Re: OT: Iris-L Birthday

>Feb 1st is rolling around again. Time for another Iris-L Birthday chat.
>
>For those of you who have joined since our first birthday party, the
>Iris-L was first opened by our inimitable (though awfully quiet these
>days) list owner Tom T, Little for testing on Febuary 1st, 1996, and for
>actual use on Feb 2d. I recall last year Tom commented that "Five people
>joined the first day. I remember being scared that the whole thing might
>fizzle out during the first week." Little did he know (please, no pun
>intended).
>
>Tom has asked if I would see to the details of setting up the chat. So I
>am proposing that the birthday chat be Sunday evening February 1st at
>5PM PST (6PM MST, 7PM CST, 8PM EST) ( In Austrailia it will be Monday
>morning 11AM  in Adelaide, 8AM in Sydney - I think).
>
>We will be using the Chat server managed by Iris-l friend Rod Venger. He
>has graciously hosted our chat channel for almost a year now.
>
>There were some difficulties last year for AOL users because at that
>time AOL wouldn't let their users get to non-AOL chat sites. That
>problem seems to have been fixed although I don't think an AOL user has
>ever joined out regular Fri nite chat.
>
>If you would like to join the birthday chat and have never chatted
>before, please let me know (mail me at jijones@ix.netcom.com) and I will
>help you get set up. It is very easy and lots of fun.
>
>If you have any sugestions or comments please let me know.
>
>So mark your calendars, get your party hats, streamers and poppers lined
>up, and and plan to bring a treat to share. I am going to bring a new
>form of iris developed by my friend Joanne - its called an MCI -
>Minature Chocolate Iris. Boy are they yummy. So lets "Parrrrrrrr - t"
>
>John                     | "There be dragons here"
>                         |  Annotation used by ancient cartographers
>                         |  to indicate the edge of the known world.
>
>John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
>Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
>Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
>Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
Dear John: I am very limited in my use of the computer. If you can get me
ready for the birthday party on Feb.l, I will join you. Sent off the Triple
R Reblooming Robin to Gary this afternoon. Lloyd Zurbrigg Durham NC
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