I hope you will take a glance at some of the wonderful poetry here.
rated and ever hopeful

Welcome. Have fun, reading.

I love that you write fiction! Welcome! I hope you enjoy your stay~

Remember, cats rule, dogs drool!! Except sheepdog, he just glares at the TV till somebody changes it! :)

Have fun, stay out of the path of the hurricane and if you end up in the damn thing, and end up in Oz...well....I hear it's nice!!!

**Wanders away**

Thanks for your message and a warm welcome!

Welcome to the zoo. Watch out for the cats, especially that Damn Tink. He makes all kinds of promises he never keeps. Like providing his northern friends with Free Beer.

Welcome...now read.

Welcome! I hope you have a fun week.

Welcome - Enjoy all the talent that is Open Salon

We promise we won't treat you like a substitute teacher. No spitballs, Tink!

Hi Emma, welcome !

Fairy Tales? Well you should fit in.

Fairy Tales? Well you should fit in.

We all hope you'll stay up 24/7 to keep the feed clear of crap, spam, sports streaming, and other clogs. Somebody's gotta do it! (welcome to OS)

Welcome to the Monkey House. Public Art Programs and fairy tales are also two of my interests.

Welcome Emma :).

Rated for coming trials by fire ;).

poetry sucks. good hard political nonsense rules.

i asked artjames, if ya had an interim editor,
what, sir, would you say/?

another hack.


i dont believe it. re. u=a hack. god help your spartan profile.
it will be abused and misused.


just do yr best.


say hi to obama and all the other big wigs who love vacations!

oops.art said that, not i.

Welcome. R

One of my favorite posters here is named Emma. I hope I don't get you two confused. Welcome to our nightmare! I would offer only one small suggestion: You would our unanimous support for any political office you might choose to seek if you would give everyone's favorite underappreciated poster a cover. I, of course, am speaking of that orange cat with the Ray-Bans, Tinkerertink69. Meow.

shit. thank your lucky stars it was matt,
not art.

James M. Emmerling needs a break.
I hope he visit a tadpole creek. Dip toe.
I's befriend but my buttons are all broke.
I hope (know) you have a straight backbone.
There are some softy jellyfish and seahorse.
I see You are requesting hurricane photos.
I still have some from last year in Canada.
Cutting and Pasting is the gift of bbd etc.,
FusanA,
Holy Cow
Thank You
I go dream
I tadpole
Behave
No be
hacker
gracious
best luck
watchout

Turn back before it's too late.

Hi Emma, I hope Emily told you how tight we are. My EP/Cover is on Monday I think, but Tuesday will be find if she forgot to remind you. By the time she gets back, I should have at least 3. Eat your heart out Tink~

Welcome!

This art james is a menace to everything we all hold dear
When we are asleep and having nightmares.
I was hacked, he keeps saying.
He was the victim of a button that maybe he forgot to push
Due to his advanced old age, or his perpetual youth,
I haven’t figured out which.
As for matt, he is a sheep in a wolf’s skin hiding the soft underbelly
Of his magnificent soul
And if I was put to the gun, I would have to admit
That yes artjames has a fine soul too but for gaud’s sake do not let
On to him or else his tirades against the bald man, Kerry, would end
And then I would not have any way to convulse in apelike laughter.

Ps.
(tease)
All is all. And well, too. For there are forces at work on this damn os
That are soon to be unleashed without the wind and rain damage
That darn Irene will wreak upon us all here in the hub of nowhere,
New England.
One England was enough.ha.

May your week be amazing here and more...

Oh boy, you are going to be sooooo tired.

WE (those who are left) are watching you very, very, very carefully. Welcome. Make yourself at home. Enjoy.

If the current feed is any indication, it appears that all of the OS staff has abandoned ship and run for higher ground.

I am reading past comment/post;
coma + comma's and keel happy.

You don't yet seem very cranky.
Thanks for not deleting James
M.E..
He acts like a four year old - 2?
He attend synagogues and bar.
He be banned by ex-gal-friend.
To escape the rain and thunder
James M. Emmerling eat @ HOP.
He loves musician Bob Dylan/Bach.
He eats poppy-sees bagels in NYC.
Invite possums over for duck stew.
He views weather channels 24/7.
James M. E. nickname girls sweet.
He visits Queens in a rainy storm.
@ Big Salon Front Page of EP's~
We who need date and behave 2~
Read jme?
In jme bedroom (Salon Personals)
@ Editor will find pet Tarantulas.
Fox with lice and big flea bit skin.
jme is sentient and a bit wee loco.
~
Hit Salon Personal Escort Service.
Servers will escort James M. E. to:
OSir's cubicle office in a pink limo.
Free hack ride.
Open door policy.
Sit on lap and chat.
Ask for free laptop.

Joan Walsh grant it?
She give bum change.
James M.E. is broke.

He banters as a kook.
Shakespeare need EP.
James M.E. hum Bach.
He wonder how a boy?
How a boy be`abroad.
He thinks in vast detail.
He as a canine who wag?
He wag tail metronome.
James M.E. mean peace.
He yearn for `EP piece.
Tink & Matt Paust love.

They love 2- Emma's too.
I miss Emma & Stella too.
Make a Peace Gesture too.
I love a farmer who's Emma.
She sell apples @ DC Dupont.

Honest. She is a musician too.
A musical orchardist farmer.
Her children play a violin.
I am being plain honest.

It gonna be a wild day.
Happy Open Salon gig.
I hope you love it here.
Visit?
Emma thee apple grower
She's at Dupont Circle today.
Meet Emma at farmer market.
I am not teasing. She so nice.

A world does need fairy, angels,
Romantic lunches, suppers, and
Readers like bbd and scupper etc.,

If we visit Manhattan for eel-soup?
Maybe if it's boiling hot Kerry L.?
Ask him to fan it with a conical hat.
Soup is goo and slippery if hot sop.
The wind today may cool hot slop.
Seriously. We readers mean good.

Two days late AND I have follow Art? Spleesh.

I hope Irene is not too much of a handful. Even a tropical storm is a very big deal!
Take to high ground...stock up on Twinkies and Fruit Punch,...and remember to take your cell phone and give me a call....cause I got stuff on EVERYBODY on this site!

Well...not really....but I can make it up real quick!

Be safe. : )

OOOH! I feel like one of the von Trapp children the day they met Maria! Excuse me while I go find a frog....

JUST TEASIN'!

Have a fun week!

And I'm sure Emily left explicit instructions about the weekly poetry cover?? That kidder!

Glad to have you steering the ship until Emily returns!

We write porn mostly. We were just waiting until you were firmly in place to let you know.

Welcome Emma! I'm a newbie here; now who do I pay?

Oh, I forgot...Rated!

A coincidence? I could name 20 guys (and yes, sadly, they are all guys) who could prove it was not. Statistically. Not. (Welcome aboard. It is a bit like being trapped on a cruise ship.)

It's been a great week so far! I'm impressed.

After Labor Day, will you post your reflections on your OS-editor experience?

Welcome to OZ, Emma-- standing in for Emily in a storm.

This may be off your path a bit, but just to let you know, (and because it was easy to miss it on hurricane-swept Monday) there's a lively little discussion going - among OS foodies - and their critics - in the commentary directed to my latest post: Got a Favorite Ingredient? You're welcome to pick up the idea and run with it. . . for a Foodie Tuesday open call, next Tuesday?

I've posted my first post just now after having been MIA for awhile and it's great to come back and see some of my favorite writers still here. Welcome and happy reading!

welcome! just curious if you check out other blog sites and how you think Open Salon is different/unique, and how the quality of writing compares...

Welcome!

Hope you enjoy your stay!

Andrea Higbie