When Ana asked:

-> >where *is* mummy?

Marla replied:

-> Prolly ought doing selfish stuff, like giving blood, working for the
-> FRIEND'S OF THE LIBRARY, uh--being a Good Samaritan.

Oh, GAG!  'Scuse me while I wrestle this halo from around my neck--it's
cutting off my oxygen.  LOL!!

-> I wondered that also.  She'll show up, promise.

See, Marla, THIS is the kind of kid to adopt--she's legally of age,
she's financially independent of me, and she's too far away to know the
truth about me!  <laughing>
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-> marla wrote:
-> > >Actually, thinking of what Martha Stewart would do with her
-> gravesite is a > >laugh.  Can't you see her dusting the inside of

To which Ginny replied:

-> This you ought to write.  At least, it
-> would be a good mag article.  Go for it.

I second this opinion.  Write down this idea NOW, Marla!!  If you aren't
keeping a notebook or file of story/article/book ideas, START NOW!
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>Hi Ana.  I'm Joy.  Glad you could join us.  I let Ginny explain about me.


Chicken ;>)

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>Hi Ginny!!!  Marla explained and I am still ROTFLOL!!!!  You guys are a
>trip.  <g>  No wonder mummy dearest said I would like it here :)  BTW,
>where *is* mummy?


Prolly ought doing selfish stuff, like giving blood, working for the
FRIEND'S OF THE LIBRARY, uh--being a Good Samaritan.

I wondered that also.  She'll show up, promise.

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>Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:37:35 -0400
>From: Ginny Fleming <ginny@...>
>To: soinwriters@egroups.com
>Subject: [soinwriters] Re: Newbie Alert


>    I'm Ginny.  I'll let Marla explain about me.  This oughta be good.

Hi Ginny!!!  Marla explained and I am still ROTFLOL!!!!  You guys are a
trip.  <g>  No wonder mummy dearest said I would like it here :)  BTW,
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marla wrote:

> >Actually, thinking of what Martha Stewart would do with her gravesite is a
> >laugh.  Can't you see her dusting the inside of coffin, replacing the silk
> with
> >designer sheets, little mints on the pillow, potporri in the corner and her
> >smiling "This is a GOOD thing".
>
> Better yet is if HELOISE occupied the same coffin.
>
> He:  Dead skin cells?  Gather them up, like so.  Place in the potpourri pot
> and enjoy.  Hair falling out?  I have found that after resting on that
> pillow for a hundred years, the pillow does seem to go flat.  Just stuff
> with the old potpourri and hair.  There, ain't that better?
>
> MS:  Oh, Heloise!  What a GREAT idea?  But you know, with these long nails
> growing, you can use them to crochet some of that hair into a nifty keen
> afgan!  It gets sort of cold down here when one isn't breathing to warm up
> the air.

This you ought to write.  This would sell.  Funny in such a preverse sick kinda
way that is so you.  Next time you get to Hawley-Cooke, check out the humor
section.  There's a satire on Martha Stewart's LIVING called "IS Martha Stewart
Living?"
You could do a whole thing on Celebraties decorating their final resting
places.  At least, it would be a good mag article.  Go for it.

G

>
>
> >(You see, Ana?  I write romance.  Romance from the mind of Stephen King)
>
> Awe, come on, give King a break.  <g>
>
> >Me too.  Spooky, huh?
>
> Uh, I see my shrink tonight.  Don't scare me.
>
> >Let me get this straight...  You're in a phone booth and money is whizzing
> on
> >you?  Do you have this dream often?
>
> Yes.  That's why I am so piss poor.
>
> >
> >Thought that was your natural state.
>
> Natural state is insantity.
>
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Hi Ana.  I'm Joy.  Glad you could join us.  I let Ginny explain about me.

Ginny Fleming wrote:

> Welcome Ana.
>
>     I'm Ginny.  I'll let Marla explain about me.  This oughta be good.
>
> Ana Stuhr wrote:
>
> > Hi all!!!
> >
> > My name is Ana and although I am not from Indiana, I "lived" there for
> > about 3 months with my aunt and cousin.  Marian-who so kindly informed
> > me of this list is also my adoptive mummy.  Hi mum!!!
> >
> > I live in Nebraska and am a college student thanks to a full
> > scholarship.  Anything else you would like to know?  E-mail me.
> >
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>Actually, thinking of what Martha Stewart would do with her gravesite is a
>laugh.  Can't you see her dusting the inside of coffin, replacing the silk
with
>designer sheets, little mints on the pillow, potporri in the corner and her
>smiling "This is a GOOD thing".


Better yet is if HELOISE occupied the same coffin.

He:  Dead skin cells?  Gather them up, like so.  Place in the potpourri pot
and enjoy.  Hair falling out?  I have found that after resting on that
pillow for a hundred years, the pillow does seem to go flat.  Just stuff
with the old potpourri and hair.  There, ain't that better?

MS:  Oh, Heloise!  What a GREAT idea?  But you know, with these long nails
growing, you can use them to crochet some of that hair into a nifty keen
afgan!  It gets sort of cold down here when one isn't breathing to warm up
the air.

>(You see, Ana?  I write romance.  Romance from the mind of Stephen King)


Awe, come on, give King a break.  <g>

>Me too.  Spooky, huh?


Uh, I see my shrink tonight.  Don't scare me.

>Let me get this straight...  You're in a phone booth and money is whizzing
on
>you?  Do you have this dream often?


Yes.  That's why I am so piss poor.

>
>Thought that was your natural state.


Natural state is insantity.

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> >Couldn't'a said it better myself.  Is this fiction at its highest, or what?
>
> Let go of my arm!  I agree, ok?
>
> >Martha Stewart is turning in her grave... And she's not dead yet.  Neat
> trick.
>
> As we once was, so we are now, as we are now we once was.  Ever hear of
> that?  So, she could be....
>

Actually, thinking of what Martha Stewart would do with her gravesite is a
laugh.  Can't you see her dusting the inside of coffin, replacing the silk with
designer sheets, little mints on the pillow, potporri in the corner and her
smiling "This is a GOOD thing".

(You see, Ana?  I write romance.  Romance from the mind of Stephen King)

> >Ana--- Marla got most things right... Marla got some things right... Marla
> >ALMOST got my name right...  If you call me "Virginia", I won't answer.
>
> So that's the secret to shut you up. Damn, wish I knew that, oh, couple of
> years ago.

Damn.  My secret's out.  Now you know my Kryptonite.

>
>
> CUTTER is all done.  Cool.  Envious.  Place my name on it, ok?  I agree with
> Dirk, we all need a copy of it for our personal perusal.
>

When I get the chance, I'll make a paper copy of script for personal perusal.
Doesn't work for TP, though.  Paper's too thick.  Rich Text is available for the
asking.

> So, what's next?  I can't seem to slow my mind down enough for ONE project
> and working on several at once seems that I am having a common thread
> running through them all. Everything has 2000, Hebrews, pepper spray and
> herbs in it.    Can't seem to focus.
>

Me too.  Spooky, huh?

> Ever see those money booths, where you stand in it, the money is blown all
> around and you have to snatch the bills from the swirl?  That's how my
> thoughts are right now. I can't seem to grab one, everything from a-z
> (including f-g, sorry)  whizzes by.
>

Let me get this straight...  You're in a phone booth and money is whizzing on
you?  Do you have this dream often?

> Frustrated?  Me?  Yup.
>

Thought that was your natural state.

>

Ginny

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>Couldn't'a said it better myself.  Is this fiction at its highest, or what?


Let go of my arm!  I agree, ok?

>Martha Stewart is turning in her grave... And she's not dead yet.  Neat
trick.


As we once was, so we are now, as we are now we once was.  Ever hear of
that?  So, she could be....

>Ana--- Marla got most things right... Marla got some things right... Marla
>ALMOST got my name right...  If you call me "Virginia", I won't answer.


So that's the secret to shut you up. Damn, wish I knew that, oh, couple of
years ago.

CUTTER is all done.  Cool.  Envious.  Place my name on it, ok?  I agree with
Dirk, we all need a copy of it for our personal perusal.

So, what's next?  I can't seem to slow my mind down enough for ONE project
and working on several at once seems that I am having a common thread
running through them all. Everything has 2000, Hebrews, pepper spray and
herbs in it.    Can't seem to focus.

Ever see those money booths, where you stand in it, the money is blown all
around and you have to snatch the bills from the swirl?  That's how my
thoughts are right now. I can't seem to grab one, everything from a-z
(including f-g, sorry)  whizzes by.

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Couldn't'a said it better myself.  Is this fiction at its highest, or what?
Martha Stewart is turning in her grave... And she's not dead yet.  Neat trick.
Ana--- Marla got most things right... Marla got some things right... Marla
ALMOST got my name right...  If you call me "Virginia", I won't answer.

Ginny

marla wrote:

> >    I'm Ginny.  I'll let Marla explain about me.  This oughta be good.
>
> Ok, you gave me the go-ahead, so here I go:
>
> Virginia Fleming, born long ago, and bounced on her head.  She was such a
> large baby (weighed 25 lbs...) her mom hasn't been the same since.   But won
> trophies for horse riding later on.  Said she all of a sudden developed the
> legs for it.
>
> Ginny's goal is to publish a novel or a script so she can move to sunny
> Florida, leaving her friends behind. Although she has promised to keep a
> visitor's suite ready for our pleasures and a limo to fetch us from the
> airport, with a personal masseuse at our disposal.
>
> One novel submitted for our future browsing pleasure is a romance.
> Submitted to Harlequin, I think.  Her hubby has a business called BR DREAMS.
> The name came from the idea to support his wife's talents, thus it is BUY
> ROMANCE--DREAMS!
>
> She has two children, although they don't want you to know this.  They say
> their mom is Martha Stewart.
>
> Ginny has a compulsion about the pages F-G in any dictionary.  She tears
> them out whenever she receives a new volume.  So don't ask her any
> definitions of any word f-g.
> We don't ask her about these pages, afraid she'd rip our f-g out and that
> would hurt.
>
> She's a natural red-head.  All the chemicals in the Clairol container
> natural.
>
> She's a great friend.  A really neat person.  We know this because she told
> us so.
> You'll like her.  She told me so.
> Marla
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Welcome Ana!

So far we are just starting up and haven't managed to do more than figure
out where we are.  We should begin serious discussions soon.


Well, semi-serious anyway.


Dirk

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GREAT day. --

-- Les Brown --

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>From: "Ana Stuhr" <daanschosen@...>
>To: soinwriters@egroups.com
>Subject: [soinwriters] Newbie Alert
>Date: Wed, Oct 14, 1998, 2:14 AM
>

>Hi all!!!
>
>My name is Ana and although I am not from Indiana, I "lived" there for
>about 3 months with my aunt and cousin.  Marian-who so kindly informed
>me of this list is also my adoptive mummy.  Hi mum!!!
>
>I live in Nebraska and am a college student thanks to a full
>scholarship.  Anything else you would like to know?  E-mail me.
>
>
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>    I'm Ginny.  I'll let Marla explain about me.  This oughta be good.


Ok, you gave me the go-ahead, so here I go:

Virginia Fleming, born long ago, and bounced on her head.  She was such a
large baby (weighed 25 lbs...) her mom hasn't been the same since.   But won
trophies for horse riding later on.  Said she all of a sudden developed the
legs for it.

Ginny's goal is to publish a novel or a script so she can move to sunny
Florida, leaving her friends behind. Although she has promised to keep a
visitor's suite ready for our pleasures and a limo to fetch us from the
airport, with a personal masseuse at our disposal.

One novel submitted for our future browsing pleasure is a romance.
Submitted to Harlequin, I think.  Her hubby has a business called BR DREAMS.
The name came from the idea to support his wife's talents, thus it is BUY
ROMANCE--DREAMS!

She has two children, although they don't want you to know this.  They say
their mom is Martha Stewart.

Ginny has a compulsion about the pages F-G in any dictionary.  She tears
them out whenever she receives a new volume.  So don't ask her any
definitions of any word f-g.
We don't ask her about these pages, afraid she'd rip our f-g out and that
would hurt.

She's a natural red-head.  All the chemicals in the Clairol container
natural.

She's a great friend.  A really neat person.  We know this because she told
us so.
You'll like her.  She told me so.
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Ana Stuhr wrote:

> Hi all!!!
>
> My name is Ana and although I am not from Indiana, I "lived" there for
> about 3 months with my aunt and cousin.

Welcome Ana!  Which University are you attending and what are you studying?

BTW, I'm in the Writer's group with your adopted mum.

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Welcome Ana.

     I'm Ginny.  I'll let Marla explain about me.  This oughta be good.



Ana Stuhr wrote:

> Hi all!!!
>
> My name is Ana and although I am not from Indiana, I "lived" there for
> about 3 months with my aunt and cousin.  Marian-who so kindly informed
> me of this list is also my adoptive mummy.  Hi mum!!!
>
> I live in Nebraska and am a college student thanks to a full
> scholarship.  Anything else you would like to know?  E-mail me.
>
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> 17, 1998 at 8pm central time.
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I clarified:
>>She is my mum and *no* she has not traumatized me.  Jarod did with his
>
Marla recovered by smoothly saying:
>She is a good gal.  We like her.

I said:
>>ever so frightful Holloween costume ridiculing Squeaky!!!  Of all the
>>nerve <g>

Marla asked:
>LOL!  How old is Jarod?   He your son?

I *don't* do kids.  I don't want to ruin my perfect figure <g>  Well,
maybe for 1 special person who is close to my heart.  <g>

Anyways, I will let mum explain Jarod to you....

Besides, I am a starving college student, 22 yrs, with dreams of making
it to graduate school someday soon.  Personally I don't think I need a
kid between now and then but then again, you never know what can happen
between now and then.  Mum said that I should never do anything I would
regret without a ring on my finger  <g>

  Marian sort of challenged me to write a Sestina.

She has mentioned a Sestina before but I don't remember what it was
exactly.....Sorry mum!!!

>I wrote it and they put it in a book.  Not sure if it was pity, or
filler.
>Or, again luck.  It was so strange, they might not have known any
other>thing to do with it <G>.  I do like limericks, and haiku.  But,
again, I'm>not that great.

Mum seems to have trouble getting her books categorized or so she told
me.  That is her charm and I would have her no other way....


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>Marla so rudely <g> included me when she said:


HEY!  You know me <g>.

>She is my mum and *no* she has not traumatized me.  Jarod did with his


She is a good gal.  We like her.

>ever so frightful Holloween costume ridiculing Squeaky!!!  Of all the
>nerve <g>


LOL!  How old is Jarod?   He your son?

My kids are 2-15 year olds (one 16 in Dec, one 16 in Jan), 1 gal-13 in Feb.,
1 boy-10 in Nov. and 1 gal 6.

I like to write on religious stuff and humor.  Not much good in poetry.  I
try.  One of our members in our writer's group writes really good poetry.
She's a sweetheart.  I doubt I'd be able to compose such neat verse as she
does.  The others in the group do well, but she mostly writes poetry and
they write other things also.

I did have one poem published, and I assume it was ok.  But that was just
plain out-and-out luck.  Marian sort of challenged me to write a Sestina.

I wrote it and they put it in a book.  Not sure if it was pity, or filler.
Or, again luck.  It was so strange, they might not have known any other
thing to do with it <G>.  I do like limericks, and haiku.  But, again, I'm
not that great.

I'll get to rambling here soon, please stop me.

I also love historical books,and how-to's.  Been thinking about something
along those lines to work on.  I have been told to try my  hand at writing
romance novels.  That does not really hit me as something I want to do
though.  Frankly, I'd love to be able to peck out a book/story and make a
million dollars and that be it.

Been told so many times to "write what you know".  I know raising four kids
all these years was rough and diapers can stink.  Think there is much of a
market for that? <g>

You?

Marla


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Marla so rudely <g> included me when she said:
>I have also had the misfortune of being Marian's friend.  You ok?  Did
it>traumatize you too terribly bad?  :>)


She is my mum and *no* she has not traumatized me.  Jarod did with his
ever so frightful Holloween costume ridiculing Squeaky!!!  Of all the
nerve <g>


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>My name is Ana and although I am not from Indiana, I "lived" there for
>about 3 months with my aunt and cousin.  Marian-who so kindly informed
>me of this list is also my adoptive mummy.  Hi mum!!!


I'm Marla, mom of 4, parent of five.  Have various farm animals off and on.

Fairly new to writing for show, have always wrote though (like checks for
bills, explanations of why I can't pay a $500.00 bill when I only have
$2.00, why my child bit the neighbor dog...).

I have also had the misfortune of being Marian's friend.  You ok?  Did it
traumatize you too terribly bad?  :>)

Ok, we do get serious after a while.  Waiting for someone to bring up a
topic.

Marla








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Hi all!!!

My name is Ana and although I am not from Indiana, I "lived" there for
about 3 months with my aunt and cousin.  Marian-who so kindly informed
me of this list is also my adoptive mummy.  Hi mum!!!

I live in Nebraska and am a college student thanks to a full
scholarship.  Anything else you would like to know?  E-mail me.


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Watch the 3rd season premiere of THE PRETENDER starting Saturday October
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Ralph W. Cotton wrote:

>         Of course I remember you:  Met at the coffee shop in NA. Good to hear
from
> you.  I'm not sure how this listserv. program works.  Hope someone will
> explain before I hurt myself or some innocent bystander.

The listserv isn't too complicated.  What it does is to send a message to more
than
one person at one time.  When a message is posted to the list, it is
automatically
sent out to every person subscribing to the list.  Pretty neat way to have a
discussion.

         T



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Dirk Griffin wrote:

> Ralph was first to post, I just had something set wrong.
>
> Here is his first posting for all to see.
>
> Dirk
>
> -- Any day you can wake up without a chalk outline around your body, is a
> GREAT day. --
>
> -- Les Brown --
>
> ----------
> From: "Ralph W. Cotton" <rcotton@...>
> To: <dirkg@...>
> Subject: Saludos
> Date: Tue, Oct 13, 1998, 2:25 PM
>
> Sounds good to me:
>
> We haven't met, but I've read your work in the Southern IN. latest
> collection, and enjoy it.  Looking froward to meeting you.
>
> RC

Saludos, RC!  Glad to have you aboard.

         T



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>Too late!  I've been hit by list-serv fallout!  Might never walk again...
Or be able
>to do the dishes.  ---Yeah, that's it!  Can't lift the dishcloth!  All
because of
>Ralph's reckless list-serv driving.


OH! MAN!  I totally missed that one!  Yipes.  And I could have used that for
an excuse tonight!  I done done the dishes and cooked.

I did increase our life insurance, so I did grab the warning.

Marla

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> Of course I remember you:  Met at the coffee shop in NA. Good to hear from
>you.  I'm not sure how this listserv. program works.  Hope someone will
>explain before I hurt myself or some innocent bystander.


Works fine, it's just the folks writing in it :>)

We are supposed to be talking writing related stuff, but (believe it or
not),some of the members seem to be shy.

Ginny just finished her script.  I'm getting ready to send out some queries
(to which I supplied a sample copy and NO ONE responded to it.  So, it must
have stunk), uh, Joy is having an art showing this weekend(?), Dirk is
playing Snow White, but we all know differently about that, Tami is up to
about 5'7", Glenda has sent off her Amber story,  Marian her SOME DISPUTED
BARRICADE (we called it her SOB story), Jeannine, not sure what she is up
to.

Plus, we are supposed to encourage each other and discuss writing
"thingies".

Don't worry about getting hurt, but watch out for Ginny's sky falling.

Marla


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Ralph W. Cotton wrote:

>         Of course I remember you:  Met at the coffee shop in NA. Good to hear
from
> you.  I'm not sure how this listserv. program works.  Hope someone will
> explain before I hurt myself or some innocent bystander.

Too late!  I've been hit by list-serv fallout!  Might never walk again... Or be
able
to do the dishes.  ---Yeah, that's it!  Can't lift the dishcloth!  All because
of
Ralph's reckless list-serv driving.

Ginny

>
>
> RC
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Of course I remember you:  Met at the coffee shop in NA. Good to hear from
you.  I'm not sure how this listserv. program works.  Hope someone will
explain before I hurt myself or some innocent bystander.

RC

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>    Cisco Kid--- He was a friend of mine.  ...or maybe that was Crisco Kid.
>He sure was one slippery devil...


Hey, e-mail me privately and tell me about the Crisco kid.  Marla

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Hombre,

     Cisco Kid--- He was a friend of mine.  ...or maybe that was Crisco Kid.
He sure was one slippery devil...

Greetings and Welcome!

Ginny

Dirk Griffin wrote:

> Ralph was first to post, I just had something set wrong.
>
> Here is his first posting for all to see.
>
> Dirk
>
> -- Any day you can wake up without a chalk outline around your body, is a
> GREAT day. --
>
> -- Les Brown --
>
> ----------
> From: "Ralph W. Cotton" <rcotton@...>
> To: <dirkg@...>
> Subject: Saludos
> Date: Tue, Oct 13, 1998, 2:25 PM
>
> Sounds good to me:
>
> We haven't met, but I've read your work in the Southern IN. latest
> collection, and enjoy it.  Looking froward to meeting you.
>
> RC
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>Ralph was first to post, I just had something set wrong.
>Here is his first posting for all to see.


Ohh, pant.  Pant.  Ok, let me scroll down.


>We haven't met, but I've read your work in the Southern IN. latest
>collection, and enjoy it.  Looking froward to meeting you.


DANG!  I wish you'd written that TO ME <g>.

Hi Ralph!  Not much going on in here as of yet.  Hopefully, something will.

I'm Marla Bilbrey.  We have met, but it wasn't outstanding on my part, so
you wouldn't remember.  Gee, I see the others each week and they still don't
know who I amount to in public.

Marla

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Ralph was first to post, I just had something set wrong.

Here is his first posting for all to see.

Dirk


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GREAT day. --

-- Les Brown --

----------
From: "Ralph W. Cotton" <rcotton@...>
To: <dirkg@...>
Subject: Saludos
Date: Tue, Oct 13, 1998, 2:25 PM


Sounds good to me:

We haven't met, but I've read your work in the Southern IN. latest
collection, and enjoy it.  Looking froward to meeting you.

RC
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