This thread is created
for the express purpose to just say hello to Herb and wish him a good day. No bashing allowed. No politics, no arguing. You do that in every other thread. You may only say hello, or wish a good day.

HEY HERB, Hello, and a very good day to you.

Mrs. M, be nice as well.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Hi Roger.

Thanks for being so kind.

Your friend,

Herb

Hello Herb!

Would like to meet you at PDX Radio get together.

Bill

Hey Herb. What's up, my nigga?

Yes. But if you are resigned to not going, I'd like to know that too so I can stop sounding like a little girl in trying to get you to go.

I'll break 10K for that!

Herb, love you man. Really. If we didn't have one of you, we would likely have to invent one of you.

And that's meant in the nicest of ways.

Consider coming this Sunday. I'm gonna swing by, probably earlier than later. It's fun, people are cool, and that's just it really. Happy times, meeting really great people. Nobody here would do anything other than just be cool, and you won't be judged on anything. I worried about this, so did the Mrs_M. Turned out to be a non-issue.

Been sick as a dog. Wife too. Work ugly. So, I'm just keeping my head down, letting it pass.

For those that e-mailed --thanks! Nice to know one is missed.

I too enjoy Herb, but I am now offended by Chicken.

Ohhhh - so you were SAVING your 10K post for something good. Thaaaaat's why you've been so quiet...and sick.

And this is what is was for.

Poetic.

Shyguy, you'd best email me back. I don't like last second changes and need to make some plans regarding you...and a mix tape for the trip!

Yes, Radioblogman, I'm constantly offending people around here. It's my calling.

I'm controversial.

but I did not know you were racist

Is this because I am black?

An Ode to Herb (with apologies to Keats)

Season of fists and mellow Nixon-ness,
Close bosom-friend of the maturing Solon;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With spin the threads that round the Internet run,
To bend with concern the tan and sage'd posts,
And fill all links with right-ness to the core,
To swell the GOP odds, and resurrect Milhous' ghost
With a sweet request that Holiness be more,
And still more, later flowers for the libs,
to let them know that Herb will never cease,
For he has o'er-brimm'd their certitude.


Try to make it to the shindig Herb; I'll do my best to be there.

Radioblogman, you and I have had very little interaction. I understand that sarcasm doesn't always translate on the written page. And you don't know me at all. So it's understandable that you'll jump on me calling Herb " my nigga." So let me explain and you can THEN make a decision in any way you wish - I do not care.

#1. Me calling someone " my nigga " and really meaning it in any kind of racial way is so out of character that it quickly passes racISM and becomes instantly absurd.

#2. Herb, of ALL people on this board, hearing/seeing him called something that could not fit any less made me laugh. Maybe it didn't make you laugh, but it did me. So I typed it. I thought about calling him an endeared " cracker." but wouldn't you know it? I didn't want to be called a racist. THAT, coming from my people, still hasn't become as absurd yet. So I went with nigga.

#3. If you are going to call me racist, you are going to have to point to something else to support it other than me calling Herb " my nigga." Until then, I'm not convinced.

The end.

CJ, Radio: This is a party for Herb. Please take it outside.

Too late E, I know even Herb would avoid using the N word, and Chicken I do not care what color you are, everyone must stop using that word. I grew up in the South when that word was used too many times. This is a new day and there is no room for it in our lives. Chicken, you are my brother much deeper than our skin colors.

To [in recent posting order]:

Radioblogman, Edselehr, Chickenjuggler, MissingKSKD, Skybill & Roger-

I am humbled and appreciative of your kindness, which is often undeserved.

To answer forthrightly regarding the upcoming PDXRadio shindig, I don't believe I'll be there in body, but certainly shall be in spirit. I also hope you all enjoy some rather fine spirits in the spirit of friendship, which I know you all will.

If there indeed is Stella Artois on tap, Chickenjuggler, please hoist a frosty one for Ol' Herb.

And Edseleher-Your talent knows no bounds. As I began to read your fine prose, I noticed it had a slight resemblance in metre to the 1960's song "These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things."

You guys are great.

Herb

Shoot Herb. Well ok. Maybe next time. I had some fishing ta(i)les to tell. Actually, just one. But I had many more questions.

I'll still ask them as I think of them.

We'll miss you at the thing, Homie.

Thanks for the compliment Herb, but I shall not take more credit than I deserve. (I simply hacked the first stanza of a Keats ode.)

http://www.potw.org/archive/potw279.html

Herb, I admire you for going to battle everyday for us. I gave up a long time ago. It is like a broken record around here.

Thread rule violations noted... Warnings issued.

enjoy your weekend one and all.

Problem solved... Solution provided

Herb, you can go and won't. I want to go and can't. Go to the get together and tell them you are me. Everyone will be so surprised that I showed up! (our secret. shhhhh)

"Go to the get together and tell them you are me."

If I were to have shown up, I would have been outed by the Nixon mask.

And thanks for the compliment, Sohran. You're very kind.

Herb

NIXON MASK= Halloween.

Say you thought it was a costume party!

I have answers for everything!

Or maybe Herb can pretend it's opposite day, slap on a unibrow, and go as Brezhnev.

Too bad you're not coming out Herb, I would enjoy sippin' on a pop and talking!

Ewww....Brezhnev.

That's almost as bad as Andropov, but not as bad as Stalin, the ultimate blackhearted thug.

Party on, Brianl.

Herb

I'll be nice too.

Brezhnev was rather civil, one of the easier Soviet leaders for us to deal with. He and your boy Nixon had a great relationship ... and he wasn't as kooky as Khrushchev or as evil as Stalin ... and Andropov was in power for, what, two months before dying?

Party on, Herb!

You know Herb, I extended the hand of kindness back when the idea for the get together came up. I said then, I'd like to have you attend just so I can shake your hand. I still feel the same. So, maybe next time, eh?

Take care.

This thread is created for the express purpose to just say hello to Herb and wish him a good day.
Alright... Hello Herb, have a good week!

You know this is a good idea this type of thread. Roger this was brilliant

We should have a personal thread for every PDXer where we express positive thoughts towards those, even those we seriously disagree with, and show some common courtesy. Everyone deserves to be acknowledged both publicly and privately. What a difference this could make in someone’s day.

I suggest we start with Mrs. Merkin for the next personal thread.

"So, maybe next time, eh?"
Absolutely, Warner. And thank you sincerely for your kindness.

"Hello Herb, have a good week!"
Thanks to you, Newflyer, now I will have a good week, for certain.

"Roger this was brilliant..."
Agreed, Roger & Chris.

Herbert Milhous

Herb,

Here is a little pick me up to start your day. Fifty years ago, Dwight David Eisenhower pushed Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1957. It was the first such legislation to be proposed in the century after Reconstruction.

http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/Civil_Rights_Civil_Rights_Act/CivilRightsA ctfiles.html

If he were still alive, October 14th would have been his 117th birthday. Happy belated birthday, Ike. Happy Wednesday to you, Herb.

This thread was a brilliant idea Roger.

Yuri Andropov. What can you say? We just got to know Yuri and he dropped off. :0)

Thanks for that insight and a Happy Wednesday to you too, Littlesongs. I like Ike.

And since I carry no water for the pope, a Happy Reformation Day to all!

http://www.stpaulskingsville.org/reformation.htm

Herb

If Republicans were still like Lincoln, Ike and Hatfield — and even Nixon and Bush Sr. to a point — I would be a Republican.

Tom McCall.

"DANGER DANGER" Will Robinson, Eminent political thread hijack! "DANGER DANGER"

Sorry Dark,
So, Herb- "Lincoln, Ike, Hatfield, McCall, Nixon, Bush Sr."-ster.

Hope you have a grand day

I drank a Stella for you, Herb. I'm not sure I've had it from the tap before. It's going to be hard to drink it from a can again.

Draught beer is the best.
My folks taught me that.

Herb

Root beer (Santa Cruz Organic). That's my drink.

Think for yourself.

That what my folks taught me.

Okay, Trixter.

In another room, have one of your liberal friends pour you a glass of canned or bottled beer, and also a glass of draft beer. Then drink both.

If you don't agree that the draft beer is better by a large margin, I seriously wonder about your taste buds.

Herb

I drink draft beer at home Herb. We have a bar room downstairs and I have MGD and Fat Tire on draft right now.
Canned beer is AWFUL!!!! Bottled beer is okay sometimes on a hot day when I've been on the lawnmower for 2 1/2 hours!

I'm not sure if MGD is any better on draft from what it is in a can.

I'm not sure if MGD is any better on draft from what it is in a can.

Truer words have never been spoken!!!

Okay wait; Trix has draft Fat Tire in his basement???

We are so there! Name the day and time buddy!

I wonder if Stella is publicly available on draught?

Herb

Super Bowl party at Trixter's place! I'll bring some pretzel's!

"I'm not sure if MGD is any better on draft from what it is in a can."

As I've said before ... no matter how much you polish a turd, it's still a turd.

SUPERBOWL at my place....
YES!!!!
Good idea....
February 3rd or 10th this year????
As for MGD... It doesn't have as much bite draft wise as it does in the can. But the MGD is for my buddies that come over for MNF. Bill and Mike love the MGD.... I'm more the Fat Tire guy. Plus my wife drinks the FT and that makes her happy. If Mom's happy EVERYONE is happy.

Superbowl at Trix's? Can we see the big screen from the hot tub? I can't remember because there were too many bubbles blocking my view. Or was that the tequila?

Anyway, it won't happen, it'll be like the beach party...he invites us a year ahead of time, we're all ready to go and he chickens out 'cuz we really were coming! Oh, the nabes!

I had a draft Stella a few weeks ago. Not impressed. Too light for me.

I think I love Mrs Trix! My kind of mom!

I heard earlier today it's Feb. 3rd. Or, at least that's when it'll be shown on TV. (There's an old conspiracy theory that because the game is no longer about the game, it's about the distraction - er, 'entertainment,' it's actually played out months ahead of time in some huge military installation somewhere.)

Wait a minute... this is the Herb thread! Let's take the Super Bowl discussion elsewhere!

Sorry about the Beach that was a mix up on my part and I'm all to blame. My wife (Jeanette) decided to have the BBQ at her parents place and with everything being screwed up I forgot about having everyone over.
Love you Mrs. M!!!!
You got so drunk that night in the hot tub.....

Trix - that would be GREAT ... I'll bring some IPAs and whatever else ... potluck?!? I take Super Bowl off every year, it's my annual religious holiday ...

Hey Herb. I agree to disagree with you so long as you disagree to agree with me unless we both disagree to disagree when we really agree with each other.

Have a Good One

"I agree to disagree with you so long as you disagree to agree with me..."

I can work with that.

Herbert Milhous

Hey Herb. Elvis meets Nixon movie is on channel 22 uhf right now, just started. Hurry you don't want to miss it.

Way cool.

The president and the king.

Thanks, DT.

Herbert Milhous

One was dethroned and the other died sitting on the throne.

At least he made it to the highest position in the world, a position most can't even fathom.

"True greatness comes not when things go always good for you; but true greatness comes when you are really tested, when you have taken some knocks, faced some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be atop the highest mountain."

Richard Milhous Nixon

Very funny movie, corny but I love the goofball portrayal of Nixon.

""True greatness comes not when things go always good for you; but true greatness comes when you are really tested, when you have taken some knocks, faced some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be atop the highest mountain."

You're talking about Clinton again, aren't you?

As for Nixon, most of us here already agree Nixon was a far better president than Bush ever will be.

"The second point is that coming out--coming back and saying that black Americans aren't as good as black Africans--most of them , basically, are just out of the trees. Now, let's face it, they are."

"You have to face the fact that whole problem [welfare] is really the blacks. The key is to devise a system that recognizes this while not appearing to...'

"Publicly, we say one thing....Actually, we do another."

"But by God, they're exceptions. But Bob, generally speaking, you can't trust the bastards." (Referring to Jews to Bob Haldeman)

"The Jews are irreligious, atheistic, immoral bunch of bastards.... The lawyers in government are damn Jews."

"You can never put, John, any person who is a Jew on a civil rights kind of case, or freedom of the press kind of case, and get even a ten percent chance. . . . Basically, who the hell are these people that stole the papers? It's too bad. I'm sorry. I was hoping one of them would be a gentile."

"I don't want to see this country to go that way. You know what happened to the Greeks.
Homosexuality destroyed them. Sure, Aristotle was a homo, we all know that, so was Socrates."

"They're not like us (Italians). They smell different, they look different, they act different. The trouble is, you can't find one that's honest.'

These quotes are all recorded on tape, no denying! Richard Nixon was a BIGOT!

Mr. Nixon indeed had many deep character flaws.

Just as important, he served his country honourably in World War II. Even more important, he fought the communist threat valiantly and quite possibly helped prevent World War III by standing up to such a blackhearted, inhumane foe that shackled and murdered millions.

Herb

Sorry Herb, I only wanted to bring this entertaining movie to your attn, not draw an attack on you and Nixon. Guess I should have started a new thread about it.

No problem.

While I admire Mr. Nixon, I understand that balance is hard for many who buy the spoon-fed anti-Nixon rheoteric that's been doled out by the left for decades.

History will continue to treat Mr. Nixon well.

Herb

Are you or have you watched this before?

I saw an interview on TV by the guy in the Nixon white house who wrote a book about the president and the king...Apparently, Elvis actually packed heat onto the white house grounds and some secret service agents had to persuade him that it wasn't something he should be carrying during his meeting with Mr. Nixon.

Herb

I can just see Elvis pulling out his weapon and showing it to Nixon. That would have made for interesting journalism.

Since Nixon was an accomplished pianist the two of them should have put on a mini-concert. That would be worth paying to see.

"the spoon-fed anti-Nixon rhetoric that's been doled out by the left for decades."

Pardon me, but that rhetoric was doled out straight from the horse's mouth.

With no acknowledgment of the man's good points.
Little more than Trash N' Bash by leftist minions.

Herb

Vitalogy
I totally respect your opinions but lets try not to trash this feel good thread for Herb. There are plenty of other threads where you can let it all hang out.

Herb and I have come to blows many times but it's nice to put those feelings away and look to some common ground. It may not be political or religious ground, but I encourage you to find it whatever it may be.

Thanks Chris.

Admittedly, I can get a tad overzealous in defense of Mr. Nixon, whom I view as a flawed underdog.

Sorry Vitalogy.

Herb

No worries. This is your thread anyway, so we'll keep it on a good vibe. I often root for the underdog myself.

Nixon's the one!

Vitalogy needs his own thread and I shall make him one.

Herb

Not that he needs to announce when he'll be taking a break from the board - but I do care that everything is OK with Herb.

Tis' the season for giving so Merry Christmas Herb and may peace be upon you.

I Mean That!

Ditto

Me too! I hope your holidays are merry and bright, Herb. Peace on Earth.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Herb and everyone at pdxradio!

Merry Christmas, Herb!

I will be hoisting a Stella in your honor, breaking my cardinal rule to never drink beer I can see through !

Really, Herb, best of everything to you and yours.

Come on.

Where is the Herbster anyway? It's just not the same without him spinning around on his Hammster Wheel!

Deane hasn't been around lately, either.

I'd make myself scarce too if I had to constantly defend obvious incompetence.

Totally.

Withdrawn as not in keeping with the spirit in which the thread was begun.

I did not mean what I said in a bad light, just that it really is not the same around here when Herb is off the net. Even with all of the contorversy he stir's up at least you can say he makes you think about things, whether to further support your point or get you thinking about his. Either way he does generate conversation for sure.

Who knows? Maybe he's getting stoked up for the new year?

Take some time off, do some reading, do some family stuff, etc...

I do not care what it says about me when I say that I appreciate opposing views - and Herb is full of them. It helps me articulate my own belliefs in a way that would be diminished if not for Herb's ability to challenge.

So call me whatever you want. There is a lot to admire about Herb.

Besides, my concern about him not posting lately stems from wanting to know that he's ok - or his daughter is ok. I can find all sorts of people to challenge my take on things. But I like knowing that Herb is ok.

That was all. No politics. No agenda. Not even a need to the degree in which I may have just made it sound like. I just would like to know that he's, you know, ok.

OK?

ok.

Roger That, not you Roger, just Rogering what CJ said!

I'm there too.

Actually love the challenges! That is, when he's getting after it and not just playing.

Have to admit, I've sorted out a few things on the way through dealing with Herb. That's all good, IMHO.

So ok - here's a deal. Not THE deal.

Herb, just touch base and I'm out. It's not a huge deal. Just, you know, when you can, you should.

It matters to me for whatever it's worth.

Vitalogy, pick another thread to pick a fight, please.

It could be something as simple as a designed reason why Herb isn't around. It could be something normal. He's been around long enough to warrant a quick note, eh? It's unusual enough to notice, for me.

I'll say this about ol' Herb.
Even when he's not here, he generates a lot of traffic!

I agree, the whole "Jimmy Carter anti-semitism bashing the US all day long" thing made me really do some research just to make sure I had solid footing.

That is the core reason why I enjoy this forum. We've a group here that really will engage. If you push hard, go do some digging, get after it, you can clarify where the high ground is, then figure out where you stand in all of that.

Damn cool, IMHO.

@CJ Yep. Totally warranted. He's taken a vacation or two in the past. IMHO, highly likely that's the case now.

Starting to miss Nixon. LOL! Actually, Nixon is promiently featured in the Futurama DVDs for someone needing a Nixon fix.

A big downside of internet socializing is that an absence could be anything from a computer glitch to a death. We may never know.

IMO, the thoughts here from late last week prove how great this board is... we might fiercely disagree with someone politically or professionally, but we give a rip when someone is gone for a while, and a civil enough that we can even get together for a few in-person words every once in a while.

Aw, you're very kind, Newflyer.

Herb