334258 Sun Oct 15 14:04:33 -0700 2006 3 60 CHOWTour 0 1946998 Jim's still on the road eating and reporting, but, with a couple of big parties for the official CHOW.com launch going on, there's been some lag in publication of updates. So we just wanted to let you know that when the next report posts, we'll definitely put a "heads up" on this board. Sun Oct 15 14:04:33 -0700 2006 2 The Chowhound Team 1 1947983 For those who haven't been reading along, the North Carolina leg of the tour has been great fun. Get thee to Chow and read and listen and watch. It may not be about food, but it isn't often one has a chance to hear the Alpha Hound playing "Dueling Banjos" on his trombone. Mon Oct 16 03:04:19 -0700 2006 1946998 10031 Dave Feldman 2 1948540 It's too Bad the Big Dog can banter about living life, but we can't. Just a lament. I like people's stories about food and travel. Maybe a Food & Travel Board would ease the pain. Mon Oct 16 14:42:45 -0700 2006 1947983 10651 bbqboy 3 1951566 I can't banter about non-chow things on the message boards either...the moderators would delete me just as they would you (very rarely I invoke Big Dog privilege to post about something off-topic, but haven't done so in ages). The reason our forums are so chowcentric - rife with undiluted tips and with such a low signal-to-noise ratio - is because we work to keep things really narrow. Narrowness of scope is the key to the whole thing. Chow.com is different...it's about editorial material, written "one-to-many". We aim to do one thing really well on Chowhound: swap chow tips. And the density and usefulness that's resulted are likely what attracted you here in the first place! ciao Tue Oct 17 15:13:46 -0700 2006 1948540 10089 Jim Leff