Well, Origins 2004 is now history, and what an Origins! Between the Rising Sun Ô41 events and all of the other fantastic ones going on, it was a blast. Every year the HOT program gets better and better. The only way this happens is with the help of folks like you, as participants and GMs. The work of all of the Staff -- from Pete And Jodie Panzeri down to the volunteers who manned the HOT desk -- would be worthless unless folks showed up to run and play in the various events. I, for one, would like to thank Dale Kemper for the FANTASTIC work he did in his Pearl Harbor layout, and for all his help on the "3 Strikes at Pearl" that we co-ran Friday. It was a blast (please excuse the Pun) and we'll be doing it again at ATC.

So far, this has been a stellar year for us. We've broken the 300-member barrier -- yay! On to 500! Seriously, it's great to see us grow and expand. Drums, for all of the crappy weather (more like late March or early April than mid-May) and scheduling snafus, still did well in terms of attendance. Next year should be bigger and better than ever. Warparty and Warband were also successful, along with the HOT program. Next comes our flagship event: Advance The Colors! Steve Smith is still looking for a few events for this show, so please send some in. I'll be re-running the "Sunset Thunder" scenario I did at Drums, as well as "Something Special" for you all. The Imperial Japanese Navy will also be sending its best fighter and bomber pilots to attack Pearl Harbor, again. Let's see how the Americans can do this time!

As depressing as this summer has started out, it seems to have turned out quite well for us. I hope we can keep it going through ATC and into the fall. Come on out, folks, and make this the best ATC ever! Thanks again for all your work. Now, Good Luck and Good Gaming.