Hi everyone!
I'm Heather, one of the moderators of the Houston H Friends group.
I'm pasting in a post below from our page b/c it's going to be in
YOUR city!! We would love to meet up w/ you guys and do something
fun! Plus we will be in Austin soon after that for the Texas event
that is in your city too! (Seems like Austin is the happening
place!) So e-mail me if you are interested and I will give you
details (when I make them!)

I encourage everyone to come to either event! I know it was very
hard for me to drag myself to an event, and i've heard stories of
some people who drove there and never went in, but I promise, it's
one of the best things you can do for yourself. You are NOT alone in
this and meeting up with a bunch of people who understand and like
you for who you are can not hurt you.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

(Message posted on Houston H Friends group page)

--- In HoustonHFriends-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "David <abcdave@e...>"
<abcdave@e...> wrote:
> http://www.redbullflugtagtexas.com/
>
> Two of my friends and I have submitted an application to
participate
> in the above contest sponsored by Red Bull. Out of 150 entries, we
> were one of the 30 teams selected. To top things off, they were so
> taken by our application submission that they want to coordinate a
> time where they can get a camera crew to our building site on a
heavy
> construction day to film us in action. Needless to say, we're
> absolutely thrilled.
>
> If you have visited the above site (and hopefully watched the
> videos), you'll see this is a contest involving piloting a human
> powered flying machine off a 30 foot cliff into a lake - all for
> glory, entertainment value, and a $7,500 purse. They encourage the
> teams to create a flying machine that defies all laws of physics
and
> common sense. The more absurd, the better. Since we're jumping
off
> a cliff into water, we have chosen to costume ourselves as lemmings
> and pilot a giant, 12 foot tall, flying Mexican wrestler into the
> drink. The wrestler will essentially be a huge puppet that we can
> manipulate with poles to dance, fly, and be all around groovy. Our
> team is going to be dressed as lemmings - other mammals notorious
for
> jumping off cliffs into bodies of water. It's unlike anything ever
> entered before, so we're hoping that will give us the edge over our
> competitors.
>
> I convinced David M. of the group to join us as a lemming so mark
> your calendars for Saturday, Apr 26th 2003. Come on out to Austin
> for this free show and support two fellow herpsters and have a
great
> time in the process - it should be a good show. If you can't make
> it, wish us luck!
>
> http://www.orangeshow.org/parade2000/index.html
>
> Speaking David M. and I doing free shows, the world famous Houston
> Art Car Parade is Saturday, May 10th 2003 at 1pm. Theresa from the
> group will also be joining us again in the parade, from what I
> understand! Come on out and let the wonders on wheels, rolling
> Rembrandts, creative carriages, and other assorted automotive art
> dazzle you with their showmanship. David is entering his
> wonderful "Tiva Truck", a funky three wheeled trike, and a moving
> dragon sculpture. I'm entering a tricked out riding lawnmower and
a
> human sized gerbil wheel powered carriage. Also, the Art Car
Parade
> joined with the Anything that Floats parade on the bayou that same
> day, so it should prove to be a good time in the city for everyone!
>
> A-(busy as a "B")-CDave