Comments on: Wanna speak at a conference in Sydney, Australia?

By: JesterXL

JesterXL — Fri, 29 Aug 2003 21:27:35 +0000

Yeah, he’s a pretty nice guy. I don’t think I every really got to “talk” to him as it was a quick meeting, and just hanging with the ColdFusion peeps while they rallied around him. I got quesy as hell sitting on stage up there with him and the others though. I was like, “…wtf am I doing up here!?…” However, they are all cool as hell, so it makes it a little nice to know I got to chill with such cool people who aren’t caught up in the hype.

After 2 hours with Branden, I suddenly wasn’t nervous anymore. You start realizing he’s a geek too, just like you, and all the apprehension just goes away and you can suddenly be yourself.

By: Forta_Fied

Forta_Fied — Fri, 29 Aug 2003 21:19:23 +0000

Ah, I remember the day I met Ben. It was Allaire’s 2000 conference in Boston. I skipped out of a session to run to the lab to ask an Allaire techie a dumb question. The lady at the door saw me and looked around the room and said “looks like Ben is available.” I peered around the corner and lo and behold, it was as if the seas parted and there he was. I was so nervous that I asked the stupid question I came to ask rather than talk about how cool it was to meet him. Anyway, my brush with the famous pimp daddy of them all got me straight trippin’.

By: JesterXL

JesterXL — Fri, 29 Aug 2003 16:50:44 +0000

Dude, ‘ that homeskillet downed Guiness like water! And the whole time he calmly and clearly discussed Aussie culture and history with me and his mate, Darian till like 3am. I’ve repressed 3-5, hehe.

Hopefully, if this house purchase doesn’t drain my finances too much (ha!), I’m sure I can beg work for another trip.

By: Andrew Muller

Andrew Muller — Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:16:53 +0000

Jesse, saw Craig Harcombe at the Macromedia Partners Conference Sunday/Monday this week, he tells me that he introduced you to some fine Aussie kultcha… but I wouldn’t get into a drinking competition with that man. Hope that you can make it next year mate!

By: Geoff Bowers

Geoff Bowers — Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:09:17 +0000

Jesse you lie! Folks, don’t be fooled by the bashful exterior — the Jester rocks! We’re praying you make this an annual pilgrimage, braw.