If the rest of you only knew...... How many times have you ever looked at a piece of furniture and admired the nice stain of the wood or the flow of it's design and said "Wow, what a nice piece of furniture"? Now, how many times did you say,"Wow, the glue holding that piece of furniture together is doing a great job"?
Well, the MFCA is that piece of furniture and Matt is that glue. Unrecognized by most, and invisible to all, Matt has done what all the rest of us didn't want to do, the tedious groundwork of putting 2 conventions together, keeping track of all the mundane information and paperwork that goes into keeping the MFCA going, and not to mention putting together the only MF magazine ever assembled, the Tweak.
I'm sure many out there will be saying, "Hey, it's only one guy. Surely the MFCA will carry on." Well, let me go on record as saying that unless someone is willing to step up and assume the many roles that Matt has been filling, that the MFCA will flounder in the water like a boat without any paddles.
Personally, I don't know how he has managed to do it for the last few years. But I am eternally gratefull that he did.
I am going to take on the role of being the new Tweak editor. I can only hope that I can do nearly as great a job that Matt has. It won't be easy and I am going to need all the help I can get.
I hope that others out there will contact Lynn and ask what they can do to help with some of the other aspects of running this organization. There's 240+ guys out there, it's about time some of you get off your duffs and help out. I'll have my hands full with the magazine.
Matt, if you're reading this, I'll forever cherish the friendship we've been able to share the last couple of years. It's meant alot to me. Please call when you get settled in your life. I wish you all the best.
