Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> The only thing worse is invitees simply not showing up at all when they
> have accepted an invitation. This has happened once to me in a big way. I
> invited 4 friends, who knew each other well, to a dinner party for the
> evening. They all accepted with delight. On the evening of the dinner no
> one showed up. I had planned a fairly elaborate menu. After nearly two
> hours had passed, I called one of the party to learn that the 4 of them had
> decided to do something else that evening. Needless to say, they never
> received another invitation.
>
Ohmygawd. I would be LIVID! What inconsideration...but even worse
because it was multiplied by four. Did they ever mention it or make amends?

Oh pshaw, on Sat 24 Nov 2007 12:35:58p, Goomba38 meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> The only thing worse is invitees simply not showing up at all when they
>> have accepted an invitation. This has happened once to me in a big
>> way. I invited 4 friends, who knew each other well, to a dinner party
>> for the evening. They all accepted with delight. On the evening of
>> the dinner no one showed up. I had planned a fairly elaborate menu.
>> After nearly two hours had passed, I called one of the party to learn
>> that the 4 of them had decided to do something else that evening.
>> Needless to say, they never received another invitation.
>>
> Ohmygawd. I would be LIVID! What inconsideration...but even worse
> because it was multiplied by four. Did they ever mention it or make
> amends?
>

They "claimed" they interpreted it as a casual "stop by for dinner if you
can" sort of invitation. It clearly was not. They barely apologized and
abruptly dropped the subject. It never came up again, nor did they make
amends in any way. I saw them socially on occasion after that, but NEVER
at my house.

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: 11/24/07

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On Nov 24, 1:46 pm, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> Oh pshaw, on Sat 24 Nov 2007 12:35:58p, Goomba38 meant to say...
>
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> >> The only thing worse is invitees simply not showing up at all when they
> >> have accepted an invitation. This has happened once to me in a big
> >> way. I invited 4 friends, who knew each other well, to a dinner party
> >> for the evening. They all accepted with delight. On the evening of
> >> the dinner no one showed up. I had planned a fairly elaborate menu.
> >> After nearly two hours had passed, I called one of the party to learn
> >> that the 4 of them had decided to do something else that evening.
> >> Needless to say, they never received another invitation.
>
> > Ohmygawd. I would be LIVID! What inconsideration...but even worse
> > because it was multiplied by four. Did they ever mention it or make
> > amends?
>
> They "claimed" they interpreted it as a casual "stop by for dinner if you
> can" sort of invitation. It clearly was not. They barely apologized and
> abruptly dropped the subject. It never came up again, nor did they make
> amends in any way. I saw them socially on occasion after that, but NEVER
> at my house.

You should have named names.
This is a pretty funny public exchange that took place in StL's local
tabloid:

http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2006-...rs-column/full
and my reply:
http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2006-...rs-column/full

Glenn's original letter was in response to the paper suggesting our
show as a place to be:
http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2006-...appenings/full

Of course, I am "a vindictive son of a bitch"
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
>

--Bryan

Oh pshaw, on Sat 24 Nov 2007 03:00:59p, Bobo Bonobo(R) meant to say...

> On Nov 24, 1:46 pm, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>> Oh pshaw, on Sat 24 Nov 2007 12:35:58p, Goomba38 meant to say...
>>
>> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> >> The only thing worse is invitees simply not showing up at all when
they
>> >> have accepted an invitation. This has happened once to me in a big
>> >> way. I invited 4 friends, who knew each other well, to a dinner
party
>> >> for the evening. They all accepted with delight. On the evening of
>> >> the dinner no one showed up. I had planned a fairly elaborate menu.
>> >> After nearly two hours had passed, I called one of the party to learn
>> >> that the 4 of them had decided to do something else that evening.
>> >> Needless to say, they never received another invitation.
>>
>> > Ohmygawd. I would be LIVID! What inconsideration...but even worse
>> > because it was multiplied by four. Did they ever mention it or make
>> > amends?
>>
>> They "claimed" they interpreted it as a casual "stop by for dinner if
you
>> can" sort of invitation. It clearly was not. They barely apologized
and
>> abruptly dropped the subject. It never came up again, nor did they make
>> amends in any way. I saw them socially on occasion after that, but
NEVER
>> at my house.
>
> You should have named names.
> This is a pretty funny public exchange that took place in StL's local
> tabloid:
>
> http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2006-...rs-column/full
> and my reply:
> http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2006-...rs-column/full
>
> Glenn's original letter was in response to the paper suggesting our
> show as a place to be:
> http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2006-...appenings/full
>
> Of course, I am "a vindictive son of a bitch"
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
>
> --Bryan

Can't say that I blame you! :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Sat, 11(XI)/24(XXIV)/07(MMVII)

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On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:00:59 -0800 (PST), "Bobo Bonobo(R)"
> wrote:

>On Nov 24, 1:46 pm, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>> Oh pshaw, on Sat 24 Nov 2007 12:35:58p, Goomba38 meant to say...
>>
>> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> >> The only thing worse is invitees simply not showing up at all when they
>> >> have accepted an invitation. This has happened once to me in a big
>> >> way. I invited 4 friends, who knew each other well, to a dinner party
>> >> for the evening. They all accepted with delight. On the evening of
>> >> the dinner no one showed up. I had planned a fairly elaborate menu.
>> >> After nearly two hours had passed, I called one of the party to learn
>> >> that the 4 of them had decided to do something else that evening.
>> >> Needless to say, they never received another invitation.
>>
>> > Ohmygawd. I would be LIVID! What inconsideration...but even worse
>> > because it was multiplied by four. Did they ever mention it or make
>> > amends?
>>
>> They "claimed" they interpreted it as a casual "stop by for dinner if you
>> can" sort of invitation. It clearly was not. They barely apologized and
>> abruptly dropped the subject. It never came up again, nor did they make
>> amends in any way. I saw them socially on occasion after that, but NEVER
>> at my house.
>
>You should have named names.
>This is a pretty funny public exchange that took place in StL's local
>tabloid:
>
>http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2006-...rs-column/full
>and my reply:
>http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2006-...rs-column/full
>
>Glenn's original letter was in response to the paper suggesting our
>show as a place to be:
>http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2006-...appenings/full
>
>Of course, I am "a vindictive son of a bitch"
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
>
>--Bryan

from the 'beat happenings':

St. Louis band the Bonobos are four punk-rock homosapiens described on
their stlpunk.com page thusly: "Their leftist approach to opposing
uptight white men and all they stand for is nothing short of
militant." Anarchy, ho! These infectious primates will be damning
Ronald Reagan to hell on Friday, May 12, at 9 p.m. at the Way Out
Club[...]

how avant-garde, how punkily brave, to put a man in his place who's
been dead for two years. boy i bet his ears were red!

also, way to pimp your band and yourself responding to a completely
unrelated post.

your pal,
blake