Great to meet the new "Dots"

[crs7string]

A highlight of the Rally for me was meeting a lot of the forum members who attended the Rally this year that I had not previously met.Raags, it was great to meet you and thanks for orchestrating the Indian food fest.Allen, I'm looking forward to listening to your CD and would like to kick you in the butt to do more tracks.Andy, we didn't talk about collaborating, but I'd love to have you add some sax and woodwinds to a track or two and would be happy to add some guitar to yours.Kurt, I enjoyed talking gear. I think we are on the same path with the tracks we're doing. I'd love to hear what you conjure up with RA. I'm going to listen to your CD soon too.Vicky the Bassplayer, I enjoy your music and your spirit and sense of humor.Dean K, I hope it doesn't take ten attempts to buy you a drink next time I see you, either in Nashville or LA.Tim, see you in Nashville when you're down this way.Nick Fever, I hope you don't end up on the hood of a car (Nick kept turning around in one of the listening panels with a deer in the headlights look on his face)Slideboards, you are going to achieve a lot of success. You seem to be smart enough to do more listening than talking, a skill set I know I haven't developed. ChristiG and Stan, keep the jazz licks coming!!! I'm probably missing someone and will loop back as I catch up on sleep.Chuck

[superjeezus]

Right back at ya, Chuck! Anyone who can make sense of my incoherent ramblings at 2AM has my friendship. --Andy.

[deankripp]

Chuck - you were in the dot lounge when i stumbled upstairs at the end of the night and you were there again when i wheeled my walker down to the lobby in the morning..... did you sleep there all night?I think we may tear up Nashville one night long before the next rally rolls around my friend.dk

[crs7string]

Dean,I did sleep in the lounge The hotel didn't seem to mind and it let me have more money to buy drinks for my new and old friends and have a little cash for "payola"Got to get your priorities straight. (hey, that's a hook!!! )Chuck

[nomiyah]

Nov 12, 2008, 5:38pm, crs7string wrote:Dean,I did sleep in the lounge The hotel didn't seem to mind and it let me have more money to buy drinks for my new and old friends and have a little cash for "payola"Got to get your priorities straight. (hey, that's a hook!!! )ChuckYou are a hook machine. I enjoyed hanging out with you even if you didn't mention my name. Damn, I still owe you a drink!!!

[rfrey]

Speaking of dots, Chuck thank you for the legitimate dot! I picked up, what I thought were 'legitimate' dots from Staples, like the day before, and didn't open them until I arrived at the Rally. To my surprise they were these mini dots!! I put one and and introduced myself. Chuck says, 'you need a real dot' and offered me one of his. It was great meeting you and thanks for making me a legitimate dot!Rich

[crs7string]

Nov 12, 2008, 6:30pm, nomiyah wrote:Nov 12, 2008, 5:38pm, crs7string wrote:Dean,I did sleep in the lounge The hotel didn't seem to mind and it let me have more money to buy drinks for my new and old friends and have a little cash for "payola"Got to get your priorities straight. (hey, that's a hook!!! )ChuckYou are a hook machine. I enjoyed hanging out with you even if you didn't mention my name. Damn, I still owe you a drink!!!Nomi,I was going to mention you in my future post entitled either :"Dots I Met Last Year But Didn't Get To Know Very Well" or "People I Tried To Help Convince That Db and C# are Different Keys" I had fun hanging with you this year and it was great to meet your son. Now I already have two drinks lined up for 2009.!! Chuck

[crs7string]

Nov 12, 2008, 6:35pm, rfrey wrote:Speaking of dots, Chuck thank you for the legitimate dot! I picked up, what I thought were 'legitimate' dots from Staples, like the day before, and didn't open them until I arrived at the Rally. To my surprise they were these mini dots!! I put one and and introduced myself. Chuck says, 'you need a real dot' and offered me one of his. It was great meeting you and thanks for making me a legitimate dot!RichRich,I'll need to add you to my list for 2009 of people I met at the Rally and want to get to know better. Chuck

[ragani]

Chuck!!You're on MY list of people I met at the Rally and want to hang out with more! Yes to the $100. And yes, there must be a hook in there somewhere. Seriously, I've said it a dozen times already, but I'm sure my stomach got the best workouts from all the laughter with you and everyone in the lobby. You were just the sweetest, and it was such a pleasure to meet you! I'm starting to remember names again now... I think I lost a few brain cells in those late lobby nights... Raags

[ragani]

Oh, yeah, and regarding the consumption of alcohol in the lobby by the dots... Here's what a friend sent to me recently:“A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. When the herd is hunted, the slowest and weakest ones are killed first . This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because of the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.” Raags