MONDAY
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Dawn: "When I was younger, I used to put my chopsticks in my mouth like this, and then Buffy would chase me around the house yelling, 'I'm the Slayer, I'm going to get you!'"
Anya: "That's disturbing. You're emotionally scarred and will end up badly."
Dawn: "No, it was great. I mean, she didn't actually stake me in the heart, you know."
Xander: "Buffy's pretty cool like that."
(Into the Woods)
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Fortune Cookies:
"I open my mouth, say one thing and:
Ant: "that accent is so hot"
Max:" how come you didn't say that to me??"
Ant: "your accent is hot too"
Max: "it's too late now!"
Im pretty sure I spent the first hour of homecoming blushing "
Sophie
"As I said to XW, it was great to have a chance to act as silly as we'd all like to act practically every day (which is just one example of a larger point about the weekend: because each of us felt so completely accepted by everyone, we all felt free to do the kind of fun, goofy things that self-consciousness usually keeps us from doing)."
Wwolfe
"I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things.... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind."
Leo Buscaglia
"Saturday was the bagel breakfast, where I was forced to sit around and watch everyone eat my brethren. And yes, there IS a picture circulating out there of me holding a half-eaten Bagel. Bagel with a bagel is what I believe theyre calling it. Kind of disturbing, but also fun."
Bagel
"GG came in about 10, and immeditly (sp?) jumped into our convo. And at midnight, Kuz decided to close the room. I said 'goodnight' to my friends about 10 til and proceeded to my dark hotel room. I layed in bed beside my mom & whispered how amazing I felt & how wonderful everything was. "These people are my friends!" I whispered loudly. She smiled & said "I know..and think about it, your weekend has just begun!" She never knew how right she would be."
SocKs
"Ssss-Aaaa-Ffff-Eeee-Tttt-Yyyy
Safety-Dance!
Ah we can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're are no friends of mine
I say, we can go where we want to, A place where they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind,
and we can dance
We can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're are no friends of mine
I say, we can go where we want to a place where they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind
and we can dance.
Francois!
Ah we can go when we want to the night is young and so am I
And we can dress real neat from our hats to our feet
and surprise 'em with the victory cry
I Say we can act if want to if we don't nobody will
And you can act real rude and totally removed
And i can act like an imbecile
I say we can dance, we can dance everything out control
We can dance, we can dance we're doing it wall to wall
We can dance, we can dance everybody look at your hands
We can dance, we can dance everybody takin' the chance
Safety dance
Oh well the safety dance
Ah yes the safety dance
Ssss-Aaaa-Ffff-Eeee-Tttt-Yyyy
Safety-Dance
We can dance if we want to, we've got all your life and mine
As long as we abuse it, never gonna lose it
Everything'll work out right
I say, we can dance if we want to we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're are no friends of mine
I say we can dance, we can dance everything out control
We can dance, we can dance we're doing it wall to wall
We can dance, we can dance everybody look at your hands
We can dance, we can dance everybody's takin' the chance
Oh Well the safety dance
ah yes the safety dance
Oh well the safety dance
Oh well the safety dance
Oh yes the safety dance
Oh the safety dance yeah
Oh it's the safety dance
It's the safety dance
Well it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance"
Men without Hats, "Safety Dance"
WEDNESDAY
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Willow: "So you think Buffy's not herself? Like she's been possessed or something? "
Tara: "I'm not sure".
Willow: "You didn't sense a hyena energy at all, did you? Because hyena possession is just...unpleasant."
Who Are You
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Fortune Cookies:
"With the playing of "Abracadabra," the Hard Rock was never the same. The regulars rejoiced, and many sang. Loudly. Obnoxiously loudly. At every song subsequent to it. With Alanis Morrisette's "Ironic," the joy culminated, with Max's one and only crescendo of "THIS IS A KNIFE! ISN'T THAT IRONIC?!?" putting the finishing touches on a night that I'll remember vividly for the rest of my life. The food was good, we didn't get kicked out. wwolfe later confided in a few of the regulars that the moment he realized we could do NOTHING to get kicked out of the Hard Rock was when Xander'sWoman held a chair over the balcony as if she would drop it, then finished her meal by throwing fries over her shoulder into the downstairs level."
Anthony
"Pantyliner love notes left on the table. I'm here to say, there's no better way to show appreciation for your waitress then by leaving a personal, handwritten note on a pantyliner adhesived to the table saying "JenJoy is an Ass." Tip, shmip. (we did tip her, I'm just kidding.)"
Xander's Woman
The Devil: "Vanilla? Where's the waitress? I only eat Rocky Road."
Brimstone
"Drinks were served, a spitball war ensued (the gallant Anthony using sophie, who is half his size, as a human shield) and Bagel's Mom ot hit in the crossfire. Kuz yelled at us. I stood at the table and made a profane toast to the assembled Buffy Board Babes and Boys, the food arrived, XW began throwing her fries over the balcony and the singing started. Loud, bad, joyous singing. Oh yes. Alanis Morrissette was singled out for particularly vile treatment. Dharma was so impressed by our spunk and zeal that she asked us to sing happy birthday to a comlete stranger. We did."
Max
"Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
"Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
People let me tell you about a place I know
To get in it don't take much dough
Where you can really do your thing, oh yeah
It's got a neon sign outside that says
Come in and take a look at your mind
You'd be surprised what you might find, yeah
Strobe lights flashin' way till after sundown
People gather there from all parts of town
Oh yeah, what do I call it
You know it's just across the track
People I'm talking about the psychedelic shack
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at, oh yeah
You can have your fortune told
You can learn the meaning of soul
There ain't no such thing as time
Incense in the air
'In" signs painted everywhere
I guarantee you this place will blow your mind
Music so high, you can't get over it
So love you can't get under it
Right around the corner just across the track
People I'm talking about the psychedelic shack
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
Millionaires, kings and queens go there to do their things
You might see anybody there, yeah
Bear skin rugs, tails and beads
Don't really matter what you wear
You can take off your shoes, sit on the floor
Join in and be what you wanna be
Don't you know that it's right
Around the corner just across the track
People I'm talking about the psychedelic shack
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
They got a cat there shouting the blues
Talking about payin some dues
People walking around reciting poetry
Screamin guitars and a thousand colored lights
People I'm telling you this place is really out of sight
You can have your fortune told
You can learn the meaning of soul
I guarantee this place will blow your mind
Don't you know it's right around the corner
Just across the track
People I'm talking about the psychedelic shack"
The Temptations, "Psychedelic Shack"
FRIDAY
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Buffy: "Xander!"
Willow: "Oh, wonderful Xander!"
Buffy: "You know we love you, right?"
Willow: "We totally do."
Xander: "Oh, god, we're gonna die, aren't we?"
Willow: "No, we just missed you."
Xander: "Giles, hurry up! You definitely want to get down here for this!"
(Primevil)
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Fortune Cookies:
"Thank you all for such a wonderful time. I dont remember ever enjoying myself more in the company of people I consider to be some of my best friends. Yall are just so sweet and funny and just generally nice people, that it was a complete pleasure being in your company for a too-short weekend. Please dont forget all that we shared, and send lots of pictures to Kuz and SocKs and the BM so we can all remember. Im glad for the opportunity to get to know you better, and I cant wait to see each and every one of ya online, in chat, and on the boards. Well definitely have LOTS to talk about. Peace, and take care. Cross-and-Stake forever!"
Bagel
"I miss you all sooooo much...Im actually starting to scare myself...and annoy everyone I meet by showing them my photos and basically telling them everything Ive just written. I will SO be at the next one and I would like to thank each and every one of ya for helping me have the best time ever, and helping me get outta hospital 3 weeks early cos I had such a great time and they figured I was cured...I swear, Id prescribe you guys to ANYONE who was depressed, they could not fail to have a good time!!!"
Sophie
"Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them."
Francesco Guicciardini
"I had a fantastic time with some fantastic people. To everyone who let me pester them, thanks. To those I didn't get to actually hang out with, there's always next time. (I can hear the screams from here.) And to Kuz, you couldn't have done a better job. Thank you so much for giving me one of the best weekends of my life."
Xander's Woman
"Now, just how much did I enjoy all of your company? I'll it this way. I was tired as hell. I was very, very irate from my delay. I was cursing softly for four hours straight, then loudly for an hour. I wanted to smack the stupid smiles off of our flight attendants faces (they didn't deserve it, but I was pretty pissed). I was going to miss my town's fireworks for the first time in my life, and I was NOT happy.
However, when we took off, and I watched the coast of Chicago (still able to figure out where our hotel was) fly away, I began to mist up. I felt like a big pussy, but it happened anyway. And I'm someone who almost NEVER cries. You all were like family, and I'll miss each and every one of you."
Anthony
"Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends."
Richard Bach
"Suggestions for next time...hold the whole thing in a room like the one where we had dinner and breakfast, rather than in a hospitality suite...have it last 2 whole days...have it somewhere cheaper (I think Vegas is a GREAT idea)...hell, just have one!!"
GG
"As I've written this chronology, I've found it very difficult to capture how wonderful the whole experience was. As good as any of us hoped it might be, it was ten times better. Each of us, I'm sure, has a small store of special memories that make up our very happiest times. I, for example, think of a car trip one of my best friends and I took to North Carolina after freshman year in college, where we swam under Looking Glass Falls and skinny-dipped in the Vanderbilts' lake behind Biltmore House in Asheville; of times my mom and dad and sister and I would sing in the car on long trips when I was a little kid; of my mom and sister and I putting on our little music shows for my dad on Christmas mornings; of drinking wine and singing along with old Jan and Dean records with my sister and her friends one summer night after sixth grade; of listening to a group of five guys in Washington Square sing an acapella version of the Chi-Lites' "Have You Seen Her" on my way to meet a date on my birthday, senior year in college. You'll have your own - maybe some are similar. But whatever each of ours are, I'm certain that Homecoming in Chicago will be one of those memories for each of us from now on, and that makes me very happy. Thanks to Kuzibah, and Grim, and all of you for making it so warm and lovely."
Wwolfe
"I hope the day will be a lighter highway
For friends are found on every road
Can you ever think of any better way
For the lost and weary travellers to go
Making friends for the world to see
Let the people know you got what you need
With a friend at hand you will see the light
If your friends are there then everything's all right
It seems to me a crime that we should age
These fragile times should never slip us by
A time you never can or shall erase
As friends together watch their childhood fly"
Elton John "Friends"
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