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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA California Meet-Up!
DFW and his beautiful wife are in California for a few days, and so we all got together for dinner tonight at a nice local restaurant. We had a great time, lots of intelligent conversation and many stories from him and his wife!
Here we are, from left to right: Lionel Mandrake, DFW's wife, DFW and me, CaliforniaPeggy!
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emulatorloo
(44,188 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)The two DUers I most would like to meet.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)Skittles
(153,204 posts)you just KNOW I would be abusive; yes INDEED
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)Well.........if you were all that.........your tip might not be what you'd want!
Our waiter took the picture!
DFW
(54,445 posts)I'm like Al Gore's ex-wife right before she goes on a diet (i.e. a heavy tipper)
I couldn't resist!
spanone
(135,888 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)I wish I could have heard your conversations!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)As you can imagine, if you've ever read any of DFW's posts, the conversations were so much fun. It's so much better, more spontaneous, in person.
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)Thanks for sharing!
mountain grammy
(26,656 posts)Two of my favorite DU people..
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)How sweet of you!
senseandsensibility
(17,146 posts)Great picture. I'm a longtime admirer of both of you.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)That is very sweet of you!
DFW
(54,445 posts)I have some work to do here in southern California for the first time in many years, and there was no way I was going to let this chance pass. I pushed everything back a day (RHIP), and FINALLY met up with Peggy and Lionel Mandrake. My wife was gracious enough to keep me company, and so we made it a foursome for dinner (we just flew in from Boston this afternoon), and we'll spend most of the day together tomorrow before duty calls.
Thanks for all the kind words, everyone!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)You should be sleeping!
So should I, for that matter.......
We're looking forward to tomorrow!
DFW
(54,445 posts)Just woke up again. I think my body clock is somewhere in the Himalayas.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)Hope you can sleep!
Hekate
(90,840 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)It's my pleasure!
calimary
(81,518 posts)California rocks!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)NBachers
(17,149 posts)What a nice gesture to all get together like that. Maybe your vibrations can extend into Orange County, and help the Blue Trend that's developing there.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)It was a great time.
Let's turn Orange County Blue!
longship
(40,416 posts)Thanks CaliforniaPeggys and DFWs. It is always nice to meet other DUers in the flesh, isn't it? Good food makes it all the more special.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)Meeting real, live DUers is always so much fun!
I could hardly believe I was there in that great group too.
madokie
(51,076 posts)Definitely some good intelligent conversation to be had. I'd bet my life on that being true
All beautiful people
Thanks
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)You got that right about the good intelligent conversation! Plus the jokes, the insight, the political understanding.........it was amazing.
We all felt very lucky to be there together!
Highway61
(2,568 posts)Bet the conversation was awesome. I don't post here very often...but when I see names and faces from the familiar crew, it makes me smile.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,721 posts)The conversation WAS great........it ranged from what to eat, to inside political stories (DFW is so good at those!) traveling, jet lag and on and on...
When there are this many intelligent folks gathered together, the conversation is truly organic. It will take turns that you hadn't expected.
It was great.
DFW
(54,445 posts)We still are fighting off our jet lag, but will be up and about shortly!