Follow-up BBM-er greetings from the Empire State!
Thanx for the nice comments from all of the BBM-ers above. I just watched a local New York City television station's tribute to the 75th anniversary of the Empire State Building. I promised to send some news articles to Anke. She enjoyed her entire trip to NYC and the BBM-ers events for 3 of the 4 days. Her first eve was solo at the opera. We both spoke separately with Lucise on the phone before and then later that night for over an hour together!
Sparkle, your words are poignant as it was the first time that I went to the observatory of the ESB since September 11, 2001, which U appropriately mentioned. This was also special to me as I was treating someone to the thrilling ESB who had never been there! We planned this via phone, e-mail and PMs before Anke arrived in America -- her first time in 20 years! BTW, at the ESB, we were on the "equivalent" of the 102nd floor. There is no "floor" per se. It is more like the head of a needle. It's like the very top of a lighthouse. Look at a pic of the ESB. We were in the top part of that silver sphere. Anke got a BBM-ish guy to take pix of us together on both of our cameras.
Mandy, I'm glad U seconded our emotions. When Anke & I were at that fantastic height in the ESB observatory, Anke also 'observed' that it's incredible that we met because of the movie
BBM and directly through a game about it -- the "ABCs of BBM" -- at the original board and nourished here at the BetterMost Forum. Pix will appear via digital Anke!
BTW, Anke called me today after she had her last margarita b4 departing for JFK Airport and back to Germany. God safely speed "Pipey"! Meanwhile, that reminds me, I'll go play a "G" for Germany and BBM's premiere there!
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