[Groop] I Err'ed... I never should have advanced ordered 10specials and 5 is

[Mo orst]

This really stinks, Myron. It sounds like you hired Groo to cover for you at 
work.

-Al




>From: "Myron K. Crandall" <myroncrandall at comcast.net>
>To: <groop at groo.com>
>CC: grossfamm at comcast.net
>Subject: [Groop] I Err'ed... I never should have advanced ordered 
>10specials and 5 issues number 1!!!
>Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:51:54 -0600
>
>I think I err'ed...
>
>I had this week and next week off work.  I took my family to the mountains
>for this whole week fishing/hiking and enjoying nature and made the mistake
>of letting my employer knowing where I was...
>
>Well, to make a long story short, they hunted me down and brought me into
>work this morning (left at 4 am to fix major crisis at work!)
>
>I will be rejoining my wife and kids tomorrow night but with the new 
>clients
>we just signed, they ordered me to not go on vacation next week!
>
>I was leaving Wednesday for the San Diego Comics Con and was planning on
>staying until my return Sunday...
>
>I have the Groo Curse!  I am now needed at work.  The seven employees lent
>to me on our project did NO WORK while I was gone, putting us behind our
>deadline.  We are letting two go with cause and giving the other 5 a second
>chance.  However, I now have to stay and manage the slugs.
>
>Gary!  Any way I can fed-ex my barcode printout and have you "register" as
>me so I can get the souvenir bug statue thingy and program guide (Souvenir
>Book, event book, all the above)?  Do they check positive ID even if you
>have the barcoded printout from registration?  If you can, I can fed-ex you
>the paperwork and enough cash so you can snail-mail me the stuff.
>
>Too late for a refund, so my employer is reimbursing me for my conference
>registration as well as misc. non-refundable fees I paid.  However, they
>cannot replace the lost experience of seeing Sergio Aragones after 20+ 
>years
>of collecting his works (I started with Marvel number 10 or so... have all
>his issues/books/etc)
>
>Sorry, Kaytee!  I will have to miss dinner with the groop!
>
>I am totally bummed out, disappointed, and even considered quitting.
>However, how else would I support my family?
>
>
>I will make it up next year by attending twice!!!  We will just need to 
>find
>a way to clone me so I can accomplish it.  I was hoping to meet you all and
>see Sergio and ME in person finally (and get a signature or two while at
>it).
>
>Sorry!!!
>
>Let me know, Gary, that is even possible for you to pretend you are me...
>
>Myron K. Crandall
>
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