Post #402108 by Formikahini on Mon, Aug 18, 2008 9:35 PM

What a fun time, and HOW exhausted I (still) am. I got back home to Houston Sunday evening.

My bag: not so much.

At least (thank GAWD) it happened on the way home and not going out there! Of course, my sheet music for Drasnin and costume were in my carry-on, but it woulda gotten kinda old wearing my travel clothes and/or Leopard Woman for the whole weekend. I turned in a description of the exterior of the bag, but I was SO little disappointed that Continental Airlines didn't ask for a list of items it contained. They would have loved:

• a dozen-odd Hawaiian dresses
• a leopard outfit
• a full bottle of Montecristo rum (thanks, Martin!)
• 2 (gorgeous) tiki mugs
• a shrunken head

I really wanted to see her expression on that last one.

My bag did arrive tonight, and it was ransacked....but nothing was missing.

Then I saw the "The TSA searched your bag" notice and realized that my dream came true; better than my telling of a shrunken head in my bag, somebody got to discover it! :lol: :lol:

I can't begin to thank everyone sufficiently, but:

• thank you Otto & Doe - and wonderful Bob Drasnin - for having me there. What a privilege to get to sing those songs.
• Martin, thank you for another amazing seminar (and all of Team Zombie!). I love slinging dri-, er, tiny plastic cups for you.
• Mateo, great volunteer coordinating!
• My brethren in the FOM - how proud I am to be part of you :)
• Room crawl givers: I salute your creativity and I appreciate your booze, snacks, and decor. A lot!
• Mark R, thank you for the MANY hours you put in to make an incredibly hard show come off.
• Brit, Jeanne, Kat - thanks for being the best girlfriends evah.

I can't even begin to list all the people who made my time there wonderful, but I especially enjoyed getting to see so many people whom I've known for 7 or 8 years now. Jeff, Otto, Doe, PolyPop, Sabu, Judd, Tiki Bob, King K, Al, Ben, Sven, Shelley, (and probably a dozen others I'm forgetting). Wow! I am blessed with the best friends in the world. AND I enjoyed meeting (almost) all the people I met this time...except the goobs who ruined our illicit Saturday night hottubbing with their cannonballs. :roll:
Get a clue, guys.

Next: Northeast Tiki Tour, Sept. 19-21!
Maybe my liver will have rested by then........
F

"Zazz captivates felt."

[ Edited by: Formikahini 2008-08-18 21:36 ]