tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post9206177757165899684..comments2024-03-27T00:14:01.220-07:00Comments on Wendelin's Blog: Gallop to Puyallup! Wendelin Van Draanenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02534698736990684819noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-31202697065173883012014-06-13T17:19:37.806-07:002014-06-13T17:19:37.806-07:00Wow, Fred, we have the same birthday!Wow, Fred, we have the same birthday!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537186580183427918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-10249125020612426702014-06-12T01:21:42.590-07:002014-06-12T01:21:42.590-07:00we've definitely got "God-like mac 'n...we've definitely got "God-like mac 'n' cheese 'n' salsa.' here in Seattle! http://store.beechershandmadecheese.com/p-197-mariachi-mac-and-cheese.aspxAmanda from Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442448914086103409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-90371965003489623692014-06-10T10:10:18.322-07:002014-06-10T10:10:18.322-07:00This is on my birthday! How awesome!This is on my birthday! How awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-43434982198427387482014-06-10T04:29:05.072-07:002014-06-10T04:29:05.072-07:00Yusa, you can have your own Sammy Keyes celebratio...Yusa, you can have your own Sammy Keyes celebration. I learned a long time ago that some of the best events are the simple, inexpensive, focus on the people attending and not creating a show (although I enjoy doing that on occasion). You don't need a parade or a gala event to pay tribute to a series that has touched your life for so long. Put on your Converse and your Sammy shirt, open up a box of mac & cheese, mix it with salsa, invite someone you have introduced to Sammy Keyes, have one of those double dynamite ice cream desserts Sammy likes, talk about your favorite Sammy moments, laugh a lot, skateboard down the street with a Sammy Keyes sign (or not), and you have yourself a party.<br />Caradith Cravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949880810408938050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-15177787312101423672014-06-09T21:09:23.006-07:002014-06-09T21:09:23.006-07:00And now that i did read all the comments I agree w...And now that i did read all the comments I agree with Jessica: YOURE ONLINE SAMMYCON IDEA IS BRILLIANT. Honestly if that could work i think it could be great... Yusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-33031491783380573552014-06-09T21:07:10.636-07:002014-06-09T21:07:10.636-07:00I agree with Karen also. Maybe if we cant make it ...I agree with Karen also. Maybe if we cant make it there we can have another one! For everyone closer in the area!Yusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-46599063898782662712014-06-09T21:05:59.569-07:002014-06-09T21:05:59.569-07:00Happy... but mad and sad. WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS. I...Happy... but mad and sad. WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS. I want nothing more than to go and to make this happen but i know nothing more than IN MY DREAMS. <br /><br />I can think of no situation in which I could possibly make it. I could ask the parents. I could. I can already anticipate their laughter. Why couldnt it be somewhere in California sigh???? Im so happy that they are doing this for you though and it seems like a perfect event! I hope a lot of people can make it since I think every boday deserves to go! EVen if i cant make it (cross your fingers for an unlikely miracle everyone) I hope its the best farewell party ever and the one deserved for sammy! <br /><br />I think even if we dont make it we're all gonna have our own little goodbyes for sammy. But who knowws. Maybe i'll save some statue and get enough money for a plane ticket and enough courage to stowaway on a plan to washington. Anything can happen in 4 months.<br /><br />Good luck to everyone getting there :)<br /><br />-YusaYusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-21088592103782744082014-06-09T16:56:12.291-07:002014-06-09T16:56:12.291-07:00Oh, I WISH I could! AND, October 4th is my birthda...Oh, I WISH I could! AND, October 4th is my birthday, so how amazing would that be? Too bad I am thirteen with parents who do not like traveling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537186580183427918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-8990191180682011912014-06-09T11:27:55.809-07:002014-06-09T11:27:55.809-07:00If this doesn't work out, what about having an...If this doesn't work out, what about having an online SammyCon when the book release happens? I don't know how that would actually work, but I know a lot is possible with modern technology. And someone who goes to the live event can live-blog (and even video-blog, maybe) from it for us.<br /><br />Also, after everyone's had time to read Kiss Goodbye, Wendelin should have a Q&A session. Because I have questions about things that I didn't ask on the tour because I didn't want to spoil the series for those who hadn't read it all yet, and I'm sure other people do too.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743674350647517445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-62947755505068542142014-06-09T10:35:36.712-07:002014-06-09T10:35:36.712-07:00I have more info! I have updated the blog post, wi...I have more info! I have updated the blog post, with a link to the Theater where the party's being held. You don't have to reread the whole thing--it's all in that "I know that..." part. <br />Wendelin Van Draanenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02534698736990684819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-2435243008893556772014-06-09T09:40:44.899-07:002014-06-09T09:40:44.899-07:00Jessica I had a whole theory about Mr. G being the...Jessica I had a whole theory about Mr. G being the nighty napper! Basically Mr. G steals the stuff from the machines as a front for something. Or maybe to have everyone so worried that someone is stealing their clothes that they don't notice other things going missing. Something like that. Anyways Sammy figures out what he is up to and tries to stop him, meanwhile Mr. G is gathering up everyone he can that Sammy has busted before. And then has them attack Sammy. <br /><br />But it kinda sounds a little ridiculous because Mr. G doesn't seem like that bad of a dude, but who knows I have been wrong before. Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11837543024870687967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-65187957515213488192014-06-09T08:45:32.539-07:002014-06-09T08:45:32.539-07:00Yay! A Sammy thing in my neck o the woods! Well, o...Yay! A Sammy thing in my neck o the woods! Well, only 3 hours from where my neck lives (and the rest of me). I want to go! The event is one month from my due date (pregnant!) so I shoullllld be able to go... I hope hope hope! Yay!Shainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348870391207174375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-61168901387429339442014-06-09T06:06:05.084-07:002014-06-09T06:06:05.084-07:00This sounds like a really amazing event. I just c...This sounds like a really amazing event. I just checked plane tickets, and right now they cost more than a month's worth of living expenses. But I bet there's a way to set up an alert in case prices miraculously drop at some point. Or maybe I'll come across a mysterious windfall (but not because I scared someone to death, please!). From my corner of the country, I'm pretty sure flying is the only timely option... otherwise I could try to pull a Holly and go by Greyhound (but not in the cargo hold, obviously).<br /><br />I guess it's about time to start re-reading the entire Sammy Keyes series in order, so everything will be fresh when I get to Kiss Goodbye.<br /><br />I actually do remember more of my dream about Kiss Goodbye, but I didn't want to say because it was weird. (But since people asked... It turned out Mr. G. was the Nightie Napper, and also the one who injured Sammy. Which is totally ridiculous. Remember, this was just a dream! The reason he wanted the clothes was really bizarre -- I can't remember at all now, but it was involved and totally illogical. He was using the fabric to make <i>something</i>, that's all I remember now.) Sometimes I dream things and my brain goes "That's brilliant" and then I wake up ready to write it down, and then my rational brain goes, "No, really, that doesn't even make a lick of sense."Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743674350647517445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-55741018391769468422014-06-09T05:10:35.600-07:002014-06-09T05:10:35.600-07:00This sounds like the perfect venue with the perfec...This sounds like the perfect venue with the perfect host for you and your faithful Sammiacs to celebrate and reflect on a series that will take its place among some of the greatest in children's literature and will be read for generations to come. <br /><br />Kudos to Tim for his dedication to children's lit. and for recognizing Sammy Keyes as one of the classic characters in this genre.Caradith Cravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949880810408938050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-32685902552705192052014-06-09T02:49:45.862-07:002014-06-09T02:49:45.862-07:00I will definety think about it. Because that would...I will definety think about it. Because that would be awesome! I'm just not sure how I'm gonna get plane tickets. But I'll try my hardest to make it because I love going to new places and doing new things. <br /><br />Hope everyone has a good week!<br /><br /><br />Gabrielle Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471660304961348918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-11871838437365274372014-06-09T00:19:06.655-07:002014-06-09T00:19:06.655-07:00I gotta admit, a Sammy-con held in "Santa Mar...I gotta admit, a Sammy-con held in "Santa Martina" strikes me as a great idea. Or at least "Santa Luisa" (where I'm located at the moment). <br /><br />On the other hand, I live in Seattle now so Puyallup isn't hard for me to get to either. I'll definitely mark my calendar! But I do travel a lot and am often out of town for long periods of time--it's not impossible that I'll be out of town then if I'm on a long-distance trail somewhere. But I'll try to plan around it. *nodding*<br /><br />-- RyanRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-72840217880095752072014-06-08T22:19:30.385-07:002014-06-08T22:19:30.385-07:00Holy cow, Wendelin, give me a heart attack, why do...Holy cow, Wendelin, give me a heart attack, why don't you. (This feels like a reverse Epic Road Trip: "You should absolutely go, it'll be insane but amazing!")<br /><br />I will think about it, though.<br /><br />And put it on my calendar.<br /><br />And look up public transit from Seattle. Or bike rentals. Or taxis.<br /><br />And consider whether I have the funds to go here <i>and</i> visit my sister at college.<br /><br />I'll see what I can do. :)<br /><br />(But Sammy-con should really be held in "Santa Martina." Except then the actual residents will have to deal with some fan insanity, especially whoever owns Hudson's house. And the Bush House. And that building where the Senior Highrise is. And, oh no, the <i>cemetery</i>. And the mall security, dealing with all these Sammiacs trying to get to the roof. Uh...)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098482630516206836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-70827076038381429672014-06-08T22:06:03.755-07:002014-06-08T22:06:03.755-07:00I shall think about it, most defeintly. Because th...I shall think about it, most defeintly. Because that would be an amazing thing to go to. Meeting other Sammiacs, celebrate the heartache that is probably going to be the last book. I don't know how I will manage it on a new college student budget who's birthday is the next week. But I shall put my heart and soul into figuring out if it is a possibility. <br /><br />I hope you all seriously think about this as well. <br /><br />Have an amazing week everyone!<br /><br />KylieKyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11837543024870687967noreply@blogger.com