At 01:17 PM 9/25/98 -0400, phirsch wrote: > I think that my previous post was mailed to the wrong address (the > result of years mostly spent limiting my participation to lurking.) I > would be interested in knowing if there actually are any other members > of the list within a reasonable radius of NYC since the comments that > I have been reading over the years seem to indicate that people are > writing from everywhere in the world except here I subscribe to 4 or 5 food related mailing lists, and without exception they all share the same lack of members in the NYC area. I've had to travel to Boston or DC to meet up with any folks from these lists. I actually travelled to Albuquerque to the Fiery Foods Festival last march, only to run into half a dozen chileheads from the NJ area. I even ran into Blair of "Blairs Beyond Death" fame, and he runs a Tavern about 8 miles from my home. But he's not online! > (center of the > universe in many respects, but not when it comes to hot stuff, at > least the edible Southwestern kind.) If anybody plans on attending the > ChiliFest, you can mail me at <punto@inch.com> or <phirsch@nypl.org> > > I've been wanting to make that festival for years, but something always seems to get in the way... This year I hope to actually make it! Will let you know... =Mark "Runs With Scissors" Stevens @ http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens @ @ ICQ# 2059548 @ Where ya' from? Jersey. Yeah? What exit?