# Artists -- art lovers -- MADS -- eccentrics of all stripes... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 16, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943 "2005-01-16T01:01:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/141 "2005-02-12T18:05:51Z")
Apparently the **geek pox** has spread to my part of the world. Rather than infecting you all with this brand of bodily evil, I’ll keep it to myself. Hate to miss it, but that’s how it is. Have a good time, all. ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/142 "2005-02-13T00:39:50Z")
I sure missed you, **Dw/c**. Get well soon! The AVAM was everything I expected and more: never thought I’d see a gigantic pink poodle cart. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/143 "2005-02-13T00:58:55Z")
**Anita** , I just had to tell you that you gave my sweetie a thrill when you called him Captain. No one ever calls him that. So you have a friend for life now! We are at home, safe and sound, after a lovely afternoon of cul-chah and a lovely Italian dinner. The WeirdNorth baby is a charmer! I really enjoyed myself, and **FCD** still thinks we’re all strange folks. He just doesn’t get it, but he did have fun, mostly. I think he was a little homesick for the harbor… I did get some ideas of what to do with the numerous mirrored tiles I have. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/144 "2005-02-13T01:09:52Z")
:mad: I totally missed this thread until right now - clearly too late. I dunno if I would have come or not, but I think I would have tried. Oh well, it sounds like a cool event, maybe next time. How was the exhibit? ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/145 "2005-02-13T01:24:52Z")
**twickster** and I made it back to Philly safe and sound. I greatly enjoyed the museum; the art was far better than I had expected. It was good to see the MAD folks again. My thanks to **twickster** and **Ginger** for organizing this outing. Until next time, people! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/146 "2005-02-13T02:46:37Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > :mad: I totally missed this thread until right now - clearly too late. > > I dunno if I would have come or not, but I think I would have tried. > > Oh well, it sounds like a cool event, maybe next time. > > How was the exhibit? Fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/147 "2005-02-13T02:58:09Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > How was the exhibit? Completely worth driving to Baltimore for. I definitely fell down on the socializing side of things because I was totally absorbed by the art. Fun trip – nice meeting some old friends for the first time! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/148 "2005-02-13T15:10:55Z")
Five cameras and no one’s posted pix yet?!?!?!?! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/149 "2005-02-13T15:19:37Z")
I haven’t even taken my camera out of my purse yet… I suppose I could do that now. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/150 "2005-02-13T15:32:02Z")
OK, [here’s](http://groups.msn.com/FairyChatMom/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=167) the better of the two pics I have. It’s still not very good - I need a better photo editing program. And I didn’t list the names because I didn’t want to mess up and embarrass myself. Maybe we can make this a “Guess the Doper” game? ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/151 "2005-02-13T19:25:18Z")
L-R: Scuba\_Ben, Alan\_Smithee, Blue\_Kangaroo, twickster, Weirddave, moi, GingerOfTheNorth, Anita Vacation, Wendell Wagner, Mrs. TwoTrouts (She\_Who\_Must\_Be\_Obeyed?), TwoTrouts, mhendo, av8rmike, FairyChatMom, and Rock n Roach. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/152 "2005-02-13T19:26:20Z")
Oh - and Ben - I don’t really think I had much to do with organizing this other than finding the restaurant and making a phone call. This is all FCM and twickster’s baby. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/153 "2005-02-13T19:29:33Z")
What a blast! I’m glad I finally got to meet some of you. I may even start to poke my head out of GD and GQ now that I have some faces to go with a few of the names. I wish I’d had time to get to know folks more, but hopefully we’ll have another event soon. The Museum was great! I know a couple of other friends who would really love it, and I may go up there again before too long. **Ginger** , I’m going to work on my paper this evening. I promise. How much time do I have spend on it to get the first loaf of banana-nut bread? **Twickster** , I’ll get in touch with you sometime about a Philly get together. Not sure quite when though. I’m coming every week, so there’s plenty of opportunities. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/154 "2005-02-13T21:07:42Z")
Oh-HO, you want nuts, too? Get to it. That thesis isn’t going to write itself! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/155 "2005-02-13T21:18:29Z")
Thanks for all the IDs, **Ginger** - I think I’d have gotten them all right, but it was so overwhelming, I couldn’t be sure. I’ll just cut-n-paste your list to my caption. ---
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/156 "2005-02-13T23:54:25Z")
Thanks to all of you for making this such a wonderful time for my wife and me! Debbie really enjoyed meeting all of you since I talk about the SDMB so much but have yet to lure her in. **WendellWagner** , you made a great impression on Debbie! Now she wants to explore more Monty Python, something she just never understood with me! A thousand thanks. I wish we could have joined the dinner group, but such is life. We never expected our daughter to be swimming in the divisionals, but she made the cut and we just had to be there for the races. This was a BIG event in her life (BTW, she came in second in the 100 butterfly!). So… how was the dinner??? Any pictures? Twickster, FCM, thanks for organizing this event! I regret that we could not have hung out longer. Next time. ---
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/157 "2005-02-14T00:05:09Z")
**mhendo** , what part of Australia do you come from? I never got a chance to find out. Rock’n’Roach, how did your weekend go? ---
**Author:** ![Rock\_n\_Roach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Rock\_n\_Roach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rock_n_Roach)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/158 "2005-02-14T03:41:45Z")
It was great meeting all of you! And the museum was awesome. A hearty thanks to twickster, FairyChatMom and GingerOfTheNorth (yes, you too) for putting it together. [Another group pic and dinner pics](http://photobucket.com/albums/v513/Rock_n_Roach) > [@TwoTrouts](#): > > Rock’n’Roach, how did your weekend go? Let’s just say that Saturday was the highlight of my weekend… Actually, we never got to meet due to extenuating circumstances. Another time for sure. (Thanks for asking) Congratulations on your daughter’s placing. You must be a proud **Trout!** ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/159 "2005-02-14T14:07:26Z")
**RnR** , your pics are fantastic! Your camera and you did a beautiful job. Among the hightlights for me are the dashing shot of Dave and the adorable shot of you and Wendell. One update on the captions: FairyChatDad should be referred to as “Cap’n Steve” since it thrills him so to be called that! [sub]P.S. I’m sorry to hear that your other weekend event didn’t come off as planned. I was looking forward to hearing how it went. Oh well, his loss. Better luck next time![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2005, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943/160 "2005-02-20T07:18:16Z")
> [@Anita Vacation](#): > > **RnR** , your pics are fantastic! Your camera and you did a beautiful job. Among the hightlights for me are the dashing shot of Dave and the adorable shot of you and Wendell. I did steal that shot for use on my job webpage. I hope you don’t mind, RnR. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-art-lovers-mads-eccentrics-of-all-stripes/284943.md?page=9)