Unfortunately I cant even begin to list all the people in and out of this club that I owe thanks to and am proud to call my friends.

In the 10 years I have been a member and the 5 years I have been collecting prior to that, I have met, traded with and become friends with literally hundreds of fellow collectors.

With the exception of a very few, this bunch is one of the finest groups of people I care to ever know.

After dealing many yeard in the Sportscard business I was dumbfounded the first time someone sent me chips without expecting payment first, something I had never experiences previously. Over the years, the amount of people that have sent me unexpected gifts and shown generousity above and beyond simply defies logic.

I know it is hard to believe but many of the controversial people here on the board I consider to be my friends as well.

So to all those people out there both on and off the chipboard whom I call my friends I wanted to say THANK YOU.

If you havent met me before, and I dont find you first, please say hello at this years convention. I am not hard to find as my wife puts it, just follow the smell of the big stinky cigar........

I also wanted to say a special thanks to the Splashbar Gang. You guys have made the past few conventions more fun than I have ever had before.

Looking forward to seeing all of you at the convention again this year.

Thanks for the post Aaron as I too am proud to call you my friend.

Take care and happy chipping to all,
Doug