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Re: Dim lighting in the tavern



On Wed, 8 Feb 1995, John Strauss wrote:

> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 1995 01:14:39 -0500
> From: John Strauss <cleveland.freenet.edu!gc429@uunet.uu.net>
> To: netcom.com!atlantia-l@uunet.uu.net
> Subject: Re: Dim lighting in the tavern
> 
> Kendrick suggests a face to face meeting for the folks on Atlantia-net.
> 
> I vividly remember, from my bbs days in the mid-80s, a time the inhabitants
> of a particularly spiff bbs held a face to face party. I got to meet dozens
> of people I had known intimately for years and never met. What fun! We made 
> a game, as each new person arrived, of engaging them in conversation with no
> introductions, then trying to guess who they were. Yours Truly was identified
> by all in under 25 words. 
> 
> Kendrick, if you need any help from me in setting up a way for folks to 
> find each other at University, let me know.
> 
> -Henry

I agree, milord.  I too have made long lasting friends on bbses and 
through various newgroups..  I even met my lady wife on a bbs.

Yours,

Saaral/Grey the Succinct (Don't blame me, a BEAR named me!)
Barony of Ponte Alto, Kingdom of Atlantia
Grey Randall

saaral@dcez.com
USNail:
        9242 Sprucewood rd.
        Burke, VA  22015