Thanks, FOT!

[gravy boat]

I second the thanks to jason for the term "po-faced;"
thanks to MOS (I think) for the band RPG;
thanks for recommendations for the movie Sunshine and the book Lush Life and Jay Reatard;

If it weren't for the FOT support of Eastbound and Down, I would not have given it another chance. I saw 5 minutes when I was really tired and wrote it off. People here convinced me to revisit.

And I have a life-coach to look to when I am pondering major decisions. Thanks Julie -- you may not know it but you have become a guiding light for me.

[erika]

...and a special thank you to Trinsky/DB for giving our cat Hercules a good new home. He'll have a place where he can hang out without worrying about other kitties... and where other kitties don't have to worry about him.

Thanks again! I don't know what we'd do if I had to give him to someone I didn't know (or like) as well as you. Getting rid of a pet is so tough, and you're making it so much easier!

[hugman]

Thanks to Grote for sending me a monologue from an unfinished play, and a good one at that, when I was looking for monologues. That was supercool.

[Come on, Jason]

My pleasure, Erika.  I'm gonna love the crap out of that cat!  

Hugman's post reminded me that Grote got me an audition for one of his plays in DC last year.  Didn't get it, but very awesome to get the shot.  Thanks, Jason.

Also I'm grateful for just about everything KtB has created, written, or posted, cuz he's hilarious.

[Kim Kelly]

Thank you, Wes, for the laffs. You are a treasure.

[Josh]

THANKS TO THE GIRLS WHO POST THEIR PICTURES. AND DOUBLETHANKS IF YOU DON'T MENTION YOUR BOYFRIENDS.

[emma]

I was going to thank Josh for being such a nice person but now I am going to pretend I don't know him instead.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

Hey, thanks for thanking me, Hugman and Dorvid.  Thanks everybody for generally being supportive and hanging out in NY/NJ and on trips to LA and DC last year (incidentally, I won't be going to Seattle to see my play out there but if Joe and/or Patrick and/or anyone wants free tickets, PM me, seriously, it's really easy for me, and it runs until June 6; no hard feelings if you miss it, of course).

Thanks for those of you who pledged to the Acousmatic Theater Hour -- we kicked ass for a brand-new one-hour show and you guys were definitely a part of that.  Very special thanks for Master of Sparks for adopting me.

Thanks for being a bastion of sanity and reminding me that, no matter how dismal things may seem, there is actually a place on the internet where a bunch of relative strangers, living in different places, with varied opinions, can get along pretty well.

Thanks for the laffs, especially but not exclusively KtB, J. Garbage, Buffcoat, Wes, and Chris L.

BIG THANKS to Neil Numberman for the caricature, which I use all the time.

Thanks for all the viral videos, .gifs, pics, and links.

Thanks for the general wisdom regarding recipes, finance, exercise, etc.

Thanks for turning me on to (or convincing me to revisit): The Dusty Show with Clay Pigeon, Guided by Voices, New Bomb Turks, Let The Right One In, Broadcast, The Wu-Tang Clan & associates, Kelly Clarkson, Look Around You, Mitch Hedberg, The Olivia Tremor Control, Animal Collective & associates, RPG, The Apples in Stereo, Justice, Santogold, Super Furry Animals, Billy Childish, all the stuff on the Gulcher label, St. Vincent, Comedy Death Ray, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Dr. Feelgood, C86, The Ealing Comedies, and countless other things that I'm forgetting right now.

[Forrest]

I would like to thank everyone that I've ever encountered and exchanged views with on this board, up to and including anyone that despises me. If only because it would be impossible to do so in my day-to-day life, I have an unconditional respect and feeling of goodwill for everyone on this board.

I would like to specifically thank everyone in the New York area that I have cultivated friendships with, including Groteface Killah, Neil Numberman, Ramsey, and especially Spoony, for it dawns on me that he remains a friend even though I believe he has never seen me in a sober state.

I would like to apologize to Fido, to whom I have been a bad neighbor and FOT. I have not met this nice man in person even though he lives two blocks away from me. This is my fault, and I hope to rectify this soon.

Just realized this: 777! Post of the Angel!

[Steeley Chris]

Well, Ted Leo, I guess.

I'll second that. If it wasn't for his rap battle with MC Steinberg I'd still be watching L&O: SVU (if I had bought a converter box and my TV still broadcast)  on Tuesdays. I prefer the Best Show.

[nec13]

I have been a member of this forum for only a few months. But I can say without reservation that this is, by far, the best message board I have ever had the privilege to be a member of. There's humor, intelligence, and wisdom in abundance on this forum and I enjoy visiting and posting here.

The FOT are good people and it's a pleasure to interact with all of you. Thanks for everything!

[Martin]

Thanks to all the FOT I've met in person - the list is surprisingly long at this point, and getting longer! - all of whom I've really enjoyed meeting and hanging out with. Which in itself is pretty amazing (and unlikely, statistically speaking). Looking forward to more Waiting Boyfriends next time I'm in NY (it's a drink, you creeps). All the FOT multiplatform communication (Facebook, twitter) is also great and has definitely rushed several FOT acquaintances into full-on FOT friendships.

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. And to a certain Cunt in California who keeps on fighting the war of the just.

And a very special thanks to Andy, for sending me the amazing cross-stitched "Now is the time for us to gather together and celebrate those things we like and think are fun" sign. I still have no idea why he did it and what I've done to deserve it, but I absolutely love it.

[yesno]

Thanks to Dorvid for being awesome last summer.  Other last summer FOTs:  The lovely and talented Grote, who I also met, and who looks like his caricature.  And A.M. Thomas and his lovely sister G. whose board name I forget for scoring me tickets for the July 4th WFMU show last summer.

Special thanks to all the FOT who've engaged in my music piracy schemes!

Also, thanks to all the FOT whose identities I've stolen due to a bug in the Simple Machines forum that no one knows about yet.

[Fido]

I'd like to thank all the FOT who've provided kind words, encouragement and assistance as I've entered into a career of violent crime, human trafficking and moral degeneracy. I couldn't have done it without you guys! Thanks for always being there and offering a helping hand. It hasn't always been easy, and I also owe a lot to those FOT who have done so much to help me elude capture over the last 18 months. It means a lot, more than you know.

[Julie]

FOTs, thank you for being so nice.