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So listen, very surprisingly to me, this little blog here was voted the Best Pittsburgh Blog in the 2007 City Paper Readers’ Poll (check out that unfortunate rendering of Sonni Abatta wearing her dancing dress while holding a screaming federal-SUV-riding Lukey.  I imagine a Lukey scream sounds like “EEEEEEEEE!”).

That’s nuts, considering I wasn’t even on the radar of that poll last year. Not even a little blip for someone to look at and say, “Sir, we’ve got an unidentified foreign blog approaching from the west, and it appears to be being followed by a flock of very angry pigeons. Shoot to destroy, sir?”

So, anyways, my acceptance speech:

Oh, my gosh! This is so unexpected. I didn’t prepare a speech or anything. Um, gosh. I’d like to thank God. Of course thanks to my Alfred the Butler. This is so crazy. Um. Oh, David Conrad, WordPress, Sonni, Wendy, Jim, John, my laptop, the wonderful city of Pittsupmcburgh. Who am I forgetting? Oh, Luke Ravenstahl, and all of my self-united husbands for believing in me. And finally, to all of my wonderful readers without whom I would be nothing, and let’s face it, without me, you’d be nothing, too.

Seriously, if you voted, many thanks for thinking of me.

Also? If I’m being followed by a flock of angry pigeons, you should ALWAYS shoot to destroy.

(Thanks to The Comet and The Burgh Report for informing me.)





32 Comments

  1. z
    December 13, 2007 10:01 am

    Congrats!!!!!!!!!



  2. Danopsu
    December 13, 2007 10:12 am

    Congrats PG! Can I get a “Move forward” as a toast so I can start drinking?



  3. back in the burgh
    December 13, 2007 10:21 am

    You deserve it! Reading this blog keeps me in the Burgh loop and makes me laugh … that’s a great combination! Thanks!



  4. Lily
    December 13, 2007 10:24 am

    I love your blog!

    Congratulations.



  5. Dee
    December 13, 2007 10:27 am

    You go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep it up.



  6. Bethany
    December 13, 2007 10:41 am

    Congratulations!!! Yours was one of the few categories I thought was right on! (Joseph-Beth best local bookstore? Um…it’s a chain! Brillobox second-best place to see good-looking people? *Really*? I hope they mean a very, very distant second best.) But yeah, yours is quite well-deserved.



  7. PittinDC
    December 13, 2007 11:06 am

    Congrats Pittgirl! I love this blog.. it always keeps me in the loop about what’s going on at home. I tell everyone I know about it!



  8. Ant Annie
    December 13, 2007 11:12 am

    Way to go, PG! I love this blog – it’s one way this non-native learns all about the Burgh. Thanks for your unique way of looking at life here. Keep up the good work!



  9. Maria in Pgh
    December 13, 2007 11:19 am

    Congrats!

    You may have been surprised but I don’t think your readers were.

    :-)



  10. julie_gong
    December 13, 2007 12:39 pm

    I’m so very proud… tear!



  11. spoon
    December 13, 2007 12:43 pm

    Congrats! If they send you a major award you’ll have to post a pic of it.

    I can’t believe there’s no podcast category. Whatsa brotha gotsta do!



  12. M. Silenus
    December 13, 2007 1:35 pm

    Outstanding, PittGirl. You are truly the fries on the sandwich!



  13. Amanda
    December 13, 2007 1:48 pm

    Hip hip hooray!



  14. Woy
    December 13, 2007 1:49 pm

    Congratulations! You may now be in the running for the coveted Bronstein Award for Excellence in Blogging!



  15. Ex-Pat Pittsburgh Girl
    December 13, 2007 2:08 pm

    Much deserved recognition!!!!



  16. plexxer
    December 13, 2007 2:32 pm

    Congratulations! I like to think that I had a lot to do with making this blog a success, mainly because my therapist said I should tell myself warm, supportive things to boost my self-confidence.

    Seriously, my morning coffee wouldn’t be the same with The Burgh Blog. Thank _you_.



  17. still a fan
    December 13, 2007 3:34 pm

    the people who love you in pittsburgh and the people that left pittsburgh that love you meet in a confluence of adoration.

    did i use that term correctly or does water have to be involved?

    AHA! i think it is correct according to #4….

    con·flu·ence Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[kon-floo-uhns] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation
    –noun 1. a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like: the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
    2. their place of junction: St. Louis is at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
    3. a body of water formed by the flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like.
    4. a coming together of people or things; concourse.
    5. a crowd or throng; assemblage.



  18. NY Luvs Pitts
    December 13, 2007 3:44 pm

    Of course it’s the best. With readers from NY to California, why wouldn’t it be. It like orange juice isn’t just for breakfast, theburghblog isn’t just for Pittsburgh. You go PG!!!



  19. BobM
    December 13, 2007 4:04 pm

    A tip of the hat to you Pitt Girl! To celebrate, we should schedule a pigeon shoot in Point Park.



  20. chrys
    December 13, 2007 4:08 pm

    Congrats!! You deserve it!! I found your blog earlier this year, and I have to say I enjoy it very much. LOL! It’s the first thing I read after my daughter leaves for school. Very funny and oh sooo enjoyable!! Here’s to “moving forward” with continued success. ;)



  21. DW
    December 13, 2007 4:51 pm

    Sweet! A great honor. Your loyal minions love ya.



  22. PittCheMBA
    December 13, 2007 6:13 pm

    Congrats! PittGirl Rocks!



  23. Lynne
    December 13, 2007 8:08 pm

    congrats, PittGirl:)



  24. PittCheMBA
    December 13, 2007 11:40 pm

    The PittsburghCityPaper also had this category,
    Best wacky Luke Ravenstahl antic: 1st-Crashing Tiger Woods’ golf outing; 2nd-Missing a public hearing to play golf in the Mario Lemieux Invitational; 3rd – Steelers game incident.



  25. Dawn
    December 14, 2007 9:34 am

    When I got the CP “Best of” edition, I couldn’t find the best blog awards, and I was about to stage a protest, but then I checked your blog and, as usual, you were right on top of things!

    Congrats!

    Dawn



  26. Izzy
    December 14, 2007 9:45 am

    Congratulations!!!! Tomorrow in celebration I will Super Soak the flock of pigeons that taunt me from my back yard.



  28. Jmat
    December 14, 2007 9:29 pm

    Congrats PittGirl!

    I’m sure you already knows this but your Blog is the only one I deem worthy of my precious time.



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