The morning started off quietly.
Not one peep from Ellen (DeGeneres) on the Twitter landscape.
Had she attended a screening of "Hangover", and ended up with one, or was she simply laying low before the curtain went up on her daily talk show?
Suddenly, about mid-afternoon, the perky blond with the infectious grin, breezed onto the Twitter site brimming with a handful of novel ideas for a whimsical holiday Ellen-style.
How about a cruise, she excitedly queried her fans online.
"Yes, " I quipped.
"If the buffet doesn't give us the trots and we loll about in some exotic locale," I added with glee.
On the heels of this brainstorm, Ellen tossed in another teaser.
"How about poker? Last man standing?"
I chuckled out loud.
After pointing out that I was graced with a great poker face (!) I joked that the bosses in Las Vegas also welcomed "whales" to sin city.
Imagine that, Ellen was quick on the uptake.
After conferring with her loyal assistant toiling on the sidelines off-screen, she surprised us all with her flexible no-holds-barred approach to the smorgasbord of choices before us.
"We can do both! A whaling cruise one day. A poker night the next."
The twitter site was all abuzz now.
Indeed, the walls had ears, too.
An alert from Twitter informed me that Texas Hold 'em was now following moi!
And, shortly thereafter, Poker Mom jumped on board, as well.
Meanwhile, Ellen issued a turning-point "tweet".
"We'll call it the Twitter Escape."
After that, the details just started to fall into place.
When to set sail - Ellen wondered express tweet to her fans - July or August?
While I would have liked the outing sooner, an August date was stamped on the itinerary.
After all, that calendar month gelled best with the schedules of all pining for the relaxing get-a-way with their Clown Princess, Ellen.
Fifty EllenFans was a cozy cut-off number for the cruise, all agreed.
Meanwhile, the entertaining banter continued on in an upbeat, entertaining fashion.
Gosh, I don't recall ever having so much amusing interplay with folks on twitter, since I joined a scant few moons ago.
From the get-go, it was obvious that charismatic Ellen was not only a great party-planner, but one to jump in and roll-up her sleeves to get the task done, when the occasion required it.
Around 5 pm when I was forced to log off to honor a prior social obligation, I half-expected that by the end of the business day, EllenFans would wrap for a day or so until the stardust settled a tad.
No, Sir!
When I perused my e-mail late this evening I spied a direct message from EllenFans regarding the much-anticipated outing with Ellen and her adoring flock mid-summer.
Ellen's sidekicks were busy firming up guests for the cruise, securing contact information, and moving full steam ahead.
At the Ellen Show site, fans signing up for the magical cruise that Ellen plans to officially helm, were already gushing about the Twitter Escape.
One staffer was inclined to note for the record:
"Of course there will B dancing @ The Ellen Fans Twiter Escape Aug 21 - 23rd. Someone will be crowned Dancing Queen! or King! R U That Person?"
Who, moi?
Do I look like the type?
Okay! Nuff said, Ellen.
Not one peep from Ellen (DeGeneres) on the Twitter landscape.
Had she attended a screening of "Hangover", and ended up with one, or was she simply laying low before the curtain went up on her daily talk show?
Suddenly, about mid-afternoon, the perky blond with the infectious grin, breezed onto the Twitter site brimming with a handful of novel ideas for a whimsical holiday Ellen-style.
How about a cruise, she excitedly queried her fans online.
"Yes, " I quipped.
"If the buffet doesn't give us the trots and we loll about in some exotic locale," I added with glee.
On the heels of this brainstorm, Ellen tossed in another teaser.
"How about poker? Last man standing?"
I chuckled out loud.
After pointing out that I was graced with a great poker face (!) I joked that the bosses in Las Vegas also welcomed "whales" to sin city.
Imagine that, Ellen was quick on the uptake.
After conferring with her loyal assistant toiling on the sidelines off-screen, she surprised us all with her flexible no-holds-barred approach to the smorgasbord of choices before us.
"We can do both! A whaling cruise one day. A poker night the next."
The twitter site was all abuzz now.
Indeed, the walls had ears, too.
An alert from Twitter informed me that Texas Hold 'em was now following moi!
And, shortly thereafter, Poker Mom jumped on board, as well.
Meanwhile, Ellen issued a turning-point "tweet".
"We'll call it the Twitter Escape."
After that, the details just started to fall into place.
When to set sail - Ellen wondered express tweet to her fans - July or August?
While I would have liked the outing sooner, an August date was stamped on the itinerary.
After all, that calendar month gelled best with the schedules of all pining for the relaxing get-a-way with their Clown Princess, Ellen.
Fifty EllenFans was a cozy cut-off number for the cruise, all agreed.
Meanwhile, the entertaining banter continued on in an upbeat, entertaining fashion.
Gosh, I don't recall ever having so much amusing interplay with folks on twitter, since I joined a scant few moons ago.
From the get-go, it was obvious that charismatic Ellen was not only a great party-planner, but one to jump in and roll-up her sleeves to get the task done, when the occasion required it.
Around 5 pm when I was forced to log off to honor a prior social obligation, I half-expected that by the end of the business day, EllenFans would wrap for a day or so until the stardust settled a tad.
No, Sir!
When I perused my e-mail late this evening I spied a direct message from EllenFans regarding the much-anticipated outing with Ellen and her adoring flock mid-summer.
Ellen's sidekicks were busy firming up guests for the cruise, securing contact information, and moving full steam ahead.
At the Ellen Show site, fans signing up for the magical cruise that Ellen plans to officially helm, were already gushing about the Twitter Escape.
One staffer was inclined to note for the record:
"Of course there will B dancing @ The Ellen Fans Twiter Escape Aug 21 - 23rd. Someone will be crowned Dancing Queen! or King! R U That Person?"
Who, moi?
Do I look like the type?
Okay! Nuff said, Ellen.
Another excited Ellen cruiser offered up some useful info on the whaling expedition.
"This region is a feeding ground for 13 species of whales, amongst which, the blue whale, the most imposing animal on Earth."
Will there be video?
Ellen's response:
"Yes of course we will film a video of it. That's a GIVEN! :)"
Who knows, maybe there will end up being an offshoot reality TV show!
In the interim, Ellen, looking forward to meeting the Missus.
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