I love this place.

[WilliamPitt]

As I said in another thread, I'm from Massachusetts, and I feel like a building fell on me last night.

As it happens, I have the day off today; I was blogging the vote from 8am to 9pm yesterday. I was all over the city interviewing people, and was in Coakley headquarters when the million-pound shithammer (hat-tip to HST for the line) came down...thus, I get a day to rest.

So I've been reading DU pretty much since I woke up. In that time, I've learned ten things I didn't know, laughed, got pissed, got inspired, got in an argument, settled it amicably, and am a little smarter and better now than I was this morning.

That happens to me a lot with this place.

Thank you, DU. You've made a galactically bad day very much more endurable. Again.

:toast:

:hug:

[fascisthunter]

1. Here's to DU!

[derby378]

2. Cheers!

:toast:

[spanone]

3. k&r

[ShortnFiery]

4. I get the impression that many here at DU, love you back WP.

And those who don't ... forget about them. :-) :hi:

[Forkboy]

5. As someone who loves both hockey and moshpits, DU is tough to not like.

:)

[WilliamPitt]

9. Do you know the band Slapshot?

Best of both worlds.

:toast:

[Gregorian]

12. Is that anything like Slap Cock?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYijyWMAjo&feature=fvw

[WilliamPitt]

15. Nope

http://www.myspace.com/oldtimehardcoreslapshot

[Forkboy]

18. I haven't seen them in years.

There's also a band (or was a band) called The Zambonis. Puck rock! :)

[WilliamPitt]

22. How about a little folk music

http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=4622

[Forkboy]

24. You got to love it.

Sounds like Dylan doing an ode to Stan Jonathan. :D

[a la izquierda]

I think you are my husband's long long twin.

He likes hockey and mosh pits and he's 36. I think he'll like them 'til he drops dead.

[Forkboy]

21. How handsome is your husband?

Anything less than "a lot" and we can't be twins....

:yoiks:

I hope I never stop getting into extreme music (and hockey!). I'm 42 and my tastes are weirder than ever. Going to see a hellish show in March....can't wait for the neck snapping fun! :)

[a la izquierda]

27. Oh he's handsome alright...

handsome enough that i just got his name tattooed on the back of my leg. So he better not leave me when I get old.

[Hekate]

6. Cheers, Will

:toast:

[arthritisR_US]

7. back at ya! :-)

:toast:

[jwirr]

8. We love you to. Thanks for the many times you have given us courage.

[Gregorian]

10. DU is the world we'd like, even if it is virtual.

It's hard to beat.

I'm learning that worry and panic don't accomplish much. Now all I have to do is get busy, and break old habits.

Here's to a better future!

[BeHereNow]

11. Hey Will, come over here...

:loveya:

BHN:pals:

[WilliamPitt]

14. Thank you, darlin'.

:hug:

[realFedUp]

13. Yes, this place has been a lifesaver....nt

[onestepforward]

16. Cheers!

:toast:

[hfojvt]

17. I loved it last night when it was in mourning

this mourning I am seeing too much glee and predictions of doom. Seemingly happy ones.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. We love you too, my dear Will!

And you know I do! Hehehe...

I am remembering...

DU is a wonderful, awful place!

Cheers!

:toast:

:hug:

[quabbin]

20. Keep at em Will!

Fellow MA DUer here. Your writing brings great passion to this place. I for one really appreciate it. We will overcome this setback with Brown. He's got a smarmy mean streak in him that over the next two years is going to alienate many people. He is not ready for prime time.

[mahina]

23. I made my calls from here, and did what I could. Agreed about DU

:toast:

[Tom Rinaldo]

25. Yep

Helpful down right useful conversations actually happen here with astonishing regularity. Glad you have this day off Will, you need and deserve it.

[kpete]

26. William

when you live in socal these last decades and it rains,
you find yourself grateful and happy.
it is raining today,
it is all good
peace, kp

[WilliamPitt]

28. Achoo!

[Binka]

29. Mr. William Rivers Pitt.... Nice To See You Buddy

:loveya: HI!

[WilliamPitt]

30. Smurf

[WilliamPitt]

31. .

[applegrove]

32. Yup. DU is a hopeful place. Good people.

[patrice]

33. Sounds like you're doing what Joseph Campbell used to recommend . . .

when in free fall, make the fall an act of freedom, choose to fall.

:hi: :toast: :hi:

[tavalon]

34. I'm fairly sure that you now know, as the rest of us do,

that the bad day for Massachusetts was trumped by the horrific day inflicted on us by the Supreme Court Jesters. Really sucky two days.