Lifting you up in thought Lakey, surrounding you with beautiful dancing sparks of divine light, and flowing you Theta. You have a very good heart Lakey, it's a strong heart, and you should thank it for all the good work it is continuing to do for you, your family and friends, and the world.
Thanks so much for the kind words!! I like flattery like most people but helping all the world, uh, really, that's going not just a little bit too far but way, way too far.
I felt flows from you this morning, did you feel mine back?
I thought of you a bit, sure. When I found out I did not need any stents put in, I thought perhaps some of my favorite acquaintences on ESMB had postulated a good outcome and you also came to mind at that point.
Getting together to eat and socialize someplace in L.A. would be fine with me, although I know there are some good Italian places in O.C. as well. I like the idea of meeting in the middle, what does Mark think about going O.C.? I think he is the farthest west. (And I am the farthest east-go ahead and say it..."East is east and West is west and never the twain shall meet"- just you wait!

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"East is East and West is West and the wrong one I have chose. Let's get back to some big town where they love a gal by the cut of her clothes and I'm all yours in buttons and bows." Top hit song on the charts in 1947 -48, "Buttons and Bows," sung by Dinah Shore. Check it out on Youtube.
Actually Long Beach and Central L.A. are pretty equal as to how far West they are. It is the amount North which makes the difference. I am more than happy to meet in Long Beach or Orange County. There is a top Jewish Deli called Katella Bakery in Los Alamitos on Katella Blvd. They have kosher spaghetti, KUGEL, and are as good as the best delis in L.A. The thing is that Mark was talking Italian with Carmelo and kind of preferred Italian and Purple Haze really wanted to go dancing. I live right in the middle and will go anywhere and eat any type of cuisine. As I understood the plan, we would honor Alan and then let off some steam by hearing a rhytmic band and dancing to their music.. To change it to lunch and just sit and talk is a completely different type of activity. Sweetness, perhaps you could PM Purple Haze. We need to work out the place and whether there will be music and dancing. I believe Mark and I are content with any place but Mark is looking to go Italian. Sweetness, could you please try and settle on the venue with Purple Haze and maybe even Mark and get back to me?
Also- it occurred to me that meeting for lunch instead of dinner would give us more time to talk (we can dance anytime, anywhere, trust me!) I can tell Purple Hazy is a kindred spirit and we are not going to have any difficulties expressing our joy and happiness at being together with our group...

And Mark wants to talk and eat, not dance...
Don't forget, Purp was stuck in a hospital helping someone for a day and a half and really wanted to crank up the energy level and dance. I just spent 2 hours talking to Mark. Now we need to do something to have more to talk about.
Here's just a thought...Anonymous is going to be celebrating it's second birthday (or anniversary, depending on your point of view) on or around Feb 16th, I think...even though we are not part of Anonymous, it is one more thing to celebrate...so we could aim for the weekend before or after, and have a Valentine's Love feast/Anon anniversary/We Love Alan/Share our Theta get together.
Pm me guys, and I'll be in comm with Lakey on this, let me know what day/days are best for you...maybe the Saturday before Valentine's Day? Or would the following weekend be better? (Less crowded in restaurants). We'll go with the consensus of who can attend when. PM me, guys!
Just to give everybody adequate warning: I am a hugger!

Curmudgeons, steel yourselves!