KOEB 8-15-05

[RevCheesehead]

Hello, Keith-lovers! :loveya:

[Clark2008]

1. So, where is he tonight?

:(

[RevCheesehead]

5. Hi, Clark.

I have no idea.

LOVE your Wes picture! :)

[Clark2008]

15. Doesn't Wes look gorgeous there?

A dear friend of mine took that at the Clinton Day Dinner in Clark County, Ark (doesn't that sound ominous?).

[RevCheesehead]

2. Who is this woman, and what did she do with Keith?

:cry:

[CC]

3. All I have to say after a hello to ya'll

is...

[crispini]

7. LOL!

Very good! Although cut him some slack, last time was sick leave after all, sort of.

[CC]

10. but, but, but its not

even Allison. Dunno who this one is.



Great landing by the Navy pilot though.

[crispini]

12. I don't even remember seeing her on MSNBC daytime

although I don't watch it much.

[CC]

13. Did they even say her

name? I was rushing arounding trying to get stuff done before Keith.

[crispini]

14. I missed the first few minutes too.

[CC]

16. I could of taken my time

had I known. Maybe sometime they will name her.

[RevCheesehead]

20. Yeah - I just took my time and ate dinner.

Of course, you know they're flooded with letters of concern about Keith, hoping his health is OK.

[CC]

24. Mine would show concern

and berate Kaplan for stressing him.

[Berry Cool]

38. Yeah, the frowny faces always make me laugh but

going go gung-ho with them last time and it turned out he was having problems, I feel too guilty.

We have to give him real credit, people. After all, if you look at the day he actually got that tumor removed, it was not on a vacation day, it was the last Friday he was on before this past one. I just watched my tape of it again, and you never would have known. He was in his usual jolly snarky mood and everything. One would never have guessed he was spitting up blood right before he went on air. Which I guess just goes to show that it's possible to read too much into what one sees on TV, and possible to not see something surprising at all.

[gkhouston]

67. I don't hang on to my tape that long, so I didn't have that Friday

by the time he'd come back. My memory of that Friday was that there wasn't anything untoward about his demeanor. I guess it isn't only actresses that can act, although Gidget needs to work on her poker face.

And speaking of poker faces, I can recall times when Musto was on and got in a great slightly off-color zinger and KO's facial expression didn't change at all; the only thing that would give him away was a creeping flush underneath the makeup. I remarked on this once, after Patsy or Miami posted the newsletter around lunchtime, noting that Musto would be on that night and was amused to see KO with an extra-heavy layer of makeup that evening -- no telltale blushes!

[Berry Cool]

90. Aw, but we love it

when Keef blushes...

Anyway, just for a brief memory refresher, it was the night he ended with the Bigfoot story.

[RevCheesehead]

8. What is Gizmo doing in your avatar?

Yawning, or screaming?

Nice to have ya with us, CC. Did you get the deck finished? :hi:

[CC]

9. In the real picture was

yawning though can pretend he was screaming tonight. And no to the deck but have all the 4x4 and supports in and a very little decking on. But Terry's vacation time was up so back to Fridays and Saturdays on it. Though as I was toe nailing the supports todays I was cussing him.

[crispini]

4. Who's this chick? I just got here.

Neither Alison nor Alex?

[RevCheesehead]

22. Hey, Crispi

Why don't you apply for the job as Keith's replacement? Er, I mean, sub. You would bring snark.

Oh, her name is Amy Roebock.

[crispini]

41. Hee!

I'll settle for appearances on KOEB puppet theatre. (Insert offcolor joke about 'playing with sticks' here). :evilgrin:

[Berry Cool]

51. Playing with sticks is better

than running with scissors.

[RevCheesehead]

54. Some people are so greedy.

When only ONE stick would do. :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

68. I'd go for Crispi

in a platonic way, of course. :evilgrin:

Why can't we have Monica? We want Gidget! We want Gidget! She's got snark and brains.

[Catchawave]

6. Hiya's....

Where's keefer? Dang.

[RevCheesehead]

23. Hi, Catch.

What's new in Catch-land?

[Catchawave]

26. Hey Rev.....:)

We landed that Navy plane okay today.....whew, only a few miles from my house, so usually they dump their fuel on my roof....LOL. He must've have been circling over the Bay today.

So hows'it going in Cheese-Land :hi:

[Catchawave]

28. Nice Cindy segment.....

sans politics, eh?

Countdown is still a good show ! Miss the Keef, but hey, it's not Fox or CNN spin either :)

[RevCheesehead]

29. Gives a new meaning to "Catch", doesn't it? :)

It just got humid again. When the wind stops, the humidity builds up. But it's very cool, so it's bearable.

[crispini]

11. well, this gal has great hair,

but I'm finding that necklace a little too "teenage" for the news, for some reason

[RevCheesehead]

25. She's doing a pretty good job.

Her voice doesn't get in the way of the stories, and you can actually understand what she's talking about. She won't let the focus be HER. Well done, Amy.

[crispini]

42. Yeah, she did OK.

Although the fact that the entire last bit was the monkey bit again -- slow news day, ya'll? :7

[Clark2008]

17. I have news....

Ahem... cough, cough...


Gavin is moving in with me.

He actually wants to marry me, but I'm a little too gun shy for that after only dating him three months - even though I pretty much know he's the right guy.

So, in an effort to prove to me how much he means it, he's moving in. My stove is old, so he, being the gourmet cook he is, is buying me... erm.. us (gotta get used to saying that) a newer, fancier one.

His plans are to pay most of the bills while I pay off my debt. Use my money to fix what needs to be fixed around here and then, when I finally let him marry me, we can sell this place and get a bigger one.

I can go along with that. LOL!

Seriously, though, he's a great guy. I just need to give it a little more time to make sure I don't make a mistake twice. No harm in that.

And - I told Ramzey that Gav was going to give him the little VCR/TV in his room at his place so Ramz could watch movies in his bedroom (I won't allow cable in there, yet) and Ramz came straight home and cleared a place on his dresser for it. :)

[CC]

18. You go girl

:woohoo: Sounds like Gavin is great and you are being smart. (BTW left gift suggestions/help at the end of Friday's thread) It may take some adjusting all the way around but I am betting you three can do it and make it work.

[RevCheesehead]

19. Good move, Gavin.

"You can have my TV." :rofl:
Don't forget to put a lock on the bedroom door. ;)

[Clark2008]

21. The bedroom door already HAS a lock and we've used it.

LOL!

Gav already stays here four or five of seven days, so, other than moving stuff around, putting some of both of our things in storage and bringing his clothes over, it's not going to be all that different.

Tonight he's at his house. His roommate and he are going to the landlord's to take him off the lease. His roommate's brother is moving back to Knoxville, so he's thinks his roommate will just get his brother to move in with him and Gav won't leave him hanging.

But, once he gets settled in, I probably won't blog as much for a while. I love you guys, but cuddling next to Gav on the couch while whetting my appetite with the Keefer is oh-so-much fun!! :loveya:

[SharonRB]

55. BTW -- I should have said in my other post...

that's a fabulous picture of Clark. Perhaps the best I've seen yet. He really is very handsome.

[Berry Cool]

33. Congrats, Clark

I am sincerely happy for you, even if I don't sound it.

At least Keith returns tomorrow night--this Amy person just said so.

I'm just so depressed about him being gone (of course now every time he's gone we will WORRY ABOUT HIM SO) and on top of that, I worked so damn hard today that I worked late, left my keys on my desk and was locked out of my apartment.

Oh well, at least I wasn't stuck listening to Keith on my XM until I got let in...*sigh*

But really, I'm glad for you. :-)

on edit: fixing the poor woman's name...why did I think she was a Lisa?

[Clark2008]

37. Awww.... Berry.

:hug:

However, I do know about karma. Mine sucked a mere three months ago and I'm FINALLY getting the GOOD end of the deal.

Keep on keepin' on, baby!

[CC]

45. Hi Berry

Glad you made it into your house. Ouch on forgetting the keys though.


On the frowny face pickets, works when Keith is sick too, I was frowning when I found out he had the tumor. And well I look at it as a way to show how much he is missed.

Maybe you called her Lisa cause she is another cookie cutter blond tv person? Sometimes they seem interchangeable. Besides they are saying in anther thread that she called peace protesters unpatriotic over the 4th of July.

[Berry Cool]

56. But aren't the frowny face pickets being a bit mean

by not being willing to give Keith floaties when he might be sick?

As if he has any choice?

I know I'm overreacting. Now Keith's got carte blanche to run off to his baseball games any day of the week and I'll be sitting here saying "Don't get mad everybody, he might be sick." *sigh*

Anyway, re Amy...did she REALLY call peace protesters unpatriotic? If so, I know who's not getting any floaties from me, and it ain't Keef!

[CC]

63. Nah not meant to be

mean and well he isn't here to collect his floaties. And as much as he did have a scare, then give us all a scare. he did say he got a clean bill of health. So going to believe him there. Course he may still be having trouble healing and of been told to keep his mouth shut for a few days. I just wish they would give us some warning when he is not going to be on. Then it wouldn't be such a shock to the eyes and ears.



On Amy because I've never seen her but according to this thread she did.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4360186#4360283

[Berry Cool]

91. Imagine, Keith having to keep his mouth shut for a few days.

In his world, I believe that qualifies as Abu Ghraib-caliber torture.

[gkhouston]

94. and that, more than anything else

is what had me worried during his last "vacation" week. That he wasn't doing voiceovers or blogging frequently made me hope he'd gone to a sandy beach far away (from Aruba!), but I didn't really believe that had happened...

[Berry Cool]

96. I was going to say, if he'd disappeared the same time as Natalee

the obvious answer to two mysteries would have appeared simultaneously: "Elopement."

:rofl:

Sorry, I shouldn't laugh. I feel bad for the girl. But I also think it's a shame her story is so disproportionately covered on the cable news.

[gkhouston]

71. well Berry, to lift something you said a couple of weeks back,

if Keef gets torqued about the pickets he'll just have to line us up and spank us. :P

(Given how taken you seemed with that idea, I hope that will bring a smile to your face. All I know is that you brought this up in a thread headed with Keith's "come here" picture, so now every time I see the "come here" picture I'm not too thrilled with the idea of being beckoned! :rofl:)

[RevCheesehead]

74. what's wrong with a good spanking?

Hmmmm??? :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

77. nothing

if I'm not on the receiving end. :-)

[RevCheesehead]

79. Hey - don't knock it till you've tried it.

After all, you never dreamed you'd love thigh-highs, right?

[gkhouston]

82. and you're assuming...

:evilgrin:

'course maybe with the right person... :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

[Berry Cool]

92. That's right...he'll have to line us up and spank us...

...now where DID I put that picket sign???? :evilgrin:

[Berry Cool]

97. Keeping with the practices faithfully followed by Keith

I am feeling the need here to address this topic with a classic quote from Monty Python...just think of you or me as Dingo, everyone else as the KOEB, and Keith as our noble Galahad.

Dingo: You must spank her well, and after you are done with her, you may deal with her as you like... and then... spank me.
All: And me. And me too. And me.
Dingo: Yes. Yes, you must give us all a good spanking.
...
Dingo: And after the spanking, the oral sex.
Galahad: Well I could stay a bit longer...

[crispini]

43. Cool!

congrats! :)

[SharonRB]

52. Just got here, as I was watching the Six Feet Under

special wrap-up. Glad I didn't bother with CD, as KO was gone anyway. This Amy whats-her-name didn't seem to have much snark from the little bit I saw.

Clark -- that's great news! Mazel Tov. I'm so happy for you.

[gkhouston]

69. good news (not that we're exactly falling down in surprise)

:7 and good for him for understanding that you need a little more time before you make it legal. Ramzey may need that time, too.

[RevCheesehead]

27. Yea! Cindy makes it on Countdown again.

I just sent a short letter to Countdown, saying "After Keith's cancer scare, I can't help but be concerned about Keith's absence. Sending thoughts and prayers Keith's way, along with the rest of the Countdown staff." Then included a note of appreciation for Amy's good job tonight. :)

[Catchawave]

34. Very nice note.....

:hug:

[RevCheesehead]

36. Aw, thanks, chickee.

:hug: To The Ties That Bind! :toast:

[Muffstser]

30. Ruh Roh. Where's KO? Did Kaplan drop the boom?

Given what he's dealing with, he can have all the time off he needs. I'm only concerned that Kaplan will take advantage of it and can him.

[Berry Cool]

40. Here's my small worry, even though he's back tomorrow.

His absence today doesn't appear to have been planned--it wasn't in the newsletter. Then again, it could be they had to do some scrambling today to figure out who was going to replace Keith and if they couldn't say who, they decided to skip the issue altogether.

I just worry, is all. :scared:

[RevCheesehead]

31. Crispini - are you still smoke-free?

*crosses fingers*

[crispini]

46. Yes, even though I HAD A CAR WRECK

over the weekend. I came home shaking and I wanted to go straight for the emergency cigs I have hidden in the Victrola but I had a bunch of neighbors over at the place for a zoning meeting and by the time they'd helped me get the groceries out of the trunk (I was rear-ended, and the trunk wouldn't open at first) and gotten inside and I'd had a beer and we talked about setbacks, petitions, and facade materials for an hour and a half -- after that, I didn't need one. I really wanted one, though. My back still doesn't feel too hot.

[RevCheesehead]

53. Oh, shit. Are you OK?

If the pain persists, get to the doctor. Better safe than sorry.
(and while you're there, you can get a prescription for that bong - um, I mean nicotine inhaler.)

How's the car?

[crispini]

60. The bumper and the trunk are screwed up.

At least it's driveable. More than I can say about my back, ha! :7 I'll go to the doc tomorrow, probably.

[RevCheesehead]

62. You didn't hit a mattress, did you?

At least you can still get around (sort of). Lousy break, though. :(

[crispini]

64. LOL.

No mattress, just rain and bad drivers. :eyes:

[gkhouston]

76. go to the doc

better to get it checked out early on and be told it's nothing. And if you're thinking about getting some sort of prescription to help you quit, it would be a natural opportunity to ask.

[Berry Cool]

57. Aw, man. Poor crispi!

Glad you're OK, though, and also glad that you have remained smoke-free. That's the spirit!

No one ever said it was going to be easy. You're just learning the difference between "want" and "need." That's a good thing.

[crispini]

65. man, if those neighbors hadn't been there, though,

I would've SO lit one up. Yup. :P

[gkhouston]

78. yeah, you would have

and we would have told you to get your sorry ass back up on the wagon and try again. You've quit before. This time you've just got to quit... longer. Real long. Real, real long.

[RevCheesehead]

83. Nope. You just gotta quit "for today."

Then you repeat.

[Berry Cool]

93. That's right. Your quitting only has to be from day to day...

...and we're ALL day to day!!!! :-)

[WolverineDG]

61. i'm proud of you for that

do go get your back checked out. you may need an adjustment/massage or maybe something more. don't worry about the insurance company thinking that you're faking it....the "real" fakers are the ones who scream "whiplash" or "back pain" immediately afterwards...takes a while for the adrenaline to wear off & the owies to start. :)

dg

[crispini]

66. thanks

will do. So sorry to hear about your furbaby. :hug::grouphug:

[Muffstser]

75. It's the Mercury retrograde, going out with a bang!

I'm not normally into astrology, but this I totally believe. Too many bad things happen during the retrograde. Thank Gawd, it's over!

[crispini]

80. I thought the same thing.

yay! it's over!

my August has certainly been eventful.

[WolverineDG]

86. got a couple more hours to go, crispy

THEN THIS DAMN MERCURY RETROGRADE WILL BE OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

thank god.

dg

[CC]

84. Just saw this about

your getting rear ended. Definitely get the back checked thoroughly. Also shouldn't the rear ender's insurance supply a rental car to you? You are going to have to get yours fixed and should not be left without wheels. Just don't give them a choice. Hope you get to feeling better and having a whole car soon.

[Muffstser]

32. HE'S BACK TOMORROW! WOO HOO HOO!

Makes my day!

[RevCheesehead]

35. Hey, Muffs...

Are ya doing better tonight? :hug:

[Muffstser]

70. A little bit. Thanks, Rev!

It's the uncertainty that makes all this so hard. The job market out here really sucks. (Thanks, Dubya)

[RevCheesehead]

72. Right now, everything about the economy sucks.

Even those with jobs are feeling the pinch... and not just on gas prices, but on everything caused by rising gas prices. This is true for all non-profits, who rely on donations to get by. People just don't have anything extra to give.

You'll be in my thoughts and prayers. You're a winner, and any place would be lucky to see that in you - they'd snatch you up in a heartbeat. :)

[RevCheesehead]

39. OK, where's that drinking game?

Because we're getting a repeat story - about monkeys.
But it is nice to hear Keith's voice, isn't it? :loveya:

[Berry Cool]

48. It sure is, but when I heard there was going to be a monkey tribute

I thought "Oh boy, it's another Top Story Rerun Night." Zzzzzzz.

But damn, if it's the only way to hear Keith...

You know what else I wanted to point out? The day he got that thing removed is the same day he did the Oddball story about the beer truck that overturned...and he did the whole story in that goofy monster-truck voice. I have absolutely NO idea how or why he did it that way. All I can do is shake my head and think "You are amazing."

[WolverineDG]

44. well, this sucks

big time. today was one of the worst days of my life. i had to put lizzie to sleep. the cancer that i was told she didn't have, but turns out she did, got to be too much for her this weekend. she fought like hell...the vet even noticed it & i wanted to smack her & tell her "see i wasn't kidding when i told you this cat didn't act like she was in that much pain" but i was crying too hard. in the end, it was a relief...she had been through so much in 3 short months & was down to 5.4 lbs from 13 lbs that she was last year...anyway, i was really looking forward to salvaging my day by watching keith on countdown...well, it's probably health-related for him, so i won't bitch...too much. either way, this day sucks. ::sigh::

oh, i'm going to crawford to stand in a ditch on friday & saturday...anyone want to join me? a friend is donating a tent...bring your sleeping bag...

dg

[crispini]

47. Awwww.....

:hug:

i might be down Saturday. kinda depends on various ride and health related things. like, if i have a driveable car and can sit for three hours. :)

[RevCheesehead]

49. Oh, no!

DG, I'm so sorry. :hug:

God knows I understand what you're feeling. The pain is horrible, and I wish with all my heart I could ease that for you.

Thank you for being there with her, and giving her all your love.
(PM me if you need to talk)

[CC]

50. Sorry to hear about

Lizzie.

[SharonRB]

58. I'm sorry about your cat, DG

Send Cindy hugs from the KOEB. What she's doing is wonderful.

[Berry Cool]

59. Oh no, Wolfie.

I am so sorry. From the bottom of my heart. I just ache for you.

You know, aside from Clark's good news this has been a pretty crappy time for people, hasn't it?

I can't make it to Crawford, but a lot of people are going to be thinking of you if you go. Good for you. :hug:

[Muffstser]

73. Oh, Wolfie, I am SO sorry...

I know nothing I can say or do will make it better. Know you're in my prayers, though, okay? And someday...a while from now...a little furry face will look up at you, and say "so...I'm here. I'm cute. What took you so long? When do we leave?" And you'll take that precious furball home, and you'll feel whole again.

[gkhouston]

81. oh, I'm so sorry

:hug: to you and your furbaby. Sorry your vet was a clueless idiot.

[WolverineDG]

85. well i wouldn't call her a clueless idiot

she was very concerned about lizzie & went the extra mile with her. she's even taking her up to sa to be cremated this week when she goes up there, which she doesn't have to do. i'm kind of the mind that the body is just a shell, but even if i didn't want to bury her, i didn't want her body thrown in the trash either. the only other thing i could possibly fault her on is comparing my cat & her will to fight to live w/george w.....maybe i misunderstood her, but i said simply, "that cat's too good to be compared in anyway to HIM."

strangely, i'm at peace with it. the sadness comes & goes, though, of course, but right now, i feel peaceful.

dg

[gkhouston]

87. I was working from "the cancer I was told she didn't have

but she did". Comparing the cat to W... eeyew. I'm glad the vet is going the extra mile to have her cremated. And yes, it is something of a release to take that final step after seeing them waste down to almost nothing, although saying goodbye is painful. It's only been a few weeks since I accompanied a friend to the vet to have one of her cats euthanized and it was painful for me as well, since I'd known the cat all her life.

[WolverineDG]

89. well, actually the kind she had was hard to get a read on

the doctors (i eventually got referred to a doctor in san antonio who is awesome btw...if i ever move back there i know which vet i'm using) did the tests they needed to do, but when the tumors are too hard to get a proper biopsy, the results can come back to appear to be a necrotic infection. so that's what i was initially told she had, but when i came home from my trip 2 weeks later, she still had the lump on her leg & that's when the vet knew for certain it was cancer as it should have gone away with the antibiotics.

dg

[gkhouston]

95. ah... a kind of cat cancer

Mary's critters haven't had (yet). There are some great specialty vets here in Houston, too. $$, but wonderful folk and really love animals.

[Clark2008]

88. Hey Rev!!

Lookie what gorgeous hunk of man is coming YOUR way!

August 30: General Clark will be in Madison, WI
Start: Aug 30 2005 - 12:00am
Description:
General Clark will be attending the following events in Madison:
WesPAC fundraiser - more information to follow
12:00 Fundraiser for the Wisconsin Democratic Party at the Inn on the Park. For more information please contact Linda Chappetto at 608-255-5172

See that beautiful smile in person, now, will ya!?