Posts Tagged Tracy Van Voris

RIP Random Flannelcat

Posted by admin in family on October 11, 2010

Random Flannelcat

Friends of the blog, Richard Coker and Tracy Van Voris, lost a member of their family today, Random Flannelcat, their family cat. Having hung with the cat myself over the years, I can vouch for how cool a cat she was.

When Tracy notified friends of the cat’s passing earlier today, she said: “She was a hell of a cat.  16, nearly 17 years old.  Even after her first stroke about 6 months ago, which left her completely blind, she still jumped all over things, annoyed us at dinnertime, and was there to purr us to sleep at night.”

My condolences to Rich and Trace. To be honest, I’m being slightly selfish, but when one has a chance to write about a cat named Random Flannelcat, dammit, you don’t let the opportunity go to waste.

, ,

No Comments

Guest Post, Sort of, From the Queen Pirate

Posted by admin in comedy, Music, sports, theater on July 9, 2010

So, my good friend, Tracy Van Voris ([aka Queen Pirate of the Crumsy Pirates] one of the first folks interviewed for this blog), periodically posts comments in the Who Talks to Tim? blog entry. Today she posted a comment that is just so great and topical, I’m giving it the spotlight it so richly deserves.

Take it away, Tracy.

Hello, my name is Tracy, and I am a World Cup Addict.

Hey, I do likes me some euro-football in general – I do listen to matches on BBC5, follow some of the dailies, etc., throughout the year. But I wouldn’t call myself a “superfan” of the sport by any means…oh, no…just because I can name more that 20 international players and their respective club teams does NOT mean I am a soccergeek….it’s just that:

Well, I freaking LOVE the World Cup. I’ve been watching it some since the ’80s, and ever since mon capitan, ZiZou, captured my heart with Le Bleu several tournaments ago…and yes, my husband understands as he’s been dealing with a mancrush on that Brazilian Kaka…every four years, I just can’t. Stop. Watching.

And now. Now I have to choose between the country of my ancestors (the ones who aren’t from the British Isles, anyway), and those cuties from Espania. What to do, what to do?

Well, I’ll manage.

And then by Monday morning, I’ll be wanting to come back to humanity and see some old friends….so what will you be doing this upcoming week, mi amigo? Want to get together sometime? We’ve got a CD with your name on it, and a perfect place for some Jamaican food!

Hugs!
T. – happy to finally come out of the closet to you on this World Cup matter

I would call you to see if you want to grab a beer this weekend, Tracy. But I think the World Cup will have your full attention this weekend.

, , ,

1 Comment