Can't make the party, but I will be in your neck of the woods for a meeting on Wednesday. If you have some stale chips and warm beer leftover, let me know! ;-)

We probably will, Brian. ;-)

hmmmm, tempting, I might come down. School is out and so hanging around MSU is getting pretty boring.

I'll be there, but after some deliberation, I've decided to celebrate my own birthday instead of yours. :)

Now you're just rubbing it in some more...

Dean, I'm tempted. I live in Farmington Hills, so I certainly can't use distance as an excuse. Put me down as a "maybe"?

I won't be able to make it, sadly, but I trust you all will have a wonderful bloggy time - and take & post plenty of pix, too.

And...Dean, you were born in a truly great year -- ah, 1966...the year of Star Trek, The Monkees, and also my birthday. In the words of Frankie, "it was a very good year."

Ah, another Esmay party! Excellent. At last, that stupid injunction filed by your neighbors after the last party has has expired. I can't wait!
BTW: Has the llama recovered suffciently?

Paul:

Do you mean the llama that busted his leg when the garage blew up?

Or the other llama...?

If Ara is in....it will be hard to keep me away. Got to check my work schedule though. Dude, if we drive up from Texas, you better have at least one cold domestic for me!

Tim

Cold domestic? No problem. I understand Magenta will be coming, and she can be very cold. Yet still lots of fun.

Dean,

"THE MAN WAS TALKING ABOUT BEER!!!!"

Tim

ps: You know what is great about being born in 1966? You always know what Super Bowl number is took place this year. (Hint, it's the same as our age.)

Tim:
I'll be there. I only live about 20 minutes away.

I can't be there, but I made a point of mentioning it in your song.

A firm maybe. I don't know what would stop me, but then I never do.

Is this open to any Michigan blogger? I was rather hoping not to be in the country at that time, let alone Ann Arbor, but it looks like I shall be around after all.

Would love to come, if possible.

I'd like to come too, and bring a couple of friends who also blog from the Peoples Socialist Republic of Ann Arbor, if you let us tree-townies come!!!! maybe we could bring a case from the Arbor Brewing Co.

Ara,

I was referring to the llama that got hurt in that "unfortunate incident" when someone (who shall remain nameless) started seeing double and decided it would be a cool idea to try and create a pushmepullyou

Paul:

That must be why I remember two llamas.

Beware - you might see me.

I don't know, folks over at Conrad's (gweilo diaries) sound more wretched and villainous :-)

Dean's World is positively family friendly in comparison...much more intellectual and discussion oriented.

At Conrad's we just trade bawdy lines in the comments, end encourage him to post shots of his latest conquest.

But damn I wish I had a plane ticket to Michigan!

My birthday is the 16th, and some friends are throwing me a 40th BD party on the 19th, so it'll be party time all over!

Blech...after all the blog help, I feel the need to bring copious amounts of booze for ya, Dean. That and it sounds like great fun.

Of course, being in CT kind of precludes that...but have a blast!

Damn..we could be neighbors. I haven't had a vacation in almost 3 years, and it's planned for that week. If I'm not in Alaska or the Rocky Mountains..I'll definitely be there.

"Wretched hive of scum and villainy"?

What in hell are they talking about, your party or metro Detroit?

Arnold Harris
Mount Horeb WI

Take your pick. Question is, are you coming?

Happy b-day ... one of my best friends since HS is a July 19 boy.

My Bday is on the 23rd. I suggest you postpone the party until then, oh and send me travel fare via Paypal.

Dean,

Happy birthday. I am interested in attending your party on July 19th. Would you please e-mail me directions replete with your address?

Respectfully,

Kevin Brehmer

Dean

It's a bit of a trip for me, so that day I'll just get really drunk here at home and have one sided conversations with myself.

Arnold:

You are entirely too funny for words!

"Wretched hive of scum and villany" refers, of course, to Detroit.

...which is why Dean moved here.

I'm just saying.

Dean,

Would you please shoot me either your address or your phone number?

KevinB

I'll be camping at the tip of the thumb that week-end, Best Wishes on your birthday.

Dean & Rosemary:

First of all, it is incredibly generous of you to throw open your doors to what could be a party of epic proportions.

I will not be attending, but thanks anyway.

If you are ever in the VT area, I would be pleased to host you, but don't expect a den of iniquity.

PS- Consider adding the Bad Decision/Good Result thread to the Best of- Dowdifying Scalia. That is where it seemed to start.