I am looking forward to meeting the many friends I have made in this hobby during my yearly pilgrimage to the convention. For those who have never made it to a convention it is truly an event not to be missed. Chips,? yea there are plenty of chips but that for me is not what this is about. Meeting fellow chippers that you have talked with thru emails and traded with online throughout the year is the real reason I go.

I have collected many things in the past including being a dealer in the sportscard world for many years. However the friendships I have made in the chipping community have become more than I could ever imagine. This will be my 7th consecutive convention and I wouldnt dream of missing another.

To all my friends, I look forward to seeing you in Vegas. To those I have not met before, please look for the guy with a cigar in his mouth and come say hello. I would love to meet anyone I have not already become friends with. I honestly love this hobby and with the exception of a few bad apples have had the time of my life.

I truly value the friendships I have made with fellow chippers throughout the years and look forward to forming new friendships.

Thanks to everyone and happy chipping,
Doug "Cigarman" Smith (R3209 and damn proud of it).