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On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, allison wrote:
Great! Count us in! Thank you so much. That'll take care of one of my worries. Wait -- sleeping in close quarters? How many people will be there, really? And are we going to be the only guys? Will the women there be comfortable with all this proximity? I guess if you think it's all OK, then it's probably OK. I don't have any problem with this, really. I just don't want anyone to be, you know, *nervous* or anything.
Yes, I seem to have an affinity to both cats and dogs. I sort of identify with dogs, but find cats really .. um .. mysterious and wise. I'm looking forward to meeting your dogs.
I can do sleeping bags. The floor will be fine. I once slept in just my clothes, no sleeping bag, on the ground, in a forest -- so I'm easy.
I'll let you know as soon as I do.
I'll keep this in mind. Thanks, again, for *everything*! --Wolf oooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooo
Dear Wolf, I don't believe anyone will be any more nervous about you guys than all of us are at the fact that most of us are meeting for the first time, in person, face to face! We all have expectations, imaginary visuals, of the many people we*talk* with on the net and on our lists but a fan is a fan, right? And underneath the gender, the age, the difference in generations, we are just human beings with a common goal, a common love and a shared regard for a good relationship, wherever we find it and with whom ever we find it! I count you lucky if your roomie does come with you, you'll have that little something extra, a known comrade to share the adventure! See you in a month! oooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooo
On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Wolf wrote:
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Wolf, Sorry to hear you're hurting so bad. I can tell from all your posts and e-mails that you're a decent guy. You really don't deserve to have somebody snapping at you all the time. I feel like I should do something to help but I don't know what. Let me know if there's something I can do. Talk maybe. I'm not usually a good talker but you can talk to me and I can just listen or something. Well, that's all I wanted to say. I'm gonna pack it in. Got an early day tomorrow. --Panther oooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooo
Hey, Wolf, Feeling any better today? Just checking. --Panther oooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooo
On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Panther wrote:
Panther, Good to hear from you. Yeah, I'm OK. Roomie's lightened up a bit today. He even smiled once or twice. Thanks for asking. Have you found a ride to the Rally, yet? --Wolf oooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooo
On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Wolf wrote:
Nah. Like I said in my earlier e-mail, my work schedule is just too unpredictable. I can't even be sure if I'm going. So carpooling just won't work. So if I do get to go, I'll have to either drive down or fly down myself, on my own. I have lined up a place to stay at a listsib's place, just in case. She's being very generous in letting about a dozen people stay there. I was impressed by her hospitality. I know this is a kind of dumb question. But what does a guy wear to a rally of this type? Do we carry signs? Do we chant? Wear buttons? I'm going to guess that anything too 'slashy' is against the rules, right? Gotta go. Getting hungry for dinner. --Panther oooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooo
I've been corresponding off-list with a fellow fan and these questions have arisen: How are you Rally-goers going to dress? Do we carry signs, chant? How slashy can the T-shirts or slogans be? I'll probably just wear what I always do -- sort of the grunge look -- mainly because that's what I've *got*. Also, how cold does it get in LA in January? How many layers should I wear? Thanks, --Wolf oooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooooooOOooo
Dear Wolf, I think "California Casual" is the norm for this type of event and in case you didn't know, your *grunge* look is *in* with the SoCal look so you'll be a perfect fit! As to the weather? Well, I've visited your fair state and have a real aversion to cold. I felt your area is definitely a three...sometimes four, layer place in the winter. LA is at most, a two layer city. Heck, sometimes even our rain is warm! Um, slashy? Probably be a good idea to put that on the back burner for the rally....but T-shirts with the show's name and/or cast? Great idea and easy to identify all of us! Banners might look a little *too* planned? What do you think? I mean, we are supposed to be gathering "spontaneously"! Like anyone would believe 150-200 people from all over the country (and I hear, the world) would just "spontaneously" appear! (g) But then The Watchman is a miracle show! With miracle fans! Well, hope I've helped answer some questions? Let me know if I can be of any other help. And do you know yet if your roomie is coming?
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Wolf,
Good question about what to wear! I now have about 5 WM T-shirts and
wonder if it's OK to wear them. If not, I guess my old standby tie-dyes
will work. I'm thinking it'll be warm, compared to the rest of the
country. Maybe someone will let us know! Thank you, Wolf, for asking
the questions! Look out - the Texas Tribe is coming!
Sallye
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On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, allison wrote:
>>This is a relief for me. I'm sure the 'anything goes' atmosphere
will be a relief for a lot of us.
>>Aah, I may actually get a chance to thaw out for a day or two!
>>This is definitely do-able. I have just the T-shirt.
>>Well, you know, the grapevine ... ;)
>>Sorry, don't know yet. His work schedule is really erratic so it's
hard to make plans.
Thanks again, Allison.
See you in about 4 weeks! Wow! that's so close!
--Wolf
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On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Panther wrote:
This is good news!
I've made arrangements with a fellow fan, also. She sounds like a
very nice lady.
She says it's going to be rather 'close quarters' wall-to-wall sleeping
bags. Reminds me of my undergraduate days after wild parties. ;)
Hey, maybe we can meet at one of the places we're staying at while we're
down there?
What do you think?
--Wolf
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Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 08:30:29 -0800 (PST)
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Allison,
I was wondering if I could ask a favor of you.
I've been corresponding off-list with Wolf -- one of the about 5 other
guys on the list -- and it turns out he's going to the rally in LA.
Do you remember him from the list?
I'd like to meet him and his roommate and wondered whether they could
come to part of the slumber party?
I'll certainly respect your wishes on this. You've been incredibly
hospitable and I don't want to abuse that.
Thanks,
--Panther
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Hi guys!
I'm feeling SO enthusiastic about our success in getting a few new
episodes that I wanted to help out our efforts in trying to get a fifth
season, by supplying a temporary bulletin board for fellow Watchman
fans.
I've put it on my personal, amateur website and set it up using the
coding for a guestbook.
If you want to leave a message, you just click on the link and fill in
the blanks and press the I'm Done link.
If you just want to read messages, there is a link for that, also.
I've posted the URL below. Please let's keep this information among us
on the list -- OK?
Give it a try!
Hope to see you at the Rally in January!!!
Linkname: Marmot's Watchman Information Page
URL:
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dimension/8970/watchman.html
--Marmot
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I should warn you that my host says she's having a *slumber party*
I'm guessing that the majority of guests are women, just like on the
list. Anyway, she assures me that I have nothing to worry about, even
though I've never been to one of those things.
You ever been to a slumber party?
--Panther
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There's this guy, a fellow fan, that I've been e-mailing about stuff and
I've found out that he might be coming to the rally in LA. He's not
really sure if he can come because of his work schedule, though.
Anyway, if he does come down, I was wondering whether it would be OK to
have him meet me [and my roommate, if he comes] at your place for a
little while.
He's been pretty sympathetic with me on some personal stuff and he seems
like a pretty nice guy, so I thought it would be cool to meet.
What do you think? Would this be OK? I don't want to put you out or
anything.
Just let me know.
Thanks,
--Wolf
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On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Panther wrote:
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No, never been to one of these.
I've heard, though, that few people actually *slumber* at these things.
It'll be really cool finding out how this particular bonding ritual is
structured!
One of my fellow students did a paper on something about this.
Something to do with hairbrushing. Like, maybe, lots of mutual grooming
behavior like brushing each other's hair takes place.
Fine with me. I *like* having my hair brushed! Feels great!
Anyway, let me know what your host says.
--Wolf
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Dear Wolf:
I think it would be fine for you guys to meet at my place! No problem.
Getting a chance to really "talk" sure won't be easy at the rally or
while we are all getting together, but I have a lovely patio, very
private, lovely green belt view and you may actually have a chance to
talk with your friend. You may also have a great opportunity to view
our "wolf". Okay, it's really just a bobcat, but I *swear* it looks just
like a wolf! And darn, that cat isn't afraid of anything!
See ya soon!
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