But better late than never !!!
OK folks,
Better late than never, I sort of have my head above water (barely and struggling) and have recovered just in time to fly out again in 5 days time for a month - Redneck Getaway, Cybernet in San Diego, a week at my 2nd home with Raven and then Mike Sperber & Vino's wedding in Miami.
Fuck !
OK, sort of in order of how things happened, but then again all over the place. You'll work it out. And if you did not make the list, I am sorry, I partied and spent good quality time with many, but extra moments (unfortunately as always) were limited by time and place to just the few..... I love you all, and you know it !!! If I DID forget you, remind me in this thread so I can make necessary amends.... ONLY if I think they are required ;-)
Sherie, Shannon & Brad - thanks muchly guys for the hospitality, the pillow and the awesome first and last nights entertainment girls !! Can't wait to do it all again, and maybe real soon ;-)
Brad, lovely to me Yun-mi and thank you for welcoming me into your home, and it was great to spend some real time outside of a show with you mate. See you again soon enough. The quiet life is JUST as satisfying as the party life - good luck with the move to the new digs !!!
Shannon, as always, partying with you and the guys is always a blast and lunch in the CN Tower on my last day was an extraordinary way to wish Toronto and all the wonders I have found it hold an appropriate goodbye. You have wonderful friends by the way, and the Bovine Sex Club will always hold a special place in my heart
Sherie dahling. Thankyou for arranging the guest suite and not having me have to put up with the god awful view from your apartment on the 53rd floor on my last night in town
As things turned out, the view was FAR better on level P1. Thanks for the Hard Rock experience in the Stadium, the CN Tower, the Bovine, the hangovers, the lot. Love you babe, and thanks for the awesome introduction !!!!!
Ben, buddy, what a start. What an end ! Shit happens my brother and a lot in life can be written off to experience. You are a good man and again my congrats. MUCH good business to flow under our respective businesses into the future my friend ;-)
Steph. Private "sorries" many times mean shit. Sometimes public ones do too. This one does not. I hard what you said, I listened and it sunk in. With many I rarely give a rats ass what is thought, to some I do care. Props to you for being such a stand up chick (not meant to sound misogynist in ANY way) and giving me what I deserved, when I deserved it. You got the goods girlfriend. Enough said, because actions speak much louder.
Eric, mate, great show dude, a great time and of great value - business AND personal. You and the "missus" are one of my favorite couples in this biz. Many of us can only hope in this industry to find the type of relationship that you and Sunny wear so well. And how many guys can say they bought Sunny Leone a lap dance? I'll wear that badge well, and to be able also to share Sunny's birthday with you both was a treat. Stay safe and well, the both of you. I still think though that the $10k for the Playboy Bunny on my ass would have been a marketing steal given the airtime my ass gets
Dave and Vid... boys, boys, boys, boys. Where I would I be without your love, attention and friendship ? A lot sadder and lonilier let me tell you. Roll on Montreal !!!!
Z .... mate, what can I say, a friend in need...... dude you are a rock, and the thought of being able to have friends like you close by makes Panama an even more attractive option as a place where this rolling stone may come to rest. Anything you need ever my man, anything, anytime, you only need ask.
Cory & Brad... mojo is such an apt name for your company, you guys stink of that AND class. Hope I can get to Detroit soon and cut some home turf. Brad, can you dress down for our visit to 8 mile ? ha ha ah aha ha
Magnus/Rob ... REALLY looking forward to working with you GTS guys, and thanks so much for the Betty's Pub lunch that restored my ability to party for the next 3 days !! Pea and Ham soup... yum !!!
JMan/Sleazy ... What can I say guys? The 2 best birthday presents this guys has had in his short 39 years !!! And permanent ones at that !!! I can't wait to get my butt out to Manitoba and spend some quality time in mayhem and destruction with y'all.
Jesse ... Can't leave out Mr "Winnipeg Ink", who so lovingly marked me for life !!! And dude, I was WRONG, my mother does NOT hate you !!! She actually loves them !! My father on the other had ALSO likes you and thinks are a very talented. He just thinks I am an idiot.. ha ha ha ha ha ;-)
RevshareHosting Matt / Mr Sperber / Jack 2HP / Cam ... another excellent morning spent in the company of emminently intelligent and gifted people. ALWAYS a highlight. And more highlights as we get our shit together kick some real goals !!!
PlatinumMario. Mate. What can I say? If you ever move to another town and want to be shown around.. just call me and I'll come straight over and give you the tour !!! That night with you, me, Z and Derek was fucking hilarious !!!!!! I never knew a big mouthed black pimp could run and hide behind 2 of his bitches so quick ;-)
George / Paki Boy Lover Ross / Steph and the whole Guerilla team. We came, we overindulged, we partied, we, ah, well, sort of didn't leave !!! Thanks for the hospitality and the good times and the never ending nightmares of Phyllis Diller. And George, thanks for betting 2HousePlague the $50 mate, watching him drink that cup of cigarette butts was fucking priceless.
Those 2 spunks from GammaCash.. fucked if I can ever remember your names, but just always love the eye candy !!! He he he he eh.. Nancy, Marg - how could I ever forget you 2 babes. Love it when you speak French !!!
Igor and my Russian Friends. A pleasure. As it always is. We must play more often away from shows. I bet we could get ourselves into mucho big trouble ;-)
Andy and Vicki. I fucking adore you 2 kids. The quiet achievers. Cannot wait to spend some downtime with you and your yokels one day soon !!
CE Jason.... still IMHO one of the smartest men ever to grace this business, and one of the few I defer to often and without second thought.. I learn much from watching and listening sometimes.. not that many would think that.. 2c
Gunner. Yours may be bigger, but my new tattoo makes mine look better. My comparison of me and you ends at the lower deltoid, and then on the left arm only. Love your work ;-)
Howard & Josh. My good friends. Mate, I cannot believe people diss MyVirtualCard so often, and yet say so fucking little to your face when you are around !!! I want that Funds2Go pic used in a magazine ad somewhere with my endorsement of you guys and everything you stand for !!!!
Lightspeed Steve and the underestimate-at-your-own-peril Shannon and Mad Cam.. once or twice in every show there are moments of absolute clarity, where all bullshit aside, a extremely deep, meaningful and amazing conversation happens that reminds me just how much in this life I still have to learn - and to contrinute to !!! Toronto was special because this happened a couple of times more than usual, thanks for allowing me to share one of those times at dinner on the Niagra trip.
DerekMrSkin .... Oh buddy, where do I start? Where do I finish ? Definitely yacht stories my brother, when are old and grey and in between nursing homes fuck we will have shit to laugh at. You are a fucking great guy mate, so glad to count you as a friend.
Poppy, OH Poppy !!!! Fuck me rotten man. The memories, the fun, the memories, the nudity, the porn, the fun, the sex, the conversation, the fun, the laughter, the irony, the fun. Me MUST do it again SOON !!! Love you my brother !!!
Charles (WG) / Odie ... Mate, what can I say ? Niagra Fucking Falls !! The entire day was a blast mate and thanks to the irrepressable Odie for her magnificent organizational skills !! One of the best days out I have EVER had on a webmaster convention. Odie, my crazy fucked up sister, that boy of yours is special.. keep him for a while.
Tanker/Ellisa/VirtuaMike ... what an awesome time I had at dinner with you guys... Tankers home made hamburgers, Ellisa's sides and stuff, Mike's conversation and that fucking laugh - as a dumb Aussie on those matters I learnt more about Jewish culture in one night that I had veer learned in total before, and I was SOOOOOO relaxed.... and Tankers breakfast the next morning and our hike in the escarpment, and the love of the dogs.. good people.. good times... ;-)
PlatinumDave and Dan ... thanks for having me in your office for the morning and seeing how the PlatinumBucks engine works. It was great to meet your team and see how others at the top do things. Stylin'.
Uno... dude I feel I let Panchodog down on the room offer that I did not come through with !!! I owe you brother !
Joesho. Brother. Let's spend a couple of days pre-XBiz in Vegas and knock a few things around mate. If we do business together as well as we party.. Fuck, move over Fantasyman ;-)
And all this was ended up by meeting a very special girl on my last night. Jess, you may never read this babe, but be sure you have changed my world inexorably, whatever happens (don't worry folks, whatever happens I will still get naked and wear drag and generally be me, just my outlook will be different.
JFK... no show is a show without you or the FUBAR presence mate. I have long lauded your value to this industry and I will do it yet again - thanks, literally, for the memories dude.
I LOVE TORONTO !!!! I LOVE CANADA !!!! I LOVE LIFE !!!!
Bet I'll be back, and mayhaps sooner than you all expect.