i am VERY sorry... gah...
happy birthday bro... thanks for being such a great friend... one of these days we actually have to talk.. i DO have a phone now and such so i'll get ahold of you one day soon so i can actually talk to you... hope you have a great birthday/had... heh... and well.. hope the red lights treated you just fine.
and i still intend to take you up on that place to stay in your fine city one day... when i win the damn lottery