Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen

Subject: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: olddude
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 11:25 AM

Congrats to our Jerry, The Gate of Beautiful was the first place award winner in the EVVY Book Awards 2010 for independently published books in the category of Spirituality/Religion

How wonderful my dear friend !!!

Love Dan

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: olddude
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 11:26 AM

And I have a signed copy I do ... HA ... now I need a Jerry T-Shirt to go along with it ... pony up there fella ....

:-)

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Waddon Pete
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 11:34 AM

Well done Jerry!

I hope there will be a proper presentation with glasses of champagne and little things on sticks .....really, Dan, you can't wear a T-Shirt to a presentation...Black tie and tails, more like!

Best wishes,

Peter

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 11:48 AM

Thanks! I hear they're having a gala presentation at the local McDonald's and for one day they're going to be selling Big Jer's.

Jerry

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: maeve
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 11:51 AM

Congratulations, Jerry. I enjoyed reading the excerpts I've seen.

maeve

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: kendall
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 11:55 AM

Man, what an honor! Good on you Mate!

Would you mind if I loan my copy to a Christian friend of mine?

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Leadfingers
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 12:22 PM

Well Done Jerry !

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: topical tom
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 12:23 PM

Congratulations, Jerry! Well done!

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: beardedbruce
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 12:26 PM

Congrats, Jerry.

Which McDonalds was that going to be?

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: olddude
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 12:39 PM

Naw Pete, I am wearing my Jerry T-Shirt ...I gotta find out where I can get a straw hat like he wore on his cruise :-)

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: frogprince
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 12:45 PM

Good show, old chap; will Ben and Jerry be bringing out a Jerry Raspberrium flavor to sit in the cooler next to the Cherry Garcia?

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Fortunato
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 12:56 PM

Great job, Jerry.

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Maryrrf
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 12:58 PM

How wonderful! Congratulations, Jerry!

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: PoppaGator
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 01:24 PM

Congrats indeed!

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 01:57 PM

Congratulations from over here too!

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 02:54 PM

I was thrilled when I heard this earlier today. Hey! I "know" an award winner!

:-)

Good for you Jerry, now where is volume 2?.

Deirdre

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 03:08 PM

Wonderful, Brother Jerry!

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 03:59 PM

Volume 2 is in the works, Deirdre. I probably have 70-80 pages done.

And by all means, Kendall, loan the book to your friend.

Mudcat gets a few kudos here, too. I posted several of the stories in my first book on Mudcat under Bus stories, and at the kitchen table. It was the appreciation of Catters that had a lot to do with my deciding to pull together my writings into a book. Elmer Fudd was number one in encouraging me.

I'm posting most of my stories on my blog, now at http://jerryrasmussen.blogspot.com.

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: gnu
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 04:16 PM

Congratulations, Jerry! Bravo!

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 05:28 PM

That blog "http://jerryrasmussen.blogspot.com" isn't working right now: "Our image backend is experiencing problems which may affect the display and/or uploading of photos. We are working to resolve this and will update this post when we have more information."

Still there's a taster of the book on the Amazon entry.

So should we start calling you Gerry instead of Jerry?

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: DonMeixner
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 05:31 PM

My hat is doffed.

Don

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 06:31 PM

Hey, McGrath: I just tried http://jerryrasmussen.blogspot.com and it's working now.

http://jerryrasmussen.blogspot.com

Thanks for checking... Naw I'm still Jerry.

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Genie
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 07:22 PM

Congratulations, Jerry. And thanks for posting the blog link too.

Genie

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Bobert
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 07:50 PM

WOW!!!

Hittin' the big time and still has time for us peons...

That's the sign of a great man...

Congrates, Jerry...

Bobert

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Carly
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 07:59 PM

I loved reading your stories at the kitchen table...I look forward to reading the book. Congratulations! This is an award well-earned.

Carly

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: olddude
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 08:16 PM

NOW you guys have to help me figure out the merchandise.   I am thinking Jerry jackets, toothpaste, pan cake syrup, a guitar shaped potato peeler we can go global folks   - help me out here

suggestions ?

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: olddude
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 09:06 PM

I am teasing you my friend !! :-)

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 30 Mar 10 - 10:10 PM

I know that, Dan. I tell people that I never set out to get rich, and so far I've succeded beyond my wildest imagination.

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 31 Mar 10 - 12:00 AM

That's great to hear. You deserve it, Jerry.

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Waddon Pete
Date: 31 Mar 10 - 03:32 AM

.....Dan....you've been upstaged in your efforts to merchandise.....I went into our local store and they had an offer on Jerry Cans!

Best wishes,

Peter

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 31 Mar 10 - 07:53 AM

I've seen Prince Albert in a can, but never a Jerry.

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: olddude
Date: 31 Mar 10 - 09:04 AM

i been on the can quite a lot lately

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Waddon Pete
Date: 31 Mar 10 - 09:56 AM

Dan....go to your room!

Here's the proof, Jerry!

http://www.mowdirect.co.uk/acatalog/PETROL_STEEL_JERRY_GERRY_FUEL_CANS.html

Best wishes,

Peter

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 31 Mar 10 - 10:24 AM

That's a gas, Peter!

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: GUEST,bankley
Date: 31 Mar 10 - 12:21 PM

good for you Jerry, that's great news...

wanna swap one for a CD ?

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 31 Mar 10 - 10:38 PM

As an aside... I've checked the chat room to find no one there so many times that I've about given up. Is it still considered too controversial to get involved with? If so, that's really too bad. Why can't we just get a lawn?

Spring is here.

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: olddude
Date: 31 Mar 10 - 10:40 PM

I will give you my lawn chair my brother

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Janie
Date: 31 Mar 10 - 10:42 PM

Well Done, Jerry!

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 01 Apr 10 - 02:56 AM

Congratulations!!!!

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: olddude
Date: 01 Apr 10 - 04:32 PM

Jerry is my hero ... he is ... !!
wish I could write like him ... or play or sing ... or ...

for sure !!

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 01 Apr 10 - 05:19 PM

A hero ain't nothin' but a sandwich...

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: olddude
Date: 01 Apr 10 - 05:30 PM

Make mine with ham and mustard !!

Subject: RE: Congrats to Jerry Rasmussen
From: GUEST,bankley
Date: 01 Apr 10 - 07:27 PM

I always liked Lawn Cheney better than Dick....