A year (and a bit) since the PiP
Ironically, I just realized that it's been about a year since the Party in Paradise (Hawaii "oldies" FlyerTalkers meeting in Nov 1999).
Wow, how things have changed since then. The PiP and FlyerTalk was a whole different place compared to now. That was back in the day when this board was friendly and useful, with little noise and controversy.
Thanks again to everyone I met there for a great time. Thanks to all of the supposedly "arrogant, elitist clique" (sans Merry and a few others who couldn't make it) who flew out to Hawaii for a few days to meet complete strangers.
On the last day, Rudi made some oddly prophetic remarks about the future of FlyerTalk to me. Time has proven him correct. I hail his vision.