St Louis and Athens

[Rockstar Aimz]

I'm sending my friend Rick. (Rick G., not Rick V.) Rick is a classmate of mine from Wash U. and now a professor there, and he should be on the ACTs as he likes the same tunes we like. He is in his early 40s and has a son who is 10-ish. He also likes beer. He would get along very well with you jokers. I think he lives in U. City. Or maybe Brentwood. I can't remember. Regardless, I'm sending him your way.

I would try to go but I have to go to DC for a baby shower that weekend. Baby showers =

[Verbow]

Alright - do we meet at Fitz's before heading across the street? Or do I just try to find my old Verbow shirt and stand around outside Vintage Vinyl and scream "Paulhead, where are you? Its me Verbow".

Actual conversation with my wife:

Me: I'm gonna go to Vintage Vinyl on the 13th and meet up with some internet friends from ACT - one of the guys is an artist and is showing some paintings.
My Wife: I cannot believe that we are having this conversation.
Me: So its ok?
My Wife: Don't ever mention this to another person. Please. For your own good. (as she walks away) At least I know there will be no women there.

[bltkmt]

Me: I'm gonna go to Vintage Vinyl on the 13th and meet up with some internet friends from ACT - one of the guys is an artist and is showing some paintings.
My Wife: I cannot believe that we are having this conversation.
Me: So its ok?
My Wife: Don't ever mention this to another person. Please. For your own good. (as she walks away) At least I know there will be no women there.

[Rusty]

Me: I'm gonna go to Vintage Vinyl on the 13th and meet up with some internet friends from ACT - one of the guys is an artist and is showing some paintings.
My Wife: I cannot believe that we are having this conversation.
Me: So its ok?
My Wife: Don't ever mention this to another person. Please. For your own good. (as she walks away) At least I know there will be no women there.

Totally brilliant. I have had similar conversations in the past. "Let me get this straight, you were in Austin, out until 4 AM seeing bands with some woman named Elvissa that you met on the internet?"

Sounds like you are screwed if Toddygirl or Aimz show up!!

Have fun all, definitely get photos.

[Hap]

My Wife: Don't ever mention this to another person. Please. For your own good. (as she walks away) At least I know there will be no women there.

Verbow: that parting shot is LOL hysterical.

Karl: good luck. The Will Johnson print is hanging right behind me as I type.

[toddygirl]

Sounds like you are screwed if Toddygirl or Aimz show up!!

Not sure yet if l'll make it. But you can tell wifey that I'm already spoken for *mumble* by someone I met in the Internet.

Speaking of, I had my annual lady doc visit today and she asked if I was seeing someone. I said yes and she asked where we met. I did my usual "oh, we've been friends a long time." She was very insistent on knowing where. I finally just said, "at a bar." Then she asked me if I wanted an HIV test.

Being a girl is so fun!

[nacho]

[Macho]

Well, saying "His name is P-head! He's going to a gay bar with his guy friends" was probably not heading the conversation in the right direction.

[Max Power]

Vintage Vinyl has started to promote this pretty well. I'm excited. It will be good to meet some ACT'ers. I've only met Nortwoods so far and that was disappointing.

Side note: Gave my notice at work yesterday. Making more at the art than I was there. Probably fall off a cliff and never sell anything else now that I have taken the plunge.

[Max Power]

http://www.vintagevinyl.com/instores.asp

[Macho]

Congrats! You'll do fine, maybe!

...But I'd stick with the grad school until the end. I mean, you may never need it, but selling non-commissioned art is hard as hell, as you know--even though you're having some great successes (for now).

[nacho]

i see you have an ebay store. you sure you want to risk feedback from this lot?

[Beldo]

I like that Toddy and Curt met "in the internet." I'm picturing some freaky Lawnmower Man-style virtual reality sexxing.

[Max Power]

I am fairly grounded in this matter. Focusing on art and grad school and building the rocket ship that will eventually take me home to Planet Haglundior and my chosen people.

I still have some great ideas beyond the guitars.

Nacho, I have dealt with some very odd birds on the ebay. Please do not add to the mix. lol.

[Verbow]

Not sure yet if l'll make it. But you can tell wifey that I'm already spoken for *mumble* by someone I met in the Internet.

Which I am pissed about because I would like to have taken my shot, wife or no