
Well, I picked Eric up at Midway tonight around 8:45. We picked up some booze and a toothbrush at the store, and headed back to my place for some pulled pork--I put that roast in the crock pot this morning at around 7 a.m., and it was sweet and tender.

In my Resolutions for Newsvine Use in 2008 I said I'd try to return to spotlighting, weekly or monthly, some of the best original reporting and writing I've come across at Newsvine.

Lauhal and I have corresponded both via Newsvine and privately via email for months and months, and for some reason, though we live a mere 15 minutes away from each other, we only have just gotten around to meeting up in real life.

As I nursed my Steam Whistle Ale in the Black Bull Tavern, I had to wonder whether the lengthy travails to which I had gone would prove worthwhile.

Here we are. Here's Viki's "here we are" article.

I know I promised this article a couple of weeks ago. What can I say? I've been, er, busy?
Anyway, I figured I'd just give y'all my impressions of the event.

At last, we are happy to announce that Viki Gonia, aka VikiBabbles, is just the 15th Newsviner to ever receive the Random Act of Vineness award. Long overdue - we want to recognize not only the big things Viki has done, but also the many small things.

And by "big time," I mean we're entering the world of the mainstream media.

Hey everybody! I'm writing this from a laptop in the AT&T air conditioned tent. I made my way downtown this morning, checked in at the Hard Rock Hotel for an event later on tonight which I'll be covering, and hopped into a cab to the media entrance of Lollapalooza.

Here is where Scott Butki and I will get our babble on and entertain you folks this evening.
I guess there's some rules, but I don't remember what they are and I don't suppose it really matters.

You all know who he is.

In an effort to organize the articles I'll be writing about Lollapalooza 2007 in the coming months, as well as seeds regarding the festival, and articles written by other Newsvine members, I've started Lollapalooza 2007, the group.