Posted by Hov at 67.69.111.245 on October 04, 2003 at 09:15:27:
Way back at the first fo all the craziness that went on, the boys at View Askew tell us all it is going to be a secluded group of like 50 people and you need to place a 50 word or less speech.
Great I'm all for that, I throw down my thoughts (which Karla will tell you was likely the close to the best one they received) and make my plans.
I get an email saying I am going and then I get one that says, hang on Ming made a mistake, jumped the gun. wait out. I can deal with that no biggie it happens.
Dates change. Now SB2 is on the 12th. Suddenly 600 people are going, you can hang for an hour then you gotta fuck off. well fuck me, I was going to travel 1400 kilometers to get there and for what, an hour....Wife says no you can't go now. I agree, I'd love to go but now can't justify if for an hour of hanging out.
Kevin asks us for those who can't go to put there names on board. I do. I can't go.
The dates change again, now not ONLY CAN I GO , BUT MY WIFE WANTS SAYS IT IS A SHAME YOU ARE NOT GOING BECAUSE I AM OFF THAT WEEKEND AND WE COULD HAVE GONE DOWN AND MADE A SIGHTSEEING TRIP OF IT.
So now, I don't get to hang out with Maul and Queen and KArla and tons of other cool people I wanted to see, and I lost my spot at SB2, (which of course I was NEVER guaranteed to have, except for the email I got way back in the day that said yeah I was going and I was in the first time slot but was then revoked)
I'm sorry if this sounds ungreatful or anything, but Kevin man I think you should have waited in asking for the NO go names until after you laid down the firm date. When you asked the date was the 12th and I couldn't go, now well never mind.
I totally think it is awesome all the hard work you and Ming and Mike are putting into SB2, but somewhere along the way, I either screwed myself out of going, or you screwed me out of it.
I'm sad, cause I wanted to be there, and guess a little mad at the same time. However I just don't understand who to be mad at. ME for being honest with you , or you for asking your question before you firmed up the date.
bah well, I am only one man and you are still making 600 some people happy so cudos to you, just wish I was still one of the 600, perferrably in with Maul and Karla and Queeny where I should be.
I gotta go feed the baby now.....(no not myself, my daughter)
cheers
Adam