ANDY HAS LANDED IN COLUMBUS OHIO!

[goodboy]

Andy arrived here at about 1030pm, and is relaxing here with me and goodgirl after a long journey from Seattle to Baltimore to Columbus.

He looks good, albeit a little tired, but ready to give a nice presentation at our Central Ohio DU meetup on Saturday.

He gives his love to all DUers and is looking forward to getting healthy and getting back on the road to ensure that we have free and fair elections with voter-verified paper ballots.

[evlbstrd]

1. Happy landings to Andy!

[liberalnurse]

2. Hi Andy.

I'll see you Saturday. :applause:

Goodboy....did you get my PM?

[goodboy]

4. no...sorry, lemme check! (nt)

[vince3]

3. Way to go, Andy

[cry baby]

5. Thanks for the update...

Say hi for me:hi:

Also, thank you for taking care of him, you must be a special person!

[goodboy]

8. nope, he's the special person...i'm just goodboy from DU.

[cry baby]

18. You both are at the top of my "great people" list! nt

[goodboy]

20. aw...you're so sweet cry baby! I really appreciate it! (nt)

[lonestarnot]

6. AH! Andy

WE LOVE YOU!

[goodboy]

16. hey, whatup Lonestarnot? btw, andy sez, "I love you all too!"

[lonestarnot]

24. Just trying to figure out the Blair Poodle sicheeation! Hi back at ya

Andy!

[juajen]

7. Have a good rest, Andy

Don't overdo; you have a stressful trip ahead. We are all relieved that this journey is beginning.

[merh]

9. Thank you and goodgirl

for taking care of him. Give him our love & best wishes for his presentation. :grouphug:

[goodboy]

done and done. (nt)

[merh]

14. special hugs for special folks

[Catherine Vincent]

10. Tell Andy that we are pulling for him.

And you and goodgirl (cute) are DUers to be proud of.:yourock:

[goodboy]

12. I will! He's watching Brazil with my wife right now LOL...

[Extend a Hand]

11. That's wonderful news!

Hey, is a reservation needed for the meetup or would it be acceptable just to show up if I'm able?

[goodboy]

13. Come if you can, we'd love to have you! check here:

http://democrat.meetup.com/832/events/4653912/

[BeHereNow]

15. HUGS AND KISSES from BHN!

Goodboy- pleeeease give Andy a hug and a kiss from me?
BHN

[goodboy]

17. LOL, I'll hug him, but I'm not kissing his scruffy mug LMAO!

goodgirl can do it.

[BeHereNow]

25. That's fine too!

Thanks to Goodgirl!
BHN

[PA Mamma]

19. Thanks for the update...

terrific news !
I am so glad that I could contribute - just a measley $30.00 -- but it's a good feeling knowing that, in some small part, along with many many others - People made a real difference !

[goodboy]

22. Giving was what's important, remember the story from the bible about the

woman who gave her last penny?

[Maat]

21. So, for someone who is not up-to-date ..

but who donated ... could you please explain?

Did he have the surgery at JH to take out the tumor?

[goodboy]

26. surgery on Tuesday. DU'ers were able to help raise 25K for the

down-payment on Andy's surgery.

[Maat]

27. That part I got (about raising the money).

I heard that we were up to $28K.

How did it go? Did the surgeons say how it went?

How is it that he is able to do a presenation so soon?

On Wednesday, at my local DFA meetup, one of the members of the Steering Comm tried to tell me that Thom Hartmann had helped. He probably did. But I said that a DUer had started the fundraising and helped get him into the JH facility.

Help me get the facts straight, please.

And 'thank you' to the DUers who are helping take care of Andy!

[goodboy]

32. Surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, Andy told me to tell you.

He's so appreciative...he showed us like 300 letters he'd received in just TWO DAYS!


I'd like to see some pukes pull off what we just did.

Of course, they'd probably have a fund-raiser to buy a hand-grenade.

[Maat]

41. Thanks!!! NOW I get it!

He'll be in my prayers.

[EFerrari]

31. Maat, check this out re Andy::

www.thomhartmann.com/commondreams.shtml

[Maat]

42. Thanks!

[Just Me]

23. Oh,...

:hug: to ya'll

[goodboy]

30. Hey, Just Me!

how's your Cinco de Mayo?

since Andy can't drink, I'm taking care of his share.


ARRRRRRRRRRRRRIBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

[GreenPartyVoter]

28. Give him a hug from me! He's my fave election reform fighter! (I think we

should give him a super hero outfit. But no cape. I hear they're dangerous. *Note: this only makes sense if you have seen "The Incredibles*)

[goodboy]

35. HUGS TO YOU TOO! (nt)

[GreenPartyVoter]

38. :^D

[Southsideirish]

29. Is it too late to contribute?

[merh]

33. No, it is not too late

Here are the ways to donate - Please any donation is appreciated. We are at $31,000 give or take a few dollars and cents and we need at least $50,000.00

In case you (or anyone) missed it, here's the info for sending donations to Andy:

You can do this on your computer via PayPal:
http://www.paypal.com
After logging in, choose "Send Money" and enter Andy's email address as the recipient:
[e-mail] (note there is an underscore like this: Andy_Stephenson)

Or at Amazon.com: http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/P2TRHRVBGX9KOX/102-6873839-9047353
or
http://tinyurl.com/bnu79

If you prefer to donate via non-electronic check or money order, please mail to:
Andy Stephenson
P O Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

!!!IMPORTANT!!!
If you are sending something, please pmail sfexpat2000 or email Beth at [e-mail] with the amount of the donations. She is the official bean counter.


Thank you for asking!

:grouphug: I DU Believe in DU & in Andy :loveya: :patriot:


Andy's surgery is next week, the dedicated legal election guru that he is, he is speaking at a conference this weekend. :patriot:

[goodboy]

37. Auction for Andy in the DU non-political forums also! (nt)

[merh]

39. Here's the link to the Auction.

bidding ends midnight 5/6/05

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=213x520

[goodboy]

34. by no means. The 25K was just half of the total cost of andy's surgery

he still needs our help


here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3588998&mesg_id=3590023&page=

[understandinglife]

36. Thank you for the update and for taking good care of Andy!!

www.missionnotaccomplished.us - TIME TO INDICT THE WAR CRIMINALS WHO ALSO STOLE TWO NATIONAL ELECTIONS

[EFerrari]

40. good boy, tell Andy San Francisco says hello!

:hi:

[goodboy]

56. Sending the sun your way! (nt)

[merh]

43. goodboy, please be sure Andy sees the Baltimore thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3595493

There was plenty of love in that thread and good wishes for him. :toast:


:hug: I DU Believe in DU & in Andy! :grouphug:

[merh]

52. kick

:kick:

[demodonkey]

44. $32,105.63 !!! $32,105.63 !!! $32,105.63 !!! $32,105.63 !!!

[troubleinwinter]

45. Wonderful news! Thanks!!!

[Generic Other]

46. Hello from the western front!

You are in all of our thoughts here! Get well Andy!

[StaggerLee]

47. good to hear!

I'm sure you'll have a great meetup. I hope Andy is comfortable and in good spirits. Thanks to you and Goodgirl.

Salud! :hi:

sL-

[Nothing Without Hope]

48. Gentle hugs to Andy, scruffy mug and all. Tell him his beautiful,

blooming garden is waiting for him when he gets home, so he'd better be well enough to see what's new out there.

:hug:

[troubleinwinter]

60. THIS is andy's mug....

[Nothing Without Hope]

62. Oh, that is BEAUTIFUL!!! And Sponge Bob too! Is that adorable or what?

What about the possibility of selling some to raise more money for him? Thanks, TIW!
:thumbsup:

[troubleinwinter]

64. I think it's a 1950s version of SpongeBob!

[Nothing Without Hope]

66. An ur-SpongeBob! And I do stand corrected, Andy's mug isn't scruffy

at all. Of course. ;) That is a seriously neat mug and a good laugh too. Thanks, TIW!
:hi:

[Nothing Without Hope]

63. Oh, that is BEAUTIFUL!!! And Sponge Bob too! Is that adorable or what?

What about the possibility of selling some to raise more money for him? Thanks, TIW!
:thumbsup:

[xxqqqzme]

49. Hey, Andy...happy trails

2 U. Bunches of love 'n healing thoughts coming across the country from SoCal.

[mogster]

50. Oh no! :-o ........... Ohio?

I sent my good wishes to Baltimore yesterday, they're probably not even half way across the Atlantic yet... *paging good wishes...new set of instructions....redirect to Ohio...that was: Ohio*

Good to hear he's well :-)

[greatauntoftriplets]

51. So THAT's why he didn't answer his phone ....

a bit after 8:30 CDT yesterday when I tried to call him.

If his mug is looking scruffy, tell him to shave.

:hi:

[goodboy]

57. I think he may have been on the other line when you called,...

he'll shave...even if me and goodgirl have to hold him down

:P

[greatauntoftriplets]

67. Please remind him to call me during your get-together tomorrow???

I wanna hear how it's going!

Have fun.

[thinkingwoman]

53. continued good wishes to Andy

and everyone helping him through this!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

54. Sending my bestest wishes to Andy, and kicking to first page. n/t

[EFerrari]

55. Friday kick!

:kick:

[Debbi801]

58. Tell Andy we miss him in Baltimore. *smile*

Please tell him to take care of himself.

:hug:

Debbi

[goodboy]

59. I will...this guy doesn't stop, he's been on the 'puter since he got to

our house...

Wait until he's well. He'll be ruffling Diebold's feathers in no time!

[EFerrari]

61. kick this thread!

:kick:

[Chicago Democrat]

65. kik