Saturday, August 21, 2010

Meet the Robinsons


Yes, we had that honor. California sophisticates Barbara and Richard Robinson (he of The Broken Bullhorn) graced the Beaver State with their presence this week, and Irene and I joined them for a traditional Oregon dinner at P.F. Chang's.

Believe it or not, Mr. R is every bit as nice a guy in person as he is on his blog. How is this possible? We suspect Mrs. R is a good influence on him. And to further strain your credulity, how about this? Rick and I spent close on to 15 minutes in a Borders store, without the calming influence of our wives, and neither of us bought a single book.

Sadly, the Robinsons will soon be back in LaLa land. We look forward to their return.
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11 comments:

  1. David CranmerAugust 21, 2010 at 3:07 AM

    It's very cool when you meet folks you have blogged with.

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  2. mybillcriderAugust 21, 2010 at 7:06 AM

    Okay, I'll believe the part about P. F. Chang's, but I'm not so sure about the Borders story.

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  3. Charles GramlichAugust 21, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    Always fun to meet friends from the blogosphere.

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  4. Evan LewisAugust 21, 2010 at 9:08 AM

    When any of you folks are heading in the direction of Portland, please give me a shout!

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  5. Richard R.August 21, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    It was our pleasure to meet and dine with you! Yes, Bill, the Border's story is TRUE. However, there is still time, with another trip to Borders today and also a trip to POWELLS Sunday.

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  6. Deka BlackAugust 21, 2010 at 10:18 AM

    seems you had a very good day!

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  7. Cap'n BobAugust 21, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    Borders I can see, but not Powell's. I've met Rick many times but never Barbara. Nice to see her pic.

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  8. GeorgeAugust 22, 2010 at 7:46 AM

    Time to stimulate the economy, Rick! And POWELLS is the perfect place to do it.

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  9. ChrisAugust 24, 2010 at 11:43 AM

    The last Borders I was in was in Portland, right downtown across from some Nordstrom's thing or something. I was in the former, waiting for my wife to emerge from the latter.

    And I bought a book.

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  10. Richard R.August 24, 2010 at 2:03 PM

    And we look forward to our return as well, Evan. We had a great trip, busy, fun, and it was really hard to leave. Especially to come back here to high 90s weather. Whew.

    I sure wish they would hurry up with the Star Trek "transporter" thing so it would be easier to get around, especially without airports, airlines or sitting in metal tubes in the sky with screaming children.

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  11. Laurie PowersAugust 25, 2010 at 6:01 AM

    I agree with you - Rick and Barbara are terrific people. Glad you had a great visit.

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