"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

The feeling of family will only intensify by going to the fest, when you get to meet the people in person. :) I didn't think it possible to feel any closer to the people here, but it really was amazing. You know the closeness you feel when talking to people here online--if you can manage it, get thee to a fest and experience the brilliance of doing that in person. Thank you so much Gazette runners--without you Twin Peaks wouldn't be as alive as it still is to this day. And there is something phenomonably special about this show that just pulls people together.  You either love it or you don't.  And when you're with people who love it, it seems to automatically bond you as family.  There's just that -- click. The spark. The love.

I am treading head-first into quite the ramble now...will shut up. ;)

lol  

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

It is a great board, very special.

I've just come from Portmeirion the home of the Prisoner.

Another remarkable place.

Are any other Brits on here? 

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

I'm sitting here in the Great Northern right now.  For the 15th consecutive year!  Talked to Jared tonight.  He and Amanda were driving into Seattle.  Saw (Hyde) at the Moose Lodge.  Wonder if Angel is there?  Chris and Chris?  Brian "B"?  Thought I saw PyschoAU earlier up on North Bend Blvd.  Josh and Adam are over at the Moose Lodge now. 

The festival is an annual family reunion and the feeling extends to members of the family who have not yet made the journey.  Your cousins are waiting and you will feel at home at once.

I'm relaxed and serene listening to the sound of the waterfall.  Passed the "Elk Crossing" sign but they were not out tonight.  Maybe tomorrow.  Things do change here but slowly and there's always enough that's familiar to bring back that original feeling we all know so well.  

The only similar feeling I can think of right now, one Pinot Grigio later, is that of listening to Van Morrison's Astral Weeks.  I start out lucid and hearing the melody, the lyrics, the poetry.  Soon I am lost in the magic and the mystery.  Try as I might, each time I listen and tell myself that this time I will try to sort it all out intellectually, I will always succumb to the transcendance of the art.  

Susan 

     
“Half a truth is often a great lie.”

Ben Franklin

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper