Ten years for the Penguin!

[ThePenguin]

Just wanted to mention that this website was launched ten years ago today!! Marty and I were married less than a year, had no kids, and had lots of time to focus on it... it was our baby. ;) And although a lot has changed, we still love that it exists and that so many FM fans have come together and shared so much here. I used to think I was the only one who loved them that way, and it has been great to find that others share my (perhaps somewhat unhealthy) obsession LOL. :laugh:

Thanks to all the Ledgies for your info and humor over the years; many of you are fonts of knowledge and have really broadened my FM horizons. And thanks of course to Mac members and associates past and present-- for your music, for your support and kind words, for all of your incredible Q&A's (which are IMO one of the absolute coolest features of this site. I look at them sometimes and can't believe they are truly there LOL.) :thumbsup:

So anyway there you go. Happy 10th Birthday, Penguin website. :xoxo:

-Lis

[TwistedGypsy]

Congratulations!!!! :xoxo: Here's to 10 more... :thumbsup:
Brit

[CrystalVisions]

Here's to a site you should both be very proud of ~ and thanks for all you have done for the fans and for the band. I still say it should be the official website for Fleetwood Mac! You and Marty have done a fabulous job, and please know that all of your efforts and hard work are appreciated, so much! :xoxo:

Congratulations on 10 wonderful years!!!

[tynan88]

OMG you guys are wondeful...are there many people here (any even) that have been here since the site first opened? Because it is an amazing community and something to be very proud of.

Thank You!

[WelshWitchPMD]

Congrats Marty and Lisa! :woohoo: :blob2:

I can't express how I feel about this place and the work that you have put into it for the last 10 years. I have been here in one form or another since Oct 1995.

Thank you! :xoxo:

[skcin]

:woohoo: WOOT! Happy Anniversary!

Thanks for all of your hard work.

[msLinds]

Happy 10th Birthday to the Penguin.Congratulations for 10 Fleetwood Mac filled years.Thanks for having the Penguin Ledge for all US fans everywhere in the world.

Chain Keep US Together.

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :] :blob2: :nod: :laugh: :] ;)

[WildInTheWind]

Congratulations of 10 years! Wow I barely knew the internet existed 10 years ago :lol: Keep up the great work. :nod:

[chiliD]

Congratulations!

I remember! The Time album hadn't even been released yet!

[ontheEdgeof17]

You guys RAWK.

I love and appreciate all that you do for the FM fan community.

[estranged4life]

for the first 10 years, Hope the next 10 years are just as fun...You have done much more for the Fleetwood Mac community than you could know.

Salute!!!

[Sugar]

Congrats on ten years of having THE definitive Fleetwood Mac site... (but you knew that... :woohoo: )

Here's to ten more!

[macfan 57]

Congratulations, Marty & Lis! :woohoo: :woohoo:

When I found this website when I first went online nearly 6 years ago, I assumed this was the official website of the band. I was very surprised when I found out it was a fan website. It was that good. :thumbsup: Regardless, I will always consider The Penguin THE OFFICIAL Fleetwood Mac website. Great job, Marty & Lis! :] :] :]

[GateandGarden]

Happy 10th to The Penguin!

Marty and Lis, I appreciate everything you do so much. I can't describe to you what a joy it is to me to be a part of this board. There is no other place like it to me. :)

[ShangriLaTroubl]

wow thats pretty incredible..congrats!


Chris

[MacMan]

Wow... 10 years, that's really cool.... Congratulations!

[gldstwmn]

Congratulations! :woohoo:

[David]

I still say it should be the official website for Fleetwood Mac!It is. The fact that the band doesn't say it is means absolutely nothing. Nomenclature is immaterial.

What makes this the official FM site is the plain fact that anyone out there who needs absolutely any FM information goes here first. (In fact, the portal page should say "The unofficially official site")

Happy 10th, Penguin!

[HomerMcvie]

Happy 10th Penguin!
MANY thanks to Marty and Lisa. :xoxo: :xoxo: :xoxo:
My favorite website, period. :thumbsup:

[Livia]

Congrats and thank you both!!!! :thumbsup:

[sodascouts]

Wow, 10 years. And this truly is the premiere Fleetwood Mac site. Thank you for keeping it up and investing so much time and money into it. You have every right to be very proud!

[GODDESS6]

:woohoo: :xoxo: :woohoo:

[jwd]

Thanks to you Lis and Marty for keeping this site going the past ten years. I appreciate your hard work and dedication to making this the premier Fleetwood Mac website that it is. Thanks too, to all the Fleetwood Mac fans for sharing their stories, personal experiences, and photos. And to Fleetwood Mac for giving us the reason.

Happy 10th Penguin!

[golddustwoman77]

Congratulations on ten, successful years! This is the best Fleetwood Mac, web community around, and its success is due to all the hard work you, Marty and Lis, have put into making it an inviting and interesting place. Thanks for all you do and for making Ledgies like me feel welcome. I wish you many, many, many more years of success. :xoxo:

[catinthedark]

10 years????

Thud.

That's amazing, guys. Thanks so much for all the time you've put into keeping this community connected. It makes such a difference.

[ThePenguin]

Thanks for everyone's wonderful words. I'm so glad so many people enjoy this place. I guess I kind of feel like the Penguin is the 'official' site too...it's just been around forever...but I think maybe there are perks to not actually being 'official'. :woohoo:

trackaghost asked how many years the Ledge has been around..yikes, I don't even know, maybe 9? Marty is on a business trip rigth now so i can't even ask him. I know it took us a little while to get a message board up... but I think it was up when 'Time' came out...and I remember some of you from way back then, too, wow.....'isn't that weird?' :p


I'll admit for several years i was just too busy w/ my kids to be involved in it--I never read the Ledge etc... pretty much had to put FM on the backburner. I used to get so pissed at Marty for all the time he spent on the site LOL. But in the last few years it's sort of switched to where he's too busy for it, and now I'm the one that is into it. It's really been a blast.

Strange that when we first made the site, it was more of an homage to a band that we thought was sort of fading away... then when the Dance happened it was like a freaking miracle LOL. This band has accomplished so much, so many members, over so many years....it amazes me.

anyway enough rambling. Everyone's support is so much appreciated!

-Lis

[wondergirl9847]

Let's party!!! Congrats and Happy anniversary to The Penguin! Here's to many, many more years.

Long live the Mac...and Penguin. :)

[amber]

Congratulations! how wonderful. Thank you so much for being here. Helped me find out I wasn't a lone MacGeek. :p :xoxo:

[Lala]

Thanks for your hard work!

Happy Anniversary! :woohoo: :]

[Vianna]

Lis and Marty:

I came to this site ten years ago in December-I had gotten a modem for Christmas and I was so excited that I could go online. The first search I did was for Fleetwood Mac of course and The Penguin came up-I went to the Penguin in search of info about Lindsey's new album. I was blown away by the site and have been ever since. It definitely should be the official site and for most of us is, whether the band says so or not. Like you, Lis, I was sure I was alone in my obsession with the band-enough of those "Fleetwood Who's?" can make you feel that way fast :D I too have learned so much from the other Ledgie experts here.

Thanks to both of you for having this site-it is wonderful. Here's to another ten years!

Vianna

[Vianna]

The Ledge has been around since 1997 I know. That's when I found it and started posting. The MTV special was coming up and we were all so excited.

[Hawkeye]

It is. The fact that the band doesn't say it is means absolutely nothing. Nomenclature is immaterial.

What makes this the official FM site is the plain fact that anyone out there who needs absolutely any FM information goes here first. (In fact, the portal page should say "The unofficially official site")

Happy 10th, Penguin!

Well I think The Penguin and the Legacy should share the unofficial official title.


The Penguin rocks so much, especially the Q and A's. Happy 10th. So is The Ledge also 10, was it here from the very beginning.

[WelshWitchPMD]

The Ledge has been around since 1997 I know. That's when I found it and started posting. The MTV special was coming up and we were all so excited.

Yeah, I remember that someone even posted some 'fake' tour dates, too. That was when I was really naive about the internet and believed just about anything.

I remember the chats too on Sundays. They would alternate between the Nicksfix as it is now known and The Penguin each week. I would have one heck of a time getting on to anything with my primative WebTV. :laugh:

[ThePenguin]

I'm traveling but can access the net too. Happy 10th birthday to the Penguin from me too. :) It has been a long, windy road so far. I have a version of the site saved from when it was a few months old-- it looks VERY different than it does right now and was a fraction of its current size. I'll post it soon for comparison. :)

The Ledge, for the record, was started on June 13, 1997.

Thanks to everyone for their well wishes and help over the past 10 years to keep it alive and growing. Special thanks to Lis for putting up with me when I was obsessed with the site and putting all of my time into it. Thanks to her for the inspiration too and for the hard work that *she* has done over the years to make it so special and accurate. Love ya babe!

- Marty

[ThePenguin]

That was when I was really naive about the internet and believed just about anything.

I was gullible about lots of stuff....Marty was more cynical; he didn't even believe it was really John that wrote us in '95 until we actually met him in '97 LOL. Marty was all "ask him this, ask him that, see if he knows about this yada yada!" ....and it was then that i knew I needed to handle all correspondence w/ the poor man LOL. I remember my initial response to him was rather suspicious, like "I don't know if we should assume you are actually Fleetwood Mac's John McVie, but we will assume you're a fan..' blah blah, and I gave him more info about the site. And so he then wrote back in his dry way, "This really is McVie!" and for some reason that's when I really believed it. I still shake my head in amazement even now. Can't even describe the sensation of absorbing that the people in FM might actually look at our site.... :eek:

I remember the chats too on Sundays. They would alternate between the Nicksfix as it is now known and The Penguin each week. I would have one heck of a time getting on to anything with my primative WebTV. :laugh:

oh my goodness yes, that was 100 years ago, wasn't it, not 10? :) I feel so old, it just feels like a lifetime ago...

-Lis

[ThePenguin]

I'm traveling but can access the net too. Happy 10th birthday to the Penguin from me too. :) It has been a long, windy road so far. I have a version of the site saved from when it was a few months old-- it looks VERY different than it does right now and was a fraction of its current size. I'll post it soon for comparison. :)

The Ledge, for the record, was started on June 13, 1997.

Thanks to everyone for their well wishes and help over the past 10 years to keep it alive and growing. Special thanks to Lis for putting up with me when I was obsessed with the site and putting all of my time into it. Thanks to her for the inspiration too and for the hard work that *she* has done over the years to make it so special and accurate. Love ya babe!

- Marty

Hi Hon! We were writing at the same time (something that can't happen at home.) You know the site wouldn't exist without you; it would still all be only in my head. :rolleyes: xoxo

smell ya later-

me

[tuigirl]

Many thanks Marty and Lis for bringing lotsa Ledgies together, we really do appreciate it :blob1:
Here's to many more great years :]

Wow! Really..John knew about you all those years ago! Thats fab, I'm sure they all do, even if they never actually tell ya... :cool:

[ThePenguin]

Many thanks Marty and Lis for bringing lotsa Ledgies together, we really do appreciate it :blob1:
Here's to many more great years :]

Wow! Really..John knew about you all those years ago! Thats fab, I'm sure they all do, even if they never actually tell ya... :cool:

Yeah, "Pretty darn good" was part of his first critique of the site. Could my eyes have fallen upon sweeter words?! :laugh: I used to ask him little things every once in awhile...not much, as it is my eternal fear that I will come across as a pain in the *ss. The world has him to thank for now knowing Chris' middle name, it's common knowledge now but back then it was nowhere to be found, and believe me I had spent hours of my life looking. ;) (He didn't know Lindsey's though, but I suppose that's forgivable, as he was never married to Lindsey.... :p )

But in any case, what a love he was/is to write us in the first place. :xoxo:

-Lis

[David]

Well I think The Penguin and the Legacy should share the unofficial official title.I think of the Legacy as the officially official site since they denied my registration to join. That's just like a real official site! Kinda cool!

[David]

I remember the chats too on Sundays. They would alternate between the Nicksfix as it is now known and The Penguin each week.Patti, you used to be such a sweet goofball back then. Remember Jan? You two were the Chat Sisters.

Remember Corey Gutilla? "Landslide" or "Slide" And "Vaughn" aka "Tusk"?

Plus lots of good old melodrama each week. . . .

And John Kinney used to get drunk & put wine bottles in his crotch! And we'd laugh & laugh & fall over & sing bird songs & swap photos of mammatus "mammary" clouds & then hop on the trolley to head downtown for a Swizzle Stik.

[terrivac]

on a great 10 years. I have been using this site since the Fall of 1997 and have enjoyed it. I miss the trading post, I got some neat stuff there and even sent a few folks RRHoF tees the year FM was inducted. Here's a toast to 10 more years.

Terri :woohoo:

[Hawkeye]

I think of the Legacy as the officially official site since they denied my registration to join. That's just like a real official site! Kinda cool!

proabably a computer glitch since I don;t think that is possible.

[kenzo]

Thanks to you Lis and Marty for keeping this site going the past ten years. I appreciate your hard work and dedication to making this the premier Fleetwood Mac website that it is. Thanks too, to all the Fleetwood Mac fans for sharing their stories, personal experiences, and photos. And to Fleetwood Mac for giving us the reason.

Happy 10th Penguin!

Very well said. Congratulations and thank you very much!

[madformac]

Well done on the first 10 years... :thumbsup:

It won't be long, just three short years from now, when The Ledge becomes a teenager and we get the odd tantrum, mood swing and wobbler... Hang on, that happens on a daily basis anyway doesn't it? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I look forward to the next 10 years of debates and chat and hopefully through to the release of Lindsey's next solo album hopefully before the 20th anniversary....


:wavey:

[wondergirl9847]

Hey, MFM, who said the quote in your sig? Great one, BTW. :thumbsup:

Oh no, not THE TEEN YEARS!! EGADS!! Voices changing, hormones raging, mood swings, hating the 'rents...nope, I'll be away from the Ledge during those years. :laugh:

[WelshWitchPMD]

Patti, you used to be such a sweet goofball back then. Remember Jan? You two were the Chat Sisters.

Remember Corey Gutilla? "Landslide" or "Slide" And "Vaughn" aka "Tusk"?

Plus lots of good old melodrama each week. . . .

And John Kinney used to get drunk & put wine bottles in his crotch! And we'd laugh & laugh & fall over & sing bird songs & swap photos of mammatus "mammary" clouds & then hop on the trolley to head downtown for a Swizzle Stik.

Actually, I was kind of quiet back then. I remember the Lindsey chats on The Penguin that used to be I think on Tuesday nights, too. I was quiet there, too.
I can't say that I miss that old WebTV however. I have more memories of trying to get on to those chat rooms then actually being there. :laugh:

[CreepingDeath]

The Ledge, for the record, was started on June 13, 1997.

Ah, that's my birthday. :woohoo:

Congrats on ten great years!

[madformac]

Hey, MFM, who said the quote in your sig? Great one, BTW. :thumbsup:



Some bloke by the name of William Shakespeare... :laugh: :laugh:

[shackin'up]

congratulations to the best place on the friggin' internet. :thumbsup:

gerald

[Blue Horizon]

:]
I raise a glass to you both.
Well done Lis and Marty, keep up the good work and congratulations on the
best FM website out there in www wonderland.

Blue Horizon.

[Kelly]

Happy Birthday to the best site around. IMO, this IS the best site with a wealth of information not available anywhere else. The money, time, energy and love you both have put into this site is incredible.

I think there are quite a few benefits of not being the offical site. The Fix had to change quite a bit after it went offical. Much more monitering! The NicksFix is a fantastic site with many, many priceless and rare tidbits. (journals) The "official" Mac site is pretty inactive now and is so lame when compared to this one. No one has ever put much time or effort into it. It is sort of amusing.

I found this place in the summer of 97, right before the tour started. I loved it then and I love it now. There have been some very interesting and heavy debates around the Ledge ...Summer/Fall 98? LOL

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE PENGUIN.
MUCH APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO MARTY AND LIS.

[wondergirl9847]

Some bloke by the name of William Shakespeare... :laugh: :laugh:

LMAO! Should have known that, you know, with the hath and all. :rolleyes: Guess I should have studied more Billy in school, huh?

[wetcamelfood]

I couldn't agree with everyone more. Thanks Marty & Lis, though I didn't get online until the end of 2000, ever since then, you guys know I'd be lost without the Penguin. :)

John

[mondaymornin1]

Happy Birthday to the Penguin!!! :woohoo: Also, thanks, Marty and Lisa for giving me a site that helps me realize that my Fleetwood Mac obsession is normal. Eh, well, maybe not normal, but thanks for introducing me to other Fleetwood Mac fans, all of whom we consider to be normal....somewhat. :p

Keep up the great work! You are the OFFICIAL FLEETWOOD MAC website in my eyes and always will be!

[Regina]

Ah, the Penguin.
I believe I gushed over it when I met you guys last year (I hope I did!)
I learned everything Mac-related through the Blue Letter Archives.
I learned interesting behind the scenes facts through the lyric interpretations and the discographies.
I learned how wonderful and how insane internet folks are through the Ledge (and I'm not excluding myself here :lol: ) Seriously, I've made friendships that have turned concert-going into mini-reunions and that would have never happened without the Ledge.
You really sacrificed a lot for this site and you should be terribly proud of this accomplishment.

[ThePenguin]

Ah, the Penguin.
I believe I gushed over it when I met you guys last year (I hope I did!)
I learned everything Mac-related through the Blue Letter Archives.
I learned interesting behind the scenes facts through the lyric interpretations and the discographies.
I learned how wonderful and how insane internet folks are through the Ledge (and I'm not excluding myself here :lol: ) Seriously, I've made friendships that have turned concert-going into mini-reunions and that would have never happened without the Ledge.
You really sacrificed a lot for this site and you should be terribly proud of this accomplishment.

You guys are writing such nice stuff. :xoxo: Regina- you were the lovely person that I said had eyes the exact same color as Chris McVie, right? :laugh: All the folks we've had the opportunity to meet from the Ledge have always been so darn nice. it's always been a pleasure!!

-Lis

[seteca]

A very Happy 10th to the greatest website on the net....!

Here's to another 10....!!! :thumbsup:

CHEERS! :]

[Regina]

Regina- you were the lovely person that I said had eyes the exact same color as Chris McVie, right?

That would be me (the eye color part~)
Now, that was the very first (and last) time anyone has ever said that to me!

[Dreammms]

I love this site. Thank u so much !!!!

[Farrah]

Happy 10th Anniversary Penguin ... and thank you Marty and Lis, for having fed my obsession since March 1998.

For me, half the fun of concert-going has been meeting Ledgies from all over the place.

Thanks! :woohoo: My obsession is well-fed.

[ThePenguin]

Regina- you were the lovely person that I said had eyes the exact same color as Chris McVie, right?

That would be me (the eye color part~)
Now, that was the very first (and last) time anyone has ever said that to me!

You must have thought I was out of my freakin' mind LOL. Reading back what i said, it sounds like cheap FMac inspired pick-up line or something. :p But it was true!! :thumbsup:

-Lis

[JamieSPC]

I knew it must have been getting close to 10 years... I've been on my job ten years in June, and in the early days I found The Penguin and it was one of my favorite less-than-busy day timekillers.

Over the years I've probably visited this site more than any other non-work-related web site. The Penguin has changed a lot over the years, particularly The Ledge. But it's still absolutely one of my favorites, and I still visit pretty much every day. I read more than I post since The Ledge went to BB software (I remember well the old WWWBoard days), mostly because the people who gather here are some of the most well-informed, fun FM fans anywhere. I always learn something new here.

Congratulations, Marty and Lisa. You guys have worked so hard for the band you love, and for all of us out here who love them, too. Everyone here owes you much for all the years of information, entertainment and stimulating Mac-related (and ... non-Mac-related) cyber-conversation.

Y'all are the best. And The Penguin is, too!

~JamieSPC

[dougl]

Congratulations and thank you for ten great years!

[Torri]

to the Penguin!...Marty and Lis...you guys rock!...just wanted to add my thanks for all that you do!...I remember finding this magical land of 'others' in 1997...made me feel like I wasn't alone in my love for the band after years of being the only FM fan 'I' knew ;) ...and to have met so many wonderful freak friends over the years has been such a gift...and Lis, I'll always remember that first package you sent from the Trading Post...I was a giddy crazed person for days...so again, thank you for your hard work on the Penguin...thanks for the music...and sharing the FM love!... :woohoo:

[strandinthewind]

to the Penguin!...Marty and Lis...you guys rock!...just wanted to add my thanks for all that you do!...I remember finding this magical land of 'others' in 1997...made me feel like I wasn't alone in my love for the band after years of being the only FM fan 'I' knew ;) ...and to have met so many wonderful freak friends over the years has been such a gift...and Lis, I'll always remember that first package you sent from the Trading Post...I was a giddy crazed person for days...so again, thank you for your hard work on the Penguin...thanks for the music...and sharing the FM love!... :woohoo:

Ditto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and HELLO TORRI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThePenguin]

to the Penguin!...Marty and Lis...you guys rock!...just wanted to add my thanks for all that you do!...I remember finding this magical land of 'others' in 1997...made me feel like I wasn't alone in my love for the band after years of being the only FM fan 'I' knew ;) ...and to have met so many wonderful freak friends over the years has been such a gift...and Lis, I'll always remember that first package you sent from the Trading Post...I was a giddy crazed person for days...so again, thank you for your hard work on the Penguin...thanks for the music...and sharing the FM love!... :woohoo:

Torri, I recall making lots of tapes for you; I felt like i was always writing your name on an envelope. :laugh: I also remember the 'giddiness' of getting new FM stuff.... it was like an incredible high. My collection grew in leaps and bounds from that trading post, it was pretty amazing.

-Lis

[chiliD]

It won't be long, just three short years from now, when The Ledge becomes a teenager and we get the odd tantrum, mood swing and wobbler... Hang on, that happens on a daily basis anyway doesn't it? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


Oh, you think that's bad? You should've been around for the "terrible twos". :eek: This is "peace, love & understanding" by comparison. :D

[strandinthewind]

Oh, you think that's bad? You should've been around for the "terrible twos". :eek: This is "peace, love & understanding" by comparison. :D

wasn't that when no individual forums existed :eek:

[Patti]

Marty & Lis--

Congratulations and a Happy 10th Anniversary to the Penguin! I remember I had not had much interest in the 'net until 1997 and The Dance on MTV. I watched, mezmerized, and then looked at my now ex-husband and said "how do I look for information on Fleetwood Mac?". He showed me how to do a search (before the days of Google) and The Penguin came up. I went to your site and never left.

Here's to you! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[tuigirl]

Lis..out of sheer Kiwi curiosity, has John ever posted anything?

[GypsySorcerer]

Congratulations!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

We appreciate all your hard work.

[chiliD]

wasn't that when no individual forums existed :eek:


Yep, just one playpen. :] :blob2:

Then we got our own rooms. :lol: :laugh:

BUT...I don't want to open any unhealed wounds (by this time, they SHOULD'VE healed, I would think) :cool:

[DrummerDeanna]

Totally LOVE the site!! COngrats on ten years...and hopefully there will ten+ more :woohoo:

[ThePenguin]

Lis..out of sheer Kiwi curiosity, has John ever posted anything?

I don't think so....unless he's registered under some other name/address etc...for all I know *you* could be John LOL. :p I suppose there's a tiny chance he might lurk every now and then, but FWIW I don't think message boards would be his thing. During his Q&A I sent him a direct link to it about halfway through, just so he could see what it looked like w/ the pics in it etc...because otherwise I'm not sure he'd ever look at the end result!...anyway when he saw it he seemed really touched and grateful, thanked me "for doing all this" (yeah, like it was any trouble!? :rolleyes: )

BTW I just want to add that i love everyone's little stories about how they found the site, they are so cute and touching. I may print this stuff out, it's great to read it all!!

-Lis

[macmar71]

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Congrats on 10 awesome years of the Penguin!!! I have been peeking in since 1998 and a Ledgie since 2000! Thanks Lis and Marty for coming up with this brilliant idea to keep us Mac fans happy and in touch with one another. :woohoo: :woohoo: :blob2: :blob1: :blob2: :blob1:

[wondergirl9847]

I started posting at a Lindsey site first (I had no idea about any FM sites) and when I didn't like that message board, I went looking for nicer sites. I found this place and liked it so much, I decided to make it my FM "home". Hehe. I love the personalized feel with the avatars, sigs and stuff. I've met friends for a lifetime on this site. :)

It's cozy here, I think I'll stick around for awhile. ;)

[jadegypsy]

Hey, Congrats on 10 years! I've only been here ~2 but it's a great place and everyone is always so friendly, and has a great sense of humor. Thanks for keeping the place running. As for how I found the place I can't really recall, think I posted on another board, and found out about this place by accident, quite happy I did. :)

[strandinthewind]

Yep, just one playpen. :] :blob2:

Then we got our own rooms. :lol: :laugh:

BUT...I don't want to open any unhealed wounds (by this time, they SHOULD'VE healed, I would think) :cool:

LOL I seem to remember lurking and there being a few comments that LB was perhaps the least of the guitarists - but hey I may agree with that one :eek: - and he might as well at least it it concerns Peter Green - sooooo . . . .

[Janet]

CONGRATS on 10 years!

I have been here since Sept of 1997. I came lurking after seeing a FM show at the ( then) E Center.

Marty was so nice and he offered other tickets to another show, but I couldn't go.

I got to meet them ( the Adelson family minus their son) in 1998, that was cool! I can't believe that was 7 years ago! I was only 20! Brit was still a baby!

But these boards and this whole site is the best! I am so glad it never shut down.

ANd yes, a vast improvement on the old boards, but I do miss the old days of stories and stuff, we had a GOOD time!

[Bumperke]

If i'm correct, i was the first "Dutchman" entering the site. We were testing a few browsers, and somehow Altavista was the first who discovered the secret. That was 1997, i was astonished by all this information 'bout FM. Some many facts that i wasn't aware off.
And now the child is already 10. Happy anniversary and a lot of compliments. :blob2:

Come on and try to beat the original FM site, this is for free.
Thank you Liz and Marty, great work.

Will :wavey:
PS, I added the wrong year, it was 1997 ( at the time the dance was released) and not 1993. (Could i beeeeee more stupid, i guess that's Chandler would have said, OMG i miss 'm)

[tuigirl]

I don't think so....unless he's registered under some other name/address etc...for all I know *you* could be John LOL. :p
-Lis

..Haha..yep, I've been pretending I like Hawaii and really I'm a Kiwi :D
Nope, I can def say (and so can a couple of other Ledgies) that I'm not John, but it does make you wonder if he has a username and pops up every once in a while ;)

Macmar71..I'm the same ..lurked for ages in 2000 and finally succumbed in 2002...I wonder how long the general "lurking" period is, before we emerge out of the shadows?

[amber]

..Haha..yep, I've been pretending I like Hawaii and really I'm a Kiwi :D
Nope, I can def say (and so can a couple of other Ledgies) that I'm not John, but it does make you wonder if he has a username and pops up every once in a while ;)

Macmar71..I'm the same ..lurked for ages in 1998 and finally succumbed in 2000...I wonder how long the general "lurking" period is, before we emerge out of the shadows?
My lurking period was about 3 minutes, I think.

[HomerMcvie]

My lurking period was about 3 minutes, I think.
You don't say, oh Queen of posts! :lol:

[shackin'up]

Lis, I remember the Penguin from way back. Actually I recall that I loved all the info and, if I'm correct I witnessed the first attempts to start the Ledge. It had such a classic discussion-thread-look.
Are there archives that go that far back? I think I posted there a few times, and I'd like to see what Mac-nonsense I was into back then.

gerald :)

[ThePenguin]

I got to meet them ( the Adelson family minus their son) in 1998, that was cool! I can't believe that was 7 years ago! I was only 20! Brit was still a baby!

Oh my gosh that's right, Janet. You came to our tiny little Edison apartment, right? I think the only time I could really talk was after I put Britt in for a nap, she was tearing up the place as always LOL. I think I showed you some articles etc?? It's kind of a blur but I do remember you were very nice. :nod:

-Lis

[ThePenguin]

Lis, I remember the Penguin from way back. Actually I recall that I loved all the info and, if I'm correct I witnessed the first attempts to start the Ledge. It had such a classic discussion-thread-look.
Are there archives that go that far back? I think I posted there a few times, and I'd like to see what Mac-nonsense I was into back then.

gerald :)

There probably are, but I have no clue how to get to them... Marty might be able to locate them one day...

I think it was sort of just one big forum, with just one post after another going down in a big list? I really wasn't on it much at all back then....

-Lis

[shackin'up]

There probably are, but I have no clue how to get to them... Marty might be able to locate them one day...

I think it was sort of just one big forum, with just one post after another going down in a big list? I really wasn't on it much at all back then....

-Lis

But that's exactly what it was! I hope marty gets at that some time...

:wavey:

[Villavic]

Congrats an thanks to you Marty and Lisa for giving us this wonderful site

[BTFLCHLD]

THANKS! :xoxo: