Greetings, I'm coming up for air!

Sorry to have disappeared in the past few days, but I have been very busy with the final stages of getting the 2001 COTY/TOTY/SSOTY Awards contest ballot into the mail. Athough most every one who had nominated a qualified chip, token or Silver Strike will be getting their ballot material soon, I have set Saturday, 4 May as the target date for all recipients to have received their balloting material.

I ask that each of you review the material, follow the instructions and return your ballot as soon as possible. Although the deadline for a return postmark is on or before Saturday, 11 May, it would be greatly appreciated if all ballots could be returned much earlier.

It is my intent to post all thirty nominees (beginning some time tommorow) to the previously used COTY, TOTY and SSOTY viewing sites.

Such additional details will be provided tomorrow.

Thank you!

Jim Follis