I have just written a speech for ETC blogdinner tonight in Boston, when we will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of this blog and we will have a big anniversaryquiz where guests can win fine bookprices.
Here are a few random images from past blogdinners for the sake of pure nostalgia. I cannot remember when exactly we had our first blogdinner, but I said we broke a new record in New Orleans 2009 with 35 participants so that was not the first. The first photo shows Peter Head preparing his legendary blogdinner address – spiritual, witty and starting out from a Greek text read from his well-worn Novum Testamentum Graece. Normally, they were written a few minutes before delivery, and sometimes, I think, on a handkerchief (that might be my improvement of a good story).
ETC blogdinner, New Orleans 2009
Thanks Tommy, On the early history of the dinner: There was a lunch in 2007 (San Diego), and then a dinner in 2008 (Boston) on the Monday (I think we were Monday for a couple of years before settling on the Sunday). On the Monday my notes say: "I managed to find the time to check out some restaurants and booked a really good place with a quite area for a large gathering. Fourteen people came, and had a great dinner, a time of fellowship, and some vigorous discussion."
ReplyDeleteThe dinner in 2008 is referred to on the blog here: https://evangelicaltextualcriticism.blogspot.com/2008/11/home-from-sbl.html
Thanks!
DeleteFor reference, we had about 60 last night.
ReplyDeleteIt was a truly wonderful time, though I must say that it was sad not to see most of the founding fathers there... Dirk, Pete H., and Pete W.: we need you back! Tommy gave an excellent speech, though, and I'm glad at least one of the old crew was there representing!
ReplyDeleteMike and Amy were there too from the old crew.
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