>>Rick,
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>>I think that you're one of the people who's "ear I bent".< s > If so, thanks again. The information I got a Whilfest was an invaluable part of this.
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>Likewise, George. You've long been a respected source of valuable information here on the UT, and it was great to finally talk to you in person at Whilfest. One of the best things about a conference is the opportunity to get to know and to share experiences with one's fellow developers. It's especially gratifying to know it had tangible benefits for you this time.

Especially a fellow Illini.:-) I recognized you immediately because of the Illinois sweatshirt, and I must admit I wore one of my two in hopes that we'd meet.

I can't say enough about Whilfest and all the folks I met (including you, of course). I went back to Georgia with a renewed hope and was re-energized by the information I'd picked up there.

>>BTW, I touched base with Whil today. As I recall, the name of the booth next to his was "Vision Data Solutions" (Drew Speedie, et al). Did you alreay contact them regarding the image of you and I talking?
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>I've e-mailed Drew and asked if he knows who might have taken that picture.

While it isn't the best shot of me (essentially it's of my back< g >), it is the only one I know of me at Whilfest. If you get ahold of it, please let me know.

>>BTW2: The new photo is great. What is it about guys from C-U? Is the first digital picture always bad?< g,d&r >
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>ROFL. Yeah, the first one was taken at arm's length with one of those little cameras that's designed to sit on top of your monitor. I should probably have saved it as "MyFirstPicture.jpg" < vbg >.

< bg >Listen, at least you're better off than I. I've never seen a picture of myself that I really liked.< s >