This page is put together for the benefit of Chris Moore and the other denizens of the Fruitbat Boardello, a BBS for his fans. Chris is touring to support the sales of his new book A Dirty Job, and would like to be able to recognize the Boardello dwellers when they show up. Not to mention that a lot of the dwellers have never seen each other, and would like to be able to recognize each other.
If you'd like your picture to show up here, please PM me to get my email address and then send me the following:
With this sorted page in place, Chris and you can take a glance at the section for each stop and know who to look for.
Disclaimer #1: I cut and pasted the names, dates, addresses, etc for all the stops. This is the data as Chris was sent it for the tour. I've checked all the links and they all go to places that look vaguely correct. So if there are problems, do let me know -- but all I can do is verify that I've re-posted it correctly and add a note that there seems to be some problem with a given entry. Sorry...
Disclaimer #2: At least one of these events (see WORDSTOCK on April 23) is semi-commercial, and there may be an admittance charge. Check your event before you go.
Disclaimer #3: All commentary and bad wisecracks courtesy Sgt. Steve unless otherwise credited.
And now, the tour!
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| Heidi "Arioch" Dedrick |
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| Tracy "eljefeoscuro" and Kristen "conejita_de_ramera", who will look pretty much like this but in color. |
Gingj is throwing a party. Known Divi attending include:
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| Ginger "ginjg" Garnitz | Jeff "FattyFattyPorkFace" Yates | "Jaandlu" | ||
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| "SueTu" | "Klari" | "Kianu" | ||
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| "Lynn" |
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| "Klari" | "Curly" |
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| Jennifer "JennyO" Oliver | "Cathy" |
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| Ginger "ginjg" Garnitz | "Jaandlu" |
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| John 'Zevon'. Short hair, grey-flecked goatee, glasses - yep, the only way this guy could look better is if he looked more like Sgt. Steve. He'll be in some sort of Boardello wear, probably the 'no fucktards' t-shirt. He'll be with Ginger. | Ginger 'Zip'. Ginger says "That look means feed me pie or pass the scotch. Your choice." A woman after my own heart. She'll be with John. |
Just FYI for all involved: my past signing experience at other Borders' says that you'll need to get a free ticket. The tickets have been color-coded, with the lines set up so that all of one color goes first, then the next color, etc. If you're planning to meet up with other Boardello folks and are trying to co-ordinate a pre- or post-signing meal (especially a post-signing one), I strongly suggest you get someone there early to pick up enough same-color tickets for your group. I plan on doing this for the Birmingham signing.
Update as of 4/5: Borders Birmingham says they will be doing the ticket bit. I'm going to drop by there early afternoon and try to pick up eight. If you get there and don't see me, get a ticket - you can always turn it back in.
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| Steve "sgt_steve" Simmons, who'll be wearing that distinctive hat and possibly some piece of Fruitbat Boardello Marketplace paraphenalia. He'll probably have a full beard, too, rather than just that VanDyke. | Jeff "FattyFattyPorkFace" Yates. | Mark 'disco' Troyer and fan. |
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| 'Goudron' says: "From left to right are myself (Brian), Maryjane (AKA Mrs. Goudron AKA name withheld), and the notorious BoyNotAppearingOnTheseForumsOrReadingAGBooks(Yet). Assuming he goes, he will be taller than he is in this picture." | Dana 'DanaMichelle' |
Rumor has it Becky and husband will be there.
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| Eric "UnimportantLime" |
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| 'Karin'. She says "I'll be wearing jeans and a Animal Kingdom t-shirt - gray. I'll probably be drinking some kind of coffee beverage if B&N allows that type of thing. I don't post very often, so WILL get over it if Chris has no idea who I am." |
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| 'KatarinaNavane' | 'oatmeal' | 'catch42' |
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| 'hazelrah' |
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| "Lib," with the AG on an earlier tour. | April "Vahlee" Loebick, with Waffles. Waffles is the more (moore?) relaxed one. |
If you formerly recall Reggie being on the list here, you're correct. Her ride has had to cancel, and she sends her regrets.
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| Jeff 'JPurser' and spouse Missi Wheeler. | DanSRose did not send a photo, but says he'll be wearing a shirt that looks very much like this one. |
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| From left to right: "Lisa 'I am not a speckled puppy. I am a sex kitten with freckles.' M", "RedOrcaMoon", and "Sarah Leigh". Lisa says "Look for the fruitbat hat and earrings." Cool! |
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| Barry "Spirochete" and his minions. He'll be wearing pretty much what you see here. | Long thought to be a rumor, the dreaded pica stick. | Susan 'susan' Powers. AKA 'the sick girl.' She says her hairstyle will have changed. |
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| Ken 'photoguy53' Korba |
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| Nicole "Knikki" | "SueTu" | "Lynn" |
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| Ken 'kennyjb' Burg |
Note from sgt_steve: The convention center web page for Wordstock mentions tickets and says prices are TBA as I write this section (March 4). You should monitor the page and check again as things get closer.