Tad wrote:

I lived in London for years and the only person who smiled at me in public had no teeth, smelled like the floor of a brewery, and was peeing down his own leg at the time.

Thank god I've had my teeth done, you may not recognise me should our slightly damp paths ever cross again.

Only kidding, I'm a chirpy friendly northerner, we always have a smile for strangers, and we're working on the incontinence.  What's wrong with smelling like a brewery by the way?

I predict a Yea!

*que Monty Python voice*

Stop that!

Ni!!!

It's half past eleven and I'm in my garden taking pictures of hopefully the horsehead nebula in orion's belt, and you say us brits don't know how to have a good time, and I already have a shrubbery thanks.

It's not the temperature of the beer, it's the presence or absence of beer that makes for fun.  Beer=fun.  No beer=no fun.  Warm or cold does not come into the equation.

(By the way, this equation presupposes "beer"=actual beer, not some slightly flavored water fermented in huge quantities by one of America's old fascist brewery families.)

On another topic, I'm very reassured to know that in a time when people might be distracted into thinking that global warming, the middle east in complete chaos, or a faltering economy were problems America should be worrying about, our Republican presidential candidates are spending their time keeping us focused on the real issue: are Mormons really Christians.

Bless you, gentlemen.  Huckabee for president!  He kept our boys out of Salt Lake City!  (But kicked the hell out of Provo.)

This reminds me of something i heard last year:

"Good beer, good life!"  (copyright: unknown railway staff member)

[ December 13, 2007: Message edited by: rms ]

I'm definitely due for a Mitteleuropean trip.  I hope this year.  Don't blame me -- the publishers have to bring me over.  With the hideous burden of dogs and children, I can barely afford to travel to the next town over.

And even THEY don't see a lot of me...

So, Tad, any idea how much the average best selling author travels?  I'll bet you're on the high end of that bell curve.

Or how about the Mittelofthedesert? Or Mittelofnowhere? Mittelofthevalleyofthesun?

I agree with Jaime about the rest.

just wanted to say that i finally finished Tailchaser's Song and that i put it on my imaginary "shelve of fame". Thanks,Tad,for writing such wonderful books:)
*drops a courtsy*

one question though:what colour is pouncequick?i reread,and reread,but didn't find a word about what he looks like,or did i miss it?*scratches head*

I'm definitely due for a Mitteleuropean trip. 

If you promise to speak proper English until you come, we promise to teach you proper German once you are here!

Oh my God, it's been so long since I've said hi! So, hi Tad! Your travelogue is fabulous.

(And Hi everyone-not-Tad)!

I thought of you when the kids around the school (I'm a Montessori school secretary) started talking about a book series called Heroes enough for me to notice - it seems like a Tailchaser's Song meets Yu-Gi-Oh.

Then I imagined your son reading it, and my brain just couldn't wrap around that. It just seemed too weird, like the idea of J.M. Barrie's children reading Disney Princess books.

[ December 16, 2007: Message edited by: Marian ]