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Was it was absolutely wonderful? Ah, yeah. Can't really find the words to express how WICKED a time we all had.
I do have to share an e-mail that a friend sent to me in response to my relating of the Boston story:
It may be difficult to stop you from floating on air after your wonderful time with John Kerry, heck I'd vote for somebody as down to earth as that. Anybody that drinks beer with my favorite democrat has to be all right, and he paid too, wow and double wow. You couldn't get a glass of water from Bush. Ok so you've converted me I'm a Democrat.
I might be mistaken about who said what at the pub. I'd be a horrible witness if ever called on to be one. But here is something I think JK said. It may have been someone else, so correct me if I'm wrong. Free beer. Floating on Cloud Nine. Shocked from being an honored guest of Teresa Heinz. These are major excuses. Anyhow here's what I sort of remember:
Something about a "ripple affect" and "keep up the good work."
I also remember discussing Freepers with a couple of Kerry associates and being surprised that they didn't know what a Freeper was. Did anyone introduce the term to Senator Kerry?
JK was asking questions about blogs and the Internet he seemed very interesting in hearing what everyone had to say. He talked, but he listened a lot too. I think he was trying to pick brains about the state of things out there in the wild and woolly blogosphere. However, I didn't hear all the details and the brains he was picking were probably pretty pickled by the time the Senator arrived at the pub. We had a head start and the beer was free.
The best part of the whole adventure was that we were there to support Senator Kerry on his birthday. Teresa was very happy because she got to surprise her husband with something that apparently touched him deeply. His job is pretty thankless most of the time and I think it meant a great deal to him that people came from all over the country to snowy Boston just to show him that we appreciate him. The fact that Teresa arranged this, probably made him even happier. He seemed to love the surprise and the tribute. Teresa seemed very excited to be able to do this for him and for us. Very sweet lady.
As one very wise woman kept telling me when I was about to bolt and run from stage fright:wink:, "It's not about us, it's about Senator Kerry." That was so very true, which was what was so touching about the entire evening. He has worked so damn hard and has gotten nothing but a load of crap for his troubles. To me, this entire excursion was really all about showing appreciation to a great leader on his birthday. The fact that he left his home (where he had guests) to come out to say "hello" at the pub showed that this really meant something to him. He seemed very happy. And that is the bottom line here: the Senator had a good birthday and we got to be part of that.
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