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July 06, 2005
Humpday Birthday to you-know-who-dude...
Today is Drew's bithday. Everyone knows him as The Crochet Dude, and he is, but there are some inneresting things you may not know about Drew that do not involve yarn! He's traveled to all sorts of places and met all sorts of folks. In fact, the way he discovered crochet is a whole story in itself!
Back before he was The Dude, he phrased all his answers as questions and won a ton of cash on Jeopardy:
A few years after his Jeopardy win, Drew went went through this very athletic phase where he was trying out new sports. Eventually he created a whole new branch of martial arts, known as Drew-Fu. This was his last big Drew-Fu competition:
As Drew's love of Fu began to wane, he developed a need. A need for speed. He moved to an air base in Miramar, California -- but he was always riding to the DANGER ZONE and then that thing happened with Goose and no one wanted him as wing man. But he met a hot chick there, callsign "Charlie," and she hooked him up with some secret government files, so it worked out OK in the end:
And actually, did ya'll know that Drew learned to crochet on the planet Dude-alon? I know! That's where The "Crochet Dude" was actually thunk up, on planet Dude-alon. He got there all warp-speed style with a few of his friends and they all transported some yarn and crochet hooks back to Houston, which is where he lives, and that's why we now have that phrase, "Houston we have LANDED!" and anyway, they brought back all kinds of yarn he ditched the crew of that Enterprise thingy and became The Crochet Dude!
So, that's just a few things you may not have known about him! Happy Birthday Drew! Hope you still like your ol' Aunt Purl, you know how I am with the photographs! Happy Birthday!
Posted by laurie at July 6, 2005 08:56 AM
Comments
Happy Birthday Drew!!!
Laurie, you are too damn funny. Love the pics of Drew. Are you gonna make the world a better place and write a book for us??? Come on, you know you want to. hehe
Posted by: Becky at July 6, 2005 09:11 AM
Hee hee! Happy Birthday, Drew!
Purl, you're a pearl. Too funny!
Posted by: Lauren at July 6, 2005 09:24 AM
Laurie! That is hilarious!! Thanks for making my birthday even happier! =)
Posted by: ~drew emborsky~ at July 6, 2005 09:26 AM
Happy Birthday Drew!!! Hope you get lots of yarn!
Posted by: Mary in Boston at July 6, 2005 09:26 AM
ROTFLAMO!!
Posted by: Eva at July 6, 2005 09:59 AM
You are one crazy chick. Which is why I love ya. :)
Posted by: Liz at July 6, 2005 10:01 AM
this is, perhaps, the greatest thing i've ever seen. ever.
happy birthday, drew!
Posted by: jenn at July 6, 2005 10:24 AM
You are an absolute whiz with those photos! A very creative and humorous birthday wish!
Posted by: LisaB at July 6, 2005 10:26 AM
Happy Birthday Drew!!
Laurie - you rock with the pictures!
Posted by: taral at July 6, 2005 10:35 AM
Happy Birthday Drew-Crochet Dude! and now we know why you have boldly gone where no man has gone before!
Too funny L.!
Posted by: Lesli at July 6, 2005 10:38 AM
Drew!!! Happy Birthday!! I hope you and Chandler and Cleocatra have a great day!!
p.s. I'm so impressed with the breadth of your life experiences. But I'm a little worried for you -- once you've been to Dude-alon, what is there left to see in this world? Luckily there is a lot of stuff left to crochet.
Posted by: jen at July 6, 2005 10:40 AM
Did I tell you that I now call you the "Collage Queen"? Photoshop is your medium, My Dear. The Drew Life Story is just too good! Keep up the good blog-thoughts!
Love,
L.A. Ell
Posted by: L.A. Ell at July 6, 2005 10:46 AM
That was priceless. Good one Laurie!
Posted by: Janis at July 6, 2005 11:00 AM
BAHAHAHA!!!!
That is hilarious.
I agree with L.A. Ell, photoshop is your medium.
Posted by: vanessa at July 6, 2005 11:13 AM
Hilarious! You have quite the photoshop talent. =)
Posted by: Rani at July 6, 2005 11:19 AM
This is about the best thing I've ever seen!
Woo hoo!! Happy birthday to Drew from all of the internet stalkers!
Posted by: Cheryl at July 6, 2005 11:24 AM
lol, hi-freakin'-larious.
Posted by: jacey at July 6, 2005 11:38 AM
Holy crap, Laurie! And to think I was all impressed with just that Excel budget spreadsheet! ...lol. You rock! Those are fan-tab-ulous!!!!
p.s. Happy Birthday, Drew!!
Posted by: Kat at July 6, 2005 12:20 PM
Happy, happy birthday drew! I have lurked on your site from afar and now I send you this happy birfday wish. Crochet until your shoulder cramps and you are ridden with osteoperosis!!!
Love you laurie!!!
Posted by: faith (aka So Queer) at July 6, 2005 12:48 PM
Happy Birthday Crochet Dude!
Laurie, you are the Photoshop Queen!
Posted by: Shananigans at July 6, 2005 12:53 PM
Happy birthday to the Drew-dude! You and he are a riot!
Posted by: lynette at July 6, 2005 01:03 PM
Note to self -
1.Wish the multi-faceted Drew a hippo birdie!
2.Do not post photographs of self on the Internets. No telling how they will be used in the future.
Posted by: Dusa at July 6, 2005 01:14 PM
Hey Baby Brother!!!!!
I still remember the day we brought you home from the hospital.........a little bundle of joy!! I loved having a real live baby doll! In the pic of you and Alex you look like Chuck Norris...........Happy, happy birthday!!!
Love, Dawn
Posted by: Dawn at July 6, 2005 01:54 PM
LOL
Laurie,
You are funny, witty (not always the same thing) and smart. On top of that, you're pretty...
come to think of it........why do I like you??? AAAAAHHHHH I should be suffering from the pangs of jealousy....
Pang
Pang
Pang
(getting it under control)
Someday gal, you is gonna HAVE to do a book.
Posted by: Nancy France at July 6, 2005 02:58 PM
LMAO!!!!!!!! Drew Fu! I love it!
Posted by: Sara at July 6, 2005 03:01 PM
Bonjourno! I loved the bio. You are truly a unique and wonderful person! I had so much fun w/you in Italy and I hope we have the chance to experience new places together again! You make everyone happy and that is a true gift! I'm so glad to call you my friend. Happy Birthday!!!! Love ya, Bobette
Posted by: bobette at July 6, 2005 03:33 PM
What a hoot.
And you too.
Embrace it, and enjoy it.
Happy Birthday.
Posted by: Denys at July 6, 2005 03:39 PM
Oh my lord. This post is the funniest damn thing I've ever ever seen...and your talent with the photoshop is amazing!!!!
Posted by: aileen at July 6, 2005 04:08 PM
heh heh heh heh.........
Posted by: minou + mommy at July 6, 2005 04:49 PM
Wonderful, awesome, fantastic and fun.
Have a great birthday Drew.
Posted by: Granny Faye at July 6, 2005 05:18 PM
happy birthday Drew,hey crazy girl how about putting a picture of me with BOno? lol
Posted by: cara at July 6, 2005 06:02 PM
Oh, my god...how funny! I actually believed the bit about Jeopardy, but then I scrolled down to the Enterprise thingy and just knew it was too good to be true. Kirk was too much of a crochet-o-phobe to hang out with someone as cool as Drew. Come on...we all know that only Spock was groovy enough to dabble in the mysterious ways of fiber art.
Posted by: Bad Hippie at July 7, 2005 05:57 AM
Finally, somebody has let out some of the secrets of Drew's past! Now I don't have to keep it all to myself. He asked me not to tell, and I never did; mostly because I didn't think anyone would believe me! Someday I'll post about Drew's past lives in Michigan, Europe, Nevada, and many years hiding out in Mexico. But I probably won't bring up his miss-adventures in the Bahamas.
Posted by: Imaginary Maggie at July 7, 2005 06:28 AM
Just thinking about the Bahamas gives me a hangover...
Posted by: ~drew emborsky~ at July 7, 2005 07:06 AM
Must....
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Drew...
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Birthday.
(Nice job with the photos - any chance you can insert those gold teeth in Minou's mouth?)
Posted by: Minou's Auntie Steph at July 7, 2005 08:15 AM
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Posted by: Annie at July 7, 2005 08:17 AM
