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Dr. Henry Heimlich maneuvered to age 96. 2016 decided that was enough. RIP to a real lifesaver.

No, it's Ramen Gaijin in Sebastopol.

I recommend vehicles with a minimum of three wheels from now on, Ken. Heal well.

RIP Dr. Bombay, aka Colonel Crittenden, aka Bernard Fox. 2016. The year that keeps on taking.

Spicy tan tan raven last night with Mikey. Forgot I took a picture.

Not Beely. Or in addition, perhaps.

lol NoNoNoNoNoNo lol

RIP beautiful Pongo.

I'm glad you got the humor -- "I hate meeces to pieces" was a tag line from a random cat and mouse cartoon called Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinx. Your English is extremely good, but given that you want to correct the spelling you should also change spieces to spices (and reciepes to recipes while you're at it). ;-) I still think "flanked spieces" would be an awesome forum nickname. Dusty?

I hate flanked spieces to pieces.

You sound so calm, Steve. I would be freaking the fuck out! Hoping for good news in the morning. And Claire had some Norco recently and it was no big thing. Don't be afraid to use it if you are in pain.

Yay Jim! Did you read my marathon post, Nate or was it tl;dr?

I wonder if I could check one of his stereo consoles...

Dew eet Purk! Grahame, I just looked at Jet Blue and there are $128 round trips from SFO, and on Virgin it is currently at $267 round trip. I didn't go through the deal portal on Jet Blue but the prices were as low as $65 each way. It seems like we can get something very reasonable regardless. JP and I talked through some plans this morning, and I want to float some ideas: Hotel: I booked a room for JP and me at the Head-Fi event hotel, NY Marriott Marquis. I think Raffy and Mike are looking at hotels nearby. Times Square isn't the greatest but it seems easiest to congregate in one neighborhood. JP has also mentioned the Aloft Hotel in Brooklyn where we stayed a few years ago because Brooklyn is more fun that Times Square. Anyone want to shift there or have a better place to congregate? Meet Attendance: The HF meet runs from 10-6 Saturday and 10-5 on Sunday. People can decide on attendance for themselves, but it seems the prime day for getting the maximum number of Casers together is Saturday. Perhaps we should plan excursions and get-togethers during the day Saturday and leave Sunday more open for HF meet. Even if people go to the meet Saturday, they can still link up with the party train later in the day or evening. I am personally planning to go on Sunday morning/noonish. Friday: Whoever is available should try to gather near the hotel or pick another spot -- Manhattan cocktail bars? Ginger Man, Blind Tiger, Proletariat and/or other beer joints? Saturday: After breakfast, I want to bolt for Other Half Brewing in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn to be there by Noon. JP suggests getting there by opening time is critical because of the small size of the tasting room. If there is a can release that day, some of us might want to be even earlier. After Other Half, we could make our way to Williamsburg, Brooklyn where some of our favorite spots are located, including Spuyten Deyvil, Torst, Barcade, Fette Sau BBQ, etc. We could also end up back wherever we are staying for late night antics. Again, I am just throwing out ideas so we could pick another itinerary or locale so speak up. Sunday: The meet starts at 10:00 so that is where some people will go for a few hours or all day. Others can be tourists, get drunk early, wander the streets, whatever. We should pick a dinner idea for those of us staying until late Sunday or Monday. Monday: Breakfast or other plans? Airport runs. Plenty of food for thought. Not a lot of need for truly concrete plans, but it's still fun to think about and it allows the one-day folks to make arrangements.

RIP JK

Poulet à la Normande with a flambé in progress Et fini

...and drag him into a ladies room? Not possible to pick up the Viking giant

Have a Utopian birthday Todd! Cheers!

Appreciate the effort Todd!

Happy birthday Tom! Looking forward to seeing you again in February. Cheers!

Baker, please. You have been out of action on the travel team for far too long. Raffy will sherpa your bags and brews.

Claire insists that I go, even if Stretch is there. I'm in.

I am exploring the idea as well.

Earlier, in Truckee