Chateau Thombeau is now closed.
A heartfelt "thank you" to those who deserve it,
"you're welcome" to those who are thankful,
and best wishes to all.
Adieu, adieu, to you and you and you.
A heartfelt "thank you" to those who deserve it,
"you're welcome" to those who are thankful,
and best wishes to all.
Adieu, adieu, to you and you and you.
105 comments:
Will you come back again? I hope so. You'll be missed.
Thank you for having always brought me smiles and laughter, and houseboys...defiitely thank you for the houseboys!
Will miss you, Thom!
All the best
and thank you very much!
Wah! But whenever, WHEREVER you come back (and I DO hope you'll come back) I'll be there with a pitcher full of martinis and an entire detention center worth of rough trade houseboys.
Thanks for everything & all my best to you...
Such fond memories...
It has been a lovely for me to enjoy your creative and artistic blog. Thank you so much.
Oh, I had just recently discovered this fantabulous chateau & do hope you return!
In the meantime, thank you very much.
I LOVE YOUR BLOG...please don't go - I read every single post. It's wonderful! At lease let me follow you on goofle reader :)
This is a very sad thing. Your brilliance has been a source of great pleasure. Good luck to you with your new life in the Federal Witness Program. If any of us pass you in the street, we will do our best to suppress our shrieks of delight. Depending, of course, on the nature of the new identity and hairstyle you are given.
I'm disappointed.
Say it isn't so ! Your fabulous blog was a daily break from the mundane world and a reason to laugh out loud a little more often. I hope to hear of your return in the near. Till then,I'm so glad we had this time together...
Peeper
Thank you Thom for all your visions of loveliness... good luck with the music gigs...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Come back! The internets need you!
merci pour tous !
Oh no!
But what about the Chateau houseboys?!
I'll take good care of them, I promise.
I will miss you very much, I love it here and you Thom. I hope things are alright I too, hope you come back
xx
punx
I will miss you SO very much. This website was the MOST fabulous. Come back whenever you are ready.
So much love!!!!
I feel orphaned
Please come back we'll miss you SO much
Fabien***
Oh, my.
I rather suspected this might be on the horizon.
Thom, there are so many things I could say; spend time working something hopefully clever or witty.
But rather, I simply wish you peace.
Come back to us if you can, when you can. Only you and winds will know the right moment.
Thank you for entertaining us, enlightening us, and enriching us.
And now it was evening.
And Almitra the seeress said, "Blessed be this day and this place and your spirit that has spoken."
And he answered, Was it I who spoke? Was I not also a listener?
Then he descended the steps of the Temple and all the people followed him. And he reached his ship and stood upon the deck.
And facing the people again, he raised his voice and said:
People of Orphalese, the wind bids me leave you.
Less hasty am I than the wind, yet I must go.
-Kahlil Gibran
Big, big hugs to you!!!! Thank you for all the laughs!
Oh goddammit. GODDAMMIT. Bon voyage sweetie.
Honey, please come back. We love you so much and have so many fabulous parties we have yet to throw. What am I going with all of my horse hair merkins?
xoxoxoxo & xoxoxoxo
Please return soon.
I'm sorry! I enjoyed your blog immensely - you had an impeccable taste for -well just about everything!
Thank you for a lot of wonderful things I learned through you.
Keep travelling!
Oh no! Now that I'd finally found a perfect gift for your château... well I guess I'll have to keep it myself and give it to you next time we meet, maybe for your new château. I'll miss you though. Whenever you decide to come back, let me know, you know where I'll be.
Where are you going?
Can I come with you?
Miss your gorgeous pictures & videos.
See U!!!
This is a sad day indeed.. thank you x
Le fin de fabulosity?
Mistress MJ refuses to accept it and will be holding a BOARD OF DIRECTORS meeting about this!
…ok. First Oprah, no biggie, then Liane Hansen on NPR, real bummer -- but now Thom?! God, 2012 came early for me.
I'll never forget a comment made to you some time back.
Snappychuck said...
Shane! Come back, Shane!
Well, that goes double for me. I miss you already. XXXX
At times like these my English fails me and people before have said so much of I want to say, and said it in better English, that I'll keep to this:
Be well.
Thank you for everything - your posts (with witty comments from the Board
) have been an everyday joy in my life.
As Boff put it: "Come back to us if you can, when you can. Only you and winds will know the right moment."
(And I beg of you not to destroy the archives!)
Non par pitié ! Revenez-nous vite !
J'espère que ce sont de "faux adieux" comme toute grande star qui se respecte...
Bon voyage - and remember you are a dear friend. Please stay in touch if you can and let us know if you pop back up. Hugs, Stu
NOOOOOOOOO! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!!!
This reminds of that horrible moment many years ago at St. Peter's School for Wayward Men when the Headmaster told me to suck it up and leave.
Really now, what's a Girl to do?
Losing one of the most beautiful blogs does not make me happy. Please let us know if you decide to return.
Mais pourquoi???
C'est tellement triste, je suis un peu orphelin aujourd'hui.
Bonne chance et prenez soin de vous
Emmanuel
I'll truly miss you and your wonderful, clever blog. Hope great things come to you.
Thank you for all the good, the bad and the fab..... you put a smile on my face every morning
(is that love?)
I'll miss you!
be happy
Thank you...for all the chuckles, smiles and joy...all the best..we will all miss you
Sonofabitch!!!
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
What everyone said.. and thank you...
I will miss this place, your fabulousness and humor.
Take care...
Juliana
Thanks so much for your fabulous work! It certainly brightened my day whenever I was here. All the best to you Thom.
I am so sorry to see you close your terrific blog. Thanks for all the great posts and pics. You will be missed.
I certainly will miss you. Thanks.
Au revoir, mon brave. Merci beaucoup
x x
I involuntarily shrieked when I read the closure notice - my next response was "I hope he is doing well"...this refuge of SF, currently stuck in rural OR, relied upon your incredible vision to keep me somewhat sane - now I will be haunting your archives until the day you grace the internet again! wishing you only the very best - go with our grateful thanks and prayers, dahling!
Que desastre!!! tantos momentos buenos y ahora se termina...
You must know your blog is one of the best i've found in years.
G R A C I A S
For good or for temporary? Please say the latter!!
I hope you return and that this site is left open. Its a fun and glamourous place.
Warmest regards to the directors in their retirement. Seriously dude - it's been a blast. Thanks.
one can only hope that you'll go away for a bit and return...refreshed, revitalized, reborn.
So long Thom. And thanks for all the fish...
Ingsh. J x
I'm devastated.... wishing you well but hoping you'll change your mond
What's that sound I hear ??? It's my heart breaking... Love you Thombeau !!!
Thanks for all the joy. This was really a great blog. I am just one of your fans out here in the dark...
JohnnyUSA
Thom, I know you have not taken this decision lightly, but please be aware that you have been the inspiration, the guru, the tutor for hundreds upon hundreds of bloggers across the world, me included! I am devastated to see you go away (again! - I remember how upset I was at the demise of Planet Fabulon).
Your intelligence, your wit and your curiosity will leave a gaping hole in the web forever... Jon x
sniffle
Ye Gods! You'll be missed! please come back!
I am inconsolable. Please return to us quickly. Thank you for the joy you gave...and yet may give once again.
Adieu!
I'm a once-a-week lurker, but only because I knew it would give me that much more fabulousness to look forward to at the end of each week, and you never once disappointed me! I hope you come back soon, I need your taste, beauty and humor now more than ever. Dos Vidanya, mio bambino! See you on Planet Fabulon...someday...
As the Chateau's unofficial Token Butch Dyke I will certainly miss you and I wish all the best :-)
Thank you. Go in peace and health.
no no no no!!!!!!!!
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
Your charm, your wit, your absolute fabulousness will be missed. I'll say 'au revoir' instead of 'adieu', because I hope to see you on the internets again.
That's it! I am starting a petition right now to close the internet!
we NEVER say goodbye... it will always be a " SEE YA'LATER!"
Dear Thom, please don't go. If you really have to, I hope it's for a great reason. The world is a better place when we can read you.
I wish you the best.
Ana
Oh Thombeau! I feel as though I am always chasing you around. When you closed your last blog, I wandered aimlessly on my own through the web. And then one day by chance and happenstance I found your welcoming and glamorous chateau. I do hope to find your next outlet somewhere. I can't expect it, but I would love it if you did in fact drop me a line when you do decide to come back in some form or another again: notblueatall@notblueatall.com
I wouldn't be the blogger I am today without you, sweetie! <3
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Oh please no. It brightened my day so much. Your style and choices were like few if no other on the entire web.
take care and my best to you!
Thank you sweet prince...
Thank you, Thom. I'll miss you.
Thanks so much for being a bright spot in so many of my days!
Don't go!!!!!!!!! Please don't go!!!!!!! Please, please, please, don't go!!!!!! Please!!!!
thanks for all the goodness; all the best to you.
It's been really good fun,
cheers, thanks a lot
A
thank you, Sir Chateau Thombeau. i will miss you. with love...
pls come back.
pleeeaaaase.
i am so mad you're leaving, i'm just going to say it. this blog was the light of my google reader and i can't stand even looking at it now without you. please please pretty please come back.
Oh, no!!
Echaré de menos todas vuestras ocurrencias... me ayudaban a vivir...
((( so sad to know(((
hope u will knock on our doors that sweet day u are back))))
Hugs!
C'est dommage mais c'est la vie.
Merci pour tous.
The Chateau can't be closed! All the house boys! The board meetings! It must be hard to maintain fabulosity for so long.
Many many many thanks for all of the delights!
Mwah!
RaShaSha
Oh no please don't go! Don't do your Garbo, your Shearer, your Bardot! Though stars don't leave the stage. Remember Marlene, Bette, Joan or even Catherine D...
Saperlotte ! Adoncque le Chasteau estoit cellé ! C'est grand dommage. Esclate toi fort bien gentilz Tom.
I'M GONNA MISS YOU SO MUCH, YOUR BLOG WAS ALWAYS MY #1 FAVORITE THOM.
I WISH YOU MUCH HAPPINESS AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT INTO BRINGING US THE BEST.
bon chance
Wishing you the best whatever awaits you, and know we all await your return at some point.
Oh no, the only blog worth following. Shall miss you!
Oh! I hope the Chateau won't be raised and replaced with a McMansion. Leaving flowers at the site even as we speak. Thank you for the delights.
But we love you. Not even a link to your photography sites? Music dowmloads? Oh, very well, goodbye! Bestest.
You Inspired me in so many ways... Thanks for everything. :)
adieu!
Its been wonderful! Thank you!
*be smooched*
radioShirl & mr.K
x
Aw, shit.
I've been pretty much a lurker here too, but boy will you ever be missed. Take care and bon chance!
Love from the Universe to you and many thanks for providing such a wonderful place to visit.
you made the internet fun
a bientot
I think I may cry. . .
read your posts since you were on Fabulon. . . thank you for everything, for making my days brighter.
Please come back.
J'ai desolé. Thom I had read your previous posting saying you were taking a break and that you would return. Tonight I just happened to check your blog and I find that you are shutting down. I am heartbroken! Your blog was the Golden Standard to which I compared everything else out on the ether. Your vast knowledge, your taste, and your irreverent humour made every night a party. I am sorry to see you go and can only hope that soon, some day, you shall return in a new incarnation. God speed!
Chateau Thombeau has always had the greatest sense of ELAN! The sheer delight your site took in brilliantly selected images joined to impeccably short witticisms will be truly missed by
Yours truly,
FC
How dare you!!!!!!
Oh NO! I'll miss you, but thank you anyway. Best wishes
I went to a marvelous party....
Thom Doll, it was the tits.
We'll meet again....
Thanks always.
God, I miss this blog so much already.
It was the first I checked out everyday and it always made me smile og chuckle. It was Absolutely Fab, darling! I can only thank you for your fantastic work and know, that it must have taken a lot of your time, but inside I have a hope, that this is a prolonged vacation and that someday you are back. Thank you for your style and humour .
you will be sorely missed
We will make cocktails for you forever anyhow ;)
much love***
Darling you will be missed.
You made me smile, snort with laughter and squeal with pleasure. I will probably link back to this page in reverie from time to time as will many others I am sure.
All my love.
Sharon.
I loved this blog! You are missed!
But I'm glad to see you have started another.
Very nice, thanks for sharing. rental mobil
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