Grateful Dead

Martin!!!!!!!!! Way to go man! Grate work finding the children!! Rene' you are lucky to have a friend like that!! Hey, hey little one so far from home and so alone Hey, hey little one I'm just like you I'm lonely too The road we ride is a long, long road when you are all alone But I found you and I found our love, a love I've never known Peace, Gigi

Great friend in a time of crisis Award, plus many more than I can think of right now. Just had to dig out this thread to nominate my dear friend and soul brother, Martin, for the detective of the year award. First of all he started looking fotr my children before I got here from Spain. Took time off from work, and was camping out in my house before I got here-in hopes of hearing something. He also started calling the contact list I sent him, AND had notified the police on the 3rd day that we knew that the kids were gone. Well, after tearing my house apart to search for "clues" he found a scrap of paper in our "paper trash" can, with a phone number on it. Was a number in Poland, which he called, muddled through a communication problem with the person who answered the phone-BUT he kept calling back every time the woman hung up on him, and he kept calling, and insisting to speak to someone who spoke either English or German (he had figured out that was a company he was speaking to, and no private individual) On about the 5th attempt, and after lots of firm language that went not-comprehended-he got a man who spoke reasonable English on the line. Martin sent THIS guy on an informational search within the company, and found out that Matthias was there, (was a brand new Polish printer) doing a temporary job for them through a contact he had here in Germany. Had taken the kids with him, as was a 2-3 week stay planned in Poland. He told no one, out of spite, and fear of recriminations from his sisters and me-just packed up the kids and took off. Then Martin called Matthias' boss here-and verbally tore him to bits, as he knew where Matthias was (though not that the kids were there too at first) but did not see fit to "share" this information with an unknown person calling him on the phone earlier in the week. Martin met me in his car at the airport in Frankfurt, and we took off after the kids. Neither of us has ever been to Poland, we only had a map and directions from the internet to go on, and 40 euros between the 2 of us-but we went. Mission long and bizarre, but successful-thanks to this guy!!!!!!!!!!!! Will tell the rest at some point in the "Grand Adventures" thread. BUT wanna give Martin the beloved friend and honorary family member award too, as he will keep his eagle eye on my kids until their school year is finished, and we can figure out Plan B of how to keep them safe and secure-hopefully with me. Everyone please send Martin their friendliest beams and wishes-this is a true friend if I ever had one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens

boy, does that transport me back to the days of the night crew at Payless... That and "Car Wash." Aiyee! Thanks for the kind words, Hal. I think we have a good bunch of folks here in this little corner of the virtual world.

And let me just say that sometimes these awards aren't all they're quacked up to be.Da-dum-dum! Psshhh. Thanks, I'll be here all week. I'd also like to note that in 1980 I spent many more nights at Radio City Music Hall than I did at 54, especially during the last two weeks of October. Now that was a Halloween party! In closing, all I can say, Hal, is Yow! I taste mint but no tulip! (cue exit music) Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.

to Mr. Pid for his Studio 54 story Went to a party the other night... All the ladies were treating me right... Moving my feet to the disco beat... How in the world could I keep my seat!!! All of a sudden I began to change... I was on the dance floor acting strange... Flapping my arms I began to cluck... Look at me... I'm the disco duck!!! If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake

To Marye for her unending effort here in keeping us Deadheads happy, responding quickly with an even temper to our concerns and frustrations, keeping things fresh and being a part of us and our whole conversation. I thank you with deepest gratitude. Kudos to you beyond description If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake

i am still the only member of some academy,so i give the price for the fastest cleanup and maintenance group 2 the people who keep the chatroom neat.when it reopens again it will be shining clean.......:-)(-:

i feel free to declare myself a member of the academy(anyone)and with the given authority declare that all the mighty interesting topics which sleep in the hidden depth of the deadnet (at least all where the last answer is more than 20 weeks old)shall recieve the award for most underestimated publication in Deadworld.CONGRATULATIONS may you continue to disappear under the dust.this award includes the possibility for every member of deadnet,to undertake a free(YES,its for free)expedition into this dark and adventerous territory of other peoples meanings,views........(Music starts.firework in the sky,topics smile..happiness all around)

For his story "A damn near run thing" in the Go Ahead , Show Off A Little Topic Cosmicbadger gets the "Best Doggone Story I Ever Heard Award" If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake

though I think you should share the Zen firefighter with me for doing the same If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake