Y'all, I'm feeling awful wistful and nostalgic these days.
For a bit, I thought I missed the old days of Austin on Rails but, just between you and me, I just miss y'all. I miss spending an evening at the pub with you folks, dishing that hot goss and planning schemes and dreaming big dreams.
It's no secret what happened - life and kids and work and shifts in priority. I get it. We all get it.
You can't step into the same river twice, said Heraclitus. I say we prove that jerk wrong.
Let's get together and sit and drink and talk and think and scheme and dream - add a comment if you're interested along with dates and times that work for you. This ain't a democracy but we can do our best to accomodate the most we can. This also ain't exclusionary - if you're reading this and don't feel like you were a part of the OG AoR scene but for some reason want to join us, you're heckin invited too. I've got a drink and a smile for all y'all.
I was watching The Muppet Christmas Carol last night with the family and there's this part at the finale where (spoilers!) Scrooge is running around, singing about the true meaning of Christmas and he's got this line where he says "...and if you need to know the measure of a man, simply count his friends."
Y'all make me rich beyond measure and I hope to see you all real soon. Happy holidays♥️