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[Susan Fox-Davis]

Me:

<< I do happen to know one other HPFGU listee whom I know to be older
than I am, since she is the elder sister of a former schoolmate of
mine, but I won't bust her without her say-so. >>

Catlady Rita:
<Me. I'm 45 (until November), but that's hardly worth bragging about
since Artsy Lynda beat me 53 to 45. But how is it possible for *you*
to be 40-ish?>

The same way it's possible for Alan, I suppose, his birth date and mine
were about a month apart if memory serves.  But hey, if this is what
40-is looks like, we're doing okay.  <preen>

<Btw, up to now I've forgotten to check whether you know that there is
a HPfGU-California list (such as it is) at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HP4GU-California/messages . We're
making some pathetic efforts to arrange an OoP line party in  ... um
... Valencia, I think.>

Hot doo!  I'll sign on and meet-up.  I've been looking for a line party.

I have one on order from Amazon of course, but that is a back-up in
case I didn't find a line party.  I'll probably give it to my mum, who's

hooked on Harry as well.  [Not a list-joiner though... she'd have
Artsy Lynda beat completely, going on 70 this year.]

<I think we also have that in large USAmerican cities ... at least,
the middle part of Los Angeles has zip codes that contain the pre-zip
code "zone" number, like 90033 for what I am told was once LA 33.>

Before my time.  I think somebody was a very big smarty pants who
designated the Gay-friendly region of West Hollywood [now its
own municipality, independent of LA] as 90069.  The residents
don't seem to be particularly insulted but glory in it.  Good on them!

Susan Fox-Davis
selene at earthlink.net