Dear Joan,<br><br>J gets all gleeful because the construction might disrupt Trinity Fest, Tom makes a vague insinuation that the Trinity Festers are Nazis, Ellen gets snarky about the Toucan and then 51 minutes later is still trying to think up something clever and rude - so she suggests that "
<strong style="font-weight: normal;">they haven't been shown how to draw a proper pentagram" (Good one!), and you upbraid Gary for being nasty?<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>What gives?<span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br><br></span>-Austin<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></strong><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/1/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Joan Opyr</b> <<a href="mailto:joanopyr@moscow.com">joanopyr@moscow.com
</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Gary writes:<br><br>"Last time I looked, the cable that the banner hangs from is attached to
<br>private property. The private property on the west side is New St.<br>Andrews. Another perplexing mystery solved, wouldn't you say, Jackie?"<br><br>Enough. Why be nasty? Is this really important enough for its very own
<br>thread?<br><br>I'd like to say, right here, right now, that I don't give a fig about the<br>Trinity Fest. Have a beer garden, Doug. Have two. Worship the goddess<br>Brigid. Hoot your horns; blow your blow ticklers; let Toucan Sam (who
<br>seems to be nesting in the Starbucks' logo) spread your version of the<br>gospel. I hope the attendees have a high old time. I hope all present<br>feel fat, sassy, self-satisfied and elect. I hope Doug takes up the
<br>karaoke mic again and belts out a rousing rendition of "Camptown Racers"<br>and "Zippe-dee-doo-dah." What's it to me? Nothing. And so nothing is<br>what I intend to do.<br><br>At some point, perhaps some non-Trinitarians among us (or those with a
<br>different definition of Christian goodwill and charity) will gather<br>together for a Unity Festival in East City Park. No charge; no fanfare;<br>just some good music, some goodwill, and a few Hebrew Nationals tossed on
<br>the barbecue grill. If there are any takers, contact me offline. I've<br>got a great bluegrass band in mind, and if the wonderful guys who played<br>on The Auntie Establishment & Brother Carl Show a few weeks ago are
<br>interested, we could pass the hat and ask them along.<br><br>People get ready,<br>There's a train a-coming.<br>Don't need no ticket,<br>You just get on board.<br><br>BTW, Idaho gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brady will be on the AEBC Show
<br>this Sunday from 2 to 4 pm. Brother Carl and I are very excited about<br>having him on the show, and we will open the phone lines and take your<br>calls and questions. We don't usually do phone-ins because I work the
<br>mixing board and, to be honest, I'm not that coordinated. I can walk and<br>chew gum, but that's about it. Carl is the trained broadcast<br>professional. Still, I'll do my best, and you can talk to a hard-working<br>
Idaho man who's working hard to become Idaho's next governor.<br><br>Gary -- sorry I missed meeting you in the Costco last Sunday. Melynda<br>said you stopped to chat while I was off in another aisle. Too bad. We<br>could have compared carts. I bought a double-pack of Newman's Own Cereal
<br>and some organic milk. What did you get? Anything good? I'm wishing<br>Moscow had a Costco. I shop down there at least once a month, and I<br>usually can't get out of the place for less than $300. I buy stuff at<br>
Costco that I can't get up here, so I don't think a Costco would be<br>particularly damaging to Moscow retail.<br><br>(Someone may want to jump in here and prove me wrong. If so, please,<br>have at it.)<br><br>Joan<br><br>
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