I just submitted my online application yesterday and received an email from Ralph Myers indicating that he is processing a backlog of membership renewals and will hopefully get to the new membership apps later this week. I hope this qualifies me as one of the 20, Andy.

Thanks SO MUCH to all of you who've issued an extremely warm welcome to the hobby and especially to those of you who've been so generous with your offers of helping a newbie get started with their first chips. The advice has been VERY helpful, and your stories and anecdotes have great fun to read and an inspiration to collecting.

I'm actually making my first casino trip next week to The Silver Star and The Golden Moon, two Choctaw Indian casinos in Philadelphia, MS. Hopefully I'll be purchasing my very first chip next Thursday! If any of you are interested in their chips, let me know!

Thanks again to all of you for your help!
Will