From: slug<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

BK: How to Woo a Rocket Scientist! How timely! The man who has inspired all of my kissy bliss is (not a rocket scientist) but an Engineer...and it's just like what you wrote. how fabulous!
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From: B.K. <BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

Deevaa and Terry: Just incredible work you two do together. This is lovely, words and painting flow. A joy to behold which is why I love this place to begin with.<BR>
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bk
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From: Galadrial<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

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Terry and Dee!<BR>
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              My god-------it's stunning....works like a dream. And Dee, you are truly the top of your form...Allow me to be the first to congratulate you on a successful pairing of art and poetry......<BR>
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                                   Gala
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From: slug<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

terry - no pain. it's one of those things that dulls over time. and don't let the possibility of stirring emotions (any emotion except fear, really) ever EVER stop you from writing something you feel the need to write. EVER. and actually - it was good. it's another thing help me appreciate the situation i'm in now. thank you. and bravo- not many people can see through anothers eyes like that. 
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From: B.K. (again)<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

slug: I have to tell you, I have a weakness for engineers as well...LOL Something about the chemistry there I think...lol. Thanks for your comments and more kissy face poems please!
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From: slug<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

dee: "come here" is so cute...why is it the whole thing in quotations? (is there any reason other than it's a conversation, just making sure i'm interpreting it somewhere in the same game as you wrote it)<BR>
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and Terry and Gala- It's not even SIX AM yet and now I need to go take a COLD shower. my goodness, you two are dangerous together...
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From: slug<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

um...terry and gala -- not a bad message i left above. in case of mis-interpretation, let me be clear: MORE MORE MORE!<BR>
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BK: i'll have to go needle for some more inspiration for some kissy face poems. i love this kind of research.... ;-)
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From: tara<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

Terry and Gala <BR>
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I am in awe...... my god what a beautiful poem and picture - Terry I am amazed at your paintings.....<BR>
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I think I must leave work immediately and go home to my love one.... that poem was more than pg13 I think :-)<BR>
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Big Girls Don't Cry  - made me cry - as someone who had a baby once.... and was asked the same question, even though he knew it couldn't have been anyone elses.... Terry - your ability and depth are just incredible and leave me speachless.<BR>
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Take care all of you, <BR>
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Tara
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From: Gala<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

(squeak)<BR>
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      Yikes.  I sort of expected the two parts to work...but yikes...Thanks everyone---but especially Mr. Terry. When I saw that sketch I nearly fell over. The poem wrote itself.<BR>
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      And a happy birthday to Paul B.....slightly belated, but no less heart felt....<BR>
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From: kevin urenda<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

wow...<BR>
I mean... w o w. . . <BR>
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Terry, Gala, Dee...<BR>
It's been a chilly weekend and it's a dreary morn, so thank you all for heating up the Blender - and my senses...  All of your work has been quite lovely of late.  <BR>
Terry, friend, you are really coming into your own.  Well done, sir.<BR>
Speaking of which, in light of the work you have been writing lately, thank you for your compliemnts.  I did want to mention that I was struck dumb by "Big Girls Don't Cry."  Two of the women very dear to me in my family have suffered from the irresponsibility of the males who did them wrong.  Both of these creatures (I hesitate to call them humans, let alone 'men') fled from the consequences of their deeds...  Very powerful stuff, Terry.<BR>
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And thank yous also to the kind words of Gala, BK, slug and Madison...  Madi, I too find the Autumn a very romantic time of year...  something about this season with the harvesting and the coming home makes it more conducive to romance, somehow.<BR>
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k<BR>

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From: sHADYGIRL  [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

gup - I love love love the last 10 lines of inward/outward...
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From: nobody special<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

attention guppy friends:  the gupster had an emergency appendectomy saturday night.  send him a note to let him know you're thinking of him.....he'd really like that.  
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From: Megs<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

Hey all-<BR>
What a morning!!! <BR>
Terry and Gala- Your combo was just amazingly masterful.  The best of you both.  <BR>
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And again Terry and Dee- "May I Paint You?" and "The Artist's Subject" are just THE definitive example of what makes this place so special and unique and why I am left humbled in awe afraid to say a word in the midst of all this talent.  And Dee..."Come Here" was such a tasty snippet.  <BR>
You folks take my breath away.<BR>
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Kev- Your "answer" was the perfect answer.  If men around here spoke like that...ahhhhh...<BR>
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Can any of you be as perfect as you are as well as single and somewhere in your 20s!!!  Geez!!! Way to make my expectations of men unreachable by about 98% of the population *grin*
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From: B.K.<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

"We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't leave it in the cupboard and think its going to get on by itself. You have to keep watering it, and really nurture it." John Lennon<BR>
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Happy Birthday John Lennon!<BR>
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Terry & Gala: Thank you both for all the gifts of love that you give the world.. 'Hold Me' (Close as Skin) is lovely indeed.<BR>
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bk 
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From: terry<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

guppy~ I don't have an email address for you, so best wishes, my friend. Good vibes will be circling the cosmos with your name attached. Grab hold and heal fast...<BR>
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t.
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

heya guys.....<BR>
I have two mailing address's for guppy, the one that I get most joy from (cause he emails me SO often from it, cough cough) isn't the same as he usually posts here, but if you mail me I'll send it to you, or you could try [email-masked]<BR>
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I also have his postal address and I'll send a get well soon card ASAP..... this guy is a true sweetheart and all round good guy,  .... the nurses are probably falling over themselves to look after him.... well, here is hoping anyways.<BR>
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dee<BR>
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PS -- thanks for all the sweet comments 'bout my painting, like Gala said, once she saw the work her poem wrote itself...  well once I'd read Terry's words the painting formed in my head and it almost painted itself... I just wish it would clean up its brushes after it.<BR>
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Oh and "come here..." was in speach marks because I was having a conversation in my head. Doesn't everyone do that?<BR>
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From: jackryhme<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

ive been trying to come up in my head  ANYTHING that would do justice to the way i feel about  terrys  deevaa's and Galas recent works of art  combo's..... speechles don say it ...awestruck ... is not quite it......im not worthy to write here no more ....is getting closer... but to say i found them increadably beautifull is an understatement and a half ....great work people thank you for the wonderfull views on life you have given us
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From: slug<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

megs - that part of the day is my favorite. especially when can roll over and get a really big warm hug. yummy. and you said it so well...you don't write nearly enough.
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From: slug<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

please please email me guppy's mailing address - or his email, whichever you're comfortable sending. this poet has touched me so often in ways he'll never know. i feel awful and want to let him know directly and personally that he's in my thoughts.<BR>
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[email-masked]
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From: deevaa ([email-masked])<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

Debra 'not a simple trip' ... I like the image of skinning your heart on "the concrete reality of you" ... lovely.<BR>
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Kevin 'answer' ... what a great idea.<BR>
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Nadia 'Miss' was very seductive! <BR>
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Terry 'Miss you More' .....YUM..... and ask for 'Big girls don't cry'..... everything I said via email and more....  as for your art, thankyou for sharing something so deeply personal with us.<BR>
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and  Mr it doesn't matter .... 'the path' and 'her' breathtaking..... your lady is one lucky woman sir....<BR>
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take care of your hearts<BR>
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dee
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From: terry<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

Wow...I would like to thank everyone for the kind words and response for my latest posts. I was honored that Gala and Dee allowed me to contribute to their work. I greatly admire the artistry of both.  I have been on an emotional roller coaster lately, and both writing and drawing are the ways I have hung on with the white knuckles. So thank you again for the support.<BR>
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And Jack....unworthy is a word that should never grace your vocabulary, my friend. I realize that the vast majority of my posts can be considered mediocre on a kind day. But the Blender, or I should say, the artists of the Blender inspire me to keep trying and to grow. Both as a writer and a person. Not only do you belong in the Blender, but the Blender belongs in you, as it does us all....<BR>
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terry
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From: Kare Bare<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

Hey People............<BR>
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**frosted one**--You are quite welcome for the shoulder.  You know i will always try to be there for you when you need me.  Thank you for being there for me.....You mean a lot.<BR>
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I don't know when i will be writing again.  I'm having problems and I just can't get into the mood.  This last one that i wrote can to me after a really short talk with someone who used to be my friend.  I can't help what has happened and i wish that i could change everything.  But i can't, and i'm having trouble dealing with this.  I'll try to read everyone's peoms and comment on them, but i don't know how successful i will be.  <BR>
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Kare Bare
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From: -=HoNeY=-<BR>
Date: 9 October 2000<P>

"When I saw you, I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew."
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