The Chairman
07-03-2003, 03:40 PM
IMPORTANT BILLY NEWS
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Since leaving the show, Billy has been spending a good deal of time enjoying Long Island's wonderful beaches, acquiring an awesome tan (see the above picture I took of him this week.)
On the downside, as you can see, he has also been enjoying the hamburgers and hot dogs a little too much, and he will be entering a local hospital this Tuesday for a new stomach stapling and binding procedure. This is MAJOR surgery: he will be in the hospital for about a week and then restricted to bed rest for about a month.
Billy misses the fans terribly and obviously won't be around for a while. He would like to spend one last night out with his buddays before the surgery to see everyone and set new records for consumption of virgin drinks and O'Doul's.
It's clearly a tough holiday weekend. This post is to explore the feasibility of having a "Bye Bye Billy" get together on Saturday night, July 5, 2003 starting around 9PM. Many of us have plans, etc., and this is very short notice, but Billy only got final clearance for this procedure the other day (he missed Bar 9 cause he was undergoing his last set of pre-operative tests.)
Obviously, this event can't be delayed....after this weekend he'll be out of commission for a long time.
Right now I'm open to all possibilities, but the preliminary thinking is focused on a bar crawl in NYC or on Long Island, closer to Billy's home. The venue(s) would be close to public transportation (even if it's on Long Island, I would not pick a place that is more than 1/2 hour train ride on the Long Island Rail Road out of Penn. Station.)
Again, I understand this is very short notice. I had planned to be in The Hamptons ALL weekend, but will drive back Saturday if we can pull this together.
Now, here's what I ask:
If you are interested in the above and getting together on Saturday night, July 5, 2003 for the Billy send-off, simply IM or PM me with your feedback as to what your limitations, if any would be.
PLEASE DO NOT MAKE THIS A REDUNDANT "SO LONG TO BILLY" THREAD.
Either say "I'm in" and contact me to discuss details, or, if desired, post that you can't make it and post your "get well soon" wishes to Billy. PLEASE no jokes, side topics, or idiotic replies. To the very few of you who have proven otherwise on occasion, show some maturity this time.
If I do not hear from you either by IM or PM by tomorrow afternoon, I will post the details of what the event, if any, will be, location, phone, and where and how to get in touch with me Saturday.
Best wishes for a great July 4th holiday to you and yours. We hope to see you Saturday.
The Chairman
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This message was edited by PanterA on 7-6-03 @ 3:10 AM
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Since leaving the show, Billy has been spending a good deal of time enjoying Long Island's wonderful beaches, acquiring an awesome tan (see the above picture I took of him this week.)
On the downside, as you can see, he has also been enjoying the hamburgers and hot dogs a little too much, and he will be entering a local hospital this Tuesday for a new stomach stapling and binding procedure. This is MAJOR surgery: he will be in the hospital for about a week and then restricted to bed rest for about a month.
Billy misses the fans terribly and obviously won't be around for a while. He would like to spend one last night out with his buddays before the surgery to see everyone and set new records for consumption of virgin drinks and O'Doul's.
It's clearly a tough holiday weekend. This post is to explore the feasibility of having a "Bye Bye Billy" get together on Saturday night, July 5, 2003 starting around 9PM. Many of us have plans, etc., and this is very short notice, but Billy only got final clearance for this procedure the other day (he missed Bar 9 cause he was undergoing his last set of pre-operative tests.)
Obviously, this event can't be delayed....after this weekend he'll be out of commission for a long time.
Right now I'm open to all possibilities, but the preliminary thinking is focused on a bar crawl in NYC or on Long Island, closer to Billy's home. The venue(s) would be close to public transportation (even if it's on Long Island, I would not pick a place that is more than 1/2 hour train ride on the Long Island Rail Road out of Penn. Station.)
Again, I understand this is very short notice. I had planned to be in The Hamptons ALL weekend, but will drive back Saturday if we can pull this together.
Now, here's what I ask:
If you are interested in the above and getting together on Saturday night, July 5, 2003 for the Billy send-off, simply IM or PM me with your feedback as to what your limitations, if any would be.
PLEASE DO NOT MAKE THIS A REDUNDANT "SO LONG TO BILLY" THREAD.
Either say "I'm in" and contact me to discuss details, or, if desired, post that you can't make it and post your "get well soon" wishes to Billy. PLEASE no jokes, side topics, or idiotic replies. To the very few of you who have proven otherwise on occasion, show some maturity this time.
If I do not hear from you either by IM or PM by tomorrow afternoon, I will post the details of what the event, if any, will be, location, phone, and where and how to get in touch with me Saturday.
Best wishes for a great July 4th holiday to you and yours. We hope to see you Saturday.
The Chairman
http://atamichimpo.50megs.com/images/blink1027stinkssig.jpg
I assassin down the avenue.
The Chairman uses Vic Firth sticks and skidmark sigs.
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This message was edited by PanterA on 7-6-03 @ 3:10 AM