With the kind permission of BIG, I would like to announce the availability of a special button, commemorating Sam Young's visit to the USA this year. First, they are available from THE BUTTONSMITH, email is: [log in to unmask] Price on these buttons is $3.75 and that includes shipping to anywhere in the continental US. Add $1.00 for Canada. About the buttons: They are 3 inches in diameter and have Sam's picture on them with the city of Reno in the background. The lower 1/4 of the button has a blue field and says: SAM USA TOUR 2000 This is a regular button and has a latching pin on the back so it can be worn safely. It would be nice to see EVERYONE attending the 2000 symposium wearing one! Heh...Sam is gonna kill me. Don't worry Sam, it is not **THAT** special one. Hey...I wonder if someone were to make, say, a 100 dollar donation to, oh, I don't, Why Not Ferrets, maybe they can get that special button... hmm...no...Sam would really kill me then! Can't have that...<GRIN> Seriously, if Sam is going to be or has already been a guest in your home, you have simply got to order one! Heh. By the way, I am not the one marketing these babies. I have released all interest in the photograph used so don't be getting on my case about me making a buck from the FML....I am not.....so there. And, I can assure you, that at $3.75 each including shipping, the button supplier isn't making anything either! This is a labor of love gang. So, if you are interested, please email the above address soonestkind...don't wait until the last minute. The button maker is not a superperson, the buttons are made one at a time and are made to order. Thanks for indulging me! MC, The Rude One (With Snorkle, Tuzigoot, and Bancho. In spirit, Bubba, Billy-Bob, and Garret) [Posted in FML issue 3105]