Hi - For me, probably the most significant sign that this “virtual” Fest was not really all that virtual at all is that little tinge of sadness and melancholy I usually feel at the end of each year’s edition. It was there again as I hit the “leave” button on ZOOM at around 1:30 this morning.
But the most prominent emotion is joy — joy at watching so very talented and committed people talk to us in the forums about the things that excite them about radio; joy at seeing people we have come to know as good friends in a familiar place that sounds and feels like an annual reunion; joy in knowing that I am with those for whom radio is as interwoven into their lives as it is mine. It was all there this time too, which proves it matters little how or where we meet. It just matters that we make sure we do meet, somehow and somewhere.. So I want to thank my good friend Rich for the smooth and seamless way he dove into the ZOOM environment and made it work for us. I want to thank Sheldon for his excellent suggestions along the way and for always finding a way to step up, help and improve things as we plan and conduct the Fest. I want to thank Rich D’Angelo for maintaining his enthusiasm for the idea of conducting this event on ZOOM helping me overcome my own skepticism. I want to thank every Forum presenter — Tom, Skip, Larry, David, Bill, Thomas and Mark — for the way they excelled in using the platform to provide us with a fascinating, diverse program. And I want to thank Harold, Kris and especially Bob for coming up with this greatest of ideas and leaving us with a format and spirit that I now believe can last 135 years, let alone 35. Finally, I want to thank all of you for being such an important part of it all — really the crucial part. For it’s your friendship and support that drives and inspires us every time we do this. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 73 and 88 John _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
