[Groop]'tis a sad day for me...

[Mo orst]

More sadness.

Due to various vacations and obligations, I also will not be attending.  I 
know I'm going to be sorry... but I have taken off my fair share of time 
this summer.  (and you know what else?  WOMEN never cooperate...nuff said)

-al


>From: "Gary Grossmann" <grossfam@olywa.net>
>To: <groop@groo.com>
>Subject: Re: [Groop]'tis a sad day for me...
>Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 17:31:04 -0700
>
>Argghh!!!!!
>
>They are dropping like flies!!!!   Finn, Chad, others before them and now
>Shane!  SHANE!!!!   Who doesn't even live that far away!!  Argghh and 
>Argghh
>again!  And by the way, I have not heard from Magnus in quite some time!
>
>Shane, here is what you do.  Go to Pennsylvania, go to lunch by yourself on
>Thursday and then on Thursday night tell your work fellows that you must
>have eaten some bad Amish food for lunch that day because you feel 
>violently
>ill.  Catch a red eye to LA (or San Diego) and you will get back in time 
>for
>the Friday Groo panel and will still have been to 80% of the thingy for 
>your
>job.  Of course, that would entail fibbing, so it's actually not a good
>idea.  (Right, Eric?)  But if you DO happen to get violently ill, it's
>something to keep in mind.
>
>Actually, the schedule bug has hit even me a little.  I'll only be there 
>for
>Thursday & Friday!  (You see, we all thought my older son was going to get 
>a
>summer job in the San Diego area, so we planned our vacation around that 
>and
>the Con happenned to work into things quite nicely.  But then my son got a
>job up around here, and so vacation plans got all turned around and I think
>various people named Erin & Becky came into play as well, and oh, heck,
>everything is very confusing!!!)
>
>Take care all -Gary G.
>
>PS  T-Shirt news in a day or two I hope.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Shane Clarke" <sac@foolarchy.com>
>To: <groop@groo.com>
>Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 10:11 AM
>Subject: [Groop]'tis a sad day for me...
>
>
> > I love comic books. My girlfriend, of 6 years mind you, is convinced 
>that
>I
> > love comic books more than her. (she may be correct in this assumption,
> > though if she reads this she'll probably bruise my arm... she's a Purple
>Belt.)
> >
> > Anyway, I also love my job... it is very geeky and very techy. My job 
>has
> > decided to send me to Pennsylvania the week of the San Diego Comic Con. 
>I
> > don't have to go, but it was one of those corporate things powerplays.
> > "Shane, you don't have to go, but it would be in your best interest to
> > go...", said the corporate monster.
> >
> > So, for the first time in many years, I can't make all four days of the
> > Con. I arrive home late Friday night... so I'll try and drive to San
>Diego,
> > from Los Angeles,  Saturday morning... tired and full of jet lag.
> >
> > What has the world come to?
> >
> >
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