kidsmoke

Is anybody getting it?

same here.

I think just this once we can cut you some slack seeing as you are having to deal with tornado warnings. You might cut out at any moment.

That might mean trouble...I made 500! Oh no, here they are, back of the fridge. Help yourselves! Within reason of course.

Welcome to the party, ashtray! Lampshades, party hats and togas are on the couch in the rec room, beer is in the bathtub on ice, and there are jello shots, pretzels, and buffalo wings on the table in the rec room.

And to think they said guitars were on the way out!

I join you in that blush, Wendy, since I just did that earlier...and for a moment, freaked that the sound wasn't coming in, until I thought to check that.

This song just slays me every time. Somebody pass me one of those Wild Blue blueberry beers, please. Those are nice. Pretzels anyone?

Damn, Augurus! keep trying...I hope you can get through. Does anybody else remember those great VC shirts we made back in about 2004 that read, "Via Chicago" and "There is something wrong with us"? I love that shirt. We should make 'em again.

Nah, you're fine, just no cell phone photos in here, ok?

Yeah, well, quit bogarting.

All of you smoking pot in here, do you really think we can't smell it? And hiding under your lampshades isn't fooling anyone. You look like a chimney.

Ah, this is glorious.

Free lampshades, togas, and IPAs for everybody who manages to get on. I'm so sorry to hear that a lot of you are having connection problems. Keep trying, I'm sure they are working hard to iron it out.

WOO-HOO!!!!!! In honor of Sarah C's happy announcement, I'm putting out our collection of fringed lampshades as well as the box of slightly worn togas for whoever wants to wear either! WAY TO GO, SARAH!

Cool! Kalle brought Miss Vickies Jalapeno chips! And milk!!

Hi Raspberry Jam! The ice bucket is right....oh, scalzunfield's wearing it!...scal, that's not a party hat! Raspberry, could you get us some more ice? There beer in the rec room fridge, you can fill the ice bucket with bottles if you want.

I've made chexmix and buffalo wings. Party hats are on the table in the rec room. Everybody help yourselves!

Keep trying folks! I had problems too but after closing & reopening, plus a significant wait, I've got it now and it sounds terrific! IATTBYH!

Tonight, I am here and accounted for! Even though it's still broad daylight here in sonny CA. Strawberry lemonaid's in the cooler, help yourselves.

Hope you had a good one! Love, kangaroo...er, kidsmoke.

We here at Via Chicago feel strongly about "being green" (and we all know that's not easy) and about keeping our carbon footprints light. Toward this end, we have decided that all members of Via Chicago should have a more "natural" name. We are asking all Via Chicago members to, on April 10 (Saturday), change their name to one of nature's beautiful creatures! We prefer fur-bearing mammals when possible, and please, non-aquatic. (Also no, you may not change your name to "A Quatic"). I'll give you my own example: "kidsmoke" becomes "kangaroo"! Others in our moderating and administrating group

Thanks as always for the informed info, Mike. I'm looking forward to this webcast! Pat-TAY!

Thanks for the compliments on our board, and welcome to Via Chicago! I have some of that Mountain Stage show on disc, haven't listened to it in forever but I remember it was a great one!

Brianne, thanks for your very reasonable handling of an unnecessarily snarky post. I'm always a little startled at posters who find our "Rules and Regs" hard to abide by, since the only thing we really insist on is basic civility toward other members. Often a problem arises from behavior that a poster would never think of engaging in in person, in "real life", but which is somehow seen as allowable, or clever, on the internet. Not so. Let's resume our conversation about the Durham show, which sounds like it was pretty terrific.