Midwest Gathering 2008 Summary

[revoltncock]

Shoot me!!

[dl737]

Bang!!

[batatakley]

Hi Danny! We have a wonderful time at the midwest gathering!! I am a little sad you didn´t realize I was there too... I was too shy to approach to you.

[dl737]

Nice try - but I don't think so. LOL. No one can hide that well :)

I still owe you ice cream. Only 41 days till I pay up!!

[batatakley]

LOL I was checking if you alredy know my crazy humor! YOu passed with honors! I can´t wait to have that icecream!

[kissnyuszi]

Was that shout-out for LilCav Maria or me? ((bats eyelids))...? Your answer will determine whether this goes in my favourites or not. HA! ;) Was that an indoor theme park? Did you go on any rides? Thanks for sharing this Danny, I hope you had a great time. Perfect soundtrack, ABBA all the way maaan! :)

[dl737]

To be perfectly honest, that was for Lilcav because she is part of our Stickam group that we see a lot of. But the 'anyone else who we didn't mention' was for you :)

We were at the Mall of America where there was an indoor amusement park and aquarium - but didn't go on any of the rides - some of which looked pretty scary. And you can never go wrong with Abba.

[PragueVlogg]

I bet you had lots of fun. :)

[dl737]

One of the best of times.

[lorearmus]

Nice seeing it from a different perspective. Looks like a great time was had by all involved.

[dl737]

Thank you - no words were truer spoken. I know of no one who didn't have a blast.!!

[andymooseman]

Wow. Look at all of those cameras!!

It looks like you all had a great time :)

[dl737]

LOL - ya. Sort of expected at a YT gathering. You don't want to stick out by not having a cam. It was a blast!!

[adnerb924]

Roses are Red

Violets are blue

I see a couple of people

I wish I met too

[dl737]

They say roses are red

and violets are blue,

But who cares what color they are

as long as I get to meet you

(at some future gathering!!!)

[EDDIE3131]

looks like a fun place wow!!!!

[dl737]

It was great fun!!

[Blinkazoid]

Looked like you and Mandy certainly had a great time! I loved the Abba tune. I hadn't heard that one in ages.

[dl737]

Thanks Blink. Mandy and I had a great time. Made the 8 hour drive go by very quickly. I miss her already. As far as the tune - I find whenever I'm not sure what to put as background music, I always know Abba will have something that fits the bill. :)

[anakin1814]

Ah....this was great Danny. You totally captured the general vibe of this gathering. In so many ways it did remind me of Chicago...but yet, there was so much more of it. We'll have to do this again.......IN TORONTO!!! I sent in my confirmation to Kathy today! W00t!!! Thanks for twisting (snapping) my arm.

[dl737]

I'm so glad you will be joining us Gary. It will be a blast. And yes - this meeting did remind me so much of Chicago it was eery sometimes. Esp when we were walking thru downtown. I'm still on a little hi from the fun. But reality is slowly but surely setting in.

[anakin1814]

I haven't come down yet. First I had the gathering, then started making plans for 888, and then got my feature. It's been a whirlwind the past few days and the weekend is almost here with another 10K race on Saturday! :)

[dl737]

Well I'm glad. We just found out at work that we will be laying off two of my co-workers - so that put a damper on things. Which is why I did the video (yes at work) to help me relive the moment. It worked. Good luck this Saturday!

[insidethemusicbox11]

haha gotta love my amazed look as i try to flick one of those damn green bugs off of my hand at the end...

[dl737]

LOL - I thought that was cute. It was very nice meeting you this weekend!!

[SunnyDazStormyNitz]

Really nice video Danny. Glad you guys had such a great time.

[dl737]

Thanks guys. It was a great experience. Hopefully we I'll get to meet you guys at some sort of meeting in the near future.

[bedoboy]

Great video Danny and the rest of my favourite peeps, have been enjoying Heathers videos too, of course it was through vids at Southtube that I met Mandy, Lisa and co.

I wish I could be there with yee but the video is a great substitute.

James

[bedoboy]

Of course Lisa was not there but there in spirit, have decided to put this in autoplay cause I love the song I have a dream from Abba and it features so many of my friends.

[dl737]

Thank you soo much James - for the kind words and the feature. Yes Lisa was truly there in spirit - but was still missed.

[bedoboy]

I just seen Mandys one is uploaded too, I am sure Lisa was missed too and Jason of course.Decided your staying in autoplay for next few days, Mandy will have to wait LOL

[dl737]

That's very kind of you and appreciate the sentiment. But her video is so much better than mine - I will totally understand if you put it up instead. I plan on featuring it (but no autoplay for me)

[bedoboy]

No worries Mandy can put it in her autoplay LOL

[musosf]

Beautiful music, beautiful memories. I'm really glad to have met you in MN, Danny. See you in two months!

[dl737]

Same here Mike - it was great hanging out with you guys. Can't wait to do it again on a slightly larger scale in a couple of months!!

[RoyalHairdresser]

I loved it!!! Especially the song. It suited this video so well.

Yeah I hate the way Youtube trashes the quality of our video's. I have yet to figure out how to solve that problem.

brandie

[dl737]

Thanks Brandie - if you ever figure it out, then make a video and let the rest of us know. Man - it really did a number on it.

[RoyalHairdresser]

Yeah what's the use in buying a good 500.00 camera when You Tube distorts the quality so bad.  we need to find out what other people use.

[wpgpeanut]

Danny that brings me back.. thank you for being you!

[dl737]

Thank you Mandy for making it so much fun.

[Lethesunshine]

Aw...ABBA! Thanks for sharing a little part of your dream Danny!

(((Hugs)))

~Mimi

[dl737]

My pleasure Mimi. Hope to meet up with you one of these days too! I have a list - and you are definitely on it!!!

[OhCurt]

I think this is the first time I saw clips of people gathering inside the mall. Was there an issue with filming in there?

ABBA, FTW!!!

[dl737]

I saw several people filming at the mall and never heard it to be an issue.

Can't go wrong with background music provided by Kevin McABBA. :)

Soooo

Now that Gary is going to 888 - what are the chances of convincing you?

[OhCurt]

I'd love to go, but it's just not a possibility. And from what I'm starting to hear about ST2, I might try to shoot for a different gathering somewhere.

No chance they'll run out of steam by the time I can hit one again, I'm sure.

:-)

[dl737]

Figured I would give it a shot. You can't blame me for trying. It would be so awesome to see you, Lisa, Mandy and Chris together. Well you have been to several so far - so can't fault you that.

Ya - ST2 isn't sounding very promising - but hopefully they can pull it off. Maybe smaller scale.

[binsk]

Very cool! And thanks for the shout out, I feel so loved. :)

[dl737]

You are loved!! Can't wait for 888 to tell you in person!

[Blizzeekitty]

Wonderful footage, Danny!! I love how you put it all together. I am so thrilled I got to meet you and spend time with you Mandy, Mike and Gary away from the gathering. It was great fun!!

[dl737]

Thanks Jenn - it was great hanging out together with you guys. Wish it didn't end so quickly.

[nancyleeould]

Well done Danny!

Looks as though everyone had a great time.

Hugs~Nancy

[dl737]

Thanks Nancy. I dare say everyone did indeed have an awesome time. Can't wait to meet you too in a couple months from now!

[LilCav68]

Very cool Danny and I love the song. I think I saw Azernoch (sp?) He was in my HS video.

Can't wait for 888!

[LilCav68]

Azrienoch**

[dl737]

Thanks Maria - you did see him. Very interesting person. Can't wait either - so many friends to meet and hug :) (possibly lick - lol)

[LilCav68]

LOL.. I think you would appreciate some of the topics of his videos Danny. I met him through my friend, dave (thechurchofdave). Now when you watch the "What I Wish I Had known In HS" you can say.. heeeeeeeeyyy I met him. LOL...

You know you're getting a lick or five from me :0)

[flydarling]

I love that you didn't have talking but put music over and let our eyes take in the impressions. Amazing that you've been to 4 now. It looked quite different to the London meetup I think partly 'cos our thing was only one afternoon and evening not spread out. Thanks for sharing it with us. Cheers, Lesley

[dl737]

This was spread out over a couple of days Lesley. Arrived Friday, gathered Saturday and departed Sunday. I figured most other vids had everyone talking - I just wanted you 'looking' at what we experienced.

[flydarling]

It really works because sometimes trying to catch snippets of conversation distracts us from the bigger picture, same at real life gatherings. L

[RiddleSpider]

What a nice vid! It was fun meeting you :-)

[dl737]

Thanks MO - very nice to meet you too!! :)

[KurtGnu]

Looks as if you may just have enjoyed yourself there.. :) :) Just a little bit.. ;)

[dl737]

Well - maybe a wee bit more than a little  :)

[MsGirlee]

Wow, how much fun is that? Do you know if they will have one on the WEST coast?

[KurtGnu]

MsGirlee.. If you pardon the expression.. but I have finally found Barneys balls, so he will post a 'Thank you' video as soon as he can.. once I have the new computer properly sorted.. :) :)

[dl737]

The video doesn't do it justice Mari as to how much fun that was. I think the west coast recently had 3 gathering within a short time frame. LA, SF, and San Diego. I may be wrong.

[Chivalryaintdead]

Awesome music man, so glad other folks had such a great time together!

[dl737]

Thanks Jason - I'm a firm believer you can never go wrong with ABBA - lol. We had an awesome time. It ended too soon. Wish we could have joined you guys for breakfast - but had a flight to catch.

[nbwulf]

I think you and Mandy should just travel the country visiting YouTubers and document it all. (=

[dl737]

I think that's an excellent idea - so much fun - but she would probably get real tired of me real quick.

[jedimaster86]

Great tribute Danny, looks like the Gathering was a blast! Great spontaneous dueling between Mo and Gary, heh. And as I saw in Jenn's vid, I was surprised to see Mr. Chocolate Rain himself show up.

[dl737]

Thanks Mike. The gathering was a blast. The happening at RickMue's house was too funny that night. And Steve (Ms Ophelia) and Tay Zonday were both pleasant surprises.

[sandieblack]

looks like a wonderful time! wish I coulda been there.

sand

[dl737]

A great time was had by all. Thanks Sandie!

[iowamike]

Thanks Danny!

[daniephillips77]

I intend to go to SouthTube. I hope it works out this year. You all look like you have such a good time.

[dl737]

Too bad you won't be at 888 instead - it would have been great meeting you Danie! But I'm sure you will have a blast at Southtube II.

[bozettetc]

Glad to hear you had a great time.

Huggs

[dl737]

Had a great time Lana. It soo reminded me of the Chicago meetup. It was too bad you couldn't make it this time - but understand you are very busy. Take care!!

[heffasaurus]

look at all those youtube geeks! it was so fun, good to finally meet you Danny, even though once again it wasn't long!

[dl737]

It was very nice to meet you Heather. I was really looking forward to it. Hopefully at 888 we can have a little more time together. Only 57 days!!!