I have to take a minute to say...

THANK YOU, Coach Carter, for pulling the whole Saturday event together. You had a little help here and there from the rest of us, but for the most part it was you. Thought it up, worked it out, pounded the pavement to promote it, made the (awesome) shirts, got the (yummy and effective) cake AND the (commie) red plastic silverware!

Thanks to the rest of the Candle Light posse. John Ira, Will, Ian. It was nice to have you all there, captured in photos.

A special thanks to all the faithful friends who showed up and put smiles on our faces. Mike (um, excuse me, MR. AYERS), Adam, James, Agent Black, Josh and Sarah and Anne from the IV ADS pharmacy at UIHC, David (of course), Hanna.

A still-astonished acknowledgement to Ian Tenney, with whom we had a real "Sacagawea-meeting-the-Shoshone-and-finding-out-their-chief-is-her-long-lost-brother-not-seen-since-childhood" moment. (see www.candlelightpress.net for the whole story on that.)

And last but not least, the folks at DAYDREAMS COMICS. Thanks so much for hosting us, and doing what you do to promote local creators. Hear, hear!!