tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post1659176069783976072..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: Medievalists Trash Washington Square Hotel Bar: Fistfights, Mayhem, and De-ossification EnsueCord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-69196668211298988342010-04-05T07:19:04.725-04:002010-04-05T07:19:04.725-04:00A year and some later I must point out how incompl...A year and some later I must point out how incomplete this history is: yes we did leave that hotel bar, and then we went to another one (nautical themed if memory serves) where we ate dessert at 2 AM and stayed up for a few more hours drinking -- again if memory serves -- zombies.Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1084423519336779102009-02-07T10:50:00.000-05:002009-02-07T10:50:00.000-05:00. . . a certain swift and unaccustomed dilation of...<A HREF="http://www.migraine-aura.org/site/content/e27891/e27265/e42285/e42442/e42444/e42630/e42635/Hildegard_of_Bingen_en.jpeg" REL="nofollow">. . . a certain swift and unaccustomed dilation of soul and an inpouring flood of light . . .</A> -- Bernard of Clairvaux<BR/><BR/>The twelfth century IS . . .Nicola Masciandarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279665722551517693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-76355391065220449332009-02-06T21:06:00.000-05:002009-02-06T21:06:00.000-05:00"1200 is for pussies, we do the 8th century."Eilee..."1200 is for pussies, we do the 8th century."<BR/><BR/>Eileen, that is the single greatest thing I have ever heard. I want it on my tombstone.prehenselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801371989123252511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-22863859762495315682009-02-06T16:19:00.000-05:002009-02-06T16:19:00.000-05:00So few smiles???So few smiles???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-16096654697259494412009-02-06T12:05:00.000-05:002009-02-06T12:05:00.000-05:00Ah yes, Eileen, and then I made some remark about ...Ah yes, Eileen, and then I made some remark about Heloise....ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105686105741162480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-35754020045456505702009-02-06T11:47:00.000-05:002009-02-06T11:47:00.000-05:00Yes, Irina, I remember that, and after you said, "...Yes, Irina, I remember that, and after you said, "the Middle Ages," they asked, "which year? 1200?" And then I said, "1200 is for pussies, we do the 8th century." Or something like that.<BR/><BR/>Mo, it was wonderful meeting you and I look forward to seeing you again at Kalamazoo.Eileen Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756965845120441308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-500128838180922492009-02-06T11:42:00.000-05:002009-02-06T11:42:00.000-05:00Gah! Stupid train schedule making me leave stupid ...Gah! Stupid train schedule making me leave stupid early.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-32603518410158601982009-02-06T11:09:00.000-05:002009-02-06T11:09:00.000-05:00It was a pleasure sharing conversation and spring ...It was a pleasure sharing conversation and spring rolls. Here is the wikipedia page for the Georgia Guidestones (which someone asked you about last night): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones. The monument was built, not discovered, in 1979.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-26067363933431138872009-02-06T11:05:00.000-05:002009-02-06T11:05:00.000-05:00Eileen, you forgot to mention the moment when we c...Eileen, you forgot to mention the moment when we came into the bar (like a horde of wicinga, whatever <I>those</I> are), and one of the guys there asked us where we were from. I believe I answered, "The Middle Ages!" He seemed to accept this as a completely reasonable proposition.ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105686105741162480noreply@blogger.com