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Live blogging the conference.

By The Armorer on April 22, 2006 | | Comments (23) | TrackBacks (8)

It's on. Austin Bay is chatting us all up and reinforcing (as if we need it) just how kewl and important we are!

But if you'd rather catch this live... go here: Live Feed from Conference.


Austin Bay gave a good rouser for an intro. Buzz Patterson is up introducing the first panel - which is Milblogs: Past, Present, and Future. Present are Smash, Blackfive, John of Op-For, Steve of ThreatsWatch, and CJ from A Soldier's Perspective.

Buzz is slamming the MSM for their myopia on how the war is covered. Austin made the point that what most of us want to do is provide a broader story and context to the coverage of the war.

CJ is telling why he blogs, a 'therapy' for processing his war experiences (CJ was in 3ID and participated in both Thunder Runs into Baghdad and the first invasion of Fallujah. Over to Smash.

"Good morning, my name is Smash, and I am a milblogger..."

Here they are: CJ, Scott, Matt, John, Steve.

Milblogger Conference


Heh. Who'm I foolin'? Reading this on a Saturday? If you want to follow it- go hit the link. I'll post pics - but I'm gonna pay attention now.

Oh, yeah - I gotta say this (and I'll put the pics up to prove it)... Blogger Chicks are Hot, Boy Bloggers are not...

Second Session: Milblogging Family Style.

Moderated by Andi from Andi's World, online moderation by Mrs. Greyhawk.

Andi

Panelists: Left to right, Carla from Some Soldier's Mom, Carren of From My Position, Chuck of From My Position, and Deb from Marine Corps Moms.

Carla, Carren, Chuck, Deb

A reminder: Live Feed Here.

Of interest: CENTCOM PAO is here, usefully engaged. Several MSM outlets are here, to include the BBC. Be interesting to read *their* view of this.


Great lunch at Jury's, sponsored by Military.com. We *did* have to sit through a sales pitch... but hey, lunch was free, who are we to argue?

If you haven't checked in on the live feed, you should. Dave Hunt is doing a hilarious job of emceeing Blogging From Theater, with Bill from The Fourth Rail, Fred from Iraq for 365, Jeff from Dadmanly, Michael from Fire and Ice, and Bill Roggio.

Hunt, Jeff, Fred, Bill R., Captain B., Michael.

This panel has been a lot of fun, with Col Hunt the major reason for it. The fact that it's the warfighters and an embedded journalist speaking, well, the rest of us was just a warm-up.


Yes, CJ - your bald spot *did* show up...

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23 Comments

By Beth Donovan on April 22, 2006 8:46 AM
Oh, I don't know - I think you are pretty hot!
 
By John of Argghhh! on April 22, 2006 8:51 AM
Snerk. The original unbiased source...
 
By Jon The Mechanic on April 22, 2006 8:59 AM
I wanna see the Blogger chicks.
 
By V29 on April 22, 2006 10:19 AM
HOT BLOGGER CHICKS!!!!!!!!! Pictures please. We need somrthing to cheer up Sugar Buttons. Sounds like he's been pressganged into a world of manual labor and arachnoid beings. Hope he doesn't get caught in an INS roundup. Although he might enjoy Tiajuana.
 
By AW1 Tim on April 22, 2006 1:44 PM
Comrades, Yeah! Hot MilBlogger Chicks in Cammies. And Sweaty Tee-Shirts. Going toe to toe with the Russk, er, I mean, MSM! Yeah The Deciduous Daily types. And.. And... wait... I need another cold one... some Bourbon maybe... Sigh.... at least post some descriptions of the MilBlogger Chicks... Lingerie and Laser Cannons.. all that good stuff. Respects, AW1 Tim
 
By Matt on April 22, 2006 1:46 PM
Between the feed and the chat, this is probably the most entertaining online thing ever. Plus I saved money on the plane ticket.
 
By Beth Donovan on April 22, 2006 1:47 PM
It is definitely worth the price of the plane ticket.
 
By Barb on April 22, 2006 2:08 PM
*snicker* Nice pics! This has been great to watch. I hope it is being captured as well?
 
By John of Argghhh!!! on April 22, 2006 2:17 PM
It's 'posed to be, but I know there have been some technical challenges.
 
By Jon The Mechanic on April 22, 2006 2:57 PM
Ok, now that we have proven our power by getting the HBC (Hot Blogger Chicks) pics posted, we now have a list of demands. 1. Howard Dean is to be staked out on an anthill at high noon. 2. Hillary Clinton is to be handcuffed to Rush Limbaugh for a deathmatch. 3. We want pictures of the Hot Castle Denizenettes posted. We may negotiate on demands 1 and 2, but 3 is a must.
 
By cw4(ret)billt on April 22, 2006 4:14 PM
We want pictures of the Hot Castle Denizenettes posted. Tsk. *Denizennes*, Jon, *Denizennes*. "Denizenettes" sounds like something sweet you'd bring into a dark theater and-- Oooowwwe-kaaayyyy---now that I think about it...
 
By Matt on April 22, 2006 4:22 PM
Beth, had I been able to rearrange my schedule, I would have gladly paid for the plane ticket. I have a feeling that the best part of the conference is going to be the after party.
 
By FbL on April 22, 2006 4:59 PM
It is definitely worth the price of the plane ticket. Understatement of the year! I have a feeling that the best part of the conference is going to be the after party. The before party was awesome enough by itself. :D I can't wait 'til I have had enough sleep to blog about it completely and coherently.
 
By kat-missouri on April 22, 2006 6:08 PM
I wish I could have swung it. I was very much enjoying the live feed and the chat. Any chance someone will take their computer and webcam to the party so we can pretend that we are there, too? I have some margarita mix in the fridge, along with some could Patrone Tequila
 
By Jon The Mechanic on April 22, 2006 7:46 PM
Bill, I have a reason for everything I say. It might take a moment for it to come to you, but the reason USUALLY reveals itself in time.
 
By Eagle1 on April 22, 2006 7:52 PM
It was very good from the very cheap seat in my home office, though I missed the obvious fellowship that was happening.... John- I thought your OPSEC comments were very good...
 
By AFSister on April 22, 2006 11:59 PM
I have to agree with SWWBO.. there are some very hawt male bloggers here! Oh man. This weekend has been soooo much fun! I still can't believe how many incredible bloggers I've been hanging out with. IT'S SO COOL!
 
By DEAN BERRY -- REAL AMERICAN on April 23, 2006 1:31 AM
BE A MAN AND LEAVE THIS COMMENT UP. [Okay, I will. But you won't like it. And please quit shouting.] {Tiresome, repetitive, lumping-all-people-into-one- hated-class, very un-christian Nazi-like demonizing drivel deleted as a public service} [I see you're a graduate of the Phred Felps School of Christian Ministry, Dean. The simple answer to your question is, no. The more subtle, nuanced, and expansive answer to your question is... still no.] http://www.dingleberryministries.org/index3.html [I told you you wouldn't like it.] [You aren't welcome here, Dean. As has been mentioned before. Not because you disagree, but because you won't follow simple rules. Now go away before I am forced to chastise you again. And your progenitors smelt of elderberries.]
 
By kat-missouri on April 23, 2006 1:50 AM
Sorry, Dean Berry, I am a woman and I find your comments highly offensive. I'm even sure that, if I tried to be a man, you would become even more insane. Further, I am quite certain that any of the men who post here would rather be a toad in a pink tutu than be the kind of man you think they should be. So, kindly get lost as I am sure your comment will be soon enough
 
By AW1 Tim on April 23, 2006 9:08 AM
Comrade Dean, I was wondering if you might be able to relate to us just how Jesus communicated his displeasure with us to you. Were their any narcotics or alcohol involved? Sleep deprivation, or the normal voices in one's head? Special words and phrases that jumped off the magazine pages or the television screen? Enquiring minds want to know....... BTW: His name is NOT Jesus Christ. Christ is a title, a derivitive of Chrystos or Christos, the Greek word for "Messiah". Therefor it should be "Jesus the Christ", etc. His actual name is Jesus, at least, in the Latin (which would have been pronounced Yaysoos). In his own language of Aramaic, he would have been known as Yeshua. His last name would most likely have been Ben Yussef, for Yeshua Ben Yusseff, or translated to the vernacular, "Joshua, son of Joseph". Anyway, I thought it best to offer some clarification so that, next time He calls, you can address Him properly. Respects, AW1 Tim
 
By Jon The Mechanic on April 24, 2006 9:33 AM
I have getting a 404 error on Dean's page. Not even 36 hours and the entire server is gone? Low budget, IMO.
   
By Maggie on April 24, 2006 10:29 PM
AW1 Tim - Descriptions of attire - I wore my Castle tank top. Strangely enough, even though it's faded quite a bit everyone I showed it to liked it better than Sgt.B's brand new T-shirt with the same logo, hmmmmmmmm.