Thanks, FOT!

[Satchmo Mask]

Thank you for the virtual zoos and cool tips.

[Big Plastic Head]

Thanks to "The Chris L Show with Wes" for always providing solid entertaining distraction in the chat and on the boards. To KtB, NN and all the other frighteningly creative FOT.

Seconded.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

Thanks to hugman and Steve in North Hollywood- you take my trips in LA to the next level, even when we dont see each other and merely exchange text messages during our missed connections at the farmer's market, when youre stuck at work instead of out drinking, etc.  we've got to work on this LA FOT meetup thing, seriously.

also, thanks to dave from knoxville for making my FOT christmas the best it could be.  it was a good day, and ironically, i was reading old blog posts and came across the post in which i described how excited i was to see a package from TN on the table after a long day at work.  truly, the best.

thanks to the FOT who have exchanged/bartered with me in the FOT Barter thread.  yes yes, there are still more of you who are waiting on things and i will get them to you asap.  i feel like a goon not sending them but finances have prevented any further bartering on my half.  this next paycheck, however, i have set aside the funds for sending out your goods instead of eatching sushi and drinking beer.  thanks for your patience, youre all saints.

thanks to A.M. Thomas and Gore Marie for coming to memphis last year for Gonerfest, easily one of the funnest times ive had in memphis.  fingers are crossed that Gonerfest this year will find me returning to memphis as a resident once more (finally!).  heres to hoping that more FOT (if any) will be at gonerfest this year.  

thanks to the FOT who donated to relay for life; i brought in the most amount of money on my team this year.  thank you!!

thanks to Julie for considering a vacation in phoenix.  this place sucks, i cant believe you would vacation here, but im the only FOT here so the company wouldve been welcomed.  one day, we'll get each other drunk.  

thanks to Wes for the BEST posts.  im not on your FOT radar, im sure, but youre so clever and funny, i dont even give a shit what you look like.  stay hidden.  

thanks to Sarah for your posts.  i would explain why, but it would sound silly.  just know that i love your posts.

thanks to Martin (sweden).  youre my FOT crush what else can i say!

thanks to John Junk for grunt cunt.  

thanks to the FOT who make their living off of drawing and writing and photography.  you inspire me every day to do what i gotta do- no more office jobs for me.

thanks to samir for sending me the audio book, Things I've Learned From Women Who have Dumped Me.  it has made plane rides and road trips tolerable.

thanks to jake in memphis.  no, not that jake, the other jake.  the one who sent me the link to the reigning sound, live from goner records album.  youve reconnected me with something that is very special to me in ways that no one will know.  thank you thank you thank you.  

thanks to JP for the tax advice.

thanks to Alvaro for indirectly resulting in a string of terrible dates.  trust me, its not as bad as it sounds.  ive got enough writing material to write a mini-novel.  but also thanks to Alvaro for getting me back on the horse to start writing again.  you pushed me to do it and i trust your judgement.  ill be sending you more of my work soon.  (PS im also drawing- poorly- can you believe it?!)

thanks to Andy for being my christmas FOT last year.  i had a really fun time putting your package together.  thanks for being patient on my tardiness of one particular item. 


ive got be forgetting people...i know it.  speak up.

[Big Plastic Head]

Last night we had a wind/rain/lightning storm. Since we never have wind around these parts, I am pretty sure our power lines are held together with twist ties. Anyway, I was listening to The 6 Hour Best Show last night, hanging out in the chat when the power went off. It came on about twenty minutes later (missed the Julie Show, dammit) and when I tried to get back in the chat it said that I could not log in because someone else was logged in with my user name. I was bummed. I had a horrible day and was really looking forward to the show and the chat to cheer me up. I PMed B_Buster and twittered that I needed an admin to log me out. A little while latter I was no longer logged in.

So a HUGE thank you to whichever FOT admin helped me out. I would have been fine without the chat because the show itself was incredible, but just getting that little bit of help after a day of no advancement in numerous uphill battles...again...thank you.

[Julie]

You guys are so nice about Tom letting me take up 20 minutes of The Best Show! All of you FOTs have been so supportive and encouraging! I'm one of you, so don't think I'll forget any of you when I'm at the top! I'm going to go tell my boss right now that I'm moving on with my life and don't need this crummy job anymore. I guess I'll have to stay here until the end of this week, but I'm ready to get started now! Thank you so much for inspiring me and giving me the motivation to follow my dreams!

-julie

P.S. Tom, if you need help discussing new bits or ideas for your next show, feel free to call my secretary (before tomorrow at 5:00) and she'll let you know a good time to call me. I really happy to help!

[A.M. Thomas]

I have several thanks.

Many, many thanks to Leah aka iambaronvontito for being my guide in Memphis.  I feel like I haven't thanked you enough for that.  I would have been lost, literally, without your help.  Yeah, you rule, Leah.

Thanks to Emily for being an awesome Internet + real life friend and helping me look for jobs.  One of the nicest people I've ever met.

Thank you to Forrest for getting me Tim and Eric tickets and sending me one of the coolest gifts I've ever received in the secret santa exchange (a record signed by some of the funniest people in the world).  So awesome.

Thanks to John aka yesno for knowing a lot about computers and life and stuff and for coming to the Feelies/Sonic Youth show.

Thanks to Jason Grote, Sarah, Martin, Hugman, and Dave from Knoxville for being inspirational people.

This message board is the only one I find worth posting on anymore because pretty much everyone here is great.  Thanks FOT.

[colonel panic]

Behind every great forum there are great people.

I've been through some serious upheaval the last 2 years and this forum has always been here when I needed it.

First the Best Show and now the Forum. Awesome. Thank you.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

Many, many thanks to Leah aka iambaronvontito for being my guide in Memphis.  I feel like I haven't thanked you enough for that.  I would have been lost, literally, without your help.  Yeah, you rule, Leah.

oh, youre welcome.  honest to god, it was my pleasure. 

This message board is the only one I find worth posting on anymore because pretty much everyone here is great.  Thanks FOT.

i second this tenfold.

[DoodleJump!]

I just got back from NY this morning, and some thanks are in store:

Thanks to Forrest for taking the time to meet me for lunch on his only day off. It was definitely the highlight of my trip to be able to hang out with my longtime favorite FOT.
Also, thanks for being a gentleman and resisting the tempting opportunity to make fun of my cousins' extreme aversion to walking.

Thanks to andrewvdill for taking the entire afternoon to show me some neat places in NYC. You got soaked to the skin in the pouring rain-- but like the Best Show, you can't be topped and you can't be stopped!
Going to The Strand and the Highline was pretty much awesome.  I enjoyed meeting you and getting to know you! You were a great tour guide!

Thanks to mattmaher for making my trip 20x better by actually taking off work early to hang out with us Thursday evening. Thanks for letting me talk your head off about art at MoMA, and it was awesome having your company for dinner. It was great getting to meet and hang out with you- I felt like I made a new friend! You are top-notch, sir.

And thanks Emma for going to NY a few years ago and starting a thread about stuff to do: I copied and pasted a ton of stuff from the thread and printed it out. On a side note that has nothing to do with NY, also thank you Emma for simply being cool.

And thanks to FOT who replied to my NY thread with things to do: I definitely did a ton of stuff that you recommended!

And thanks to Scot for planning to meet us at the PFT show in Atlanta tomorrow night! I am excited!

Now that I've said some thanks related to my trip to New York, I am remembering other non-NY-related things that deserve mentions- but since there are so many of them I will just say THANK YOU FOT for being so nice and like a big family! I appreciate you more than you can imagine!

[AndrewVDill]

You are more than welcome, Bonnie.  It was a pleasure!