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#866469 - 09/07/08 12:49 PM At long last...Home.
Doc Lightning HOP Mad Doctor Registered: 28/05/01 Loc: San Francisco, CA	The color of the light is right. The feel of the air is right. The smell is right. The people are right. The buildings are right. The general air is right. It's just all so...right. I am in San Francisco. After one seemingly endless year of waiting, desiring, yearning, hoping, praying, begging time to just speed up... ...the plane landed today and the lady next to me must have thought I was crazy because I was grinning ear-to-ear. As of 12:15 today when the wheels of my plane touched down at SFO, I am a resident of San Francisco. I've come home. And I feel... happy. _________________________ -Mike )'( Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella "If I do go to heaven when I die, I'll look around and say 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco!'" -Herb Caen
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#866470 - 09/07/08 02:04 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: Doc Lightning]
KaelGotRice Basu gasu bakuhatsu - because sometimes buses explode Registered: 21/07/03 Loc: Angel's Landing, USA	Good god Doc, you landed at a crappy time. It's actually 102 degrees F here in East Bay! And the air quality is crappy! Now we must hang out! I'll hit you up PM since I missed you in NYC - though I did get to meet the old man and Mrs. Moles _________________________ To do: More Firedrums 08 video? Wildfire/US East coast fire footage LA/EDC glow/fire footage Fresno fire <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ubbrollsmile.gif" alt="" />
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#866471 - 09/07/08 05:22 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: KaelGotRice]
Doc Lightning HOP Mad Doctor Registered: 28/05/01 Loc: San Francisco, CA	Written by :KaelGotRice Good god Doc, you landed at a crappy time. It's actually 102 degrees F here in East Bay! And the air quality is crappy! Now we must hang out! I'll hit you up PM since I missed you in NYC - though I did get to meet the old man and Mrs. Moles Yeah, even at 15,000 ft AGL it was already getting hazy. The city was beautiful, though, at 85F and dry, rather than New York's steamy humidity that makes you feel sick and feverish as soon as you step out of A/C. And yeah. Hit me up in PM with yer digitz. Edited by Doc Lightning (09/07/08 05:49 PM) _________________________ -Mike )'( Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella "If I do go to heaven when I die, I'll look around and say 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco!'" -Herb Caen
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#866472 - 09/07/08 05:39 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: Doc Lightning]
roarfire Carpal \'Tunnel Registered: 08/07/04 Loc: Melbourne	That's great to hear Doc! There's no place like home _________________________ .All things are beautiful if we take the time to look.
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#866473 - 09/07/08 09:05 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: roarfire]
Pogo69 there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness Registered: 06/04/06 Loc: limbo	YAY...!! congrats doc... I've only ever been O/S once... for 4 weeks to the U.S, lots of years ago. and san francisco is the only place I visited that I felt I could live in. assuming it hasn't changed too much in the last 15 years, it's a fabulous place. and has the most incredible classical guitar shop I've ever seen!! _________________________ --pogo (pat) [forever and always]
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#866474 - 10/07/08 10:20 AM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: Pogo69]
CaffeinatedKatie cool, calm, collected, and combustible. Registered: 29/01/05 Loc: Salem, OR, USA	I <3 San Francisco-- congratulations and mazeltov and whatever else is appropriate. Plus a little dash of good natured jealousy.
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#866475 - 10/07/08 12:12 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: CaffeinatedKatie]
Doc Lightning HOP Mad Doctor Registered: 28/05/01 Loc: San Francisco, CA	It really hadn't hit me yet... ...except just now I was driving across the Bay Bridge and suddenly, there, right in front of me was the city skyline, including the Transamerica Pyramid all glittering in the sunlight. Suddenly I broke out in this huge, ear-to-ear grin. I LIVE here! _________________________ -Mike )'( Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella "If I do go to heaven when I die, I'll look around and say 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco!'" -Herb Caen
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#866476 - 10/07/08 03:37 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: Doc Lightning]
georgemc HoP GM Registered: 16/10/06 Loc: Christchurch	now all we need to do is make sure there's a Marmite shop conveniently located for you and you will be in heaven!! Ah well, I guess you can't have absolutely everything can you!! runs and hides while Mike's confused and too happy to worry overly much _________________________ Written by: Doc Lightning talking about Marmite in Kichi's Intro thread I have several large jars of the stuff. I actually like it... a little. And don't tell anyone I admitted to it. </blockquote><font class="post">
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#866477 - 10/07/08 07:39 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: georgemc]
Doc Lightning HOP Mad Doctor Registered: 28/05/01 Loc: San Francisco, CA	ambushes George with an obscenely large tub of Nutella crepes I went on a date tonight. We went to my favorite Middle-Eastern place in the world, which is called Kan Zaman. It's on Haight Street right down from Amoeba Music. They have belly dancing there, too. And hookahs (tobacco, for those of you who are wondering; it may be SF but it's not LEGAL). I used to go there every few months when I was in college, but it was such a trip all the way up from Stanford. Now it's a 10 minute walk from my apartment. _________________________ -Mike )'( Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella "If I do go to heaven when I die, I'll look around and say 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco!'" -Herb Caen
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#866478 - 19/07/08 11:02 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: Doc Lightning]
Doc Lightning HOP Mad Doctor Registered: 28/05/01 Loc: San Francisco, CA	Infected Mushroom played at 1015 Folsom tonight. I danced until 3:30 AM Go ahead. Ask me if I like it here. I dare ya. _________________________ -Mike )'( Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella "If I do go to heaven when I die, I'll look around and say 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco!'" -Herb Caen
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#866479 - 19/07/08 11:43 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: Doc Lightning]
Neon_Shaolin hehe, 'Member' huhuh Registered: 13/07/05 Loc: Behind you. With Jam	Now all you need to do is go ring Amistad Maupin's doorbell And setup couchspace for me next year (or something...) _________________________ "I used to want to change the world, now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity..." - Lotus Weinstock
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#866480 - 20/07/08 12:51 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: Neon_Shaolin]
Doc Lightning HOP Mad Doctor Registered: 28/05/01 Loc: San Francisco, CA	Written by :Neon_Shaolin And setup couchspace for me next year (or something...) One of these? _________________________ -Mike )'( Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella "If I do go to heaven when I die, I'll look around and say 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco!'" -Herb Caen
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#866481 - 20/07/08 03:47 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: Doc Lightning]
NYC NYC Registered: 26/08/01 Loc: NYC, NY, USA	Written by :Doc Lightning The feel of the air is right. The smell is right. The SMELL is gone! That's it. I couldn't put my finger on it... I know you're going to keep beating it into my heads how much you like San Fransisco but I'm glad you found "Home." Hopefully, you'll find a boy soon so we can hear you giggle about more interesting things then some cold foggy overrated city. _________________________ Well, shall we go? Yes, let's go. [They do not move.]
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#866482 - 20/07/08 10:58 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: NYC]
Doc Lightning HOP Mad Doctor Registered: 28/05/01 Loc: San Francisco, CA	Written by :NYC I know you're going to keep beating it into my heads how much you like San Fransisco but I'm glad you found "Home." Hopefully, you'll find a boy soon so we can hear you giggle about more interesting things then some cold foggy overrated city. Y'missed Infected Mushroom, biotch. _________________________ -Mike )'( Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella "If I do go to heaven when I die, I'll look around and say 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco!'" -Herb Caen
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#866483 - 22/07/08 03:28 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: Doc Lightning]
NYC NYC Registered: 26/08/01 Loc: NYC, NY, USA	Written by :Doc Lightning Y'missed Infected Mushroom, biotch. Um... don't care. But I know exactly what you mean about driving over bridges. There's something very regal about driving over a beautiful bridge into the city you love. I feel that way every time I drive home from Brooklyn. And now... a song. Just campy enough for my taste. Feel free to put it on loop. Thank you very much... don't forget to tip your waitresses. _________________________ Well, shall we go? Yes, let's go. [They do not move.]
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#866484 - 22/07/08 03:50 PM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: NYC]
fyrespirit Naked Moon Dancing Lady Registered: 27/08/06 Loc: The wrong place	Doc, if you like the belly dancing, you should check out Ultra Gypsy...they're absolutely wonderful!!! Our class does alot of their combos in choreos. Glad you're feeling at home. Now if only I could get back home to the land of Oz, all would be right in the world. _________________________ "Absence is to love what wind is to fire...it extinguishes the small, enkindles the great." --Comte Debussy-Rebutin
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#866485 - 23/07/08 07:08 AM Re: At long last...Home. [Re: NYC]
Doc Lightning HOP Mad Doctor Registered: 28/05/01 Loc: San Francisco, CA	Written by :NYC But I know exactly what you mean about driving over bridges. There's something very regal about driving over a beautiful bridge into the city you love. I feel that way every time I drive home from Brooklyn. Over that bridge that has been labeled "Structurally Deficient" by the American Society of Civil Engineers and that the City, like so many other things, seems to take no interest in repairing? That Brooklyn Bridge? Actually, when Durbs and Mrs. Durbs came to NYC, I took them on the N train over the Manhattan Bridge (It's the N/Q, right?). The view is amazing from that bridge. The problem with Manhattan is that you need to leave it to see it properly, or you need to have friends in high places (literally high places; with rooftop views). My two favorite places for viewing the Manhattan skyline were on top of my friend Jumanne's apartment building in Hell's Kitchen and from Roosevelt Island. If you haven't taken the tram across to Roosevelt Island, I strongly recommend packing a picnic basket and making a summer evening date of it. And my heart is in San Francisco. Has been since 1996 when I first moved here. Difference is that now I'm here with it. _________________________ -Mike )'( Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella "If I do go to heaven when I die, I'll look around and say 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco!'" -Herb Caen
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