I tried to post but the scanner broke when I put my picture in. that's my
story and I'm sticking to it.

It's one thing if you're a good looking woman with spectacular hair, not
that I'm thinking of anyone in particular here, it's another if you're,
well, not.

Maybe one day if I get drunk enough but seeing as how I don't drink it may
be a while. Your not knowing what us left coasters look like is your own
fault; you never stopped here on your travels and you refuse to drive 6000
miles on a broken foot to attend our fabulous function [which you miss
identified, it's bURNINGvAN]

Mike

PS I'm actually really handsome, like George Clooney kind of, but I don't
want to make the rest of the guys feel bad. What's that laughter I hear?
From all over the country? Spoil sports!

On 1/21/07 10:36 AM, "Joy Hecht" <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Well, I went to check a couple of you on the VW Facebook website yesterday,
> and I was really wowed by the number of people who have sent in their
> photos.  It's getting longer and longer, that page of mug shots, I love it!
> Some good looking folks out there, too.  Who knew vanagonauts could look
> like that?  Not mentioning names here, though...
>
> But there seem to be a lot of folks who are still too shy to show their
> faces.  Come on, guys, you know who you are.  You know, if you post your
> prose, you gotta post your pix!
>
> Not to point fingers too much - but for starters, I think anyone who sends
> even more nonsense to the list than I do has to post a picture.  So, you
> BurningVan folks, let's get to it!
>
> And anyone who's a recognized authority on this list, on whom we all depend
> for sage advice, or repairs, or parts, ought to show off his beauty too.  I
> will list names here.  Bob Donalds, where's your photo?  Mark Drillock?
> Dennis Haynes?  Ken Wilford?  (Ron Salmon is there 'cause I put his picture
> up.)  And lots of others - please think I meant to offend your skills if I
> forgot to mention you here!
>
> Now how about you folks who organize great vanagon events, where are your
> photos?  The Buses by the Beach crew isn't well represented here - Brien
> Dews (and Keagan the wunderkind, and Sarah and Ellie too), and Todd Olson,
> and Billy whose last name I can never remember?  Roger and Mary have their
> photos up, why not you?  Now that I've talked up Keagan, people want to see
> his picture too, you know!  I might have to drag out my photos of the Dews
> family if you don't do it yourselves.
>
> I'm afraid I don't know who organizes EveryBus, or Buses by the Bridge, so I
> don't know if you're up there already.  And BusFusion is represented -
> thanks, Frank and Rita!  Plus the many, many other events that I haven't
> been to (yet).
>
> And all you nice people who were so sympathetic (or funny) about my broken
> foot (which, BTW, is doing very well) - I'd love to know who you are!
> Stephen Grisanti?  George Thorburn?  Sam Walters?  (well, I know you, but
> the other folks don't)  Allen Hill?  John Rodgers?  Mike Miller?  (you fall
> into two categories in this email, NO excuses for not having a photo
> posted!)  Robert Fisher?  Gary Bawden?  Karl Wolz? (yeah, I can find a photo
> of you - I just haven't gotten around to it.  maybe even of the stupendous
> Stephanie...)
>
> And then those folks whose names we see all the time - Jeff Schwaia, Jake de
> Villiers, Neil with no last name (musomuso@gmail.com), Kenneth Lewis, Keith
> Hughes, Zoltan with no last name (but there's surely only one Zoltan here,
> no need to identify email), and lots more whom I'm too lazy to track through
> my deleted mail file.
>
> And when you send in those pics, remember, it's YOU we want to see!  Not
> your van, not the beautiful landscape, not how glamorous you look up on
> stage surrounded by a lot of musical instruments and amps and the other
> members of your band.  We want to recognize you when we run into you in a
> campground, from that lovely shot of you on the VW facebook!
>
> To look at everyone else and get inspired by their beauty, go to
> http://roadhaus.com/face_book.html/  And at the top of that page is a link
> you can use to enter your own photos and information.
>
> We can't wait to see you!
>
>
>
> Joy
>
>