From: Diana "Prof Chaos" Mercer
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:28:22 EDT
Subject: [BARGE] Trip Report Diana "Prof Chaos" Mercer


BARGE Trip Report 2008 
By Diana "Prof. Chaos" Mercer 
BARGE Chronology for Diana Mercer: 
1983:  Become Music Director at WIUS AM carrier  current radio station at 
Indiana University.  Learn about College Media Journal (CMJ)  where Bwana (Scott 
Byron) works. 
1983-1985:  Flirt mercilessly with Bwana over  telephone and snail mail.  
Flirting  reciprocated with enough random reinforcement to encourage further bad 
behavior  on my part. 
1985:  Meet Bwana in person at CMJ Conference  in NYC.  My first trip to NYC. 
 Continue ceaseless flirting. Much of  weekend is a blur but see 27 
alternative music bands in 2.5 days.  Money flies out of wallet. 
1988:  Graduate from law school and move to  Connecticut.  Bwana invites me 
to NYC and shows me  Coney Island. Tells me to hang onto purse with  death 
grip. Good advice.   
1989:  Dead of Winter. Bwana invites me to NYC  to see Paul McCartney and 
WINGS at Madison Square Garden last minute. Jump in car, head to  train, come 
back to car covered by snowplow snow at 2 am.  Dig out with bare hands.  Wings 
rocks. 
1992:  Lose track of Bwana. 
1994:  Make pre-teen nephews cry because Aunt  Diana sucked them out of 
Monopoly game at the folks' lake cabin.  Vow never to play games again. 
1996:  Find Bwana on newfangled invention known  as Internet.  Bwana mentions 
poker  enthusiasm; I am mystified.   
Unspecified:  Flirtation turns to genuine friendship  and Bwana promptly 
moves to Costa Rica. Try not to take this  personally. Worry Bwana's lost his mind 
but develop poker curiosity despite  myself.  Think about poker. A  lot. 
2005:  Watch 1st WSOP ESPN tourney  on TV.  Wonder if can back off "no  games"
 policy as nephews old enough to beat me in Monopoly now. 
Memorial Weekend, 2008:  Play in first poker game, Planet  Hollywood ladies'
tournament.  Make  final table.  Am hooked.   
Report same to Bwana on Facebook.  Bwana says "come to BARGE". 
BARGE Odyssey begins. 
To read the rest:  _http://dianamercer.livejournal.com/615.html_ 
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Diana "Prof. Chaos" Mercer 
BARGE Virgins 2008