If Flipside was a pagent show, Red Camp would always win Miss Congeniality. You have always been the most hospitable bunch to old friends as well as newcomers. As soon as one enters into the red womb your heart breaks open with happiness. Thanks again for all the good times!

oh, and that is to be read in a friendly tone!! :-)

I sent this to you personally, but just in case there's anyone else without a sense of humor :) :

> i just felt like i had to defend my peeps b/c
> you have no idea how much work (and $$) we put
> into our camp

Actually, I do. I have my own theme camp and just about everything that gets put into it comes out of my pocket and 99% of the work comes from me or my wife.

> and we really do go the extra mile to make
> people feel welcome

Yeah, we know. Some of those people who feel welcome are those of us with DOOM.

> i see you are friends with Jana and Carrin, some
> of my favorite peeps, so you can't be all bad

You should also see that I am friends with Tony, Redcamper (Chris?), Doug Notfunnyatall, Deanna and several other prominent Red Campers. :) These guys are awesome enough to handle a little razzin' now and then.

I also know that Tony and Chris share some of the same preferences as I do, and it's fun to NOT be chill now and then. I was just referencing a short conversation I had with Tony at our party at our house a few weekends ago when I said Red Camp was too chill. I *love* to chill in RedCamp most of the time, but it just didn't quite work out this year.

And I certainly enjoyed the opportunity to tell my version of the RedCamp/Hippies/Elephant story that Tony (?) had illustrated when I was there.

Just remember that blood & gore, Communism, and the Nazi flag are Red too.

We just play a little more harshly where we come from.

> hopefully we will meet sometime
> cheers, Maya

I think we *have* met at one of Deanna's parties. :)