I can hurt a demon!! That's right. I'm back. And I'm a BLOODY ANIMAL!

Spike ,'Showtime'


F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.  

Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.


Frankenbuddha - Jun 16, 2008 4:43:04 am PDT #8811 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

We've got a good surplus at this point, Frank. It should be enough to stock the hospitality suite and cover any A/V needs we may have.

Good to hear. Have fun, everyone!


Fred Pete - Jun 16, 2008 4:43:34 am PDT #8812 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.

If you're coming in to the airport there, you can take I-43 south to Beloit and then I-90 north to Madison.

I wouldn't recommend going to Beloit. Or anywhere else in Rock County, for that matter. Unless you're really, really into freaking out the natives.

But I grew up in Rock County, so I may not be objective here.


SailAweigh - Jun 16, 2008 4:53:59 am PDT #8813 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Heh. It looks like the roads are clearing up pretty well, Fred. I-94 out of Milwaukee looks like it should reopen today (I still took the day off) and the weather forecast is for sun all the way up to Friday. A 30% chance of rain on Friday, but that shouldn't have much effect.


Fred Pete - Jun 16, 2008 5:14:02 am PDT #8814 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.

Sail, I'll only say I got out as soon as I could. The Klan held a rally in Janesville (where I lived during high school years) back in the '80s because they thought it would be a good place to get new members. I had gone away to college by then, but I read about the rally in Newsweek.

More seriously, the Tallman House -- a genuine pre-Civil War home (and thus extremely old by Midwest standards), and a rumored stop on the Underground Railroad -- is in Janesville.


Toddson - Jun 16, 2008 5:30:13 am PDT #8815 of 10002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Fred Pete, don't we usually freak out the natives? (remembers DC ... New Orleans ... San Francisco)


Miracleman - Jun 16, 2008 5:43:25 am PDT #8816 of 10002
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

Fred Pete, don't we usually freak out the natives? (remembers DC ... New Orleans ... San Francisco)

I don't think we freaked out New Orleans or San Francisco.

At best those locales gave us a thumbs-up for "nice effort".


Aims - Jun 16, 2008 5:46:02 am PDT #8817 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

So I was just talking to my co-worker who is from the Madison area and her parents live out near House on the Rocks and when she spoke to them yesterday, they said the flooding was pretty bad out that way and it might be very difficult to get to.

Not saying we should scrap the trip yet, just a warning that it might need to be if time is proving to be too tight.


brenda m - Jun 16, 2008 5:47:11 am PDT #8818 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Yeah, I think we may need to play it by ear on that one. But I'm glad 94 looks to be in order.


SailAweigh - Jun 16, 2008 5:52:32 am PDT #8819 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

The roads are slowly opening back up. It looks like eastbound I-90/94 is open again, so Daniel and Andi won't have any problem getting here. From what I've seen on the DOT website, the roads we'd need to get to the HotR are clear, it's only some of the side roads out there that are having problems.


Toddson - Jun 16, 2008 6:18:02 am PDT #8820 of 10002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

MM, I remember people in New Orleans - one woman in particular - standing and staring at ND. And during prom, we got a fair amount of attention.