Spiffy! Don't worry, I'll stop by the HDLM for the after dinner GT. Someone has to be there to keep you from bothering the pretty ladies all night.
BASTARD!!! (lolllll)
will be great to chat with you again, Techie...see you there...
And, BTW Eagerbeaver, I answered you in a pretty offhand manner up above, but I don't mind being more serious...You're right, for me that was a lot of fun to coordinate the party threads and be the unofficial cheerleader to get the girls and the boys coming. It was easier then, just a few short years ago, when MERB and M- erc were a lot different, tone-wise. I seem to notice from the time GG came on, we shifted from a simple informational website, to gradually applying a more confrontational cockfight attitude.
A few years later, M-erc has no reviews to talk about, and is on life support maintained by 2 members, pretty much. On Merb here, we're a lot healthier, yet far from what it used to be (the proof? in 2006-2007, the healthiest threads were Cleopatra's and the Econolodge's, now those are virtually dead ). The sucky economy is very much to blame, but so are other factors...
So to answer Beaver's post, sure I'd love to help shepherd the GT's like i used to, but I just might not be the right guy to do it. I was able to get a lot of ladies to show- jeez, my last time if I'd really tried I probably could have gotten over 30 women to show up...
Where I failed was to get the boys to show up in greater numbers. My last GT there were 15 guys to as many women, and no sign of improvement to come...it was time for new blood to take it over and make it evolve...or to keep it going with smaller numbers but more frequently, who knows...?
But they were fun, and they still are. The two usual suspects who keep thumbing their noses at them, over on the Blue side, make me laugh because they wouldn't even show up regardless.
I'll be there talking with Techie. If Voyager shows up, I promised him my undivided attention this time. at least for 5 minutes...
And yes, I'll have a few lovely friends joining me...