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I started this blog when a lady called Stephanie said "Oh John, please write a blog, it will only be for a week and won't take up much of your time."
That was back in 1492 and here I am still writing in the same pair of underpants.
Heidi, the ladies on My Evil Crew will keep John busy and after you and I do some hugging and kissing I will let the rest of the men have their turn but I will try my best to make you not want to move on to them. The men are all claimed by those evil women already.
John, you do sound rested. I could hear how tired you sounded in the video you did just before your vacation. Well My Evil Crew will have you needing another vacation after only a week back on the job.
BIG ED
Captain of the Evil Crew
John and Heidi: Welcome home!!
We are so proud of Chris and send him bundles of encouragement to continue his quest to stop smoking.
We will see you after the Bloggers Cruise on the Imagination and we think you should BRING CHRIS!!!!!
What a great video! It brought back so many good memories of past cruises.
Big Ed – wait till next year when I join your Evil Crew (I have a really wicked laugh).
Let the Fun Begin.
Carol
John and Heidi,
Have a good time on the cruise. Make sure John does not eat too much or drink too much happy juice in Jamaica (that Red Stripe is not that good anyway). Last time I was in Jamaica, they were calling all of the people from the ship Bill Gates in order to try and sell them cheap crap.
-BigMike
I don’t have any sound on my computer so I don’t know what you said. Is there a transcript coming?? I hope so since I like to keep up on what’s happening.
Bob and Emily
Bravo! What a wonderful video!!!!
You’ve got a good-looking marketing crew there… Glad to put faces with names and crew function at CCL. Hope to see y’all on the ship!!!!
Now about that G-string John…. YIKES! I’m scared. LOL
=:-0)
P.S. to Chris – congrats on bagging the ciggies (although I did spew diet coke from my nose at John’s word for cigarettes…LOL!)…nine weeks and proud as you should be!
I’m so jealous! There is no way I’m missing the 2009 cruise!
Good evening Mr. Heald. What a great video that you have presented. You look great ( but Heidi looks even better. ) You look and sound very healthy. I’m so envious of the bloggers cruise so I can’t be there but thank God, I’ll be on the Freedom in February. If Heidi wants to hug and kiss all the men, that gives you the go to do the same, but you already knew that didn’t you? Keep the videos going. I think it’s great seeing and hearing from you. Well once again, enjoy the bloggers cruise and your own cruise right after. Ciao my friend.
Paul F. Pietrangelo
John great video, really put faces to the names.
Cannot join you on the Bloggers cruise but will see you on the Freedom on Feb 23rd.
Will be looking forward to reports from the cruise and pics of you and Big Ed in your thongs:(
Naw make that more pictures of the ladies instead.
Papanh
Hey there. Great video, looks like a great crew – as usual on Carnival. We are all packed and can’t wait to get to the ship on the 19th. Very cold here in the Midwest so really looking forward to warm sunshine.
Linda
John & Heidi, kudos to you and staff making the video blog possible and especially the ‘Bloggers Cruise’ and what’s in store….you look well rest my friend land has done you well but now you’re back doing what you do best, bringing mucho smiles to so many both on land and at sea
) the FUN begins in four more days….Cheers till then
Ray & Deb McTeague
Look whos talking about hugging and kissing!! LOL
John you are lost with the evil crew. They are not evil just a bunch of huggers and kissers coming after you. So maybe you will have to hide from all of them men and women. Heidi is ready are you??
John -
I am getting more jealous as the bloggers’ cruise approaches. By chance, could you call my boss and tell him that I am needed in order to insure that the financial performance of the on-board infirmary is up to Carnival standards? All I require is a Cat 12 Stateroom as payment.
Seriously, how I wish Kathy & I were going to be present with Heidi & you on this cruise, but, alas, I must work for a living. Perhaps one day I will win the Powerball lottery and can afford to cruise like Southern Dreams and Sarge AND buy a Bentley, Aston Martin and Porsche Boxster (I hate driving the same thing day after day, don’t you).
All my best to all those who will be on the bloggers’ cruise. I really hope that you will be able to post some videos of the events (but not, necessarily, the thong-a-thon hosted by Big Ed & you).
Jon
Hi John and Heidi, Glad to know that you are on the ship getting everything ready for the bloggers cruise. I’m still packing. I even had to go buy another piece of luggage today. Don is absolutely certain now that I have packed the kitchen sink , since it required one more piece of luggage to get everything ready to go. I have all of his clothes co- ordinated and have done a count to make sure he has a clean pair of undershorts for everyday of the week…..giggle
I’ll work on my clothes tomorrow and hopefully it will all be ready to go into the back of the truck Friday. After a short discussion we have decided all of this luggage will not fit into the car’s trunk. (Oh well kitchen sinks do take up a lot of room………hehehe)
We have only received one email about the bloggers cruise, so guess we will find out all about the events when we get to our room? I did fill out the registration as requested.
Pray the weather isn’t as bad as they are predicting here in Tennessee and the roads between here and Miami are passable.
See you in a 4 days……
John,
Glad to see another Video message, and I have to say Heidi is as beautiful as ever if not more. Can’t wait to hear the details on the 2009 bloggers cruise. Hoping for march but we’ll have to wait till it’s posted to the thingie. I hope there is a video of you and BIG BIG BIG ED in the thongs on the Lido deck. Have a great time.
Kevin
John,
It looks like you started the fun with out us!!! From the looks of that video, it seems you have all been having a great time planning this cruise! Cant’ wait!!!
See you Saturday and looking forward to that hug!!!
Barb
welcome back heidi and john, john you look so rested, let the fun begin. see you saturday
John & JonK
If you get the above mention finacial officer approved well then you will need an nurse auditor as well and his dancing partner the Big kahuna as well will you not?
John,I do hope you don’t end up in the the dog house for teasing Heidi with the camera . You teaser Good to have you back.. She’s so pretty..
I hope you can do the 2009 announcement by video as well. Smooth sailing.Ya Mon!
The Tuckers
Arnold & Elizabeth
I am sure that along with the financial officer, the nurse auditor and the dancing partner…my husband and I would be willing to join the cruise as the blogger’s cruise chaplain! We would be there to pray the evil crew does not get the best of you John…we volunteer!
It was neat to see Heidi on camera and to hear her voice. Looking forward to a blog from her in the future.
Karen
So Mr. John you have decided to take all the animals you have seen at circus??? After all you did take note of my suggestion … and still, is the HR listening… can I have the taste of the success with all the crew heads?
JOHN, great video, loved seeing the troups.
Now about those extra personnel you need to request. When you request the financial officer, the nurse auditor and the dancing partner and the cruise chaplains – you’ll need an HR Analyst to create a personnel requisition and get plenty of approvals. Since that is my job landside – I guess I’ll have to just come on board to make sure it all goes according to procedure! A meer oceanview room will suffice as payment – see I work cheap which is why I can’t cruise as often as I like!!
Jealous of the evil crew, can’t wait for the blogs and pics,
Diane from Texas
Hi John,
I’ve already volunteered my services as secretary! You wouldn’t have to worry about spelling and your fingers won’t get bloody. I’m good at organization too.
Don’t forget about the rest of us Bloggers that can’t join the Evil Crew this year. We want to hear all.
Hugs,
Carol
John–I’m so sad now I am not going on this bloggers cruise with you, but I didn’t even know about you and this website before I booked the 1/28 Imagination. So save just a little of your wonderful energy for us, even though you will be traveling as a guest. Your imitation of a Jamaican in a British accent made me laugh. Irie, Mon, and have a Red Stripe for me! BTW, if you climb Dunn’s River Falls, please have someone take a picture of that and post it on this website. That is a sight I’d love to see.
John,
I’m hanging on to your last words… “Soon, very soon, information on the 2009 Bloggers cruise!”
Y’all are going to have fun on the 2008 Bloggers cruise. Sounds like lots of excitement, silliness, fun and lots of eating and lots of drinking!! BUT… I’ll be there in 2009…
I have 17 more days until Ecstasy… That’s what keeps me going…
Give hugs to all the bloggers on the 2008 cruise!
Regards,
Kirsten
Dear John:
We are recently back from our New Year’s cruise; wanted to write before this but on the day we got back we got sad news. My daughter Leanne’s fiance was killed in an auto accident, that Saturday. But we did have a wonderful time on the cruise a hit or miss here and there but great time all and all.
Hope you guys have a great time on the “bloggers” cruise …
Vikki
John and Heidi,
How wonderful to “see” you again. Love the video blogs.
I am so jealous of all the bloggers who get to go on this cruise. Will definitely be on the 2009. Have a wonderful time hugging and kissing everyone.
See you in August on the Splendor.
Sharon
My blogging sister is the comment before this! Yes, what a wonderful video and I definitely want to be on the 2009 blogging cruise.
For all of the bloggers on the 2008 cruise – have a wonderful time!! I’m sure all will be great and John and Heidi have planned such great things for the cruise.
John and Heidi – see you in August on the Splendor and then 2009 on the Bloggers cruise (no matter where it will go)!!
Ann
Hi Everyone,
I am so behind on my blog reading due to long hours at work, but catching up. It was great to see you all in the video, I’m sure there will be a line of men for Heidi to kiss. Chris, I am so proud of you! 9 weeks! I can’t stay on a diet for even 9 hours! You go guy!
Vikki, my sincere sympathy to your daughter and family on the loss of her beloved.
Take care everyone,
Julie Gantt