I am up for a meeting. I live in S. Jersey -- not very far south -- Mount Laurel -- but I am a native of Philly and wish I had taken a PIC of me in front of Horn & Hardart's when it was possible to do so. Better yet, a PIC with my hands on the crank of the Automat's "gilt-edged" coffee machine.
Now, I am reduced to taking pictures of street scenes and writing daily essays to post on fotolog that may or may not have anything to do with the PIC. I also have the privilege of being father/grandfather to the hottest indie-pop musical act on the planet so I get the opportunity to take PICS of the band and their friends and post them to my fotolog and tell inside stories that many people enjoy reading.
 
I have met so many wonderful people through fotolog from all over the world. Many of them have become friends with whom I communicate in the broader realm of e-mail. I have met many fotologgers at my kids' shows. One of them was a professional photographer who contributed her skills to creating PICS that the band uses on its portal and home pages. Fotologgers have attended (that I know of) shows in Philly, NJ, NY, Australia, London, LA, SF, Miami and Chicago. They were kind enough to post this letting me know how much they enjoyed the show. One even sent me a PIC of herself wearing a band tee shirt which I [posted the other day.
 
Yeah, I'm up to meeting with all of you -- if you can get it together any evening except Tuesday when I work (I practice psychotherapy but don't get any ideas). Don't expect romance. I'm happily married. Don't expect me to pick up the check. If I do, I might not be happily married much longer. Expect me to be full of stories and ideas that even with my terminal shyness may be worthy of your time as yours will be worthy of mine. Oh, yeah, one other thing: I am is a professional writer so if my letters are intriguing to you, just think of how I seduced editors into buying my projects.
 
Lollipops and unicorns, or as our fotologger friends in Brazil might say, pirulitos e unicornios.
 
Milt Trachtenburg (Bandman)