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Thanks for your reply and clarification, BG.balcony girls wrote:. .I certainly never intended my reply to be taken as " exclusionary " . . I only meant to be polite by responding to a question . .Quiet and Shy wrote:Personally speaking, this is a post I found exclusionary...I don't know the intent but it implied secrecy and basically said "I'll only share with somebalcony girls wrote:. .shhhhhh . .ches4me wrote:Is there any chance he will recieve it before the aspen gig?
. .we're really trying to keep the when, where and who part " Hush-Hush " . .just in case Jimmy has some spies here searching for info . .
. .want it to be a reeeeally B I G surprise . . ! !
...whats this 'surprise' business?? If Mr Buffett or anyone around him ever reads BN, the preparation of this gift has been well known to them for months!!! Surprise seems unlikely
. .we'll spill it as soon as we can, promise . .
. .of course . . a pm would be safe . . incoming . .
I agree
As long as the book still exists there's always plan B, C, etc. and I'm confident the good faith effort will be made to get it to him when the appropriate opportunity exists.
...and if we didnt pick someone too perpherial to trust with this important responsibility, Mr Buffett should receive it by tomorrow, when he's in Washington for the Pelosi thing. I mean, I'm assuming, in the absense of any info, that we used someone like Charleston or Mike Ramos or someone with real contact with Mr Buffett, and they should surely be able to reach him by tomorrow, no??
. . in a perfect world . .our plan to have Savannah give the book to Jimmy in the pre-Aspen interview, so that BN would be a highlight . . but. . that did not happen . .
. . as far as the " surprise " . we all know Jimmy has known about this . . but never had a clue as to the when, where and by whom . . that's the surprise I was describing . . that, and to actually hear the words that followed his
. .and would gladly have shared that via pm with anyone . .
. .again. . sorry if I offended . . it was not my intention . .
As I said before...the JOURNEY is in itself becoming quite a story! BOTH the real and imagined!!! Personally I prefer the imagined!Quiet and Shy wrote:balcony girls wrote:Thanks for your reply and clarification, BG.Pleasin & Teasin wrote:. .I certainly never intended my reply to be taken as " exclusionary " . . I only meant to be polite by responding to a question . .Quiet and Shy wrote:Personally speaking, this is a post I found exclusionary...I don't know the intent but it implied secrecy and basically said "I'll only share with somebalcony girls wrote:. .shhhhhh . .ches4me wrote:Is there any chance he will recieve it before the aspen gig?
. .we're really trying to keep the when, where and who part " Hush-Hush " . .just in case Jimmy has some spies here searching for info . .
. .want it to be a reeeeally B I G surprise . . ! !
...whats this 'surprise' business?? If Mr Buffett or anyone around him ever reads BN, the preparation of this gift has been well known to them for months!!! Surprise seems unlikely
. .we'll spill it as soon as we can, promise . .
. .of course . . a pm would be safe . . incoming . .
I agree
As long as the book still exists there's always plan B, C, etc. and I'm confident the good faith effort will be made to get it to him when the appropriate opportunity exists.
...and if we didnt pick someone too perpherial to trust with this important responsibility, Mr Buffett should receive it by tomorrow, when he's in Washington for the Pelosi thing. I mean, I'm assuming, in the absense of any info, that we used someone like Charleston or Mike Ramos or someone with real contact with Mr Buffett, and they should surely be able to reach him by tomorrow, no??
. . in a perfect world . .our plan to have Savannah give the book to Jimmy in the pre-Aspen interview, so that BN would be a highlight . . but. . that did not happen . .
. . as far as the " surprise " . we all know Jimmy has known about this . . but never had a clue as to the when, where and by whom . . that's the surprise I was describing . . that, and to actually hear the words that followed his
. .and would gladly have shared that via pm with anyone . .
. .again. . sorry if I offended . . it was not my intention . .
Hopefully Jimmy will have the book soon.
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The places that this book has been to in my mind........ 
But it really would have been better if the people that actually took the time to contribute were informed of the "secrets" without having to ask.balcony girls wrote:. .I certainly never intended my reply to be taken as " exclusionary " . . I only meant to be polite by responding to a question . .
. . in a perfect world . .our plan to have Savannah give the book to Jimmy in the pre-Aspen interview, so that BN would be a highlight . . but. . that did not happen . .
. . as far as the " surprise " . we all know Jimmy has known about this . . but never had a clue as to the when, where and by whom . . that's the surprise I was describing . . that, and to actually hear the words that followed his
. .and would gladly have shared that via pm with anyone . .
. .again. . sorry if I offended . . it was not my intention . .
Those of you who know me well know that I very seldom I lose my cool but I am very close to it at this point y'all...Pleasin & Teasin wrote:Ok, lets not call it 'secrets' as that seems to bring forth blank stares from the committee.
You have told us what you think we need to know. At this point, we need to know much more...we need to know everything you know except specific names (tho, given the success of things, i doubt anyone would ever try to follow this path, so knowing names wouldnt hurt anyone either)
For instance, using A, B, C, or 1, 2, 3 instead of names, what exactly has
happened to our book??? Did A get it to B? where and when, and if not, why not? Did B get it to C? same questions....and so on, along the chain of possession......did someone fall into a snow drift or get drunk and run off with the maid...what went wrong, at what point???
Do you know who has the book now? Do we know whether it is safe?? what contacts have you had with whoever has the book? what were they? when was the last one? what explanations if any have you gotten?
In other words, stop worrying about those folks and think of US...and tell us what has happened, what is happening, and what your best guess is as to what will happen---enough of 'we know whats best, children'...and some information.
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what MacPhin saidMacPhin wrote:OMG!!!! People, people. calm down. ( breathe)
i am just as anxious, curious etc etc as you all, but really.
jimmy will get his bday book and i'm sure he''l love it. however, you must admit that when this whole thing started to take place you must have known that there was a good possibility that we would never know ...
a.) who the handlers are/were
b.) that we may never hear from bubba about his gift
of course all of us would love to see/hear the reaction but being the celeb he is, this comes with the territory. ACCEPT IT.
please don't be mad at me for stating the obvious and voicing my opinion... it's just that bg, tiki, ejr, sunseeker and anyone else involved have done us a HUGE favor. without them, this would not have happened.
with all of this bickering it may never happen again ( that's if we wanted it to). we owe everyone involved gratitude and our patience.
try as i am to just be satisfied with the fact that bubba is getting a really special gift and and you are part of it.
now, smile and continue on with YOUR life...because as he said on leno years back..we ( parrotheads ) need "to get a life".
off my soap box now.
With all due respect! The book will get to Jimmy when it is supposed to get there!sunseeker wrote:Those of you who know me well know that I very seldom I lose my cool but I am very close to it at this point y'all...Pleasin & Teasin wrote:Ok, lets not call it 'secrets' as that seems to bring forth blank stares from the committee.
You have told us what you think we need to know. At this point, we need to know much more...we need to know everything you know except specific names (tho, given the success of things, i doubt anyone would ever try to follow this path, so knowing names wouldnt hurt anyone either)
For instance, using A, B, C, or 1, 2, 3 instead of names, what exactly has
happened to our book??? Did A get it to B? where and when, and if not, why not? Did B get it to C? same questions....and so on, along the chain of possession......did someone fall into a snow drift or get drunk and run off with the maid...what went wrong, at what point???
Do you know who has the book now? Do we know whether it is safe?? what contacts have you had with whoever has the book? what were they? when was the last one? what explanations if any have you gotten?
In other words, stop worrying about those folks and think of US...and tell us what has happened, what is happening, and what your best guess is as to what will happen---enough of 'we know whats best, children'...and some information.
yes it is safe..
we do not know if it has made it to Jimmy yet..why....because the people doing us a FAVOR lead busy lives and cannot keep us updated...quite honestly the person delivering it to Jimmy MAY not have had the opportunity...
And YES...I will continue to WORRY about the folks who went over and beyond to help us do something special....they deserve our respect and I WILL maintain their privacy...
and NONE of us has taken the attitude of "we know what's best children"
You want to know the plan....as it was stated by CINDI in a previous post...
the book was fed ex to point A....Point A sent it to Point B...and the blizzard hit...it was delayed...Point B is to get it to JImmy...we have NO contact with Point B....to maintain his/her privacy...only Point A has contact with this person...
And there has been a little thing called Christmas and New Years where people have spent time with their families and I'm sure getting our book to Jimmy was the LAST thing on their minds as it should be....
and if she can't get something delivered to someone, who can?) And Now Shannon is upset! You gotta be kidding me.....Pleasin & Teasin wrote:Ok, lets not call it 'secrets' as that seems to bring forth blank stares from the committee.
You have told us what you think we need to know. At this point, we need to know much more...we need to know everything you know except specific names (tho, given the success of things, i doubt anyone would ever try to follow this path, so knowing names wouldnt hurt anyone either)
For instance, using A, B, C, or 1, 2, 3 instead of names, what exactly has happened to our book??? Did A get it to B? where and when, and if not, why not? Did B get it to C? same questions....and so on, along the chain of possession......did someone fall into a snow drift or get drunk and run off with the maid...what went wrong, at what point???
Do you know who has the book now? Do we know whether it is safe?? what contacts have you had with whoever has the book? what were they? when was the last one? what explanations if any have you gotten?
In other words, stop worrying about those folks and think of US...and tell us what has happened, what is happening, and what your best guess is as to what will happen---enough of 'we know whats best, children'...and some information.
You folks did a great job getting the book assembled and we are ALL VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT!!! You have the thanks and gratitude of every one of us. We know how hard you worked, at a diffiult time of year, to make this happen, and we have nothing but praise and thanks for each of you!!!!
With all due respect, however, this is something else....this was not just your project....it needed and involved everyone of us who contributed. and we deserve some answers at this late date.....no one is going to want to use this particular chain another time, given its notorious lack of success to date.
.....what the heck is happening???
uh huh... it's tainted mineSchoolGirlHeart wrote:if I were in his shoes and read the bickering going on in this thread, it would be quite liable to taint my opinion of the book.....
Pleasin & Teasin wrote:
In other words, stop worrying about those folks and think of US
WOW.... I've never seen such a selfish post ... 
the best thing said yet, except it's more like 12 minutes.... there was a day a few years ago that jimmy's toes were in 5 different times zones in one day.parrothead216 wrote: He**, fault Jimmy, he can't stay in one place for 22 minutes so that the book can catch up to him!
i soooooooo agree. when he receives it, he may not want to look at it for a while because of all this s**t. it's been spoiled. it's makes me sad.Tiki Bar wrote:uh huh... it's tainted mineSchoolGirlHeart wrote:if I were in his shoes and read the bickering going on in this thread, it would be quite liable to taint my opinion of the book.....
