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“The Lost Symbol”

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

The reviews - as you would expect - aren’t so great. I think newspaper writers are just jealous of Dan Brown and his mega bestselling success.

I am about 150 pages in to the new book. I like it. It is fast paced. It is very articulate about DC and many of the buildings we see every day. It is factual and insightful about our city; its architecture; and much of its history.

We do live in a city built by Free Masons. Our city planner was connected to George Washington in numerous personal ways. The dollar bill is loaded with symbols that are of interest to code breakers. This book is fun. It will soon be turned into yet another film. Read the book. Enjoy the ride. Blow off the critics.

And remember, as I drove to the Capitals Convention yesterday, we went right by the Mason Temple in Arlington, a place where George Washington’s wooden dentures are hidden. Ever wonder why? :-) And why is that building placed where it is in a triangular shape across from the Washington Monument? And guess where it intersects and end points as a triangle? Kettler Capitals Iceplex! What is buried deep under our ice? Why did we change our color scheme and what is the meaning of our new logo? Why is the Capitol Dome placed where it is? Coincidence? You decide.

Capitals Convention

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Thanks to all of you who visited and spent so much time at the Capitals Convention on Saturday.

I know I met at least 2,000 people personally; got my picture taken with thousands of you; and signed autograph after autograph. I did my best to mingle and meet you all. I was exhausted at the end of the day but had a great time. I am very appreciative of the people that want to meet me and humbled when you ask for my autograph. I only stopped mingling when I had to go to the men’s room and I even signed some autographs in the bathroom, too!

I would like to thank Gary Bettman and Bill Daly for coming down to our convention on a Saturday from NYC. They made great presentations; mingled with our fans and media; and worked hard on our behalf. I thought Mr. Bettman did a great job in our keynote speech at 10:00 am and was very candid and honest on a number of tough subjects.

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