(susan) Hi from Calgary!!!!!
(mtnmama) Hi from West Virginia!!!!!
(IIsyrius) I am Paulette- newbie to list discussion group- brand new to this chat room.
(mtnmama) nice to meet you, Paulette, I'm Jan
(Sand-i) Hi from TEXAS
(susan) Hi Jan, Paulette and Sandi with an i
(Sand-i) what is going on susan
(susan) we are eating breakfast, running a little late

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(Sand-i) you all must have slept in this morning
(IIsyrius) You were up late last night - I saw post candle lighting posting!- I lit one in Syracuse, NY

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(Mystic-Unicorn) (---(Patty): Soooo...Where are all the sleepy heads?
(mtnmama) eating breakfast...lol
(mtnmama) I'm ready for lunch here

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(susan) Hey! I haven't even picked up my breakfast yet!
(Sand-i) hi linda

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(linda-oh) linda brown from ohio
(linda-oh) susan..i loved the email from everyone there this morning...it was great
(susan) it took so long to do that letter, everyone had to "think" first hahahahahahha
(Sand-i) Susan I'm glad that you all took the time to do it last night
(Sand-i) so Susan what is on the agenda for this morning in breakfast??
(susan) I type as fast as I can
(linda-oh) is everyone there??
(susan) people are still drifting in, up late last night, candlelighting and then talking and writing the letter

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(Db) Hi to friends in Calgary, greeting from MS
(susan) Patricia is giving the account report
(Sand-i) acct report...you mean money that was spent or left over??
(susan) yes
(susan) she is now telling us how we got a break on the helium for the balloons lol, thought you would wantto know that!
(linda-oh) lol
(Sand-i) ohhhhh yes we needed to know that :)
* Mystic-Unicorn sneaks quietly around the room, looking for the helium canisters so that she can talk funny! hehe
(Sand-i) you can always find Martha Kibby near the helium :)
(Mystic-Unicorn) (--(Patty) Move over Martha, I want some!!!! ;-)
(susan) Sandy Saunders just said, "my ears don't work till there's coffee in my mouth" she will be starting things rolling
(Sand-i) so Susan have there been and word on where it will be next year??
(susan) Possibly Naomi in FL
(linda-oh) neat....
(susan) she is pretty vivacious!
(linda-oh) yes she is...
(Mystic-Unicorn) (--(Patty) I should have come up to Calgary this time.....I'm really sorry I didn't make it. Probably the only time it will be held so close to me (Seattle)! :-(

(susan) Sandy Saunders is opening it up
(susan) she has a fuzzy puppet, named Gugal, the original Gugal!
(susan) Joane has been deputized by the mayor in Calgary to be an official White Hatter
(susan) Joane has asked us all to say something in three words or less when we go up and become honorary Calgarians!
(susan) Joane said, "As Honorary Calgarians we have to extend the Calgary hospitality to everyone!"

Marcia Levine - "Thanks, y'all
Janet Bailey
Carol Cabell
Carol Christov and her son Nick
(susan) Carol is not here
Paula Campbell - "Yay! for Calgary!"
Diane Carr
Betsy Driscoll
Lyn Dufus - "Greetings from our own dear Queen."
Naomi Friedman - she let out a whoop! "Thanks for the wonderful hospitality."

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Shirley Nieb
Susan Frisius - "Please speak louder."
Heather Gilbert - "this is not last year's party."
Roberta Bishop
Karen Gray - "You can take the girl out of Canada, but you can't take Canada out of the girl."
Doreen Jaskela "This has been a wonderful party!"
Roberta Bishop Johnson - "Glad to be here, this is my first international meeting, lots of fun."
Roberta Kiley - "This is my third gathering."
Peggy Landt - "Thanks for a wonderful time."
Lou Landt
Stan Owen - let out a whoop
Musa Mayer - "Thank you Joane"
Sharon Multhauf - "I've never said anything in 3 words or less!"
Lloyd Multhauf
Esther McKenna - "I'm a Texan."
JoAnn McKeown - "Great party folks!"
John Meyer - "Thanks Calgary Committee and spouses."
Barb Pender - "I too don't do anything in three words or less, this was the best gathering ever! Party, party! Yahoo!!!"
Shirley Nieb - "Honored to be a Calgarian and I'll be back."
Susan Pinedo - "YEEHOOO! Will the certificate get me back into the States?"
Jesse Pinedo - "Thank you very much" Everyone laughed because he said 4 words
Carolyn Perkins - "Naomi volunterred to host next year"
Bobbie Rivere - "Bug off, ya botherin" (in Long Island accent)
Bob Rivere - "You're all winners"
Denise Renard - "Great job Calgary Committee!"
Hope is gone (Joane said it!) Everyone is laughing
Chuck Stone - "I'm doing this through 2 sets of eyes, it has been great"
Barb Tetrault - "I agree with everything that has been said."
Barb Watson - "I alphebetize kids in my 1st grade class by their first names!"

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Maria Wetzel - "Until next year, everybody"
Jere Williams - "Triple digit temperatures" (does not want to go home!)
Tommy Williams - "Native Texan, you can't have dual citizenship!"
Karen McLaughlin - "thanks everyone!"
Jan Zumbo - "Thanks from the caboose here."
Francine Schwieder - "I just crawled out of bed, thank you."
(susan) she was not here when her name was called the first time!
(susan) that's the roster
(susan) There is a special award
(susan) award is for Sandy Saunders
(susan) she now is an honorary Calgarian!!!!!
(susan) Sandy Saunders - "Yahoo!!!!"

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(susan) there is a break here
(Sand-i) hi Anna
(Chana) Hey back atcha! (it's actually Don at the moment, but here comes Anna after I've done all the hard work.)
(Sand-i) thanks Don you sweetie

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(mtnmama) Hi Bob!!
(MRbc) Hi!!!!!!
(Sand-i) what is going to happen next susan??? (susan) pandemonium, I think, linda. Hahahhahaha, they are drawing a name for a prize
(susan) 10 of diamonds, Chuck Stone!
(susan) he is opening his purple package...
(susan) it's a golden angel, couple of inches tall
(MRbc) Please tell him I'm thinking about him.
(susan) there have been prizes all weekend
(susan) Chuck is thinking about you too, he now is right here at my shoulder
(linda-oh) hi chuck
(mtnmama) Susan, give him a hug from us
(linda-oh) please do
(susan) just did!!!!!!
(linda-oh) thanks
(mtnmama) thank you
(susan) he is smiling
(Mystic-Unicorn) (--(Patty): ((((((Big Hugs To Chuck)))))

(susan) the committee got tons of prizes
(linda-oh) neat
(susan) and lots got squirt guns!!!!!
(linda-oh) what fun..
(mtnmama) sounds like you are having a lot of fun
(susan) and have been told that we can't get them out of the country, customs and all that
(linda-oh) lol
(MRbc) Delaneys brought me 2 squirt guns when they stopped here. Thought Canada didn't allow handguns....
(mtnmama) Becca still has the squirt gun that Toya held you up with, Bob
(linda-oh) too bad toya isn't here
(MRbc) Hey, if Toya was there everyone would be on the floor laughing all the time.
(mtnmama) they'd all need a chiropractor
(linda-oh) that's for sure....no one else would be able to talk...
(susan) hahahhahahahaha
(ReneeG) she would be a riot
(susan) bet she'd say more than 3 words
(linda-oh) if it is in florida next year..maybe she will go
(mtnmama) more like 300
(Sand-i) taking her about the same amount of time that one would take for three words

(susan) 155 was called, 115 is trying to get it!!!!!!!
(Chana) Oh, competitive list!
(susan) now 135 is trying to get 134's
(susan) Heather Gilbert just won a prize
(susan) she is laughing so hard she is falling over
(mtnmama) what did she win?
(susan) a nightshirt and slippers
(Sand-i) Heatthcliff will love that
(mtnmama) yes, he will hehehe
* linda-oh thinks she wants a number
* mtnmama does too
* Mystic-Unicorn too

(susan) Barb Pender just won a prize
Barb - "Hahaha!"
(susan) she is bowing and waving her hat (we all have white hats on)
(susan) Barb Pender won a prosthesis!
(susan) she has it on her head
(susan) I think it was Patricia Partridge's
(linda-oh) she donated it???
(Chana) She won a prosthesis? Wow. Big stakes.
(linda-oh) hope it is the right size
(Chana) I can imagine. She might have to lose weight or gain it...
(Mystic-Unicorn) (--(Patty) someone probably snuck in while she was asleep and stole it!
(mtnmama) with all the weight I'm losing, I'll have to donate mine next year lol

(susan) we will be having the two minutes of silence
(susan) the lights are out, just candles are lit on the table
(susan) Patricia - "We have 22 roses here in honor of those who died on the list this year"
(susan) Patricia - "We needed 23 because of the latest one, so we will think 23"
(Mystic-Unicorn) :,-(
(Chana) Wow. Too many
(susan) Patricia "We have a triple candlabra on the table and one large candle which we will light in honor of them all."
(Chana) That's too many. It is like half a year, and a death for almost every week.
(ReneeG) I think the 23 are counted from the Portland party. still way too too many.
(susan) yes, since Portland
(susan) Joane is asking Doreen Jaskela, Naomi Friedman, Chuck Stone and Musa Mayer to come up
(susan) Patricia - "The reason for the triple candleabra, the eldest, the youngest and one to honor us. Musa will light the single candle, Chuck, Naomi and Dorreen will will light the triple candleabra"
(susan) They are lighting them one at a time

(susan) 2 mins of silence

(susan) Barb Watson is singing "If there never is tomorrow"

(susan) the room is still dark, just candles
(ReneeG) She has beautiful voice. She sang last year at Porland
(Mystic-Unicorn) :,-(
(Chana) It is so sad. But maybe there will be an end to the suffering.
(susan) the last line is "Im grateful for today, if tomorrow never comes.

(susan) Barb Watson is saying that last night the group split, one went to the park, the other stayed here for the memorial candle lighting. Barb Pender will share her thoughts as she waited on the hotel steps.

Barb Pender - "This weekend we had a wonderful time partying, but the reality is that some of us are dying.
But look around the room.
We have to grasp each other, we have to tell each other what we mean to each other because next year who knows who will be added to our list
We have laughed, danced and cried together and this means so much to me."

(susan) Barb watson now is humming the Titanic theme
(susan) singing now

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(susan) welcome janet

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(JanetS) well..myspacebarisjammedsoIwillbequietanyway!! (susan) Barb is done singing
(susan) Paula Campbell will read a poem she wrote for the occaision
(susan) the poem by Paula:

Calgary

We met and talked and sang and ate
And said how we appreciate
Each other and the love we share,
and wish our missing friends were here.

We mourn for Fran and Kris
Just gone.
Our hearts know they are not alone.
We're all together on this ship
Sometimes a leak - sometimes a drip -

But even so we all hold fast,
Friends united, to the last

(susan) there is another drawing, you all can talk
(IIsyrius) Talk? I have to go get more tissues.
(susan) Paula Campbell read the letter that was sent to us via the list yeasterday
(susan) Joane just had us all toss our white hats in the air and whoop!
(susan) that is the end of the meeting
(Mystic-Unicorn) Susan, you did a fantastic job!!!
(Chana) I am glad I could participate. Thanks.
(susan) hi anna this is jcs we are having a jreat tine wish you were here...love you anna rumour has it naomi f...for next party ....smile jcs
(Sand-i) hi jcs anna has already left
(susan) jcs left, this is susan again
(Sand-i) susan thanks so much we really love you for it
(susan) hahahah keeps me from dozing off lol
(IIsyrius) Susan- you made us feel like we were there, thanks
(Mystic-Unicorn) (--(Patty) Wish I could be there with everyone right now! I want to hug the whole room :-)
(susan) Hi All - Peggy Landt here in Calgary, wish you all were here. HUGS & HOPE!!!
(Sand-i) thanks Peggy
(susan) Peggy - the best -- Next year in Sannibel Isla, FL!!!
(Mystic-Unicorn) (--(Patty) See......Florida!! Knew I should have gone to Calgary!! :-(
(susan) Peggy - Well, we did briefly (very briefly) consider Texas!
(susan) This is Esther McKenna. This is my first visit here and I may not leave!
(Mystic-Unicorn) Hi Esther. Glad you are having such a good time!
(susan) Carolyn Perkins here, ready for some rest!
(babyduck) feels like we're there
(Mystic-Unicorn) babyduck.....Who are you?
(babyduck> I'm the younger sister of a newly dx bc patient, i'm on the mailing list
(susan) Its starting to wind down, people are leaving.
(Mystic-Unicorn) Bye. I'll try next year! ((((((Hugs))))))

Session Close: Sun Aug 23 13:55:58 1998

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