CELEBRATION OF THE CHEFS “HOUSTON HIGHLIGHTS” Tuesday, April 22!
The Texas Neurofibromatosis Foundation asked me to be part of the Houston Highlights fund raiser for neurofibromatosis. I was happy to be a part. As Host Chair, I ask that you join us on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at the Hotel Derek 2525 West Loop South. There are tickets that can be purchased at the door. Please see the invite below with all the details!
Don’t miss the great silent and live auction! Continental Airlines has donated some really, really special tickets. Plus, original artwork, incredible Astros tickets, sports memoralbilia, and more!!!
Any NF patient with special medical or financial needs and would like to attend, please email me direct. reggie@reggiebibbs.com. I would love to see you there!
CORPORATE SPONSOR:
“HOUSTON HIGHLIGHTS” PARTY AND AUCTION:
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
6:30–7:30 p.m. cocktails
7:30–10:30 p.m. party
EMCEE
Tom Koch, Anchor/Reporter from Channel 13
HOTEL DEREK
2525 West Loop South
Houston, TX 77027
PURCHASE PARTY TICKETS: $75 each
This pre-party will be accompanied by live music, hors d’œuvres from some of Houston’s finest chefs and live and silent auctions. CALL 972.868.7943
PURCHASE TABLE SPONSORSHIP: $1,500*
Participating chefs create a four-course gourmet dinner for 10 at their restaurant.
Private dinning to be selected on amutual agreed date with chef between
April 2 – June 30, 2008. CALL 972.868.7943
CHAIRMAN:
Ishma Blackwell
Keller Williams
HOST CHEF:
Steve Haug
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse
HOST CHAIR:
Reggie Bibbs
AUCTION CHAIR:
Elizabeth Bertrand
JUNIOR CHEFS:
Tyrese Blackwell
Fielding Castle
2006-07 Houston Highlights Participating Restaurants:
17 • Arcodoro Ristorante Italiano • Bistro Moderne • Crapitto’s Cucina Italiana • Crostini
Carrabba’s • Indika • Joyce’s Seafood & Steaks • Kiran’s • Mockingbird Bistro • Noe Restaruant
Olivette • Ouisie’s Table • Picho • Ra Sushi • Rainbow Lodge • The Raven Grill • Sabor
Shade • Spencer’s for Steaks and Chops • Sullivan’s Steakhouse • Taste of Texas • The Capital Grille
The Courses at the Art Institute • Zula
COMMITTEE:
Elizabeth Bertrand, Reggie Bibbs, Ishma Blackwell, Lou Congelio, Cindy Hahn, Aida Jerome, Susan Johnson
Katherine Jones, Carran Lane, Colleen Marchetti, Randi Stott
*Wine provided by Texas NF. Gratuity included. Restaurant assignments are based on sponsorship level, the date your payment is received and restaurant availability. Some restaurants may have other restrictions or specifications. Please contact our office for more information.
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neurofibromatosis cafe 
I’ll be there!
Thanks Lou it’s going to be fun.
Where is everybody? Was it something I said? Emily? Patricia? Shelley? Brian? Realmere? Rie?
I have been busy. Where is everybody else? That dinner sounds fun, I just wished that it was not in the middle of the week.
Well, I will find a resturant go to in Honolulu, I will do my own highlights. Hope you will have a great turn out. The one in Dallas we did.
Patricia that would be so cool if you could make it. I’m sure there will be other events that may fall on a day that you are able to attend.
Patricia, you need to come. Who knows when we’ll be able to do something like this again. I’ll buy you a drink!!!
By the way, that Tom Koch gut is one good looking dude. If I wasn’t so darn hetero, I’d go after him!
sound like you already had one too many Lou. Someday, we’ll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.
Reggie I hope it a big success , with you involved it should be my friend.
#9 Whatever.
Thanks Tim. Sorry I missed you today. I was in the kitchen cooking.
Comment 11. O well! La T Da.
Good Morning to all.
Good morning, Reggie!!! What a wonderful day it is!!!!
Would it be considered a tax write off?
Knowing Lou, most likely it would.
Yes. Texas NF is a 501c3 so you can write off the difference between the actual cost of the ticket and the value received.
Generally, I’d just write off $75.
HI THERE
Hi Shelley
Hey Shelley. Guess Brian is still sans computer.
YO there Im home went to Target today got a cup of coffee at Starbucks
Lou are you being good ?
I had starbucks at home too.
hey guys I am back
HI! Brian happy to see you back
So Brian, did you buy a good computer, a Mac, or did you just get a PC?
I like PC’S
keep getting kicked out too. It does not save my name here or address. I have to redo everytime. What do I need to do to lock it in? Before I got booted, we got a Dell PC, switched to ATT and am having a problem understanding it all right now. Mom is trying to move the old AOL mail to ATT by using trueswitch.com. I will get the hang of this soon.
I don’t think you are signed in. sign in and click on remember sign in.
hey there reggie do you get your starbucks today?
Hey Tim, I made my starbuck espresso here. I bought everything I need from starbuck. I will be around the phone about 9:00pm
(___)? (_)? (_)? (_)? Fresh Starbucks
hey Shelley whats up I am finally back my old computer crashed and died so had to get a new one man I am finally glad to be back I really missed all of yall
Brian we miss you too. Glad you are back.
thanks Reggie
Sure Brian How does it feel to be back on the computer?
Boy, was I with a bunch of crazy dudes tonight!!
They were drinking a lot and making me feel really uncomfortable.
Thank God I don’t drink!
Good Morning Everyone. Doesn’t look very nice out this morning. Maybe that will change later.
good morning Reggie I am fixing to go to the hand Dr with my mom its her last check up visit and then I will be back to blog oh and Reggie it feels great to be back on the computer buddy
Brian how true it is. I will have to email you today.
Hey Brian Im at my Dad’s
April 18: Another day in Paradise, even if the weather is not perfect. Still have not seen Dog, or he have not found me yet.
John I think that would be cool if you get to meet him.
So Reggie did yo make your own Starbucks again, Tomorrow is the big day for my Raffle that I have been working on.
Yes I did. It was tasty too.
Well here I am sitting at my desk, they have it cold in here like usally, I am tired, I am about to fall asleep, that would not be a good thing. They seem to “frown” at sleeping on the job, don’t understand why???? LOL, I want to go home I have 2 hours and 45 min and it is taking forever.
Matbey you can rome around a little, you can always look like you are doing something. It always worked for me. Or you can just surf the net. LOL
I agree Reggie just get Patricia to rome around and make it look like shes busy I used to do that to when I used to work
I hope your having fun at your dads Shelley
See everyone does it.
Im having fun thanx Brian
man Starbucks sure sounds good right now but it really is expensive I went to Starbucks 3 times the other day man that gets expensive
Yes it’s kind of expensive. And I don’t go as much as I would like to.
I agree Reggie I would love to go more often but 3 dollars and some change adds up pretty quick and can get really expensive that’s why I have to try and hold myself back some but I would really love to go more often its just really really tasty
Reggie I really think Starbucks should make there coffee a little cheaper they would still make lots of money the one by my house is packed with people pretty often
Yea I have heard of prices going up, not you don’t hear about prices going down. If you do it doesn’t happen very often.
true Reggie its just like freaking gas I was at a birthday party with my mom the other day it was her friends moms birthday and she had a picture of the cost of living in 1928 and gas was 12 cents a gallon and look what it is now when I first started driving it was 1 dollar something and now they are just ripping people off
Yea and we are stuck. We have to pat it. It cost me around $50. to fill my tank.
thats freaking rediculous man gas is 3.35 a gallon here I really hate it you know if the prices keep going up nobody will be able to afford to live nobody will be able to work because they cant afford to get there its just really really stupid if you ask me I hate staying at home as it is now its just really boring it just stinks
Everything is getting way too high
I agree Shelley its just stupid they just want to rip us off
Back in 69, I could fill up my VW for $3.00, and it was running empty. Now can not get one gallon. Buy a bottle of oil, it was some 40 cents. Get a oil change for $5.00 or some thing like that. Now each time I get a oil change,the cost several dollars more. I think the last time, it was $30 some dollars. I paying $3.67/gal here in Oahu, its over $4.00 on the other islands.
thats freaking crazy John I need to get my oil changed and I think the price I got the other day was like 24 dollars
I drive 42 miles one way to work, it really does suck! Gas is way too high!!!!!
I heard it will be that high here too. I don’t how soon it will be. I hope it’s not true.
I want to know the true reason behind why gas keeps going up I would not mind if it went back down to 2 something a gallon but I really want to know the true reason why gas keeps going up I dont think its ever going to go back down and that really makes me pretty mad
GREED, pure and simple GREED
EMERGENCY PRAYER REQUEST! One of my friends who I have been in contact with for some time now. He lives in Alaska. You will know he is also your friend too. John keeps up with the blog and he knows all of us. Please keep him in prayer. I’m going to post his message below this post. Lets show him some love. I’m praying for you John
John writes
Hi All,
Reggie and I have communicated quite a bit over the past year…first time poster here but a pretty consistent ‘lurker’…
First…Lou…never met ya, probably never will…never been able to figure out your connection to NF BUT I have to say ‘God Bless Ya’…I cannot tell you enough how I appreciate your candor…your genuineness…your love for everyone…
Well, we had a post MRI doc visit today…man I hate this *()%#& disease…disorder…My son is 5 – the good news is that the ‘tumor’ in his brain diagnosed last year was not evident in this MRI…whether it is truly ‘gone’ or just not visible I choose to give God the glory for this.
My son has another tumor that is impacting his spine…we will be traveling next week for evaluation…my wife will probably go alone as we have other kids and this wasn’t exactly planned…
I get a smile and encouragement when I check the message boards…if I knew Brian personally and lived closer than a few thousand miles from him, I would buy him a ‘good’ cup of coffee each and every day…for NO ONE should have to drink bad coffee…and don’t be fooled into thinking that Starbucks is ‘good’ coffee! 🙂
Even though I haven’t been an active poster here, ya’ll have no idea how much I feel like ‘family’ and know that ya’ll think and pray for all of us that have come to know NF.
I am involved in a men’s bible study and this year we are studying the book of Matthew….I think I have shared this with Reggie before….we probably have all heard the stories where Jesus healed the blind…the lepers…all those deemed ‘really sick’….that is all awesome, but I like the parts where the bible says Jesus healed ALL their sick…
God bless each and every one of you.
Amen Reggie
hey John you and your family is in my thoughts and prayers buddy
hey John you and your family is in my thoughts and prayers buddy
Thanks Brian and Shelley I know John will be happy to see your comment.
Hello. everyone. Just got back into town to see this new post from John. Thank you for the kind words, John. I don’t have NF nor do any family members but I’ve grown quite attached to the strong, brave NF families that I’ve had the pleasure of meeting over the years starting with Reggie. It is unfortunate that some of us are challenged by this disorder and I truly wish that a cure would be coming soon. In the meantime, we still have hope, family and each other. I’m not a praying kind of man, John, but I send positive energy your way and the best of thoughts. I hope you know that you now have a new, extended family here on the blog. Anything we can do to help, you got it.
Peace,
Lou
Welcome back Lou
Good Morning
good morning Shelley how are you this morning
I will be praying for John and his family as well, living with NF is one thing watching your own child suffer from this disease is far worse, I thank God, that Vanessa so far has not had any serious complications from NF, and I pray that her unborn child does not carry the gene. All we can do is trust in God and leave it up to him.
Patricia I will pray that Vanessa’s un born child does not have the gene too I agree this disease is just absolutely horrible
where is Emily
man where is everybody nobody blogging today
just woke up…everythin is blurry…must have coffee!!!
hey Lou how are you today
Hello class.
I was in Dallas Friday night and Saturday. Been on the go. Tired. Just wanna kick back. Relax. Have lots of stuff going on. NF event on Tuesday. Are you going, Brian?
I would love to see Brian and his mom Tuesday. Brian you need to be there.
hey Reggie email me about the NF event Tuesday is that the dinner thing I don’t think I am going
man nobody is blogging like they usually do its usually going pretty good but it seems like today everybody is slacking
I’m here I was answering some emails. I wonder where is my friend Lou?
Hey Everybody Im here Im at my apt pretty tired but very good
hey Shelley whats up and whats going on Reggie man the blog today has been pretty slow
Yea we need to do better then this.
Hey Reggie. my big event that I been working was this weekend, it went well , but I am very tired too, . also Glad the event is over, Good luck with yours.
PS John I will pray for you too!
Thank you Tim. For Praying for John. I’m happy your Event went well. Our Event will be over soon.
I’m here. About to add bio info to the NF doodles at
I know it will be good.
I am here for a little longer will be back tomorrow but I really cant believe the blog is this slow today its like a bunch of people are sleeping or something I hope it will be better tomorrow and hope things will pick up
I just think everyone just need to start early with a cup of coffee and just blog for a few hours.
well I am out of here for tonight I hope everybody has a great night and I will be back tomorrow good night everybody
ok, now that Brian is gone, let’s’s talk about him.
You know, if he was really serioues abou trucks, he would have boght a Ford, the finest truck on earth!
Good night Brian
Lou you there?
yes
O man! I was going to talk about you. It’s ok it never stop me before.
Sunday, April 20: I always wonder what happened to Wo Fat (in Hawaii 50, enemy of Steve M.), he has a resturant Wo Fat Chop Sui in chinatown, Honolulu. Still no site of DOG.
Hi John, Go ahead I’m ready tell me about all the fun you are having. Great that you are making time to write while you are on vacation. Hawaii 50, man the good old days. I really hope you see DOG and get a picture with him or of him. I know Brian would love to see that. Let’s hope that will happen.
hey John just find his bail bond store its calld Dakine bailbonds I believe and I think its in Honululu not sure of the spelling but I am sure if you find that place I am probably sure he will be there
hey John its me again Dogs bail bond business is in Honolulu its called Da Kine bail bonds if you find that place I am pretty sure he will be there
hey everybody its 10 o clock in the morning and still no blogging where is everybody
Brian I’m sure John will get a picture if he finds DOG. Would be nice John if you could get a picture and add it to your photo album.
Well tomorrow is Houston Highlights. I hope to see a lot of you there.
I hope he does find Dog I really would like to meet Dog I love the show Dog the bounty hunter its my favorite show all I can say is Dog got more guts than me to go hunt and find dangerous fugitives
Dog is a tough guy. I wouldn’t mess with him.
I agree Reggie I would not want to mess with him or make him mad either
April 21, Monday: Ok, I will take a look, may do a google search to get the address. I guess he is not looking for me, so will try to look for him. I am more afraid of his wife than him (lol)
John why are you afraid of his wife she seems really sweet
I dont know, Couple times I seen her mad. I now have the address of Da Kine Bail Bond office, will not be too hard to find. I was just just couple blocks from it yesterday. May be Tuesday before I be in that area again.
I was going to say the same thing. I think she is as tough as he is, but can genial too.
Not to change the subject but looks like we’re going to pass 100,000 visits this week!!!
thats cool Lou and John if you go to Da Kine bail bonds and Dog and his wife are there try to get there autograph for me and just send it to Reggie and I will pick it up from him or get it from him thanks
Lou I’m here working in the background. I had email to answer.
Reggie;
I found your site through Lou (I am one of the ‘crazy dudes’ referenced in comment #38. Lou is a man of many talents. That is all I am allowed to legally divulge.) I just wanted to say that I am in awe of the strength of character exhibited here, and kudos to you and everyone else for humanizing a subject that most people are only vaguely aware of, and even then only through sensationalism and Hollywood. Not trying to get all overwrought, but you are a better man than me. But Lou’s not. And I have the pictures to prove it.
Thank you William, I’m happy to see your visit. We have a lot of fun here. It is the best way that we can keep contact as many times a day we want. I hope you will visit often. I believe you. But we still would like to see pictures. That way there will be no dispute of the photos I have of him as well.
hey Reggie where is Emily I hope she is doing great and everything is good with the baby and Elijah also where is Patricia and Shelley
Brian I’m wondering the same. And where is realmerl1.
I knew it was a mistake telling William about the website!!!! Reggie, don’t listen to William at all!!! He is a liar, cheater, and all-around good-for-nothing drunk that I took pity on at the last sleazy bar I tried to have the city condemn. He is scum, Reggie, scum and I mean it only in the nicest way.
Realmere left for LA this morning. Will be back in a week! Not sure if she has internet or not.
Oh, by the way, welcome to the blog, William. I am so excited that you are here. Maybe.
yeah Reggie I have not seen realmere1 in a long time I wonder what happened but to be honest I really miss Emily
Welcome William to the blog
I miss Emily too but if you ever tell her that, we’d have to hurt you Brian!
Lou, I know you. So I believe everything William said. You should thank William for hanging out with you.
I will tell her, Not lets see you try to hurt the both of us. So how about that?
So William tell us about yourself. Do you have a website and how on earth did you get mixed up with a guy like Lou? That guy is trouble. But he is fun and I enjoy giving him a hard time.
Thanks everybody (except Lou) for the warm welcome. If you want to see Lou in action, check this link:
Monster Dog Rodeo Lives !!!
that picture is funny William
LOL! Now that is funny.
VERY FUNNY, WILLIAM! BEWARE, I’M GOING THROUGH MY PHOTOS OF THE OTHER NIGHT AS WE SPEAK!!! OR WRITE…WHATEVER!!!
Remember that Garth Brooks song about friends in low places? I present to you, my friend William at PJ’s last Thursday night.
man we really need to get Emily back I really miss her I hope she is ok and we need Patricia and Shelley on here more as well
Hi guyes, been busy, hey what do yall think about Danica Patrick winning. I think it is awsome, but they really haven’t given her too much credit, where is Shelley and Emily. Some needs to give Lou Hell!!!! 😀
Hi Patricia, I figured you was pretty busy. Glad you had time to stop by.
I didn’t keep up with the show. I don’t like to see some of them get the boot. What about that show Big Brother? I saw the first one. Maybe the second one too.
Danica Patric drives in the Indy 500 I really dont watch the reality shows either.
REGGIE , Good Luck tomorrow night, don’t worry about the little things , just have fun.
Thanks Tim
where is Shelley
Reggie have fun tomorrow night
Shelley might come back on later tonight
Hi Everybody was I missed I have been busy working on my projects
I missed you Shelley but unfortunatly I am fixing to head to bed but will be back tomorrow good night everybody
Well Reggie your big night is here at last, Good Luck and have fun and stay away from Lou
April 22, Tuesday: Hope all goes well this evening. I did find Da Kine Bail Bonds place in Honolulu. One can not walk in to the office, have to ring door bail or knock on door, and state your business. They have a store in back to buy t-shirts and posters. All I could do is take a picture of the store front, and was not allow to take pictures of t-shirts and other obects in the store. They would not say if DOG was in or not, seems every tourist that comes in asked for DOG, the guy did say he may be out on a case. Maybe I ought to get arrested (traffic), post bond by Da Kine, then break bond……NOT. I tried.
Hey Reggie, are you going to wear a tuxedo tonight? You would look real sharp wearing your Just Ask shirt with it.
Wish I could be there but I am leaving town this evening.
Hi Dr. Moore, that is a cool idea, Wish I would have thought about it earlier. I plan to wear a suite. Maybe with my shirt I don’t know. I will let you know.
I think you should start off the evening dressed nicely then after your presentation slip on your Just Ask shirt under your jacket.
Will do.
thanks John on trying to get a hold of dog I think that is crazy though that they wont let you take pictures of stuff that is kind of odd you think they would let you do that anything for publicity and to be advertised but also dont get bonded by Da Kine then skip bond I dont think Dog would be to happy not to mention be very gentle he would be rough I bet
Hey there Everybody Im on my 3rd cup of coffee
whats up Shelley how are you today I really missed you yesterday
I was just kidding about getting bonded, no way would I do that either in Texas or Hawaii or anywhere. I did notice bunch of those SUVs parked in the back, might have been the ones they use. I comply to the rules they were giving me. I did get some shots of the store front. I am sure they have a favorite hang out (to eat) some where close by.
cool John I would love to see the pictures I would love more than anything to meet Dog but would rather do it in friendly way and not using him to bond me out of jail but I would hate to be in jail in the first place
oh and John why didnt you go inside the store and have a look around
where is everybody
I did go into the store for a look around, when he saw me with my camera, when he stated the rules, NO PICTURES ALLOW! So I comply, did want them to get mad, who knows, maybe Dog would have come out.
hey John did they have a lot of cool stuff in the store
Hey Brian not to much here I missed you too yesterday
hey Lou I am a FORD man but I tell you my Chevy has been really nice and I do not have any doubts about chevy so far I used to hate them but now that I own one I do not have any complaints yet
where is everybody this morning
Hey I’m here. I will be here up until it’s time to leave for my MRI This afternoon. Houston Highlights was TERRIFIC! Make sure everyone view the photos.