Magswrites: > Ive learned so much .. not only about Joni herself, Ive lived into what it means to > be a part of a real community comprised of intelligent, funny, warm, sexy, sassy, > sweet people from all over the world.
I agree with everything you said, Mags, and with the post from Jimmy that prompted your reply. I met with a very good friend of mine from Argentina (Wally, AKA the Birthday Fairy) the other night in Boston and had a wonderful time. Now I know most of you probably think of me as a suave, cosmopolitan type, flitting from one continent to another, but I am really just a provincial New Englander at heart. Fact is, before I joined this list I didn't even KNOW anyone from Argentina! Now I've met all kinds of terrific people -- from New Orleans to New Zealand! I would go out of my way any day of the week to meet any JMDLers I've never met before if they came to Boston, or if I traveled to their neck of the woods, or at a Jonifest. I'll never forget when Walt came to visit me when I lived in Rhode Island. We sat down and talked like old friends right away. I've learned here that a friend of Joni's is a friend of mine. The love and caring Mags talks about it real. I almost left the JMDL after my first week or so because there was a flame war going on and I also felt like an outsider. But then my (now) great friend Ashara told me to stick around, that it would change. It did, and I'm still here. I just hope it continues to be the incredible place it has been. --Bob NPIMH: Me, softly weeping . . .
