home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
- Path: sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!auvm!TENET.EDU!HARWELL
- Mime-Version: 1.0
- Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
- Message-ID: <Pine.3.03.9301260648.A5370-b100000@Joyce-Perkins.tenet.edu>
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.words-l
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 06:49:49 -0600
- Sender: English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
- From: Bandwidth Pig <harwell@TENET.EDU>
- Subject: Salmonbake bitching
- Comments: To: English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
- Comments: cc: ahartfie@drunivac.drew.edu
- In-Reply-To: <199301261235.AA09776@formby.tenet.edu>
- Lines: 23
-
- Natalie,
-
- To be Frank (and there's nothing WRONG with me wanting to be Frank, so
- quit *badgering* me): the Portland idea sucks. It's too far and there's
- nothing interesting besides the Salmonbake. This thing should be nearer to
- where the majority of Wordslers live, which is to say, the east coast.
- Also, there seems to be a dearth of, erm, organization regarding the
- Portland thing. One reason the Clambake was so successful was that it was
- just a drive for many people. Many of us made it our Big Summer Trip(tm),
- but there were lots of people who just drove up for the day and that made
- it Truly Special and oh my, I think I need a handkerchief. Putting it in
- Portland makes it The Big Summer Trip for almost everyone---or at least
- for a significantly higher number than for an east coast blowout, and
- thereby limits its interest and potential attendance. Some folks would go
- to a Words-L gathering if it were held in the 5th circle of hell, which
- looking back on some of the extracurricular activities at the Clambake, is
- not at all out of the question some day, but lots won't or can't take the
- time or have the resources to make such a mammoth journey.
-
- So I'd say let's quickly move it back east, or at least midwest. Or North
- Carolina. I'm sure we'd ALL be welcome at Giggles' house.
-
- -abh
-