... ;D
Someone once noticed a white handkerchief in my left pocket behind my gray bandanna. He asked me what the white handkerchief meant. I told him it meant I had sinus trouble. ::)
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Jeff, you are certainly a fount of interesting knowledge! I think someone needs to produce a gay version of Jeopardy! and make the gay hanky code a regular category. ;D
I had to look up the red hanky code, too, of course. Owie! :P
Yes, Ennis usually wears his gloves in his back right pocket, but that doesn't quite jive with his perceived role in his relationship with Jack, seeing that the right side indicates the partner on the receiving end of things. Ah well, not every symbolic meaning can be applied to this movie. ;)
David, I'm glad you finally got to hear the audio. I played it for a couple of friends last night, and they thought it was great and wanted to look at the pictures. I think they finally started thinking of my obsession as being less of a jokey thing and more of a really good thing. 8)
Speaking of really good things, Jenny and I are meeting John Gallagher tomorrow! I can't wait to meet him and chew the fat about the Broncho. Yeehaw! :D
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Jeff, you are certainly a fount of interesting knowledge! I think someone needs to produce a gay version of Jeopardy! and make the gay hanky code a regular category. ;D
I had to look up the red hanky code, too, of course. Owie! :P
Yes, Ennis usually wears his gloves in his back right pocket, but that doesn't quite jive with his perceived role in his relationship with Jack, seeing that the right side indicates the partner on the receiving end of things. Ah well, not every symbolic meaning can be applied to this movie. ;)
David, I'm glad you finally got to hear the audio. I played it for a couple of friends last night, and they thought it was great and wanted to look at the pictures. I think they finally started thinking of my obsession as being less of a jokey thing and more of a really good thing. 8)
Speaking of really good things, Jenny and I are meeting John Gallagher tomorrow! I can't wait to meet him and chew the fat about the Broncho. Yeehaw! :D
Yes, and bring pictures! For him and if you have any extras, for me! I will gladly cover reprintings costs and then some. I know it can be a real pain to do that.
See you tomorrow!!!
Jenny :D
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Give each other a hug for me. And give John a kiss on the top of his head, if it feels right to do.
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I'm oh so very jealous, but that is overshadowed by being happy for you. Tell John how much we love him! Take more pictures!
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Speaking of really good things, Jenny and I are meeting John Gallagher tomorrow! I can't wait to meet him and chew the fat about the Broncho. Yeehaw! :D
Have fun both of you, and tell John I'm sorry I missed meeting him.
Hey Sarah! What is that white picket fence-looking thing in your avatar from the first (and only) bar scene between Jack and Ennis??
Look closer. It's a collage of four pics of Jack and Ennis. :)
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Pass many hearty greetings onto John and tell him I'm a huge fan of his intelligent and funny posts when you meet him (it all started with the hilarious "Cowboy etiquette" thread on IMDB...). I would have loved to meet him, too.
Well, I'll be thinking of you guys, wearing my brand new Brokie Brunch t-shirts that just arrived today. :)
Yeah, Jenny, I got them!!! Thank you, the are great!!!
Have fun at the meeting! ;D
ANKE
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Jeff, you are certainly a fount of interesting knowledge! I think someone needs to produce a gay version of Jeopardy! and make the gay hanky code a regular category. ;D
I had to look up the red hanky code, too, of course. Owie! :P
Yes, Ennis usually wears his gloves in his back right pocket, but that doesn't quite jive with his perceived role in his relationship with Jack, seeing that the right side indicates the partner on the receiving end of things. Ah well, not every symbolic meaning can be applied to this movie. ;)
David, I'm glad you finally got to hear the audio. I played it for a couple of friends last night, and they thought it was great and wanted to look at the pictures. I think they finally started thinking of my obsession as being less of a jokey thing and more of a really good thing. 8)
Speaking of really good things, Jenny and I are meeting John Gallagher tomorrow! I can't wait to meet him and chew the fat about the Broncho. Yeehaw! :D
Actually, Jeopardy! has been done. So has that other popular game show, but as Wheel of Torture. ;D
If you see this in time, do give my best to John Gallagher! I'm sure it's a good sign if he's able to get out and about. I hope he has a good support network. I can't imagine what a trying experience this must be fore him.
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yes, please widh him all the best from me also.
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Greetings to John, thanks to Anke for the audio report (very professional!), and hurrah that you all had a lovely time.
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We'll bring all these good wishes with us! Anke, I am soososo glad you got the t-shirts at last! I have the $$ from Meryl, thanks very much.
And Meryl, can you bring your camera? Merci beaucoup!
Jenny
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How come we didn't go up to Times Square and get our picture taken with this Cowboy? ;D
(http://static.flickr.com/32/46935079_80b30199fa.jpg?v=0)
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How come we didn't go up to Times Square and get our picture taken with this Cowboy? ;D
(http://static.flickr.com/32/46935079_80b30199fa.jpg?v=0)
DAMN! ;D
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Damn indeed!
He calls himself the "Naked Cowboy". He plays the guitar and gets his pic taken with the tourists. They stuff money in his boots. From what I've read, he makes a good living from it!
Hmmm, I should do that! The city will pay me to stay clothed! Ha ha ha! :laugh:
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Damn indeed!
He calls himself the "Naked Cowboy". He plays the guitar and gets his pic taken with the tourists. They stuff money in his boots. From what I've read, he makes a good living from it!
Hmmm, I should do that! The city will pay me to stay clothed! Ha ha ha! :laugh:
Tell you what, I can think of a more fun place than his boots to stuff money. ;D
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Well, well, well, I'd heard about the Naked Cowboy, but I didn't realize he was so....gifted. ;) Perhaps we should invite him to the next Broncho. :D
Friends, John Gallagher sends his love to you all! Jenny and I met him for drinks over near Grand Central, and we talked for two solid hours about all things Brokeback. He's a very young 50-something with beautiful long silver grey hair and a fabulous smile and is as funny and sweet in person as he is online. When I get my pictures back in a couple of weeks (I have to use up the roll of film) you'll see for yourselves what a hottie he is! ;D
He's doing really well and is in good spirits. Some words don't come easily to him, but by and large you'd never know he had had a stroke only three weeks ago. He says he still has a lot of trouble reading, but for some reason Leslie's fanfic is an exception! ;D He is working several times a week with a very good therapist and will eventually be having a procedure (non-invasive) to close a hole in his heart that is a potential danger if he has a clot again.
Celeste called and chatted briefly, and we left a message for Clarissa. I gave John a bag of Anke's gummi candies, a miniature sheep and coyote from Sarah, a bandanna, and pictures of the gang at the Broncho, and Jenny brought two little silver cowboy hats for his key chain. He hasn't figured out how to listen to the audio yet, but he will soon.
We talked about how much we would have loved to go to Alberta this summer, but since it can't happen this year, we definitely want to go next year. In the meantime, Central Park will have to fill in for Moose Mountain. We're going to do a picnic one of these days when the weather's nice. Anybody know a good place to buy elk meat sandwiches? ;D
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Yes, it was a very fine time, a wonderful time. I felt so much love coming from this man, for our community, and for what brought us together. He said he does not get frustrated because he knows he could easily have not made it at all had a friend not come over and insist that he go to the hospital.
I agree with Meryl--he is doing great! And I told him so quite a few times, and I really mean that. I can't wait to see him again, no matter what the circumstances.
We love you John! Them Chilean sheep are moving back to their own heard, sure as the sun rises and sets everyday.
Now about them elk meat sandwiches...
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Anybody know a good place to buy elk meat sandwiches? ;D
Hi Meryl !
Glad to hear that John is doing so well! We'll definately have to get the group together in NY again someday.
I'm not sure where to get Elk meat, but the Skylight Diner on the corner of 9th and 34th street serves a great Bison Burger!
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I posted my recollections of tonight here:
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?topic=909.msg24681#new (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?topic=909.msg24681#new)
For those of you who lurk, or haven't made personal connections with others here yet, I can only encourage you to take inspiration from Jack - the beauty and wonder of these relationships are extraordinary.
Reach out a hand (maybe not like Jack did in the first tent scene ;D), but you might be surprised at who reaches back.
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A whole lotta lovin' goin' on....
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He says he still has a lot of trouble reading, but for some reason Leslie's fanfic is an exception! ;D
I am so humbled by this, I am about to cry.
L
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I am so humbled by this, I am about to cry.
L
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Leslie - John was saying how familiar ideas are easiest for him to grasp. New information is just really foreign and his brain has little facility for comprehending it. But, apparently, his BBM friends and memories are so deep that they are very easy for him.
And he said that when he could read/understand almost nothing, he could still read your stories. He wasn't sure why, but it was the one thing he was still enjoying. And that he was keeping it a secret from his therapist!!!! The secrets we keep in the name of BBM!
I would have posted it, but thought for some reason you knew of it.
Celeste
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Leslie - John was saying how familiar ideas are easiest for him to grasp. New information is just really foreign and his brain has little facility for comprehending it. But, apparently, his BBM friends and memories are so deep that they are very easy for him.
And he said that when he could read/understand almost nothing, he could still read your stories. He wasn't sure why, but it was the one thing he was still enjoying. And that he was keeping it a secret from his therapist!!!! The secrets we keep in the name of BBM!
I would have posted it, but thought for some reason you knew of it.
Celeste
I knew he was reading my story (he has sent me some emails) but I didn't realize all this background. Thanks for sharing, Celeste, I really appreciate this.
Hee hee hee, he's keeping it a secret from his therapist? I bet I know why... ;)
Leslie
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I am so happy to hear that John is doing so well! He's in my prayers every morning, and I'm glad to hear that procedure for his heart isn't "invasive." That's been worrying me.
I'll look forward to seeing the pictures. I just knew from his avatar that John is a cutie! And I love his sense of humor. I posted something once about thinking he was cute, and he responded that his aunts would have described him as "mutton disguised as lamb"!
Meryl, you should invite the Naked Cowboy to the next brunch.
He can play his guitar for us--as long as I don't have to s-a-a-a-a-n-g! ;D
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O Brokies dear, be of good cheer,
On Hudson Street we soon shall meet.
From near and far, plane, train and car
Will bring us to our rendezvous.
Bring cameras, phones and pheremones,
And by all means, wear jeans, tote beans;
We'll raise a toast to Friends who post
And wait to hear of our good cheer.
The Mountain lends to all good Friends
A spritely air and aspect fair.
We'll feast with glee and guarantee
Of Ennis and Jack there'll be no lack!
Yeehaw! ;D
See y'all soon! :-*
Meryl - just read your poem. So cute! So clever. :)
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Aw, thanks, ELJ! It was nice to be reminded of it again. We had such a great time! :-*
It looks like we'll be planning a NY-area picnic in Central Park on Sunday, June 11, the night of the full moon. So anyone who thinks they can make it, let me know. We can raise a glass to the revelers gathering in San Francisco and have our own little ceremony in loving tribute to the First Tent Scene. 8)
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We can........ have our own little ceremony in loving tribute to the First Tent Scene.
Oh, Meryl! What a naughty image of your ceremony that conjured up! And in the middle of Central Park, too! ;) ;D
The picnic sounds great. Do let those of us who'd like to join but can't for various reasons, hear all about it. I'll join you in spirit. And I very much enjoyed the recap of the previous brunch, that Two_mules sent to me.
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Oh, Meryl! What a naughty image of your ceremony that conjured up! And in the middle of Central Park, too! ;) ;D
:laugh: Honest, I didn't mean it that way! But now that you mention it, it has possibilities..... ;D
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I am posting this here since it seems the most approprite thread in which to do so. I just wanted to fill y'all in on a little get-together in Chicago on Monday. I had the great pleasure of meeting Meryl, who honored me with her company for a brief visit and lunch. We spent far too little time together, but what time there was was an absolute delight.
She is as you would imagine from knowing her on-line: thoughtful, well-considered in what she says, clearly intelligent, warmly funny and caring. She brought with her a bottle of whiskey, which I'm keeping for my BBM friends to share at some point, and three bandanas from the Brokie Brunch in NYC - one for me, one for Courtney and one for Andrew, who I still need to send them to.
It was just a wonderful reminder that the movie was a start - a powerful and compelling start to something big - but the rest is how it plays out in our lives. And to see the friends it has created, as evidenced in this wonderful meeting on Monday, is I think the greatest gift of all.
I'm looking forward to the pictures Meryl, and to the resurrection of our favorite thread. Much love to you, friend...
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Celeste, you beat me to it! ;D
When I got back to town, it turned out that a friend was here for an art convention, and I ended up spending most of Tuesday thru today with her, so I didn't get the darn film to the developer. But tomorrow for sure, I promise!
I loved our one-on-one time in the Windy City. It became a bit windier on Monday, what with all our gabbing. ;)
Brokies, Celeste has a really cool apartment, right downtown, which takes up one whole floor and has great views. You can look out on one side and see yourself reflected in the building across the way (it's all mirror glass), which is strange, but oh so cosmopolitan. Her kitty is adorable and loves to sit on her laptop, just like my kitty. And every nice thing she so kindly said about me goes triple for her--she's lovely in every way! 8)
Photos to follow soon, including some of John and Jenny and me at our get-together. :D
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Okay, y'all, here is our beautiful Celeste and kitty (Ninya?) looking like they're about to get sozzled on whiskey, and Celeste and me at the restaurant where we ate lunch on Monday in Chicago. ;D
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/CelesteKitty.jpg)
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/CelesteMeryl.jpg)
Let's do it again next Monday, Celeste! ;D ;)
And everyone can check out John's thread to see some pics of our get-together with Jenny: http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?topic=909.140 (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?topic=909.140)
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Thanks for the bandana Meryl! Wish I could have been there!
Celeste's apartment seems like it should be in a movie. Andrew and I discussed moving into the elevators, but the terrace of fire escape would be good too.
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All you sometimes need a silly little song to feel what you're saying--
Shiny happy people laughing
Meet me in the crowd
People people
Throw your love around
Love me love me
Take it into town
Happy happy
Put it in the ground
Where the flowers grow
Gold and silver shine
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing
Everyone around love them, love them
Put it in your hands
Take it take it
There's no time to cry
Happy happy
Put it in your heart
Where tomorrow shines
Gold and silver shine
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing
What pictures! Lovely!
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All you sometimes need a silly little song to feel what you're saying--
Shiny happy people laughing
Meet me in the crowd
People people
Throw your love around
Love me love me
Take it into town
Happy happy
Put it in the ground
Where the flowers grow
Gold and silver shine
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing
Everyone around love them, love them
Put it in your hands
Take it take it
There's no time to cry
Happy happy
Put it in your heart
Where tomorrow shines
Gold and silver shine
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing
What pictures! Lovely!
John -
I can't tell you how good it feels to see you posting here - with us again!
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Oh John, and Oh Yaadpyar, you have no idea how much it means to me to see this song's lyrics, and particularly from YOU, John. Reminding me what's important, how precious this life is, and how wonderful our community is (which I've been neglecting). Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you.
I feel the love and it feels good!
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Hi everybody! :)
Better late than never: at last I had a chance to wear one of my New York Brokie Brunch T-Shirts and have some pictures taken of it!
Boy, what a day it was! We (me, my husband and my little girl) kicked off our very own hiking season today, packed a rucksack and walked up the "Feuerberg" near our home. Blue sky, mild summer temperatures and the air so crystal clear, you couldn’t get enough of it! After that awfully long, cold German winter and damp spring I just wanted to drown in those rich colours and the view from the top of the mountain. Elating!
And, of course, my memories of that incredible New York adventure were with me today. I had to smile at the thought of it. What different worlds we live in! And, yet, how connected we are!
I often think about you lovely people. Today was one of these days that I felt: life can't get much better than this. I'm very grateful.
Yours
ANKE :-*
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/AnkeundFranca.jpg)
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/AnkeundJrgen.jpg)
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Anke - what beautiful pictures! Make me wanna get out and find me some nature, too.
Your daughter is so adorable!
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Beautiful pictures Anke!! :)
Look at all the green and the blue sky! *sigh*
The weather here has been cold and rainy ... hope we'll get some sun and heat soon! ;)
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Anke, those pictures are beautiful! 8)
Jenny and I were just visiting John Gallagher in the hospital and looked in on his computer, and we swore it looked like you were in Wyoming. :D
Happy Full Moon in June to you and your family. :-*
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Meryl! <looks at watch> shouldn't y'all be in Central Park about now?
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You have a beautiful daughter Anke...
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Who knows when the end of this thread will be--we sure have kept it going for nigh on many moons now! But if it has to end here, I think it's fitting that Anke has the last word, or last picture at least, given that she travelled the farthest to be with us, and gave us all such a wonderful gift with her incomparable audio piece about our Brunch.
Ich bein Brokie! (hope that's right!--I just did some research and found out that Kennedy's "Ich bein ein Berliner" could be translated as "I am a jelly donut"!) :D
Jenny
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Ich bein Brokie! (hope that's right!--I just did some research and found out that Kennedy's "Ich bein ein Berliner" could be translated as "I am a jelly donut"!) :D
Jenny
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Hahahaha! Thank you Jenny! There are indeed jelly donuts that are called "Berliners!" But I have never thought of that in connection with Kennedy! Lol.
Yeah, we can all rightly claim:
Ich bin ein Brokie! :)
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Ich bin ja ein Brokie! (though I resemble a jelly donut) ;D I think that line deserves repeating (see new sig). :)
Thanks for the laugh, Jenny and Anke. And the audio is the perfect last touch! 8)
Those pictures of your town are beautiful, Anke. So idyllic, tucked into the hills like that. Now I'm ready to go to a German Brokie Brunch! :D
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Those pictures of your town are beautiful, Anke. So idyllic, tucked into the hills like that. Now I'm ready to go to a German Brokie Brunch! :D
Yeah! Come over!!! ;D
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There are indeed jelly donuts that are called "Berliners!"
That is interesting. My local bakery has a donut called a "Bismark". It is powder sugar coated with jelly and whipped cream filling. They are very heavy! Eat one of those and you feel like you have a ships anchor in your belly! LOL
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Yum David. Sounds delish.
Don't bring any to the picnic guy.
8)
Juan
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LOL Hi Juan!
No, no donuts! I call them Do-Nots now! My not so girlish figure is the result of too many co-workers bringing in donuts to work! So they are off of my diet now. I hope to slim down into Jack Twists pants eventually. Hmm, that didn't come out right but it sure sounds good! LOL I'll settle for Heaths pants. Although neither of those guys really has a nice bubble butt. Not that .....I'd better stop now!!! LOL
Oh yeah, the next picnic? July right Meryl?
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Yum David. Sounds delish.
Don't bring any to the picnic guy.
8)
Juan
What picnic guy? Did I miss something? (Actually, yeah, jenny, you did--about 2 months of posts on CT. LOL)
Welcome back Juan! And, I am glad to see this thread is still alive! David, are you coming to Pridefest next weekend? How about Jeff Wrangler? We should make a banner that says "Brokeback fans for Pride." Except I'll be staffing my booth all day--drat!
Anyway, I hope to see you there (and Juan, I know I don't even have to say that to you, JCinNYC2006 !!)
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Hey Jenny! You haven't missed anything, there's some talk about a picnic but I'm not sure when. And you'll definitely see me next week at Pride! Maybe I'll even wear one of the shirts (although I should've bought a larger size). Hopefully it'll be a beautiful day for it.
Juan
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Yes, everyone PLEASE visualize a beautiful sunny day for Pridefest so I don't get rained on. The event is rain or shine. I don't really want to spend the extra bucks for a canopy tent for my booth. Juan, I'm gonna PM you now about a couple of things....
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What picnic guy? Did I miss something? (Actually, yeah, jenny, you did--about 2 months of posts on CT. LOL)
Welcome back Juan! And, I am glad to see this thread is still alive! David, are you coming to Pridefest next weekend? How about Jeff Wrangler? We should make a banner that says "Brokeback fans for Pride." Except I'll be staffing my booth all day--drat!
Anyway, I hope to see you there (and Juan, I know I don't even have to say that to you, JCinNYC2006 !!)
Sorry, you won't be seeing me. I haven't done New York Pride in years. Kinda over it. I do think it's important to be visible right here where I live, work, and pay taxes--Philadelphia, except that I was ill with a migraine for our own Pride festival last Sunday. :(
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you for nice weather. :)
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Tell ya what...we're doing another Brokie Brunch!
Check it out, Friends: http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?topic=2789.0 (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?topic=2789.0)
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YEE HAA! As long as I'm not working by then, count me in!
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Fantastic, David!! I was countin' on you. 8)
Do me a favor, and when you get a chance, would you post that you're coming on the other thread, so we can read it there, too? Thanks! :)
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"You bet" ;D
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Bumping to celebrate the anniversary of our first Brokie Brunch! 8)
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Bumping to celebrate the anniversary of our first Brokie Brunch! 8)
It was a wonderful day! I have very fond memories! :D
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You said it, Jeff! :-*
To really get in the spirit of remembering that day, I recommend listening to Anke's terrific audio report. It's still on our Front Page, down at the bottom. But just in case you can't find it, here's the link: http://www.phillipdampier.net/downloads/BrokieBrunchAudioProject.mp3 (http://www.phillipdampier.net/downloads/BrokieBrunchAudioProject.mp3)
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wow! is that a year!? how time flies....
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wow! is that a year!? how time flies....
Scary, isn't it? :D
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Happy Anniversary, NYC-Broncho-goers!
I remember being in Austin, TX that weekend, buying boots and whiskey-toasting y'all!
A lot's happened in a year. Nice to see so many still around, and planning new Brokie adventures.
Cheers,
Paul
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Wow! Those were the days... :D
I haven't listened to that audio thing for a year myself. In fact, nobody of my family got to hear it. It's one of my Brokie secrets... ;)
I've got very fond memories of that short New York visit, too. Gotta come back one day!
:)
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Anke...your journey to New York was my inspiration to go to Holland to see the play this past March. I figured if you'd come to NY for a meal, I could go to Holland for a show (in a language I don't speak, no less!). I am so sorry your schedule didn't work out, but don't worry, I'll be back. I loved everyone I met and want to see all of them...I MEAN ALL OF YOU EUROBROKIES...again!
Hugs,
L
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Anke, it's great to see you here! That's a new avatar, isn't it? Very nice! 8)
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Anke...your journey to New York was my inspiration to go to Holland
And part of my inspiration to go to the BBQ. I'm glad you're back from Shanghai, I missed you. :)
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Anke, it's great to see you here! That's a new avatar, isn't it? Very nice! 8)
Thanks, Meryl! That was a picture my daughter took at a carnival evening where I was "on duty" (had to report about it for a newspaper). :)
Anke...your journey to New York was my inspiration to go to Holland to see the play this past March. I figured if you'd come to NY for a meal, I could go to Holland for a show (in a language I don't speak, no less!). I am so sorry your schedule didn't work out, but don't worry, I'll be back. I loved everyone I met and want to see all of them...I MEAN ALL OF YOU EUROBROKIES...again!
And part of my inspiration to go to the BBQ. I'm glad you're back from Shanghai, I missed you. :)
Ha! So my New York trip was good for something, wasn't it? Who'd have thunk it? ;D
I really hope to meet you girls one day, too!
And Clarissa, yeah, I'm back from Shanghai and I know I still suck at getting online regularly again... Gotta work on that... ::)
See ya all on the forums!
:-*
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Outside the Cowgirl (Sarah taking the picture):
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Outside.jpg)
I just found this thread, a gathering before I was a member here. Very cool to see these pics here!!!!
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Oh, by the way.................
(http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k463/dcfmod/Brokie%20Gathering%20Shots/DifficultJoice.jpg)
Jeff, I think you need to bring that facial hair back. 8)
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Ah, memories of Brokies of old and of Whiskey Dust, now gone. Fun times! 8)
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Oh, by the way.................
(http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k463/dcfmod/Brokie%20Gathering%20Shots/DifficultJoice.jpg)
Jeff, I think you need to bring that facial hair back. 8)
It's been back, dear. Just a long time since we've seen each other. I took the beard off for a dual portrait of my dad and me last summer, but then I grew it back in the fall. The mustache stays in the picture permanently.
I wore that shirt to go out just last night! :laugh:
The jacket, however. ... Let's just say, I can't button it anymore. :(
Ah, memories of Brokies of old and of Whiskey Dust, now gone. Fun times! 8)
Yes, too bad Whiskey Dust is gone. :(
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Aww.. lovely old pics!
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It's been back, dear. Just a long time since we've seen each other. I took the beard off for a dual portrait of my dad and me last summer, but then I grew it back in the fall. The mustache stays in the picture permanently.
Well, we'll just have to remedy that. ;) Come to Boston for the AIDS walk! ;D
I wore that shirt to go out just last night! :laugh:
Cool!
The jacket, however. ... Let's just say, I can't button it anymore. :(
I have some clothes like that, I'm working to get back into it!
Yes, too bad Whiskey Dust is gone. :(
That is too bad, I would've liked to go there.