[Info-vax] Is Billy Bitsenbytes celebrating today?

[Marty]

> >> > I'm pretty certain that both the VAX Professional/Digital Systems Journal and
> >> > Hitchhikers Guide to VMS were available outside of the US of A!
> >> 
> >> Indeed.  I have a copy of the HHGTVMS on my shelf.
> >
> >I have a signed copy of HHGTVMS and forgot all about Billy B. until just now.  One too many Pan Galatic Gargle Blasters I assume. 
> 
> ROTFLMFAO!
> 
> Just stay away from the Hurricanes or Alabama Slammers or whatever they were
> you were drinking at that DECUS in St. Louis.  ;)
> 

It was Hurricanes.  It started off so innocuously.  

I was sitting at a table on the Riverwalk (or whatever it was called) DECUS party with five, or so, of my Symark co-workers, when someone suggested we trade our drink tickets for Hurricanes.  I collected the tickets and went to get the drinks.  

When I got back everyone had disappeared.  I waited a while and then realized I'd been ditched.  I could not go out and look for them because I really did not want to be carrying a brace of Hurricanes everywhere I went.  I basically started drinking everyone's Hurricanes and it sort of went down hill from there.