Happy Boxing Day Eve, Hillside Fans! First-rate blogger and long-time Avalon denizen Tom of TomBeingTom.com has chosen me, among others, to be an honored recipient of a non-existent award aptly entitled The Blogger Recognition Award, necessitating this temporary, set-to-self-destruct post recognizing Tom’s humbling recognition of the web’s indisputable premier destination.
Apparently, we’re to tell our blogging origin story as part of this online acceptance speech, so I’ll keep mine as succinct as possible. Notes From The Avalon was not my first blog, but it is the only one worth mentioning since it is the only one still in existence. Earlier this year, while wasting time on YouTube for the better part of an afternoon, it became apparent that the “Information Superhighway” contains precious little information aboot the greatest television program that ever aired. “Somebody should do something aboot this,” thought I, and thus Notes From The Avalon was born. If you were hoping for something a bit more detailed regarding my relationship with Fifteen, I elucidated much of that in this post from back in June, along with the only picture of my ugly mug to appear on this page: Breaking The Band.
Thank you, Tom! And to all of my friends north and south of the border: I wish you all a blessed and joyous Boxing Day and a prosperous 2020.
Notes From The Avalon 
Brilliant! A Very Merry Boxing Day to you, my good friend! Be well and congratulations on Being Paul!
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Thanks, Tom! I hope you and yours have the best of holiday seasons because you deserve it.
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Been great so far, to be real! Just danced with the boys to “Feed the World” by Band-Aid (Do They Know It’s Christmas?) and Mrs C has the bird a’bakin’. I’ve already walked across the street with beers in hand to my new neighbors’ house (twice). I’ve also walked back with beers.
I may be 7 or 8 beers in by now.
Hope your having a good day, my friend!
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Excellent! My holiday was very pleasant, but you are indirectly responsible for the best part of it all: my post in response to your blog award elicited a direct comment from the incredibly awesome Robyn Ross (a/k/a Brooke). It doesn’t get any cooler than that.
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I saw that! Tiny Tim might say “God Bless Us, Everyone!” to that, but I say is “Excelsior!”
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Merry Christmas, Paul, and make sure you tell Santa at the end of 2020 you were naughty and it was well worth it.
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Merry Christmas, Bojana! Sadly, Santa’s not taking my calls anymore. There might even be a restraining order involved.
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In that case, you’ll have to start talking to real people. Now THAT really sucks.
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Still have the long hair?😂. I might dispute your choice if the greatest tv show ever, but you are entitled to your opinion. . .flawed as it may be. What? Thought you’d get a pass? Happy holidays from the US to CA🥰
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Believe it or not, I do still have long hair — I’ve had a lifelong aversion to barbers. Happy Holidays!!
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Life long he? It must be down to your knees…. Come together….
How old are you?🎅🏻
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Got to be a joker, I just do as I please. I’ll be 50 in March. So, yeah, what once may have been seen as cool or rebellious is now just a testament to my profound laziness.
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Oh, forgot the Congrstulations ion the award.❤️😄
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And no I have not been imbibing, yet….my fingers are just tired
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Congrats-Merry Christmas to You and All Yours!
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Merry Christmas, Brother!
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Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, a joyous Kwanzaa and anything else “Fifteen” fans are celebrating this time of year. Thank you for your support and loyalty. We love and appreciate you.
Xox
Robyn Ross
(Brooke)
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Wow. Robyn, you are the best! Though I’m sure I’ll be receiving the requisite holiday gifts later today, nothing will top your kind words as the ultimate Christmas present. Thank you so much for bringing Brooke to life (not to mention Mrs. Klump — who knew Midge had a mom?) Wishing you and yours a beautiful holiday season!
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Alright, alright, enough of this congregational flagellation celebration. We need to start thinking up new, unsolvable social ills we can propose impossible solutions to. Okay, after New Years, then.
March? The Ides? I happen to celebrate my annual loop aboot ol’ Sol during that month too, 25th.
Curse you TomBeingTom! Now I’m gonna have to dream up some cockamamie story about why I
spendwaste so much time trying to be word-clever on this, the bane of my existence, wordpress.Mudge, I sense a road-trip in your future, North to explore what may remain of the old haunts of those Fifteen failures still bumming about the ancient set. What’s this? Filmed in three separate cities? Well, I hear Orlando is nice this time of year…
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You are correct, but there’s a risk involved in such a trip. I predict that the next time I get my ass over the Canadian border, I will do whatever it takes to make sure it’s a permanent stay and that I never have to return to Trumplandia.
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If you ever get your ass over the Canadian border, we’ll go for a well-deserved drink. Merry Christmas, and a Coo-Roo-Coo-Coo-Coo-Coo-Coo-Coo! to you!
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Same to you, Suzanne! Depending on the results of the next election here in the States, I might very well find myself doing everything in my power to situate myself permanently on the northern/saner side of the border. I think I’d make a pretty good refugee.
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