Talking Drupal #079 - The Night Before DrupalCon

The Night Before DrupalCon


 


Twas the night before DrupalCon


When all through the hotel, Not a developer was coding, not even
Crell


The Coffee Mugs were placed by the laptops with care, In hopes
that our Dries, soon would be there


The speakers were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions
of Drupal 8 RC danced in their heads


and my boss in his t-shirt and I in mine too just sat down to the
bar to throw back a brew


When out in the hall there arose such a clatter


I  sprang from my stool to see what was the matter, out to
the hall I stumbled and fell, tore up my new DrupalCon t-shirt
and and exclaimed “oh hell”


When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a bright
yellow taxi driven by a man with a beard, with a spiky haired
passenger wearing glasses and jeans I knew in a moment it must be
Dries 


More rapid than Varnish his contributors they came. and he
commented, and messaged and called them by name: Now JJeff! now
Quicksketch now Webchick and Nicxvan


On MerlinofChaos On Stella On KarenS and Eaton! To finish the
beta blockers, YES, finish them all, Now Code away! Code away!
Code away all!


As I held my last brew and was turning around, into the hotel
Dries came with a bound.


He was dressed in the typical geek turn CEO garb, but wrinkled
and untidy from his trip across the pond.


One-strapping the pack of tech on his back he looked like a man
that could use a night cap.


His eyes how they twinkled! His smile how Merry! His glasses were
awesome, kind of like Drew Carey. 


His code and ideas are legend you know, from a dorm room in
Antwerp to a  board room so quick, if you think it was luck,
you just missed the trick.


With 10 Years of DrupalCon and no signs of slowing, we’re
expecting Drupal 8 to keep this show going.


I see in his face, years of spearheading his vision, from Drupal
1 to 7, it’s been a community mission.


A wink of his eye and a twist of his head soon gave me to know I
had nothing to dread. 


He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, and filled
all the coffee cups, then turned with a twerk


The ding of the elevator, up to his room he went. To rest his
head before his keynote event


but I heard him exclaim as he walked out of sight Happy DrupalCon
to all and to all a good night.