Update on Andy's cancer surgery: donations needed.

[EFerrari]

Folks,

One of our DUers was able, through her wonderfulness, to get Andy into Johns Hopkins. The surgery is set for early the second week of May. This is the best venue for Andy and it's nothing short of miraculous that we've gotten this far.

While we're working to see if we can get a fee reduction, as of this minute, they want $25K up front. I wrestled with the finance department and that's the best deal I could get. I need to check back in with the hospital TOMORROW.

So, the clock is ticking and I need to raise this money. Andy's surgery cannot be put off.

If you are in any way able to contribute, please send a check or a money order to:


Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

via Paypal:

[email protected]

And if you are sending something, please PM me if you can so I can do the math.

Most of us don't have that kind of money sitting around. But please, think about something you might be willing to skip once -- like a trip to the Mall -- and send your check. If we each just do a little, it adds up as we have seen time and again. (Go! DU!)

I know I owe Andy a debt of gratitude for his work on securing our elections. I'm sure many of you have followed his work and feel the same way.

We thank the Admins for letting me post this here, to their board. This is not their project and we're very grateful for their forbearance.

Beth

[annabanana]

1. kick............... n/t

[roguevalley]

12. all I'm getting is an e-mail form. The paypal doesn't come up.

[EFerrari]

24. I believe you have to go to the Paypal site and proceed from

there.

[hiley]

1167. Total so far not quite $23,000.00 & he needs $25,000.00 by morning!

Please help by donating or sending out information to help Andy !
Thank you to all who have helped and are thinking good thoughts for Andy....
I love DUer's !

:applause:

[hiley]

1241. Still need $1759.37 to make $25,000.00 this morning !!!!

Please dig deep and help if you possibly can......for ANDY

come on help me out getting very sleepy...

Thank you everyone for helping !!
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

:applause:

[Jo March]

1271. REDEEM YOUR PENNIES! Everyone has a jar of pennies!

I was just thinking about this. I have jars of pennies around the house - here,there and everywhere. Roll them and take them to your bank to redeem and send that money to Andy. Or, if you are like me and hate to roll coins, go to CoinStar and redeem them.

Pennies add up and everyone has a bunch of pennies here and there.

[hiley]

1610. update from 5/4 still need much more funds

If you can possibly donate you can send it via PayPal: http://www.paypal.com After logging in , choose "Send Money" and enter Andy's email address as the recipient: [email protected] (note there is an underscore like this: Andy_Stephenson)
Or at Amazon.com: http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRV ... Or
this one http://tinyurl.com/bnu79



If you would prefer to donate via non-electronic check or money order, pleae mail to "

Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

Please email Beth Ferrari ([email protected] )
when you donate, mail, or pledge so she can keep a running total for Andy and the hospital. Any amount will help make a difference. If you can't contribute ,please send this message to your networks, send it out everywhere

please send the information about contact of beth out to everyone, it is very important.
marilyn

[Mandate My Ass]

2. Kick

[salvorhardin]

3. Does the PayPal address no longer work? n/t

[spuddonna]

4. was just going to ask that!

[lcooksey]

18. You need to have a PayPal account

Go to PayPal, https://www.paypal.com/, login, then manually enter Andy's e-mail to send him the money.

[Lisa0825]

5. Nominate this to get it more visibility.

And I'd like to know about the Paypal option too.

[EFerrari]

11. Thanks for asking. YES! Paypal works.

Thanks for the reminder!

[hiley]

715. 3:55 pm PST: 12,769.00 Thank you, DUers! What is it NOW 6:50centralp.m.

We have to keep working a little longer for ANDY !!

[da_chimperor]

6. Kick n/t

[Lisa0825]

7. Has this been cross-posted to like-minded sites/blogs?

Lots of DUers have their own piece of cyber-space staked out. Maybe they can help spread the word to other communities.

[EFerrari]

13. If anyone can take this out to the communities Andy's worked for

that would be awesome.

Here is an address for me,keeper of the books: [email protected] should anyone have a concern or a question.

Thank you, Lisa!

[Jo March]

16. I'll post it on my site tonight

Maybe one of my 4 readers can help. :)

[EFerrari]

21. Thank you, Arnie! n/t

[Jo March]

231. My computer was down last night

Dammit. It's old and cranky. I will try again tonight.

I just found out that Andy's tumor is named Bev. That cracked me up!

:rofl:

[Lisa0825]

233. LOL! That's hilarious! (nt)

[Jo March]

250. Posted on the VOTE group site

Am sending this to others as well.

Arnie

[flyarm]

27. yes please do post in other places...

we need to get this surgery for andy..he has a cancerous tumour on his pancreas..he has secured the best surgeon in the country to do the surgery..but we need to get him the money..as many of you know..he does not have health insurance because he was working on the voting machine fraud in ohio and florida..and then this happened..they found the tumour ...when he got jaundice in jan..he needs this surgery to remove the tumor..

and time is running out...

please please ..if you were going to shop for something frivolous..please put that money to helping andy..

he has fought for all of us..we need to fight for his life!!

fly

[iconoclastic cat]

8. Wait, I'm confused. What's the story?

[Jo March]

14. Andy Stephenson is a DUer who has worked tirelessly for election reform

He has surgery but no health insurance - a common problem in our society.

He has done so much in the field of election reform that he's become an expert in it. He has worked his butt off to insure that we have the right to vote and have it counted accurately.

He's a good guy, one of the best.

[dzika]

281. Great work, Andy! Please take a bow...

[troubleinwinter]

415. That is just too way cool! Andy DOES deserve to take a bow!

[hiley]

1252. just wanted to see Andy take a bow again !

:headbang:

[Nothing Without Hope]

23. Andy has a pancreatic tumor and must have surgery. He has no health

insurance. He is a hero who has been a major front-line fighter in voting reform and exposing the stolen elections for years. He lives in Seattle and through miraculous arrangements is having his surgery done at the best place for it. Pancreatic cancer is one of the worst kinds, but it has been caught early enough that he has a chance if he is treated with great skill and knowledge. So this is a lifesaving cause.

[merh]

9. kick

:kick:

[Rainbowreflect]

10. Kick!

[theboss]

15. By the way, I do medical billing work for a living

What is the surgery? I may be able to find out what the Medicare rate would be and see if you can negotiate from that point.

I'm assuming he has no insurance.

[EFerrari]

19. JH does not accept Medicare, sorry to say.

But thank you so much for the offer.

[theboss]

26. I know that, but I can tell you what the established rate is

One of the ways a lot of hospitals make money these days is by absolutely hammering uninsured patients.

As most of you know, if you are covered under an HMO or PPO, your plan negotiates fixed rates at the hospital. If I go in for appendicitis surgery under BlueCross, Hospital X may get $2500.00. If you go in under United Healthcare, Hospital X may get $2750.00. The billed amount may be $6000.00 but that does not matter.

However, if an uninsured patient goes in, he or she is charged the full $6000.00. It's a crazy system.

Anyway, one of the starting points for negotiating these contracts is what Medicare would pay. There's formulas that use the medicare rate as a constant.

Anyway, I'm curious as to what Hopkins would get if Andy had insurance.

[EFerrari]

31. This is a $50K surgery. That's as much as I've been able to

get out of them. It sounds as though you REALLY know what you're doing. Please pm me with tips, I need them.

Best,
Beth

[Horse with no Name]

49. From a couple of conversations with others

I heard it was a Whipple procedure, if that helps.

[Catherine Vincent]

17. Thanks dear.

And a kick!

[Jo March]

20. We need a graphic of a thermometer that fills up as we donate!

A "Thermometer for Andy"!! I'd love if a DUer could come up with that.

[EFerrari]

25. Yes, we do! Where IS Swamp Rat when you need 'em!

I'll see who I can wake up :)

[hootinholler]

174. This is a job for...

<peter gunn playing in background>

GROVELLLLLL BOTTTTTT !!!!

Who did ya expect? DangerMouse?

-Hoot

[caledesi]

734. Yes. Where is the thermometer? Very motivating! nt

[savannahana]

22. kick

:kick:

[sweetheart]

28. May the blessings of the universe be with you Andy

Contributed via paypal... good luck mate.

[flyarm]

29. please!! we need $$$$$$$$$$$$ for andy's cancer surgery!! now!!

i have donated the pre -op..please dig in your pockets..andy has fought for us with conyers in ohio on the election fraud..he has been fighting for us with black box voting..he has fought for all of our votes and voting machines.that count our votes..he has taught others how to find the voting machine fraud..

the least we can do is dig in our pockets ..and give what you can!!
if everyone gave a dollar here at du that would almost do it..

andy's tumor must come out..and its dangerous surgery..but the doctor he has gotten is the best in the country for this kind of tumor and this kind of cancer..
please i beg..
this could be any of us!!

please give what you can!!

fly

[EFerrari]

37. What fly said. Johns Hopkins said yes. Now, it's our turn! n/t

[lastknowngood]

30. I'll 25.00 tommorw I can't figure out how to PM you

n/t

[EFerrari]

33. Go to one of my posts and see the icons next to the post count.

Click on the little face icon and there you are.

Thank you, lastknowngood.

[bush_is_wacko]

939. You can also click on the little letter to the left of the face!

That pulls the pm form up directly!

[LeftyMom]

32. "Bev" must go!

I'm broke as can be but I'll scrape something together on payday to do my part.

[EFerrari]

36. Thank you, LeftyMom. We do what we can. The strength of

this community.

:kick:

[hiley]

34. Andy is a real Patriot

and Hero !

:patriot:




:kick:

[EFerrari]

35. $375. in the last 40 minutes. n/t

[savannahana]

38. another kick :-)

PM coming your way, Beth :hug: :grouphug: :kick:

[arcos]

39. Can someone set up a donations account at Amazon too?

I'm not American and can't use PayPal, but I can use Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/542032/102-4272884-2157755

[mogster]

40. I don't have Paypal either, or checks, for that matter

How about credit card payment of some sort too?

I'll then scrape what's left of my account after the monthly parking tickets :)

Great to hear he's finally scheduled for treatment :toast:

[EFerrari]

43. mogster, you sound just like me

I make ends meet with mirrors! :)

I believe that you can use a credit card at Paypal. But it takes a few days to get it processed.

If you have any success, please let me know.

Thank you,
Beth

[mogster]

45. Mirrors work just fine!

I'll see what I can do :-)

[savannahana]

60. hi mogster :-) the paypal sign-up drill...

... is fairly simple to negotiate. might take a day or two for registration to complete, but then, there you are!

i signed up several years ago, & have found it pretty easy to use.
being both sequence- & cyber-challenged (understatement) if i can trek through their little process, i'd say most anybody could!

here's to all us mirror-balancing financial wizards :toast:

and to beth & fly for all they continue to do for Andy!
:thumbsup: :toast: :hug:

and to Andy, himself :patriot: :hug: :yourock:

[mogster]

111. Right back at ya

A :toast: for poor people with rich hearts :-)

Andy: :hi:

[savannahana]

305. "poor people with rich hearts"

says it perfectly :thumbsup: thanks, mogster :hi:

this thread gives me hope for all of us

so here's to its second productive day, & all the beautiful effort flowing through here! :toast:

:kick:

[EFerrari]

41. arcos, thank you. I will get back to you on this. n/t

[EFerrari]

48. Here's the Amazon link and thanks for the suggestion:

http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRVBGX9KOX/102-6873839-9047353

[arcos]

66. Great! Just donated...

I'll try to donate again after the 1st.

Thank you!

[FizzFuzz]

188. Oh perfect, thanks for setting up the Amazon account

Thank goodness for people who can negotiate this high-tech stuff. I would be totally lost. In fact, I was lost with PayPal--too complicated for me.

Thanks for making it simple.

kicking and nominating too

[vince3]

210. Thanks for the Amazon link.

[Jo March]

242. This is what I got when I tried to donate via Amazon

Recipient Unable to Receive Payments

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We are not able to continue with this transaction because the recipient is unable to receive payments through the Amazon Honor System at this time.
Please try again at a later time.

What's the deal-e-o?

I'll try PayPal. I got paid today, the wolves are at bay for another 2 weeks and I owe Andy a debt of gratitude!!

[mzmolly]

306. Just donated.

Thank you.

Thinking of and praying for you Andy.

And, where the hell is Bev Harris, I hear she has $ in the bank?!

[question everything]

485. From Amazon: Recipient Unable to Receive Payments

Recipient Unable to Receive Payments
We are not able to continue with this transaction because the recipient is unable to receive payments through the Amazon Honor System at this time.

Please try again at a later time.

Now what do I do?

[wtmusic]

526. got the same message n/t

[question everything]

565. I am sending via snail mail and yes, PMed Beth n/t

[dzika]

42. Donated, Voted Greatest and kicking!

.

[troubleinwinter]

44. Me too, dzika!!!

[EFerrari]

46. kick it for Andy

:kick:

[EFerrari]

47. LINK TO DONATE VIA AMAZON:

http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRVBGX9KOX/102-6873839-9047353

[Tess49]

50. I just tried this. It didn't work.

[LibraLiz1973]

52. I also just tried to donate at Amazon- got this message

Recipient Unable to Receive Payments

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We are not able to continue with this transaction because the recipient is unable to receive payments through the Amazon Honor System at this time.

[Lisa0825]

53. maybe it takes time for approval? (nt)

[LibraLiz1973]

54. ack! & I can't do paypal

They want you to be verified & for whatever reason my bank wont cooperate with them!

[Lisa0825]

56. How 'bout good ol' snail mail?:-)

Not as convenient, but it works:-)

[LibraLiz1973]

61. I think that is what I'll have to do.

But since she said he needed the money ASAP I thought sending it over the net would be better for him.

[EFerrari]

59. AMAZON: Since we just set up the account, it may take a day

or so to be finalized.

Snail mail works. Mostly, I'm needing to know what you good people are sending in -- to prep for talking to the hospital tomorrow.

And I can't wait to do that. :silly:

[arcos]

68. It seems to be working now... worked for me :) nt

[LibraLiz1973]

132. It's working now- I just did it!

Best of Luck Andy

[arcos]

67. It seems to be working now, I was able to use it... nt

[Rainscents]

190. I donated!!! Thank you for the link!

:kick:

[Misunderestimator]

51. Kick for Andy!

[EFerrari]

55. $1,630 in our second hour . Thank you, DUers. n/t

[Lisa0825]

57. AWESOME!!! Keep it rollin' in, folks!

:yourock:

[dzika]

82. WOW!

You gotta love the DUers!

[Roland99]

58. Nominated for Homepage

[tsuki]

62. Let's go DU. With 68 711 members, each's share of $25 000 is

$.36 - If you can't paypal, drop a dollar in an envelope and mail it to Andy.

:kick:

[Lisa0825]

76. Even if only the 1000 most active members donated....

surely, we can at least average $25 each! If someone can't afford that much, send what you can, and others will pick up the slack! Andy has worked hard for OUR VOICE, and it's time to take care of him.

[Jo March]

243. Right and today is my payday! So, I'm just itching to send some $$

If not Andy, then I'd probably blow it on something stupid.

Go Andy!!!

[smartvoter]

80. 100% response math doesn't work. We need $100 from 250 people or

$50 from 500 or $25 from 1,000. Needs to be chunks, but large enough to have an impact...

[tsuki]

83. Every dollar counts. I learned that long ago. If you can only give

a dollar, cuz it's all you've got, it's one dollar less Andy needs.

[smartvoter]

88. I completely agree! Just mean that in a serious time pinch, you need to

ask for more than you can in an open-ended type of situation, and you can never count on a 100% take rate. But yes, every dollar counts. Absolutely.

[smartvoter]

63. Here are some cost links:

JH charged about $26k in 1995 for this, so $50k was about right. JH was actually cheaper than lesser hospitals because of volume. He definitely wants to be at JH because the survival rate is 6X better there than surrounding hospitals.

At any rate, here are some links that may be useful. In addition, finding the Medicare negotiated rate would be useful, as someone mentioned before. Also, w/ cancer, there sometimes are studies you can enroll in to wipe out some debt -- they track you for a number of years, etc. (Don't know in this case, of course.)

http://www.pancreasweb.com/abstracts/pdf/0001440.pdf

http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/janmar95/jan0995/brief.html

http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/221/1/93

[Amaryllis]

64. kick

[elehhhhna]

73. Amazon's VERY easy to use-- I think I just bought Andy a clamp or

some gauze--

but that clamp, gauze, or barf-bucket will be full of best wishes.





A--I'm having a crappy day---a "no mental health day", as I like to call 'em. Sending you some bucks and good wishes just shook me out of it. Thanks, dude!

[flyarm]

65. can everyone send this out to their internet groups and web sites??

please....and beg if you must...this is not a time to be shy...andy needs this surgery...its imperative!!

we need the help now!!

and if you promise to send pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee do..

the tumor is cancerous..and needs to come out now!!
they first scheduled it for jun 2nd..until the doc at john's hopkins saw his records yesterday..and he said ..andy needs the surgery NOW!!

PLEASE WE NEED EVERYONES HELP..PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD..

and i thank you from the bottom of my heart ...and so does Andy...

he is scared ...but brave folks...and god knows it could be any of us or our kids or parents facing what Andy is..
and it sucks he is in this position..but when your employer doesn't cover you with insurance like they are supposed to..and then you can't even get cobra..

well........welcome to * world...

please do what you can...

i love you all ..fly

[smartvoter]

77. How about Air America? Haven't they featured him? Some DUers know

some Air America people, I believe...

[Wiley50]

113. I Wrote To Mike Malloy and Randi Rhodes

Sent to both malloy addresses

Sent to Tim Allen Walker ( Randi's Sidekick and Engineer)

I'm an Atheist
But for Andy, I'll Pray

Wiley

[Wiley50]

121. Got this from Tim Walker (RR contact) Help!

Can Anyone Follow up on this?


From : Tim Allan Walker <[email protected]>
Sent : Thursday, April 28, 2005 7:14 PM
To : "wiley white" <[email protected]>
Subject : Out of Office AutoReply: PLEASE HELP ANDY STEPHENSON !


Go to previous message | Go to next message | Delete | Inbox

I am out of our NYC offices—working from our West Palm Beach affiliate 1290 WJNO. If you need immediate assistance you may call my cell phone or WJNO in WPB (561-616-6600). Please contact Jenny Badner Falcon if this is an emergency.

[hiley]

310. Wiley50

I am with you although not atheist just had stopped praying because of the aggressiveness of the fundies but for Andy; i had to start praying again !
:hi: sometimes it is good to break our own rules...

[EFerrari]

69. kick for Andy and for what we can do together

[Cleita]

70. This is why we need singler payer health insurance.

People, like Andy, shouldn't have to worry about this and John Hopkins shouldn't have to demand $25,000 up front. I wonder how many have died because they were turned away because they couldn't meet the fee.

[flyarm]

74. i hope we don't have to find that out!! n/t

[smartvoter]

71. Contributed, PM'd. nt

[flyarm]

75. thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[flyarm]

72. where is ELIZABETH EDWARDS WHEN WE NEED HER?? ELIZABETH WE NEED YOUR HELP!

ELIZABETH ...if you are online...we need help..do you have any people you can call and ask for help...we have gotten help from the balt orioles owner to get Andy into john's hopkins...but we desparately need your help!!

i will give you my phone number...in a pm if you want..this is life and death for Andy..and he worked so hard for the john's to expose the fraud ..before the election and has worked tirelessly since the election..with both susan truitt, and Congressman Conyers in ohio and florida...please if you can get us help we will be forever indebted to you...

i will even promise to work non stop for John..what ever it takes..

pleaseeeeee if you could help us...

fly

[Stephanie]

100. If any of us are friends with progressives who have serious money

Just give them the link to this thread. If they are active progressives they probably know all about Andy already. It would be great if we could find people who could easily spare some real money, so we could raise this sum in bigger chunks.

[bush_is_wacko]

78. Well money can't buy you happiness, but if it can help a good

person get well it can give you peace of mind! Good luck and good health Andy! It's on it's way! I hope it buys you a little piece of good health!

[EFerrari]

79. kick for Andy and for what we can get done

:kick:

[Horse with no Name]

81. kick! eom

[troubleinwinter]

85. Kick & keep on kickin'!!!!!

[BamaBecky]

84. kick

[EFerrari]

86. To all the DUers that have PMd me, I'm just in awe of you all

The Admins have agreed to one thread, and I'm grateful to them.

But I need your help and I need it now.

If you have another forum or a voting reform group or any other venue, please repost my OP.

And if you can send in any amount, we need your help.

This is how we get things done, folks. One by one, doing what we can.

Operators are standing by.

many thanks to DU,
Bet

[Alex146]

87. I have no money

But i can kick this thread

[smartvoter]

90. Good for you. nt

[savannahana]

94. kicking right behind you, Alex146 :-)

we can know for sure that goodwill & each person's effort travels faster than any amount of $$$

glad you posted! :hi:

:kick:

[EFerrari]

89. $2,200 at 4:30 PST. THANK YOU, DU!

Every 10, 20 30 dollar donation moves us forward.

We CAN GET THIS DONE.

And I forgive merh for calling me Jerry Lewis.

lol

Beth

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

93. Keeping it kicked! Nominated! And yeah on the present total!!!! n/t

[merh]

95. It's a DU-a-thon

If you are Jerry does that make fly Ed McMahon?




I'll be Dean, where is that cocktail and my cig :smoke:
Everybody loves somebody sometime!

[EFerrari]

115. LOL!

:rofl:

[savannahana]

102. cheering for that total !! :-))

please update us every half-hour or so, 'K Beth ?? :-)

...as for merh: you mean you just forgave her & didn't even insist that she at least do her notorious Groucho Marx impression???

Groucho by way of atonement is powerful sh*t, y'know. O8)

c'mon now merh: hit us with that twitching cigar & black caterpillar eyebrow.

or is it that black caterpillar cigar & twitching eyebrow??

...either way... :smoke:

:yourock:

[merh]

125. "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas......

How he got into my pajamas I'll never know."

[savannahana]

149. that'll do it, just for now

:rofl:

:applause: :applause: :applause:

ENCORE!! ENCORE!!

duck soup??

:evilgrin:

...'course, the Elephant has no pajamas, y'know...

:bounce:

[merh]

152. What would you have if everyone in the USofA were driving a

pink cadillac? :freak:

[savannahana]

155. stRawberry escalades forever???

geezzzz

gimme a break, & a punchline :think:

tier upon tier of johncougarmellancoup ???

have merceh, merh, have merceh

:dunce: :silly:

:shrug: :kick:

:P

on edit: ~R~ in subject line :+

[merh]

157. Why a pink car nation, of course!

Pa dum dum!

[savannahana]

301. pa dum dum

:blush: gift fer missin' the obvious :blush:

:dunce: & now got this incomplete earworm runnin', dadburnit!!

somebody in the background here is yammerin' about an old Conway Twitty version??? ...a white whut?? & a pink car nation??? :think:

:hi: :toast: THIS THREAD TODAY !!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[merh]

160. Last night I dreamed I was a salad!

:freak: :freak:

[savannahana]

302. what WAS i thinkin', callin' forth merh's Groucho

i want that smilie !!!

(& the whole routine) :rofl: :popcorn:

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: for ***ANDY***

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: for DUers

:yourock: :grouphug:

[merh]

345. Last night I dreamed I was a salad!

I tossed all night long!

[savannahana]

352. i see... and when you got up in the morning, were you

dressed, or undressed ??? :+ :silly:

SALAD & :donut: for the PDT lunchtime crew :hi:

and :kick: :kick: :kick:

[hiley]

1253. for andy

:bounce:

[slackmaster]

91. Donation sent via PayPal - PM on the way, nomination coming

This is the kind of donation I like most - Right to where it's needed, no administrative waste.

Get well soon Andy!

:toast:

[smartvoter]

92. Back to top. nt

[EFerrari]

96. kick for doing right when we can

[angel823]

97. let's hook him up

$25.00 coming your way via pay pal

[NVMojo]

185. just sent mine and ..welcom to DU angel823!

[GardeningGal]

98. Just contributed...c'mon everyone

I know someone else with pancreatic cancer and it can't be ignored. He needs this surgery ASAP.

[Andy_Stephenson]

99. The little guy here thanks you all so very much

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

103. A big awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww and a kick! n/t

[savannahana]

105. ohhh man. my screen's gone all blurrreyy...

just makes it all totally Real, Andy.

for adorable Little Guy :hug: :pals: :hug:

for equally adorable Brave Guy Who grows Beautiful Courage Tomatoes :hug: :pals: :hug:

thanks for posting that for us

:loveya:

[Andy_Stephenson]

106. I was a cute baby...

I wonder what happened?

[dzika]

107. Damn. You were a cute little baby.

.

[EFerrari]

110. That whole rascal thing doesn't happen until after 6 mos. : )

[hootinholler]

177. You're still cute...

Not a BUFF guy like me :P

Make sure you bring my cell number and call me when you feel up for a visitor.

-Hoot

[Ladyhawk]

347. You look the same to me: cute. :D n/t

[In_The_Wind]

646. You still are cute !

:hug: Andy ~ I'm wishing you the very best :hug:

[understandinglife]

827. Andy, once cute, always cute. (nt)

www.missionnotaccomplished.us

[nonny]

108. Oh, Andy --- you are adorable!

PayPal donation, and a kick!

:kick: :hi:

[Kip Humphrey]

226. Andy, you haven't changed a bit!

[fooj]

101. Kickety kick!!!

:kick: :kick: :kick:

Who loves ya, baby?

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:


Peace.

[MissWaverly]

104. just sent $50.00, he needs it more than me

Good luck from Miss Waverly

[flyarm]

592. thank you for feeling that way misswaverly i feel the same way!!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:


special huggies.,..fly

[EFerrari]

109. kick for DUers finding their own damn solutions!

[EFerrari]

112. kick through the Dimson's nonSpeech

[EFerrari]

114. $2,975 at 5:30 PST. Please help keep this kicked!

[troubleinwinter]

116. kick and looky looky....

I took the wrinkles out of the pitcha!

[EFerrari]

119. O my god, what a great pix!

Maybe Andy should just let us hold an auction of his snapshots because he's so photogenic.

(Is that a word: "photogenic:?!)

[dzika]

126. I would have rather watched Andy take a bath

than watch "the worst press conference in the history of American politics"

[EFerrari]

140. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[troubleinwinter]

131. kick and check it out...

the 1959 model of Spongebob

[Andy_Stephenson]

142. That is AWESOME!

I know what to send my mom for Mothers Day.

[troubleinwinter]

153. KIX!

[dzika]

145. Is that a yellow block in your pocket or...

oh, nevermind.

[merh]

129. Damn Andy

You guys have big counters at your home and what a huge sink! :freak:

Oh, that is your baby picture - you look the same, only taller!

:loveya: what a cutie!

[bush_is_wacko]

138. What a CUTIE pie! That is a face EVERY mother can love!

[elehhhhna]

236. Same hair after all these years!

[bush_is_wacko]

146. good job!

I think Andy likes wrinkles though! Damn what a cute baby!

[elehhhhna]

234. So now "BA" means "Baby Andy"? Gosh I'm so confused...

[Liberty Belle]

117. Thanks for the update. I posted your notice in an election reform

online group of Californians, in hopes that some will be able to help out.

[EFerrari]

120. Thank you, Liberty Belle. We have a ways to go.

And we will get there.

[Liberty Belle]

184. Kicking to keep this up where others can see.

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[DaleJrFan]

118. Can't PM Yet.

I sent $20.00 via paypal.

[EFerrari]

122. Thank you, Dale. Duly noted and appreciated.

Welcome to DU :hi:

[DaleJrFan]

123. Close to my heart...

My uncle went through almost the same exact thing. He is 3 years post surgery and Chemo and Cancer Free!

[EFerrari]

124. Now, see, that's what we need to hear! Thank you! n/t

[Andy_Stephenson]

128. I did for sure.

I go from thinking "I will survive to Oh God I am gonna die."

Thanks for that post!

[DaleJrFan]

133. Your Welcome

He had Whipple surgery for bile duct cancer. He is doing great and so will you. It will be hard at times but you fight this thing with Mind and Body. Positive thoughts!

[Andy_Stephenson]

143. I have a 1.3 cm tumor in the uncinate process

it shut my bile duct down. I have been so sick since...I can't wait to have this thing removed from me.

[DaleJrFan]

147. Yes

You will get it removed very soon. It looks like you have a lot of people working on that right now!

[bush_is_wacko]

151. Andy! So many prayers are coming your way!

You'll do fantastic!:thumbsup:

[juajen]

192. Don't even think it, , Andy!

I wish that was my baby picture. T'was adorable. The very best to you, handsome.

[NVMojo]

186. Welcome to DU, DaleJrFan!

Kick this up!!!

[Lisa0825]

235. Welcome to DU, DaleJrFan!!!

What a great way to start out here!:-)

:yourock:

[hvn_nbr_2]

127. Sent money & prayers

Andy posted a request in the prayer circle group awhile ago, and I just added a response there mentioning this thread. I've sent a prayer for healing and another for successful fund-raising.

[flyarm]

130. kick!!!!!!!!!!!!

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[DaleJrFan]

134. .

.

[EFerrari]

135. kick because what else can you do with feet?

:kick:

[bush_is_wacko]

136. So excited about getting this done I forgot to nominate

Nominated for Andy! and another :kick:

[tavalon]

137. Has anyone mentioned this to Will Pitt?

Money on its way and kicked again.

[EFerrari]

139. Will Pitt is MIA but, he'll be back.

Meanwhile, :kick:

[MoonAndSun]

141. I just send Andy some money thru Amazon,

and I will be sending a white light his way to help guide him thru these trying times.

:hug:

[EFerrari]

144. Could you pm me so I can keep track? For the scary hospital

financial lady?

Thank you!

[MoonAndSun]

150. Hi sfexpat2000,

I just sent you a PM.

:hi:

[Jo March]

251. Amazon still won't work for me!

Dang it!!! I'm going to keep trying though because it did save all of my information, which is pretty cool. :O

[EFerrari]

148. 6:50 pm PST:$3,220. Thank you, DU

:kick:

[hiley]

154. I love DU

thank you for caring so for ANDY !

good people you guys are restoring my faith in mankind !



:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[troubleinwinter]

159. ... and DU loves Andy, for good reason!

[ocean girl]

156. Just saw this thread - I send some dough and a PM

Will continue to support Andy throughout his journey to health!!

[fooj]

158. Hmmm...think I'll KICK and NOMINATE AGAIN!

:kick:

[Just Me]

161. I am going to write a check to Andy. But, allow me to VENT,...

The SCOTUS ruled that it is "cruel and unusual punishment" for prisoners to be denied health care. Hence, all prisoners receive dental, visual and full health CARE.

I propose that, it is "cruel and unusual punishment" for any American to be denied health care. The U.S.A. is the most wealthy nation on the face of the earth. How can that wealthy nation deny health care tho the citizens that are the foundation of its wealth?

There is something really rucked-up,...about THAT

[tsuki]

163. It's not Just You. eom

[EFerrari]

166. Dennis has something to say about this : )

If you do send something, please PM me so I can keep track of where we are.

many thanks,
Beth

[bush_is_wacko]

437. Let's show em what REAL American patriots KNOW!

Andy needs this surgery yesterday! I just can't beleive how many wonderful people from DU have come forward to get this done. Well wait, actually I can. Where else on "earth" would something like this happen so fast?

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[vanboggie]

162. Paypal donation enroute and Nominate!

And all of our best vibes for a thorough recovery, Andy.

[EFerrari]

165. please pm me so I can keep track

said the math impaired DUer :silly:

[EFerrari]

164. 7:30 PST: $ 3, 369.00

Thank you, DUers!

[justgamma]

167. Best of luck, Andy

Just sent donation through paypal.

[EFerrari]

168. thank you justgamma. Please pm me so my conehead can

keep track.

[erinlough]

169. I must be crazy but I do not know how to PM you, nor

can I find out how in the FAQ section. However I am happy to donate 25 and maybe more later. I hope all works out well Andy!

[EFerrari]

170. lol! I remember that!

If you look at my post, right next to the post count there are some icons. Click on the face and, voila!

Beth

[erinlough]

171. DUH

thanks very much. I learn something new every day, thanks to you guys!

[newscott]

172. Free bum from me.

[EFerrari]

173. Kick for Andy and all you DUers

:yourock:

:kick:

[smartvoter]

175. Up for the night shift. nt

[Moosepoop]

176. Kick!!! n/t

[lala_rawraw]

178. Andy, we should hold a fundraiser or something...

Where we can sell our writings, art, etc., in exchange for donations to our chemo party, no?

[Andy_Stephenson]

179. Sounds good to me

chemo-sabe

[lala_rawraw]

181. shhhh, everyone will know about our

Plans for our own comedy show... of course we have no money, no backers, and no studio... but who the hell cares damn it, we will send smoke signals in morse code:)

[EFerrari]

182. Did someone say comedy show? Tell us where you want it,

we'll be there.

Mrs. Bozo

[lala_rawraw]

249. we need

a studio so that we can do a show on Raw Radio... we cannot afford a studio/time/engineer, etc. that about covers it, but we need money to get that done, and we cannot even afford ... well, notice the title of this thread.

[Andy_Stephenson]

189. Smoke signals?

er umm that sounds fun.

[tsuki]

180. Kick

[EFerrari]

183. 8:40 PST $3954.00 THANK YOU, DU

[NVMojo]

187. kick back to the top!!

[smartvoter]

191. Ditto. nt

[Wiley50]

195. I LOVE ALL YOU FUCKING PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I won't worry about anything ever again
I Promise

JUST MAKE ANDY WELL AGAIN!!!!!!!!

193. Amazon has a thermometer

I just donated via Amazon but it reads only $300+. I guess most people are using paypal. Thank god for credit cards at times like this.

[cry baby]

194. Mike Malloy just said something about something for Andy tomorrow

night - a fundraiser possibly? He gave a shout out to DU and Andy.

[NVMojo]

197. I fucking love DU people!!!

Peace and keep this kicked!!!

[crispini]

196. Done, and PM'ed, and

:kick:

[flyarm]

482. ohhhh you sweetie crispini!!!!

can you get all the koeb'ers to come donate???

we need your help honey!!!

we need $25,000. by monday morning!!!

thanks loveie!!

fly

[troubleinwinter]

198. KICKIN'!

[TBreeze]

199. donation and PM sent

Best of luck Andy :hug:

[NVMojo]

200. Welcome to DU, TBreeze!

thanks for helping Andy out and KICK THIS!!! :kick:

[Lisa0825]

237. Welcome to DU TBreeze!!!

:yourock:

[TBreeze]

376. Thanks

I love it here. :grouphug:

[tainted_chimp]

201. Kicky!

:kick: for Andy!

[EFerrari]

202. One of our DUers got Mike Malloy to talk about this tomorrow!

And there are calls being made, everywhere.

Thanks, you guys, for hanging in.

LOL!

[mtnsnake]

203. Count me in. Good luck, Andy!

PM on the way shortly.

[bigluckyfeet]

204. I just Send 25.00

Thru Paypal.

[Catherine Vincent]

205. I guess it shows you how much I'm paying attention Andy.

You guys beat me to it. But I did post it on Malloy's thread and will do so tomorrow. Thanks.

Kick!

[slipslidingaway]

206. Cannot PM but added 25 via Amazon

Here's the Amazon link again

http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRVBGX9KOX/102-6873839-9047353

Payment will be made to: andy_stephenson
In the amount of: US $25.00

Your name, credit card, address, phone number, and e-mail address will not be disclosed to the person you're paying. This information is here for your review.

Best of luck with the surgery.

[EFerrari]

209. Thank you and Welcome to DU

:hi:

[Lisa0825]

238. Welcome to DU, slipslidingaway!!!! :-)

:pals:

[slipslidingaway]

605. Thanks for the welcome from you and sfexpat. n/t

[dzika]

207. Andy's an election reformer and...

an on-line investigator.



(Sure, it's not as cute as the baby pic but "it's hard work" being cute when you're being interviewed by Bo Dietl.)

[hiley]

313. dzika "hard work" indeed but Andy

was cool and he looked great too!
:kick:


much love goes out to all of DU !

:yourock:

and to all the new DUer's welcome and you make me very happy to see you here helping Andy !
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Melissa G]

208. kick!

[ralps]

211. I just sent you a PM

and I donated, Thanks sfexpat2000. :hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[EFerrari]

212. 10:40 PST $ 4,254. DUers!

I've been nursing this thread since 2pm my time.

AND YOU JUST DON'T STOP!

:yourock:

[EFerrari]

213. dupe.

[NVMojo]

214. Cool, now you need some rest, dear!!! We will beat this up to the top!!

See you in the morning!!! All of you!!

[NVMojo]

216. Shameless kick!! Peace and hope!

[demodonkey]

215. Here is a DU Thermometer, FOR ANDY...

Updated to 10:40 PM Pacific Time... sorry I'm not a great artist, but if y'all keep PM'ing me with the total I'll do my best to keep it updated...

[NVMojo]

217. very cool, demomonkey!!!

[smartvoter]

218. Way cool contribution!!! nt

[Generic Other]

219. Kicking

:kick:

[Yellow Horse]

220. Horse Kick to the Top!

:kick:

[nedbal]

222. :kick:

:yourock:

[Nothing Without Hope]

221. I just tried to pay through Amazon and got this ERROR MESSAGE just now:

"Recipient Unable to Receive Payments
We are not able to continue with this transaction because the recipient is unable to receive payments through the Amazon Honor System at this time.
Please try again at a later time."

I will check this thread tomorrow and see what is happening - then try the Amazon link again. It's the way I'd prefer to donate and it should be possible to get it going again.

Andy, you are a national treasure and we are among the ones privileged to know it early. And you are still a cutie, too! It's easy to recognize you in the expression and the eyes of that little red-haired fella in the sink.

:hug:

[NVMojo]

223. Kick again!

[Mojorabbit]

224. I tried too at amazon and got the same error message n/t

[Jo March]

259. Are you paying with a debit card, by any chance?

I am and it hasn't gone through but others are saying that it works. Wonder if there's a problem with Amazon and debit cards. ?

[Mojorabbit]

317. no, a cc will try again

[greatauntoftriplets]

225. Kick....

while this damn goofed-up computer is still working.

[Darth_Kitten]

227. KICK

:kick:

[Kip Humphrey]

228. Be an Andy's Gang Patriot!

If you can, in the Save Andy (from himself) fund raising drive, become an

Andy's Gang Patriot by donating $500 or more.
(GW, eat your heart out!)

brought to you by "DUers for Healthy Pancreaii!"


apologies for my gallows humor (its genetic) - can't ever take me to funerals!

[EFerrari]

260. That's hilarious: "Gang Patriot"!

:)

[Andy_Stephenson]

287. Help save me from myself...

how true is that...

Thanks Kip!

[peekaloo]

229. kick

[EFerrari]

230. 5:55 a.m. PST $4,414.00 Thank you, Duers!

[Lisa0825]

232. Fabulous!!! Keep it going folks!

What a great number to wake up to this morning!:-)

:yourock:

[NVMojo]

247. I hope you got some sleep last night!!!

KICK!!

[coffeenap]

239. kicked with love

[flyarm]

240. kick kick kick!!!!!!!!!!!

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[Debbi801]

241. Just sent money via PayPal

Good luck Andy!

Debbi

[hlthe2b]

244. Is emergency medicaid eligibility an option?

Some State Health Departments can speed through medicaid certification for emergency situations. Forgive me if this has already been explored, but if Andy has been unemployed long enough he may well qualify. If JH would take medicaid for the procedure and Maryland would qualify Andy (would likely require him to begin some residency procedures)....

Just a thought.

[EFerrari]

246. Thanks, JH doesn't take medicaid. : (

[Dorian Gray]

245. Just wanted to add

my best wishes to raising funds for Andy. (I sent via pay pal last night.)

And to help kick this thread. Important to keep at the top of page! :)

[LosinIt]

248. Need to get this back to the energy level it had last night

Let's keep it going. I gave some via Amazon in the wee hours. Very painless, especially if you have an account with them, it just whacks your credit card.

[mikita]

252. just PMed you...

Will send via snail mail, as Amazon link didn't work this morning.

All good thoughts to Andy, and thanks to you for a labor of love.

Namaste.

[gkhouston]

253. I just donated via PayPal

sending you a PM

[Jo March]

254. It's 10:24 AM EST: Do we have a new total, Beth?

I'm hoping that we made it past the $5000 mark!

[troubleinwinter]

255. Mornin' kick

[EFerrari]

256. 7:35 a.m. PST: $4934.00!

(Rubbing eyes and trying to add!)

[Jo March]

258. W00T!!!! That is great! Only $66 more to reach $5000

Once we hit $5000, then we will really start rolling!

Maybe we should give $1 for every time that * lied last night in his speech. ? How much money would we raise then? ;)

[Marnieworld]

257. Kicking for Andy!

C'Mon DU! Spare just a little bit and we can have the surgery paid for before it even happens. It's a chance to actually do something to help America. Andy has worked for all of us. Let's give back.

[Jo March]

261. Here is a list of groups that we are sending this to:

It's not complete by any means!

51 Capital March http://www.51capitalmarch.com
Arizona Citizens for Fair Elections http://www.azfairelections.org /
Audit the Vote http://www.auditthevote.org
BlackBoxVoting.com http://www.blackboxvoting.com /
Bush Cheated '04 http://www.bushcheated04.com /
California Voter Foundation http://www.calvoter.org
Californians for Electoral Reform http://www.cfer.org
Case Ohio http://www.caseohio.org
Citizens for a Fair Vote Count (Vote Fraud) http://www.votefraud.org /
Citizens for Accurate Mail Ballot Election Results (CAMBER) http://www.users.qwest.net/~alkolwicz /
Citizens for Verifiable Voting http://www.coloradovoter.net /
Citizens for Voting Integrity - Washington http://www.votingintegrity.us/wa /
Coalition for Verifiable Voting http://www.ncvoter.net
Coalition for Visible Ballots http://coalition4visibleballots.homestead.com
Cobb for President http://www.votecobb.org
Coloradoans for Voting Integrity http://www.countthevotecolorado.org /
Contest the Vote http://www.contestthevote.org /
Count Paper Ballots www.countpaperballots.com
Count the Vote www.countthevote.org
Demos http://www.demos-usa.org /
Election Online http://www.electionline.org /
Election Science Institute (formerly Votewatch) http://vote2004.eriposte.com /
ExitPollz http://www.exitpollz.org
Fair Vote http://www.fairvote.org/index.php
Fair Vote Minnesota http://www.fairvotemn.org /
Help America Recount http://www.helpamericarecount.org /
Illinois Ballot Integrity Project http://ballot-integrity.org /
Investigate the Vote http://www.investigatethevote.org
Juice for Justice http://www.juiceforjustice.com
Just a Fly on the Wall http://www.justaflyonthewall.com/votefraud.html
Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition http://www.reformcoalition.org /
National Ballot Integrity http://www.ballotintegrity.org
National Coalition for Verified Voting no website available
National Voting Rights Institute http://www.nvri.org
New Yorkers for Verified Voting http://www.nyvv.org/
Nov 2 Truth http://www.Nov2Truth.org
Ohio Forward http://www.ohioforward.org
Ohio Honest Elections Campaign http://ohiohonestelections.org /
Ohio Vote Suppression News http://www.ohvotesuppression.blogspot.com /
Oregon Clean Vote http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OR_Clean_Vote /
Oregon Voter Rights Coalition http://www.oregonvrc.org
Perfect Voting System http://www.PerfectVotingSystem.com
Project Vote Smart http://www.vote-smart.org /
Recount Ohio http://www.recountohio.org
SAVE Democracy http://www.wesavedemocracy.org /
Solarbus http://www.solarbus.org
Stolen Election 2004 http://www.stolenelection2004.org /
Texas Safe Voting http://www.safevoting.org /
The No Confidence Resolution http://guvwurld.blogspot.com/2004/11/no-confidence-reso...
The Open Voting Consortium http://www.Openvotingconsortium.org
True Vote MD http://truevotemd.org
Truth in Voting http://www.truthinvoting.org /
United For Secure Elections
US Counts Votes http://www.uscountvotes.org
US Voting Integrity Project http://www.usvip.org
Utah Counts Votes http://vevo.verifiedvoting.org/verifier/map.php?state=U...
Velvet Revolution http://www.velvetrevolution.us /
Verified Voting http://www.verifiedvoting.org
Verified Voting New Mexico http://vvnm.org
Voices for Open & Truthful Election Results & Reform (VOTERR) www.voterr.org
Vote Scam http://www.votescam.com /
Voter Choice Coalition http://www.voterchoice.org
VOTERR (Voices for Open and Truthful Election Results & Reform) http://www.voterr.org /
Voters Unite http://www.votersunite.org
We Do Not Concede Coalition http://www.donotconcede.com
Where's the Paper? http://www.wheresthepaper.org

[EFerrari]

262. WOW!

:wow: Arnie, can you put my email address under my name in the notice? So I can keep track and report to Nurse Ratchet at JH?

[Jo March]

264. Here is what I am sending to these groups:

Andy Stephenson, election reform hero, needs your help. Andy Stephenson is an activist who has been fighting the BBVs for years now. His tireless efforts have helped so many people learn about black box voting and how dangerous it is to the country.

Andy has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is scheduled for surgery at Johns Hopkins. Like many Americans, Andy has no health insurance and he desperately needs our help. The cancer was found early so his chances of recovery are great if he has the surgery now. Johns Hopkins requires the $25,000 for the surgery up front – something that any American would have difficulty complying with if asked.

Please read the truthout.org article about Andy’s situation: http://forum.truthout.org/blog/story/2005/2/24/84720/3496.

If you are in any way able to contribute, please don't hesitate.

1) via USPS:
send a check or a money order to:
Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

2) via Paypal:
(You must have a Paypal account)
http://www.paypal.com/
After logging in, choose "Send Money" and
enter Andy's email address as the recipient
[email protected]

3) via Amazon
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRVBGX9KOX/102-6873839-9047353
Just enter the amount and click "pay now"


!!!IMPORTANT!!!
If you are sending something, please email Beth if you can so she can do the math.
Send your email to Beth at [email protected]

Thanks!

[EFerrari]

269. Perfecto! Thanks so much!

[Stephanie]

279. Thanks for the excellent letter - I just sent it out to my list

:yourock:

[Jo March]

329. Hooray! Thanks, Stephanie.

We are going to get this done! I can feel it!!

Here's a kick for the POWER OF THE INTERNETS!!!!

[Stephanie]

300. Mark Crispin Miller just sent this out to his list

And that's a big list! Hang on, Andy! Help is on the way!

[Jo March]

330. Awesome! I can't believe how great this is going!

This is wonderful. It restores my faith in humanity.

[hiley]

319. arnheim

you are such a sweetheart and a great worker bee !
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :hug:

[Jo March]

339. Awww...thanks! I've been a bit ill myself lately

I haven't been able to do much. This thread makes me feel good about DU and why I'm a Progressive.

Andy once called me without even knowing who I was and gave me some real help on election reform. I have never forgotten it.

:hug: to Andy.

And hiley:

:yourock:

[NoSunWithoutShadow]

267. Donated at PayPal and PM sent to you.

Nurse Ratchet. LOL

:yourock:

[Lisa0825]

263. FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!

:yourock: :applause: :woohoo:

[Stephanie]

265. That is genius!

Wow! Thank you!

[Jo March]

266. katinmn and dzika are helping out as well!

DUers just freaking ROCK!!

:yourock:

[demodonkey]

282. Please add www.votePA.us to your list... we have it posted...

in PENNSYLVANIA!

:-)

www.votePA.us

[Jo March]

333. Gotcha, demodonkey!

How could I forget MaryBeth?? :)

[flyarm]

495. fan freaking tastic arnheim !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you are greatttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fly

[grace0418]

268. Done!

My CafePress page was created to donate money to worthy causes, and I think this is a very worthy cause! Good luck Andy. We're all thinking of you.

[EFerrari]

270. Kick!

:kick:

[demodonkey]

271. Please send your donation totals to sfexpat2000...

sfexpat2000, please keep me posted and I will update the thermometer...


THANKS EVERYBODY! (and thanks for helping Andy!)

:-)

[EFerrari]

273. 8:30 am PST::$5059.00! Thank U demodonkey! n/t

[demodonkey]

276. $5059!!

Remember -- please -- send your donation and then let sfexpat2000 know!

[Jo March]

272. Kicking it for every time that * says "hard work"!!

Kicking it for JimmyJeff, the fake journalist!

[Jo March]

274. When does JH absolutely have to have the money?

What type of time crunch are we operating under? Today?

[EFerrari]

277. They wanted a commitment today. I'm going to ask Nurse Rachet

for an extension and don't know if I can get one.

But, I know we'll make it happen. :)

I'm starting to get responses to your emails, too, Arnie.

[Lisa0825]

278. If we can get 1/5 of it in less than 24 hours, I am positive we can do it!

2 weeks is long enough for most people to get another payday too!

[Jo March]

283. W00t! I'm still sending emails left and right

and sideways.

It's hard work. HARD work, I tell you!!!

[Chewy_dKos]

323. Have you sent this to....

Americablog Atrios or Bradblog??

Why doesnt someone start a diary on DailyKos. With his membership, things get done in a hurry

[Jo March]

328. haven't sent it to DailyKos or the others yet

I was focusing on the election reform groups.

I've never posted to Kos but I'll go over there and try!

[Chewy_dKos]

354. Bradblog....

Is VERY much into election reform....with the "Velvet Revolution" etc....

[slackmaster]

275. Kicking it again for Andy

:toast:

[flyarm]

296. come on everyone...dig deep...we need to do this for andy!! kick!!

i love all you du'ers..

we need to get this done!!

please please help...
i am not usually the begging type..but you have seen it here first...i am begging...

give what you can..and even give what you can't..lol...kidding aside...please help andy if you can!!


i love you and send you all big giant bear hugs!!


kick ....


:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

fly

[Hell Hath No Fury]

280. $25 coming your way via snail....

wish it could be more, as I too am one of the uninsured who knows what you are facing.

Good luck with the surgery and the fundraising! :hi:

[Misunderestimator]

284. A fifth of the way there! Kick!!

:kick:

[EFerrari]

285. 9:05 a.m. PST: $5684 and we have an Andy Gang Patriot!

RadFemFL!

Thank you!

:yourock:

[troubleinwinter]

290. Kick for an Andy's Gang Patriot!!!

[Samurai_Writer]

293. Do I get a 8x10 pic for that?

Just teasing! I am glad I can help!!!

[flyarm]

298. thanks RAD FEMFL....NO 8X10 BUT.........

IF YOU KEEP KICKING THIS YOU CAN CELEBRATE YOUR 1000 POST WITH US AND WE WILL SHOWER YOU WITH CONFETTI HAT LITTLE GUYS AND FIREWORKS!!

just keep kicking..how better to celebrat your 1000 posting??

thank you sincerely, and thank you for being part of our du family!!

fly:hi: :party: you are an ...O8)

[Samurai_Writer]

332. That's a great idea...

Hey I've only been on DU since Feb. 2002 and I don't even have 1000 posts yet. I guess I've been slacking!

Here's a big kick for Andy!

[WI_DEM]

286. thanks for doing this

I will make a contribution today.

[Arugula Latte]

288. Kick

:kick:

[demodonkey]

289. $5684!!!

[jeanarrett]

291. I just tried to make a donation on Amazon

and got that message too that Recipient is unable to receive payments. What's up with that? My Paypal thing won't be confirmed for two days! I'll try the Amazon thing again later.

[EFerrari]

295. Sometimes Amazon works, sometimes not.,

If you try again when you can, it will most likely go through.

Thank you
Beth

[Samurai_Writer]

292. Another donation sent via PayPal

You're in my thoughts, Andy.

Peace,
Bella

[EFerrari]

294. Andy's first Andy's gang patriot, could you please pm me the amount?

Thank you!

[derby378]

297. Just donated $20

Folks, every little bit helps, no matter how small. If a million people were to sent you two bucks each via PayPal, you'd be stylin'. So send what you can!

[flyarm]

299. thank you derby!! and you bet..every dollar helps!! kick!!

hugs and kisses going your way!!

even a dollar helps ...i am serious..

and thank you all for being so kind and generous!!

du ,..is such a wonderful family...and they say we don't have family values..pffffft!,,lets show em what we have,...

we have more family values in one little finger....

its the *shits who have nothing but hypocracy..and bs...

we are the real deal..family values people!!

i love you all!!

keep it coming...we are over 1/5 th there in less than 24 hours..we can do this..i just know we can!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we have to...

fly

kick:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[EFerrari]

311. fly, check yr inbox pls n/t

[anarchy1999]

303. I don't use PayPal if I can help it. I'll put check in the mail for $25.

If we come up with more, we'll send it. Commission only sales sucks sometimes.

Best wishes to you Andy, and I'm so proud of DU'ers that care so much for others!!

The lyrics from that song from way back comes to mind:

"We are family......"

Just a suggestion: Start a new thread and soon, 300 responses is way too long for a dial up person to even connect on.

[Stephanie]

304. Do we have an updated total?

Emails are flying around the world -

[EFerrari]

307. 10:20 am PST: $5909!

Thank you, DU!

:yourock:

[graywarrior]

308. I just lost my job due to illness but,

I will mail a check today.

[EFerrari]

309. Will you please pm me the amount , graywarrior?

Thank you,
Beth

[Jo March]

327. Thanks, graywarrior and much love and luck to you

I know how hard it is to be ill and without work.

:hug: to you, graywarrior!

[graywarrior]

331. My illness is easily treatable with medication and time

Helping someone else go through the anxiety and fear of cancer is the best thing I can do right now. And this is why I love DU so much.

[Jo March]

336. I know what you mean

You have done more work today than the Chimp, though!!

[graywarrior]

341. That's a good way of looking at it.

I consider DU family

[flyarm]

427. ohhh greywarrior...you are just simply ....

WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU!!!

and may wellness come to you ever so soon!!!

this is what makes du'ers so remarkable!~~


huggies to you !!!:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[EFerrari]

312. 10:45 am PST: $6414.00 and our second Andy's Gang Patriot

Thank you, fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Stephanie]

314. Wow that's awesome!

This is incredible!

[Lisa0825]

315. FANTASTIC!!!!!! This thread makes me feel good about life!

:loveya:

[demodonkey]

316. $6414!!!

[Mojorabbit]

318. I just tried at amazon again

Tried my American Express and a MC and get the error message....I can't use paypal cause dh won't let them have our bank acct number.

[Lisa0825]

321. Doesn't PayPal work with credit cards too? (nt)

[EFerrari]

324. It's not the card, it's Amazon. You can

try again in a bit or simply snailmail to Andy. His contact info is in the OP.

Curse you, Amazon!

[ultraist]

320. I just tried to donate through the Amazon link and it wouldn't let me

After I entered my info, including credit card info, I got this:

Recipient Unable to Receive Payments

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We are not able to continue with this transaction because the recipient is unable to receive payments through the Amazon Honor System at this time.
Please try again at a later time.


------

Will it accept payments from only certain locations?

[EFerrari]

322. You might try again later. Sometimes it works, sometimes

it gives this message -- which bears no relation to reality. :eyes:

Thank you, ultraist

[Lydia Leftcoast]

325. Kick again

I contributed. How about the rest of you?

[ultraist]

335. I will try again and PM you the amount, after it's processed

I'm hoping it will work because I hate Paypal! lol

Thanks so much for doing this. It's GREAT to see so many here at DU be so compassionate.

I LOVE my fellow DUers!

:grouphug:

[kittykitty]

326. Kick

[Marnieworld]

334. Kicking for Andy!

[Jo March]

337. We need a new thread for this - it's getting long

Hard on the dial up folks.

Beth, want to start a new one or shall I?

[Lisa0825]

338. probably check with the admins first.....

I understand they said one thread. But maybe they'll let us have another, and let this one sink.

[Jo March]

343. I'll let Beth coordinate then.

I didn't realize that we were limited to one thread.

[demodonkey]

340. Thermometer person leaving the building for a few...

hours... Have to go see my mother who is in the hospital (she has a badly infected leg, but not as serious as something like this, and she has health insurance at age 87 thank goodness!)

OK GUYS, let's see you FILL UP THE FIRST THERMOMETER by the time I get back... I want to start a new one!

:yourock:

[CitySky]

342. I just PM'd you.

and here's the :kick:

[EFerrari]

344. Got it! Thank you!

:kick:

[Ladyhawk]

346. Donated and KICKED!

Good luck, Andy. I'm still thinking about you!

On edit: I have to say that it sucks that we can't get the health care we need without tons of money...ARRRGGGH! Even hassling with bureaucratic red tape is overwhelming to a sick person. Trust me. I am the tape-wrestling champion this month. Sigh.

Andy, I hope someone can help you with your tape-wrestling. It's not easy to do when you're sick. Someone out there helping you, Andy?

LH

[EFerrari]

348. Ladyhawk, could you please pm me the amount, I'd like to post

an update.

thank you :)

[Andy_Stephenson]

353. LadyHawk!!!!!

Your OK I have been worried about you since Monday! Did your durgery go OK? Apparently it did...you're posting! WoooHooo thank you my Dear. for making it through. Now I can relax a bit.

Andy

[VOX]

349. Just donated, and I PM'd you, Beth...

It's times like this I wish I had bottomless pockets, but every bit helps.

Thanks. :hi:

[EFerrari]

355. You bet it does!

Thank you!

(The only bottomless pockets I have are the ones with holes at the bottom, lol)

:hi:

[EFerrari]

350. 12:25 pm PST: $6624.00! Help me get to 10K, Duers!

If you can forward the op to any one of your groups or ? Let's try for 10K today!

Many thanks,
Beth
:yourock:

[Zhade]

351. Kick for Andy

Kick

[Beaverhausen]

357. Amazon didn't work! Where else can I donate?

[EFerrari]

358. Give Amazon another try. It's very fickle! Also,

Andy has a snailmail address in the OP.

Thank you!

B. :)

[Jo March]

359. Here is the list where you can donate

1) via USPS:
send a check or a money order to:
Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

2) via Paypal:
(You must have a Paypal account)
http://www.paypal.com /
After logging in, choose "Send Money" and
enter Andy's email address as the recipient
[email protected]

3) via Amazon
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRV...
Just enter the amount and click "pay now"

[question everything]

484. The Amazon links does not work

Amazon Honor System Pay Page not Available

The pay page you're attempting to find does not exist or is not available.


Is there another link? I started reading all the info at paypal and got timid..

[cyberpj]

356. paypal sent, PM sent and all good thoughts are ongoing -

[Infomaniac]

360. I donated.

Good luck to you Andy.

[EFerrari]

363. Info, could you please pm the amount so I can put it on the books?

[Samurai_Writer]

361. Any update from the hospital?

Have you told them how much has been raised in 24 hours, and that it is likely you will meet the $25,000 goal by the time of Andy's surgery? Are they willing to take a partial down payment now?

[EFerrari]

364. I did call Attila the Accounting Lady,

and told her how much we had done.

She gave me a SHORT extension. But, she needs the dough to put Andy in the system.

So, kick for Andy and all our wonderful DUers and voting reform activists that are emailing me, too!

:kick:

[cyberpj]

362. btw - another cancer survivor here

I had a kidney tumor the size of a grapefruit in 1978 and that was a lot of medical advancements ago so be confident and know that you're not only in the best facility but there's a lot of experience in your favor.

And, like I said, use the force....you've got major amounts of it coming your way, that's fer sure!

[EFerrari]

370. Thanks for the success story! We all need to hear that.

:)

[Flying Dream Blues]

365. PayPal Sent...and lots of good energy, too....keep it coming, DU!!

[EFerrari]

367. Can you pm me the amount, Thru? So I can keep updating?

[tsuki]

366. Andy is listed as an "action alert" on

Mike Malloy's site (with donation info if you click.) Check it out, right hand side.

www.mikemalloy.com

[Lisa0825]

368. YAY!!!!! Thank you Mike Malloy!!!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[EFerrari]

369. Wow! Great work! n/t

[Wickerman]

371. Kick

:kick:

[troubleinwinter]

372. Sent a second paypal and PM'd ya. Incredible work, sfxpat!

[EFerrari]

373. infomaniac & thruthelooking glass, please pm me your amounts

We've hit 100 donors!

[merh]

374. And the DU-a-thon continues!

Give till it hurts folks, so our Andy won't have to hurt any more!

:kick:

[EFerrari]

378. If this thread gets too long, will Du explode?!

:shrug:

[Lisa0825]

380. LOL! we've got lots of room left!

There is a thread in the Lounge called "Dupe," which has over 1100 replies, last time I checked.

However, it might be nice if the admins gave permission to open a new thread for Andy soon, since users on dialup are having problems loading this one.

[gkhouston]

381. let's start a new one to make it easier on the dial up crowd.

Those of us who have already donated keep coming back to cheer and kick when necessary... mostly we're cheering. :bounce:

[EFerrari]

384. Elad said I could have one. I am worried about the dial up people

"Good things come to those who wait."

Who said that?! :hi:

[merh]

383. Heck no

The "My name is Steven Joseph Vincent" thread was 962 or so posts.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2587059#2589433

You may want to pmail the mod and ask for a new one. It will be hard for dial up folks to access.

:hi:

BTW -- You and the others helping with the DU-a-thon are incredible! This is awesome.

:applause:


(edited to add thread just as an fyi)

[EFerrari]

375. 1:30 pm PST: $6,949.00!

DU ROCKS

[troubleinwinter]

377. In just 24 hours! We'll show 'Atilla the Accountant'...

what power progressives have when we get together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EFerrari]

379. This must really freak out some people who shall remain

nameless -- in that other land :evilgrin:

[Stephanie]

382. a kick

for Andy

:kick:

[CitySky]

400. that's so true!

Can you imagine them offering this kind of support to one of their own?

i mean, don't they just all think that if you get sick without health insurance it's just proof you're evil? if they have the equivalent of "Tombstoning" folks, they should get it just for ever ADMITTING that someone NEEDS help, right? "Pull yerself up by yer own durn bootstraps," and all that cr*p.

This bit of babble is another :kick: for ANDY!

[dzika]

386. That's awesome!

Go DU!

[Pool Hall Ace]

385. PayPal donation sent, PM to sfexpat2000

Go Andy
Knock out that tumor

[merh]

387. kick

:kick:

[smartvoter]

389. Cool. Probably above the $7k mark by now... nt

[mogster]

388. For the life of you, don't look at this picture

Me to the left, my (usually normally looking) friend to the right.
Picture from our own .com company started in May 2001, the ground is still smoldering from where it crashed.

I can't believe I'm posting this

Kick! :patriot: :rofl:

[EFerrari]

390. That's the best thing I've EVER seen!

:rofl:

[savannahana]

392. now THERE's some true personal committment !!!

mogster, you've just made my day, my week, my...

my own last "crash" entirely worthwhile :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

:patriot: to Andy & all the other true patriots :patriot:

"Norwegian Election Nerds" & the DU Community >>> :yourock:

[troubleinwinter]

394. Gotta love

Norwegian election nerds for andy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CitySky]

401. NORWEGIAN ELECTION NERDS FOR ANDY!

:rofl:

I'm sorry! What I meant is -- :loveya: You're my new heroes!!!



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[EFerrari]

403. told you so : ) n/t

[arcos]

391. kick!

[EFerrari]

393. 2:45P.M. PST: $7,088.00!

We need $2,012.00 to hit $10K!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[merh]

396. Andy, you are so loved!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Way to go DU!

I DU Believe!

:party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :pals: :grouphug: :headbang: :yourock:

[ulysses]

395. I'll mail a check in the morning.

Check your inbox.

[EFerrari]

397. Thank you!

:)

[troubleinwinter]

399. Think we might get a new thread out of consideration for the

dialer-uppers?

[Arugula Latte]

418. I know. What is the deal?

Why won't the mods split the thread? Anyone know?

[Lisa0825]

398. kick

:kick:


I'm outta here for the weekend. I expect to see BIG BUCKS here when I get back!!!

[EFerrari]

402. 4pm PST: $7,203.00 HEADS UP! I have an offer from 3 DUers:

They've put together $1000 if we can match it tonight.

http://www.curtalliaume.com/Hall.

That puts us in spitting distance of $10K.

Let's make it work for Andy.

[KeepItReal]

1154. Here's a kick for ya.

Best wishes for a sucessful operation and speedy recovery.

Some funds coming your way. Should get you over $22K :-)

D.U. kinda saved me in a way (from going crazy) when I discovered it, so I hope it can literally help you in a bigger way.

Y'all are *the* finest.

[EFerrari]

404. a little kick

:kick:

[hiley]

406. kick

for a great guy and the big hearts here at DU !
:kick:


:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[troubleinwinter]

405. KICK this!!!

[Darth_Kitten]

408. Kick

:kick:

[KatyaR]

407. I can't PM either, but

I sent $25 via Paypal. Bless you and everyone else for working so hard for Andy, and good luck to him.

[EFerrari]

410. thank you so much and welcome to DU!

:hi:

[KatyaR]

414. You're welcome!

I've been here forever, I just don't post much. I will look at the checkbook later next week and see if I can kick in a few more bucks!

Hang in there, Andy!

[bush_is_wacko]

409. Just kicking again before signing off.

:kick:

[EFerrari]

411. Thanks for the kick!

:kick:

[understandinglife]

514. Kick for Andy!

www.missionnotaccomplished.us (think hard on May 2 2005 and prepare....message will be posted soon describing what happens after MNA Day 1 - May 2 2005)

[Jane Austin]

412. Donation Sent through PayPal.

I PMed you with the details.

Thanks so much for spearheading this.

[Arugula Latte]

413. kick

kick cancer Andy :kick:

[troubleinwinter]

416. Kick for a true patriot for democracy

[EFerrari]

417. Okay, Matching Funds DUers! So far, you sent:

$205, for a total of $410 with matching funds.

New grand total: $7613.00 -- if we can cook $205 into $1000 by the end of the night.

(I think I just committed math! :silly: )

Kick it for Andy! Save him from himself! Bev must go!

[EFerrari]

419. Keep this kicked! n't

[flyarm]

420. ok sfexpat..did you count mine..??

$500.00 went in the mail today!!!

fly

[flyarm]

421. kick it ..kick it kick it!!!!!!!!!!!!

kick!!:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[flyarm]

423. ok have i begged lately????

ok..i am now on my knees begging...noooo not a monica..


i am begging for our love andy....are you laughing..if you are..donate!!!

i am willing to make a damn fool of myself if you donate!!!

come onnnnnnnnnnnnnn Du'ers...you can do this...remember..it is we who are the real family values people...if the rw was for family values we would have national health insurance like every nation in the world..including 3rd world countries...

did you know that our tax dollars are going to provide the citizens of iraq with national health insurance...

but not to worry..the rw says ..screw you!!

ok now i have done my little rant...how about donating...a dollar is great if thats all you have..if you smoke..give them up for a day for andy..
i already told andy if we get this done..i am quitting smoking..so if you do it for no other reason..think about it ..i will be one less smoker in this world!!

i love all you du'ers....

come on dig in that pocket..we need every dollar...

ok..there you go..i made a fool of myself...

dig!!

fly

[EFerrari]

426. Don't applaud -- just throw money!

:)

Heck, it's been about 28 hours.

I AM BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE JERRY LEWIS LOOKS.

:rofl:

[flyarm]

428. welll you do look a little like jerry..and i look...

like jerry's 7-11 slurpies!!

come onnnnnnn jerry!!!!!!!!!!!!

fly

[EFerrari]

429. LOL! Baby needs a new pair of shoes. n/t

[EFerrari]

425. Yes, fly -- your Andy Gang acknowledgement is up thread

--- 'way up thar somewhar :silly:

fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You've worked miracles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hiley]

422. Yes, kicked for Andy

What a Patriot he is !

:patriot:

[smartvoter]

424. ditto

[EFerrari]

430. 6:25 p.m.PST: $8223

An anonymous DUer donated $500 to become Andy's first anonymous Andy's Gang Patriot. He opted out of having this donation matched.

In matched funds, you've donated $110.00

Our new grand total is $8,223.00, and we still can match $730.00 tonight and double the money.

Help me kick this, good people!

[flyarm]

432. WOOOO HOOOO AND KICK!!!!

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[Pushed To The Left]

431. I will be making a "snail mail" donation!

I just sent you a PM!

[EFerrari]

433. Got it! Thanks so much!

:)

[bush_is_wacko]

434. DUer's make be so proud to be one!

To Andy's good health!

:toast:

To DUer's

:patriot: :wow:

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[EFerrari]

435. those little woohoo guys make me laugh every time i see them : )

[dzika]

436. $$ Dough-Nation $$

He has been helping the NATION, now he need our DOUGH.

Let's give it up for Andy!

[flyarm]

438. malloy just mentioned andy..listen in he will be saying stuff soon!!

and when you hear him..donate more!!please..dig in that pocket and dig it!!

fly

[davsand]

439. Hopkins DOES have Charity Care programs in place.

They talk about it on the website:

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/about/healthcaredelivery.html

"The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Outpatient Center
Rated best hospital in the nation year after year for excellence in every specialty, this flagship of Hopkins Medicine includes such renowned centers as the Brady Urological Institute, the Wilmer Eye Institute, the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and Heart Institute. Drawing patients from around the world, Hopkins Hospital also provides more charity care than any other hospital in Baltimore. Its nurses have achieved coveted Magnet Status. Located across from the hospital and connected to it by an underground concourse, the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center includes facilities for diagnostic testing and imaging and outpatient surgery."

If you are helping Andy with his billing call the patient accounts people and demand that they talk to you about the charity care program. A lot of hospitals work very hard to limit access to those programs, but they DO exist, and they can help a GREAT deal with the medical bills.

Pay attention to what they say about the program because there are a LOT of ways they try and discourage patients from seeking charity care. If they give you any shit at all ask them if their tax exemptions are tied in any way to provision of charity care. They BETTER take you seriously on this, because they have both a federal AND a state obligation to the medically indigent (not to mention a moral one.)

There have been class action lawsuits filed nationwide because of lack of provision of charity care for the uninsured.

PM me if you want more details. I have been fighting on this issue for about the last three years.


Laura

[EFerrari]

440. This pitbull is on it, Laura. I will pm you tomorrow after I get

some shut eye.

[hiley]

442. gotta kick

this thread while I am listening to Malloy.
:popcorn: BTW! DU people ROCK ! Andy will get the help he needs to get rid of "bev" the tumor !!!:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[CitySky]

443. yes, get rest, you'll need it

Thanks for monitoring this.

I'm off to bed too, so you night-owls please keep it

:kick: 'ed! for Andy

[dzika]

441. Kick!

[demodonkey]

444. $8223!!!

[EFerrari]

445. Isn't that purty? LOL! Thanks! n/t

[EFerrari]

446. 7:40 p.m. PST: $8,523.00

$580.00 in matching funds still available.

We need $1477 to get to $10K tonight.

:yourock:

[alcuno]

449. $50 from me and $50 for the person above who said they have no money.

Healthcare in this country is a disgrace. Sent the PM.

[flyarm]

473. ahhhhhhhhhhh alcuno!! what a sweetie!!!

you get huggies from me!!...don't run ..i won't hurt you!!!...kidding aside..you get extra special huggies!! fly:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :yourock: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[BamaBecky]

kick for the cause

[BamaBecky]

447. kick for the cause

[demodonkey]

448. $8523!!!

[dzika]

452. The heat is rising!

Thanks for posting those neat-o thermometers.

[troubleinwinter]

455. HOTTT!!!! The thermometer is so coool HOT!

[BamaBecky]

450. Add it to the total Beth..........n/t

:grouphug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[EFerrari]

451. LOL! Thank you! n/t

[karind1]

453. donation andy

donated twenty dollars

[EFerrari]

454. Thank you, karind1 and welcome to DU!

:hi:

[MamaBear]

456. Donated and pm'd

:hi:
MamaBear

Ivia Paypal)

[EFerrari]

457. 8:15 p.m. PST: $8,851.00 DUers!

Still available: $316 in matching funds.

We need $1149.00 to make our $10K goal

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:


It's a fire sale.

For $50 bucks, I'll --- (your ad here)

:silly:

[troubleinwinter]

460. Double yer money here! (and kick)

[Imalittleteapot]

458. Donated. Kick!!!!

:grouphug:

[EFerrari]

462. Pm me with your amount or email or sky write or . . : )

[Imalittleteapot]

464. I just PM'd

[troubleinwinter]

463. Imalittleteapot, what a great name!!! Hahaha!

[Catherine Vincent]

459. Kick Bush!

and Help Andy!

[EFerrari]

461. Well said.

:)

[EFerrari]

465. 8:35 p.m. PST: $9313.00!

Still available in matching funds: $85

Needed to reach $10K tonight: $687.00

:party:
:toast:
:bounce:

/typing from hell

[SnoopDog]

466. I refuse to use PayPal... So I sent in a check

One on the most emotional heart-wrenching words you can hear is 'I'm sorry my friend, you have <this health problem> and it is serious". I am absolutely not religious, but the first words you say is 'oh god....".

Yes Mr. Andy has done alot for our democracy. I wish him the absolute best and successfully recovery.

I feel for the people, you, your family, your friends, people you do not even know who do not have health insurance. Even with health insurance, with the way the most richest nation in the world could give a fuck about your health, with the way the new bankruptcy bill could care less about health reasons, basically says 'we don't care if you suffer and/or die. Mother fucker - just gimme your money'.

I feel for the poor people who don't have the Internet, the popularity, 'the known', as they cannot raise the $25,000 or more to simply survive.

I, as my humanity literally dictates, feel for all the people who are sick. It troubles me tremendously that maybe the reason Mr. Andy is sick is because of the pollution in our air, water, and food. These are fundamental to all our survival. It is like taking a vial of chemicals and putting them in a glass of water, saying it is safe, and drinking it.

I can only hope that I 'go' quickly, as I don't have the popularity to have people donate...

We need to fix this folks...

[EFerrari]

467. please pm me with the amount, SnoopDog

Bless your heart. I agree with you 100%

Beth

[SnoopDog]

468. Sorry Ms. Beth, I don't know how to PM....

I have a check for $25.00 in an envelope - will send it tomorrow.

[EFerrari]

471. Thank you! How to PM:

If you look at my post, you notice some icons to the right of my post count. You can send a personal message by clicking on the face icon.

Thanks again,
Beth

[hiley]

476. SnoopDog

your words are true
and need to be said so thank you for writing these statements so well.
We do need to fix all of these things. thank you for sharing so much of your heart.



:cry:

[SnoopDog]

477. Thank you my friend for your reply....

We are all in this together...

[hiley]

525. SnoopDog

I am so proud you called me friend ..
:hug:


good night everyone we made to a little over 10k!!!
:toast:

[lonestarnot]

560. Snoop dog....did you just use the DU address in contacts?

[SnoopDog]

561. lonestarnot - I am not sure what your question is...

can you re-phrase...

If you are referring to where I sent a check - I used the address in the starting post...

[lonestarnot]

572. dugh me....me dugh... someone pm's me have address thanks...now

trying to figure out who to write check to... guess Andy.

[EFerrari]

469. Kick for Friday night Duers

:kick:

[smartvoter]

470. Come on folks, let's hit $10k tonight....

[Misskittycat]

472. I'm sending a small amount by mail. I've already PM'ed. n/t

[flyarm]

475. thank you misskittycat!!! there is no small amount..every dollar counts!!

and thank you and an extra special hug!!!!:hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :yourock:

fly

[EFerrari]

474. 9:05 p.m.PST: $9,508.00

To reach $10K tonight: $492.00

We used the matching funds! THANK YOU!

Help me put this to bed tonight.

Junkdrawer, coat pockets, let's beat the bushes for Andy :)

[flyarm]

479. okkkkkk here i go again...i am begging...pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee

help us get to the 10,000 threshhold!!!!!!!!!


i know you don't want to see me debase myself...so pleaseeeeee dig in your penny cup..or your retirement jar , or your vacation jar...or empty your purses ..if you are anything like me..there is always change at the bottom of my purses...well do a spring cleaning of anyplace you drop change...
am i obnoxious yet???

well you can shut me up by donating...i am begging...please lets get to 10,000 by tonight..beth needs sleep!!

love you all you wonderful du'er's!!!

now where is Elizabeth Edwards tonight??

Elizabeth if you are out there ..please see if you know anyone who can clean those purses out!!

fly

and a big kick!!!:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[demodonkey]

478. $9508!!!

[dzika]

480. Let's DU it for Jeff Gannon!

...er, I mean, Andy!

Sorry, my mind was somewhere else for a moment.


April 29, 2005

Video - Bill Maher interviews Jeff Gannon

Video in Real Media format (7 minutes)

[EFerrari]

483. Wha?????????

:rofl:

[EFerrari]

481. Help this woman get some sleep!

We need $492.00 tonight, in any denominations.

[EFerrari]

486. Thank you, DU & Kick for the morning crew

:kick:

[lemonlime]

487. I've tried to donate via Amazon

about 4 times. I'll keep trying.

[EFerrari]

489. Andy may have reached his limit on that account.

Snail mail may be the best option. Hard to keep up with DU!

peace,
Beth

[flyarm]

490. thanks lemonlime..sometimes it is working and others not..

please keep trying!! or please go to pay pal...but either way please pm sfexpat2000 and ket her know what you are donating..not that we are nosey..but we need to give johns hopkins a tally monday morning or they will cancel andys surgery...so it it imperative for sfexpat2000 to keep a tally...thank you so much..and please keep trying or just contact sfexpat2000 she may be able to help you in morning if you have probs tonight!!

huggies to you sweetie!!

fly:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :loveya: :hi: :hi:

[troubleinwinter]

488. KICKIN' at bedtime

[smartvoter]

491. same.

[Piltdown13]

492. Donation sent...

PM too. :-)

[flyarm]

493. thanks so much piltdown!!!!

you are a doll!!!


huggies to you sweets!!!


:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

and welcome to du!!!

fly

[Stand and Fight]

496. Actually...

Piltdown should be telling you and I welcome to DU... She's been a member since 2002.
:evilgrin:

[Piltdown13]

497. Yep...I think I'm going to set a record:

Longest time in the 700 club. :-) I think I've been in it since about the time y'all joined!

[EFerrari]

503. LOL!

That just as to set me back. :)

[flyarm]

502. YES EWWWWWWWWW WEEEEEEEEE PILTDOWN

WELCOME ME.........AND STAND AND FIGHT!!! I COULD HAVE SWORN IT SAID 700+ POSTS...MY BAD!!

thank you anyway for the donation..we love you for that!!

fly

[EFerrari]

494. 10:20 pm PST: $9, 778.00

Man, you guys ARE going to make me stay up, aren't you? :silly:

Thank you, DU!

:yourock:

[flyarm]

498. can we post the places to send the moeny again??

its too hard to find them now...a re-posting mey help!!

thanks sfex!!

wow writing your name like that looks sexy!!


if you post it again..i will send in $100.00 more!! how about that!!



fly

[flyarm]

499. ORRRRRRRRR MONEY!!... LOL..CROSSING EYES!! N/T

[EFerrari]

501. My eyes are crossing, I couldn't read that.

:rofl:
Maybe I should call Nurse Rachet tomorrow and ask for a SUITE!

Thank you, dear fly and DU!

[EFerrari]

500. Where to send money:

1) via USPS:
send a check or a money order to:
Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

2) via Paypal:
(You must have a Paypal account)
http://www.paypal.com /
After logging in, choose "Send Money" and
enter Andy's email address as the recipient
[email protected]

3) via Amazon
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRV ...
Just enter the amount and click "pay now"

(stolen from Arnie's great post up thread.)

[lemonlime]

504. I just tried again

and got this new message that wasn't there the other times I tried:

Amazon Honor System Pay Page not Available


The pay page you're attempting to find does not exist or is not available.

[EFerrari]

506. They're just trying to drive us crazy.

Snail mail may be your best bet if you don't want to use PayPal. Looks like there's some limit on this account.

[lemonlime]

522. I will snail mail $15

I tried numerous times tonight to give it right now via Amazon. I am a FReeper and a Bush supporter and I realize I will be tombstoned for saying so, but I hope this post doesn't get deleted. I disagree with Andy's politics but I have followed his health issues and I wish him a successful surgery and a swift recovery.

Whoever receives his mail will know it's me because I'll mention my screenname when I send it out tomorrow. It will be postmarked from San Antonio, Texas.

I hope one day we can all get along, and I wish nothing but the best for Andy. My father died of cancer, so it is in good faith that I pass along a few bucks to help a fellow human battling this disease.

Stay well, Andy, and best wishes to you. Also, good work sfexpat2000 for spearheading this effort for a friend. That is admirable, and you are to be commended.

[SOS]

559. Thank you Lemonlime!

:)

[hiley]

603. lemonlime

thank you and I hope we can all get along one day; soon in fact.
So sorry, to hear your father died from cancer my father has died way to young as well not from the cancer he had but something else.

I respect your comments made on this thread and the other thread. hope they are not deleted as well.:applause:

[demgurl]

643. Thank you for giving. We are all humans here. Thank you.

[uppityperson]

644. All DUers politics don't agree either

You can be a good caring person and still disagree politically. Many of us disagree with each other, but like to discuss and listen and think and consider which is what this is all about. The party you belong to doesn't make you a Freeper by the way, it is an attitude instead. Thank you for your supporting Andy.

[MissB]

645. Before you go

Thanks. That was kind of you.

[paineinthearse]

654. lemonlime

Thank you for your expression of humanity and kind words.

:hi:

[Beam Me Up]

659. Thank you lemonlime :) I think we CAN all get alone, if allowed to!

But there are those who don't want working people to unite.

[drdon326]

660. I VOTE they dont TBstone Lemonlime !!

HONEST AND GIVING PERSON.

[katinmn]

674. Thank you, lemonlime, for extending a hand.

Looks like we have found one area of common ground.

There has to be more.

[VOX]

713. lemonlime, to honor your honesty & generosity, I will donate yet again...

Sorry you were TS'd, unfortunately that was inevitable, I guess.

But I really appreciate your kind efforts, to the extent that I will donate again to Andy.

Good causes have no left or right. Thanks again, and be well. :thumbsup:

[flyarm]

740. dearest lemonlime...i was on two threads with you last night...

and was trying to get you help to do amazon..i just want to reach my hand out and hold yours and thank you from the bottom of my heart...there are no politics when it comes to people and peoples hearts and souls..and to help another transends every other thinking or feeling...i thank you...now i will spill some beans i may regret but i must say if so you know that..i didnt hardly know andy when i pulled every string possible to get him into john's hopkins..but it was the human part of me..the part that cares for everyone ...my hubby and i have my husbands mentor dying of brain cancer ..a tumour that is growing by the day and there is nothing we can do about it...he was just turned down by johns hopkins for an experimental chemo..but he has a human gene witch does not allow him in the program..so we just have to watch this wonderful man die...i made up my mind..i would not see a vital young man like andy die without doing everything humanly possible to keep him alive and vital!!
so i pulled every string known to man to get andy to the one doctor in the country who has had great sucess with the kind of cancer and tumor andy has...its about people ..not politics..its about caring for another human being who needs our help...and i thank you from the bottom of my heart for knowing that in your heart...

special hugs to you..i know how hard you tried to donate..you are my kindred spirit!!!

and i love you for being you!!

fly:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[EFerrari]

505. arright, fly, ante up.

:)

God, we're so close!

[BattyDem]

507. My Internet connection went dead for about 30 minutes ...

Did you hit $10,000 yet? :-)

On edit: I hate being disconnected from the 'net ... it makes me feel so uninformed! ;-)

[EFerrari]

508. We need fly to ante up and $22 bucks!

:hi:

[flyarm]

513. OK PUT ME DOWN FOR 122.00 SMACKERS!!

BUT I DONT HAVE PAY PAL..AND WONT OPEN IT..I JUST TRIED DONT WANT TO PUT ACCOUNTS ON IT..THOUGHT I COULD DO IT CREDIT CARD...AND AMAZON WONT FREAKING WORK...SO ITS SNAIL MAIL FOR ME..PUT ME DOWN $122.00

AND GO TO BED SEXY!! SFEX..Y....


WILL PUT IN MAIL IN AM!!!!!!!!!!!

LOVE YOU ALL MY SWEETS!!

FLY

[demodonkey]

509. $9778!!! (come on guys!)

[EFerrari]

510. With fly's $100 and the $100 I have in pledges,

we are now at $9,978!

Please someone PM me $22.00

lol

[xxqqqzme]

511. putting $100.00

in the mail 2morrow.
Hey Andy - been thinking of U 'n sending healing thoughts.

Roz

check in envelope - stamp on envelope - waiting 4 sunrise.......zzzzzzz

oh - kick

[flyarm]

515. OHHHHHHHHHHH SWEET ROZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

now sexy sfexpat can get some sleep!!! and will kick here!!!!

huggys to lemonlime and roz...


:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

and kicking!!!!!!!!!!!!

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[EFerrari]

518. Don't even try to get out of it!

:rofl:

High five, fly, wonderful fly! (Btw, my youngest son wanted to catch, so I had to learn 5 pitches AND speed. lol!)

One more thank you, DU!

:grouphug:

[flyarm]

523. catch and speed are not condusive!! ...

they don't belong in the same sentence!!

nite doll!!

fly

[EFerrari]

512. 10:55 PM PST: $10, 078.00 We did it, we hit $10K tonight!

THANK YOU, DU!

I'm going to take a break and meditate on Grovelbot.

:toast:

[flyarm]

517. yeahhhhhhh!! whippeeee hooray!!!!

now we need to do it again the next 24 hours!!!!!

but its 2 am here so i am hitting the sack!! will be back on early sexy!!

lol...fly...remember i am eastern time..so i will work early!!

night my lovely!!

fly

[flyarm]

520. party!!!!!!! celebrate...

we need $15,000. more so we must not give up!!!

but this is a celebration!!!!!!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :yourock: du :yourock: du :yourock: du :yourock: du :yourock: du :yourock: du :yourock: du :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

good nite all you..du O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8)

[BattyDem]

521. That's great news!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Not bad for a bunch of bleeding heart liberals, huh? ;-)

[EFerrari]

524. Exactly! OOPs! Excuse my extended family values!

:pals:

[demodonkey]

516. $10,078 !!!!!!! YEA!!!

[EFerrari]

519. Red is now my official favorite color!

:)

[savannahana]

532. kick from the east coast to the west and back again

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

for love of Andy Stephenson and our collective will for him to be WELL

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:


DUers all: :dem: O8) :hippie: :mad: :smoke: :tinfoilhat: :think: :crazy: :silly: :wtf: :freak: :dunce: :hurts: :wow: :grr: :scared: :loveya: :cry: :pals: :dilemma: :blush: :headbang: plus a few who chose to :hide: their amazing generosity ::: TRUE :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: ALL


to honor and sustain and cherish one of our own prime :patriot: :pals: :patriot: in his urgent :dilemma: (which could be our own, any day)



for Beth (Thread Anchor & Intrepid Committor of Math), "new shoes, baby" and
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:


for Fly (Who "Dwells In Possibility" & Never Gives Up)
:hug: :wow: :applause: :toast: :applause: :wow: :applause: :toast: :hug:


for all the folks who made this happen & each person who dug deep
:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:


"rich hearts" (as mogster said) :yourock:


$10,000 PLUS in less than 36 hours
So, what can't we accomplish when we just pull together??? :eyes: :think: :crazy: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast:


Sleep well, friend Andy.
We'll all still be right here for ya in the morning :-)


little kick toward the sunrise :hi: :kick: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[EFerrari]

527. This time for sure

:kick:

[oldgrowth]

528. Just paypal-ed 20.00$ I don't have enough posts to PM

[flyarm]

529. ohhh thank you oldgrowth!!! i will pm it for you!!!

and a hearty welcome to du!!!!!!!!!

how sweet of you...huggsssss..and welcome welcome!!

:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hug: welcome :hug: welcone:hug: welcome :hug: welcome to DU!!!!!

fly

[EFerrari]

530. Thank you, oldgrowth and welcome to DU!

:hi:

[oldgrowth]

531. thank you for doing this !!!!!!!!and Mike Malloy rocks

[GCP]

533. $25 via Paypal sent today

Kick for Andy.

[BattyDem]

534. Kicking it for Andy

:kick:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

535. Kicking it! n/t

[CitySky]

536. GOOD MORNING, DU!!!

Over $10,000 here so far -- now that's nice news to wake up to!

:woohoo:

[brook]

537. Saturday morning...

West Coast :kick:.

Too early to wax poetic - but DUers are extraordinary folks. Gotta go to work now. Keep this thread warm til I get back, ya hear?

[troubleinwinter]

558. Saturday morning kick

[EFerrari]

538. Kick

:kick:

[Imalittleteapot]

539. Kick

[oldgrowth]

540. Dare I gave 20$ earlier and I'm disabled bump

[EFerrari]

541. 6:41 a.m. PST $10,448.00

Sleepy kick!

[oldgrowth]

542. $10,448.00 thats great but we can do better duers!!!!

[smartvoter]

543. Damn, woman. Do you ever sleep? nt

[bush_is_wacko]

544. I can assure you she must only sleep a couple hours a day!

That woman is AMAZING!

Kickin for Andy again. DU is amazing! $10,000 and counting!

Let's get JH financial department to quit making sfexpat stay up so long!

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

I'm sure she would like a few more....
:boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: :boring: 'S

[EFerrari]

547. I'm afraid to sleep. I might dream about Nurse Ratched!

[bush_is_wacko]

555. As soon as we reach the comfort zone with this thing Nurse Ratchet

will be only a memory and we can...

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:


Here's to saying bye-bye to nurse ratchet and buying sfexpat some zzzzzz's
:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:

[muchacho]

545. I did the PayPal

keep us posted!

[EFerrari]

546. muchacho, can you pm this muchacha with an amount por favor?

:)

[Arugula Latte]

548. C'mon -- We need dozens more DUers to help

If you haven't donated yet JUST DO IT. It doesn't take much to click to send in a donation, or to just get up and get a stamp and stick an envelope in the mail. If you feel you can't afford a donation, can you afford $5? If so -- send it in!

:kick:

[radfringe]

549. when the DUer-a-thon is over

should print all the postings and give it to Andy

alot of people here care about him and he should know it

[bush_is_wacko]

552. You are so right! These threads can give him strength!

He has a battle to fight and all these peace soldiers can help him accomplish that!

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[EFerrari]

553. Great idea! Will do!

:thumbsup:

[benburch]

550. Donated!

Get well, Andy!

[EFerrari]

556. DUers, please PM me your amount so I can keep track of

how we're doing and post updates, too!

Thank you!
Beth

[globalvillage]

551. Done and Kicked.

Good luck Andy. You're in my thoughts and prayers.

[karlrschneider]

554. Kicking...made a modest paypal contrib.

:kick:

[EFerrari]

557. karl, have you pm'd me the amount?

[flyarm]

576. thank you all you donators...there is no modest amount..every dollar count

each and every dollar counts!!

please pm sfexpat2000 when you make a donation..its imperative we keep a running tally so we can tell the hospital monday morning that we either have the money or not..that will decide if andy gets the surgery or not..if we don't have it..the surgery will be canceled monday morning...

please du'ers don't let that happen...
andy's tumor is cancerous...
and it is a very tough surgery..
if he is this incredibly brave..won't you give ..even a dollar helps...most assurably!!

please give up something this weekend and send that money for andy...

thank you...from the bottom of our hearts!!

fly

[ljm2002]

562. I just donated...

...and am glad to have the privilege.

[EFerrari]

564. Hi there, thank you! Could you please PM me the amount?

[tammywammy]

563. I sent another $20

I'm sorry that I can't send more. But Fridays are payday, so this went up there with a my weekly gas purchase in priorities.

[flyarm]

589. ohhh thank you tammy wammy!!!

and thank you for putting this up with your priiorities!!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:


fly

[otohara]

566. I'm In $20

coming via snail mail...today

[EFerrari]

567. thank you!

:)

[tammywammy]

569. Do you have a new total? n/t

[dzika]

568. You've come a long way, baby...

He grew up to be so cute! (and a good dancer too)

[dzika]

597. Let's keep it kicked!! n/t

[hiley]

1255. dzika that is something else !

too funny..
:crazy:

[slackmaster]

570. WOW - into five digits - Kicking it again for Andy

We're going nukyulur here.

:nuke:

[coffeenap]

571. kick

[troubleinwinter]

575. kick!

[EFerrari]

573. 9:30 a.m. PST: $10,598.00! ***Please Remember to PM Me with

the amount of your donation: muchacho,karl, everyone!***

Thank you, DU!

/typo

[question everything]

635. There may be more than that

For example, if people are responding to William Pitt's page http://blog.pdamerica.org/?p=22#more-22 and to other messages, you may not be aware of these contributions.

Just came back from dropping my check in the mail box, just as the postal carrier was collecting them.

[lonestarnot]

574. Make check to Andy?

[EFerrari]

577. Yes, make checks out to: Andy Stephenson

P.O. Box 25624

Seattle WA 98165-1124


or via PayPal
[email protected]

:)

[lonestarnot]

578. How much do we have so far?

[EFerrari]

579. $10,568.00 scoots!

[lonestarnot]

1316. Woohooo!

Got really busy with a fundraiser over the weekend and kid paintballing then watching two other boys. Forgot the check will mail today. And thanks for all your hard work! God bless you Andy. Hope you are doing ok...

[EFerrari]

580. My friend Denise just posted this to the L.A. Greens! n/t

[EFerrari]

581. Can I get a volunteer to post this to the forums at True Majority

and MoveOn? I think it may already be up at MoveOn but have had no time to check.

[flyarm]

582. my plea to all DU'ERS..PLEASE READ!!

i just watched David griffins speech at univ of Wisconsin on c-span 2 ....and as a now retired 33 yr American airlines flight attendant n.y. based...i am happy ..for one moment now i am happy...it won't last but for the first time on any televising in my country..i just saw truth...

truth for "my angels"...i call my co-workers who lost their lives on 9/11 "my angels" and they push me each and every day to get the truth out there..; to the unsuspecting Americans who would never dream their fellow countrymen let alone their government would so boldly murder fellow Americans., I was in the air that morning...it could easily have been me...or my passengers..i took off out of Newark ahead of UAL flt 93...same kind of aircraft..a 757...
and now you are scratching your head and asking,.what does this have to do with andy..

well it has alot to do with Andy..and the real truth seekers..of which i do not for a moment think any of you would go to DU unless you are a truthseeker...

we can not stop the damage to our nation..without brave souls who give of their life to get to the truth...
Andy is one of those brave souls...

i can not ...nor can you ... bring back my co-workers ..or the innocent people who lost their lives on 9/11 ...but we can, and must stop this evil empire that has taken...yes taken... possession of our nation...without people of dedication to fixing our election process...it takes time and dedication beyond belief to do what Andy does...and the compensation ..is shit..you know that as well as i do...soo
i beg of you...do not let us stop the truth...dig..give up something..we need Andy healthy...

we owe it to Andy for he is a real truthseeker..and teacher of truth...

do something now...for one thing i can assure you ..there will be other 9/11 's with these bastards in office...

won't you give what you can so we can have andy out in the fore front of this fight..for truth , for security..for our liberty...and i know this sounds funky..but for justice...we can never move forward in this country ever again unless we have Justice for what has been done to us as a nation...

a fight for Andy is a fight for all of us..and i honestly believe that...

fly

[hiley]

595. Bravo ! fly you said it so well !

"do something now...for one thing i can assure you ..there will be other 9/11 's with these bastards in office...

won't you give what you can so we can have Andy out in the fore front of this fight..for truth , for security..for our liberty...and i know this sounds funky..but for justice...we can never move forward in this country ever again unless we have Justice for what has been done to us as a nation...

a fight for Andy is a fight for all of us..and i honestly believe that...

fly"

While I am on dial up as many others are...
waiting for this to load and read through again was well worth it !
The people of DU are great for caring about Andy and seeking the TRUTH !
Welcome to all new DUer's I hope you will find many answers through DU and I know you will bring many answers to DU !
We have a lot of Truthseekers here......
:patriot:

[flyarm]

615. thanks hiley...and i do believe that from the bottom of my heart...and..

before your children are drafted into one of many of *es wars to come or you and yoyr neighbor are a victim as so many on 9/11 were..give it the good fight ..a fight for andy's life is a fight for your vote to be secure and for us to take our country back..we need nady in the forefront of this fight for our nation...he was out there fighting the fraud of these machines before most americans knew there was fraud!!

we need andy to keep up the good fight for his life and for our nations fight for its life!!

if you could see into my heart and my soul..you would know i believe this with every ounce of me!!

i hope someone can post up the cspan 2 show this morning with david griffin's speech...as sure as i am breathing ..i know there will be another attack..and its from within folks..its from within...

* needs to create a draft one way or another for his new world order...of world supremacy ..and our take over of the poor andf middle class with no fight...

we here is your chance to fight....send what you can but send..and help us keep andy working for all of us!!

i love this man..and i love my nation..but i hate andy's disease, and i hate what these bastards in this white house are doing to my nation, and the citzens of my nation!!

and i hate them most for killing , murdering my co -workers!!
fly

[WhiteTara]

583. I have a contribution for Andy

but how do I pm you? 

[flyarm]

585. click on the lettle head next to the post count..see where it says 1000

there are icons next to it..click on the little head!! on sfexpat2000

and thanks!!

fly

[flyarm]

588. welcome to du bnl!!!!

:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: and sending you .....:loveya: and :hug:

fly

[lukas1987]

584. Sent $50 thru PayPal

Just joined DU and it wouldn't allow me to PM.

[flyarm]

586. thanks so much...can you pm sfexpat2000 to let her record it!!??

thanks so much all you wonderful du'ers!!

fly:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

and kick this !!!:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

fly

[flyarm]

587. kick kikc kick!!! for andy!! n/t

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

he is the love of we Du'ers!!

love you andy!!

fly

[Catherine Vincent]

593. I don't think she can pm with one post.

I'll pm sfexpat for her. Thanks to the newcomer!

[EFerrari]

590. Thank you! And welcome to DU!

:hi:

[cry baby]

591. welcome to DU!

You have a great heart, you will fit in here nicely!:hi:

[troubleinwinter]

594. best 'first post' ever!

[bush_is_wacko]

596. It is just SO incredibly amazing to me how big peoples hearts are!

New DUer's are popping out of the woodwork all over the place for this! Thank you for helping a true friend to democrats, progressives, liberals and good people in general!

Andy is a fabulous guy!

:applause:

[all.of.me]

what a wonderful way to start your du career!

thank you and welcome!

[EFerrari]

598. 11:30 a.m. PST: $10, 778.00 **idea**

This morning, I went through my online address book and mailed this story out to all my political people.

I didn't know I had so many because I'm a civilian. But, there were friends who share my ideology (pinkos!), folks who did voter reg at our shows, staffers I've come to know from public appearances (mine/Doug's/theirs) at benefits, an assortment of connections I made since Shrub got me offa da couch.

DUers, in addition to going into your own pockets, can you help us reach out to other people? Because fly is right. In making this happen for Andy, we're also protesting rotten or no health care for millions of Americans. Remember, Dr. Dean said Americans pay for Universal health care, but we don't get it!

And of course, the Dark Side would just love for Andy not to be investigating them, not teaching people how to audit elections. Let's disappoint the HELL out of them.

Go through your address book and see who you can send this story to. I bet you'll be surprised at how many people you know and it would really help this effort, too.

A thought,
Beth

"Power concedes nothing without demand. It never has and never will."
Frederick Douglass

[dzika]

608. Kick! n/t

[mopaul]

599. ......

....

[coffeenap]

600. Sending my paycheck (just rec'd) for election judge to the p.o. box--

$120.00 more for the best not-for-profit I could think of!!;)

[EFerrari]

606. Thank you, coffeenap! You guys are making me cry about every five

minutes.

And laugh, too.

My husband thinks I've lost it!

He may be right. :silly:

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::

Let's keep this going!

[coffeenap]

614. MY husband knew I lost it long ago--just glad he finds it sexy--lol

[Arugula Latte]

601. Kick again.

Let's keep this thread at the top of GD.

:kick:

[latebloomer]

602. kick

Just wrote a $25 check-- wish it could be more.

Love and healing to you, Andy!

And thanks, Beth, and all you wonderful DUers!!

[bush_is_wacko]

604. All I can do at this point is kick this thing! Too long for my old

dial-up!

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[ultraist]

607. I just made a donation via PayPal

I sent you a PM Beth.

(I gave up on Amazon).

It's very inspiring to see so many DUers chip in!

:grouphug:

[EFerrari]

609. Isn't it? YOU ALL ARE AWESOME!

One of the most politicAL gestures we make every day is deciding where are dollars go.

DU has its politics straight!

:grouphug:

/typing from hell

[bush_is_wacko]

613. Honey, you are tired! Where are we at Jerry Lewis? n/t

[mogster]

610. Some beer for the workaholics...

:hi:

[EFerrari]

611. Cool! But give me THE ONE I WANT! LOL!

[mogster]

612. And food too

Let no one leave this thread hungry!

[bush_is_wacko]

617. OOOOO yes!

We must remember to eat and drink. Not to take attention from this thread (it is the most important thing right now) but have you seen THIS thread? :crazy: It kind of made me wake up myself up and get some solid food. They found a man dead of starvation at his computer! I first thought it was a joke, but it turns out it's not. FEED YOURSELF DU!

Here's some :popcorn: for you. I can't put fancy pictures up!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3574151

[EFerrari]

619. I want your cat's dinner! lol n/t

[hiley]

650. We're at $11, 244 Saturday afternoon GREAT but do need more

Everyone has been so wonderful and giving !
:yourock:

[flyarm]

616. ok we are slowing a bit.i know its afternoon in the east ..time to beg

again!!!!

come on folks..its lousey weather on the east coast...time to go through your drawers and pockets and closets and jars..and look for that little something you can give to andy...

don't go to that movie tonight..send it to andy...don't eat that junk food..give it to andy ( you will thank him for that!!later!)


we need every dollar we can get.,.if its a dollar you can give we will gladly take it..if its ten..don't you dare think that is too small..its not!!

there are 68,000 du'ers..if each one gave a dollar we would have the whole surgery paid for ..we are looking for 1/2 that just to get this surgery scheduled...don't let them cancel andy's surgery..please..help any way you can...and i swear it will make you feel good...

this nasty tumour must come out for andy to survive...and even nastier do it because no american should be put in this situation..do it in spite of what this admin has done to people like andy...do it for your self and your kids..or your neighbor...it could be any of us in this situation...and there but for the grace of..........

andy has lousey shoes to walk in right now...help him walk free of this damn tumour!!!


kisses to all you du'er;s ..you are great people and we are agreat community of neighbors!!

fly

and kick!!

[flyarm]

620. getting sick of me begging ..and my rants..well donate...

and i will shut up!!lol!!!

ahhhhhi know you love me and my rants!!

come on dig in du'ers....we are going to make this deadline..if you all dig in!!!

pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fly

huggies for all of you du'ers!!

[EFerrari]

618. 12:50 pm PST: $11,044.00 DUers!

du rocks

[flyarm]

621. wooooo hooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

go DU!!!!!!!!!!:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :rant: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hi: :hi: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:


you are all of andy's ...O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8)

now lets ....:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
this higher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


fly

[EFerrari]

622. We need $1456.00 to be at the half way point.

Now, Will's letter and Mike Malloy's effort don't feed back to me, but Andy can track them to a point.

Can we raise another $1456 and say, "Half way there!"

Most of us have given what we can. Okay, time to burgle :eyes:

Who do you know? That believes universal health care is a better idea? Who cares about honest elections? Who agrees with me that Andy has the world's best shirts?

Let's get it done!

:kick:

[flyarm]

623. ok ..put me down for another $100.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i put my money where

my big freaking mouth is!!

how about the rest of you???????????????

come on du'ers...lets get this moving along!!!

fly

and a kick!!:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[EFerrari]

625. fly! Thank you! Here I go again

:cry:

[flyarm]

628. can we post down here in the ozone..the addresses and pay pal again

so we with lousey eyes don't have to go searching for the info through all the previous posts!!

but first and formost please PM sfexpat2000 what your pledge and donation will be so she can keep the tally up to date for the hospital monday morning ..that is imperative for andy not to have his surgery canceled...

sfexpat2000....is who you have to pm..just go to any of her posts and look at her posting totals..by the 1000 and over two icons you see a little head..just click on that..and you will see on top..private message..just clcik on that..and magic...you can send her a pm telling her how much you are donating...

if you are too new to pm..just please post it here..so a full tally can be kept!! thanks....fly

to donate!!!!!!!!!!

If you can, please give to the fund for Andy. You can do this electronically via PayPal:

http://www.paypal.com

After logging in, choose “Send Money” and enter Andy’s email address as the recipient:

[email protected]

If you prefer to donate via check outside the electronic process, please send to:

Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

Thank you so much.

[demodonkey]

624. $11,044!!!!

(Please guys, blow the top off of this thermometer -- I want to start a new one!)

[EFerrari]

626. We will. You watch. This is DU!

:kick:

:kick:

:kick:

[AmBlue]

630. Here comes another $50, Beth

and another kick!!!
:kick:

[flyarm]

632. ohhh my sweet am blue!! i love you!!!!

you are a good gal!!...kisses and love to my dear friend!!!!!!!!!


big giant kisses!!!

and hugs and all that stuff...are ya blushing yet??? lol......


fly...your double trouble buddy!!!


:hi: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :patriot: :donut: ?

[EFerrari]

638. Thank you!

Kick it for amblue and Andy!

:kick:

[bush_is_wacko]

629. Kicking again!

:kick:

Pleeeeeaaase donate! I'm begging too, fly! I have been so amazed at how many brand new DUers have come forward for this! We need our old ones and lurkers to come forward too.

Come on now, don't be shy. :blush: EVERY single dollar counts!

Fill up that thermometer! It's cold here in Colorado and I need some heat! :scared:

[Catherine Vincent]

627. OMG! I think it's goanna happen!

Getting close! You guys are awesome!

:toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party:

[flyarm]

631. well you don't want me to tell another story do you????

come on cat girl...kick it for us!!!


fly

[Catherine Vincent]

634. I'm kicking!

:kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:

[MooPie]

633. Help!!! I'm trying to send money via PayPal

But it has an area asking me what kind of payment I want to make. Is it other, quasi-money, or what?
I typed in the email address but I need to specify what specific transaction is.

[EFerrari]

636. I think one choice is "cash"? Do that one.

If I'm wrong (don't use PP much, pm me & we'll walk through it!

Thank you,
Beth

[MooPie]

639. Someone else told me is's "quasi-money"

On another link. Sorry I don't know how to pm. FYI, just sent $20. Sorry it's all I could do.

[flyarm]

642. moopie..there is no such thing as sorry!!!

eacvh and every dollar counts..and i thank you from the bottom of my heart..and so do the rest of us..especially andy!!!


we love you for all you have done!!!

special huggies!!:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

fly

[tammywammy]

647. I also used Quasi-money

That's for just sending money and not receiving any goods for it. That's what I understood it to be.

[cal04]

640. MooPie, quasi money is how I sent it

I had the same problem last night and it seemed to have worked

[flyarm]

641. ok explain to me quasi money...

does quazi money mean i can use a credit card without putting my bank info in?? i dont want to put my bank info in only use a credit card..but i opened last night and it said put bank info in..and hubby wilkl not allow me to do that..but if i can put credit card in thats better...i just didnt understand pay pal..i can get my money to andy quicker if i dont have to mail from east coast..if someone knows can they tell me??

thanks ..fly

[cal04]

677. hi fly. This is how they explain it

Quasi-Cash: Select this to send money not involving an underlying good or service. If you use your debit or credit card for this, your bank may treat it as a cash advance and charge cash fees. PayPal has no control over these fees. If you select Quasi-Cash you may want to use a payment method other than a credit card (Instant Transfer or eCheck) to avoid potential fees.

[MadisonProgressive]

1017. Use anything other than quasi-money

If you are taking it from a charge card, they will (may) treat it as a cash advance (higher interest rates). I put mine down as Services - Andy has and will continue to serve his country.

[EFerrari]

637. Will Pitt has written a wonderful letter for Andy at PDA. Please send it!

everywhere you can think of. I just sent it to Blair Bobier and David Cobb.

http://blog.pdamerica.org/?p=22#more-22

Also: Some of our dial up DUers can't get into our posts any more. Please post crucial info in your subject line!

Thank you, DU!
Beth

:kick:

[achtung_circus]

648. Help a conputer illiterate

I don't understand paypal, and a cheque takes a while. Can I donate to DU using credit card and get it transferred somehow?

[EFerrari]

651. No, because this is not a DU sponsored project.

If you are in the states, snail will work just fine. If not, pm me & we will figure it out!

Thank you,
Beth

[troubleinwinter]

649. I have been busy mailing! Great letter. Just a kick, n/t

[bettyellen]

652. okay, my friend just mailed 50.00 and i paypaled

50. as well.
my friend said that he got two emails (okay, well one was from me) and heard about it on AAR also.

[EFerrari]

655. Wow! 'Way to make some major noise, DUers! lol!

[hiley]

657. bettyellen so great how the word is getting out ! $11,244.so far !

We're at $11, 244 Saturday afternoon
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Arugula Latte]

664. A little more than $1,000 more and we'll be at the half-way point.

Keep it coming!

[flyarm]

670. well my friend amblue sent out to all the moveon people in so fla..and

she is getting us some action..if you have an internet group or a list of people from the election like those of us in so fla kept....here is an example letter that am blue sent out!! thank you am blue!!

its part her letter and part mine i sent out last night..and we are getting action folks..so send out to your groups!!


hope am blue doesn't mind my showing you and example..she sent out to move on people..and i sent out to all my kerry online groups last night!! with the help of will pitts wonderful article!! fly

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


subject line:URGENT: URGENT: An American hero in dire need of our help

Hello everyone,

I hesitate, ever, to send pleas for money, but this is a life and death situation. A friend of yours and mine, Andy Stephenson, has pancreatic cancer and desperately needs life-saving surgery, but has no health insurance. Through nothing short of a miracle, a friend of Andy's at Democratic Underground has helped him to get into Johns Hopkins where they are willing to admit him and do the surgery at a "discount." But Andy needs $25,000 up front, by Monday morning before they will admit him. Democratic Underground has, thus far, raised just over $10,000 in a day and a half, which is amazing in and of itself and speaks volumes about the person we are trying to save.

You ask, why is Andy YOUR friend?

The man is a tireless advocate for each and every one of us, and has dedicated heart and soul to correcting the problems with the voting machines in this country, so that EVERY person's vote will count. I have personally worked with Andy on voter-verified paper ballot issues here in Pinellas County.

Below is more about Andy (an e-mail sent to me by the dear woman who got him into Johns Hopkins) and an article on the www.pdamerica.org website about Andy. You can follow the donation thread at DU here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3561640&mesg_id=3561640 Also below are instructions on how to donate thru Paypal or amazon.com.

This is not a scam and not a joke. An American hero's life hangs in the balance. Please give if you can.

Thanks,
Pam Haengel

IMPORTANT: If you are donating, e-mail Beth at
[email protected] TO CONFIRM YOUR DONATION!! She is keeping a tally and is dealing with the hospital accouting office.
***********************************************

ANDY STEPHENSON WHO WAS WITH BEV HARRIS (BLACKBOXVOTING.ORG) BUT LEFT HER IN DECEMBER BECAUSE HE THOUGHT SHE WAS COMMITTING FRAUD ..HE LEFT HER BECAUSE HE HAS TOO MUCH INTEGRITY..WELL, HE THOUGHT SHE HAD PAID HEALTH INSURANCE FOR HIM LIKE SHE WAS REQUIRED TO..WELL SHE HADN'T AND IN EARLY JANUARY ANDY GOT JAUNDICE.. IT WAS HIS GALL BLADDER THAT SHUT DOWN... THEY WENT IN AND FOUND A TUMOR ..AND DID A DUSTING OF IT..AND ITS CANCEROUS...BECAUSE BEV NEVER PAID HEALTH INSURANCE..HE COULDNT GET COBRA...

THERE IS ONE DOCTOR IN THIS COUNTRY WHO HAS SUCESSFULLY REMOVED PANCREATIC CANCER TUMORS..AND HE IS AT JOHNS HOPKINS...

WELL I GOT ANDY INTO JOHNS HOPKINS WITH THE HELP OF MY HUSBAND'S BOSS, THE OWNER OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES...
BUT JOHNS HOPKINS WANTS $25,000. GUARANTEED BY MONDAY MORNING...WE HAVE NOW ON DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND GOTTEN ALMOSTY $9,000. IN ONE 24 HOUR TIME PERIOD..MALLOY (AIRAMERICARADIO.COM) TONIGHT WILL BE TALKING ABOUT ANDY
IF YOU CAN EVEN GIVE A DOLLAR ..PLEASE DO...IT IS LIFE OR DEATH FOR ANDY!!

HE HAS WORKED SO HARD FOR OUR VOTE TO COUNT..AND FOR THE VOTING REFORMS AND WITH JOHN CONYERS IN OHIO. PLEASE, IF YOU CAN PLEASE GIVE..

BUT FIRST..PLEASE EMAIL THE GAL WHO IS KEEPING A TAB ON THE MONEY..BECAUSE WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH WE HAVE BY MONDAY MORNING...
***************************************

http://blog.pdamerica.org/?p=22#more-22


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A Friend in Need
April 29th, 2005
A great friend of the activist community named Andy Stephenson needs our help. Andy has been a tireless fighter for election reform in America for years. He worked closely with the Black Box Voting organization, spent every waking moment traveling and speaking on the issue of electronic touch-screen voting machines, and even ran for Secretary of State in Washington on a platform based on this specific issue.

I remember meeting up with him last August in Seattle for a Rolling Thunder event. The day was dedicated to a variety of group conversations on topics ranging from the Iraq occupation to environmental protection to electronic voting and the upcoming election. Every gathering where Andy came to speak was packed, and he described in eerily prescient detail what eventually happened in Ohio and elsewhere during the November presidential election.

Several weeks ago, Andy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was recently told that he must undergo what is called a Whipple Procedure. This is a very serious surgery that few hospitals in America are skilled enough to perform well, and requires significant time for recovery. Fortunately, some friends managed to get Andy a slot at Johns Hopkins Medical Center, one of the premier hospitals for this type of procedure. He is slated for the procedure in the second week of May.


Unfortunately, the hospital requires a $25,000 down-payment before they assent to doing the Whipple, and requires another $25,000 once the procedure is done. They are expecting the down-payment immediately. Andy Stephenson does not have health insurance; activists like Andy rarely do, because there is little money to be made in trying to do good. In this, Andy is like millions of other Americans who do not have health insurance and thus face financial ruin if they get sick.

What Andy Stephenson is going through right now is a perfect example of why Universal Health Care for all Americans is needed, and needed now. When you get sick, you should be able to get help, period. Our for-profit health care system is a betrayal of the most basic of human requirements: Care for those in need. The quality of health care available should not be based on how much money you have in the bank, or whether you are fortunate enough to work for a company that can itself afford to offer health coverage, or whether you have friends who can help you.

Andy’s friends have to date managed to raise about $7,000 to put towards the fee for his procedure. So much still remains to be done for him, and must be done soon. Andy Stephenson is one of the main reasons why people have become aware of the gross flaws and potential for fraud that exists with the new corporate-owned electronic touch-screen voting machines. Even though he is sick, he is still speaking to whoever will listen, wherever they may be, to continue to press this issue. He is one of the most dedicated people I have ever been privileged to know.

If you can, please give to the fund for Andy. You can do this electronically via PayPal:

http://www.paypal.com

After logging in, choose “Send Money” and enter Andy’s email address as the recipient:

[email protected]

If you prefer to donate via check outside the electronic process, please send to:

Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

Thank you so much.

William Rivers Pitt
Editorial Director
Progressive Democrats of America

[bettyellen]

683. vwry nice to see! and our own joan halpern aka freebird.......

will be visiting him at his workshop in Ohio next weekend with some green, and some betty hugs, too.
go freebird!
:hi:

[drdon326]

653. Count me in ...$50

sent snail mail....no pay pal

[EFerrari]

656. Thank you, doc

:)

[drdon326]

663. UNFORTUNATELY....I've diagnosed a guy with Pancreatic Ca ...

last week.

hope you reach your goal.

[mogster]

658. You can sign me up for another $25 now...

I have posted the request at another board I've been hanging out at, and are also going to post it at some Norw. boards.

Feel free to send this around to your friends if you think it'll help, and PLEASE tell me if you think this humor is off the mark...

What a great DUy for giving another $25!

[EFerrari]

661. You're just toying with me now. mogster

:)

Thank you!

[EFerrari]

662. 2:30 pm PST: $11,444. Thank you, DUers!

Please help us get Will's letter out:

http://blog.pdamerica.org/?p=22#more-22

[drdon326]

665. Start new thread !!

[EFerrari]

667. just pm'd you. n/t

[dzika]

666. Mike Malloy audio clip thread

Mike Malloy really spoke up for Andy last night.

I posted an audio clip here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3575230

[katinmn]

675. Thanks, dzika. Mr. 666!

[dzika]

691. Damn... my evil secret is out.

I'm glad DU has equal access for satan :)

[Davion]

668. Well I'm a semi-newbie, but put me down for $50

[EFerrari]

669. Thank you! I will.

:)

[flyarm]

673. OHHH THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO dU!!!!

YOU WILL LOVE DU ..AND I KNOW YOU WILL BE A GREAT ASSET TO US as truthseekers..and real patriots to our nation and our constitution!!

thank you for your donation!!!

huggies..and a giant welcome!!:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :pals: :pals: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:
you are an O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) ...fly

[Historic NY]

671. Just sent a paypal.......get well soon Andy

Being sick stinks and being in a hospital is worse...so use my donation to get out quick.

I've sent 50 perhaps a little more later after I replenish my account.

[flyarm]

678. yahhhhhhhhhhooooooooooo!! thank you!!! historic ny!!

where in ny?? i am from nj and fla..a snow bird i guess you would say..jersey shore here!!

thank you for your donation!!!

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

fly

[bettyellen]

686. i'm taking andy down to see you, okay fly??

i'm nearby myself, and he'll visit us both when he joins you down the shore.
:hi:

[flyarm]

744. you bet its ok..got a new house and you both can have a lovely room..

and we can all walk the beach and look at the adorable sandpipers...
you are all welcome!!..no reservations for andy and you..but others will have to get in line!!


love ya sweet bettyellen!!!

bring my boy on!!

fly:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya:

fly

[Historic NY]

690. Upstater Hudson River Valley near West Point.........my aunt & uncle

had a house in Sea Side actually Lavalette N.J. She kept it for herself after he passed and she retired as a teacher. She moved out near Denver but would always head to the shore come June. Sadly she died last yr....they found her in bed reading Michael Moore's book. I like to visit the shore but I'm not a real beach person unless I can apply a 55 gal. drum of number 90 sunscreen. I usually end up looking like a New England clambake lobster. So I go and sit in the shade or find a watering hole.

[flyarm]

745. i am south of lavellette..but i grew up near asbury.,.actually

red bank..and sea bright...now down lbi!!

but i am blessed because now i am a snow bird since retirement and also live on clearwater beach!!..so i am spoiled but i always said this is how i wanted to retire on a beach all year long!!

and i am indeed blessed!!

fly

[EFerrari]

672. Kick!

:kick:

[flyarm]

680. heyyy sexy sfexpat..lol..we'll show nurse ractchet not to mess with du'ers

come on du'ers...we will sho wnurse rachet..not to screw with we here at du!!

we are closing in on half way mark..and we have tonight and tommorrow to get it all..please do not let them cancel andys surgery because of lack of the money...

we can do this..i just know we can...and if you send or are going to donate..please pm sfexpat2000..and tell her the amount..not for nosey reasons..but we need to have the tally for the hospital monday morning....

lets show the world how we can do this for one of our own...and then they can stuff it when they call us ":blogs" with that nasty tone they use on msm...

we can do this..but it takes a dollar from everyone here at du...if its only a dollar you can do ..do it!! if more even better!! do without something stupid this weekend and lets get andy this surgery!!!

his life depends on it!!

fly

[wakeme2008]

676. Paypal and

Kick :kick:

[EFerrari]

679. LOL! Can you pm me with an amount?

[ScreamingMeemie]

681. I've got it sitting on my desktop waiting to verify...

but it says the recipient is not registered when I use the [email protected] (it wouldn't accept it with spaces). I just want to make sure it's going to the right place. I sent you an amount PM.

Thanks!

Laura

[demodonkey]

684. It has an underscore in it like this: Andy_Stephenson

[email protected]

[ScreamingMeemie]

687. Done, and thank you for answering me. I tried it a thousand different

ways, but didn't think of it that way. :hi:

[demodonkey]

689. Hey no problem thanks for helping Andy!

:-)

[TBreeze]

682. donated again, PM on the way n/t

[GardeningGal]

685. My 100th post!

I have no idea how you guys with 1000's get there.

In honor of that, I took another trip to pay pal. Thank heavens for tax refunds just in the nick of time! I'm PM'ing you the amount.

[troubleinwinter]

688. "I have no idea how you guys with 1000's get there."

We talk too much!

[hiley]

714. We sure do ! around 13thou. yet ?

making a lot of Progress for Andy !
:bounce: 3:55 pm PST: 12,769.00 Thank you, DUers!

(swiped figure from another's post)on edit...
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[bush_is_wacko]

769. Never were truer words spoken! LOL

We're LOUD chatty people with nothing better to waste time doing than chatting! Can't you tell how chatty we all are????

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[flyarm]

696. congrats!!!!!!!!! and welcome to du!!!!!!!!!!!

and before you know it you will get to 1000 +...and now you are a member of a wonderful home place where you can feel safe and learn so much ..and take it out to the world and educate others...this is the true home of the truth seekers!!!

welcome and thank you for donating to andy..we all appreciate you newbies..you only make us a better community!!

:hi: :hi: :hi: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :yourock: :pals: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause:

fly

[EFerrari]

692. 3:35pm PST $12,249. $250 to be half way there!

AND we have another Andy's Gang Patriot: GardeningGirl.

:party::toast::bounce::party::toast::bounce::party::toast::bounce::party::toast:bounce:

[flyarm]

699. whippeeeee!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :party: :party: :party: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :party: :party: :party: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :pals: :grouphug: :hug: :pals: :grouphug: :hug: :pals: :grouphug: :hug: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: at nurse rachet!!!:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :hug: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :toast:

fly

[ScreamingMeemie]

693. I crossposted to Democracy for Metro Detroit Group...

Waiting to hear if it can be sent out in the mass emailing. :hi:

[EFerrari]

694. Thank you, Mrs. McG!

:hi:

[demodonkey]

695. $12,249 !!! Go, Go, Go!!!

[EFerrari]

697. We have another Andy's Gang Patriot to save him from himself!

California Peggy

Thank you,

[flyarm]

701. yeahhhhhhhhhhh calif peggy!!!!!

you are in a wonderful group of andy lovers!!!


whipeeeeeee...thank you so much!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

you are an ....O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) ...fly

[CaliforniaPeggy]

698. Hey Beth,

I just dug deeply and sent the money to Andy via Paypal. I also PM'd you the amount...glad I can help!

[EFerrari]

700. 3:55 pm PST: 12,769.00 Thank you, DUers!

We're more than half way home!

Kick!

:kick:

[demodonkey]

702. $12,769 !!!! Over Half-Way to the Deposit Money!

Call the Nurse and Attila the Accountant... Andy's gonna be there soon!

[troubleinwinter]

711. Yeehaw!!!!!

[MelissaB]

703. Donated!

:kick: for Andy!!

[mogster]

704. *ping*

Oh, look. The thread is back on top again :+

[EFerrari]

707. LOL! I'm still waiting, mogster :) n/t

[Scout1071]

705. Kickin' for Andy

[nonconformist]

706. Just sent $25 through Paypal

I just wish I could spare more!

Best wishes Andy!

[EFerrari]

708. Thanks! This is the way we get it done.

:hi:

[Snotcicles]

709. bump

[EFerrari]

710. Kick for Andy, for all of us with no health coverage. Kick!

:dem:

:kick:

:dem:

[ultraist]

712. For Andy and compassionate liberalism!

:kick:

[flyarm]

718. we are slowing ..and we can't afford that and if we all don't want me to

go into my begging routine..dig in!!..or i will have to go into my little begging on my knees again...come on du'er's..lets get this to 15,000 tonight..we have a long way to go yet..we can not slow down.,,the clock is ticking on andy's surgery..monday morning will be here ..and geez louise..i can't even fathom telling andy we couldn't do it...we are family here..lets show the damn neo cons what real family values is..those sob's don't give a rats crap about people and their life struggles..well this is life and you know what..i won't say it..but come on dig in...give up the smokes tommorrow..give up that beer..or the movies tonight..please dig in..the clock is ticking..and i am getting scared..we can not slow up now..we have come so far ..all of us together..lets do it for andy and prove we put our money where our mouth is!!!

kisses to all my sweet friends at du!!

fly

[bush_is_wacko]

730. Oh hey, look at that. That's beautiful!

can we double this by tomorow evening? Come on Du let's get Andy a new pancreas! (sort of)

:wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[Individualist]

716. My monthly retirement check arrived today; donation on its way

I'll put a check in the mail first thing Monday morning.

[flyarm]

725. thank you thank you notsodumbhillbilly!! can you please pm

beth at sfexpat2000 and tell her the amount..not to be nosey..thats why we have only one knowing the numbers..but we need to turn these numbers into the hospital monday morning to keep andys surgery schedule...we dont want him canceled...i will tell you more next post!! but pleaee pm sfexpat2000 and let her know!!

thank you love!!

its the best dang way you could spend your dollars!! and greatly appreciated!!

fly:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya:

[flyarm]

728. in case some of you don't know about andys surgery...

we got him into John's Hopkins a week ago thursday...my hubbys boss did it..and andy was scheduled to go june 2nd which would have given us more time to fund raise...but andy had to send his medical records in fed ex on a week ago friday..the doctor got them mon or tuesday..and reviewed them wednesday..and when he saw the reports and the pathology..he said..now...they moved the surgery up 1 month..and dr said the tumour must come out now..the cancer is controloable now..not a month from now...so he is scheduled for wednesday to go for pre op...but.....they did not know andy had no insurance..so on late thursday andy was told he had to have half the surgical costs by friday...thats when beth stepped in she negotiated waiting till monday for us to try our damnest to get the money ...so hence we are on the race of our lives ..for andys life.....this is one of the worst cancers one can have unless the tumour is removed immediately...this is the top doctor in the nation with the best results in getting this cancer and having a long life span after the tumour removed..well we all know simple surgery is not cheep...but we are determined to get andy this surgery..and to get it now..when he has a chance to make it and have a long life tumourless and cancer free....please pkease i beg you...give what you can give a dollar..give ten twenty ..fifty..give what you can...andy is our family member..andy is us..this could happen to any of us..at any given moment...give of your heart..please....and if you have given and you can give more.please do...and for all of you who have given..i thank you..beth thanks you..andy thanks you...and we all at du thank you for our family is what counts in life..nothing more and nothing less!!!

we are the real party of family values!!

and in faith in each other and for each other!!!

fly

[sarahlee]

717. If you have no money...

give some time....

Perfect opportunity to write some LTE's about the need for Single Payer Universal Health Care. (Especially in the hospital's community <grin>) All those people who don't want it because of stories they hear about from Canada or the UK, where people may have to wait for elective or non-emergency surgery; People in the US can't even get on a waiting list for life saving procedures if they don't have the money.

This is the other side of the Terry Schiavo case.

This is happening to Andy and we see it - there are hundreds going through this without our kind of help.

Contact progressive media across cyberspace.

Be the media! And ask the rest of the media to cover it - shoot - these threads on all the different forums and blogs should be a story they might cover.

Put up donation jars at the places progressives in your community hang out. (Health food stores, etc.)

[EFerrari]

719. Better yet, get Will Pitt's letter for Andy OUT!

Because this is not a game, or anything we have time to negotiate. We need Andy's surgery to proceed on schedule

GET WILL'S LETTER OUT, BLAST IT!

The letter is up on the PDA blog:

http://blog.pdamerica.org/?p=22#more-22

[troubleinwinter]

739. Kick for Will's letter... link...

http://blog.pdamerica.org/?p=22#more-22

[Hamlette]

720. Double down for Andy

Since it seems Andy is half way to the money he needs, if any (all?) of us could double our donation he'd be there.

I did. Can you?

To send through paypal use this:

[email protected]

(I don't even know this guy...I'm trusting you, kid. (Will) to not lead me astray.)

[ultraist]

721. I'm down!

I'll make another donation and PM Beth to let her know.

Great idea!

Here's to LIBERALS who care about others! :toast:

For the email addresss: It's Andy (UNDERSCORE AND NO SPACES) [email protected]

It took me a bit to figure that out. LOL!

[Hamlette]

722. you can just cut an paste from my post into paypal...that's what I did.

thanks.

I forgot to send PM.

[flyarm]

729. ohhhh you are a doll ultraist!!! thank you!!

yes we damn well do care!!!..and you are all proving that!!!

i love you all!!!

and a give bear hug to you ultraist!!!

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

fly

[GardeningGal]

723. I've donated twice!

I hope that will inspire those that haven't given at all to step up to the plate a bit. I know many are strapped for cash and cannot. But I believe with 68,000+ members, we should be able to do it.

Unfortunately, I think there are some that don't worry about it and think everyone else will donate and take care of it. If enough think that way then......

To me, the most important thing is to give Andy the best possible chance of beating this - we need him for future elections.

[flyarm]

731. ohhh yes we do gardening gal....and you are an inspiration!!!

and i do love my garden as well..but so does andy..its where he has kept his peace the last couple of harrowing weeks for him..is in the solace of his garden...in fact yesterday i was on the phone with him and he was nuts because he couldnt find his keys..and he was just sort of drained...and low and behold ..his keys were in the rain and in a flower pots in his back yard!!...he is trying to keep it together right now..and we want him to stay as relaxed as possible before he goes to hopkins..but his joy is sitting in the garden so you do share that with this wonderful man!!


thank you again!!!

fly:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :pals:

you are one of andy's ...O8) O8) O8) O8) angels!!

garden angels!!

fly

[juajen]

791. WOW, what a great job ya'll have been doing for Andy

I'm a gardener without much money. I will send my small amount of gardening money by snail mail on Monday for our dear DUer. Will pm with regrettably small amount. I wish I was wealthy right now; something I never wish.

[Just Me]

724. Snail mail.

Andy Stephenson
PO Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

[AmBlue]

796. I did too.... and considering

doing it one more time. I'm going to carefully check my bills against my checkbook tomorrow and the rest is Andy's.

:kick:

[VOX]

726. Another donation for Andy, & to honor lemonlime's non-partisan generosity.

A selfless act of generosity deserves more generosity in return.

And I've PM'd you, Beth.

:hug:

[flyarm]

732. ohhh how sweet..and lemon lime was on here last night with us!!

what a sweetheart she is too!!

you both are..thank you so much!!!!

flyO8) O8) :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :patriot: :patriot: :pals: :hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya:

[understandinglife]

1024. Well done!! Thank you. (nt)

www.missionnotaccomplished.us - May 2 2005 is just the BEGINNING OF MNA

[Sperk]

727. first I've heard of Andy's plight.....50.00 going in snail mail tonight

sorry it couldn't be more Andy, but I have faith in my fellow Du'ers. You'll get all you need, right guys? If everyone gives a little......:applause:
Best of luck Andy

BTW, you looked adorable on MSNBC. KO's got nothing on you.

:hug:

[flyarm]

733. thabks sperk...and if you haven't seen it go up on this thread and see

andy's baby picture..heck he hasn't changed much...only now he has a oweeeeee...we need to get fixed!!

thanks alot sperk!!

fly:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :pals: :hug: :hug: :loveya:

[EFerrari]

735. KO sure doesn't! DID YOU SEE THAT SHIRT?

Thank you, Sperk, you're on the books.

Beth

[understandinglife]

736. For Andy. And, a special thanks to all who are spreading the word...

...as well as contributing.

Peace.


www.missionnotaccomplished.us

[hiley]

737. Second that understandinglife

wonder how far Andy's fund is now ?
notice Laura Flanders is talking about Health Care in America and the insane budget cuts.

[troubleinwinter]

738. Best thread ever!!!!! Doing good things for a great patriot! n/t

[understandinglife]

742. TIW, I agree. Let's urge that this thread be kept on the 'greatest page'..

...until Andy has successfully recovered from his treatment.

It should be a gem that all DUers would want everyone to see and experience.

It represents the very best of DU -- the very best of America.

Peace.

www.missionnotaccomplished.us

[understandinglife]

741. Bu$h spends billions slaughtering innocent people. No wonder...

....America doesn't have the funds to care for the sick and those in need.

I'd call that 'Fristian values,' as I think Jesus, though I didn't know the fella, would not approve.

Peace.


www.missionnotaccomplished.us

[EFerrari]

743. 6:10 pm PST: 13, 539.00. Thank you, DUers!

du rocks

Keep it going! Get Will Pitt's letter out. We will make this happen.

[flyarm]

746. yeeeeeee haaaaa!!!

woooooo hooooooo:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
full o fjoy..now lets get this to 15,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tonight!!

come on du'er;s we can do this...come on baby..lets get it going!!!


yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!


fly

[mogster]

747. Great! Here's some feisty strange fiddle music with dancers for Andy

We need celebration with music! :toast:

http://www.boomdesign.no/strange_dance1.mpg

http://www.boomdesign.no/strange_dance2.mpg

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

This music will make you happy!

[liberalnurse]

750. I sent out emails of the Mike Malloy

Clip to friends who shared they will donate. I just don't know how much at the moment. I put in $100. Every little bit helps!

O8)

[flyarm]

753. ohhh thank you liberal nurse!!!

and we all know how hard you work for that $100.00...and we appreciate all you do!!!!

and andy will need all the great nursing he can get ..and it will be people like you who he will count on..now and later!!

thank you so much sweetie!!

and we will defeat that bum in calif governors mansion who is trying to hurt nurses everywhere!!

will will get this crap stopped!!

you are an angel!!!O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya: :loveya:

fly

ps did you pm beth with your amount??

she needs the pm with amount at sfexpat2000...thank you dearest!!

[liberalnurse]

771. I'll see Andy next Saturday!

He will be at the Central Ohio DU Meet-UP. There is a Teach-In Rally earlier that day then the DU group meets.

Teach-In
Fighting for Election Justice and Integrity
Columbus, Ohio
Saturday, May 7th, 2005, 8:30-5:30
Broad Street Christian Church
1049 E. Broad St., Columbus OH 43205

http://www.caseohio.org/

I've sent out emails regarding the fundraiser. I sent one my friend who has this web site: http://www.wake-upohio.com/

I thought the timing would be helpful since she sent out updates regarding the Teach-In all across Ohio.

This is important!

[flyarm]

1083. thank you so much liberal nurse..hard to keep up here...

you take care of our andy next weekend..its his last play days till surgery...don't let him eat bad stuff..he tends to neglect himself but its too close to surgery..he must eat good to be strong!!..thank you love!!!!

fly

[liberalnurse]

1143. FYI.......

I'm the Nurse Supervisor of a very large County Jail! You can bet Andy will be on his best behavior and stick with the program...I have my methods. HaHaHa..... He will rest, eat whats on the diet plan, take his medication and to all which shall apply. :hug:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

748. Sending donation via snail mail in a.m.

and PM'd you for your bookkeeping efforts.

And add another prayer to the list. Must be getting REALLY noisy up there in Heaven.

[EFerrari]

752. Thanks! Well, if I can hear it, it must be really loud!

:)

[flyarm]

755. we'll take the house down!!! heaven of course!! we love the noise!!

fly!! thanks!!!:hi: :hi: :hi: :party: :party: :party: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :patriot: :rofl: :rofl: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :yourock: :hug:

[_testify_]

749. You want me to give $$$ to some guy I've never even met???

Okay then.

$50 via PayPal for your friend.

[EFerrari]

751. LOL! Exactly! Thank you! And Welcome to DU!

:hi:

Wow! Some of us are REALLY quick studies!

Thank you,
Beth

[_testify_]

754. *sniff* I've been waiting 60 some odd posts for a 'welcome'

thanks!

A word of advice concerning charity...

My family taught me this: If someone needs money, friend or stranger, give it freely. NEVER loan it. If you can afford to loan it, you can afford to give it with no expectations.

I wish Andy the best. I lost my mother to cancer when I was just a kid and if anything his friends and family shouldn't have to go through what me & mine went through.

[EFerrari]

757. That's just not RIGHT! Here's another:

Welcome to DU. Check your fear at the door!

:party::toast::bounce::party::toast::bounce:

[_testify_]

759. thanks again!

how close are you to your goal?

[EFerrari]

767. A little over half way. We'll get there. Thanks for asking. n/t

[juajen]

802. Bless your heart! If it makes you feel better,

I don't think I was ever welcomed; well, maybe by newyawker (she's great).

A big W E L C O M E to DU, dearie. Stay long and prosper.

[flyarm]

758. well welcome and here catch the huggie and kisses!!

welcome to du ..you are now part of the family!!!

:toast: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :yourock: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: glad you are one of us!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:


fly

[nedbal]

762. welcome to du one more time

[flyarm]

763. and a hearty welcome to you as well nedbal!!!!!!!!!

smiling atcha!!

:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hug: :grouphug: :pals: :yourock:

fly

[_testify_]

770. thanks nedbal!

:hi:

[troubleinwinter]

775. Hey, _testify_

WELCOME!!!! I rekon we may be a tad slow on 'the uptake' here, the thread is long and slow loading, but we shoulda caughtcha somewhere along the line!

So here's for you! :toast: :grouphug:

[_testify_]

777. much obliged!

I'm sure by the time I've hit 1000 posts most of you will despise me, but here's to good beginnings!

:toast:

[flyarm]

756. woooo hoooooo!!!

you will meet andy here when he is well!!!

and you will never forget what a wonderful man he is!!!!


wooo hoooo:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :applause: :applause:


fly

[SouthernDem2004]

760. Sent through paypal but...

Does he need money for other things like hotel rooms for family and what not? Alot of us have frequent flyer miles and hotel points we might be able to give.

[EFerrari]

765. Good point. I will look into this. Thank you. n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

761. Let's keep this one kicked for Andy!

:kick:


:kick:


:kick:


:kick:

[troubleinwinter]

778. kick

[ibid]

764. I pray for his good result -

and I am happy that so many are on this thread.

[dzika]

766. Kick! n/t

[CornField]

768. Kickin it for Andy.

[understandinglife]

772. Bu$h lies; We care. Big difference. And, evidence how much we care...

...can be found in this very special thread for Andy.

Peace.


www.missionnotaccomplished.us (The.Day.WE.THE.PEOPLE.BEGIN...............)

[EFerrari]

773. We will raise this money and Andy will be just fine and we will know

how much we can get done when we work together.

It's pretty hard, to stop a bunch of people who know the truth, who care about it and who won't go away.

You ROCK, DUers!

:yourock:

[flyarm]

774. ok Du..lets get this rockin!! we are slowing up a bit..and my blood

pressure is arisin!!..i am getting nervous again that we will not get this acomplished..so get those check books out..and get that pay pal rocking..we are not going to let andy down..now are we???

helllllllllllll no!!

come on Du'ers...lets rock...lets fight and get this done...

i know we can..i just know it..so lets push harder..lets dig a little deeper...lets win this first battle for andy..we have the easy part ..just sitting feeding our faces drinking cokes or coffee and beer..or a glass of wine..andy is going to have the fight of his life..now can't we do just a little bit more??

please ..here i go again..i am begging you to dig a little deeper and a little harder to get your friemds to this thread..and share their family values..with one of our very own..i just know we can do it...but i am getting nervous..the clock is ticking...and getting louder in my ears....

pleaseeeeeeeeeeee i beg ..don't let andy down!!

or ourselves for that matter..because this shows who we are and what we stand for!!

fly

[troubleinwinter]

776. KICK!!!! We WILL get it accomplished!!!!

[flyarm]

780. you bet we will trouble in winter...

you bet we will!!!!!!!!

come on du'ers..keep it comin!!!!!!!!!!!!

come on we will do this!!!!!!!!!!!


fly

[mzmolly]

779. Thank you for starting this thread.

:yourock:

How we doin now on a total?

[EFerrari]

781. 8:10pm PST: $13, 834.00 Thank you, DU

:yourock:

[all.of.me]

789. this is amazing! see what people can do when they work together?!

it's great. i'm warm and fuzzy all over.

[dzika]

782. Donated $15 more in honor of 15M post

via paypal

[hiley]

784. dzika

kick for Andy a great patriot !
and truthseeker....:patriot:
we love you Andy !
DU rocks

[stilpist]

783. Kickaroo!

I paypaled some bucks and PMd you the amount. Only thing left to do is kick this back to the top. Here's hoping for Andy's speedy recovery!

- Jim

[Infomaniac]

785. We found some more cash

Mr Infomaniac and I cashed in our change jar, found a few bucks in our winter coat pockets and some change in between the sofa cushions. We made another donation. I'll pm SFexpat2000 with the amount.

[EFerrari]

788. Between the sofa cushions? I call that my safe.

:)

[Infomaniac]

790. We call it our Sofa Security Private Account Retirement Plan.

[EFerrari]

795. LOL!

:rofl:

[AmBlue]

797. Hey!! Now, THAT's pretty funny!!! n/t

[Infomaniac]

1001. I was thinking the same thing. This has got to be the longest thread ever.

And it's for a great cause.

[flyarm]

808. wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! weeeeeeeeeeeeee

see i told others earlier to go to their money jars and purses and geeezzzzz i forgot about the sofa cushions...brilliant just brilliant..and coat pockets..i am impressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and soooooooooo happy you have a stash in your sofas!

going to rummage through my old purses too..i do what i tell others to do!!...but the sofa,..brilliant just brilliant!!

and i always find money in my coat pockets!!

wowwweeee running to the closet here!!

higgies to you both !!

fly:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :bounce: i love it!!
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :silly: :silly: :think: :think: were else to look..where else to look...:think: :think: :think: :think: :think: :think:

great job!!!!!!!!!!

fly

[Pilgrim4Progress]

786. Sent via PayPal

Hoping for the best outcome for a good person who made an amazing effort for everyone.

[troubleinwinter]

787. ALL you folks above are so wonderful!!! My heart is warmed

by the generosity and caring shown to a person who has devoted himself so much to us and to our country.

[Kindigger]

792. How did I miss this thread today?

Sent $ via PayPal. Sending best wishes to Andy.:hug:

[shireen]

800. make this tread more prominent?

Is there a way to make this thread more prominent, so it appears on the DU home page? DU is an overwhelming place -- it's easy to miss something like this. I heard about it tonight while listening to a Malloy archive. If I hadn't done that, I'd never know about it.

There are many more potential donors who are unaware of Andy's situation.

[flyarm]

809. gee thanks but can you pm sfexpat2000 to give her the amount..we need

a running tally for the hospital monday morning...and this way sfexpat2000 know exactly what we have coming in!!

thanks so much and big giant hugs for the donation!!:hug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :yourock:


fly

[bluedonkey]

793. Another kick

and donation.
best wishes,Andy.

[Auntie Bush]

794. I just donated

25.00 through pay pal...took me soooooomany days because I didn't know about the quasi (SP) or the underscore in the email addy.
I'll pm sfexpat2000.

[flyarm]

810. ohhhh thank you auntie..you are a doll !!!

and believe it or not..i still can't figure it out either..i sent mine snail mail!!

guess i am not too computer savy...

so glad you figured it out!! and hugs and thank you!!!:hug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

fly

[nonny]

798. Found a little more $$ for Andy

Used Paypal to send $50 more
Write it down Beth!

nonny

[flyarm]

811. ohhh nonny..you love!!!! you are so sweet...i love you !!

i know this is a repeat doantion and you are the sweetest doll!!!

kisses my love!!

you are making me cry!!:cry: :cry: :cry: O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:


fly

[EFerrari]

799. 9:05 pm PST: $14, 069.00! Thank you, DUers

Can we get to $15K tonight?

:yourock:

[shireen]

801. Michael Moore

Michael Moore is currently working on a documentary about heath care. Let's all email Moore about Andy's situation. It may help Moore shine a light on the pathetic condition of our heath care system.

Health care should be a human right.

[EFerrari]

804. Link to Mike here:

[email protected]

[shireen]

815. thanks, sf

and don't use the mmflint@ address that may be on his website ... that mailbox is full.

[Quiet_Lurker]

803. Lurker Registering to Add to the Total

I just paypal'd $25. I can't PM and won't be posting again. Was touched by Andy's situation. Wish it could be more. Thank you, Mr. Stephenson, for what you've done for our democracy.

*hugs from a DU Lurker in Alabama*

[jarab]

806. Welcome, Quiet_Lurker, and "Thanks!" .. n/t

...O...

[cry baby]

813. Thanks Lurker for checking in and donating to Andy!

:hi:

[flyarm]

816. thank you so much quiet lurker!!!

and welcome to du..wish you would stay around..but we understand and we sooo appreciate your donation and the help and love you have sent with your support to our friend in need!!

it is special people like you who give us all hope and touch our hearts!!

thank you so much!!!

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :pals: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

fly

[EFerrari]

805. Saturday night kick!

:kick:

[flyarm]

807. ok everyone donate!!! i just got off phone with andy and i sang...

you are my sunshine to him...so that ought to at least get a donation...for andy cause he had to suffer through my singing!!!

come on give to my singing..or i will sing here and make you all humm that song all day tommorrow!!!

fly ..gigggling...........

[troubleinwinter]

814. ohmygawd

poor Andy. Yes, he'll need some doantions to make up for that, I'm sure.

[flyarm]

817. ok trouble ..it wasn't that bad...but if anyone wants to donate..i will

sing it to them...better yet skip that..we will loose all our donators...heck i was just trying to cheer up andy...and he didnt seem to hate my voice..but he did stop me on the first verse!!...but i would bet the farm ..he is humming it right now!!!..its one of those kind of songs..you hate it but can't stop humming it!!

kinda like jeremiah was a bull frog.,...or kansas city kansas city here i come...gotcha humming don't i???


kansas city kansas city here i come....ahhhh the old bar songs....

come on people donate ..and i will hum all night!!

fly:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Liberty Belle]

812. Sending a donation Monday (payday)

$10, wish it could be more.

:kick:

[flyarm]

818. liberty.,.there is nothing too little ..every dollar counts..and you will

be the reason we get andy well!!

please accept our sincerest thank you ...you are a champion in my eyes and all our eyes!!!

thank you from the bottom of our hearts...now..do you want to sing with me???

i loving you for giving to andy!!

fly:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug:

[hiley]

820. A good Kick for sweet Andy

and love to all who want to help and have donated ! Andy will be well soon !

:grouphug:



:kick:

[cry baby]

819. kick

:kick:

[flyarm]

822. joy to the world....

all the boys and girls..joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea..joy to you and me...da da da da...joy to the world .... all the boys and girls..joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea..joy to you and me....if i was the king of the world , i'd tell you what to do...i'd tell you to donate to our annnndy....joy to you and me!!

bababbababa..joy to you and me!!!!





:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

start popping for the next song!!!:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:


now clap!!!:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

joy to you and me!!!!!!!!

for andy!!!!!!!!!!!

fly

[cry baby]

826. You should have been on Broadway!

Every time you sing, I start humming that song!

[flyarm]

830. i thought i was babs when younger....

but wheather i am the rose of sheer perfection...a freckle on the nose of lifes complexion..a cinder of shiny apple of its kind...i got a fly once ..i got try once.. only can die once..right sir ...ohhh life is juicy .....juicy and you'll see and i gotta have my bite sirrr........ get ready for me..i'mmmm a comin.....


babs all the way!!!

fly

[cry baby]

821. found a little more in the couch cushions!

Love you guys and I'm so proud to be associated with people like you guys and Andy.:loveya:

[flyarm]

824. i love these couches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

good gal cry baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


joy to the world!!!!!!!!!!!

fly:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[cry baby]

828. I'll tell you my real secret...

I have a 13 yr old boy and a 17 yr old girl. When they use the bathroom, the change falls out of the pockets of their jeans! It's a hoot! I've made a couple of trips upstairs today to see if they left me anything. They never disappoint! :rofl:

[flyarm]

831. hahaha hahahaha hahahaha haha!!!!!!!!!

i always have said ..what i find when doing the wash..if its not cleaned out of the pockets its mine and i don't give it back...has almost made me a wealthy womman with guys in the house!!

goooood for you cry baby!!!!!! and good for andy!!!

fly:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[DesEtoiles]

823. Just sent via paypal

$25

[flyarm]

825. ohhh thank you norma...

i have a real cousin norma!!


can you please pm sfexpat2000 and tell her ..or if you dont want to i will for you...just let me know!!

we need to kepp a tally for monday hospital to let them know we have got his surgery downpayment!!

thank you sweetie...

i wont make you listen to me sing now!!


love you doll!!

fly:hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[DesEtoiles]

832. will send the pm - thanks for doing this!

[Catherine Vincent]

829. Kick!

Baby girl I need ya back
gotta have ya back girl
I don't know what I'm goanna do
It's driving me crazy, crazy
cause I'm missing my baby, baby

(Don't mind me...I'm jamming to Usher right now):-)

[cry baby]

833. kick

[flyarm]

836. well its 3 am my time..the witching hour....

think i am going to turn in ...and be back for a big day in the am...tomorrow is the big day,..we have to do it...for all you west coasters..i bid you ado..and good nite!!

bon nuit!!

i leave you with this tonight...


"YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD" MAHATMA GANDHI



"This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good."

Author Unknown


FOR MY LOVELY FRIEND ANDY.............FLY

[Wilms]

834. You're gonna be fine, Andy.

:)

[Catherine Vincent]

835. Last kick for the night!

Anything for Andy. Goodnight all!:hi:

<click>

[Jean Louise Finch]

837. Kicking it from the other side

For those of us on the opposite side of the world -- here's a Sunday afternoon kick.

I just donated $50 via PayPal, I hope it all works out. It's the first time I've used it.

Good luck to you, Andy.

[flyarm]

841. ohhh thank you jean louise finch...

you just wont let me get to sleep..but i will stay up if it means more donations!!!

thank you dearheart!!

and where from the other side of the world..would love to tell andy how far and near his well wishers are from!!??



your name sounds part british and part french..but i could be all wrong!!

we thank you from this side of the world to your side of the world!!! we appreciate your kindness!!!

and send you some huggies..i hope you can see them!!!

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :pals: pals from the opposite sides of the world!!!

fly

[Jean Louise Finch]

1151. Bangkok!

We've got the whole of Thailand pushing for him.

I'm just a little American ex-pat, and the Jean Louise Finch is from my all time most favorite book -- To Kill a Mockingbird.

I can see the hugs from all these zillions of miles away, and am sending back my very own.

xox
Jean Louise

[shireen]

838. new thread?

Is it possible to continue this on a new thread? I'd like to watch the progress of the contributions and comments from other DU'ers. But it takes forever to load this page.

[flyarm]

840. WE HAVE ONLY BEEN GIVEN THE USE OF ONE THREAD!!

sorry but this is what we have to work with...fly

[Skittles]

839. snail-mailing 25 bucks

yes INDEED

[flyarm]

842. thanks so much skittles!!!

andy is very grateful to you all for your generosity!! and your kind thoughts of him in his time of angst...and worry...

thank you and a big Du hug for your donation!!!

:hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :yourock:

fly

[flyarm]

843. to all night owls...kick kick kick!!

keep the donations coming please if you are a night owl keep this kicking and donating!!!

kick:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

fly

[Skittles]

849. it is my pleasure

we all rock don't we? :D

[EFerrari]

844. 1:08 a.m. PST: $14,389.00. Thank you, DUers!

Okay, looks like I better fall over for a while.

Kick for the morning crew!

:kick:

[GCP]

851. Another $50

And another kick :kick:

[EFerrari]

852. Thank you, Godlesscommieprevert!

I just wanted to type that once! :)

[rhite5]

845. Donation sent via PayPal. PM'd Beth n/t

[demodonkey]

846. $14,389 !!!!! It's going up, up, up -- keep kicking and donating!

[flyarm]

847. ok so i can't sleep....this one is for our andy.........

Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it
and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'

The Talmud


may the donations today grow............ and let us send you to your cure our dear friend!!!!!!!!!


fly

[EFerrari]

850. The Talmud? Oh thank God. I thought you were going to break out

into "Hello, Dolly!"

:rofl:

I can't sleep either. (Clearing throat) -- Si Adelita se fuera con otro,
La seguiria por tierra y por mar
Si por mar -

Hmm, not the right song.

Estas son las mananitas
Que cantaba el rey David
Hoy por ser dia de tu santo
Te las cantamos aqui

(if I'm not up bright and PST early, you'll know my landlord called the police :) )

[flyarm]

853. wellllllllllllllll

hello dolly well hello dolly its so nice to have you back where you belong......dang..i need sleep..too much coffee!!!


nite love!!

fly

[demodonkey]

854. Put On Your Sunday Clothes When You Feel Down And Out...

Strut Down the Street and Raise Some Money For Andy..... ;-)


(with apologies to Jerry Herman, love to Andy and you guys!)

[EFerrari]

856. A medley! I love it!

:)

Get that next thermometer ready!

[demodonkey]

857. Before the Parade Passes By...

We're gonna raise some big money for Andy!

Before the Parade Passes By,

We're gonna have twen-ty five thousand handy!


:bounce:

[EFerrari]

848. Look at all that pretty red!

I'm sitting here, staring at our thread as if it's going to go away! LOL, something this humungulous, how far could it get?

:rofl:

Thank you, demodonkey!

[EFerrari]

855. 2:22 a.m. PST: $!4, 689.00! We're SO close to $15K!

I need $311.00 Heading over to the junkdrawer . . . .

[PA Mamma]

858. Done !

I didn't know which way would be best, so I made an account with Paypal (think I did it right?)
Didn't know what type of transaction to select, I chose 'Service' since it appears that Andy has been tirelessly fighting for us a while now.
Do I still have to let someone "do the math" or is that automatic now?

[EFerrari]

859. Check your inbox. Thank you! n/t

[mogster]

860. OK, sfexpat2000, Norwegian election nerds in replay

I look like Mohammad Atta's cousin on this pic.
People have been sent to Gitmo for less!

[EFerrari]

861. Finally! I've been waiting for my fix ALL DAY!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

This thread is so long, I started laughing while it took forEVER to load. My cats are watching me. Can you get sent to Gitmo for that? :hi:

[mogster]

862. Your catz may be subverted to agentz for ze government, my lass

:rofl: :hi:

One question: Do you guys never sleep? :-)

[EFerrari]

863. Could you sleep if you had to speak to this lady on Monday?!

[mogster]

864. Iz it Helga ze eevil nurze?

Damn! It's like a dentist appointment!?
I've been known to sleep bad for a week leading up to an appointment with Mr. Insensitive and his nurse.

I just say:

[EFerrari]

865. Sunday morning kick!

:kick:

[greatauntoftriplets]

866. Kick for Andy...

:bounce:

[EFerrari]

867. 5:25 a.m. PST: $14,814.00 Thank you, DUers!

Let's get it done!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[Suziq]

868. Just Donated

Andy fought the good fight against election fraud. I am most grateful. I wish I could do more.

I sent you a PM.

:hug:

[nonny]

869. Wooooo Hooooo DU

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[EFerrari]

870. 5:52 a.m. PST: $16,190.00 It's happening!

You're making it happen, DUers!

[dzika]

877. Amazing...

this thread is still rocking!

[EFerrari]

871. still kicking

:kick:

[merh]

873. Way to go DU!

I DU Believe! :patriot:

Andy, you are so loved, with all of this energy and all of these friends, you can face anything and come away better than you went into the fight! :hug:

Hell, with a bean counter like sfexpat, I pity the nurse "I pity the poor fool!"

And fly can sing back up!

I am in awe and so proud! :cry:

So many loving members of the fold! :grouphug:

I love you all.

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[AmBlue]

872. Good morning KICK for Andy's Gang!!

So how are our sleepless wonders, Jerry-Beth & flyarm-Lewis, STILL doing this???? With no shuteye for going on THREE SOLID DAYS??? We might not ever know, but one thing's for sure: Nurse Ratchet is one powerful bitch!!!!

GOOD MORNING!!!!! :kick:

[im10ashus]

875. Donated yesterday

My partner Mark and I gave $50 each yesterday. We met Andy in January here in NYC when he was here. Great guy who has done tireless work on behalf of voters rights. I did happen to read some vile comments from some "doctor" on truth out which really incensed me, but I won't go there. If only ALL American's had health care, at least some resemblance of affordable health care, we wouldn't all have to worry so. Love and Peace, Brett.

[AmBlue]

879. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

and WELCOME TO DU Brett and Mark!!! :hi: What a way to start the day!! :yourock:

:kick:

[merh]

874. The Du-a-thon is rocking!

What a tremendous thread this is - for all dial up folks, switch off your avatars and your images in your profile preferences and it is a little easier to navigate.

Love you all!

Kick it DU! :kick:

[AmBlue]

886. Don't you wish we had a "Bottom" button????

Love that "Top" button, tho!!!

:kick:

[merh]

890. LOL

You know, I never thought about either until now. This is going to be the longest thread in DU history.

I know of one that had 962 or so posts, this one will top that!

Come on DU!

I DU believe in DU! :kick:

[shrike]

876. Snail-mailing $50

I don't even know who Andy is, but hell, I'm easy. Good luck to him.

[merh]

878. Thank you - I will gladly match you.

Its my May titheing.
God knows, Andy needs it more than the church. O8)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3578414

[dzika]

881. Merh, that's very kind.

I think your god(s) and/or goddess(es) would be pleased!

[merh]

882. Hi ya dzika.

So the church can't afford cable television this month. :cry:
Too bad. Andy is more important. :pals:

[merh]

892. kick

:kick:

[merh]

896. kick

:kick:

[flyarm]

880. goood morning...for our andy.........while i wake up!!

Rocky Mountain High
------John Denver



He was born in the summer of his 27th year
Comin’ home to a place he’d never been before
He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again
You might say he found a key for every door

When he first came to the mountains his life was far away
On the road and hangin’ by a song
But the string’s already broken and he doesn’t really care
It keeps changin’ fast and it don’t last for long

But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullabye
Rocky Mountain high (high Colorado) Rocky Mountain high (high Colorado)

He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below
He saw everything as far as you can see
And they say he got crazy once, and he tried to touch the sun
And he lost a friend but kept his memory

Now he walks in quiet solitude the forests and the streams
Seeking grace in every step he takes
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake

And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky
You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply
Rocky Mountain high (high Colorado) Rocky Mountain high (high Colorado)

Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear
Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
More people, more scars upon the land

And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky
I know he’d be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly
Rocky Mountain high

It’s a Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky
Friends around the campfire and everybody’s high
Rocky Mountain high (high Colorado) Rocky Mountain high (high Colorado)
Rocky Mountain high (high Colorado) Rocky Mountain high do de do

Words by John Denver, Music by John Denver and Mike Taylor

[bush_is_wacko]

933. Silly of me, but I love this song!

I live here and truer words were never written about the beauty of this place! I love the ocean, but I have to say, even THAT doesn't beat the thirty minute drive up into those mountains on a clear blue day!

[thecrow]

883. I just PP'ed how about you?

I wish I could afford to do more.

[flyarm]

884. refresher : WHERE TO SEND DONATIONS FOR ANDY!!

If you can, please give to the fund for Andy. You can do this electronically via PayPal:

http://www.paypal.com

After logging in, choose “Send Money” and enter Andy’s email address as the recipient:

[email protected] ( DOESN'T SHOW UP HERE BUT ITS ANDY UNDERSCORE STEPHENSON NO BREAKS))

If you prefer to donate via check outside the electronic process, please send to:

Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

Thank you so much.

[flyarm]

887. LET GO , LETS GO ,LETS REALLY GO!!

IF YOU CAN PICTURE A 53 YR OLD CHEERLEADER....
and if that's to much for you....donate, and i will stop!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

gimme a ...d
gimme a ...o
gimme a ...n
gimme a ...a
gimme a ...t
gimme a... e

gimme a ...t
gimme a ...o


gimme a ...A
gimme a ...N
gimme a ...D
gimme a ...Y


now i will kick up these legs..and do a fallen summersault ..if you don't donate..( do you really want me to hurt myself??)

come onnnnnnnnnn....do it for andy and put this woman to rest!!


fly

[Arugula Latte]

905. Just an aside ...

Here in Portland we have the "One More Time Around" band made up of, um, non-youngsters. They are a fantastic marching band and they have a great sense of humor (wearing shirts like "old and in the way," etc.).

They've got a cheerleading squad of middle-aged ladies who march up front of the band and who are not afraid to wear short cheerleader skirts and do their pom-pom cheers.

Let's give a high cheerleading KICK for Andy! :kick:

[flyarm]

911. sign me up!!!! i am ready!!! lol

give me a ....

do we get pom poms???


fly

[Wiley50]

885. Help Folks re: FLOOD RANDI W/ EMAILS

I sent emails to both her and her sidekick/engineer Tim Walker Allen on Thursday at the same time I wrote Mike Malloy. Also email producer Jenny Falcon @ AAR.
They were broadcasting from West Palm Beach last week so it was hard to
get the word through.

I recieved this auto reply from Tim Walker:


From : Tim Allan Walker <[email protected]>
Sent : Thursday, April 28, 2005 7:14 PM
To : "wiley white" <[email protected]>
Subject : Out of Office AutoReply: PLEASE HELP ANDY STEPHENSON !

I am out of our NYC offices—working from our West Palm Beach affiliate 1290 WJNO. If you need immediate assistance you may call my cell phone or WJNO in WPB (561-616-6600). Please contact Jenny Badner Falcon if this is an emergency.


We all need to follow up on this so She gives us a plug on Monday.
Flood her email box this weekend.

She got pretty burned about soliciting funds on-air because of Bev.
But, She likes Andy
and wouldn't have known how bad Bev screwed her, if it wasn't for Andy.
I think she'll do it in a medical emergency.

Wiley

[flyarm]

888. great idea wiley!!! n/t

[dzika]

889. "Andy Dance" animation

Maybe that should be called "Andy strikes a pose"

[Andy_Stephenson]

891. Ok

THATS FUNNY.

[dzika]

893. Andy, I think your real talent is Disco

I would post it but I don't want anyone fainting from your seductive interpretation of "The Hustle".

During his first television performance, they refused to show Elvis below the waist because his dancing was considered too suggestive.

With great power comes great responsibility.

[troubleinwinter]

895. That is so fun!!! Andy kickin' it up! Mornin', all!

[bush_is_wacko]

898. Andy has been taking dance lessons from Madonna for sure!

Super Andy... fighting election fraud and impressing millions when he "strikes a pose!"

I prefer John Travolta personally, but this is good too!

Can we get Andy to do a John Travolta impression?



:spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray:

[merh]

899. Hello wacko!

Just a wave :hi:
and a :kick:

[merh]

900. And another kick

I want to be 900!

:kick:

[bush_is_wacko]

907. Back at ya!

:hi:

[merh]

914. Let's kick this around awhile!

:kick:

[bush_is_wacko]

920. I'm trying!

Have to answer somewhere int he middle of the thing due to dial up mostly, but it seems to be working a little better today!

To Andy's healthy pancreas!
:toast:

[merh]

921. Go to your profile preferences and turn off your avatars and

signatures and images. That will help.

We can only do what we can do! :hi:

[bush_is_wacko]

925. Ooooo! That does seem to help! Quite a bit!

Much faster! thanks! :hi:

[merh]

929. So we miss the pretty pictures.

We still get to participate and if we want to view the images, we can just click on them.

You are very welcome!

:kick:

[bush_is_wacko]

935. The only picture I'm interested in is that thermometer anyway!

Where is that thing?

:hide:

[Andy_Stephenson]

906. In a word...

NO. I have my own style.

:)

[bush_is_wacko]

931. Yes you do!

I just needed to dream about Travolta for a while! Selfish of me, in the middle of your thread, I know!

Not that you aren't a cutie too, but Termite has you and he would kick my ass for dreaming about you! Travolta's wife knows a lot of us married women dream about her hubby!

Good to see you up and dancing though!

[Catherine Vincent]

1102. hahaha!! I love that!

I like it when he kicks that leg. LOL!:hi:

[brook]

894. Suggestion...

How about contacting Dreamworks? Surely David Geffen and Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzman would like to contribute to Andy's medical care. They are progressives who do respond to societal needs.

The address is 1000 Flower Street, Glendale, Ca. 91201.

Fax: [phone]

I don't have access to a Fax machine, but I'm Fed-Xing them a letter.

[Historic NY]

897. Afternoon from the east coast you busy bees.......how is it going..

I see Andy is keeping busy, I got a thank you e-mail this morning.

Good luck ...keep going.

[Lefta Dissenter]

901. Kicking...

I just hit PayPal, and I'm PMing you, Beth.

Thank you.

[shireen]

902. a WONDERFUL message from Thom Hartmann, sent to his distribution list!

Save Andy - And Save America, Too!
by Thom Hartmann

Just as we occasionally see community fundraising efforts surface with donation collection cans in convenience stores for local folks experiencing medical emergencies, today the progressive community is working to save one of its own.

Andy Stephenson is an activist, a vigilant worker on behalf of clean voting in America. He has worked tirelessly to help uncover details of electronic voting fraud in the 2000, 2002, and 2004 elections. He's devoted years of his life to making America a more democratic nation.

And now his friends are passing the hat to help pay for surgery to save him from pancreatic cancer. The surgery will cost around $50,000, but the hospital wants $25,000 up-front before they'll begin. People can send contributions to Andy Stephenson, P O Box 25624, Seattle, WA 98165-1124, or can visit Paypal and contribute to email address [email protected] .

We are the only developed democracy in the world where such a spectacle could take place.

Dickens wrote about such horrors in Victorian England - Bob Cratchit's son, Tiny Tim, in need of medical care that was unavailable without a wealthy patron like Ebenezer Scrooge - but the UK has since awakened and become civilized.

Even the tyrants of Communist China provide health care to their people, a bitter irony for the unemployed American factory workers they've displaced, and the Wal-Mart workers who sell their goods.

Andy Stephenson's story is something that could only happen in an oligarchic banana republic - or in the USA.

We live in a nation that can afford for Bill Frist's family to make billions of dollars by taking formerly public hospitals and health-care facilities and privatizing them, adding to an explosion in the cost of health care, but claims it can't afford national health insurance.

We have the most expensive health-care system in the world, but are 27th in the world in the quality of our health.

We've produced health-care billionaires and millionaires in America, but have 45 million uninsured.

And even health insurance in America is not much damn good - about a quarter of all bankruptcies last year in this nation were among insured people who were wiped out by co-pays, deductibles, and "non-covered" hospital and health care expenses. (Of course, thanks to the efforts of the good Dr. Frist, along with 100 percent of Congress's Republicans, George Bush Junior, and a toxic handful of Democrats, such bankruptcies will be infinitely more difficult in the future.)

Ever since Democratic President Harry Truman proposed a national, single-payer health insurance system, Republicans and "conservative" Democrats have fought it. Nonetheless, LBJ did manage to slip a single-payer system through Congress, in the form of Medicare.

And Medicare terrifies the corporate cons, because it has the potential - with a single stroke of legislation - to overnight become a program that covers every American, a national single-payer heath insurance system.

This is one reason why Republicans inserted a poisoned drug benefit into it - mandating that Medicare cannot negotiate wholesale prices with drug companies but must always pay full retail. Thus Medicare's "crisis" - the next domestic terror attack by the cons - isn't forty years down the road, but will come in the next year or two.

Medicare is today tottering on the edge of running in the red, and the drug benefit will push it over that edge. Cons in the right-wing think tanks and in Congress are hoping the upcoming Medicare financial "crisis" will provide a good excuse to then privatize it and kill it off.

Yet Medicare is spectacularly successful. While private for-profit insurance companies (and HMOs, PPOs, etc.) keep anywhere from $15 to $35 of every $100 that passes through their fingers to pay for stockholder dividends, profits, multimillionaire CEO salaries, private jets, marketing, fancy headquarters, and an army of phone banks to deny claims, Medicare keeps only $2 to $3 of every $100.

There are some things that government does do better than private for-profit industry, and providing affordable health care is one of them (as you can see with a visit to Japan, Germany, or any other advanced nation whose system isn't under assault from corporate cons).

While George Bush Junior (who hates to be called "junior") whines about a Social Security system that won't face a crisis for another forty years, Andy Stephenson is facing a crisis today. As are tens of millions of other Americans.

We can help Andy to survive and return to his work by sending him a donation today. And we must help America awaken and become the sane and civilized nation we have always thought ourselves to be by expanding Medicare to cover all Americans.

Thom Hartmann's website is www.thomhartmann.com.

[troubleinwinter]

903. !!!!! Great !!!!

[bush_is_wacko]

904. Fantastic letter! So true.

Andy should damn well have insurance benefits! Why this nation can't get THAT picture is beyond me. So many "ills" could be cured if HEALTH was guaranteed in America!

[flyarm]

917. great letter...thank you Tom Hartman!!!

and thank you Will Pitt, and thank you Mike Malloy!!

what wonderful people you are...

if you are reading this ..i want you to know you are much loved by the real compassionate people of this country...the real people of family values!!

i salute you all!!

my husband does XM radio on the morning baseball program..so he will be a co-worker of yours soon!!

fly

[freedomfries]

908. Thank you Andy!

one more friend on board

[Arugula Latte]

912. Welcome to DU!!

:toast: for you and Andy.

[bush_is_wacko]

923. This needs another kick!

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[troubleinwinter]

909. YAY!

Democracy for Washington is sending to their mail list! Gettin the word out & about! http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3578925

[EFerrari]

910. 10:20 a.m. PST: $16,740.00! Thank you, DU!

I woke up this morning, and my emailbox was all Andyied up! Have to hurry up and catch up with you all. :hi:

[coffeenap]

913. Wonderful and kick!

[flyarm]

918. another woooooo hoooooo from fly!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

thank you dear patriots!!!:patriot:

and an extra special huggie!! for all the wonderful donators!!:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

we are family......du'ers..........fly

[prozacnation]

915. Count me in for $100

I wish you well Andy.

[troubleinwinter]

919. Wahoo! Did ya PM sfexpat?

[flyarm]

926. wooo hoooo prozacnation....you are now an andy's patriot!!!

woooo hooooo

you get a big wooo hooo from me!!:hug:

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

from another of andy's patriots..welcome to the club!!

fly

[Marnieworld]

916. Kicking for Andy!

Go DU go! I'm visualizing the entire surgery paid for before it even begins. We can do it!

[flyarm]

924. yes we can marnieworld...

yes we can!!!!!!!!!!!!


fly:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[flyarm]

922. lets get going..i have to sing when we slow down..so here goes...

"We Are Family"

Ladies and Gentlemen

Yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea


Everyone can see us together, as we walk on by. And we fly like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie All the people around us they say, can they be that close



******** (this is it folks, fly):loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

just let me state for the record

Were giving love like a family does

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:


*****************************





We are family, (we are family)
I got all my sisters with me
We are family
Get up everybody sing
We are family (we are family)
I got all my sisters with me (i got all my sisters with me)
We are family (we are family)
Get up everyboby sing


Living life is fun and we've just begun to get our share of this worlds delights
High hopes we have for teh future abd our goal's in sight no we don't
Get depressed Here's what we call te golden rule have faith in you and the things
You do and you won't go wrong oh no this is a family joint (yea yea).

WE are family (we are family)
I got all my sister's with me
We are family (we are family)
Get up everybody sing (it to me sing it now


Get up everybody (jump)
Get up get up get up get up get up get up

We are family (we are family)
I got all my sisters with me (I got all my sisters)
Get up everybody
Oh oh oh oh yea



Sing yea


yeaaaaaa..yeaaaa yeaaaaaa...get the beat...come on everybody....we are family....:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[troubleinwinter]

932. DO NOT LET FLY SING AGAIN!!!! Pleez donate! No more fly songs!

[frictionlessO]

927. Finally got 25.00 off and sorry it took so long! Lotsa Love Andy...

And to you Beth... you are a miracle worker.

[miss_kitty]

928. Pass the hat at the Kerry fundraiser at Discovery Park today?

just a thought...

[EFerrari]

930. We're up at dKos: I can't post the link in this Subj. line

Holy cow!http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/5/1/125012/8506

[troubleinwinter]

942. I made my FIRST Kos post! To remind em to email ya.

[troubleinwinter]

944. Here's hopin' our 1,000th post is a DONATION post!

[coffeenap]

934. Kick--and don't post to that other one--let it go away, please

edited to take out insult--sorry

[troubleinwinter]

937. Kick.

[merh]

936. kick

:kick:

[demodonkey]

938. $16,740 !!!!!!!! Almost ready for the $25,000 thermometer!

[merh]

940. yippeeeee

Come on DU, we can DU it!




Come on baby DU it, we know you can DU it!
All you have to DU is put your mind to it!



damn, this song stuff is catchy!

I DU believe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :patriot:

[bush_is_wacko]

941. I never wanted to something explode more in my life!

:nuke:

Let's blow the top off DU!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

These guys fit my mood! They are my theme guys today!

[merh]

958. kick

:kick:

[EFerrari]

943. 11:15 a.m. PST: $17,125.00. Thank you, DUers!

And thanks to Thom Hartman, and to ray of light!

:grouphug:

[merh]

945. Way to go you guys!

To Jerry Lewis and all of DU! :toast:

You make me so proud to be one of you! :grouphug:

[bush_is_wacko]

948. Getting closer!

:nuke:

Thank you progressives all over the net! Big hearted people are crawling out of every hidey place we can think of! I love it!

:hide:
:wow:

[wildflower]

946. Still can't get Amazon to work; is it permanently nonworking now? n/t

[EFerrari]

949. I think the account hit a limit as it's new.

It's snailmail or paypal for now, I'm afraid :(

[Misskittycat]

947. I'm adding another $10.00 to my Friday pledge.

I'm also uninsured, and I live in fear every day that I won't be able to afford medical care. I know that if I get anything even a bit serious, then I just have to crawl away somewhere and die.

I can't believe I live in such a despicable country that allows this to happen.

[merh]

950. Thank you Misskittycat.

:hug: Welcome to DU! :hi:

There are many of us in this boat. Our leaders should be ashamed of themselves for so many reasons. Lack of health care and the war top the list.

[merh]

951. kick

:kick:

Back to the top I say! :kick:

:kick:

[merh]

952. kicking my owns kicks

:kick:

[flyarm]

956. ohhh thank you again misskittycat!!!

i saw you here friday nite..welcome back and thank you for your kind and generous heart!!!

you get a wooo hoooo!!:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

and a big hug!!:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya:

fly

[coffeenap]

953. Does anyone know the Buzzflash people? Could we get this there?

[brook]

964. Don't know them, but...

I emailed a request to them earlier today. Keep your fingers crossed.

[flyarm]

954. itsssssssssssss wooooo hoooo time again!!!!!

fooled ya..this time we are doing the hokey pokey!!!!!!!!!!


either you give it up and donate..or you are stuck with me singing.,..you are just darned good and lucky you can't see me dancing!!!...i type a letter and dance....everybody ready???????

you put your left foot in and take your left foot out put your left foot in and you shake it all about...you do the hokey pokey and you turn your self around...( come on do it..you are not doing it..come on!!

thats what its all about ..you do the hoooooooookey pokey..you do the hooooookey pokey...thats what its all about!!!


but not really..this is about getting andy the surgery he needs...so lets do the right leg ....

you put your right leg in , you put your right leg out..you put your right leg in and you shake it all about , you do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around..thats what it 's all about...

you do the hokkkkkkkkey pokey, you do the hokkkkkkkey pokey...

you put your heart in..you put your heart out..you put your heart in..and you give with it to andy..you do the hokey pokey and you turn your self around..thats what its all about!!!



ok sick of my singing yet???

then du'er's dig in...give it up for our family member andy!!


and if you are from virginia tech..give more..i just sang your song!!

fly..with a little giggle!!:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[EFerrari]

955. 12:20pm PST: $18,485.00 Thank you, DUers! n/t

[bush_is_wacko]

957. Fantastic!

We are getting so close!

:nuke: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Arugula Latte]

960. Oh man! Inching up on $20K.

From there it's so close you can taste it!

:toast: :party: :grouphug:

BTW, when I pull up Dailykos I don't see the Andy thread. Am I clueless?

[Arugula Latte]

965. Oh wait. There it is.

Under the "recommended diaries" box on the right side of the page.

Good.

[merh]

962. Woohoooooooooooooooooooooo

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

I DU Believe! :headbang:

:yourock:

[flyarm]

959. i know its hard for some people..but honestly..every

dollar counts..even a dollar we will be forever grateful..and andy will get his surgery...seriously ..many are on limited income, or out of work...or just strapped...but one dollar will help andy get this surgery..please try to give even that wonderful dollar....


or else you will get stuck hearing me sing again..and my music will have you humming some stupid song all day!!

only kidding...

..:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

..Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' your way

Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end, waitin' 'round the bend
My huckleberry friend, moon river, and me .....da da da dadadada....


help andy our huckleberry friend!!!

fly

[troubleinwinter]

968. Finally, a decent tune. DONATE before she comes up with another lame one.

[flyarm]

971. i said it before and i will say it again..........

F A N F R E A K I N G T A S T I C !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE WAY WE WERE......

MEMORIESSSSSSS OF WHEN WE DIDNT HAVE A DIME...

JUST THIS THURSDAY WE HAD NOTHING....

BUT NURSE RATCHET YELLING WE HAD NO TIME...........

BETHYYYYYYYY ......DID THE TALKING FOR US ALLLLLLLL

AND SHE GOT US THE TIME AND THE DAYSSSS NEEDED .....


TO GET YOU ALL TO CHANGE THEIR MIND....

MEMORIES MAY BE BEAUTIFUL AND YET...

WHATS TO PAINFUL TO REMEMBER..

WE NEED MORE MONEY LETS NOT FORGET...

So it is the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember
The way we were.......



COME ON DU'ERS.............SMILE AND GIVE!!!

FLY

[troubleinwinter]

974. Eeeew.

[troubleinwinter]

977. Don't you know any Ray Charles?

[flyarm]

995. I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SING...BUT I AM NOT BLIND TO YOUR INSULTS OF MY

SINGING...SO LETS JUST DO A DUET....

COME ON TROUBLE...SING WITH ME.......MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DOE A DEAR A FEMALE DEAR..RAY A DROP OF GOLDEN SUN..ME A NAME I CALL MYSELF...FAR A ..LONG LONG WAY TO RUN...SEW A NEEDLE PULLING THREAD...LA A NOTE TO FOLLOW SEW...TEA A DRINK WITH JAM AND BREAD..THAT WILL BERING US BACK TO DOOOOOOOE...

COME ON SING IT TROUBLE....LOUD...AND MAKE THE RAFTERS SHUTTER!!!



DOE A DEAR...MAKE LIKE YOU ARE JULIE ANDREWS....COME ON TROUBLE!!


DOE A DEAR A FEMALE DEAR...RAY A DROP OF GOLDEN SUN....

(HEYYYY IN A WISPER VOICE..TROUBLE..THINK THEY ARE DONATING?? SHALL I KEEP UP THE SINGING..THIS ONE ALWAYS GETS TO THEM!!!)


ME A NAME I CALL MYSELF..FAR A LONG LONG WAY TO RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

SEW A NEDEDLE PULLING THREAD...LA A NOTE TO FOLLOW SEW....TEA A DRINK WITH JAM AND BREADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD..THAT WILL BRING US BACK TO DOEEEEEE...


DONATE..FOR FLY'S SINGING!!!

[troubleinwinter]

1006. Oh, blech. At least sing Georgia on My Mind

Named my one and only kid after good ol' Ray's singin'.

[Arugula Latte]

961. Kick

back up to the top you go ... :kick:

[bigluckyfeet]

967. another one for Andy

Just sent another Paypal payment for Andy.

[shireen]

963. contact Andy's senators

Email or call Andy's senators. Tell they how *angry* you are about the state of healthcare in this country. Ask if they can do anything to help Andy. It's possible that one of them could intervene to lower his expenses at Hopkins?

Webforms for email:

Patty Murray
http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm

Maria Cantwell
http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/index.html

I don't know who his representative is, can't tell from a PO box address. Anyone know?

- shireen

[Andy_Stephenson]

966. My Rep Is

Jim McDermott and he is a Doctor. I love Jim too.

He ROCKS>

[shireen]

976. thanks

thanks, Andy. I'll send him a message too.

And don't forget to contact me before & when you get to Baltimore so I can help out with errands, chauferring, etc.. I think a couple of people have forwarded my contact info to you already. If you haven't received it, please let me know.

[bleedingheart]

969. the bleedingheart family donation is on its way

Good Luck Andy!

[flyarm]

973. PLEASE REMEMBER TO PM ... SFEXPAT2000 TO GIVE HER THE $$

AMOUNTS...WE NEED THIS TO TELL THE HOSPITAL IN THE MORNING!!!

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF ANDY'S HEART....


AND MINE AND BETHS TOO!!


FLY:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:


YOU ARE ALL ..... O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8)


FLY

[bleedingheart]

975. I did that before I posted here...

Keeping Andy in our prayers!

[flyarm]

986. THANK YOU BLEEDINGHEART FAMILY!!!

AND ANDY HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN HIS HEART FOR ALL OUR FAMILY OF DU'ERS..AND YOU HAVE AND WILL HELP HIM TO A FULL RECOVERY!!!

I AM SO DAMN PROUD OF OUR FAMILY OF DU'ERS...I COULD JUST CRY.....

BUT I THINK I WILL SING INSTEAD..........


ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK TONIGHT..DA DA DA DA ......IN THE BROAD DAYLIGHT.......

FLY:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :yourock:

[mogster]

970. So when is it, like, closing for the evening?

I want a decent shot at kicking this over the 25.000 mark :+

No, but really, I just found out (by advanced math and conversion calculations) that the amount I've spent is below a parking ticket, and I pay those without noticing them anymore :rofl:

Now, if you add me up for another $20, we're between a parking ticket and the ticket for not blinking when turning. Or not using the seat belt.

I can handle it!

Poor people should pay parking tickets, rich people should pay speed tickets! So gear up you account if you have the closet full of bobs, and is reading this :-)

[EFerrari]

987. This is now a national effort and unless I'm wrong, we will

raise the money Andy needs for the whole surgery. I hope so. If I do this again in two weeks, my husband will divorce me. :silly:

mogster, if you post youknowwhat, I'll tip you off when we're about to hit 25K

demodonkey, I hope you have a bigger thermometer ready.

fly, do you know "Ain't Misbehavin' ?

I just LOVE YOU ALL!
:loveya:

[flyarm]

1000. AINT MISBEHAVIN

NOW JUST IMAGINE ME SINGING IN A VERY ALTO VOICE...( I AM SOPRANO..SO BASS IS IMPOSSIBLE..BEAR WITH ME ON THIS!!)


No one to talk with
All by myself
No one to walk with
But I'm happy on the shelf
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you ( ANDY)

I know for certain
The one I love
I'm through with flirtin'
It's just you I'm thinkin' of
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you ( ANDY)

Like Jack Horner
In the corner
Don't go nowhere
What do I care?
Your kisses are worth waitin' for
Believe me

I don't stay out late
Don't care to go
I'm home about eight
Just me and my radio
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you ( ANDY)


from Louis Armstrong


NOW THAT OUGHT TO BE WORTH A DONATION..ITS TOUGH TO SING ALTO DEEEEEPPPPPPP ALTO...WHEN YOU SING LIKE AND ANGEL LIKE ME.....

COME ON DONATE NOW..OT I WILL SING ANOTHER ALTO SONG...THEN I WILL LOOSE MY VOICE..AND YOU WONT HAVE ANYONE TO SING TO YOU!!!


MOENY MONEY MONEY!!!..THAT ONE IS NEXT............WOOO WOOOO


:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

FLY...APPLAUSE EVERYONE...STANDING OVATION FOR THE FLY...:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[demodonkey]

1021. OK, a BIG THERMOMETER - with ORANGE (for fair elections AND ANDY!)

[Merope215]

972. Mine is on the way

Thanks, sfexpat, and good luck, Andy! We're pulling for you!

[bush_is_wacko]

985. Otis Redding....

This is a GOOD waiting song!....

Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
And look like nothin's gonna come my way

So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

Look like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes

Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home

Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Oooo-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

(whistle)



:puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece: :puffpiece:

[Adelante]

978. Sent money via PayPal and PM to you nt

[dzika]

979. Kick! n/t

[EFerrari]

980. 1:30 pm PST: $19,000.00! THANK YOU, DUers!

If you think this is a good show of what grassroots means, please go see UnderstandingLife's thread for May 2, Mission Not Accomplished Day!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3572770&mesg_id=3572770

That's TOMORROW! www.missionnotaccomplished.us

[flyarm]

982. THIS IS A GIANT WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!

WHIPPEEEE HOOOOOOOO:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

WE PARTY AT 25,000...COME ON DU'ERS....LETS GET TO THE PARTY!!!!:party: :party: :party: :party:

HUGGGGGGIES TO YOU ALL..BUT LETS KEEP THIS PLACE A ROCKIN!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

FLY

[kimpossible]

981. Sent another 10 by paypal

Thanks for organizing this.

[EFerrari]

984. Thank YOU! n/t

[wherewingstakedream]

983. I just sent a check and will pm you

Bless you Andy and Berh! :loveya:

[supernova]

988. Sending $50 via snail mail

I'm getting that same "recipient unable to receive donations" message at the Amazon link and I don't have a paypal account. (I guess I don't spend near enough time at ebay! :crazy:

Andy, will be thinking of you; and I know there will be more need later, but this is a first one. :hug:

[bush_is_wacko]

989. Now, I'm not trying to make a pass at anyone, but here's some MORE

entertaining music...

This is a good one!

Marvin Gaye

Come on now folks...

Let's get it on.... I guess I should at least be lady like enough to blush over this song choice :blush:

Get that thermometer CREEPING up folks!

I've been really tryin', baby
Tryin' to hold back this feelin' for so long
And if you feel like I feel, baby
Then come on, oh, come on
Whoo, let's get it on
Ah, babe, let's get it on
Let's love, baby
Let's get it on, sugar
Let's get it on
Whoo-ooh-ooh

We're all sensitive people
With so much to give
Understand me, sugar
Since we got to be
Let's live
I love you

There's nothin' wrong
With me lovin' you
Baby, no, no
And givin' yourself to me can never be wrong
If the love is true
Oh, babe, ooh, ooh

Don't you know
How sweet and wonderful life can be?
Whoo-ooh
I'm askin' you, baby
To get it on with me
Ooh, ooh, ooh

I ain't gonna worry, I ain't gonna push
Won't push you, baby
So come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, baby
Stop beatin' 'round the bush, hey

Let's get it on, ooh, ooh
Let's get it on
You know what I'm talkin' 'bout
Come on, baby, hey, hey
Let your love come out
If you believe in love
Let's get it on, ooh, ooh
Let's get it on, baby
This minute, oh yeah
Let's get it on
Please, please, get it on
Hey, hey

I know you know
What I've been dreamin' of
Don't you, baby?
My whole body is in love
Whoo

I ain't gonna worry, no, I ain't gonna push
I won't push you, baby, whoo
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, darlin'
Stop beatin' 'round the bush, hey

Gonna get it on
Beggin' you, baby, I want to get it on
You don't have to worry that it's wrong
If the spirit moves you, let me groove you good
Let your love come down
Oh, get it on, come on, baby

Do you know I mean it?
I've been sanctified
Hey, hey
Girl, you give me good feelings, so good

Nothin' wrong with love
If you want to love me
Just let yourself go
Oh, baby
Let's get it on

[bush_is_wacko]

990. Any "action" on that thermometer yet?? n/t

[EFerrari]

993. Maybe demodonkey is busy making a REALLY BIG one!

:)

[bush_is_wacko]

999. I hope so!

Had to try heating it up in there. Like my song???

I couldn't deal with anymore show tunes!

I'm groovin' now!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

991. Hi, Beth,

I just made another donation to Andy; and I PM'd you as well with the amount...


:kick:

:kick:

:kick:


:kick:


for Andy, and for all the great givers!

[ray of light]

992. Moderator, this thread is so long the computer locks up.

Got any advice anyone? OR can we start a new thread?

[demodonkey]

994. $19,000!!!! Here it is!! Whoo Hoo! Whoo Hoo! Whoo Hoo!

[troubleinwinter]

997. YEEEEhaw!!!!!!!

[bush_is_wacko]

1002. That is ....well it's messy...but it looks

lovely anyway! We are sooooo close now!

[demodonkey]

1003. Draw in haste, repent at leisure........... nah! :-) nt

[bush_is_wacko]

1007. The drawing is wonderful. The mercury is messy! LOL!

Time to work on the other one now! I got to see my explosion and it was just in time for my favorite song!

:nuke:

[EFerrari]

1005. O my god! That's just AMAZING! You guys are just AMAZING!

:loveya:

[Shredr]

996. We're all thinking about you, Andy.

Get better.

[demodonkey]

998. What's the longest thread in the history of DU? Are we close?

We ARE withing striking distance of that $25,000 DEPOSIT... Whoo hoooooooooooo!


:bounce: :applause: :bounce: :applause:

[flyarm]

1004. HEY DEMO DONKEY..WATCH IT...

I AM THE WOOOO HOOO GIRL!!!



COME ON....YOU BE THE BOUNCY PERSON!!!...BUT NOW I AM ALL NERVOUS I AM LOOOSING MY WOOO HOOO JOB.......


I FEEL LIKE A CLOWN..SO I BETTER SING AGAIN.......

Send in the Clowns Lyrics

Isn't it rich?
Are we a pair?
Me here at last on the ground,
You in mid-air.
Send in the clowns.

Isn't it bliss?
Don't you approve?
One who keeps tearing around,
One who can't move.
Where are the clowns?
Send in the clowns.

Just when I'd stopped opening doors,
Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours,
Making my entrance again with my usual flair,
Sure of my lines,
No one is there.

Don't you love farce?
My fault I fear.
I thought that you'd want what I want.
Sorry, my dear.
But where are the clowns?
Quick, send in the clowns.
Don't bother, they're here.

Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer,
Losing my timing this late
In my career?
And where are the clowns?
There ought to be clowns.
Well, maybe next year.



FLY..THE REAL WOOOOO HOOOOO GIRL!!!

[troubleinwinter]

1008. 'Nother $100 if Fly sings 'Georgia on My Mind'

[troubleinwinter]

1011. I done sent it Paypal & PM'd SFX. Sing, Fly!

[flyarm]

1016. ILL DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING FOR ANOTHER 100 FOR ANDY...

NOW CLEAN UP YOUR MIND...


that means only singing!!


georgia....on my mind ....sexy here...

think micheal bolton....


Georgia,


georgia, ......the whooooole day through
Just an oooooold sweet song
Keeps geoooorgia on my mmmmmind

Talking ?bout geooooooorgia
I'm in geooooooorgia



A sooooooooong of youuuuuu
Comes as sweet and clear as moonlight
Throoooough the pines....oooooooooooooooooo


Other aaaaaaaarms reach out to meeeeee
Other eyes smileeeeeee :-) tenderlyyyyy
Still in peaceful :hippie: dreams I seeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeee
The road leads back to youuuuuuuuuuuuuu


Geooooooooorgia, sweet geoooooooooorgia,

no peace :hippie: I find
Just an old sweet soooooong
Keeps georgia on my mind :think:


Other arms :hug: reach out to meeee ( get your hands off him he is mine!!)
Other eyes smile :loveya: tenderly
Still in peaceful :hippie: dreams I seeeeee
The road leads back :shrug:
It always leads back to youuuuu :hide:


I?m in geoorgia, geooooooorgia, sweet georgia
No peace :hippie: , no peace :hippie: I find
Just this old sweeeeet songggg O8)
Keeps georgia forever on my mind :think:
Just an old sweeeet O8) song
Keeps georgia forever on my mind :think: :hug: :loveya:





100.00 bucks please!!!

fly

[troubleinwinter]

1018. Well, fortunately I sent the $ before you sang it.

Thank goodness I had my daughter, Georgia (named after Good Ray), before I heard you sing it.

Oh well, it was worth $100 to have you sing something other than Julie Andrews.

[EFerrari]

1019. tiw, please don't make me laugh anymore. It HURTS!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[troubleinwinter]

1026. Look, it aint MY fault! I am doing the best I can to keep...

her form singing any Billy Ray Cyrus. :spank:

[bush_is_wacko]

Well my mind doesn't clean up well but TIW WAS hard on you

No one sings that song like Ray even Michael....can't type that last name sorry, too many BAD connotations these days. Youdeserve a round of applause for being such a good sport!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

I MUST say this has managed to be a VERY entertaining fundraiser!
:popcorn:

[MadisonProgressive]

1009. The grass roots power of DU is amazing!

DU has the will to make our own miracles. Andy will NOT be let down. Iam very proud to be a member of DU with all you wonderful people!

[EFerrari]

1010. It is! Lookit what we can do! I can't WAIT to talk to Nurse Ratched

tomorrow!
http://scd.mm-b.yimg.com/image/1319616154

[bush_is_wacko]

1012. How about that Ray Charles song fly?

I bet TIW could do a duet with you. I'm just another soprano but my voice is a little scratchy from the cold today!

[flyarm]

1020. DIDN'T I ALREADY DO RAY CHARLES....??

WELL IF YOUR DONATING...I WILL SING ANYTHING....

from the voice of that scratchy lovely man who saw the world through his finger tips...i bring you........


this is for all the donators of our wonderful du family........

mememememememe....

mistro....



(I can't stop loving you):loveya: :loveya: :loveya:
I've made up my mind ( du'ers are the best!)
To live in memory of the lonesome times
(I can't stop wanting you)
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday

( when we didnt have much money but we always had heart...now we have andys money..and a bigger heart!!)

(Dreams of yesterday)

Those happy hours that we once knew
Tho' long ago, they still make me blue
They say that time heals a broken heart

( and we will fix andy's pancreas..DOESN'T RHYME THOUGH)

But time has stood still since we've been apart

(I can't stop loving you)(...ANDY AND DU'ERS...:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:)


I've made up my mind
To live in memories of the lonesome times..

( YOU WILL NEVER BE LONELY ANDY..LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE YA GUY!!)


(I can't stop wanting you):hug:
It's useless to say

So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday


(Those happy hours):toast: :toast: :toast:
Those happy hours
(That we once knew)
That we once knew
(Tho' long ago)
Tho' long ago
(Still make me blue)
Still ma-a-a-ake me blue
(They say that time)
They say that time...(AND MONEY HEALS A BROKEN PANCREAS!!!:bounce:)
(Heals a broken heart)
Heals a broken heart:loveya:
(But time has stood still)
Time has stood still
(Since we've been apart)
Since we've been apart

(I can't stop loving you):loveya:
I said I made up my mind
To live in memory of the lonesome times:hide:

(I can't stop wanting you):pals:
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life of dreams of yesterday
(Of yesterday)
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

ANDY...WE LOVE YOU!!!!


DONATE EVERYONE..ENCORE....FLY

[troubleinwinter]

1027. You'll sing anything?

Lemme see what kinda dough I can squeeze outta the couch cushions. :evilgrin:

[flyarm]

1033. ahhhh the old couch cushion trick eh???

well two wonderful guys beat you to that last night..lateeee last night!!


hmmm you think you can play tricks on this old gal??

heeeeyeyeyeyeyeye


fly

[troubleinwinter]

1036. Issued you the challenge in post 1032!

[bush_is_wacko]

1031. Shhhhh don't say anything,....I'm secretly writing another check

for Andy as I read this thread. Hubby would have a cow if he knew I was screwing up the budget like this, but since he doesn't actually write the checks that pay the bills what he doesn't know won't hurt him! B. I'll pm you in a minute!

"Thanks for the memories" flyarm!

[MadisonProgressive]

1013. Every person in this country has health care as an inalienable right

Unfortunately, our government has so far let us down. But DU will not let Andy down. I love the people here. We can proudly call ourselves TRUE patriotic Americans. Andy's going to beat this thing by his will and the will and power of love as expressed here at DU!

[MadisonProgressive]

Dupe #2

Put down the bottle!

[MadisonProgressive]

1014. Dupe

[EFerrari]

1015. 2:45 pm PST $19,505.50. Thank you, DUers!

If any of you can, please blast Will's great letter to your people, your networks. We aren't out of the woods yet:

http://blog.pdamerica.org/?p=22#more-22

Thank you!
Beth

[EFerrari]

1022. DUers: If you haven't already, PLEASE blast Will's letter!

There are a lot of good people out there that could get us to the amount we need. We're not there yet and this is Sunday afternoon.

Please go through your address books and send this far and wide:

http://blog.pdamerica.org/?p=22#more-22

[flyarm]

1023. WELL DID ANY OF YOU DO THE HOKEY POKEY WITH ME???

DID YOU ALL MISS THAT ONE???


I Am THINKING OF A SONGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG...WOOOOO HOOOO ..FOR THE 20,000 MARK!!

NO MORE SONGS TILL WE GET TO $20,000. SMACKERS!!!

I AM ON A $20,000. DOLLAR STRIKE...MY LIPS ARE CLOSED TILL THEN!!

NO COMMENTS FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY!!

hmmmmmm but i am working on my madison garden extravaganza!!!!!!!!

fly

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

hold your ...:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[troubleinwinter]

1032. 25 says ya can't sing Nessun Dorma

[EFerrari]

1038. Hey, I can whistle the Brandenbergs!

Like this: da da dahhhhhhhhhhh da da dahhhhhhhhh

That's #5

:rofl:

[troubleinwinter]

1047. It's OFFICIAL. You need some sleep!!!!!

[flyarm]

1053. whaaaaaaaa?? me need sleep??? not till we have 25,000 smackers!!

nope wont do it....lalalalalala

fly

[EFerrari]

1059. Oh, call Homeland Security and rat me out for being tone deaf!

:silly:

[flyarm]

1076. ahhhhhhhh sexy..i would sing with you any day!!

that means ..i would sing and you would be quiet!!


you could move your fingers like batons...but if you screw me up you will have to put the fingers away!!

i kill me!!!
fly:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[EFerrari]

1082. What about a little Tommy Roe?

:rofl:

You kill me too, fly. :party:

I'm so DIZZY my head is spinning :eyes:

Okay, OKAY,I'll pipe down!

RESCUE ME! COME ON BABY AND RESCUE ME!

:rofl:

[wildflower]

1028. Kick!...Is this the longest thread ever on DU? n/t

[EFerrari]

1025. We need $267.50 to hit $20K.. Time to clean out the car,

look under the couch, hit up the kids. :)

[demodonkey]

1029. OK, here... it... is............... NOW HIT 20K!

[EFerrari]

1034. We need $182.50 only! Hey, I can sing, too! Well, not really.

But I can try. :evilgrin:

[dzika]

1037. >1000 posts and almost $20K - DU ROCKS!!

This is an amazing gesture. I feel so lucky to a member of DU!.

[RayOfHope]

1030. I donated

and PMed you the amount.

I can't believe how close you are to $25,000. DU is amazing.

[EFerrari]

1035. DU is amazing because YOU are amazing!

:)

Let's make it happen!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[troubleinwinter]

1039. listen..... Fly is going to sing an Italian Aria shortly for another 25!

[EFerrari]

1041. She's just ALWAYS upstaging me! Okay, how about I swallow

a flaming dessert?

http://scd.mm-c.yimg.com/image/469431132

Damn, I'm hungry! lol

[troubleinwinter]

1044. You miss the point.

I am trying to keep her too busy to sing Tiny Tim songs.

[EFerrari]

1046. It could be worse, you know. It could be Melane n/t

[flyarm]

1050. brilliant idea..just brilliant!!!

tip toe....ahhhh you thought you would trick me..nope no way no how..its 20,000 smackers or no more songs....ye know ..a little money will make a girl go to extremes of embarressment and humiliation..but i do have my price!!


i don't come easy...ohhh wasn't that a song??
fly

[flyarm]

1049. how about this...sexy..wow i look at your name and think it says sexy

how about we started this together..how about we sing that 20,000.00 aria together..i will pm you the song and we can sing it together!!

i love ya doll!!

fly..

[Digit]

1040. I am unemployed, w/o healthcare, and have creditors after me, but....

I appreciate all that Andy has done for us, so I will scare up $10.00
Wish I could do more.
It will come via check.
Get well, Andy!
:hug:

[troubleinwinter]

1042. That is exactly what is needed, everyone giving just what they can.

[EFerrari]

1043. Digit, you are awesome. PM me, and thank you! n/t

[merh]

1045. Bless you Digit!

That is what is so special about DU - all the love and self-sacrifice.
:hug:

My prayers go out that you be blessed for your kindness! :hug:

[flyarm]

1048. i know i know..you are awaiting my aria....but ..ohhhhhhhh noooo

not till we break $20,000....a girl has her pride you know!!

arias are for the big bucks!!

and all those dollars add up to big bucks for our andy..so dig in and i will sing again..i am not giving of myself for free anymore...

i have dignity...i am a diva.........

aria anyone???

dig deep...laaaaa laaa llaaaaa..i am getting ready...for the grand aria!!

fly

[merh]

1052. How about a warm up --

Give us "when the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie"

A little Dean Martin - appropriate for sfexpat's wonderful imitation of Jerry Lewis during the DU-a-thon!

:beer: :smoke: Just a little Dean Martin, if you don't mind!

"everybody, loves somebody sometime"

[flyarm]

1054. hey wait a minute merth yesterday i was almost one of jerry's

kids...but decided i would be a slurpy instead..didn't want to insult jerry's kids!!

fly

[merh]

1057. Not insulting jerry's kids

Congratulating the fund raising efforts! Who is the most fund raiser of all - why Jerry Lewis of course. sfexpat and crew would make jerry proud.

They make me so proud to be a member of this lovely community!

:cry: (tears of pride & joy) :grouphug:

Now, where is that song? :freak:

[flyarm]

1074. no you misunderstood..i called myself jerry's slurpie so

i called myself jerry slurpies....cause i ..me did not want to call myself one of jerrys kids..and insult those wonderful children...not what you said....neither of us would ever insult those wonderful children!!


i just said i was a slurpie..picture that...ewwwwwwww...fly

[merh]

1079. fly - you are one of the neatest persons I have never met!

Though, from your posts and you membership in the "fold", I feel like I have known you forever!

I love your spirit, your kooky sense of self and love of life!
O8) I believe your angels love to watch over you! :hug:

Now sing for us! :silly:

[flyarm]

1051. ahhhhhh digit thats what it's all about..and i hope none of you other

du'ers ever face what andy is..but if you ever do..just know you have family here!!!

you get a great woo hooo digit!!!

[flyarm]

1056. ok ok ok...;we need to get to this $20,000...my throat is getting dry!!

come onnnnnn....lalalalalala....i am getting bone dry here...its either sing or coffee!!....which will it be??

fly

[bush_is_wacko]

1063. fly look beleow you! TIME FOR THAT song! Warm up thise pipes please! n/t

[ray of light]

1062. Ok, I'm going to make 10 calls to get some donations.

I will post the results here. I challenge everyone to call 10 people each and post your results here too.

[EFerrari]

1055. 4:25pm PST: $20,164.50 THANK YOU, DUers!

:party::party::bounce::bounce::hi::bounce::bounce::hi::party::party:

THANK YOU, DUers!

[flyarm]

1058. fly's ariaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!! wooooohoooooo

Splish :spray: splash :spray: , I was taking a bath :hide: :blush:
Long about a Saturday night
A rub dub, just relaxing in the tub :hide:
Thinking everything was alright


Well, I stepped out the tub :hide::blush: , put my feet on the floor
I wrapped the towel around me :shrug:
And I opened the door, and then
Splish, splash! :spray: :spray: I jumped back in the bath :hide:
Well how was I to know:shrug: there was a party :party: :toast: going on

They was a-splishing :spray: :spray: and a-splashing :spray: :spray: , reelin' with the feelin':hug:
Moving :rofl: and a-grooving::hippie:bounce: :bounce:, rocking and a-rolling:rofl::hippie:, yeah


Bing bang :spank: , I saw the whole gang:grouphug:
Dancing :grouphug: on my living room rug, yeah
Flip flop:rofl:, they was doing the bop:bounce: :bounce
All the teens had the dancing bug :grouphug


There was Lollipop with-a Peggy Sue
Good golly, Miss Molly was-a even there, too
A-well-a, splish :spray:splash:spray:, I forgot about the bath:hide:
I went and put my dancing shoes on, yeah


I was a rolling and a-strolling, reeling with the feeling
Moving and a-groovin':hippie: , splishing :spray: :spray: and a-splashing :spray: :spray: , yeah


Yes, I was a-splishing :spray: :spray: and a-splashing :spray: :spray: , I was a-rolling and a-strolling
Yeah, I was a-moving and a-grooving :hippie: , we was a-reeling with the feeling
We was a-rolling :rofl: and a-strolling:silly: , moving with the grooving:bounce:
Splish :spray: splash :spray: , yeah



Yes, I was a-splishing :spray: :spray: and a-splashing :spray: :spray:
I was a-splishing :spray: :spray: and a-splashing :spray: :spray:
I was a-moving:rofl: and a-grooving :hippie: ...


:spray: :spray: :hide: :blush: :blush: :yourock: :hug: :loveya: :shrug: :hi: :nuke: :spank: :hangover: :silly: :think: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :toast: :party: :hippie: O8) B-) :crazy: :hug: :loveya: :shrug: :pals: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :grouphug: :spank: :grouphug: :hug: :party: :party: :toast: :toast: :rofl: :rofl: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :yourock:

fly

[flyarm]

1065. sing it with me beth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

splish splash i was take a bath...all about a sunday night...

i was movin with the grovin..

come on beth..we are dancing coast to coast!!!

splish splash..i was rollin and a strollin!!

go girl!!

i love you alllllll du'ers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8)


you are all angels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fly

[merh]

1068. Woot! Woot! Woot!

I DU believe in DU! :grouphug:

What a remarkable thing, all the progressives coming together to help!

Roll out the barrell :toast:
We'll have a barrell of fun!!! :toast:

I like a good polka :beer:

:party: :toast: :beer: :loveya: :party: :toast: :beer: :loveya: :party: :toast: :beer: :loveya:

[EFerrari]

1078. Du du du , Blue moon!

Blue Moon :party:

:bounce: now I'm no longer alone :grouphug:
:cry: without a love of my own :cry:
:silly: Oh oh Oh Oh :dunce:

:headbang:Babababa Didagadangda dingadangding :headbang:

Blue Mooooooooooooooon

:)

[Ladyhawk]

1114. We hit the entry point? :) Good...good!

I hope someone's looking for a way for Andy to make ends meet for the rest of his care. I'm sure he has good folks on his team, but he needs more stability than this. *whew*

Republican Health Care = Don't Get Sick

We have to find a way to fix the health care situtation, folks...completely FUBAR. :( :( :(

[Jane Austin]

1060. I've sent another PayPal donation. Will PM you with the amount, Beth.

Maybe I'll get to be one of Andy's Rangers, er . . . Patriots!

:)

[Emit]

1061. Count me in for $25

I'll send it out tomorrow in the mail to Andy's POBox noted above, along with some good wishes. After we pay our bills this month, I'll try to dredge up some more $$ and donate again later this month.

[demodonkey]

1064. $20,164.50!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!

[flyarm]

1066. now don don don don...my real opera....italian you said???right??

Opera in Three Acts
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica




Characters:

Floria Tosca ........ Fiorenza Cedolins
a famous singer (soprano)
Mario Cavaradossi ........ Andrea Bocelli
a painter (tenor)
Il barone Scarpia .......... Carlo Guelfi
chief of police (baritone)
Cesare Angelotti .......... Ildebrando D'Arcangelo
a political prisoner (bass)
Il sagrestano .......... Matteo Peirone
sacristan, the caretaker of the church and its sacred items (bass)
Spoletta ........... Sergio Bertocchi
a police agent (tenor)
Sciarrone .......... Diego Barretta
a policeman (bass)
Un carceriere ......... José Ignacio Ventura
a jailer (bass)
Un pastore .......... Matteo Ciccone
a shepherd (mezzo-soprano)

Orchestra e coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

Act 1 synopsis
Recondita armonia
Act 1 duet: Mario! Mario! Mario!
Act 2 synopsis
Act 3 synopsis
E lucevan le stelle
O dolci mani


ACT I
SCENE: Rome in 1800 - The Church of Sant' Andrea della Valle.

As the curtain rises, three somber chords (always associated with Scarpia) are thundered out by the orchestra, and we behold the high-vaulted interior of the Church of Sant' Andrea. Angelotti enters, pale, disheveled, panic-stricken, in prison garb. He barely has time to conceal himself before the Sacristan appears, going about his duties. A moment later Cavaradossi appears, returning to work. He has been painting a fair-haired, blue-eyed Madonna using for his model an unknown worshiper in the church whose beauty has impressed him. He is unaware that she is the sister of his friend Angelotti, and anyway his interest is purely artistic. Drawing from his bosom a miniature of his beloved, the dark-eyed Tosca, he sings of the strange manner in which the various features of her loveliness blend into a harmonious whole, "Recondita armonia" ("What subtle harmony").

The Sacristan goes, after a covetous glance at Cavaradossi's lunch basket. A moment later the wild-eyed Angelotti appears, relieved at finding his old friend, who promises him aid in escaping. Tosca is heard calling outside for her "Mario." Cavaradossi gives the fugitive a few hurried directions, and Angelotti disappears, taking with him a woman's dress left as a disguise for him by his sister.

Tosca enters. The temperamental singer is angry at Mario's delay in admitting her and is suspicious, having heard voices. The painter quiets her jealous fancies, and they arrange to meet that evening. Tosca leaves, and Mario goes to aid Angelotti further his escape.

The members of the choir enter, hurriedly preparing for a festival to celebrate Napoleon's defeat. Their excitement is suddenly hushed at the entrance of Scarpia, the dreaded chief of police. The escaped prisoner has been traced to the church. A fan is discovered belonging to Angelotti‘s sister, and overlooked by the prisoner in his haste, Tosca, still doubting her lover, returns to church under some trivial pretext. She is greeted not by Mario, but by Scarpia, who approaches her courteously. Flatteringly saying that she comes to church devoutly, to pray, not like other women who come to distribute their favors, Scarpia arouses her jealousy by showing her the fan. Tosca becomes greatly excited and leaves the church, weeping. Scarpia orders three of his agents to follow her. The cardinal and a great procession now enter the church, advancing toward the high altar, and a “Te Deum” is sung. The voices of the choir mount in sacred song, and Scarpia, kneeling in mock devotion, can be heard muttering to himself while he gloats over the anticipated destruction of his rival and the moment when Tosca shall be his own. At this thought he joins with the final magnificent outburst of the choir.

ACT II

SCENE: Scarpia’s apartment in the Farnese Palace.

Scarpia restlessly awaits news of his prey-Cavaradossi and Angelotti. Hearing Tosca‘s voice leading the choir in a victory cantata sung in the Queen’s apartment nearby, he sends a message to her, saying that he has received word of her lover. This, he knows, will be bait enough for Tosca, tormented as she is with jealousy; again Scarpia rejoices at thought of his conquest. Yet a moment later he is angered, for Spoletta, his agent, brings word that Angelotti cannot be found. He is quickly consoled however, on hearing that Cavaradossi has been captured. The painter, when brought in, refuses to divulge Angelotti‘s hiding place. Accordingly he is consigned to the torture chamber-just as Tosca appears. Scarpia greets her with an exaggerated courtesy, and bluntly tells her that her lover is in next room being tortured; for each refusal the pain-producing instrument is tightened. Tosca trembles with anxiety, and Scarpia sadistically opens the door so that she may hear Mario’s stifled cries. The artist urges her to reveal nothing. Scarpia bids her look at her lover; one glance, and Tosca cries out in horror; even the hardened Spoletta is appalled at the abominable proceedings. The ever-augmented pain brings a fearful cry from Mario, and Tosca, no longer able to endure this, tells Scarpia where Angelotti is hidden. Cavaradossi is then brought in, still racked with pain, near fainting. Suddenly word comes that the reported defeat of Napoleon was a mistake; he was really the victor. Scarpia stands abashed, but Mario, in spite of his weakness and Tosca’s whispered admonition to remain silent, gives a shout of victory. The enraged official orders Cavaradossi to prison and death. Scarpia replies to her impassioned prayer cynically, and at last in desperation Tosca says that she will yield to his unholy demand if he will rescind the order of execution and write a passport giving Mario and herself safe-conduct to leave the country.

Scarpia is overjoyed. He informs her that a mock execution will be necessary, summons Spoletta for a moment to give him some secret instructions, then turns to his desk to write the required papers. Meanwhile, Tosca surreptitiously takes from the table a sharp knife and conceals it. Scarpia advances toward her, overpowering in his triumph. He takes her in his arms; Tosca drives the knife into his body, and he falls, crying for help with his final breath. First, Tosca washes the blood from her hands; then with grim reverence, she places lighted candles at the head and a crucifix on the bosom of the corpse, crosses herself, and steals noiselessly away.

ACT III

SCENE: The terrace of Castel’ Sant’ Angelo.

Mario is brought out from his cell to the terrace of the Castle of S ant’ Angelo. The city is still in darkness although the sound of sheep bells on the distant hillsides, the song of a shepherd boy and then the clanging of the great bells in the church tower announce the approach of dawn. Told by the jailer that he has only one hour to live, Cavaradossi sings a touching farewell to his dreams of art and to his beloved, recalling their former meetings on starlit nights in quiet gardens, ”E lucevan le stelle” (“The stars were shining”). He is suddenly startled by the arrival of Tosca. She tells him of the death of Scarpia, and he commends the gentle hands that struck the blow, "O dolci mani" ("Oh, sweet hands") even though regretting that they should have had to be soiled with the blood of such a scoundrel. The soldiers come, the shots of the supposedly mock execution are fired, and Mario falls. Tosca, waiting till the firing party has gone, bids him rise-“Now, Mario, all is safe.” He does not answer. She rushes to him, stunned by the knowledge that Scarpia has tricked her. Mario is dead. She throws herself on the body in an agony of grief. Spoletta and the soldiers approach to seize her as Scarpia’s murderer. Before they realize her intention she evades them, quickly climbs the parapet of the castle, and leaps to freedom and death. The orchestra thunders out “E lucevan le stelle.”

From "The Victor Book of the Opera" 13th Edition © 1929, 1949, 1953, 1968

[troubleinwinter]

1073. OK. Off to Paypal for "Cavaradossi's lunch basket"

[flyarm]

1075. ahhhhhhhhhhh ha!!

go get that pay pal trouble!!

fly

[troubleinwinter]

1077. I done it. Anything to keep you from Village People tunes.

[troubleinwinter]

1080. Do NOTTTTT start up with Herman's Hermits!!!

[EFerrari]

1084. hMMMMMMMMMMMM. I just happen to know

ALL THE WORDS to "There's a Kind of a Hush" in Spanish!

Ha!

"Un cierto murmuro ---"

What's it worth to ya? :evilgrin:

[troubleinwinter]

1085. I really do hate yer ass. Now I have that tune stuck in my head.

[flyarm]

1090. here change the tune!! go to next post!! n/t

[flyarm]

1087. i lovvvvvved hermans hermits...they were my dream boats!!!

I'm (H)enry the eighth I am...(they pronounced it enery...)
(H)enry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She's been married seven times before (((( oh)))
And every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn't have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I'm her eighth old man, I'm Henry
Henry the eighth I am
Second verse same as the first
I'm Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She's been married seven times before
And every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn't have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I'm her eighth old man, I'm Henry
Henry the eighth I am
------ lead guitar ------
I'm Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She's been married seven times before
And every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn't have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I'm her eighth old man, I'm Henry
Henry the eighth I am
H-E-N-R-Y
Henry (Henry)
Henry (Henry)
Henry the eighth I am, I am
Henry the eighth I am
Yeah!
:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


ohhhh i love hermans hermits!!!
soooooooooo glad someone brought them up!!!


hush now trouble!! smile..i am singing it loudddddddd!!
fly

[troubleinwinter]

1091. From now on, where ever you post, expect trouble from me.

Nobody loves Herman's Hermits. NOBODY.

[savannahana]

1093. :::JUST IN ~ this *urgent* PM from Trouble:::

Trouble (being shy) asks me to request

Flyarm's premier rendition of ~ ~ ~

"THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE"

as expressed in standard DU smilie format.


:evilgrin: CHALLENGE :evilgrin:


:+ poster ducks & runs like hell :+


PS:

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:



******THIS THREAD RUNS LIKE A BLOOMIN' FERRARI*******



:toast: O8) :grouphug: beth :grouphug: O8) :toast:


TAKE IT, FLY !!! ~~~~~~~~~~ :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[merh]

1095. Herman's Hermits!!!!!

My dad's name was Henry -
We were always known as the Herman Hermits! (get the last name, twist of my name minus a couple of letters)

I'm Hen nery the 8th I am, Hen nry the 8th I am I am!

[flyarm]

1099. SING IT MERH!! I'M ENERY THE 8TH I AM ENRERY THE 8TH I AM I AM!! N/T

[merh]

1104. I got married to the widow next door,

she'd been married 7 times before and everyone was a ENRERY!

[merh]

1121. Monster thread is too big for me to access on dial up!

This is my kick!

:kick:

[hiley]

1257. well merh it is monday morning 7:13 a.m. and we are almost

at the $25,000.
so i am just trying to keep this thread kicked and entertaining
myself !
Have a good day at work, merh
:hug:

[bush_is_wacko]

1067. I'm kicking for the night shift! I got a killer headache and I'm not sure

I can endure fly's auria! LOL!

NOT REALLY FLY! that was :sarcasm:

but I DO have a headache.:hurts:

Looks like that sinus infection I was predicting for tomorrows MNA day could turn out to be a REAL one!

Can you tell I don't play hookey often?

:evilgrin:

[EFerrari]

1069. Take good care, please, and thank you from the bottom.

:pals:

We'll be open all night! :silly:

[flyarm]

1072. ahhhh good night and thanks for all the help and fun in getting us this

far for andy bush_is_wacko!!!!!!!!!

are you sure my aria won't help your headache???

i'll sing it softly!!!

night lovey!! feel better!!!

fly

[hiley]

1081. bush_is_wacko

hope your headache goes away.

Kick this thread for Andy !
:kick:

I can't believe this page loaded for me on dial up !

[understandinglife]

1071. Fantastic effort!!

www.missionnotaccomplished.us

[Ladyhawk]

1070. Wow, Andy. :) I'm happy for you. n/t

[hiley]

1086. It is wonderful

everyone coming together to help Andy and renew our fight for health care for all !!!!


:loveya:

[Ladyhawk]

1106. Yes, once we get Andy's initial fee together, we can't lose sight of

the big picture.

"Pay or die" should NOT happen in this country. I'm truly sickened.

LH

[hiley]

1110. Ladyhawk

You are so right and I am very happy so many progressives are working together toward the goal of health care for all !
:grouphug:

[savannahana]

1088. "get back up there," as Andy sometimes says :-)

Sunday evening :hug: for Andy :hug:

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:
AMAZING DU COMMUNITY
:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

:yourock:

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[EFerrari]

1089. 5:35 pm PST: $20,499.00 Thank you, DUers!

I need $4,507 bucks to talk to Attila the Accountant tomorrow.

Help us make this happen. We're so close!

:grouphug:

[troubleinwinter]

1092. Yes! Kick in a bit for Atilla, Nurse Ratchet and Nurse Diesel

[ray of light]

1094. how are the calls going?

[EFerrari]

1096. Slowing down some. But this is Sunday night. Wake up, folks!

We're not there yet. But we're soooooooooo very close.

If you know someone with deep pockets. THIS IS THE TIME TO MAKE THE CALL.

Kick it for Andy and for ALL of us uninsured accidents waiting to happen!

:kick:

[flyarm]

1097. ok i had to feed hubby..at 919 pm eastern...

before the divorce court serves me papers...

i'll wake em up...with a new tune!!

fly

[flyarm]

1098. kick in for one of my two all time favorites!!...johnny ....keep guessing

JOHNNY ANGEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!OK NOW WHO MADE IT FAMOUS????????


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Johnny Angel O8) O8) O8)


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Johnny Angel, Johnny Angel O8) O8) O8)
Johnny Angel, Johnny Angel O8) O8) O8)
You're an angel to me.

Johnny Angel how I love him O8) O8) O8) :loveya: :loveya: :loveya
How I tingle when he passes by
Everytime he says hello
My heart begins to fly. ( THATS ME ..I AM IN THE SONG!! FLY..HEHEHE)

Johnny Angel how I want himO8) O8) O8)
He's got something that I can't resist
But he doesn't even know that I exist.

I'm in heaven, I get carried away
I dream of him and me and wonder how it's gonna be
All the fellows call me up for a date
But I sit and wait.
I'd rather concentrate
On Johnny Angel O8) O8) O8)
`Cause I love him:loveya: :loveya: :loveya
And I pray that someday he'll love me:loveya: :loveya: :loveya
And together will see how lovely heaven will be.O8) O8) O8)
And together will see how lovely heaven will be.O8) O8) O8)


OHHHHHHHH I AM SWOONING..........THIS IS ONE OF MY TOP TWO FAVORITES...


O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[flyarm]

1101. OK NOW WE HAVE 4,500 TO GO TILL TOMMORROW MORNING....

SO I AM GOING TO SPILL THE BEANS ON MY NUMBER ONE SONG IF SOMEONE DONATES RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!


FLY

[KatyaR]

1100. Kickety-kick-kick! eom

[flyarm]

1105. COME ON SOMEONE DONATE SO I CAN TELL YOU MY ALL TIME FAVORITE SONG...

ITS THE BEST AND I BET MANY OF YOU REMEMBER IT...BUT IT WAS LIKE A ONE SONG WONDER GROUP!!!


FLY

[BattyDem]

1103. My Mom wants to help, too

She's not a DUer, but I'm always telling her about DU and this evening, I mentioned Andy's situation. She's putting a $25 check in the mail tomorrow. :D

By the way, I mailed my check yesterday morning ... so it's on the way! :-)

[flyarm]

1108. WONDERFUL BATTY DEM..TELL YOUR MOTHER WE LOVE HER HERE

AT DU!!!!!!!!!!!!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: AND HUGS TO YOUR MOM!!!!!!! AND YOU FOR BRINGING HER TO US AND TO OUR ANDY!!:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

AND YOUR MOM WINS THE PRIZE OF KNOWING MY FAVORITE ALL TIME SONG..ASK YOU MOM IF SHE REMEMBERS THIS SONG...IT WILL BE YOUR MOM AND MY SONG FOR NOW ON!!..CHECK NEXT POST FOR THE SONG!!

FLY

[flyarm]

1109. THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG DEDICATED TO BATTY DEM'S MOM!!!

FLY'S ALL TIME FAVORITE SONG..DEDICATED TO BATTY DEMS MOM!! AND OUR ANDY!!



CLICK ON LINK!!
http://www.thehappenings.com/


"See You In September"



I'll be alone each and every night
While you're away, don't forget to write

Bye-bye, so long, farewell
Bye-bye, so long

See you in September
See you when the summer's through
Here we are (bye, baby, goodbye)
Saying goodbye at the station (bye, baby, goodbye)
Summer vacation (bye, baby bye, baby)
Is taking you away (bye, baby, goodbye)

Have a good time but remember
There is danger in the summer moon above
Will I see you in September
Or lose you to a summer love
(counting the days 'til I'll be with you)
(counting the hours and the minutes, too)

Bye, baby, goodbye
Bye, baby, goodbye
Bye, baby, goodbye (bye-bye, so long, farewell)
Bye, baby, goodbye (bye-bye, so long)

Have a good time but remember
There is danger in the summer moon above
Will I see you in September
Or lose you to a summer love
(I'll be alone each and every night)
(While you're away, don't forget to write)

See you (bye-bye, so long, farewell)
In September (bye-bye, so long, farewell)
I'm hopin' I'll
See you (bye-bye, so long, farewell)
In September (bye-bye, so long, farewell)
Well, maybe I'll
See you (bye-bye, so long, farewell)
In September (bye-bye, so long, farewell)


THE HAPPENINGS - "See You In September" lyrics



:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I REMEMBER W TROTTER THAT SUMMER!!!


FLY

[BattyDem]

1119. Mom said thank you for the song ...

and she sends hugs to you, Beth and everyone who has been working so hard to help Andy. :-)

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[Droopy]

$200 for Andy via snail mail

I wish I had an extra $5000 sitting around and I'd put us over the top right now.

[hiley]

1112. Droopy

:yourock:

[Droopy]

1116. Thank you

Everybody who's helping out rocks. We are all doing what we can.

[hiley]

1130. Droopy

Yes, and it is wonderful to see everyone pitching in and in so many ways, too.:grouphug:

[DS1]

1107. another 15 from me

Good luck

[katinmn]

1111. Just sent another $25 for Andy via paypal

You guys are awesome.
:loveya:

[tjdee]

1113. Can we start another thread?

This one is huge!
(Unless there's a reason we can't/aren't?)

What a great job, everyone!

on edit: Have we really only been allotted one thread? Oh, okay then.
Don't reply to this post in that case, will only make it take longer to load!

[flyarm]

1129. sorry we are only allowed one thread ...we can not do another!! n/t

[Arwennick]

1115. $25.00 in the Snail Mail

Fight on Andy

[EFerrari]

1117. 7:11pm PST $20,994.50 Thank you, DUers!

Let's wrap it up! We surely can. We need: $4005.50! That's all!

We can do it!

[jab105]

1118. Here is $100...it's incredible how much DU cares for one of their own...

a really impressive thing...because actions really do speak much louder than words...and the actions...wow...

(sending through paypal)

My best to you Andy...I was 5 years without health insurance myself...

[EFerrari]

1124. Did you pm me with that amount? I don't want to mess up the numbers!

[jab105]

1147. Yes...I pmed you about it...

:)

[hiley]

1125. jab105 thanks so much for helping Andy !

I love DU and everyone who are helping :yourock:

We still need a little more .....



Andy appreciates the love he feels from you all !!!

:grouphug:

[dzika]

1120. Kick! n/t

[wovenpaint]

1122. sending some more $$

I type this with tears in my eyes.
Just like John and Paul said-"All you need is love" :loveya:
(I love that line :D)
Good luck, Andy! Wishing you a speedy recovery.

To my fellow DUers :grouphug: :yourock: :toast: :applause:

[EFerrari]

1126. please remember to pm me with the amount! n/t

[EFerrari]

1123. 7:40pm PST: $21,324.50 Thank you, DUers! n/t

[hiley]

1127. Kick for Andy !

:kick:

[flyarm]

1128. to all you who donated to our andy after my favorite song...

this is my all time 3rd favorite song dedicated to you and to our andy....

hit it mistro!!!:nopity:

America Lyrics
Song: A Horse With No Name Lyrics


On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings ..(this makes me think of andy!!)


The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz ( that be me!!!)
And a sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound


{Refrain
I been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert your can remember your name
Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
(la la la...)


After two days in the desert sun
My skin began to turn red
After three days in the desert fun
I was looking at a riverbed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
Made me sad to think it was dead


You see...
{Refrain

la la la la alalalalala la la la la lalalala

la lala lalalala...i am a singing to you now..hear me roar!!

la la la lalalalala..lalala la la...

thank you for donating to our andy..we all love you for your kindness and generosity!!

i tired to post this 9 times now and have been frozen up..so sorry its so late..!!:nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[EFerrari]

1131. A most excellent rendition!

:applause::applause::applause:

[merh]

1134. You are so talented fly!

Is that sfexpat playing the violin?

Have I mentioned how much I love DU?

I love you guys - you are just the greatest! :grouphug:

[hiley]

1135. fly your singing is just

fantastic !!!!!!!!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
hope you can get on this thread !!!

[shireen]

1136. when's the money due?

When is the $25,000 due at Hopkins?

[Arugula Latte]

1149. They need to tell them

tomorrow morning (Monday) if they've got the money, as I understand it.

[demodonkey]

1132. $21,324.50!!!!!!! Come ON, we are so close to the DEPOSIT, guys!

[flyarm]

1133. ok now i am going to be forced to give you a real crappy song that you

won't be able to get out of your head for days..if you don't keep up the donations...we are close people..soooooooooooooooooo close...


come on..its the final dig dig dig !!!


ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah .........:nopity: this is one tired violinist!!

The Rose

( think bette midler!)

Some say love, it is a river
that drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love, it is a hunger,
an endless aching need.
I say love, it is a flower,
and you its only seed.............( you are the seed for andy's cure!)

It's the heart afraid of breaking ( we will not allow andy's heart to

be broken!!)


that never learns to dance.
It's the dream afraid of waking
that never takes the chance.

( it was a big chance we all took..but look what we have done!!)


It's the one who won't be taken,
who cannot seem to give,


( ohhhh my people have you given and we love you for it!!)

and the soul afraid of dyin'
that never learns to live.

When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been to long,
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong,

( we learned it is not the lucky but the strong du'ers..who are making this possible!! for our andy!!)


just remember in the winter
far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed that with the sun's love
in the spring becomes the rose.



you are all our rose...thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your love of andy ..and your willingness to help in a very imprtant time of need!!

i salute you all!!:patriot:

fly

[katinmn]

1138. bravo, flyarm!

:woohoo:

more! more!

:applause:

[flyarm]

1139. you are the wind.........

beneath andy's wings...lets get this done people...we are ever so close..let us make that call in the morning..with cheers of joy..and let us carry your love and your kindness to balitmore with andy...and let us all feel like we have done everything we could to help this young man..live a long and healthy life...


Wind Beneath My Wings
bette midler...
from the soundtrack to "Beaches"


Ohhhh, oh, oh, oh, ohhh.
It must have been cold there in my shadow,
to never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that's your way.
You always walked a step behind.

So I was the one with all the glory,
while you were the one with all the strain.
A beautiful face without a name for so long.
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.

Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
but I've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.

Did you ever know that you're my hero?
You're everything I wish I could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.

Did I ever tell you you're my hero?
You're everything, everything I wish I could be.
Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Oh, the wind beneath my wings.
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly away. You let me fly so high.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.

Fly, fly, fly high against the sky,
so high I almost touch the sky.
Thank you, thank you,
thank God for you, the wind beneath my wings.


you are all the wind............and i am your indebted fly.......

[AmBlue]

1137. My 7yo son raided his own piggybank for Andy...

when I told him Andy's story... so look for $12 coming at you, Beth!

Also, I just paid the bills and sent the leftover balance-- my third installment for Andyboy ($140). (I already e-mailed you both these amounts, Beth.)

EVERYONE HERE IS SOOOOOOO AMAZING!!!!

Beth and Arlene, you ladies ROCK!!!!! :yourock:

[flyarm]

1141. ohhhhh my pammy..you are making me cry....

i am balling here!! our baby dug in his bank...and i know what a sacrifice it is for you...my deepest love my sweet pam!!

how can i thabk you for all the emails you have sent out and all you have done to help me and most of all help our andy!!

this folks is an incredible woman!!!

i love you pam..now i have to go wipe the happy tears.....

my deepest love sweetie!!

arlene

[AmBlue]

1146. You are toooo much...

I can't believe your energy and dedication. Andy is so lucky to have you and Beth. You both are angels.... O8) Without the two of you, this might not have happened. What I've done is miniscule.

Love you, too, dear lady. --P. :cry:

[EFerrari]

1142. YOU ALL ROCK!

DUers ROCK

:yourock:

[EFerrari]

1140. 8:35 pm PST $ 21,918.50 Thank you, DUers!

We're so very close.

Kick it for Andy!

:kick:

[flyarm]

1144. ok so i have to stop the crying and give you all a ...

wooooooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooooooooo!!:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

now give yourselves and applause!!!:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

but as they say in baseball.....

it ain't over till the fat lady sings...and right now she's a humming..but she ain't sung yet!!

come on ..this is the last hard push we have to make...

we are inches away!!!

lets get to the finish line!!!

fly:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[merh]

1145. kick

:kick: for andy!

:toast: a salute to DU! :patriot:

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

1148. Best wishes, Andy!

:hug:

[Arugula Latte]

1150. Kick.

Sunday night (west coast) kick. :kick:

...One life
With each other
Sisters
Brothers
One life
But we're not the same
We get to
Carry each other
Carry each other...

[AmBlue]

1170. GREAT tune, Oregonian....

Gotta go play that one for real. Appropo too...

:kick:

[EFerrari]

1152. 9:15pm PST: $22,158.00 Thank you, DUers!

What does that comic say -- Larry the Cable Guy --

Get'er Done!

:silly:

[ornotna]

1157. Wow, I'm amazed

What a great group of people here. I just have to dig a little deeper and send more.

[EFerrari]

1160. No flies on DUers. We've our values straight

:)

[flyarm]

1162. heyyy watch it with the flies ...i get very sensitive!!

be those my kind of flys..or those kinda flies...

i see the word fly..and i fly off the handle...only kidding of course....

fly

[EFerrari]

1169. OOPs!

I meant, uhm, I mean, I love your voice, fly!

:loveya:

[understandinglife]

1166. email coming at you....(nt)

[shireen]

1153. g'night

Beth, on another thread, you wanted to know how to contact Thom Hartmann. He can be reached at [email protected] . He actually reads his mail, so he'll see your message. I absolutely adore Thom -- he's one of the nicest people I've ever met (on-line, not in person). And Malloy too, a real sweetie! ( [email protected] , he also reads his mail) Two of my fav. people in radio. :)

Wish I could stick around and watch the countdown to $25,000 but I'm too exhausted ....

Good luck, all, and I look forward to checking back in the morning.

I leave you with another song, a moving sentimental favorite sure to touch the deepest recesses of your heart .....

Everybody was kung fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lighting
In fact it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing.

.... oh, never mind ....

goodnight all. Esp. you, dear Andy.

[EFerrari]

1155. 'nite and thank you for the links and for the wonderfulness of

yourself :)

[flyarm]

1163. nite shireen@!!!

[alittlelark]

1156. $100 comin' at ya

Best of Wishes!!

[flyarm]

1165. thank you little lark!!

what a kind gesture ..and very much appreciated!!

angel dust comes your way!!

flyO8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8)

[shireen]

1158. please vote

one last thing dear people, can you please vote this thread so it can get into the "greatest" page? It's titled I luv Thom Hartmann! Andy/US healthcare comments!!!! KICK IT!!! 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1756328&mesg_id=1756328

g'night again.... shireen

[hiley]

1164. shireen sure thing easy since I love Thom Hartmann

great article and inspiring ...
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Vektor]

1159. Kick and donated!

Best of luck, Andy!

[hiley]

1161. Almost to $25,000.00 just a little more

:kick:

[Vektor]

1168. Yay!

Not far to go, huh? That's awesome!

[hiley]

1172. Vektor it is great and I am so relieved that together we have

gotten this far in quest to make sure Andy can fight this horrible pancreatic cancer. It was found early and so many are willing to help that it warms my heart and gives me hope for more great things to happen !
Someone just posted a while ago on the thread at dailykos and it was just so moving I must share with you Vektor ...

Donation sent

My grandfather died of pancreatic cancer last summer, so this hit kind of close to home. I'm glad to see Andy has a chance at survival, and that he's eligible for the Whipple procedure. This is one of the most uniformly lethal forms of cancer you can get, and the Whipple is the only ray of hope.
Give 'em hell, Andy.

-AG


by AlphaGeek on Sun May 1st, 2005 at 22:52:40 C

snip---


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/5/1/125012/8506
:cry: but tears of joy for kind souls.......

[flyarm]

1171. boy have i got a song for 25,000..smackers...lets get there! N/T

[hiley]

1173. fly we are still here and we are going to make it

for Andy !!!!
:hug:

[flyarm]

1177. YOU BET WE ARE HILEY!!! NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!!! N/T

[flyarm]

1175. THANK YOU VEKTOR..CAN YOU PM SFEXPAT2000

AND TELL HER THE AMOUNT WE ARE TRYING TO DO FINAL TALLEYS FOR HOSPITAL IN MORNING...THANK YOU LOVE..AND A BIG HUG FOR YA!!:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :yourock:

FLY

JUST PM SFEXPAT2000 WITH YOUR DONATION AMOUNT!! THANKS!!

[Vektor]

1181. I PM'ed her!

Thanks and let's all cross our fingers!

[AmBlue]

1174. What's the latest tally???

I can't stand the suspense...................

but I can kick :kick:

[flyarm]

1176. DON'T KNOW YET ..BETH IS PROB FIGURING IT OUT!! N/T

[Andy_Stephenson]

1182. (Singing with best Ethel Merman voice)

Life is just a bowl of cherries...don't take it serious...it's too mysterious...You work you save and you worry so but you can't take your dough when you go go go. So keep repeating it's the berries the strongest oak must fall, the sweet things in life to you are just loaned so how can you lose what you've never owned.

Life is just a bowl of cherries so live and laugh at it all.

People are queer there always going scrambling and rushing about...why don't they stop someday address themselves this way...why are we here and where are we going? It's time that we found out. Were not here to stay...were on a short holiday.

Life is just a bowl of cherries...don't take it serious...it's too mysterious...You work you save and you worry so but you can't take your dough when you go go go. So keep repeating it's the berries the strongest oak must fall, the sweet things in life to you are just loaned so how can you lose what you've never owned.

Life is just a bowl of cherries so live and laugh at it all.

[flyarm]

1184. ETHEL DAHLING..ITS BABS...COME WE MUST DO LUNCH...

I GOT MY SCHNOPPS ...AND MY LEFT OVER BERGERS...YOU HAVE THE CHIPS DAHLING...OHHHH THE CHERRIES...ETHEL ..I JUST KNEW YOU WOULD HAVE THE CHERRIES!!!



BABS

[flyarm]

1178. I KNEW YOU COULDNT SLEEP WITHOUT KNOWING AM BLUE!!

NOR CAN HILEY!!

OK GIRLS ITS GOTTA BE SOON!!


COME ON DU..WE ARE ALMOST THERE...ONE MORE SONG NEXT POST!! TILL THE FINALLY!!

[flyarm]

1180. NOW REMEMBER ANDY IS GOING TO JOHN'S HOPKINS IN BALTIMORE

SO THIS IS ONLY FITTING..AND DU'ERS..DIG DEEP ONE LAST TIME ...


At the end of the baltimore run, ANDY'S train is leaving to go on to to chicago,
While BETH must catch the train for new york and then head to europe. FLY tells
ANDY She loves HIM LIKE A BROTHER and she suggests HE GETS THE SURGERY DONE AT JOHNS HOPKINS, but he wants to have a fortune
Before he does. on the spur of the moment, BETH decides to COUNT THE MONEY AND Follow FLY to new york. eddie ( WELL WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE HELL EDDIE IS)who has arrived to visit tries to talk her out
Of it. ziegfeld tries as well, but FLY is intent on following ANDY TO JOHNS HOPKINS she has
Success in show business and now she wants a personal life as well. eddie ( STILL DON'T KNOW WHO THE HELL EDDIE IS)tries
To advise ANDY one more time, GET THAT SURGERY DONE!, and she replies:



DON’T RAIN ( ANDY'S ) PARADE


Don’t tell me not to live,
Just sit and putter,
Life’s candy and the sun’s
A ball of butter.
Don’t bring around a cloud
To rain on my parade.
Don’t tell me not to fly--
I’ve simply got to.
If someone takes a spill,
It’s me and not you.
Who told you you’re allowed
To rain on my parade!
I’ll march my band out,
I’ll beat my drum,
And if I’m fanned out,
Your turn at bat, sir.
At least I didn’t fake it.
Hat, sir, I guess I didn’t make it!
But whether I’m the rose
Of sheer perfection,
Or freckle on the nose
Of life’s complexion,
The cinder or the shiny apple of it’s eye,
I gotta fly once,
I gotta try once,
Only can die once, right, sir?
Ooh, love is juicy,
Juicy, and you see
I gotta have my bite, sir!
Get ready for me, love,
’cause I’m a comer,
I simply gotta march,
My heart’s a drummer.
Don’t bring around a cloud
To rain on my parade!

I’m gonna live and live now,
Get what I want--i know how,
One roll for the whole shebang,
One throw, that bell will go clang,
Eye on the target--and wham--
One shot, one gun shot, and bam--
Hey, mister arnstein, here I am!
I’ll march my band out,
I will beat my drum,
And if I’m fanned out,
Your turn at bat, sir,
At least I didn’t fake it.
Hat, sir, I guess I didn’t make it.
Get ready for me, love,
’cause I’m a comer,
I simply gotta march,
My heart’s a drummer.
Nobody, no, nobody
Is gonna rain ANDYS parade!


FLY

[EFerrari]

1179. 10:33 pm PST: $22,504.00. This is KILLING ME! LOL!

We're SO close.

Please don't feed me to Nurse Ratched tomorrow. Now, I'm BEGGING!

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW SCARY THAT WOMAN IS! :rofl:

Here's one, fly:

just gimme some kind of sign girl,
oh, my baby
just tell me that you're mine, girl
oh, my baby

:party:

[flyarm]

1183. OHHHH BUT YOU MUST READ MINE!!! THATS THE SIGN...

NO BODY IS GOING TO RAIN ON ANDY;S PARADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!


BOY DO I HAVE A GOOD SONG FOR 25,000..GIVE ME A HEADS UP..I HAVE IT READY JUST NEED TO GET IT POST READY!!


COME ON DU'ERS THAT ARE NIGHT OWLS..THE DAY PEOOLE DID INCREDIBLE TODAY AND YESTERDAY AND THE NIGHT BEFORE...WE ARE INCHES AWAY...

PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEE..HERE I GO INTO MY BEGGING ROUTINE..IF YOU MISSED IT I CAN BE QUITE OBNOXIOUS....


PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE..I BEG OF YOU...NO NEW SONGS TILL THE NEXT PERSON DONATES..I AM GOING TO BE PERSNICKITY!!

OR HOW EVER YOU SPELL THAT DANG WORD...

ANYWYA THATS WHAT I AM GOING TO BE...UNTIL WE GET THOSE FINAL DONATIONS....


OHHHH YOU KNOW I AM ONLY KIDDING...CAUSE I LOVE YOU ALL TOO MUCH TO BE PERSNICKITY..OR WHAT EVER WAY YOU SPELL THAT DANG WORD....

SO IS MY BEGGING GETTING ON YOUR NERVES YET???

OK I WILL GIVE IT A REST..BUT JUST FOR A FEW MINUTES....

I JUST LOVE YOU ALLLLLLLL....NOW WON'T YOU PLEASE DONATE???

HIUGGIES TO YOU ALL....FLY:hug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug:

[flyarm]

1187. WE NEED TO KICK THIS SICKER UP...EVERY ONE KICK!!! N/T

KICK KICK!!:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[EFerrari]

1197. fly, I'll kick in another $50 if you know any B.J. Thomas --

but it would be best if you sang it to TroubleinWinter. :)

[flyarm]

1204. BJ THOMAS???..ILL DO THIS ONE EVEN BETTER FOR YOU BETHY!!

http://members.aol.com/Sing4usBJT/BJThomas.html

DO I KNOW BJ THOMAS....DO I KNOW BJ THOMAS...THIS ONES FOR YOU DOLL!!!

FLY

[EFerrari]

1208. OOPs 2 . LMAO! Here's your card! $50 from Beth :)

I'm getting hooked on this feeling --



:party:

[flyarm]

1216. ha! i gotcha!!!!...lmao !!!!!!!!

i know em alll!!!!

although this guy is using his old pics when he was younger...in his online store!!..he ain't so pretty anymore!! lol....


he is no cutie petutie any more!!

pay up dolly!!


speaking of dolly have i sang ..hello dolly well hello dolly..its so nice to have you back where you belong...your looking swell dolly i can tell dolly....

wow i need bed!!

thanks for paying up my friend!!..you can get even in the morning!!
fly

[EFerrari]

1188. Maybe we should have a Fire Sale or an auction or something?

Okay, step right up here, ladies and gents,

I have an excellent 300 lb comedian that will do your event for $1500.

www.dougzilla.com

and your whole fee will go to Andy.

(Please nobody tell Doug I'm selling him cheap!)

:silly:

[hiley]

1254. ooh i'm telling !

just teasing..
no way would i tell on you !
:silly: :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly:

[smartvoter]

1185. Damn that's close... nt

[hiley]

1186. LOL !

We are getting close, just need a push !"10:33 pm PST: $22,504.00
good luck with nurse ratched, beth
i am a little scared of her :scared: myself and sooooooooo glad you get to talk to her !

:grouphug:

[EFerrari]

1190. Oh, man! How did I draw this straw?

:)

[Longhorn]

1189. Another $25 on the way via Paypal.

First I've seen this thread! Wow, DUers are truly amazing! :D

[Andy_Stephenson]

1191. For my next Ethel selection....

I had a dream a dream about you baby. It's gonna come true baby they think that were through but baby.....You'll be swell you'll be great gonna have the whole world on a plate starting here starting now...honey everything's coming up roses.

Clear the decks, clear the tracks you got nothing to do but relax blow a kiss take a bow honey everything's coming up roses.

Now yours inning stand the world on it's ear. Set it spinning that'll be just the beginning. Curtain up...light the lights you got nothing to hit but the heights. You'll be swell, you'll be great I can tell just you wait. That lucky star I talk about is due...honey everything's coming up roses for me and for you.

You can do it all you need is a hand. We can do it momma is gonna see to it....Curtain up...light the lights we got nothing to hit but the heights. I can tell, wait and see, thats the bell follow me and nothing's gonna stop us till we're through...honey everything's coming up roses and daffodils...everything's coming up sunshine and santa claus everything things gonna be bright lights and lollipops...everything is coming up roses for me and for you.

[EFerrari]

1192. (clap)(clap)(clap)(clap)

(Psssssssssssssst, Andy -- step a little to the left into the spot)

:applause:

[hiley]

1199. lovely Andy simply lovely !

honey everything's coming up roses and daffodils...:applause:

[demodonkey]

1200. You can pull all the stops out, 'til they call the cops out

Grind your behind til you're banned...
But ya Gotta Get A Gimmick
If ya want to get a hand!

You can sacrifice your sacro
Workin' in the back row
Bump in a dump til your dead
But ya Gotta Get A Gimmick
If you want to get ahead!

You can uh, You can uh, you can uh uh uh
That's how Burlesque was born
Me I uh, and I uh and I uh uh uh
But I do it with a horn!!!

(MB toots trumpet here, upside down between her legs!) ;-)

Once I was a schlepper, now I Miss Mazzeppa
With my revolution in dance
Ya Gotta Get A Gimmick
If ya want ta have a chaaaannnnnnccccee.


....Dedicated to all the paperless DRE manufacturers, lol! (I'd like to bump them over the head with my darn trumpet, ha ha)

[banana pancakes]

1193. I've lurked for close to a year now...

But I registered last night. :hi:

This thread gives me goosebumps -- it is amazing what you've done :)

I donated $20.00 (sent an email last night to Beth since I couldn't post for 24 hours.) I wish it could be more.

What a truely great group of people here :toast:

[EFerrari]

1195. Yes, you did and Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[AmBlue]

1196. Yes, welcome, welcome.....

You're gonna love it here. :hi:

[hiley]

1198. banana pancakes thank you so for joining us !

Welcome to Du ! :hi:

I will tell you a secret, my name is hiley and i was a lurker too.....

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

for banana pancakes, andy, beth, fly,and in memory of lemonlime and everyone else !!!!!

:blush: i love DU

just a little to go for ANDY :loveya:

[flyarm]

1207. BANANA PANCAKES..YOU SURE ARE MAKING ME HUNGRY!!!!

UMMMMMMM AND A HEARTY WELCOME TO DU!!!!!!!!!!!!

UMMMMMMM WONDER HOW SINGING WITH A MOUTH FULL OF BANANA PANCAKES WOULD SOUND...WOW YOU MADE ME HUNGRY...UMMMM...WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY...AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATION!!


HUGGIES FOR THE NEW GIRL ON THE BLOCK!!!:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
NOW A FAMILY HUGGIES!!:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:

HI AND WELCOME!!! FLY

[Jane Austin]

1194. Kickin' for the night owls!

Dig deep, everybody. We're almost there.

[mogster]

1201. Nearly there! :-) In honor of this I'm posting my favourite Bush pic

Caption: "A thread worth 25.000 dollars?? I want it!!!"

Really - great job, folks! Your work doesn't go by unoticted; I've heard Santa Claus has prepared something special for next Christmas, so clear out your lockers!! :)

[hiley]

1209. LOL ! mogster

great pic of our dictator !

:rofl:




:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:



:applause:

[EFerrari]

1202. 11:35 pm PST: 22, 859.50! Thank you, DUers!

We're very close. Close now, can't get any closer :)

[demodonkey]

1203. $22,859.50!!!!!! Hot hot hot!!

[fleabert]

1205. how about reposting this as it's own thread? great motivation!

I'll nominate it, and I am sure I won't be the only one! You can keep tabs on this thread and keep adding new pics... might be quicker for the dial-ups to stay up to date since this is so huge now.

[flyarm]

1210. FLEABERT..WE ARE ALLOWED ONE THREAD ...

ITS THE DU RULES..AND WE DO NOT WANT TO BREAK ANY OF THE RULES...DU WAS KIND ENOUGH TO LET US DO THIS FUNDRAISING HERE...AND WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH..WE WOULD NOT WANT TO BREAK THE RULES!!


FLY..WHO JUST TYPED IN CAPS BUT AM TOO TIRED TO re type!!

[fleabert]

1211. oops! didn't know! thanks for the fyi...

I still think it was a good idea though... :blush:

you must be REALLY tired, lol!

[hiley]

1215. fleabert thank you for caring !

and btw! it was a good idea just can't do it, though.
:popcorn: we just have to make some popcorn and pull up the chair and put our feet up...

[hiley]

1206. Yea ! getting close for MONDAY morning !

:kick:
We are almost to the first financial goal ! You guys ROCK !!!
Then Beth starts working her charm, again !!
thank you beth for all your efforts.
thank you fly for the same.
thank you dragon slayer for having a diary up at kos.
thank you andy for being you .
thank you each and every sweet person that took the time to post and donate.
thank you to all who are emailing so many others to make our network grow for andy....
thank you to all the ones who wrote such lovely article and posted alerts up for andy.
so many people i wish i could type every name to say thank you to.

thank you John Hopkins for your scientific know how !
thank you thom hartman
thank you will pitt
thank you mike malloy
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/5/1/125012/8506#70

good thoughts and love go to la la raw raw as she goes to the hospital in the morning...

[EFerrari]

1212. 12:20 am PST: $23,114.50 Thank you, DUers!

Keep the faith. We're making it happen.

:kick:

[hiley]

1217. "12:20 am PST: $23,114.50 Thank you, DUers!"

why beth, keep the faith is my motto ! ha!

well, guess we can all share.......:blush:


hi merh ! hi everyone, you night owls ...

[EFerrari]

1220. You never know when something good is gonna happen, hiley!

:)

Kick it for Andy.

:kick:

[hiley]

1223. i kind of lied actually the motto

belongs to Jesse Jackson and i swiped it !
but, i am sure it is alright with him. oh wait a minute wrong motto !!
i was thinking of KEEP HOPE ALIVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah, yeah that the one i stole not KEEP THE FAITH. sorry, it was yours after all beth


okay, it is offical i have lost all my marbles..........


:dilemma:

[EFerrari]

1225. Nah, you've got plenty to spare, lady

:thumbsup:

[merh]

1213. kick

:kick:

[merh]

1214. Kicking to the top

:kick:

[flyarm]

1221. hey you guys..i have to sleep..its almost 4 here on east coast..and being

i got less than 3 last night and less than that the night before..these ole bones are giving out..see ya in the am early i hope...hubby gets up in 1 hr for his radio show..we will be two ships passing in the wind...noooo i didn't say passing wind..i said passing in < the> wind!!...nite all..your fly gal!!

huggies for all............
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[merh]

1222. Sleep well fly!

I have the feeling that when you wake, the goal will have been met.

At least this half of it!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[hiley]

1224. sweet dreams fly

i know about the hubby deal, what does mine look like anyhow, i forget !?



:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[mogster]

1228. Sleep well, sweet dreams

You've done a hell of a job :-)

[Liberty Belle]

1218. Keeping this kicked!

:kick:

[liberalla]

1219. kick!

Sent you a message. Will be mailing a check tomorrow.

Go Andy!

[MinneapolisMatt]

1226. Count me in too!

The money will go out in the mail first thing in the morning.

I'm sending a pm!

WE LOVE YOU ANDY!

xoxo Matt

[hiley]

1227. Welcome to DU ! MinneapolisMatt

and thank you for caring about Andy !!!!

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:







:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[hiley]

1229. kick this

sucker for Andy !
well, I am trying to stay awake ...

:kick:

[EFerrari]

1230. 2:10am PST: $ 23,241.63. Thank you, DUers!

Cr@p! I need $1759.37. Can you guys check your pockets or something?

We WILL get it done. We have good people working for us.

We are lucky.

But between now and then, please look in your junk drawer, under the couch, whereEVER you can.

[hiley]

1231. Cr@p! I need $1759.37. Can you guys check your pockets or something?

i go tell them at kos too, sweetie

[EFerrari]

1232. thank you, hiley, I tried but couldn't figure it out. n/t

[hiley]

1233. It is just fine

been going back and forth tonight because dragon slayer had to get some sleep for work.
my job is just activism and it is at home and guess what

no boss
hmm, no pay either ! but that is just fine with me, I have a blast !

keep hope alive...

[demodonkey]

1234. $23,241.63!!!!!!!! Kick it to the top this AM, please!

[hiley]

1235. Yes, no sleep for the wicked !

hmm, that would be me. I still love your thermometer and it looks better all the time..

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[demodonkey]

1236. Well thank you, but I just want to see it blow its top, LOL!

Then Andy can have his Whipple.

:-) :-) :-) :-) :-):-) :-) :-) :-) :-):-) :-) :-) :-) :-):-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

[hiley]

1239. sounds like the plan !

:kick:

[fooj]

1237. Andy- DO YOU FEEL THE LOVE?

Hiley- I can't believe that we are here at almost 3am! CRAZY!

Peace.

[demodonkey]

1238. 3 AM, my foot! The SUN is coming up over here in PA! ;-) eom

[hiley]

1240. I know it is 5 am here in Arkansas !

Andy is worth the pain though !
Good thoughts go to Larisa this morning too !
la la raw raw good luck today we are thinking of you..:hug:

[hiley]

1242. We just need a little more for this morning !

Please dig deep and see what you can do...
pass around the word every bit helps so much !
thank you for all you are doing DU !

:applause:

[Danmel]

1243. Kicking in

:kick:

What an amazing community this is- after I pay my bills today, I'll see what I can send .

[hiley]

1244. Danmel thank you for caring !

even if you can not donate today you made my sleepy time much more pleasent....
email your friends and pass it along, that will be a great help.
hiley

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: you gave us a bounce !

[Moosepoop]

1245. Add $50 to the total

Just sent it via Paypal.

[hiley]

1246. Moosepoop !

Hi ! and good morning to you !!! good to see out in public ...
Okay, i get really corny without sleep .
pm beth okay ! maybe, she will tell a total soon and then i can go to sleep for a while.


i feel like i have a
:hangover: except i don't drink !

[Kip Humphrey]

1247. Kick - DUers take care of our own!

[hiley]

1248. Kip Humphrey I like your attitude there !

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

and remember seeing you before !
thanks
hiley

[GCP]

1249. Another $75 and another kick COME ON, DUERS, WE'RE NEARLY THERE

:kick:

[hiley]

1250. Godlesscommieprevert

thank you and i love your name...
:rofl:

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:


Almost there !!!!!!!!!!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

I love DUer's !

[hiley]

1251. For Andy we are close to the $25,000 for today !

:kick:

[AmBlue]

1256. Good morning kick

Barely wiped the sleep outta my eyes yet, but had to come check on Andy..... You ALL are such troopers!!! Gosh we are SOOOOO close....

:kick:

[hiley]

1258. AmBlue it is great to see you this morning !

we are so close ! great huh ?
trying to stay awake and wait for a new total.
:hug:

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[AmBlue]

1259. I caved at about 2:30am last night....

....um, I mean, this morning. Have you been up all night??? Surely this thread is setting the record for DU....

:kick:

[hiley]

1262. Been pulling an all nighter

I will get some sleep in a while..
Really, this thread is unbelievably long and i have never seen this before or heard of one. but, i never posted on a board until this last year.
i always just did my thing and never even looked at boards before then.
strange, huh ? considering how many years we have had computers and internet at my house !
too many kids, i guess. now they are grown and i can do all the activism i desire !
i hope you got enough sleep, you didn't sleep very long !
hiley
:hi:

[AmBlue]

1307. I've got littl'uns so Mommy HAS to...

be able to function. I'm chauffering to school at 7:45am EVERY day... Thanks for nursing this thread!!

[Marnieworld]

1260. Kicking for Andy!

Jeez Du-ers! I am tearing up at my desk at work so unbelievably touched by everyone's generousity and loving spirits. I can't believe we are almost at $25K. It is so beautiful that we are pulling together like this. We can do anything!

[AmBlue]

1261. I'm waiting for the next tally....

WE'RE ALMOST THERE!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
Gotta pull out the woohoos...

[katinmn]

1263. Kick and Thanks to the efforts of those who stayed up all night

and have worked on this all weekend.

I love the DU community.

:grouphug:

[hiley]

1267. katinmn

I sure remember seeing you around !
Thank you and everyone sweet person that helped !
Andy will have the best treatment for his cancer at the best Hospital possible. John Hopkins is a miracle, itself !
I am with you katinmn I love the DU community as well.:pals:

[hiley]

1265. me too ! I was over at kos

hitting the diary and someone else sent $100.00 just now !
DU has be absolutely wonderful and many even became a member of DU to help ! It is amazing the love for others !
Can't wait for beth's new total..
:applause:

[hiley]

1264. Marnieworld We can do anything together you are right !

Together we are strong and we can change this system !
We have to demand Universal Health Care !
Everyone deserves treatment and medication.
we are strong........
:applause:

[Lisa0825]

1266. The power of the internet community is amazing!

I was so happy to login this morning after being offline all weekend, and see what we have accomplished! I am betting that the next tally will say that we accomplished our goal.

This is such an inspiration!!!! :woohoo:

Andy, you have brought out the best in us. Best wishes to you on a speedy recovery.

:loveya:

[smbolisnch]

1268. Kick!

:kick:

[hiley]

1275. great pic wonder if we could get a donation for it ?

:kick:

[Marnieworld]

1269. Kicking for Andy!

I want to keep this the top thread in GD. Where's the new total Beth? I really think we shouldn't stop until he has all he needs. I can only think that his recovery will be easier if he doesn't have to think about $$. We really need universal health care in this country dammit!

[flyarm]

1270. OK I AM UP AND LET ME GIVE IT TO YOU ONE MORE TIME

PUT ME IN FOR ANOTHER $78.00...BECAUSE BETH YOU HAD ME DO SOMETHING IN YOUR BAG OF TRICKSFOR 122.00 FOR SOME BET...SO MAKE THIS CHECK FOR 78.00 SO I CAN DO AN EVEN AMOUNT!!

AND A WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO FOR ANDY!!

ARE WE READY FOR THE SONG OF ALL SONGS WHEN THE TALLY RINGS??


FLY

[elehhhhna]

1272. New Total, Please? KICK!

[hiley]

1283. soon probably !

:kick:

[hiley]

1273. I can't believe your up and roaring already !

FLY
:loveya: are we getting a total pretty soon ?
I hope so

[bush_is_wacko]

1277. I'm up too!

Looking for a total as well :hide:

[hiley]

1282. Well good morning to you too !

Good Monday Morning to ALL !!
got a few donations through kos and checked out the blog at PDA new donation there too...
I have a feeling we are going to get some great news pretty soon here !

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[flyarm]

1274. HILEY...YOU SWEETHEART..AFTER 2 NIGHTS UP ALL NITE..

MY FINGERS AND FEET WERE SO SWOLLEN ..I HAD TO SLEEP..SO THANK YOU HILEY..AND THANK ALL YOU WONDERFUL DU'ERS...

WE ON THE EAST COAST ARE AT A BIT OF A DISADVANTAGE OVER THE OTHER TIME ZONES IN STUFF LIKE THIS...

SO I SALUTE ALL YOU WHO TOOK THE EARLY MORNING SHIFT!! OR MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SHIFT!!

FLY:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[hiley]

1279. been

running back and forth all night but I can take it ....
it is 8:21 a.m. here in Arkansas

i am swollen too ! hmm, but do that some times anyway.

[katinmn]

1276. Kick for those who only have Internet access at work!

:kick:

[liberalgenes]

1280. What a wonderful community!

Sending $20 via PayPal with best wishes for the best possible outcome.

[flyarm]

1284. THANK YOU LIBERALGENES!!!

AND A HEARTY THANK YOU THAT IS..!!

I LOVE YOU GUYS ..HAVE I TOLD YOU THAT LATELY???


I LOVE YOU ..ALLL OF YOU!!!

PLEASE PM BETH IF YOU HAVEN'T..SFEXPAT2000...THANK YOU LIBERAL!!

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug:

[hiley]

1285. liberalgenes

thank you for caring ! Welcome to DU !
:hug:

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[hiley]

1289. Again for Andy !

:kick:

[StaggerLee]

1278. Here's mine

I can only spare $20.00 this time around.

I'll PM sfexpat2000 in a little bit.


Go Go DU Gadget GO!!!


:woohoo:

[flyarm]

1281. THANK YOU STAGER LEE!!!

IT HAS BEEN ALL THE DOLLARS , THE 5'S AND TEN'S AND TWENTIES THAT HAVE GOTTEN US HERE....SO I THANK YOU SINCERELY!!!

FLY:hug: :hug: :hug:

[hiley]

1286. StaggerLee

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Thank you !

[flyarm]

1287. GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE..THIS ONES A DOOSEY!!

SING IT WITH ME!!

http://www.songsforteaching.com/jackgrunsky/goodmorningsunshine.htm


AND THAT IS NOT MY VOICE..I SING LIKE AND ANGEL...BUT YOU ALL KNEW THAT ..RIGHT??

Good morning sunshine
Help me on my way
Good morning sunshine
Brighten up my day

Salut soleil
Tu m'as reveille
Salut soleil
Viens m'accompagner

I know today's gonna be fun
I'm gonna get things done

Got a lot of work to do
And discover something new

Gonna see my friends today
Many things that we can play


FLY

[katinmn]

1291. That song is precious, fly!

good choice for kick-starting the day.:)

[hiley]

1293. Thanks fly

for a while there I was pretty much talking to myself :crazy: :crazy: your singing is much better and it sure is nice to have so many working together..... gives me goosebumps.
:grouphug: ready for a great total though !

[Marnieworld]

1288. I want a total- Golly Gee Willickers!

We need a drumroll and Tony Orlando like the Jerry Lewis telethons.

[flyarm]

1292. HOLD YOUR KNICKERS ON...IT TAKE A LITTLE BIT TO CHECK THROUGH THE NUMBERS

WE DON'T WANT TO BE WRONG..IN ANY WAY!!!

REMEMBER WE HAVE TO CALL NURSE RACHET THIS MORN..SO WE HAVE TO BE RIGHT!!


HAVE I TOLD YOU ALL I LOVE YOU LATELY??

DO YOU WANT ME TO SING AGAIN??

FLY

[hiley]

1298. Sure thing fly sing away !

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[KharmaTrain]

1290. No Wonder This String Is So Long...Here's Mine...

$250 from Chicago.

Here's wishing Andy the best and to keep fighting the good fight.

Cheers!

[hiley]

1295. KharmaTrain

that is great absolutely great !
cheers to you ..

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:


:patriot:

[flyarm]

1296. I LOVE YOU kHARMA TRAIN!!!

YOU ARE MY NEW SUNSHINE..MY ONLY SUNSHINE..YOU MAKE ME HAPPY WHEN SKIES ARE GREY.....



THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!


FLY

NOW YOU JUST GOT THE ANDY'S PATRIOTS SONG!!
LOVE YOU SWEETIE!!

FLY:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[flyarm]

1301. KARMA TRAIN...CAN YOU PM SFEXPAT2000 AND TELL HER OF YOUR DONATION

THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH..YOU ARE WONDERFUL!!

BUT EVERYONE HERE AT DU IS WONDERFUL!!!

HAVE I TOLD YOU LATEY HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU??

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

FLY

[dave29]

1294. $20 headed your way via Paypal

Get well Andy, we're rootin for you :)

[hiley]

1297. dave29

you guys are gonna make me cry again !!!

thank you !
I LOVE DUer's !

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[dave29]

1300. was trying Amazon all weekend

and failed, so I set up Paypal :) It's amazing what a little grassroots organization can do...

Thanks to all of you who are making this possible!

[flyarm]

1299. THANK YOU DAVE!!!!!!!!

HUGGIES COMIN YOUR WAY!!:hug: :hug: :hug:

CAN YPU PLEAS PM BETH AT SFEXPAT2000..SO SHE CAN ADD IT TO THE TOTAL!!

THANKS SWEETIE...HAVE I TOLD YOU ALL LATELY HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU???


FLY:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[dave29]

1302. I'm feelin the love

And I confess... I love you too ;)

:hug: ya'll are great - keep on keepin on. I'll PM Beth.

[hiley]

1306. okay now I love you too !

and I love Progressives !
Thank you DU and everyone else for standing beside Andy Stephenson !

:patriot:

[bush_is_wacko]

1329. Let's not forget that at least ONE "conservative" pitched in too!

WE love EVERYONE with big hearts that donated to Andy's cause! I know you didn't forget, but just in case some people missed it we DID have a donation from a kind hearted conservative! We love h/er h/im too!


:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[hiley]

1520. yes, lemonlime !!!!

we love you lemonlime !

:grouphug:

[bear425]

1303. I hope it's not too late, but I just kicked in $15

And I PM'd you about it, too.

We're so grateful to you for all you've done and will continue to do! Please get well soon, Andy!

[hiley]

1309. bear425

Andy thanks you so much !

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[flyarm]

1312. THANK YOU BEAR425!!!

DID I TELL YOU EVER THAT I LOVED YOU???

WELL I COULD BEAR HUG YOU!!

ITS NEVER TOO LATE!!!

I LOVE ALL YOU DU'ERS..HAVE I TOLD YOU THAT LATELY???

BEAR CAN YOU PM BETH AT SFEXPAT2000 AND TELL HER OF YOUR DONATION/? PLEASE!!

AND SPECIAL BEAR HUGS TO YOU!!:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:


FLY

[bear425]

1335. Well Fly, I love you too! From one Florida girl to another...

You are my sunshine - my only sunshine...

You know the rest! :hug:

[AmBlue]

1340. Hey bear...... I'm a Florida chick, too!!!

What neck o' the woods are you in??? If you don't mind me asking... Me and fly (when she's here) are in Tampa Bay area.

[bear425]

1372. I'm on the east coast in Pompano Beach.

Just had a south Florida meetup here and I know the west coast was talking about one. Had a good time meeting other Du'ers. We've got to stick together! Nice to meet you, AmBlue!

[Spazito]

1304. Sent $200.00 via Paypal for Andy

He is in my thoughts, best wishes, Andy.

Edited to add: that is in US dollars, just to be clear for the tally

[flyarm]

1308. THANK YOU SPAZITO!!!!!!!!!!!

HAVE I EVER TOLD YOU I LOVE YOU?????????

IN CASE I FORGOT...

I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:


YOU GUYS ARE MAKING ME:cry: :cry: :cry:

BUT HAPPY :cry: :cry: :cry:


FLY

[flyarm]

1310. SPAZITO..CAN YOU PM BETH AT SFEXPAT2000!! AND TELL HER

YOUR DONATION!!

THANK YOU!!

FLY

[Spazito]

1313. Will do!

Andy deserves all our respect, prayers and help, he has done so much for truth.

[hiley]

1311. Spazito

The world coming together for our Election Investigater , so cool !
thank you very much and all the good thoughts can only help, Andy .
you guys are wonderful...
:cry: those are tears of joy

[flyarm]

1305. NEW SONG FOR A DOLLAR!! DANCING............

DANCING QUEEN!!!
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen

Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for the place to go
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing
You come in to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music’s high
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
You’re in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance...

You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen

You’re a teaser, you turn ’em on
Leave them burning and then you’re gone
Looking out for another, anyone will do
You’re in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance...

You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen

The hottest songs from Abba



LETS BANG THOSE TAMBORINES!!!!!!! FOR ANDY!!!!!!!!


FLY

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[hiley]

1314. For ANDY !

bang those tamborines ......

:applause:

[flyarm]

1315. I HAVE A DREAM.........

NEW SONG!!

I HAVE A DREAM

THINK ABBA!!

I have a dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I’ll cross the stream - I have a dream

I have a dream, a fantasy
To help me through reality
And my destination makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness still another mile
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels ( YOU ARE ALL ANDY'S O8) O8) O8) )
When I know the time is right for me
I’ll cross the stream - I have a dream
I’ll cross the stream - I have a dream

I have a dream, a song to sing ( ALRIGHT ALREADY I KNOW YOU ARE SICK OF MY SINGING,..SO DONATE! FLY)
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale ( THIS HAS BEEN A FAIRY TALE DU'ERS!!:pals: )


You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels ( YOU ARE ALL ANGELS!!O8) O8) O8))
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels ( O8) O8) O8) )
When I know the time is right for me
I’ll cross the stream - I have a dream
I’ll cross the stream - I have a dream

The hottest songs from Abba
O8) O8) O8) :pals:


FROM SINGING FLY!!

[AmBlue]

1317. How 'bout this one??????

I'm getting soooo EXCITED!!! The next tally's going to be a doooooozie..... I can FEEL IT!!! This is for Andy... and all my lovely DUers.... especially Arlene and Beth..... and hiley for nightsitting... LOVE YOU ALLL!!! Are you ready??? This is a GREAT song...... :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :cry:

Good morning starshine
The earth says hello
You twinkle above us
We twinkle below

Good morning starshine
You lead us along
My love and me as we sing
Our early morning singing song

Gliddy glub gloopy
Nibby nabby noopy
La la la lo lo
Sabba sibby sabba
Nooby abba nabba
Le le lo lo
Tooby ooby walla
Nooby abba naba
Early morning singing song

Good morning starshine
The earth says hello
You twinkle above us
We twinkle below

Good morning starshine
You lead us along
My love and me as we sing
Our early morning singing song

Gliddy glub gloopy
Nibby nabby noopy
La la la lo lo
Sabba sibby sabba
Nooby abba nabba
Le le lo lo
Tooby ooby walla
Nooby abba naba
Early morning singing song

Singing a song
Humming a song
Singing a song
Loving a song
Laughing a song
Singing a song
Sing the song
Song song song sing
Sing sing sing sing song

:kick:

[flyarm]

1319. GREATTTTTTTTTT ONE AM BLUE!!!!

now i will be singing...that tune!!!

you twinkle above us ..we twinkle below!!

love it..just love it!!

have i told you all lately how much i love you???

in case i forgot..i love you all!!

fly:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :pals: fly

[AmBlue]

1324. Floatie hearts to YOU TOO you angel, you...

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8)

And let's get ready to PAR-TAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!
:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:

[AmBlue]

1320. Gliddy glub gloopy.... Nibby nabby noopy...........

Come on SING everyone....

La la la lo lo
Sabba sibby sabba
Nooby abba nabba
Le le lo lo
Tooby ooby walla
Nooby abba naba
Early morning singing song

Good morning starshine
The earth says hello......
:kick:

[hiley]

1322. AmBlue That was so nice !

especially love this part ...
Good morning starshine
The earth says hello
You twinkle above us
We twinkle below


making me very happy and maybe someone will donate for that pretty song !
:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[Misunderestimator]

1318. Do we have a new Tally yet?

Looks like we must have met the $25K goal by now.

:yourock: sfexpat2000!!

DU rocks too!! :bounce:

[flyarm]

1321. we are ll waiting with bated breath!!!..orrrrrrrrrr

in my case........ bad breath as i haven't brushed yet!!

fly

[hiley]

1325. fly you never disappoint !

LOL!
:rofl:

[hiley]

1323. I am trying hard to stay awake for the Total !

really, need to post it over at kos when it comes out too.....
so keep me awake !

I love DUer's ! they have big wonderful hearts !

O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8)

[mogster]

1326. What's the time where you are now?

Here it is half past four in the afternoon, and I'm nipping a coffe while witing for the beeeg number to appear! :-)

[hiley]

1328. Well I am in Arkansas

and it is 9:37 a.m. but no sleep yet and the night before not much then either and coffee sounds wonderful to me !
i better not drink any though !

:hangover: that is how i feel right about now and i did not drink any booze !

[Bryn]

1327. Sending in $15.00 via snail mail for Andy

That's all I can give today, but I will give more on my next payday which is on May 10. Just spend $$$ fixing my car that broke down last Friday!!

All the best for Andy

Bryn :hi:

[flyarm]

1331. thank you bryn!!!!

can you please pm sfexpat2000 ..and let her know about your donation??!!

and have i told you how much i love you yet today??

well i love you..and i thank you!!!

sending huggies..catch them!!

fly:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :yourock:

[hiley]

1332. Thank you so much !

hate to hear about your car trouble that always is expensive !
Welcome to DU !!!!
I hope you will like it here ...
maybe, we will get the round up tally soon !
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[flyarm]

1330. let the money come..and ....

fly singing with carly simon loud...

- Let The River Run Lyrics


We're coming to the edge, ( oh baby are we on edge waiting!!)
running on the water,
coming through the fog,
your sons and daughters.

( yes we teach them when we give of ourselves as adults!!)

Let the river run,
let all the dreamers ( thats us!)
wake the nation. ( and we damn sure will!!)
Come, the New Jerusalem.

Silver cities rise,
the morning lights
the streets that meet them,
and sirens call them on
with a song. ( alright already ..i know you are sick of my singing!!)

It's asking for the taking. ( we will take you hard earned dollars only for the good cause of andy!!)

Trembling, shaking.
Oh, my heart is aching.

We're coming to the edge,..( ohhh baby we are!!)
running on the water,
coming through the fog,
your sons and daughters.

We the great and small...( but strong and united!!)
stand on a star
and blaze a trail of desire
through the dark'ning dawn.

It's asking for the taking.
Come run with me now, ( you came, you ran , you donated, and i love you!!)

the sky is the color of blue
you've never even seen
in the eyes of your lover.

Oh, my heart is aching. ( with the love for all you great people of du!!)

We're coming to the edge,
running on the water,
coming through the fog,your sons and daughters.



It's asking for the taking.
Trembling, shaking.
Oh, my heart is aching.
We're coming to the edge,
running on the water,
coming through the fog,
your sons and daughters.

Let the river run,
let all the dreamerswake the nation.
Come, the New Jerusalem




singing fly..i am belting this one out ya'll!!

fly

[flyarm]

1333. okkkk lets just be a little patient..remember ..this was an

east coast to west coast venture...and adventure...

and all you wonderful du'er in between!!

so we have to wait for the west coasters to awaken!!

but its coming soooooonnnn!!!


fly

[flyarm]

1334. just called andy...termite answered....

and andy's not awake yet..so please hold on us eastern staters...and our mid staters!!

they aren't all awake yet out on the sun coast!!


fly

[merh]

1338. GOOD MORNING DU

Hi ya morning crew - so good to see you!
Donations still coming in.
:patriot:

[hiley]

1339. hey merh

just waiting for tally so i can go to sleep..may just have to check later though
i think i will go lay down before falling down.
love you guys !
diary fell at dkos could not keep it up any longer too many new ones coming on in the morning. lord, i posted over 30 something times on a thread with only 91 posts !!!!!!!!!
:hide:

[AmBlue]

1346. Off to beddie-bye, you....

You've done ENOUGH!!!! Thanks so much..... and BRAVOOOOOO!!!

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[merh]

1354. You go rest

We will monitor until sfexpat shows.

:hug: Thank you for your vigilance.

:hug: Thank you for your love & concern!

:loveya:

[AmBlue]

1350. Mornin' merh......

We are SOOOO close!!! Can't hardly stand the wait.....
:hi:

[merh]

1359. Good morning to you AmBlue!

That rhymes! :hi:

[flyarm]

1357. morning merh....hey can i ask a favor of someone??

can someone keep checking will pitts tread..as people want to donate..and i can't be in both places...i was just there trying to get people to pm beth..with their donations..and to help people with the pay pal..most dont understand that its ..andy underscorestephenson....

they are missing the underscore..because it doesn't show up on du...

please if someone can monitor it!!

thanks ..fly

[merh]

1358. okie dokie

:hi:

[AmBlue]

1369. I'm watching it, too..... n/t

[AmBlue]

1336. We're so close..... Come on people now.....

Hey..... THAT's a song!!!!

Love is but a song we sing
And fear’s the way we die
You can make the mountains ring
Or make the angels cry
Though the bird is on the wing
You may not know why

Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

Some may come and some may go
We will surely pass
When the one that left us here
Returns for us at last
We are but a moment’s sunlight
Fading in the grass yeah

Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

If you hear the song we sing
You will understand
You hold the key to love and fear
All in your trembling hand
Just one key unlocks them both
It’s there at your command

Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now
Try to love one another right now
Try to love one another right now

Straight from the love and peace generation.... Gotta love those sixties... :hippie: :hippie: :hippie: :hippie: :hippie: :hippie: :hippie: :hippie: :hippie:

[hiley]

1345. AmBlue love that song too !

you are pretty good there !
that should be worth some good donations for ANDY !

when andy wakes up tell him he is going to John Hopkins and he will win this battle !
we love him and everyone is pulling for him !
:loveya:

[AmBlue]

1356. Gotta cover while fly brushes her teeth, ya know??

:kick:

[flyarm]

1364. teeth clean..and paver guy taken care of!! lol..crazy fly

wow i am in new house and thought hubbby could help with workmen...not!!

:silly: :silly: :silly: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :silly: :silly: :crazy: :crazy: :silly: :silly:

crazy fly!!

have i told you how much i love you all yet today???


I :loveya: LOVE :loveya: YOU :loveya: DU'ERS!!!:loveya:


FLY

[coffeenap]

1337. kick

[AmBlue]

1341. Is there a quick way to get to the bottom of this thread?????

Dang... it's soooooooooooooo LONG!!!!

[nonny]

1360. Hi AmBlue

What I do when the thread gets soooooooooooooooo long.....
I click on the title only ---------- not the view all.

Then after the page has loaded (wait wait wait)
Then "Ctrl End" takes you to the bottom of the page.

Then you can click on whatever post you want.

:hi:

[AmBlue]

1379. omg NONNY!! Thank you so much!

What a difference a little info can make!!

:kick:

[meganmonkey]

1342. $30 snail mail on it's way!

(Sorry it isn't more - my extra $ is going to travel costs to Columbus for the Teach In this weekend)

:woohoo:

[flyarm]

1373. ohhh megan thank you dearest!!

please pm sfexpat2000 and tell her of your donation...if you can't will do it for you!!

thank you dear heart!!

and a big huggie going your way!!:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

fly

[meganmonkey]

1380. I already sent the PM.

Hugs right back atcha!!!!

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

mm

[Catherine Vincent]

1343. Morning folks!

:hi:

[hiley]

1347. morning cat

night cat .........


:shrug: what can i say gotta get some sleep !

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

for andy !

[Catherine Vincent]

1351. Up all night?

Well, you go get some beauty sleep sweetie. We'll see you when you get back.:-)

:pals:

[AmBlue]

1348. Hey cat!! g'mornin...

[Catherine Vincent]

1353. Morning AmBlue!

How was the weekend? I already know the answer....not long enough right?:-)

[AmBlue]

1363. Just can't stay away from this thread....

Hubby thinks I'm nuts. Not because of the thread, but because my neglected bod is trying to get over the flu and I'm not being very considerate of her. Oh well.... Nothing compared to what Andy's going thru.

[flyarm]

1377. wow i missed you up there cat...good mornin to ya gal!! n/t

[Maru Kitteh]

1344. Go forth and KILL THY TUMOR Andy!

Sent you $13 PayPal, it's all I had in my account right now but hopefully this is just the tiny first drop of a bucket of money I'd like to send you. Will see what I can do about setting up a new fundraiser for Andy this week. If it works out ok, I'll donate all my button proceeds this week. I sell anti-bush buttons on eBay and hopefully the admins will let me do a post promoting them, if so I will donate my gross reciepts to Andy, donating my time, materials and postage.

http://stores.ebay.com/Wandas-Buttons-and-More_Political_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZQ2d1QQftidZ2QQtZkm">My eBay Store


Anti-Bush "IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN" button OZ scarecrow $0.99



God bless and keep you, and may the Republicans ROT in a HELL of their own making for screwing healthcare in this country so badly. We don't have insurance either and if this happens to me or Mr. Veganistan we'll probably just have to go back home and die.

[Infomaniac]

Bless your heart.

And put me down for some buttons.

[katinmn]

1352. So many of us are in the same boat as Andy w/no insurance

We live in a country where healthcare is guaranteed only for the wealthy and those whose employers make healthcare affordable.

BUT -- we are determined to take care of our own and demand change at the same time!

[ailsagirl]

1370. It blows my mind that we don't have health insurance for all

Obviously, our priorities are elsewhere. After all, if it benefits the citizens, it's not something these creeps are interested in.

The great, wonderful U.S. refuses to help its citizens in so many ways-- this health care thing is a disgrace. People will literally die without it. But, who cares? They sure don't. I remember when Hillary tried to put through a program and she was roundly dismissed.

Anyway, trying to focus on the positive but sometimes it just makes me want to throw up.

Yeh-- we got our priorities straight.
:sarcasm:

[Imalittleteapot]

1349. Kick.

:grouphug:

[July]

1355. ARE WE THERE YET?

Hoping to hear that we are.

Isn't it true that Andy will need the other $25,000 later? Is the ultimate goal raising the whole $50,000?

[bush_is_wacko]

1362. Yes it's true the actual cost is 50K, but maybe we wil be able to nogotiat

some kind of deal with regrds to that. a whole lot of people on this thread have suggested some very interesting approaches to that. I think they are worth looking into.

[flyarm]

1368. UNFORTUNATELY...ITS THE PEOPLE WITH NO INSURANCE THAT GET HIT WITH THE

highest rates...as hmo's and insurance companies because of their power in numbers can negotiate down the rates..its people without insurance who are hit the hardest..if that isn't complete bullshit..the ones who need it the most are charged the most...

have i told you how much i love you all..but am disgusted with my government???

i never get angry at the people unless they are utter morons and vote for *..but its the government of and by the people thats screwing the people!!


have i told you how much i love you du'ers lately ..for being intelligent and caring..and just just damn good people!!

fly

[Infomaniac]

1361. Flyarm and Hiley, Your voices must be sore, let me add mine.

Artist: Rufus Wainwright Lyrics
Song: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother Lyrics

The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows when
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.

So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he to bear
We'll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me

If I'm laden at all
I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart
Isn't filled with the gladness
Of love for one another.

It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.

He's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.

[flyarm]

1366. I LOVE THAT SONG..I CAN TELL YOU WHICH BOYFRIEND THAT ONE WAS!!!

BUT I WON'T!!

I CAN HEAR YA SINGING NOW....HE AIN'T HEAVY..HE'S MY BROTHER...DUET ..OR A CHORUS EVERYONE!!!


THE ROAD IS LONGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

WITH MANY A WINDING TURNNNNNNNNNNN

THAT LEADS US TO WHOOOOOOO KNOWS WHEREEEEEE

WHO KNOWS WHENNNNNNNNNNNNNN


BUT I'M STRONGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRRRRY HIMMMMMMMM

HE AIN'T HEAVY,..HE'S MY BROOOOOTHERRRRRRR!!

I LOVE IT!!


SINGING SECOND VERSE!!!

FLY

[AmBlue]

1374. oooooh, good one Info...

That one made me cry....... :cry:

It's so true!!! That's what life is all about!! Why can't we have a fucking president that truly believes in a CULTURE OF LIFE!!!! This could be changed so easily if we had the right guy up there!!!! We have to CHANGE THIS!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

Okay.... had my little rant... I'm better now. :kick: GET back up there, sucker!!!

[ElaineinIN]

1365. Donated, pm'd and kicked!

KICK KICK KICK

My dad died of cancer in 1998 and my mom is battling it now. On my regular list of annual donations is the American Cancer Society, so hopefully one day, no one else will need to go through this.

Its pathetic that someone who needs a life saving surgery has to have an online telethon to get it done--but phew, Shrub has the nice new yacht, so we've got that going for us.

Thanks to everyone working this thread!

Elaine

[flyarm]

1367. THANK YOU SO MUCH ELAINEIN IN...AND MAY GOD BLESS

YOUR FAMILY...ANGEL DUST IS SURELY COMING YOUR WAY!!!

I LOVE ALL YOU WONDERFUL DU'ERS!!

YOU ARE DARN SPECIAL PEOPLE!!!

FLY

[flyarm]

1371. did you all see the gannon thread...seems gannon thinks god

bestowed thw white house on him...i just wonder ,..if his god bestowed being a hooker on him too??

or if his god thinks its ok for americans to have no health insurance..or universal coverage for those with no insurance??

remind me ...when i am passing out my love to you all..to pick a different god than gannons!!

see my god would never support these thugs in the white house..nor would my god make people suffer with no health care!!


just a thought in passing...


have i told you how much i love you?? you are splendid people!!

do we need another fly song yet???

just let me know..i am warming up the vocal cords!!

fly

[flyarm]

1375. can everyone give us a hearty kick!!!???...kickkkkkkkk

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[AmBlue]

1376. We need some J.T. in this mix, I think....

I don't have fly's vocal chords, but it's the thought that counts, right?

How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you (ALL YOU AT DU, THAT IS!!)

I needed the shelter of someone's arms and there you were
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs and there you were
With sweet love and devotion
Deeply touching my emotion (YA'LL ARE TOUCHING ME NOW...)
I want to stop and thank you baby
I just want to stop and thank you baby

How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

I close my eyes at night
Wondering where would I be without you in my life
Everything I did was just a bore
Everywhere I went it seems I'd been there before
But you brighten up for me all of my days
With a love so sweet in so many ways
I want to stop and thank you baby
I just want to stop and thank you baby

How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

You were better for me than I was for myself
For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else
I want to stop and thank you baby
I just want to stop and thank you baby

How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

HOW SWEET IT IS TO BE LOVED BY DU!!!!
:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[flyarm]

1378. ahhhhh so sweet..and i think you sing just fine!!

i can hear ya now!!!!

love you dolly...which reminds me..have i sang "hello dolly " for you yet???

welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

hello dolly well helloooooo dolly its so nice to have you back where you belong!!!

yourrrrrrrrrrrrrre loookin swell dollyyyyyyyyy i can tellllll dolly..your still glowing you're still goin...


i know i know...its the broadway babs in me!!!!!!!!!!!!

drama queen as my friemnds call me...personally i prefer.... diva!!

thanks for the song amblue honey..love you dolly..ohhh ..no i wont sing it again....as i ride off in my limo singing..hellooooo dollllly

fly

[elehhhhna]

1390. Here's another good song for Andy:

I am a one way motorway
I’m the one that drives away
Then follows you back home
I am a street light shining
I’m a wild light blinding bright
Burning off alone

It’s times like these you learn to live again
It’s times like these you give and give again
It’s times like these you learn to love again
It’s times like these time and time again

I am a new day rising
I’m a brand new sky
To hang the stars upon tonight
I am a little divided
Do I stay or run away
And leave it all behind?

It’s times like these you learn to live again
It’s times like these you give and give again
It’s times like these you learn to love again
It’s times like these time and time again


FooFighters

[Catherine Vincent]

1381. oh, I like JT!

How sweet it is to be loved by DU!:-)

[flyarm]

1382. i got 50 bucks out of beth last night for this one..any takers today???

http://members.aol.com/Sing4usBJT/BJThomas.html




fly

[Marnieworld]

1383. C'Mon! Big Money! No Whammies!

Have we passed the deposit $ point yet? I don't want DU to stop at $25K - he needs $50K let's not forget that!

[Jane Austin]

1387. Kicking!

n/t

[bush_is_wacko]

1391. Just another kick!

:kick: :kick: :kick:

:loveya:

[myrna minx]

1384. I am sending $25.00 via snail mail today.

:kick: Big hugs to Andy!!!!!!!!

[flyarm]

1388. thank you myrna minx!!!!

and sending you big hugs and kisses!!!


:D :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

fly

[EFerrari]

1385. 9:39 a.m. PST$ 24,454.63! Thank you DUers! Almost there!

DU ROCKS!

[merh]

1386. Woooohooooooo

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[flyarm]

1389. i am saving this woo hooo for the big kahuna!! 550 to go!!

keep it coming du!!!

have i told you lately how much i love you good people of du?????????


come on lovies...just a sprint away!!!

fly

[myrna minx]

1392. This thread makes me so proud to be a little part of DU.

I've been offline for three days. I return to DU to find that our online family pulls together to raise nearly $25,000 for Andy. This gives me so much hope for humanity. I am so happy that I cannot choke back the tears. Way to go DU!! :hugs:

[shireen]

1394. agreed!

I've never seen anything like this before. Think about it .... we raised $25,000 (soon) in 3 days! When did the fundraiser start?

[Catherine Vincent]

1393. Less than $500 needed!

It's in the bag now!:-):):-):):-):):-):):-):):-):):-):):-):):-):)

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!

[shireen]

1395. Thom is talking about Andy right now!

Thom's dist. list is 11,000!!!

Also Mark Crispin Miller circulated a similar message to his list.


Thanks THOM!!!

[AmBlue]

1396. OMG..... just WOW!!!

This one amazing group of people.... I'm so blessed to be a part of this. Thanks everybody. :toast: :grouphug:

GETTING EXCITED!!! :bounce: Can I take out my party hat now, mama fly??? :party:

[Justpat]

1397. Donated and pm'ed n/t

[myrna minx]

1398. Thank you so much Old Broad.

:toast: :kick: :hug:

[Justpat]

1399. Happy to do it, myrna minx!

My computer was down for a few days so I didn't see this note until this morning. Glad I did.

[EFerrari]

1400. 10:15 a.m. PST $25,002.63! WE DID IT!

THANK YOU DU

[Lisa0825]

1403. YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

:applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo:
:yourock: :bounce: :yourock: :bounce: :yourock: :bounce: :yourock: :bounce:
:pals: :pals: :grouphug: :pals: :grouphug: :pals: :grouphug: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[Lisa0825]

1406. This has been reminiscent of ''breaking the bat!''

I think we need a second bat!LOL!:-)

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

1404. KICK ASS!!

You guys should be commended for ALL of YOUR hard work!!

I swear, this is the most touching thing EVER!

[shireen]

1407. FANTASTIC!!!

I am in THom's chatroom -- just gave them the good news!!!!!
Thom's been talking about Andy today.


thank you so much!!!!

[shireen]

1411. ANDY IS in Thom's chatroom right now!

http://www.thomhartmann.com/chat.shtml

you need to register to post

[shireen]

1412. THOM's show

Andy may be on Thom's show any minute

go to whiterosesociety.org click on Hartmann click on live stream

[LynneSin]

1410. 63 cents?

Who donated that?

[EFerrari]

1414. They all did! LOL!

ba da bing!

:)

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

1416. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BLESS EVERYONE!!!!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[In_The_Wind]

1422. Totally Excellent !!!

DU :yourock:

[flyarm]

1401. 25,000 smackers.. WE DID IT, DU, WE DID IT!! TAKE A BOW!!

woooooooo hooooooooo woooooo hoooooooo woooo hoooooo woooo hooooo
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo::woohoo: :woohoo:

MY LAST WOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!
CONGRADULATIONS DU!! YOU DID IT ..YOU DID IT!

:party: :party: :party: CONGRADULATIONS!!:party: :party: :party:

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

I BOW TO YOU AND I SALUTE YOU ALL

:patriot:

THIS IS MY LAST SONG , AND IT IS A TRIBUTE TO ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE OF DU AND ALL OUR FRIENDS NATIONWIDE WHO HELPED ANDY OUT!!


:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:
:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:



PEOPLE
BY BABS ..OR FLY
People,
People who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world
We’re children needing other children
And yet letting our grown-up pride
Hide all the need inside
Acting more like children than children
Lovers
Are very special people
They’re the luckiest people in the world
With one person,...( andy)
One very special person ( andy and all of you!!)
A feeling deep in your soul ( well your souls are blessed with angel dust all you du'ers!!)
Says you are half now you’re whole ( and andy will be whole because of all of you!!)
No more hunger and thirst
But first be a person who needs people ( we all need each other..and you all stepped up to the plate..how wonderful!!)

People, people who need people...( we all need each other)
Are the luckiest people in the world.

we are all lucky to have such a wonderful loving community....god bless our andy..

i love you all!!!

fly:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[AmBlue]

1415. WOW, WOW, WOW just holy f***ing WOW!!!

This is one AMAZING group of people.... :grouphug:

ARLENE::: You are the angel of all angels, my dear. O8) I love you.

BETH::: You blow my mind... Thank you soooo much for all you're doing and for dealing with Nurse Ratchet!!! I think even Nurse Ratchet's going to be blown away by this one...:toast:

MERH:::
HILEY:::
TROUBLE::: & all the sidekicks.... FABULOUS, FABULOUS JOB!!!
:yourock:

I'm so proud of all of you!!! :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party:

[Moosepoop]

1402. "Singing Moosepoop" Alert!! -- Earplugs Strongly Advised

This song has gotten me through the toughest times in my life, and I am singing it now to Andy:

Song: Blazin' Your Own Trail Again
Artist: REO Speedwagon

Sooner or later you will find a way
To feel like sunshine even on a cloudy day
To feel like morning in the dead of night
Sooner or later it's gonna be all right.

Now don't go thinking your life's a mess
Rather start thinkin' in terms of happiness

And it's gonna happen
Just decide where you're goin'
Get out in the open
And start blazin' your own trail again
It takes time sometimes to figure out
That there's nothing to worry about
And that there's plenty to be thankful for
It takes time sometimes to know the score

See everybody's got a smile inside
So put it upon your face and wear it with pride

And it's gonna happen
Just decide where you're goin'
Get out in the open
And start blazin' your own trail again...



Andy, it IS gonna happen!!! (Not that you ever stopped blazin' your own trail, of course!)
:-)

[Catherine Vincent]

1405. ...

[Spazito]

1408. I have tears of joy!

I am blown away by the BIG family that DU has become! Congrats to all who worked SO hard to make this happen for Andy!

[EFerrari]

1418. Now I know how the admins feel! My hands are actually sore

from typing and I have no voice left!

Feels GREAT!

Thank you, ray of light, Thom, Mike, Elad, everyone!

[flyarm]

1423. i said the same this morn..my hands are swollen and my feet too!!

from sitting in one place so long..and ya know what..i don't give a rats crap...because.........


we did it!!!!!!!!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

we did it!!!

thank you alll!!! you are all incredible people!!!!

fly

[bush_is_wacko]

1409. OMG! THIS IS SO AMAZING!

DU has to be THE most bighearted place on the internet!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

I am saving my party hats and toasts for the BIG announcement!

[bush_is_wacko]

1413. PARTY HATS AND TOASTS TO ALL!!!!

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[demodonkey]

1417. $25,002.63 !!! $25,002.63 !!! $25,002.63 !!! $25,002.63 !!!

[mogster]

1419. WOHOOOOOO!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

How GREAT!

And how fun it has been??

Erm.. well, I mean for us that didn't have to stay up all night? :evilgrin:

Kudos to you demodonkey for da thermometers and the spirit! :)

[bush_is_wacko]

1421. Beautiful!!!!! n/t

[coffeenap]

1428. AMAZING AND WONDERFUL!! TEARS OF JOY!

[Catherine Vincent]

1430. That's just beautiful!

:grouphug:

[EFerrari]

1438. Thank you, demodonkey! Thank you for all your help and

encouragement! :hi:

[flyarm]

1420. we did it ..we did it... we did it!!!! celebrate!! come sing with me !!!!

Holiday Celebrate
Holiday Celebrate

Chorus:

If we took a holiday
Took some time to celebrate
Just one day out of life
It would be, it would be so nice

Everybody spread the word
We're gonna have a celebration
All across the world
In every nation
It's time for the good times
Forget about the bad times, oh yeah
One day to come together
To release the pressure
We need a holiday


(chorus)

You can turn this world around
And bring back all of those happy days
Put your troubles down
It's time to celebrate
Let love shine
And we will find
A way to come together
And make things better
We need a holiday

(chorus)

Holiday Celebrate
Holiday Celebrate

(chorus)

Holiday Celebrate
Holiday Celebrate

Holiday, Celebration
Come together in every nation


celebrate..celebrate!!!!




:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :party: :party: :party: O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :pals: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[myrna minx]

1424. Oh my gawd, this is the happiest day!

This is the best place on earth. I can't stop crying, for my heart has been so uplifted by the love and goodwill of our little online family. Damn, I am so touched. :loveya: :loveya:

[mogster]

1425. This calls for Norwegian food specialities!!

Just pick a choice, it's all on the house:

(Pictures witheld out of ..umm.. consideration)
Sheeps Balls (aka Værballer)

Burnt Sheep Skull (aka Smalahove)

And lutefisk, lot's of lutefisk! It was impossible to find a picture, but it is basically fish prepared with lye.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutefisk

We also have rakfisk (fish buried in the ground for half a year) and several other DELICIOUS specialities!

Come on, everyone!

Hello? Hello?

Where did ya go, y'all?? :+

[mogster]

1426. I'm sorry.

The ball pic wasn't that big on the page I found it.

Looking scary! :-o

[Arugula Latte]

1429. Mmmmmm. Sheep balls!

That must be the secret of how the Vikings conquered many lands, eh, Mogster? ;)

[mogster]

1431. Hmmm... I'm not sure

I've never tasted this particular dish. Hope for heavens sake they don't eat it raw??

Congrats, Oregonian, and Andy and all the people who've been working so hard! :-)

I'm so impressed!

[flyarm]

1435. mogster..are you back with that disgusting food??

pleaseeeeeeeeee i just sent the story to keith olberman...don't mess up the thread with that gross fooddddd..ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww


fly

[mogster]

1436. OK. That's a good point

I overstretched out of pure joy.

Will remove pictures, and save for later use (hehe) ;-)

[Maru Kitteh]

1440. Their hospital food must REALLY SUCK

:puke:

[Arugula Latte]

1427. Please join me in a toast.

A toast to Andy :toast:

A toast to sfexpat2000 :toast:

A toast to flyarm :toast:

A toast to demdonkey :toast:

A toast to Will Pitt :toast:

A toast to Thom Hartman :toast:

A toast to Mike Malloy :toast:

A toast to Dailykos :toast:

A toast to all who distributed information :toast:

A toast to all who donated :toast:

A toast to lemonlime, the moral Freeper :toast:

A toast to clean elections :toast:

A toast to the Internet :toast:

A toast to DU :toast:

A toast to us ALL :toast:

[cry baby]

1443. I toast to all those you listed, and to you for listing them!

:toast:

[cry baby]

1432. Job well done, especially those who slept very little to keep

everyone reminded that a life is on the line here. I'm so proud and relieved!

:toast: Here's to you everyone at DU! You've earned it!

[dzika]

1433. Kick! for Andy!!! n/t

[shireen]

1434. Andy's calling in Thom's show, probably

www.whiterosesociety.org -- click on hartmann -- click on "live stream"

or you can listen to the archive later at whiterose

[flyarm]

1437. to all those who gave of your hearts for ANDY..PLEASE READ!!

a little over a week ago ..my hubby and i through my hubby boss got andy into john's hopkins for this surgery..and thursday morning andy got a call he needed $25,000. for a down payment for the surgery..there were many tears all around.because thursday..it seemed insurmountable...there were andy's tears , my tears...termites tears...i am not good with insurance stuff..beth is!! so beth stepped up to the plate to try to negotiate with the hospital..well we were too soon find out..people without insurance have no negotiating power...we were given and either or..either we got the money or andy's surgery was going to be canceled...and thats how this adventure began....

and it was all of you..not us..all of you who did this for andy...

you gave , you came you read..there were testimonials..there was love all around for andy...and it was also love of our place..our community..at du and our progressives all over the country,..this was a national campaign..this was for andy but it was also for all of us...it was us not fighting , not bickering..not one upping anyone..it was a collective effort by all..

i just am so damn proud of all of you..and i am the proudest woman to call all of you my friend...and i know beth and andy and termite feel the same way...

we did the impossible...and we did it with love and respect, and joy!!

many gave what they didn't have ..of will do without to have given..but what you gave wasn't money..you gave love..you gave of yourselves something so much more powerful than money...you gave a piece of your hearts...

ahhh that is what makes one wealthy...not money..but the heart you share!!

i love you all...i know i was silly much of the time..so we would not all get bored..or complacent..but you showed me what people are..what damn good loving people you all are...and today..i am so proud to know each and everyone of you!!!

THIS CAMPAIGN CAN NOT END HERE..THIS IS ONLY 1/2 OF THE MONEY ANDY MUST PAY FOR THIS SURGERY...AND HE WILL NEED TIME TO RECOUPERATE...

IF YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN YET AND STILL WANT TO PLEASE DO SO..ANDY HAS A LONG WAY TO GO ...BUT WE KNOW NOW HE WILL GET THE SURGERY HE NEEDS!!


your loving friend...fly

now do you want one more song??

[troubleinwinter]

1439. No, please don't sing. Tired of bad songs running thru my head!

[flyarm]

1446. AHHHHHHHHH COME ON!!!...TROUBLE..YOU CAN SING WITH ME!! N/T

[dzika]

1441. Keepin' it kicked!

[hiley]

1463. For Andy !

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: for Andy and truly Compassionate Progressives !
Thank you so much for supporting Andy !!!!
$27,104.63 at last tally !!!!!!!!!

[merh]

1442. I DU BELIEVE!!!

I DU believe!
I DU believe!
I DU believe!
I DU believe!

Thank you all for your donations and prayers and hard work!

I love DU! :bounce:

You guys are incredible! :loveya: :loveya:

Andy, see with faith and love, all things are possible! :hug: :loveya:

[EFerrari]

1444. 12:35 pm PST $27,104.63 Thank you, DUers!

demodonkey, get that thermometer out!

[flyarm]

1448. WOOO HOOOOOO AND SINGING!!!...

WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:


Ladies and Gentlemen

Ya ya ya, ya ya ya
Whoo
Ya ya ya, ya ya ya

VERSE
Everyone can see we're together
As we walk on by
And we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie
All of the people around us they say
Can they be that close
Just let me state for the record
We're giving love in a family dose

CHORUS
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
We are family (we are family)
Get up everybody and sing

VERSE
Living life is fun and we've just begun
To get our share
Of the world's delights
High hopes we have
For the future
And our goal's in sight
No we won't get depressed
Here's what we call
Our golden rule
Have faith in you and the things you do
You won't go wrong, oh no
This is our family jewel, ya, ya

CHORUS
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
We are family (we are family)
Get up everybody and sing (Sing it to me, sing it now)
We are family (Everybody hey, hey)
I got all my sisters with me (I got all my sisters with me)
We are family (we are family)(Ya ya ya ya)
Get up everybody and sing (Sing it to me)

BREAK
Whoo
Get up everybody
Jump
Here we go
(Get up) Get up, get up
Get up, get up

We are family (we are famlyyyy)
I got all my sisters with me (I got all my sisters)
We are family (we are family)
Get up everybody and sing
Oh oh oh oh ya!

CHORUS

WOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOOO :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[hiley]

1457. fly one of my favorites

love your singing !
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
We are family (we are family)
Get up everybody and sing

Yea ! DU ROCKS :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[Maru Kitteh]

1445. Anti-Bush buttons for Andy ~ Anti-Bush buttons for Andy ~ Anti-Bush button

I will be donating 100% of my gross proceeds from Anti-Bush buttons to Andy this week for his surgery. I will donate the eBay listing fees, postage, materials and my labor to this effort. This is the best way I can think of to maximize my ability to donate. Help me send a pile of money to Andy and get yourself a nifty button too!

I'm also willing to make custom Anti-Bush buttons, just send me your ideas and I'll be happy to whip something up.

My eBay store

ANTI-BUSH pin/button Truth ---Bush--- oppisite ways

Anti-Bush /war ~ GAS PUMP pin/button w/Saudi prince NEW

ANTI-WAR / Bush - BOMBING STOPS A BEATING HEART button~

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=82501&item=3941812602&tc=photo">Anti-Bush "IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN" button OZ scarecrow

Anti - BUSH 04 BUTTON PUTTIN' the "DUH" in W ~ 99c NEW

Anti-Bush OIL WAR pin/button w/Saudi prince NEW design

ANTI-WAR / Bush - Flag draped coffin "Don't Blame ME..

Anti-BUSH/SASQUATCH SEPARATED @BIRTH? Hillarious Button

Anti - BUSH 04 If YOU CAN READ THIS YOU R NOT PRESIDENT

[demodonkey]

1447. $27,104.63 !!! $27,104.63 !!! $27,104.63 !!! $27,104.63 !!!

[troubleinwinter]

1449. Oh! I LIKE the orange!!!!

[hiley]

1458. $27,104.63 !!! $27,104.63 !!! $27,104.63 !!! $27,104.63 !!!

What I wonderful amount to see when you wake up in the afternoon !!!
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

THANK YOU PROGRESSIVES AND EVERYONE WHO HELPS ANDY !!!

[computermonkey]

1485. Add another $20

I just sent $20 via pay pal. Good luck!

[Arugula Latte]

1497. Welcome to DU, computermonkey!

Great first post! :hi: :toast:

[BattyDem]

1450. This is great news!!! I’m so proud of DU!!!!!!!!!!

:loveya: :hug: :patriot: :hug: :loveya: :patriot: :loveya: :hug: :patriot: :hug: :loveya: :patriot:

:bounce: :yourock: :bounce: :yourock: :bounce: :yourock: :bounce: :yourock: :bounce: :yourock:

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[Historic NY]

1451. My hat off to all of you DU'ers................

this has been amazing east coast-west coast effort all acorss this land and beyond. I will admit to checking in frequently to see the tote board rise......it did the soul good to be part of the effort, which I know will continue. Now Andy buddy its all up to you.

[deadparrot]

1452. Kick for the ever-amazing people

who donated. :)

:kick:

[wakeme2008]

1453. I am betting it will be over $30,000 with Will Pitts and others help

:) :) :) :) :) :) :)

[hiley]

1468. goodness I hope so ! Will Pitt & Thom Hartman & Mike Malloy

have been GREAT and Thank you to everyone who is helping !

Andy really is moved by the love and support he is receiving and I feel it is a fantastic way to go into a surgery that can save your life !!!

You are all O8) O8) O8) O8) O8)

[smartvoter]

1480. Yes. Beth, do you have tracking in place for this so we know how much

we have to work up for the second payment?

Casey

[EFerrari]

1454. I called the hospital and the money lady was not in. I left a

detailed message with Irma, whose jaw I heard bounce on the floor. I am assuming it's all good.

Just in case, I called Nancy Pelosi's SF office and spoke to one of her great staffers. If anything goes awry, I know we can count on some help.

Thank you, guys.

Beth

[hiley]

1456. Beth, Hi ! guess I am awake now !

Sounds good so far , just could not stay awake any longer !
I LOVE DU ! Andy is going to beat this tumor "bev" soon...
:applause:

[countryjake]

1455. Amazing show of support & compassion!

I'm in no position to be able to help out with Andy's surgery, as I'm in a medical-bind of my own, with no insurance and we can barely afford necessities. I certainly do appreciate Andy's enormous effort in my state to make our votes count and I'm so sorry he's suffering thru this ordeal, now. All I can offer is my wish that he gets the help he needs and comes thru with strength enough to keep fighting the good fight!

It's great to see so many step up so quickly, to help out a fellow! Kudos to everyone for this wonderful thread! (and the effort!)

[hiley]

1460. countryjake your are and AMAZING SHOW OF SUPPORT

and COMPASSION , yourself ! You are so sweet and caring !
The wishes you send can make a huge difference and I thank you from the bottom of my heart !

I know exactly were you are coming from, sweetie as I am in simalar situation, financially.
See, I can not afford to help with funds just fund raising.
My SSI check and Medicaid was cut off in March so it is very difficult to pay for all my medications. So, we fight together for every American !
I am still battling with the system to get my SSI and Medicaid back which get this after 5 years (they decided that my husband's income MIGHT increase) amd the State estimated the income !
Sometimes, it seems the system trys to take you out however, I have learned never give up and fight for the right thing for all...
Universal Health Care !!!
marilyn

Nothing but good can come out of such love, Andy is in good hands !
thank you countryjake !
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :hug:

[flyarm]

1459. a song dedicated to my friend beth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you are one hell of a sexy lady !!!!

and one hell of a friend!!!

YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND


When you’re down and troubled
And you need a helping hand
And nothing, whoa nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights.

You just call out my name,
And you know whereever I am
I’ll come running, oh yeah baby
To see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You’ve got a friend.

If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
And soon I will be knocking upon your door.
You just call out my name and you know where ever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you got to do is call
And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend?
People can be so cold.
They’ll hurt you and desert you.
Well they’ll take your soul if you let them.
Oh yeah, but don’t you let them.

You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
Oh babe, don’t you know that,
Winter spring summer or fall,
Hey now, all you’ve got to do is call.
Lord, I’ll be there, yes I will.
You’ve got a friend.
You’ve got a friend.
Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend.
Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend.
You’ve got a friend.


i am very proud and happy to call you friend!!!

with lots and lots of love.....:loveya: :hug: fly

[EFerrari]

1461. Step away from the mircrophone now, with your hands in the air!

I emailed to let Thom know our good news. He replied and is very happy, too!

:toast:

fly, I love you, too. But I just can't type anot muew!

:)

[hiley]

1462. Thank you beth for all the work

you are doing !

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

so does DUer's Thank you !!!
Andy can win this battle !

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :yourock: everyone thank you !

[merh]

1464. Thanks beth!

You have made DU a better place. You helped us all pull together for a worthwhile cause. Folks that differed joined together to unite for a common good, for the love of a friend! :hug:

What a community! I DU Believe! :grouphug:

:loveya: Love to you all! :loveya:

[hiley]

1465. me too merh !

I believe we can fight for anything now and succeed we just have to stick together !
We are very strong together !

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[ray of light]

1466. I am so proud of everyone who has put their heart and money into helping

I was trying to get donations at work today. Still working on that though. Unfortunately, I work at a job that is underpaid and underworked (temp!) and nobody has healthcare and everyone is earning less than 6 k but we're still passing the hat. I'll let you know tomorrow how much we can scrunge up.

Don't ever let ANYONE tell you that "liberals" aren't "Christian". Helping out others in need is EXACTLY what the Bible and (God/Jesus) would want us to do.

[hiley]

1467. ray of light

thank you so much for helping and getting the word out so well !

also, thanks for the help at kos
hileyO8)

[ray of light]

1469. de nada!!! nt

[BattyDem]

1471. You know ....

There are almost 1500 posts in this thread. I'm very tempted to print them all out (three posts on a page) and put them together with a binder clip so that I'll have a heavy, 500 page report.

And the next time I hear someone say that "Liberals are Godless people" or "Liberals are destroying this country" or "Those bleeding heart Liberals are worse than terrorists" - I will take that 500 page report and whack them over the head with it! :evilgrin:

[EFerrari]

1470. So, where do we go from here?

1. It is entirely possible that this drive will generate the bucks for the whole surgery. But until I know that, I have to assume otherwise.

What's the next step? The Admins here have been generous and they are not crazy about these threads.

Those of us with websites or outlets can post a short statement and donation information. Aside from that, I'm clueless but I know we'll find a solution.

2. While we're thanking people, it might be a good idea to
also thank people who got the word out and don't read DU.

(Who in the world would that be?! :) )

I emailed Thom and Mike Malloy and also the Los Angeles Greens. If anyone sent a request to other places, it would be nice to update them and thank them. I'd be happy to do it, if you pm me the info.

3. :grouphug: Thanks for letting me watch this. I DU believe, too.

[demodonkey]

1472. 50,000

I'm ready to work on this until Andy has his money, so he can worry about getting WELL -- not getting cash.


:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[hiley]

1476. me too and you are great all of you !

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[GardeningGal]

1473. Up until now, I've been thinking about how much/when I can

contribute more. I'll have to give some thought to where we go from here.

Do we know when the next $25,000 is due?

[EFerrari]

1474. About 2 weeks n/t

[hiley]

1477. We can do it ! We can figure it out !

:think: :tinfoilhat:

[hiley]

1475. We will take care of this together !

THANK YOU DU and DU Administation ! You have been so kind and supportive for ANDY !

I am working on a list, beth.

[EFerrari]

1478. Thanks, hiley!

I will talk to Janet tomorrow at the hospital and get the precise information from her -- our time frame and so on.

This community just did an amazing thing. Let's enjoy that for a moment and let the ideas bubble up. Who knows, we could always put fly on a caberet circuit. She'd have this nailed in no time :)

It has come to my attention that there are people on the net who are trying to disrupt this effort. That's so sad. Because it won't happen. We have truth, momentum and solidarity on our side. They're wasting their time. Don't allow it to waste yours.

My peace roses started blooming today. A good omen.

Beth

[smartvoter]

1479. Who is trying to disrupt this? WTF??? nt

[EFerrari]

1481. As Doug just said to me, there's always spoilers out there.

Don't dignify it with your attention.

Instead, let's enjoy what we just got done! And think for a minute about some smart next steps.

You all rock!

[flyarm]

1482. ok beth i will take caberet lessons in paris...

i leave for paris next monday..i will hit the moulin rouge..and take lessons....but i will start now..with a parisian song i sing when i walk the streets of paris..i can't help myself you know...the singing that is...

i just love going through the sub ways when the accordian players are playing this music..so i always break out in full vocals and sing...............

La Vie En Rose

Hold me close and hold me fast.
This magic spell you cast;
this is la vie en rose.

When you kiss me, heaven sighs.
And though I close my eyes
I see la vie en rose.

When you press me to your heart,
I'm in a world apart.
A world where roses bloom.

And when you speak,
angels fly from above.
( my co-worker 9/11 angels..i sing this for them!)

Everyday words seem to turn
into love songs.

Give your heart and soul to me.
Babe, it's gonna be
La vie en rose.

Mmm, when you press me to your heart,
I'm in a world apart.
A world where roses bloom.

And when you speak,
angels fly from above.
Everyday words seem to turn
into love songs.

Give your heart, your soul to me.
Babe, it's gonna be
La vie en rose.



enjoy your peace roses!!..roses are my favorite to grow...i can never cut them..as when i walk out side i get enveloped in love..love of nature, love of others....love of life!!

always take the time to smell the roses...la vie en rose!!

fly

[demodonkey]

1483. Yo Fly, Our NYC Cabaret is better... buy American.... ;-)

http://www.macnyc.com/

(Seriously, I used to be a member.)

[AnotherMother4Peace]

1484. Sent $ for the next installment - I won some $ in Vegas, so I'll double up

Great to hear the prognosis is good.

[flyarm]

1486. wonderful!!!!!!!!!! glad you won and really glad you are thinking of

"our" andy..how sweet of you!!..and yes the second round of donations have to start for the second $25,000. for this surgery..but we need a little breath tonight but will be back to finish this job when the swelling leaves our fingers!!
and what a wonderful way to begin with your winnings!!!

we can call them andy's winnings!!
joking aside..thank you another mother4 peace!!

you are a woman of kindness!! and i am sure a great mom!!

fly

[flyarm]

1487. kick!! kick!!

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[flyarm]

1488. kick

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[flyarm]

1489. kick

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[wakeme2008]

1490. Kick back to page 1

:)

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

1491. Gentle tap. n/t

[flyarm]

1492. kick kick kick...please keep this kicked we still need 25,000 for the rest

"rest of the story!!"...we still need 25,000 for the rest of the surgery...thefirst 25,000 was to guarentee the surgery..we need the rest for the full $$ amount of the surgery by next week!!

please don't give up on us now!!! as the saying goes..it ain't over till the fat lady sings..and she is humming but has yet to sing!!

fly

kick and kick and kick...please keep kicked!!:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[flyarm]

1493. kick!

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

please keep kicked..this is not over!!!

fly

[flyarm]

1494. please if you haven't donated please continue to donate..kick!!

andy needs $50,000 of this surgery...we were in a cruntch to get the deposit by monday..but he needs the ..rest of the story bynext week..please keep this kicked ..and if you haven't donated please do...here are the addresses for donations..we must not quit now!!


If you can, please give to the fund for Andy. You can do this electronically via PayPal:

http://www.paypal.com

After logging in, choose “Send Money” and enter Andy’s email address as the recipient:

[email protected] ( on du it doesn't show up well but it is andy underscore stephenson no breaks between names and underscore..underscore is the low dash mark !!)

If you prefer to donate via check outside the electronic process, please send to:

Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

Thank you so much.

fly and beth..

if you donate please pm beth..at sfexpat2000..thank you so much!!

[flyarm]

1495. please help keep on front page by kicking!! kick!!

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[EFerrari]

1496. kick!

:kick::kick::kick::kick::kick:

I'd use the bouncies but they just hang there as if crucified: :bounce:
Poor little guys! lol

:kick::kick::kick::kick::kick:

[ourbluenation]

1498. kicked up

and ponied up!!!

[flyarm]

1499. the rest of the story!! we still need 25,000 for the rest of the surgery!!

please don't stop because we got to the half way point....andy's surgery is 50,000..we need the other 25,000 by next week!!

please if you haven't contributed..please consider doing so...it is for a great guy and a great cause...we are ahlf way..and need that thermometer here..to get the rest of the way!!

please help..the kindness has been overwhelming..but we have a ways to go yet..please don't stop half way!!

thanks all you wonderful du'ers!!

fly

[Stephanie]

1505. fly, you really should start a new thread

I had no idea the balance was due next week - that's kind of outrageous! There is no option to pay the balance over time? Who do they imagine has this kind of money lying around?

But so people are aware, I think you should start a new thread now, don't you? With info about the current total and how much more is needed and what the deadline is. What about travel and living expenses on top of the hospital bill? Is the $50,000 bill just for the surgery, or does it cover his whole stay there including meds, labs, anesth, etc? Will they accept Medicare to cover any of this stuff?

[flyarm]

1531. HONEY I WOULD LOVE TO BUT IT'S AGAINST THE RULES!!

WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY DU TO DO THIS BUT WE HAVE BEEN LIMITED TO ONE THREAD TO DO SO...i understand it might be difficult for some with dial up..but we have one board and one only that we have been allowed to use...so i hope people will be patient..because this is it..one board..and for that we are grateful to du!!

but thanks for caring stephanie sweetie!!

now do you have a song request..i can surely grant that!!

fly

[Moosepoop]

1500. KICK!

For a gal, I've got huge feet -- size 10 1/2 Wide, or 11, depending on the shoe. Found a good use for 'em now!!! :+

[Marnieworld]

1501. Kicking for Andy!

Don't stop yet DUers. We're only halfway there.

[troubleinwinter]

1502. Kickin'!!!

[nonny]

1503. $$ for Part 2 --- Recovery

Sent $25 through PayPal to Andy for the 2nd installment!

:hi:

Come on now --- who's got the next $25?

:loveya:

[dzika]

1504. This thread is really long! Are dial-up users able to donate?

It takes me about 14 seconds to load on DSL.

[troubleinwinter]

1506. Kick up!

[Moosepoop]

1507. Ready... aim........

KICK!!!!!!!!!!

[Moosepoop]

1508. One last kick before work..... n/t

[demodonkey]

1509. $27,964.63 !!! $27,964.63 !!! $27,964.63 !!! $27,964.63 !!!

[demodonkey]

1510. What's the longest thread in the history of DU? Are we IT? nt

[dzika]

1511. If this isn't the longest thread yet then it won't be long! nt

[EFerrari]

1512. Merh, wonderful Merh, just fixed Amazon's wagon.

So, that should no longer be a problem!

Thank you, Merh!

[troubleinwinter]

1513. WAHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[savannahana]

1516. *!*!*!* M E R H *!*!*!*

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[troubleinwinter]

1517. DU people are the BEST people in the whole wide world!!!!!!

[savannahana]

1519. salt

of the earth

DUers :yourock:

[flyarm]

1538. DON'T MISS NEXT POST ..A SONG FOR MERH!!!!!! DON'T MISS!!

[merh]

1540. .

:blush:

[flyarm]

1533. yeahhhhhhh merh...you are the best...and just for that.....

i will sing a song!!!...this one's for you merh....are you ready????????

memememememememememe

ahhcheheah..have to clear my throat for this one but it is speical for you merh......

memememememememememe

ready.. or not here it comes..........

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious


Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Even though the sound of it
Is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough
You'll always sound precocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay


Because I was afraid to speak
When I was just a lad
My father gave me nose a tweak
And told me I was bad
But then one day I learned a word
That saved me aching nose
The biggest word I ever heard
And this is how it goes:


Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!


Even though the sound of it
Is something quite atrocious


If you say it loud enough
You'll always sound precocious

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay


So when the cat has got your tongue ( who me??? never!)
There's no need for dismay

Just summon up this word
And then you've got a lot to say
But better use it carefully

Or it may change your life

One night I said it to me girl
And now me girl's my wife!


She'ssssssssss supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!



nowwwwwwwwwwwwww this song ought to get a lot of donations don't you think merh??

merh's song..come on everyone donate!!!!!!!! and you can be...

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! too!!

fly

[savannahana]

1514. firm KICK

right here.

:kick:

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[troubleinwinter]

1515. Amazon Link Here:

http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRVBGX9KOX/102-6873839-9047353

REMEMBER, please, to PM sfxpat2000 of your contribution! She must keep the accounting! Grab it from here original post here.

[Marlie]

1526. Thanks for posting the amazon link again.

Been trying for two days and wouldn't go though but my $50.00
contriubition for Andy was just sent, so for those of you who
haven't had luck with Amazon, it appears to be working fine now.
Try again if you can. Hopefully we'll get the fifty thousand he
needs.

[dzika]

1518. Andy-mation: "The Butt Dance"

[Bethany Rockafella]

1522. Shake your booty, Andy!

LOL! :-)

[troubleinwinter]

1523. OhMyGawd!

Hahahahahahaha!!!!! I can't see to type, I am laughin' so hard! (I had to dictate this to the cat to get her to type it for me. She has no sense of humor and doesn't laugh)

[hiley]

1524. DZIKA ! "Andy-mation: "The Butt Dance"" LOL!!!

"Andy-mation: "The Butt Dance""
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


you are too much dzika ! :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[troubleinwinter]

1534. Best part of the dance is that he keeps a totally straight face!

[demodonkey]

1521. Urgent -- Somebody who just donated post if Amazon is working for sure

Am about to send out a big e-mailing about all this and want to be absolutely SURE Amazon is up before I include it -- THANKS!

And THANK YOU, Merh for getting it working!!!

:applause:

I just added amazon link to Andy story to my site: http://www.votePA.us/#anchor11492607

[hiley]

1527. yea!

http://www.votePA.us/#anchor11492607

[Marlie]

1528. Just donated through Amazon

Went through with absolutely no problem - previously did have
problems but hopefully it's kinks are worked out now. Hope so..

[dzika]

1529. Thank you! Amazon is working! nt

[dzika]

1525. Kick! nt.

[BamaBecky]

1530. Kicking for Andy

:grouphug:

[hiley]

1532. well hey bama!

kick for andy !
:hi:

[mogster]

1535. OMG! It's The Thread That Bumps To The Top! :-o

Please tell me you're permitted _one_ extra thread for the last $25k?

I was getting used to the normal load time again :+

But, hey, I'll kick this too if needed :hi:

[dzika]

1536. Keeping this thread kicked!

[EFerrari]

1537. Can't dance, don't ask me -- but I can KICK IT!

:KICK:

[flyarm]

1539. WELL IF EVEYONE SINGS THE SONG FOR MERH I POSTED ON TOP

UP A WAYS I POSTED A SONG FOR MERH..AND IF EVERYONE SINGS IT..I WILL DONATE AGAINNNNNNNNN..TO AMAZON...FOR ANDY!!!!

FLY

[EFerrari]

1541. Can't find it! Can I buy a vowel? Or, can you hum a few bars?

if you really seriously want me to sing . . .:)

[flyarm]

1542. POST 1533!!!!...GO SING IT!!! MERH LOOK AT 1533!!!!!

EVERYONE GO SING FOR MERH 1533 ..AND I WILL DONATE AGAIN ON AMAZON!!!

FLY

[Renew Deal]

1560. Longest...Thread...Ever

:applause:

[troubleinwinter]

1543. Everybody SING, so Fly won't sing it! ..... Uh-oh....

this is NOT 'Enery the Eighth, is it?! Please say no.

[EFerrari]

1544. You want her to stop? HA!

To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go.

(that's pretty much fly all over :evilgrin: )

To right the unrightable wrong
To be better far than you are
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star

(Define unreachable :shrug: )

This is my quest, to follow that star,
No matter how hopeless,

(fly? are you listening)

no matter how far
To be willing to give when there's no more to give
To be willing to die so that honor and justice may live

And I know if I'll only be true to this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm when I'm laid to my rest

(IF, it's nice and quiet :eyes:)

And the world will be better for this
That one man scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star.

:hide:

[flyarm]

1546. diva is offended!!!..diva is getting pampered and will not reply!! n/t

[flyarm]

1545. AH AH!!!!! I ALREADY SANG MERH'S SONG..GO TO 1533

AND ITS BETTER THAN ENERY THE EIGHTH!!!!!!!!!!!..GO SING IT TROUBLE..I THINK YOU ARE DOUBLE TROUBLE....AND I KNOWWWWWWW I CAN SING BETTER THAN YOU MS TROUBLE MAKER!!
ahahahahahahahahahah....

the voice of an angel i have ..i have!!

bet your voice is like a frog trouble!! lololololo

but i lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeee you any way..

you just could never be in my band!!..only great singers allowed!!

signed .. THE DIVA...LALALALALALALALALALALALALA..NOW YOU WOULD SING THAT LIKE THE SCALES..UP AND DOWN...

only divas know that!!

(ONLY MASKED AS ...THE FLY)

get those credit cards out and go to amazon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

now that could be the next song..an amazon song!!!!!!!!!!!

got to go check my repertoire..........diva...

[flyarm]

1547. repeat of merh song!!! ( since some here can't read!!)

i will sing a song!!!...this one's for you merh....are you ready????????

memememememememememe

ahhcheheah..have to clear my throat for this one but it is speical for you merh......

memememememememememe

ready.. or not here it comes..........

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious


Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Even though the sound of it
Is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough
You'll always sound precocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay


Because I was afraid to speak
When I was just a lad
My father gave me nose a tweak
And told me I was bad
But then one day I learned a word
That saved me aching nose
The biggest word I ever heard
And this is how it goes:


Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!


Even though the sound of it
Is something quite atrocious


If you say it loud enough
You'll always sound precocious

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay


So when the cat has got your tongue ( who me??? never!)
There's no need for dismay

Just summon up this word
And then you've got a lot to say
But better use it carefully

Or it may change your life

One night I said it to me girl
And now me girl's my wife!


She'ssssssssss supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!



nowwwwwwwwwwwwww this song ought to get a lot of donations don't you think merh??

merh's song..come on everyone donate!!!!!!!! and you can be...

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! too!!

fly

[EFerrari]

1548. fly! the song is too long for the thread! I keep getting bounced!

You'll just have to take this and like it!

Para bailar la bamba
Para bailar la bamba
Se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia para mi para ti
Arriba y arriba
Y arriba y arriba por ti sere
Por ti sere
Por ti sere
Yo no soy marinero
Yo no soy marinero
Soy capitan
Soy capitan
Soy capitan
Bamba bamba
Bamba bamba
Bamba bamba
Para bailar la bamba
Para bailar la bamba, se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia para mi para ti
Arriba, arriba

Bamba bamba, bamba bamba (fade) (or fading :silly: )

[flyarm]

1549. well its sexy and troubles lucky day....

i have searched and searched my music files..and the only music for amazon or amazon river or amazon rainforest is ..get this..birds chirping , and insects flying.....soooooooooooooooooooo no amazon music...no amazon songs from the ................

diva!!..i do not chirp ..and i do not buzz like an insect!!

remember..voice like an angel...me ...the diva

ohh and sexy...no habla espanol!!

but i do know a bama song!!..be back when i get through my musical charts!!


diva...or to you ..fly

[merh]

1550. Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay

:blush: Thank you fly! :blush:

:loveya: :hug: :loveya: :hug:

[EFerrari]

1552. You know, that just sounds slightly obscene to me

but whaddo I know :)

[merh]

1555. No that is fiddle about by the who

from the rock musical Tommy - get your mind out of the gutter.

Mary Poppins was one of the best flicks ever, I still crack up when I see Dick Van Dyke dance with the penquins - remember how he pulls his pants down low - like they wear 'em today - so that he can waddle!

Great movie! Happy movie.

[savannahana]

1561. nah. OBSCENE is the sound this 'puter is making...

every time my dial-up ventures into this *deli* of a thread.

kinda like if, instead of Meg Ryan in WHEN HARRY MET SALLY,

a YETI IN ESTRUS had been cast opposite Billy Crystal.


:think: :crazy: !! hey ::: superdiva !! :::
think you could KARAOKE for us here tonight

a YETI IN ESTRUS? how's your wagner tonight, anyhoo??


:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[BamaBecky]

1559. something's wrong with my speakers i can't hear ya sing!

:rofl:

kicking for Andy

[merh]

1565. Hi ya BamaBecky

Just saying hello here & kickin' it for Andy!
:kick:

[savannahana]

1551. diva flyarm

:wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:

S U P E R C A L I F R A G I L I S T I C E X P I A L I D O C I O U S

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:


((now, why isn't there an :encore: smilie??))

:rofl:

~ ~ ~ *m*e*r*h* ~ ~ ~ :patriot: :toast:

[flyarm]

1553. when someone donate there will be an encore!!!

but since you and merh sang it ..i will donate at amazon!!!!

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...:bounce:


p.s...i have a bit of an ego thing going...i just have to know you all love my voice..and thennnnnnnnn when you love voice and my music..it makes me donate!!

lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalal

doe re me fa so la te ...doe!

:bounce:

fly

[savannahana]

1558. well, superfly diva, in that case........

IF you will FINALLY accept the CHALLENGE posted at #1093 above

*******FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE*******

then i shall tithe.

it's bill-paying night.

Andy receives an additional 10% off the top o' my wee stipend for May
and those idiot-usurers in DELAWARE & their greedy-cronies
can just frickin' WAIT for their cut :evilgrin:

NUMBER TEN NINETY THREE, above, diva schweet-haaartt

O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8)

(mind you, it was Trouble put me up to this. twice.)

:+ :+ :+ :+ :+ :+ :+ :+ :+ :+ :+ :+ :+ :+ :+ :+ :+

note to sexy-paws: will PM you with amount later tonight, after i've committed some mirrors & :smoke: math :blush:

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[flyarm]

1580. well i will try to sing to this..tell me if i have it right!!

my accompainist!!


http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/XenoWang/comments-0.html

Flight of the Bumblebee mp3 1.01MB mp3 | real


i am swarming..swarming swarming..i am dizzy dizzy dizzy..i am singing in circles...ohh lalalalalalala...buzz buzz buzz..flying high..

my own lyrics don't you know!! have to do my own lyrics..not many can write for this angel voice!!

so pay up baby!!

fly

[savannahana]

1582. take a bow, angel voice & xenowang !!!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

PM to Beth soon on its way :patriot:


bbbzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt FLYDIVA :yourock:

[EFerrari]

1554. Now, this is Broadband!

Is anyone reading this thread any more?

:rofl:

[flyarm]

1556. its taking forever for me as well on broadband and sticking and bumping

me off and i am broadband,, in fact i have high speed everything..all new connections..techies were here today and we have most up to date technical stuff..now one can do this board anymore ..its rediculous when even i am getting stuck...and bumped off!!

please mods lock this and let us start a new board!!

fly

[BamaBecky]

1562. Please sing to me..........

:grouphug:

[flyarm]

1574. ahhh bama i would sing anything for you!! name that tune!!!

i tired before but this thread keeps kicking me off...had a song ready for you love and wammy..i was booted..and i have broadband!!


sooo listen sweets...here is your song..........

from ..Fiddler on the roof!!


- Sunrise, Sunset Lyrics



(Tevye)
Is this the little girl I carried?
Is this the little boy at play?

(Golde)
I don't remember growing older
When did they?

(Tevye)
When did she get to be a beauty?
When did he get to be so tall?

(Golde)
Wasn't it yesterday
When they were small?

(Men)
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly flow the days
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers
Blossoming even as we gaze

(Women)
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly fly the years
One season following another
Laden with happiness and tears

(Tevye)
What words of wisdom can I give them?
How can I help to ease their way?

(Tevye)
Now they must learn from one another
Day by day

(Perchik)
They look so natural together

(Hodel)
Just like two newlyweds should be

(Perchik & Hodel)
Is there a canopy in store for me?

(All)
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly flow the days
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers
Blossoming even as we gaze

Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly fly the years
One season following another
Laden with happiness and tears



love ya darlin..and i just know youuuuuuu love my singing!!!

[flyarm]

1557. mods can't we lock and start part 2 ? this is impossible!! fly n/t

[troubleinwinter]

1563. Pleeze a new thread, and PRETTY PLEEZE DONATE to keep Fly from singing!

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? Gads. Why not just sing "It's a Small World, After All", and be done with finding the worst tune ever, to get stuck in my head for the day.

Oh! Too late! It's a small world after all....

It's a world of laughter
- A world of tears
It's a world of hopes
- And a world of fears
There's so much that we share
- That it's time we're aware
It's a small world after all

It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small, small world


There is just one moon
- And one golden sun
And a smile means
- Friendship to every one
Though the mountains divide
- And the oceans are wide
It's a small world after all

It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small, small world

[EFerrari]

1564. kick it for Andy and the uninsured, hardworking people n/t

[troubleinwinter]

1566. and a KICK!

[troubleinwinter]

1567. and another!

[dzika]

1568. and another!

[savannahana]

1569. and yet another!

:bounce: for Andy :bounce:

:kick:

[EFerrari]

1570. kick

[troubleinwinter]

1571. Wish I could dance like Andy or sing like Fly, but all I can do is KICK!

[ray of light]

1572. Kick it HIGH for Andy

[ray of light]

1578. kick

[flyarm]

1575. we know already..you could never sing with my angel voice!!

we know , we know...so just keep kicking and let the diva do the singing!!....

of course ..i am beautyyyyyyyy


CELINE DION

"Beauty And The Beast"

Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends..( I AM NOT BENDING..I AM THE DIVA!!)
Unexpectedly

Just a little change
Small, to say the least
Both a little scared
Neither one prepared
Beauty and the Beast

Ever just the same
Ever a surprise
Ever as before
Ever just as sure
As the sun will rise

Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Bittersweet and strange
Finding you can change
Learning you were wrong ( YOU ARE WRONG TROUBLE..I SING LIKE AN ANGEL)

Certain as the sun
Rising in the east
Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the beast.


I AM BEAUTY..WHAT ARE YOU TROUBLE???

I BET YOU ARE BEAUTY TOOO!!!

A REAL BEAUTY WOULD DONATE TO ANDY!!

FLY

[troubleinwinter]

1576. Hey, Fly..... ya know any of those Yoko Ono tunes?

[flyarm]

1579. of course you know i sing like an angel..and could never sing as bad as

yoko ono..ohhh i shutter to think of that voice....no....noooo nooo nooo..she could never be a diva like me!!

(Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess
YOKO ONO & JOHN LENNON

Forgive me my little flower princess
For crushing your delicateness
Forgive me, if you could forgive me

Forgive me my little flower princess
For selfishness
Forgive me, forgive me


Well I know there is no way to repay you
Whatever it takes I will try to
The rest of my life I will thank you (thank you, thank you)
My little...
If you'll forgive me my little flower princess
Never too late unless you can't forgive...

Time is on our side
Let's not waste another minute
'Cause I love you my little friend
I really love you

Give me just one more chance
And I'll show you -- take up the dance
Where we left off
The rest of our life is the...my little
(I'm home)


ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....her voice is ..making me verclempt...


well there you are trouble..i had to sing with a cup over my mouth..and a piece of tim foil over the cup to make my angel voice sound this bad!!

your friend in music...the diva

[EFerrari]

1583. Yoko? Was that YOU!?

:hi:

[merh]

1584. Super califragilistic expialido cious

If you say it fast enough ....

DAMNED EAR WORM!

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay

[flyarm]

1588. gotcha did i?? over and over again right merh?? n/t

[hiley]

1587. fly !

just wanted to say hello !
diva !:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: for andy...

[EFerrari]

1573. kicking my kicking kicking kicks

:silly:

[GardeningGal]

1577. I have a check ready to go in the mail.

I was trying to get a picture of the doggies to send to him (make him smile) and they wouldn't cooperate today. I'll try tomorrow and if they still are being brats then I'll send without their picture.

I'll PM once I get it in the mail.

[hiley]

1581. GardeningGal

:yourock:

[demodonkey]

1585. $28,724.63 !!! $28,724.63 !!! $28,724.63 !!! $28,724.63 !!!

Come on, guys! Almost to 30K... KICK IT!

[hiley]

1586. a good kick for Andy

before i have to go to sleep !
thank you so much DU for helping Andy........
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[hiley]

1590. kick

for andy !
:P

[EFerrari]

1589. still kicking

:rofl:

[hiley]

1591. another kick for andy, we still have a way to go !

i hope everyone has read this words......
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050305B.shtml

:cry:
must read

[EFerrari]

1592. Thank you, hiley! I'm afraid to kick this thing any more!

What if something breaks?! :scared:

We need to get the second wave out. There are a lot of pockets in the world besides our own -- people who can get behind a good effort.

Think! think! think! Who can you you send this to? Your local caucus? A group you work with? Your congregation? Your family? Your favorite radio guys? Who? You know someone who can help. Who is it?


We need any amount that anyone can spare.

And someday, this country will join the community of civilized nations that provides health care for its taxpayers.

Let's make it happen.
:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[Moosepoop]

1593. Aw, heck -- I'm always breaking things anyway

KICK!!!! :evilgrin:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

1594. Kick for 1600th post on this thread! n/t

[greatauntoftriplets]

1595. Kick back to the top.

:bounce:

[mogster]

1596. Howdy, howdy...*mic feedback*

Come on, folks! :-)

[Moosepoop]

1597. Testing... one, two... *adjusts mic* ... three, four...

Yep!! That's better!!! :hippie:

[flyarm]

1598. ahhh moosepoop..did you fix the mic for the diva?? n/t

[flyarm]

1599. now seriously folks..we need more moola$$$ for andy..25,000 more

to pay the second half of the surgery...so if you can dig in more or if you haven't donated..please consider it..the first 25,00o was to get him in the door but the surgery is 50,000..pllease help us go the rest of the way!!

i humbly thank each and every one of you!!

fly

[Arugula Latte]

1600. Kick

aaaeeerrrrrggghhhhhhhh Kicking this monster thread is taking more and more effort ... getting weaker ... no strength left in legs ...

[Arugula Latte]

1601. Oooh! It was worth it!

I was post 1600!! Woo hoo!! I'm special!! Everyone look at me!!

Newfound strength: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[flyarm]

1606. wooo woooo you are special!! and a good kicker!! and contributor!! n/t

[flyarm]

1605. DON'T TELL TROUBLE ..BUT I HAVE ALREADY BEEN SINGING ON

OTHER BOARDS!! LOLLLLL...and i didnt have to put up with her harrassment!! lmaoooooooo....

she only wishes she could sing like me!!!

i am donating right now on amazon..cause andy has made the first leg of his journey...

and if you missed me singing this on other boards..( trouble)..i will repeat here...

A HORSE WITH NO NAME

On the first part of the journey

I was looking at all the life

There were plants and birds and rocks and things ( andy loves to sit in the garden with his plants and he loves the singing birds..)

There was sand and hills and rings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound




please if you haven't given..and if you want me to stop singing..
( this does not include ..trouble IW.....) ...you must donate and i will shut up...on the other hand if you want to hear my lovely voice..i will sing for you if you donate...be quiet trouble!


here is donating info!! lalalalalalalalala

****REMEMBER, please, to PM sfxpat2000 of your contribution! She must keep the accounting! Grab it from here original post here.


http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRV...
Or
this one http://tinyurl.com/bnu79



.http://www.paypal.com

After logging in, choose “Send Money” and enter Andy’s email address as the recipient:

[email protected]

If you prefer to donate via check outside the electronic process, please send to:

Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

Thank you so much...YOUR FRIEND FLY ( the diva)

[EFerrari]

1602. Kick

:kick:

[troubleinwinter]

1603. Mornin' kick!!! (Fly doesn't sing in the morning, does she?)

[smartvoter]

1604. kick. nt

[flyarm]

1607. UP DATED DONATION PLACES..WE MUST NOT GIVE UP NOW!@

If you can, please give to the fund for Andy.

You can do this electronically via AMAZON AND PayPal:


****REMEMBER, please, to PM sfxpat2000 of your contribution! She must keep the accounting!


http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRV...
Or
this one http://tinyurl.com/bnu79


.http://www.paypal.com

After logging in, choose “Send Money” and enter Andy’s email address as the recipient:

[email protected]

If you prefer to donate via check outside the electronic process, please send to:

Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

Thank you so much...

YOUR FRIENDS, BETH ( THE BANKER) & FLY ( THE DIVA)

[Sparkle]

1608. Kick!

[hiley]

1609. Update !

If you can possibly donate you can send it via PayPal: http://www.paypal.com After logging in , choose "Send Money" and enter Andy's email address as the recipient: [email protected] (note there is an underscore like this: Andy_Stephenson)
Or at Amazon.com: http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRV ... Or
this one http://tinyurl.com/bnu79



If you would prefer to donate via non-electronic check or money order, pleae mail to "

Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

Please email Beth Ferrari ([email protected] )
when you donate, mail, or pledge so she can keep a running total for Andy and the hospital. Any amount will help make a difference. If you can't contribute ,please send this message to your networks, send it out everywhere

please send the information about contact of beth out to everyone, it is very important.
marilyn

[EFerrari]

1611. thank you, hiley!

Today I email Thom Hartmann, Mike Malloy and Brad at Bradblog to please help us through this last push. Will Pitt's cooking something, too. I sent this to the SF and L.A. Greens, and to two of our progressive city supervisors. Arnie got a request to blast vote reform groups one more time. Also mailed and called some of Andy's friends in WA

Let's make it work!

[hiley]

1612. We will make it work ! thanks to people like Will Pitt , Thom Hartmann

REMEMBER, please, to PM sfxpat2000 of your contribution! She must keep the accounting! if you are donating here from DU !

Mike Malloy and soooooooo many others ! I LOVE YOU PEOPLE< YOU ARE MY PEOPLE !!!
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRV ...
Or
this one http://tinyurl.com/bnu79


.http://www.paypal.com

After logging in, choose “Send Money” and enter Andy’s email address as the recipient:

[email protected]

If you prefer to donate via check outside the electronic process, please send to:

Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

Please email Beth Ferrari ([email protected] )
when you donate, mail, or pledge so she can keep a running total for Andy and the hospital. Any amount will help make a difference. If you can't contribute ,please send this message to your networks, send it out everywhere

please send the information about contact of beth out to everyone, it is very important.
marilyn

[merh]

1613. kick

:kick:

[demodonkey]

1614. $30,122.63 !!! $30,122.63 !!! $30,122.63 !!! $30,122.63 !!!

Gardening Gal just became an Andy Gang patriot 3X over and puts us at:
$30,122.63 @ 4:05 PDT

YEAH! THANK YOU GG!

[hiley]

1615. YEA! Gardening Gal and every other sweet soul !

Andy you are in our thoughts and prayers !

REMEMBER, please, to PM sfxpat2000 of your contribution! She must keep the accounting! if you are donating here from DU !

Mike Malloy and soooooooo many others ! I LOVE YOU PEOPLE< YOU ARE MY PEOPLE !!!
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRV ...
Or
this one http://tinyurl.com/bnu79


.http://www.paypal.com

After logging in, choose “Send Money” and enter Andy’s email address as the recipient:

[email protected]

If you prefer to donate via check outside the electronic process, please send to:

Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

Please email Beth Ferrari ([email protected] )
when you donate, mail, or pledge so she can keep a running total for Andy and the hospital. Any amount will help make a difference. If you can't contribute ,please send this message to your networks, send it out everywhere

please send the information about contact of beth out to everyone, it is very important.
marilyn
$30,122.63 !!! $30,122.63 !!! $30,122.63 !!! $30,122.63

[wherewingstakedream]

1616. kick!

with love for Andy and all my fellow members of Democratic Underground! :loveya: :loveya:

[hiley]

1617. wherewingstakedream you are very nice.

amazon link that works here.

this one http://tinyurl.com/bnu79
.http://www.paypal.com

After logging in, choose "Send Money" and enter Andy's email address as the recipient:

[email protected]

If you prefer to donate via check outside the electronic process, please send to:

Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

Please email Beth Ferrari ([email protected] )
when you donate, mail, or pledge so she can keep a running total for Andy and the hospital. Any amount will help make a difference. If you can't contribute ,please send this message to your networks, send it out everywhere

thank you all you DUer's !
:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[EFerrari]

1618. Andy! Wave to Moby Dick!

:party:

[demodonkey]

1619. $30,602.00 !!! $30,602.00 !!! $30,602.00 !!! $30,602.00 !!!

[Moosepoop]

1620. Morning coffee kick! n/t

[Moosepoop]

1621. I've got fresh coffee and doughnuts...

Anyone care to join me?? :-)

[flyarm]

1623. oh yes..please pass a choclolate covered one , thank you sweets!!

and i will take the coffee with cream and sweet and low!!...ummmmmmmmm

nothing like it to start the day!!...thank you moosepoop..what a lovely coffee we had together!!

fly

[flyarm]

1624. oh thank you sweetie..can you pass a chocolate covered one,,

ummmm and i will take the coffee with cream and sweet n' low please....ummmmmmmmmmm...what a wonderful way to start the day..with delightful company and warm coffee...and chocolate!!
thank you dear!!

FLY

[Moosepoop]

1625. Sorry, no sweet-n-low for you

You get SPLENDA in your coffee.... cuz you've done such a SPLENDID job with this fundraising for Andy!!! :applause:

Here, have another chocolate doughnut -- it's got sprinkles on it!!

[sellitman]

1622. 3/5th of the way there!! KICK!

:applause: :kick: :yourock: :grouphug: :woohoo:

[Moosepoop]

1626. That only leaves... let me get my calculator...

2/5 of the way to go!!!!!!!!

Come on, folks, WE CAN DO THIS!!!!!

:bounce: :loveya: :headbang: :applause:

[wakeme2008]

1627. When will we hit the big 35.

:kick:

[hiley]

1628. soon i hope ! for Andy

Good morning everyone !
well, actually it is afternoon here in arkansas but what can i say, just woke up an hour ago !


amazon link that works here.

this one http://tinyurl.com/bnu79
.http://www.paypal.com

After logging in, choose "Send Money" and enter Andy's email address as the recipient:

[email protected]

If you prefer to donate via check outside the electronic process, please send to:

Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

Please email Beth Ferrari ([email protected] )
when you donate, mail, or pledge so she can keep a running total for Andy and the hospital. Any amount will help make a difference. If you can't contribute ,please send this message to your networks, send it out everywhere
:hi:

[EFerrari]

1629. 11:35 am PDT: $31,110.00! Thank you, DUers!

n/t

[demodonkey]

1630. $31,110.00 !!! $31,110.00 !!! $31,110.00 !!! $31,110.00 !!!

[wakeme2008]

1631. Kick to get this off page 4

:)

[hiley]

1632. For Andy !

amazon link that works here.

this one http://tinyurl.com/bnu79
.http://www.paypal.com

After logging in, choose "Send Money" and enter Andy's email address as the recipient:

[email protected]

If you prefer to donate via check outside the electronic process, please send to:

Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

Please email Beth Ferrari ([email protected] )
when you donate, mail, or pledge so she can keep a running total for Andy and the hospital. Any amount will help make a difference. If you can't contribute ,please send this message to your networks, send it out everywhere
:grouphug:

[EFerrari]

1633. 7:pm PDT $32,105.63 Thank you, DUers!

:yourock:

[wakeme2008]

1634. morning kick

:kick:

[EFerrari]

1635. Friday 5/6 update 9:20 PDT

(I want to see if there's still anyone out there that can actually still load Moby Dick here.)

We're at $32,180.63 and it's Friday 9:20 PDT here.

Fly is resting here instrument. troubleinwinter is relieved.

What do we have going for the weekend? Can't stop now, the party is just starting.

:party::hi::party::hi::party::hi::party::hi:

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[wakeme2008]

1636. IMHO I think the hospital will take $35,000 cash

for the total bill... just IMHO.. :)