Behold the phenomenom that is MySpace. Yes, HOBO is an official member of the beast that is MySpace. Make sure you visit the HOBO MySpace Profile and add HOBO as your friend. And if you don't have a MySpace account yet, then what the hell is wrong with you? Everybody's doing it. It's like totally the coolest.
Join up and add HOBO and all of the current HOBO MySpacers as your friend:
I've now added a menu item in the top menu for Links. In this is listed all of the HOBO MySpace Pages, HOBO Websites/Blogs/Moblogs, and even a listing of HOBO Friendly businesses and organizations. Now, everyone will be able to find any HOBO related site and we don't need to append our web addresses to our comments.
If you have a link that you think should be in this section you can contact me with it. My email is showstoppa at gmail dot com.
Friends of HOBO, you can feel free to leave your MySpace Link or other link in the comments to this post. Yes, promotion is allowed in the comments of this post.
I just wanted to make a small post to let everyone know about a miniature HOBO Gathering on September 23-24 in Milwaukee. We will be watching the Brew Crew in their last two home games of the season against Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants. Saturday's game starts at 6:05 and it is Fan Appreciation Night. Sunday's game starts at 1:05 and is free retro T-shirt day. As usual, the SOP states that we will tailgate for a few hours both before and after the games. I will be cooking up a mess of sausages and maybe something a little extra special for the final tailgate of the year. As always, Miller Lite will be available to fuel us throughout the weekend. So this is your invitation JJ, Ruppe, Bibbles, Show, Jonesy, T.O., and everyone else in the GB chapter. However, everyone is invited. If you find yourself near Milwaukee or are bored this weekend and feel like making a road trip, we'll try to make it worth your while.
This is your last chance this year to be part of my favorite of the mini-gatherings. Come on down, they have beer here.
I decided that in time for the 4th of July, HOBO needed to debut a website. As of now it's still a work in progress but it's coming along. I'm learning the Drupal software as I go (content management software that powers this site). More things will probably be added in the future but first I'll go over a few of the features as of now.
* BLOGS - All HOBOs will have a user profile and blog set up for them. I would like every HOBO to participate in this at least somewhat. Don't feel pressured to write posts all the time, just leave something when you have news. You will each have your own Blog page and all blog posts will go to the front page.
* EVENTS - As you can see there is an events tab and "Upcoming Events" in the sidebar. Here we can post all HOBO events. All HOBOs will be able to post events. To try it out, post your birthday so we know when each HOBOs birthday is.
* FORUMS - I've created a new forum here for us to discuss our HOBO matters. I will be keeping my other forum at showstoppa.org open, but I'd like to get all HOBO discussions over here from now on.
* MAP - I've created a Frappr map for us. This is just a Google Map where you enter the city in which you live. With this we will be able to see where all HOBOs and Friends of HOBO currently are living. Everyone please post yourself up on there, put up a picture, and leave a comment.
* STORE - HOBO Merchandise! I created a few things in a Cafepress store with the words "HOBOS = KEY" on them. I'll try to work on some more things. If anyone has any ideas please leave a comment on this post. Also, $1 from each purchase goes to the HOBO Fund. This will take care of all the costs of being a HOBO. I'm not making any other money off of the merchandise.
* HOBOPEDIA - This is an Encyclopedia about HOBO. Here you will eventually find everything you have ever wanted to know about HOBO, and probably some things you'd rather not know. This is editable by all users and I encourage all HOBOs to participate. Help build a written history of HOBO. More information is found when yo visit the HOBOpedia.
* PHOTOS - I've created a Flickr group dedicated to HOBO. My suggestion is for everyone to start a Flickr accoung (they're great and free, I love mine), upload any pictures you have, and join and add all of your pictures to the HOBOS=KEY group.
* POLLS - Vote in our current poll and tell me what you think of the site so far. All HOBOs will be able to create a poll and anyone visiting the site will be able to vote in it. The latest poll that is created will appear on the front page. Older polls can be found on the "poll" link in the sidebar menu. Be courteous and let other people's polls run on the front page for awhile before you put yours up.
* ADS - I put up some Google Adsense ads to see if I can make some more money for the HOBO Fund. If anyone seriously objects to this, speak up and I can remove them.
Friends of HOBO can also join the site and create a profile and comment, post in the forum, etc. I'm keeping some parts HOBO member only, such as blog posts. Feel free to try things out. Don't worry if you think you messed something up, just contact me and I will be able to fix it. Enjoy the new HOBO Website and be sure you sign up for an account and fill out your profile.
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