Hey Matt, Please Rejoin The Board

[Stan]

Uncle Stan, did you read that article about Gary Gygax in the Believer a few months back?

 I have not, but shall endeavor to do so later today. Thanks!

[KickTheBobo]

[Stan]

 Right brand, wrong bass. I don't have one of those $20,000 omega cut series basses. Those are for lawyers, church players and new age weenies.



 But all in all, you really seem to be at the top of your game Bobo, excellent post.

 Matt, are you not getting the fact that we're all jumping through hoops here? Many of us have left this board, only to return. You'll be back. Or I'm gonna make you eat a lawnmower.

[Laurie]

You mean to say you don't play this one? Please tell me you at least have a coffin case for your bass.

[Stan]

You mean to say you don't play this one? Please tell me you at least have a coffin case for your bass.

 I can't tell which one you mean because that link was to a whole page of basses. Sadly, I have no coffin cases and I'm guessing that you were trying to link to a picture of a pointy bass, of which I have one in lavender.

 Here's the entire bass arsenal:

[A.M. Thomas]

I think I talked to Matt more than anyone else at the first Iron Monkey meet-up. He was awesome.

Where'd he go?

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

 Lamont, please stop trying to overcompensate for not getting into Rutgers in 1989. We all still love you, just a little less.

Lamont, I got over that years ago.  If you only knew what I was overcompensating for. 

Matt, are you back yet?

[Laurie]

You mean to say you don't play this one? Please tell me you at least have a coffin case for your bass.

 I can't tell which one you mean because that link was to a whole page of basses. Sadly, I have no coffin cases and I'm guessing that you were trying to link to a picture of a pointy bass, of which I have one in lavender.

 Here's the entire bass arsenal:

I meant this one! My bad.

The purple one is close enough, but it doesn't have Dimebag's face on it.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

I know the John Junk is still interested in this, but in case anyone else is, too: this from Matt.

"Hey Jason,

I got a bunch (ten, I think) of those 2006 fun kits from Tom at the first
listener party this year. Let me know if anyone else wants one.

Honestly, I have not revisited the FOT board since I deleted my account. I
thought that board members would have posted appropriate pictures on
account of my cowardly withdraw, such as cheap folded umbrellas and/or
people falling on their own swords. Now you tell me that THEY ARE ACTUALLY
WORYING ABOUT ME? Worry not, I am fine. You do not have another teen
Sathington on your hands. In fact, I love The Best Show more than ever.

I would love to come back to the FOT board! However, I found that it was
too time occupying. Last semester, when I was an active poster, I had my
second-worst GPA for my entire stay at Rutgers. I do not blame my board
participation; I blame my prioritizing of other activities over my
schoolwork. Well, I was going to leave the board temporarily eventually.
Yet, I do regret the way I left. I do not have any resentment towards
anyone! Hell, KTB and John Junk are the classiest of class acts. I love
all the FOT! I may return when spring rolls around and when my schedule
becomes less hectic.

FOT Forever!,
Matthew Maher"

As a prof and a putative authority figure (ha), I can't fault him for prioritizing school.  And he's got a point.  You people are freaking addictive.

[Jason]

I never liked him.

[John Junk]

Looks like in Matt's world,

College > FOT

What's up with that?

Well, I'm glad he's not offended and that he doesn't hate us.  Huzzah!

[Josh]

College > FOT

Is that an arrow or a greater than sign?

[John Junk]

only grote uses those things as arrows.

[KickTheBobo]

good, my guilt has finally assuaged.

He'll be back soon enough. you cannot resist the lure.

[buffcoat]

Mmm... spring rolls.