Just added heidi and karen as hosts of Drool... if I spelled the names incorrectly or they need to be capitalized or changed, please let me know...

Heide is spelled like this and Karen is spelled like that

Congratulations again, Heide and Karen. We have resources for the support of hosts, and one of the best of these resources is Kitchen Manager. There is also an online guide for hosts accessible from the Spring's main page. We'll be happy to happy you and the drooleurs.

"happy you" sb "help you"

and, they have now been listed as hostesses as Heide and Karen, again if this is wrong, let me know...

Let the hosting begin!

Amen to that!!! Welcome again, Karen and Heide, may you the drool last forever!! hee hee:)

Thanks, Terry and Kitchen Manager, but nothing looks any different. Checked out the Web Hosting section from the Home Page, but didn't see anything about how to delete messages, start new topics, etc. Need help :-( SOS

okay, heide and KarenR are now listed as hostesses of this here conference... if things don't look different now, please let me know...

OK, I see a retire and kill button at the top. What about to start a new topic? Two other things: email and a place to load pictures that will be linked to various Drool topics. Don't we need a subdirectory? or access to an existing one? *pushy, aren't I?* (that's rhetorical)

Also something called a public_html file????

okay, okay...you should already have a Create Topic button... the rest I'll set up as soon as I can...

the Creat Topic button is the fourth button, first row...

Oh, e-mail me a password to use when I create your requested directories...

(LisaJH) The party was great: drag queen heaven, if you know what I mean. :-) Indeed, I do ;-) There's nothing like the Halloween parade in NY--absolutely nuts. It was fun being the token straight female. *sigh* I know the feeling. It seems to be my lot in life ;-p I was having a wonderful time until I realized the "girls" (as they called themselves) all looked better in their dresses than I did in mine�..::sigh:: LOL! The trick is to hang out with guys who know they can't look like Marilyn Monroe. One of my best friends is the possessor of an unusual face and a wicked sense of humor. Instead of going for pretty, he goes for hilarious. I think my favorite was the year he dressed up as Baby Jane and carried around a nearly life sized, soft sculpture Joan Crawford doll he made. Honey, I was cryin'! ;-D I have a picture of that somewhere, I should really try to find it--you'd love it.

(LisaJH)But isn't it also great to have friends who are fun to be with, possess great style AND can cook? Hey, I can cook!!! (LisaJH)LOL! Oh, Nan, you MUST find the picture! ditto...

(LisaJH) But isn't it also great to have friends who are fun to be with, possess great style AND can cook? Let's not forget the part where you don't have to worry about what you look like ;-) am trying to remember the name of the documentary about the drag sceen in NYC. I have never seen it, but have heard it is really good. Have you seen it? For some reason I think it has the word *wig* in its title.... Wigstock? I haven't seen it, but I do have a couple of friends who were there for the filming. Since everything is fun for them, it's hard to tell when something is especially good...bless their happy hearts ;-) (LisaJH)LOL! Oh, Nan, you MUST find the picture! (wer) ditto... I'm looking...I'm looking...

Hey you guys, I found it ;-)

my online life is now complete... thanks, Nan!

Damned attractive!! ;-p

What a pair of Dolls.....They sure hid the" kitchenette".

Isn't he a hoot? You have to be a brave man to walk around like that ;-p

Nan, I have been out of town on business for the past week, and I must say that seeing this photo was well worth the wait!!! LOL! What a screamola! :-P Ah, now I MUST rent Wigstock (yes, this was the movie to which I was referring). Thanks for the laugh, Nan.

Anytime, m'dear. Now, I think I'll disable that link. He wouldn't be a happy camper if he knew the whole world could see it...or maybe he would. It's hard to tell, ya know? ;-p

I knew I should have copied it for a rainy day... :-(

Read this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000576481449931&rtmo=Q9SOxzxR&atmo=Q9SOxzxR&pg=/et/99/5/3/nmel03.html You'll get a laugh!

Incroyable! I wonder how big the cucumbers are?

Ladies, we will be using this Topic for Gi's Bridal Shower. I will ask everyone to bring a dish that you think CF might have eaten that we might enjoy as well. All the preparations will be done here and I look forward to hearing from the firthettes. We want all the gifts listed here too. We may be able to coordinate a chat time as well for the shower as soon as we set a date. Gi, where are you planning to honeymoon? If it's Spain be careful, they're growing "one size fits all" vegetables. ;-))

Yippee!! "A party is a party, but a bridal party...Ummh?" I have no idea what i'm bringing yet, this will require serious thought... how does a life size cardboard cut-out of Colin sound? Or are you more a china girl? BTW- Karen that was SO FUNNY!!!! :)

I always wondered why I avoided the melons altogether and went for the grapes, instead! It had nothing to do with flavor, I gather =P

Now we know the *real* reason Pamela Anderson Lee had her breast implants removed. Now I can sleep at night she says with tongue planted firmly in cheek. Sorry, Moon, this has nothing to do with Gi's shower (or does it? I'll bring the melons).

This is just the kind of spirit I look for when organizing a party.

Other than Spam Pate' (I actually got the recipe yesterday during the softball game!) and Poi, what else would you like me to bring? How about fresh white pineapples? These are very mild and sweet and are never commercially exported. Flowers? We have over 22,000 varieties of orchids and leis in anything from exotic protea to Plumeria and tuberose and gardenias.

Hi Everybody...Glad we are getting started...lots to do. Talked to Nan this weekend...(we're meeting for lunch end of May in NY)I told her about the shower. She is willing to do anything **after** Tuesday when finals are over. I feel she'll come up with something clever on the day of the party....maybe she should be in charge of the cake...!! **** No Poi , Marcia :-) But how about a pikaki lei . V. dainty. Second, a plumeria one . I bet you can find a pic of these to show the firthettes. We should have a theme for gifts.... (Moon).... bring a dish that you think CF might have eaten Maria...in THOTP. Actually, I want to "have what she had"....

SB: I have no idea what i'm bringing yet. Or are you more a china girl? I read somewhere that in England one could buy P&P (and Darcy) related china, pot holders, coasters and other things. Does anyone in Britain know anything about this? Maybe I could bring a wet linen shirt (sorry, no CF inside though!)

Evelyn, Pikake it is. several strands like the lady in front of me wore yesterday. It looked like ivory and smelled like heaven. Actually, they make lovely bridal leis, or garlands to drape over a prayer book or altar. And Plumeria. Plumeria was my first lei, and just inhaling the fragrance makes the original feeling of really being in Hawaii come back to me Deep red ones smell like cinnamon! I choose the yellow with white tips because they are the most fragrant. Oh, and we must have white ginger leis, too. The most ezquisite fragrance a flower ever had. Lovely and feathery, they tend to bruise, but would be lovely on the tables around the candles or down the center.

Yes, Ma'am, No poi. I agree, Nan should have the cake to play with, clever and creative computer lady that she is. Perhaps the outfit du jour for the event would be a damp linen see-thru shirt?!

So happy to hear that Nan will be free to join our party. I'm looking forward to all her creative ideas. :-) Marcia, I love the idea of all of us wearing leis. I can just close my eyes and smell them. Very festive indeed! Ladies, we must continue working on the menu. I'll be researching "la cucina Umbra," for those dishes he probably enjoys. Of course, with desert we will have his favorite amontillado to drink.

Hallo ladies, glad to meet you here ;-) Please pretty please, no eels or oysters, spam or poi... Or I'll hurry home and eat my dog's food :-( I love the leis idea! Lidya, your wet shirt will be a treat- even without him in it! (S B Robinson)Or are you more a china girl? Ummm...I don't know... Which would fit better inside Lidya's shirt?

I promised you on 113 that we would not dreamof corrupting your taste buds with things unmentionable and/or inedible. Only the finest for our lovely Gi =)

Gi, it's so nice to have you drop by. We still want to know where you will be honeymooning.

Hmm... the life size cardboard cut out of Colin it is! And since Lidya's bringing the shirt, I'll make sure its the shirtless version. Er... is anyone planning on bringing a pair of Darcy Breeches? ;)

(Moon Dreams)We still want to know where you will be honeymooning. So do I! So far, it's a mystery.I'd like somewhere in Europe, Italy or Scandinavia. Antonio wants Thailand or Brazil [I don't mind either :-)], but we haven't decided yet.

How about Italy? Umbria, perhaps? Whoops, it's your honeymoon! That will not do! Never mind!

(SBR)And since Lidya's bringing the shirt, I'll make sure its the shirtless version. I gotta tell you, SB, that is about as nekkid as you can get. A shirtless shirt. Hmmmm...Who shall model this item. Is it like the Emperor's New Clothes? =P

Yes...yes...I know!!! He is going to be a cutout with a bare torso? Could we bear to cover it - even briefly - with a shirt of any kind?!

Maybe Nan can do a trick or two. It is a happy thought indeed to have a cutout of ODB at the shower. Let's all wear indelible lipstick. I still need to hear more food suggestions. Gi, your honeymoon ideas all sound great.

Moon: I still need to hear more food suggestions. What sort of food do you have in mind? Darcy related or contemporary food?

Yes fill us in on the "Foodie theme" and we are more than happy to oblige.

BTW do we also have a colour scheme in mind , to co-ordinate everything or did I miss that bit?

Haven't been to a bridal shower in years, but there used to be *themed* showers? One involved having to get something for different rooms of a house or hours in a day. Do people still do those types of things? Could be interesting. Will think about menu items later. Something Colin has likely had? hmmmm. We know he visits the Colonel! ;-D

Hmm... menu item... Chocolate flavored condoms? or, would that be catagorized under 'gifts'? :)

Chocolate flavored condoms? or, would that be catagorized under 'gifts'? :) Kitchen gift

(Lydia), What sort of food do you have in mind? Darcy related or contemporary food? We have a theme for the food. We will have food that Colin might eat. That's why I'm checking into Umbrian cuisine but there is still so much left. Think of his movies and the UK, Calif. (might he like sushi?), etc. Go to it!

I just got here for that CC, we were all posting at the same time! Somehow, I doubt he has tasted those.

Oops, meant to write "kitchen appliance" ;-)

(Moon) Somehow, I doubt he has tasted those. Didnt he buy some a couple of years back? or is that just a rumor? (Karen) Kitchen Appliance LOL! And ever so much more exciting than a toaster! :)

Yeah, Susan, but he still wouldn't have "tasted" them! hee hee:) Or else, we hope not;p

ROTFLOL!!! Anyway going on with the theme---- Paul Ashworth likes curry (great scene , you will love it when it comes) so we should have some of that for sure!!

But of course NOT Vindaloo, because as we all know, you can't use certain "kitchen appliances" when you've had one!!!

(Karen) Oops, meant to write "kitchen appliance" ;-) (Moon) Somehow, I doubt he has tasted those. Too funny. (Lizza) But of course NOT Vindaloo What's that? (I do get the drift of its effects). Colin liked shellfish when he lived in Canada.

Colin liked shellfish when he lived in Canada. But I thought we were picking out food that he ate in his films. In 3DOR Walker had "tirami....squid" in his rucksack. Think anybody will have seconds?

But I thought we were picking out food that he ate in his films. Not only, also what he might in Umbria, UK, LA and his films. We know he loves cr�me brul�e, I think we can skip the tirami squid. ;-)

(Moon) I think we can skip the tirami squid. ;-) We have a tasty dried variety of squid over here called Tako. When someone asks you if you like it, better be sure of how they are spelling taco / tako. It is very chewy and tasty on hiking trips, but in closer quarters it is pungent. I send my son "Care" packages of such things for holidays and his office mates have forbidden him to bring it to work. They do not like the fragrance, apparently =P I also am curious about Vindaloo. Sounds like a port-a-potty!!!

but in closer quarters it is pungent...I send my son "Care" packages of such things The same son to whom you send care packages of Spam? He must have *some* sense of humor :-D

Vindaloo is just a spicy Indian stew. What are it's side effects that would be problematic? ;-)

Karen, thank you for the Vindaloo definition. Come to think of it, there might be some connection between a spicy stew and the need for relief from its outcome ;) My Son is a Geologist. They eat weird stuff. On one hike he backpacked tins of Beenie Weenie (Thinly sliced vienna sausages in baked beans) which he heated for supper for us over a lava flow (Jiffy-Pop Popcorn also works well on lava flows!). It sits on my shelf as "disaster" food in the event we are without electricity for a period of time and cannot cook. It is not something one would just open for lunch when other things are available. He really likes that smelly tako. Like Limburger cheese, it smells terrible but tastes good. My favorite nasty to send home to the most refined people is little elegant rice crunchies mixed with tiny dried whole fish (sunken eyeballs and all). My sister used to have me send her some whenever she was entertaining folks whom she did not care for much, but were in the business. Its dish usually emptied last, and she found the little fishies in all sorts of odd places the next morning!

Don't you wonder what surprise he has in store for me for Mother's Day?! Speaking of which, Happy Mother's Day to all who have little ones (two or four legged varieties included).

(Marcia)... tins of Beenie Weenie Yuck!!....Right down there with Spam and Poi. Hey...how about teriyaki beef jerky, that's not half- bad. (Esp. washed down with a MaiTai!!!)

ROTFLOL...(Evelyn)Right down there with Spam and Poi. You're right about that! Especially the direction of the place on the list of edible items. He is also into "tuna pucks", which is a flat tin of tuna whacked onto a plate and eaten as is. He ate fried chicken and pot roast when I fed him. Where did he go wrong?! =P Hey...how about teriyaki beef jerky, that's not half- bad. Turkey jerky is also good. Ummmm....!!! They make fish jerky. I cannot get that stuff past my nose let alone into my mouth. A wad of that stuffed into your cheek ought to keep wayward strangers from sneaking up to steal kissses! MaiTai's are good for any excuse you need. Vitamins from the fruit juices =) Especially if it is made with the blackest molasses obtainable. But don't try too many during an evening cruise on choppy seas. Maitai's are not as good coming back as they were going down! (That's what the big boys told me!)

Karen, have you ever had Vindaloo? It's not JUST spicy but damn damn hot and spicy and it's a big joke over here, because you would NEVER order one unless, you were a) a culinary retard b) you were senseless from alcohol c) you loved the recent pop hit ("Vindaloo")and had no musical taste either! but of course Paul Ashworth is not any of these!!

So how's our "menu" looking ladies?

No, I've never had vindaloo. Not a big fan of Indian food. In the US, Chinese food is like your Indian food, much more prevalent especially as takeout or takeaway. However, I love *damn damn hot and spicy food,* the hotter the better. I must have a cast iron stomach lining. Will have to check out this vindaloo stuff, sounds interesting! BTW, isn't anyone who eats KFC a culinary retard? ;-)

(Lizza)So how's our "menu" looking ladies? As far as I can tell, all we know about the menu is what is Not going to be included. (Karen)...isn't anyone who eats KFC a culinary retard? ;-) I thought Spam-eaters held that distinction ;)

Lizza)So how's our "menu" looking ladies? (Marcia)As far as I can tell, all we know about the menu is what is Not going to be included. Weeellll..we do have champagne (Moon)....and the cake (Nan). I thought you were bringing the Creme Brulee, Lizza. Shellfish (Eileen...but"I read somewhere" he bought that for MT ..cause she liked sushi)

I hope he likes sushi too because it goes very well with champagne. It can be our appetizer. The Umbrian region has some of the best tartuffe ( a rarety which by ounce can cost more than gold), so it is very likely he has eaten "Penne ai funghi e porcini con tartuffi." Which could be our entr�e. For desert we have his favorite "cr�me brul�e" plus Nan's mega-surprise cake. ;-)) With his favorite Amontillado of course. This is as official as it gets. Now for the other dishes ladies let's hear it.

My mouth is watering just at the thought of it------ And the food sounds pretty good too!!

Karen, next time you're over we can try a vindaloo!!

(Lizza)Karen, next time you're over we can try a vindaloo!! Hey, me too. I like Indian food. Tried to get K&H to go for an Indian meal in Notting Hill. No soap. But then that was D-Day ( of 3 DOR) and no one was eating.

Karen, next time you're over we can try a vindaloo!! OK, Lizza, you're on!! But if doesn't make my scalp sweat, then I'll be very disappointed! ;-) Maybe I'll just mozey (sp??) on up to Devon Ave. in the meantime...

Gi, finally located your shower topic. Do we have a date selected for this shower? After reading the menu suggestions, we really need to allow time for dear Gi to recover. Let's hope she has a cast iron stomach.

We'll ply her with so much champagne she won't know what she's "eating!" Karen and Evelyn, just don't eat that spicy food before getting back on the plane. There's nothing *quite* like taking an international flight while having an emergency of the intestinal kind! Ugh!

The date of the shower will be the first week in June, before Evelyn and Co. leave for London, and after Nan is free to frolic with us once again! Will be setting the definite date soon. Must hear from Gi first.

Whoops. Evelyn you're on, I look forward to it!!! I am afraid I am not around in the first week of June, so I will lend all my support leading up to it!

Lizza, there is no set date yet, we want you to come so maybe we can do it on the last week in May. We just need Nan to be free to join us too. Nan?

(Moon)Nan? Nan is slaving away as we speak...finishing up her exams. I will be in NY last week in May. But Nan will be around..'cause we're having lunch on the 28th.Go ahead and have it end of May...I've already sent my gift via Karen!!

...and I've received it. Gi is going to be mad!! ;-)

Think I need one of those animation programs for the other one. Could be part of the entertainment.

Hallo ladies I seem to be back on line with different ISP, different e-mail address, and the same trouble staying connected :-( Anyway, please let me know if I'm supposed to visit this topic (great fun)or keep away from it (as in: surprise). Having very little experience of bridal showers, virtual or otherwise (not a Portuguese tradition, unfortunately)I do not really know what to do. (Darlene)After reading the menu suggestions, we really need to allow time for dear Gi to recover. Let's hope she has a cast iron stomach. I have not! And I'm on a diet...So the last week of May seems the better date (except for the 26th, when I'll be on Emergency duty)so I'll have time to recover... I want Lizza with us too! (Karen)Gi is going to be mad!! ;-) Am I really? I can't wait! ;-)

(Evelyn)I've already sent my gift via Karen!! (Karen)and I've received it. Gi is going to be mad!! ;-) (Gi)Am I really? I can't wait! ;-) I don't know whyKaren said this.....I paid a lot of" virtual money" for that" virtual gift!!"And had to go all the way to LA to get it!!!!

I too am curious, Evelyn. Gi, feel free to stop in anytime, we want to hear from you. How about Thursday, May 27, for the Bridal Shower? Can someone please confirm with Nan? Please R.S.V.P. as soon as possible. :-)

What time are you contemplating?

Messages can be posted throughout the day so we can all be here at various times.

And, there will be plenty of Dom Perignon, food and cake at all times. ODB should make an appearance thanks to Nan, and we will have live music playing from The Solisti Venetti with lovely Baroque music to a special appearance by the "Living the Vida Loca," cutie pie.;-))

Thursday, May 27, for the Bridal Shower? Can someone please confirm with Nan I'll let Nan know. But she will be in town, because we are having lunch that day in New York. So she will relay my good wishes :-) ***** Would be nice if Gi could be in Chat to greet some of the guests.... set up a time.Evenings in Europe is good...gets the aft. in the US

For me, May 27 will be fine, and I'd be delighted to meet all who can be at Chat in the evening (European). We can adjust the time nearer to the date. Evelyn, maybe you and Nan can be at the shower together?

Evelyn, maybe you and Nan can be at the shower together? Thank you Gi....an error on my part....I shall see Nan on the 28th. But I shall make sure she knows about the shower.And her responsibilities. Anyway, I sent my gift....hope you like it...:-) (No hints...it's a surprise, Moon)

Thanks, Evelyn! Ladies please R.S.V.P.