Ok, It's my turn to give just some impressions on things:
*The whole Tampa experience was wonderful. Bern's was even better surrounded by eleven wonderful friends the second time around. (Yes, MileCrazy I did have a great time with you too in December. I'm glad we did this so I can have an excuse to go to Bern's again.)
(KOKONUTZ AND GOLD: MY APOLOGY AND EXPLAINATION IS AT THE BOTTOM BUT YOU BOTH ARE STILL TWO OF MY BESTEST BUDDIES!)
*A wonderful evening wtih the beautiful and entertaining essxjay at this great Cuban Diner called La Taveresta (SP? -- help Samantha!) Great Cuban food and even better company.
*A Flyertalk classic comic moment #1: Essxjay and I go back to the Hilton expecting to see Punki, who had just left to go to the restaurant. So the taxi driver calls the dispatcher and we eventually get Punki back.
*One thing about F-T get togethers: they can go on for hours and nobody watches the time. Hense: we shut downt eh HIlton Bar Friday Night/saturday morning at 2:45pm.
*One fo the most special highlights is meeting Hunnybear, one of the most charming and beautiful women I have ever met. You are such a lucky cat Mr. Lion (who I'm always glad to see and talk to!)
*The look of Quiet Lion eating a Krispy Kreame donut for the first time: priceless.
*I now kick myself for not stocking up on cigars at the store with the low prices and low tax that essxjay and geo1004 found.
*Forgetting the pirate festival, we had to scramble to get two cabs for 7 people. Luckily I had a cell phone to call Quiet Lion who arranged a van from the Sheraton to get us all. Luckily PremEx got the Hiltno to call two cabs. Then call Lion back to cancel the van. (F-T Comic moment #2)
*Going back, another F-T Comic moment (#3
Geo1004, PremEx, Essxjay and I all packed in the back seat of a cab. Luckily we are all in shape and thin taht we could do it.
Now my explaination for my buddies KOKONUTZ and GOLD: I hit the wall in the desert room which was clastrophobic. I was tired and had planned to go to sleep. (I could not do another all nighter: I have to produce Monday morning!)
But back at the Hilton my BIG BRUDDAR PremEx says "anyone want a cee-gar?" He is very convincing guys, and it was nice to be invited to join him, essxjay, Scott the Flyer and Geo1004 for a cigar and a Black Russian.
I would have loved to party with you all night but I did not have enough sleep Friday-saturday. Plus I had to make sure geo1004 and I got to the airport on time. Sorry!
I will make it up to you both:
*Gold in NAWLINS: I'll rest up and we can party all night.
*KOKONUTZ in NYC: We can start in the afternoon and then do round two after I go see the Lion King with AnnaS.
OK?