Bloggerpalooza Deux (Trois?)

 

I stole this from Lurkie:

While this blog is still around, there’s one thing I wanted to write about. It’s kind of dumb, but I am writing it anyways. I will try to keep the main point short.

In March 2013 (ten years ago now!) Ron in Delaware and Cubby hosted a blogger get-together eventually dubbed Bloggerpalooza. In March of 2014 there was a second event, and then Ron retired from organizing them. It seems that most of the bloggers involved enjoyed these events, and ever since then there have been occasional murmurs about doing something again, but it has never happened. (That’s not quite true: some bloggers meet from time to time at Palm Springs, which might count.

Similarly, since Anne Marie in Philly died there have been murmurs about people getting together to drink gin and commemorate her and Todd. As far as I know, this has never happened.

I am here to tell you that if you are serious about these murmurings then somebody has to commit to making it happen. Maddie excepted, none of us are getting any younger, and eventually people get too frail to travel. Sometimes people die. Sometimes people move too far away to make in-person events feasible.

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I am one of those murmuring about getting together. For the longest time I have thought about a mini-road trip to go meet with some fellow bloggers. When dear Anne Marie was here, I was *this* close to go see her (and Maddie) and go pick up the hat and scarf she had knitted for me. Sadly, it never happened. First COVID hit and then Anne Marie passed away and that got scrapped.

But I think it would be a fun thing to do. The logistics, though, could be tricky. In Lurkie's post I suggested a group of people sharing responsibilities (in one of the past Bloggerpaloozas there were swag bags!!) because not everybody has the time or experience to plan something like this. I also suggested one or more meetings in different places, sprinkled throughout the year. Lurkie, of course, started the brouhaha but said he would not go. I think him coming should be one of the requirements for any event taking place, but that's just me. For more fab details about the previous Bloggerpaloozas, head to Lurkie's blog. He did a ton of research and I think it would be totally worth trying. 

So what say you? Up for a road trip?

XOXO

P.S. this is of course, open to the other lurkers, too. Yes, you. Those (more than forty!) who follow this blog and never comment. You know who you are... *smooches*