I recieved this letter from a very Spirited Rider, it made me chuckle....These are the things that happen behind the scenes of preparing for the Conga!
Ya might not be so eager ta meet me since I'm friends with Holly. At least, I THINK I'm still her friend. Some stuff's been happening on her web site an' I might've put mah big number 8 square in it so ta speak. Anyway, I was wantin' ta do a ride like this, but ya might not want me along, so if'n ya don't ya can tell me an' it won't hurt mah feelin's any. I'm in two minds about doin' it anyway, fer several reasons. One bein' that I'm not sure how Holl would feel about me doin' this. I haven't ever met her in person, but have talked to her on the phone quite a bit. So I DO consider her a friend an' I don't wanna mess that up. On the OTHER hand, I also consider Doc ta be a friend too as I've 'talked' to HER quite a bit via email an' would love ta meet her. An even tho' I haven't chatted much with you, I feel like we could be friends too. SHEESH! Can I get any more convoluted than THAT?!?!? LOLSo if I wind up not showin' up, I hope ya don't take offense. SIGH. Wanna make everybody happy an' I'll prolly wind up makin' nobody happy. I know you've been there, done that too. An' honestly, I won't know if I can even afford ta DO this until at least the middle/end of March an' that might be too late anyway as I'd need ta book hotels an' such. An' THEN, there's ME, bein' chicken little - scared ta ride by mahself outside mah 100 mile comfort zone. When it comes down to it, that's prolly what'll keep me home. Fear. KEEEEE RIIIIST I hate bein' so wishy washy. (Shakin' mah head in dismay) Any ol way, I DID buy a tshirt but haven't sent ya a pic of me in it fer the above reasons too. I did tell Holl I bought one an' she said it din't bother her. S-O-O-O-O-O-O if nuttin' else I WILL be following yer blog. Ride yer lil heart out, an' most of all, HAVE A GRAND OL TIME!!hugs to ya from south Texas
My response was..
Hi ... I got quite the kick out of your letter. You know I would love to post it on my blog it so damn cute. If you will give me permision without leaving a name, I would really appreaciate it. There was absolutley nothing there to offend anyone.Anyway about Holl... How is she? I have never had hard feelings, I actually get sad the way things turned out and so does Doc. Bottom line about that situation and apology would have went a long way. We just don't do drama!!You are right I been in your shoes and it is not fun, so much nicer when you just go with the flo and your gut feeling about life. I am not sure what you meant about puting your 8 number on her site. Does she still have her forum. Anyway my friend, you are more than welcome to come ride with us, it would be an honor, I know Doc would feel the same way. Step out of your little comfort zone and ride along alone if you have to and do the Conga.In my opinion if you have to worry about what Holl would think she is not the kind of frieind you would want to have. Hell, ya haven't even met yet. Here is a for instance...When all the shit came down.. it took me along time to deal with the fact that alot of people were done with the drama and could move on. I guess for me, it was harder, because she was part of the Conga.. Not because I stayed there, as it wasn't suppose to be.. That is the behind the scenes drama you all missed. I figured I owed everyone no matter what... We dont hate Holl, we all have some good memories. Like I said an apology of some sort would have gone along way.Okay now I am rattling on... try come join us and by the way send me the pic of you in your tshirt gf... CONGA CONGA CONGA.. Hook up with Kaye and ride thata way.Can I post your letter.