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Message no. 1
From: Paul J. Adam ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk
Subject: Celebration
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 00:33:11 +0100
>>>>>[Oh, Gawd, I just turned forty-one.

I'm old. I'm _OLD_!

Never mind. It's already turning into a good party.]<<<<<
-- Lynch <00:06:52/07-04-61>
Message no. 2
From: Logan Graves logan1@********.net
Subject: Celebration
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2000 20:26:26 -0400
*****PRIVATE: Lynch
>>>>>[Ha! And you don't look a day over 50! *smile* Should've told me you
were throwing a party. I'd have rented out the Klub to you reeel cheeep, plus a sizeable
damage deposit, of course!

Well, at least you can take comfort in the fact that there're a few of us still
around here that aren't too far behind ya in years...

Seriously, have a great day! You've certainly earned it.]<<<<<
-- Ricochet Rita <02:13:40/07-04-61>
Message no. 3
From: Brion David Wauters bdw8@****.ucc.nau.edu
Subject: Celebration
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 11:49:49 -0700 (MST)
>>>>>[Welcome to the exclusive club of Shadowrunners who are 40+ years
old. Bingo's on friday, square dancing's on sunday, and we have an
on-staff psychiatrist to find out why your still doing this at your age.

Besides, your still younger than me.]<<<<<
-- Irish <11:53:50/07-06-61>
Message no. 4
From: kawaii trunks@********.org
Subject: Celebration
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 15:10:22 -0400
*****PRIVATE: Lynch
>>>>>[ Forty-one? Jeez, I'm amazed you can still walk, much less run. =P
That said, congrats. I can only hope that I am in as good enough shape to
still do what we do now, when I am over the hill by so very much. =P]<<<<<
-- Tron <15:10:11/07-06-61>
Message no. 5
From: Mach mach@****.caltech.edu
Subject: Celebration
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 15:56:34 -0700
>>>>>[What I'm wondering is, how come nobody bothered to needle Mr.
Running-Wolf Lynch about the fact he was born on the bloody FOURTH OF
JULY!

Jeeze.... Gov't combat god extraordinare super-patriot born on the
fourth, that's rich. If it wasn't for the UCAS/CAS breakup relegating
the Forth to just an excuse to launch small explosives, I'd have thought
him swaddled in star spangled dities after he was born.

Whatever.]<<<<<
-- NewzJunkie <15:56:23/07-06-61 PDT>
Message no. 6
From: Paul J. Adam ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk
Subject: Celebration
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 00:32:02 +0100
>>>>>[Irish,

Why do I do what I do? Because I'm crazy. I know it, my CO knows it, my
Federally-appointed therapist knows it... no secret there.

I'm retired now, though. Training and lecturing for me, no more front-
line combat. I did my part, I fulfilled my obligation, now I can kick
back a little and enjoy teaching others how to avoid the mistakes I
made.]<<<<<
-- Lynch <00:21:45/07-08-61>
Message no. 7
From: Paul J. Adam ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk
Subject: Celebration
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 00:18:16 +0100
>>>>>[NewzJunkie,

What happens when your all-American, born-on-the-Fourth hero qualifies
for Sioux citizenship? <g> Screws _that_ pooch, don't it? <vbg>

My father was Lakota Sioux. Interned, escaped, fought and won for SAIM.
Then he stayed in the UCAS and signed up as a Marine. Ask _him_ why, not
me. Married a local girl and, well, do I need to get biological to
explain the rest?

I'm just a walking talking bundle of contradictions...]<<<<<
-- Lynch <00:17:54/07-08-61>
Message no. 8
From: richard heales r_heales@*******.com
Subject: Celebration
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 10:34:51 -0400 (EDT)
>>>>>[Man, I didn't think there were any runners still in the biz at 35,
let alone 41. I plan on retiring fron runin' as soon as I finish my next job. Course i'll
probly get pulled back in again by an ol' friend who just can't do without my
help.]<<<<<
-- Whisper <15:33:23/07-09-61>

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Message no. 9
From: Paul J. Adam ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk
Subject: Celebration
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 17:37:27 +0100
>>>>>[Whisper,

I aimed to be quit, retired, finito, by thirty.

Eleven years on and I still keep getting pulled back in for "one more
job".

And I'm an El Federale, not a freelance footloose shadowrunner... there
are 'runners out there older than me.

Such is life. And - God help me - I'm too much the adrenaline junkie to
just walk away and give it up.]<<<<<
-- Lynch <17:37:54/07-09-61>
Message no. 10
From: C Wright poloswim97@*****.com
Subject: Celebration
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 19:05:39 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>>[How do you, the "aged" Shadowrunners of our
time, still keep up with the newest chromed kid out on
the street? Reputation goes a long way, as does
experience, but you can only be rebuilt so many times,
neh?]<<<<<
---Jason Wallace (19:02/07-09-61)

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Message no. 11
From: Mark Imbriaco mark.imbriaco@*****.com
Subject: Celebration
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 00:39:10 -0400 (EDT)
>>>>>[ Lynch the training officer. Oh, that's rich. Even you would get
tired of being OpFor and kicking the shit out of the snot-nosed little
kids inside of 6 months. Hell, I'm being generous there I think.

Heck we all thought you were dead, and I *STILL* didn't think you had
retired. <g> ]<<<<<
-- Imp <23:14:11/06-09-61>
Message no. 12
From: Mrstallboy@***.com Mrstallboy@***.com
Subject: Celebration
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 06:01:59 EDT
>>>>>[Fret not Lynch, I am 37 and still going strong. Plan to be running
well into my forties. I have too many Bills to pay to pull a fade into the
light.]<<<<<
--Ravenwing <05:59:20/07-10-61>
Message no. 13
From: Paul J. Adam ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk
Subject: Celebration
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:00:06 +0100
>>>>>[Age and treachery prevails over youthful eagerness, Mr Wallace.
DBF! (as a friend of mine was wont to say)

More seriously, experience matters a lot more than chrome. Sometimes,
the cyber just lets you get into trouble faster than anyone else.]<<<<<
-- Lynch <17:59:45/07-10-61>
Message no. 14
From: Mrstallboy@***.com Mrstallboy@***.com
Subject: Celebration
Date: Mon Jul 10 15:19:08 2000
>>>>>[What do you mean rebuilt, kid? You have to be rebuilt if you didn't
get it right the first time. Experience makes up for a lot. After all, it's not the
chrome, but how you use it that keeps your hoop in one piece. A well put together team
can get anything accomplished, no matter what the age.]<<<<<
--Ravenwing <15:15:00/7-10-61>


In a message dated Sun, 9 Jul 2000 10:06:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, C Wright
<poloswim97@*****.com> writes:

<< >>>>>[How do you, the "aged" Shadowrunners of our
time, still keep up with the newest chromed kid out on
the street? Reputation goes a long way, as does
experience, but you can only be rebuilt so many times,
neh?]<<<<<
---Jason Wallace (19:02/07-09-61)

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Message no. 15
From: richard heales r_heales@*******.com
Subject: Celebration
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 11:37:30 -0400 (EDT)
>>>>>[Echo that, you often get some young push-ep-up punk who's just got
wires an' thinks he can take on the world. I've had to whack too many guys
like that who didn't know when to back down. That's one of the most
important thing to know, when to run away before you get seriously
hurt.]<<<<<
--Whisper <16:36:03/07-11-61>


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Message no. 16
From: Brion David Wauters bdw8@****.ucc.nau.edu
Subject: Celebration
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:34:50 -0700 (MST)
>>>>>[Hey, I was born on fragging Halloween. I figure I don't have the
right to rib other folks for their birthdays.]<<<<<
-- Irish <15:40:40/07-11-61>
Message no. 17
From: richard heales r_heales@*******.com
Subject: Celebration
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:26:16 -0400 (EDT)
>>>>>[At least you know when your birthday is, I have no idead when I was
born.]<<<<<
-- Whisper <12:25:18/07-12-61>


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Message no. 18
From: Ratinac, Rand (NSW) RRatinac@*****.redcross.org.au
Subject: Celebration
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 09:39:43 +1000
>>>>>[ Is that so bad, Whisper?

As far as you know, you'll never get old.

+++++[ Chuckle. ]
]<<<<<
-- Void <09:45:02/07-13-61>
Message no. 19
From: richard heales r_heales@*******.com
Subject: Celebration
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 07:27:15 -0400 (EDT)
>>>>>[I'll never get old, but i'll never have a birthday party. Anyway
haven't you heard the saying you're only as old as you feel?]
--Whisper <12:26:09/07-15-61>


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