Coming to the Road Rally! wooHOO!!!!

[tedsingingfox]

I can hardly believe it. I joined TAXI last October and had no money for the trip.I've been reading about it for the last week now and have become obsessed with the idea, but I had no clue how it was going to happen.Three days ago, I sent out an email to a select group of family and friends asking them to help me pray for some way to get there. The next day, a cousin of mine who lives about half an hour from the hotel offered to let me stay with them (AND even use her car...1965 Mustang convertible) to get back and forth.This afternoon, another friend (who LOVES my music) offered to use his airline miles to get me there.I'm having trouble NOT crying like a 5 yr old. I'M COMING TO THE ROAD RALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Can't wait to meet you guys. These forums are the GREATEST. I have been entertained, informed, chided, and uplifted. Thank you all for helping motivate me enough to come up with a plan that has paid off in spades. wooHOO!!!!!!!!!!Ted

[sgs4u]

Nice work Ted, congratulations on grabbing the bull by the horns!Who was it that said the truest tears are those of gratitude?

[tedsingingfox]

So, it seems clear we register on the 8th. Are classes, panels, etc. still going on on the 11th, or is that the day we all go home? I need to know what to tell my friend who's arranging my plane ticket for me. so is my return flight on the 11th or the 12th?Thanks for any info you can pass on to me.Ted

[tedsingingfox]

Hey, Steve.I wrote that little haiku back in 1982 just as my year of singing and performing on stage at Opryland USA was coming to a close. I was very emotional and painfully aware of how lucky I was to have spent my summer surrounded by such amazing, talented people.Ted

[sgs4u]

that's really funny Ted, that phrase has been rolling around my head since yesterday, and I didn't even know that I'd read in on your signature. It just stuck with me. coolQuote:Hey, Steve.I wrote that little haiku back in 1982 just as my year of singing and performing on stage at Opryland USA was coming to a close. I was very emotional and painfully aware of how lucky I was to have spent my summer surrounded by such amazing, talented people.Ted

[tedsingingfox]

Thanks, Steve.Believe it or not, until I wrote it out as my "signature" here, I had never realized what a potentially terrific song lyric/chorus it could be. Wanna help me flesh it out? We can talk about it AT THE RALLY!!!!!Ted

[tedsingingfox]

But then, again, back to my other question. Do I stay through the 12th or head home on the 11th?Ted

[sgs4u]

anything in this topic?http://taxi.proboards27.com/index.cgi?b ... 2Quote:But then, again, back to my other question. Do I stay through the 12th or head home on the 11th?Ted

[tedsingingfox]

Thanks for the link, Steve.Sorry, but I've been too busy sending out the news (while in tears of gratitude) that this really IS going to happen to apparently pay enough attention to some of the other threads here.so, sue me.wooHOO!!!Ted

[matto]

Quote:So, it seems clear we register on the 8th. Are classes, panels, etc. still going on on the 11th, or is that the day we all go home? I need to know what to tell my friend who's arranging my plane ticket for me. so is my return flight on the 11th or the 12th?Thanks for any info you can pass on to me.TedHi Ted, welcome to the Road Rally, I'm sure you will LOVE it. There are panels until Sunday afternoon, the 11th, ending at 5PM. So either a flight later on Sunday evening, or Monday. Sunday night is doable since the hotel is only a short shuttle ride from LAX (make sure you fly into LAX and not Burbank or something else), but people are often still hanging after it's all over (as nobody - except the poor Taxi staff - wants it to be over...). People may decide to go out to dinner or whatever...so keep all this in mind.And check your PM's matto