Thanks and thanks and more thanks - Page 2

ladysycamore · 11-16-2003, 02:40 PM

Happy B-day once again! Had a great time and your house is phat and all dat.

And the dogs...too cute for words!

Katkeeper · 11-16-2003, 03:06 PM

40 years ago today I was planning a small dinner party for friends, having been told by the doctor the day before that I would not be giving birth for at least 2 weeks. UT, being UT, arrived when he was ready rather than when he was told, and I got out of having to cook dinner!

We all benefit from his arrival...

xoxoxoBruce · 11-16-2003, 05:08 PM

Thanks Kat, You done good !!

elSicomoro · 11-16-2003, 05:13 PM

Did anyone get a picture of Sharon pointing the knife at Tony?

Now I can reveal how this all came to fruition...

Sharon found my e-mail address on Sycamoreland (one that I have for people to submit comments or questions about the site), and sent this to me on October 20th:

Hi Terry,

It's Sharon. I wanted to let you know that Tony's 40th birthday is coming
up on November 17th.

With everything going on right now, I thought it would be nice to have a
birthday party for him. If we could make it a surprise, that would be all
the better. I understand that it may be awkward for me to be there, so I
can certainly bow out. But I would like to contribute a few hundred dollars
to make it happen and to make it nice for him.

I thought that maybe you could arrange for a small group of local Cellar
people to take him out to dinner (there is a restaurant that he likes that
is very close to our house - it's called the Fitzwater Station). Then
everyone could come back to our house and hang out.

Let me know your thoughts. I'm writing to you from work so that Tony
doesn't see any email correspondence about this. He doesn't read my email,
but I just wanted to make sure he doesn't see any "birthday traffic" across
his system. Let me know if there is a better email address to reach you.
You can also call me on my cell phone at 610-XXX-XXXX.

Thanks,
Sharon

At first I was concerned about throwing such an event, given the impending divorce. But I thought Sharon to be sincere, and after giving it some thought, I said "Sure, let's do it."

So, I sent out a PM to most of the Philly peeps to gauge interest...and there was plenty. So, I chose the date, Sharon booked the room, and the ball was rolling.

The idea of the gift certs for Sam Ash came to me almost immediately, especially when Sheppsie started talking about the ZZ Top cover band. And so, I gathered the funds via PayPal, and bought the gift certs Thursday night.

I asked Wolf and Slang to be there by 5:15 last night...we were going to set up some decorations that I had bought earlier in the day. Unfortunately, I got some bad directions from Rand McNally--not so much bad as that there are two Canal Streets that use a Phoenixville address: one in Phoenixville borough, the other in Mont Clare, just across the canal from Phoenixville (the one we really needed). I was hella pissed, and concerned that we would show up after Tony had already arrived--it was a few minutes past 6 when we finally got to the restaurant.

We pull into the restaurant lot, Dave looks around and says, "I don't see the TT or the GTI." I said, "Let's go!" and we proceeded to run into the restaurant. Fortunately, we got there about 5 minutes before Tony did. No time for decorations, but it was all good.

Glad you had a great time, Tony. Enjoy your real b-day tomorrow.

jennofay · 11-16-2003, 11:30 PM

im sorry i couldnt make it. david may or may not have told you the whole story of the car mess and all, but i wanted to be there.

hope you have a happy birthday!

Chewbaccus · 11-17-2003, 12:05 AM

Sorry I couldn't blast out there to rock with you today, Tony. But, given the outcome of today's football games, the innocent civilians of Philadelphia are probably the better for my absence.

Happy Birthday, yo.

Nothing But Net · 11-17-2003, 12:39 AM

Tony (UT) born November 17.

Aldous Huxley dies on November 22.

John Kennedy assassinated November 22.

Coincidence? Ya, prolly.

Happy birthday wild man!

Dagney · 11-17-2003, 06:58 AM

Happy Day Toad!

Sorry Brian and I couldn't make it this weekend, but our best wishes are headed your way!

You're HOW old? (I'da never thunk it)

Dagney

perth · 11-17-2003, 09:13 AM

Happy Birthday UT!

SteveDallas · 11-17-2003, 09:19 AM

Happy Birthday again Tony, and thanks to all who organized it & came for a good time. (I have some pics too, that I need to doctor up. The best one may be Bruce trying to make Tony's dogs jealous by munching on their favorite towel!)

It was great to see The Cellar "in person" again. Oh and Tony, I'm jealous of your sky. You once asked in an astronomy-related thread about the problem of light pollution. You not only have a very dark sky by suburban standards (no streetlights nearby, and you're not on top of the edge of Philadelphia like I am), there are few trees to block the horizon!

Undertoad · 11-17-2003, 09:28 AM

Yeah, we have a few streetlights, but they're really weak... not the sodium things that went into the townhouses down the street.

I'm not complainin'. Post-Ghost Recon, I say, bad bright lighting is easier to sneak around in than good low lighting... people don't understand that, so they demand these huge bright lamps, and create perfect areas of dark shadow where anyone can hide.

OnyxCougar · 11-17-2003, 09:51 AM

Happy Bithday, UT. Had I been closer than 8 hours away and informed of the dinner, I would have showed up. Alas, I have yet to meet you and the other Cellarites.

I hope your dreams and best wishes come true in the coming year.

Live Long and Prosper and all that good Star Drek stuff

11-17-2003, 09:52 AM

Yer birthday gift from me will be coming shortly. I couldn't chip in much to the whole Sam Ash certificate thing (I think syc put me down for $20 or $25), so.... just you wait. It's awesome.

(Maybe not as awesome as $225 of free music stuff, but it's pretty awesome.)

lumberjim · 11-17-2003, 10:02 AM

happy birthday!

SteveDallas · 11-17-2003, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Undertoad
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I'm not complainin'. Post-Ghost Recon, I say, bad bright lighting is easier to sneak around in than good low lighting... people don't understand that, so they demand these huge bright lamps, and create perfect areas of dark shadow where anyone can hide. [/b]

Yep, that's one of the points the Dark Sky Association always makes--you can accomplish security goals with better-planned lighting that doesn't leak to the sky, and since you're pumping less light out of it it'll be cheaper too! And I feel it myself--my contacts make me very susceptible to glare at night, and I often find it very uncomfortable driving from areas of relative darkness thru those sodium vapor monsters and back out again. Or at least, if I don't know where I'm going and I have to look for street signs and landmarks and such.

11-16-2003, 02:40 PM	#16
ladysycamore "I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me." Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Sycamore's boxers Posts: 1,341	Happy B-day once again! Had a great time and your house is phat and all dat. And the dogs...too cute for words! __________________ "Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~ "The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"

11-16-2003, 05:08 PM	#18
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Thanks Kat, You done good !! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-16-2003, 11:30 PM	#20
jennofay ..the small and meek. Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: virginia Posts: 176	im sorry i couldnt make it. david may or may not have told you the whole story of the car mess and all, but i wanted to be there. hope you have a happy birthday! __________________ i sneak up and hit you like a fuckin' tornado

11-17-2003, 12:05 AM	#21
Chewbaccus Freethinker/booter Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 523	Sorry I couldn't blast out there to rock with you today, Tony. But, given the outcome of today's football games, the innocent civilians of Philadelphia are probably the better for my absence. Happy Birthday, yo. __________________ Like the wise man said: Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.

11-17-2003, 12:39 AM	#22
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	Significant events of the third week of November, 1963 Tony (UT) born November 17. Aldous Huxley dies on November 22. John Kennedy assassinated November 22. Coincidence? Ya, prolly. Happy birthday wild man!

11-16-2003, 03:06 PM	#17
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	40 years ago today I was planning a small dinner party for friends, having been told by the doctor the day before that I would not be giving birth for at least 2 weeks. UT, being UT, arrived when he was ready rather than when he was told, and I got out of having to cook dinner! We all benefit from his arrival...

11-16-2003, 05:13 PM	#19
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Did anyone get a picture of Sharon pointing the knife at Tony? Now I can reveal how this all came to fruition... Sharon found my e-mail address on Sycamoreland (one that I have for people to submit comments or questions about the site), and sent this to me on October 20th: Hi Terry, It's Sharon. I wanted to let you know that Tony's 40th birthday is coming up on November 17th. With everything going on right now, I thought it would be nice to have a birthday party for him. If we could make it a surprise, that would be all the better. I understand that it may be awkward for me to be there, so I can certainly bow out. But I would like to contribute a few hundred dollars to make it happen and to make it nice for him. I thought that maybe you could arrange for a small group of local Cellar people to take him out to dinner (there is a restaurant that he likes that is very close to our house - it's called the Fitzwater Station). Then everyone could come back to our house and hang out. Let me know your thoughts. I'm writing to you from work so that Tony doesn't see any email correspondence about this. He doesn't read my email, but I just wanted to make sure he doesn't see any "birthday traffic" across his system. Let me know if there is a better email address to reach you. You can also call me on my cell phone at 610-XXX-XXXX. Thanks, Sharon At first I was concerned about throwing such an event, given the impending divorce. But I thought Sharon to be sincere, and after giving it some thought, I said "Sure, let's do it." So, I sent out a PM to most of the Philly peeps to gauge interest...and there was plenty. So, I chose the date, Sharon booked the room, and the ball was rolling. The idea of the gift certs for Sam Ash came to me almost immediately, especially when Sheppsie started talking about the ZZ Top cover band. And so, I gathered the funds via PayPal, and bought the gift certs Thursday night. I asked Wolf and Slang to be there by 5:15 last night...we were going to set up some decorations that I had bought earlier in the day. Unfortunately, I got some bad directions from Rand McNally--not so much bad as that there are two Canal Streets that use a Phoenixville address: one in Phoenixville borough, the other in Mont Clare, just across the canal from Phoenixville (the one we really needed). I was hella pissed, and concerned that we would show up after Tony had already arrived--it was a few minutes past 6 when we finally got to the restaurant. We pull into the restaurant lot, Dave looks around and says, "I don't see the TT or the GTI." I said, "Let's go!" and we proceeded to run into the restaurant. Fortunately, we got there about 5 minutes before Tony did. No time for decorations, but it was all good. Glad you had a great time, Tony. Enjoy your real b-day tomorrow.

11-17-2003, 06:58 AM	#23
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	Happy Day Toad! Sorry Brian and I couldn't make it this weekend, but our best wishes are headed your way! You're HOW old? (I'da never thunk it) Dagney __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.

11-17-2003, 09:13 AM	#24
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Happy Birthday UT!

11-17-2003, 09:19 AM	#25
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Happy Birthday again Tony, and thanks to all who organized it & came for a good time. (I have some pics too, that I need to doctor up. The best one may be Bruce trying to make Tony's dogs jealous by munching on their favorite towel!) It was great to see The Cellar "in person" again. Oh and Tony, I'm jealous of your sky. You once asked in an astronomy-related thread about the problem of light pollution. You not only have a very dark sky by suburban standards (no streetlights nearby, and you're not on top of the edge of Philadelphia like I am), there are few trees to block the horizon!

11-17-2003, 09:28 AM	#26
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Yeah, we have a few streetlights, but they're really weak... not the sodium things that went into the townhouses down the street. I'm not complainin'. Post-Ghost Recon, I say, bad bright lighting is easier to sneak around in than good low lighting... people don't understand that, so they demand these huge bright lamps, and create perfect areas of dark shadow where anyone can hide.

11-17-2003, 09:51 AM	#27
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	Happy Bithday, UT. Had I been closer than 8 hours away and informed of the dinner, I would have showed up. Alas, I have yet to meet you and the other Cellarites. I hope your dreams and best wishes come true in the coming year. Live Long and Prosper and all that good Star Drek stuff __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

11-17-2003, 09:52 AM	#28
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Yer birthday gift from me will be coming shortly. I couldn't chip in much to the whole Sam Ash certificate thing (I think syc put me down for $20 or $25), so.... just you wait. It's awesome. (Maybe not as awesome as $225 of free music stuff, but it's pretty awesome.)

11-17-2003, 10:02 AM	#29
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	happy birthday! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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