Its Virgil's Birthday

[Joreads]

Happy birthday Virgil

[Quark]

It isn't quite the 15th yet in my time zone, but happy pre-birthday nonetheless. Now I have to think of an image gift to give. What do you display for the guy who has everything?

[dramasnot6]

It seems I have come back on the right day! Happy Birthday,Virgil! May you get all the books you desire.

[Janine]

Oh, I almost had a heart-attack! I thought I was late - not the 15th here quite yet. whewww.....Will post some gifts tomorrow...hummmm.....now what would our Virgil like?....

[Joreads]

Sorry guys it is the 15th here which is why it has come up on my screen I guess!!

[mtpspur]

Happy birthday Virgil. Hope you got the day off and can celebrate with the Mrs.

[Pensive]

Happy Birthday, Virgil! :banana:

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(Hope you like the cake. I myself love chocolate cakes! :))

[Taliesin]

Happy Birthday, Virgil!
May you have a great year!
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[bluevictim]

Happy birthday Virgil!

[symphony]

Happy Birthday, Uncle Virge!

Hmm perhaps you'll like a sunshine chair in the tender greens of your garden for a nice comfortable read? :)
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And books... uhm I guess you have'em all! So what about a tree-shelf in your garden to access the books from that chair? :D

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Happy birthday again! Have a great one. ;)

[manolia]

Happy birthday!! I hope you have a great day :)

[Madhuri]

Happy Birthday to the very famous old geezer of litnet :p :D

You have

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some gifts for you...

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[Jozanny]

Hey Virgil, I normally do not engage in sentiments of this sort, but many happy returns.

Joz

[muhsin]

Happy Birthday, uncle Virgil!

[pussnboots]

:bday_2: :bday_2: :banana:

[bazarov]

:bday_2::ladysman: Have a great day!:ladysman:

[papayahed]

Happy Birthday Virgie!

I was up all night baking:


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[motherhubbard]

Happy Birthday Virgil

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tickets to see the stones

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a drink for you and your wife

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romantic dinner for two

I hope you have a great day!

[mercy_mankind]

Happy Birthday Virgil :)


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[TheFifthElement]

Happy birthday Virgil :D

In honour of the day I will do my utmost not to annoy you. I won't mention any fuzzy liberal policies, abolishing the death penalty, terrorism, Guantanamo Bay, Pet slavery, the poor state of US literature in general and how rubbish US poets are, or anything like that. Honest ;)

Hope it's a good 'un!

[sprinks]

Happy birthday Virg! :D I almost missed it! I've been away for a few days. But I didn't miss it (according to my timezone! :p) so I hope you had a wonderful day! :bday_2:

[Logos]

:bday_2: Have a great day Virgil! :)

[kratsayra]

Happy Birthday Virgil!! :D

[kiz_paws]

Have a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Virgil. Go out and celebrate New York Style!! YAY! :)

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K♥zzo

[downing]

FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW, FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOWWWWWWWWWWW and NOBODY CAN DENY!!!!!!!!!!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

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Hope you enjoy strawberries!!! I do..........http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5748/rollingstonesqa3.th.gif (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rollingstonesqa3.gif) when I see them :lol:

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Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Livia, Octavia and Augustus
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

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Isn't it lovely being born in winter? Especially before Christmas, I think. :) I bet you're dreaming of a white Christmas:) Happy Birthday, Virg!!!!!

I can't seem to find how to enlarge the photos :( help anyone?

[Emil Miller]

Schoenen Geburtstag Virgil or, in consideration of your recent comments in the music appreciation group, perhaps felice compleanno would be more suitable.

Just kidding,

Happy birthday anyway.

[SleepyWitch]

Happy Birthday, uncle Virgil!

[Pendragon]

Happy Birthday, ole buddy! :bday_2:

[PabloQ]

Happy birthday, Virgil. Get Yer Ya-Yas Out!!!

[Schokokeks]

Have a very happy birthday, Virgil !!

Enjoy these cookies ! ;)

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Only the very best to you!!! :nod:

[Sweets America]

Happy birthday Manny!

[Janine]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Noble 'Italian' Virgil ....and you are still young! haha....

Here are some goodies ~ yummm....

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...and a chocolate pizza - 'heavenly honey Pizza'....:lol:
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Here are some cool classical music sites - will aid you in the social group!

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http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/music/welcome.htm

[ClaesGefvenberg]

O-o-o-oooops! I missed Virgils birthday.... Sorry I'm late Virgil.

[*Classic*Charm*]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIRGIL!!!!! Sorry it's late; hope you had an AWESOME day!

[vheissu]

Happy Birthday Virgil!!!
Hope you had a splendid day! :D

[andave_ya]

happy birthday virgil!!!

[LadyWentworth]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
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I felt that you needed this for your collection as it had a couple of songs that I think you don't have (namely the one with Keely Smith :))
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When I saw this book, I immediately thought of you and figured you might like it :)
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Of course, you HAVE to have MORE cake! :D
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Hope that you have a GREAT day!!!
:bday_2:

[librarius_qui]

Oh ... What a torture to pass eyes on all those cakes! I hope you don't do such things on my birthday!~


Uhm ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VIRGIL! :) When was it again? I think I missed it ...
All the best for ye! :thumbs_up


:crash:

[Virgil]

Thank you so much. This is my third birthday on lit net and they seem to always take my breath away with everyone's kindness. I always try thank everyone individually, so here goes.

Jo - Thank you so much for starting this. In my conversations with you the last few weeks i have found you to be such a nice and thoughtful person.

Quark & Drama - thank you and Quark like Drama points out, I can always use more books. :D

mtspur - Thank you and no I went into work today. But it wasn't too bad.

Pensy- You always find the best cakes. Mmm, if only I can really eat that. ;)

Tal - :lol: You're the funniest. I wish I had your sense of humor.

Symphony - That bookcase looks great. In fact I definitely need one or two of those.

Blue & Manolia - Thank you and it was a pretty good day.

Maddie - That scotch looks great. I will have to have a little nip tonight. :D

Jozy - Thank you. I am honored. You're a great lady.

Mushin and Pussnboots and Baz - Thank you. I always look for your posts when I see that you written something. :)

Papaya - You know exactly what I listen too. I was listening to the Stones on both legs of my commute and at the gym tonight. It's Only Rock n Roll, But I Like It. :)

Mom-H - Oh if I could only get tickets to see the Stones. They may have played their last concert, but if they ever decide to get on stage again around here then I will have to pull out all the stops to get tickest.

Mercy, Sprinksy, Logos, Kratsy - Thank you. You are all too kind and very special.

Fifth - :lol: You remain one of the people I can debate with and not get angry. Thanks for listening to my rantings. ;)

Kizzo - Thank you. Not really celebrating too much. A regular Monday for the most part, but with lots of affection from many good people. Including you.

Downing - Thank you. I do love strawberries and you seem to have remembered many of my favorite things. I still can't get over you said I look like Clark Gable. You made my ego swell beyond what it should be. :blush: Thank you.

Brian - So many people come to lit net and leave. I am happy you have stuck around. You're someone I agree with many times, and you can ask the others how I have disagreed with them :D Thank you.

Sleepy and Pen - My old buddies from the beginning of lit net. Thank you. You are dear.

Pablo - Yeah, you know the Stones!! Alright. "I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash,
It's a Gas! Gas! Gas!" What i said to Brian above I repeat for you. I can't wait to discuss some more American literature with you.

Schoky - It was a thrill to see you back. I had almost given up. Now if we can find out what happened to Barbara that woould make my day again. Thank you for one of your signature cookies. :D

Sweets - Thanks and I'm getting a real kick out of your discovery of America. I hope you're keeping a journal. Maybe you can write something Jack would be proud of. ;)

Janine - My DH Lawrence and Shakespeare buddy. :) What can I say to you that I haven't already. You're a great friend. Thanks.

Claes and Classic Charm - No you are not late at all. It's still the 15th here. :) Thank you both.

Vhiessu - I always think of those wonderful pictures of Greece when i see you on lit net. And now I notice you're an expresso addict. :D Not sure if that's good nutrition but hey it's a pleasure. Thanks for the well wishes.

Andy - My young friend. Thank you for all the nice comments you have left me. I always look for your blogs. :)

Lady Went - Those are all fabulous gifts. Is that a new compliation of Sinatra's work? I haven't seen that before. I will one day have to make it out to Milwaukii and check out the Italaina neighborhood. I'll have to compare Milwaukii pizza. :p And that Orioles cake is something. Too bad they are such a sucky team, but I'm not giving up.

Librarious - No you did not miss it. Thank you so much. :)

Now where is Scher. *taps his foot impatiently* :p I took an interview and she was going to post it. Now you all come back to read my interview. :D

[*Classic*Charm*]

Silly Claes, making me think I was late!! Looking forward to your interview!

[Bakiryu]

Sorry, i took so long to see this but

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

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[Virgil]

Baki, you're on time. Thank you. That cat looks hilarious. :D

[eyemaker]

I'm not late am I? By the way.. I wish you a Happy Birthday virg! :)

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---baked em myself!:D

[Lily Adams]

Happy birthday, old friend-you've always been so nice to me! Hope you had a great day. :bday_2:

[Shalot]

Happy Birthday. Thought you could use some new shoes.

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[Virgil]

No you're not late eyemaker, not in this part of the world. Thank you. And thank you Lily and Shalot.

And Shalot, just what I needed. :D I can use that next time I'm Greenwhich Village. :p

[Sarasvati21]

Aw, it was your birthday yesterday? And I missed it? =[ Well, happy belated birthday. I hope it was the best!!

[djy78usa]

Happy birthday Virgil! I don't know whether you're a scotch man or not, but here's a bit of my poison of choice to celebrate

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[Scheherazade]

Happy Birthday, Virgil! :)

An interview with Virgil:

1 - How did you come about this site and what makes you keep coming back?
Just surfing on literature and this site kept coming up. I checked it for a while and seemed fascinating. I didn’t know these forums existed at the time.

2 - Have you visited other countries than your own and what did you like about it or not like? If you could live somewhere different from where you live now, where would it be and why?
I have family in Italy and so I’ve been there a few times. Other than border crossings, the only other countries I’ve been to is England and Scotland for work once and my wife and I spent a few days on the Caribbean island of Aruba. As far as countries go I probably could only live in the United States, though I respect all countries and would love to visit them all. Within the US, I would be hard pressed to leave New York City, but somewhere warm in winter would definitely appeal to me.

3 - What are your favorite hobbies?
I love to write, both poetry and story, photography, follow sports (though all my favorite teams just suck), gardening, exercise at the gym, and dogs. Actually what I really love is just learning, and since I don’t go to school any longer I do purchase college level teaching classes.

4 - Do you have any pets?
My dog a yellow Labrador Retriever, Brandi.

5 - What makes you happy?
Reading, exercising, food, success at work. A day outside in the sun. Red wine!! A nice little Scotch whiskey or a brandy.

6. What is mankind's biggest achievement, and its greatest downfall?
There are lots of great technical achievements but the one that continually creates wonder in me is the 1969 Apollo 11 trip to, landing, and return from the moon. When you think of everything that had to go into that, and doing it with 1960’s technology, I just have to say wow. I wish I had been part of that as an engineer. Man’s greatest downfall is his tendency to not see the humanity in everyone.

7. If you had a long day of hard work ahead of you what music would you be playing on your mp3, while working?
Well I love all sorts of music, classical, jazz, rock, blues, but my all time favorite music pastime is listening to The Rolling Stones. I can listen to them forever, and at my age I have. ;)

8. If you could take one book, music album and one video with you to a desert island, what would they be?
Well, I’ve always said the single greatest work of literature is Dante’s Divine Comedy, so let’s stick with that; an album would be the Stones’ “Exile On Main Street;” and video, hmm, let’s go with Ben-Hur. You can’t beat those old epic films, and I love Charlton Heston. But if I'm stranded on a deserted island, I need to have my ipod. :)

9. Do you feel comfortable in your walk with God?
What an interesting question. I never saw it asked of anyone here before. Am I in particular trouble with God? :D Well, I’ve always said I’m a sinner, and my biggest sin without doubt is pride and that’s the most severe sin so I definitely expect to face some pretty serious expurgation when it’s time to meet the good Lord. But I think I’m a pretty decent person (hey that statement is an act of pride in itself ;)) and I certainly hope to make amends. So comfortable? As best as possible given the conditions of life. No one should be comfortable.

10. Which actor should play you in a movie based on your life?
Easy, Al Pacinio, (1) he’s of Italian ethnicity and would be perfect for it and (2) no one else has the intensity of my personality. :D

11.Given the option, what animal would you choose to be?
Easy again. A wolf, or at least some canine animal.

12. What were your favorite things to do the past? What about now?
I used to love to play sports in the street (that’s a very New York thing) with my friends. I guess I don’t do that anymore. Now, it’s poker and beer with the friends, and wine and dinner with the wife. Other than that, I had the same hobbies in the past that I mentioned above.

13. What activities make you lose track of time?
Gee, lit net makes me lose a lot of time. Way too much. My wife reminds me all the time. ;)

14. What makes you feel great about yourself?
Spreading some knowledge that I’ve acquired; guiding young people on the straight and narrow; helping someone. Making people smile with a quip. Certainly any accomplishment.

15. Who inspires you most? (Anyone you know or not. Family, friends, authors, artists, leaders, etc.) Which qualities inspire you, in each person?
My mother for her endless energy and work ethic, my father for his incredible courage; my wife for her complete love. In history perhaps George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and Churchill and Cicero from the Roman Republic, leaders who did not do the easy thing for the sake of popularity.

16. What are you naturally good at? (Skills, abilities, gifts etc.)
I think I’m a pretty good project manager, I think I have leadership skills, I’m a pretty good reader, I think I’m pretty good at arguing. :p

17. What do people typically ask you for help in?
Oh lots of things. I can’t think of anything off hand right now.

18. If you had to teach something, what would you teach?
Literature, writing, science. I’m not a teacher by nature but I do like taking someone under my wing.

19. What would you regret not fully doing, being or having in your life?
Having children, writing.

20. What song is in your head at the moment?“On Broadway” – The Drifters.

21. The last book you bought/borrowed from the library?
I haven’t been to the library in ages.

22. Which book are you reading at the moment?
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. It’s a personal account of the last few months of his life. Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor.”

23. The last book you finished reading?
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.

24. Favorite food?/ Comfort food?
Oh I love lots of food. Let’s say chili since I had it over the weekend.

25. What time of day do you most often find yourself on the LitNet?
Well, now that they’ve blocked this at work, I can no longer sneak in. So it’s evenings.

26. What are you wearing at the moment?
Slacks, dress shirt (no tie today), dress shoes.

27. Favorite poem?
Oh lots to choose from. Let’s say the two Yeats Byzantium poems.

28. First novel you remember reading on your own?
I don’t remember. If you want to count this as a novel, Where The Wild Things Are. :D

29. Favorite TV shows?
I don’t care for TV too much. I like some of the old programs. Let’s say “The Honeymooners” with Jackie Gleason. I don’t know if people from outside the US know that one.

30. Which LitNet members would you like to meet in person if you could?
Almost everyone. I can’t possible single anyone out. I consider almost all my friends, even the ones I argue with. :p

31. Favorite post on the Forum?
I don’t know of a single one. Tal always makes me laugh.

32. Favorite thread?
Oh, I guess the D.H. Lawrence short story thread. I have really gotten into the blogs this past year. Check my blog out. Is that a shameless pitch or what? :D

33. Last food did you have?
I’m eating blueberry yogurt right now.

34. Last words you said out loud?“Oh that was terrible.” I was filling the air in one of my tires at the gas station and the air hose wasn’t working right and I was actually letting air out. It got completely deflated. It was a fifteen minute nightmare.

35. Last person you hugged/kissed?
My wife. I do that every morning as she’s sleeping when I leave for work.

36. What do you do (for a living) to be able to keep your LitNet addiction going? And are you happy with your chosen profession?
I’m a mechanical engineer and a project manager. For the most part, I love my job. But then I wind up loving most things I throw myself heartily into.

37. What question would you like to ask yourself?
Why do you get so prickly? Especially when you’re mostly fairly easy going. I can’t truly answer that.

38. What would you like to be if you could change your profession?
A writer, but that doesn’t earn any money. Perhaps my own business. It would be such a challenge to make something successful.

39. Least favorite book/song/movie?
I don’t spend a lot of thought on stuff I don’t like. If I didn’t like it, it’s forgotten.

40. The most generous thing you have done?
One that comes to mind is that a few months ago someone in the office was having a heart attack and had collapsed. Everyone was afraid to do anything. I rushed over and tried to help him. I think he had stopped breathing and I was ready to give him mouth to mouth, but as I turned him over he started breathing. I loosened his clothing and helped him breath with my hand on his diaphragm until an ambulance came. He was alive when the ambulance took him, but he ultimately died at the hospital. That kind of shook me up. I felt his humanity under my hand.

41. What is your most outstanding feature?
Probably my good gregarious nature. I make friends easily.

42. If you could change one thing about the way you look, what would that be?
Easy, lose ten pounds, no make that fifteen. I just gained five in the last two months!

43. Which book do you wish you had written?
Mellville’s Moby Dick. Faulkner’s Light In August, Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.

44. What is your favorite book cover?
Oh probably that classic cover of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.

45. Most and least favorite characters from books?
I don’t necessarily have most and least favorites, but for this I’ll say:
Most: Nostromo from the Conrad novel with the same title; I also like Joyce's Bloom from Ulysses. Least: Iago, from Othello.

46. What would your biography be titled?
Vincit Qui Se Vincit is my personal motto. Let’s go with that.

47. What should you be doing at the moment instead of answering these questions?
Working. Writng a document that is rather boring.

48. Wonderful Superman or depressing Batman?
Depressing Batman has more psychological depth.

49. The most embarrassing moment in your life?
Lots. One that I wouldn’t mind sharing is that I was explaining once how I thought Halloween fell on Friday the 13th and how scary that would be. Well, by definition Halloween is on the 31st. It can never be on the 13th. That’s when I got the reputation of being an air head. :lol:

50. Which literary character (s) have you been told to resemble the most?
No one has ever told me I resemble a character. I’ve always identified with Conrad’s Marlow.

51. List some of the things that annoy you immensely.
Evasion of responsibility. Pure cynicism.

52. Anything that you want to forget but you never can?
The last year of my father’s life was spent on and off a respirator. But it’s best not to forget it. It was the closest I got to Papa.

53. One final word of wisdom for LitNet users?
Get a good education, don’t take drugs, get a job even if you’re young and even if you’re rich, work hard. You do the right things in life, you’ll be pretty satisfied in the long run. Don ’t be afraid of new challenges. Don ’t be afraid to get into the mix of whatever you want to do. I have framed quote on my desk at work. “The credit belongs to those who are in the arena…” by Theodore Roosevelt. It’s a long quote, so look up the entire thing.

54. What would you like to ask to the person to be interviewed after you?
Are you mostly happy with life or are you still in pursuit? ;)

[maraki16]

virgil happy happy birthday! i am so sorry to be late, i just saw the thread. please forgive me....anyway, i wish you the best and i hope yesterday was one of the best days of your life!!!

[Niamh]

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[Pensive]

Enjoyed reading your interview very much, Virgil. :)


Spreading some knowledge that I’ve acquired; guiding young people on the straight and narrow; helping someone. Making people smile with a quip. Certainly any accomplishment.

:)


One final word of wisdom for LitNet users?[/B]
Get a good education, don’t take drugs, get a job even if you’re young and even if you’re rich, work hard. You do the right things in life, you’ll be pretty satisfied in the long run. Don ’t be afraid of new challenges. Don ’t be afraid to get into the mix of whatever you want to do. I have framed quote on my desk at work. “The credit belongs to those who are in the arena…” by Theodore Roosevelt. It’s a long quote, so look up the entire thing.


Vincit Qui Se Vincit is my personal motto

:thumbs_up


51. List some of the things that annoy you immensely.
Evasion of responsibility. Pure cynicism.

I liked you mentioning 'evasion of responsibility' here.

[kiz_paws]

Wonderful interview, Virgil!

By 'border crossings', you must be referring to coming to this land of ice and snow (lol) called Canada? ;) Hope you get the royal treatment here! :nod:
I don’t care for TV too much. I like some of the old programs. Let’s say “The Honeymooners” with Jackie Gleason. I don’t know if people from outside the US know that one.Yes indeedy do. I have seen re-runs of that on a station that my mother-in-law watches when I go and visit her. That Norton is a scream! :lol:

That was sad about your co-worker, Virgil. You did all that you could and by pitching into a scary situation, showed your courage and willingness to help. Bravo, Virgil! :nod:

[Weisinheimer]

Sorry I'm late, Virg.
Happy Birthday to an amazing person and one of the nicest guys I know.

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[samercury]

Happy (late) Birthday Virge!!
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[BulletproofDork]

Happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Virgil]

Thanks Niamh. Is that the best of the Irish whiskies? I've always gotten Jameson.

Thanks Pensy. Yes evasion of responsibility shows such a lack of character.

Kizzo, my Canadian border crossing was up at Niagara Falls. The Canandian side has so much more.

Same - It's always a pleasure to see you here. Thank you. :)

Weisy, that's ok. Thank you.

Dorky, you I always laugh when i see your avatar. :lol: Thanks.

[TheFifthElement]

Nice interview Virgil. I wonder what it is about New York City that makes its residents love it so much? Your comment is one I have often heard in relation to New York.

I think I'd prefer Old York personally. York is a very nice place, and it has an excellent railway museum and a Viking centre that smells like poo. And lots of other stuff too. You should go there ;)

[white camellia]

I wish you a wonderful birthday, Virgil, in THIS time of a year!

[Niamh]

Thanks Niamh. Is that the best of the Irish whiskies? I've always gotten Jameson.


Yeah its probably one of the best. Its not an aged whiskey but a blend of the finest young and vintage whiskeys from both the middleton and Jameson distillerys. You are looking at about $170-180 for a 70cl bottle. Pricey. so drink that wisely! :p

[Nossa]

I'm so sorry I'm late, I'm never online these days!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VIRGIL!!! Hope you had a great day :D:D:D

[Virgil]

Nice interview Virgil. I wonder what it is about New York City that makes its residents love it so much? Your comment is one I have often heard in relation to New York.

I think I'd prefer Old York personally. York is a very nice place, and it has an excellent railway museum and a Viking centre that smells like poo. And lots of other stuff too. You should go there ;)
Well, New York is a pretty exciting and energetic city. It has verything I guess. But I love those old European cities too and York sounds charming. Perhaps some day.

I see I missed some well wishes. Thank you Sara, djy, White Camillia, and Nossa. It's so nice to see you all here.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Nice interview Virgil. I wonder what it is about New York City that makes its residents love it so much? Your comment is one I have often heard in relation to New York.

I think I'd prefer Old York personally. York is a very nice place, and it has an excellent railway museum and a Viking centre that smells like poo. And lots of other stuff too. You should go there ;)

Ooh, it really does smell like poo! And all those wax people and whatnot..scary place!

Yes. great interview Virg!

[optimisticnad]

Belated birthday day greetings to a Legend! Happy B'day Virgil! xx

[Mugwump101]

Happy Belated Birthday Virgil!! I hope you had a great one :D

Thank you so much for helping me decide on CCNY and I'm loving it so much. The professors are great (A friend and I have interesting math conversations with our professors at the end of lecture xD)

Well, off to studying for finals :(

[Virgil]

Why thank you opti. :blush: I'm only a lengend in my own mind. :p

Hey Mugwump101, now I remember. I'm glad you are enjoying it. Are you a freshman or is this your second year? So glad I coould be of help. I haven't been up to the college since I graduated. And that was 1985. Were you even born then? ;) I wonder if it's changed. Thanks for thew the birthday wishes. :)