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TAM 6, Part 0

So I’m in Vegas now, and getting ready to collapse. It’s already been a full day, and the meeting hasn’t even started. It’s been great to catch up with so many old friends, and to meet so many new people. A lot of the guests have shown up, including that squid guy PZ Myers, Neil Tyson, and Michael Shermer. I was pleased to see Margaret Downey is here as well! I’m too tired to link those names; cut-and-paste ‘em into teh Googles to see who they are if you don’t know.

Tomorrow dawns too soon and yet not soon enough! I’m really happy to be here, and I can’t wait to get everything started. I may be too busy to blog, so I have some posts in the queue that’ll go up automagically if I can’t get back to my room and the good net connection. But stay tuned, there’s be good stuff coming.

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June 20th, 2008 1:39 AM by Phil Plait in Cool stuff, Skepticism | 8 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

8 Responses to “TAM 6, Part 0”

  1. 1.   Davidlpf Says:
    June 20th, 2008 at 3:51 am

    Well part of me wants to be there but they are other parts that prevent that. I will put what I put on DrBuzz0s website, what goes on in vegas stays in Vegas except for the vd. (just a lttle joke.)

  2. 2.   Bigfoot Says:
    June 20th, 2008 at 4:11 am

    Phil, you lucky dog. If Mrs. Bigfoot would allow it, I would be sighted there too. Of course, no one would admit it.

  3. 3.   Didac Says:
    June 20th, 2008 at 4:17 am

    Links:

    - PZ Myers.

    - Neil Tyson.

    - Michael Shermer.

    - Margaret Downey.

    What a poker of godless Americans!

  4. 4.   Grand Lunar Says:
    June 20th, 2008 at 4:28 am

    Coolness, Neil Tyson! Wish I could be there!

    Oh, and you’re cool too, Phil. :)

    I forget, are the Mythbusters supposed to be there?

  5. 5.   Charles Says:
    June 20th, 2008 at 6:28 am

    Somewhere deep in the dark matter of cultural obscurity, Vanilla Ice is dancing and singing: the Phoenix Lander team has found conclusive evidence of ice.

    “Ice, Ice Baby!!!”

  6. 6.   PsyberDave Says:
    June 20th, 2008 at 9:21 am

    Phil, I sincerely wish I could be there. I love those meetings. But I have a new little psyberprogeny to attend to. I haven’t even been able to get to the monthly meetings at Randi’s office since January. But I do so much love my little one ;-)

    Say hello to Randi from his friend PsyberDave.

  7. 7.   J. D. Mack Says:
    June 20th, 2008 at 1:40 pm

    Hmmm. Phil is probably to busy to moderate the comments this weekend. Mwahahahaha! I can post anything I want!

    BOOGER!!!

    Dr. J. D. Fever.

  8. 8.   The Science Pundit Says:
    June 20th, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    J.D.,

    This is a family friendly blog. Because of your comment, astronomy loving children all around the world will be leaving their marks underneath chairs. I hope you’re proud!

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