A SALUTE TO THE MAYOR

The man pictured to the right of your screen deserves special mention for putting up with our antics for the past 20 years.

He is, of course, Charles "Da Mayor" Nickel. He makes the arrangements, gets the tickets, reserves the rooms, books the limo, buys the snacks, takes endless hours of crap, and otherwise does the things no one else wants (or can) to do to keep this thing alive.

This man has kept us together for the last 20 years which is a truly remarkable achievement. We all look forward to this weekend every year and he is the man who makes it happen.

So, a special thank you to our good friend, brother, and teammate, Charlie Nickel. In fact, we owe a great debt to the entire clan including Barb and the late John "I've had these tickets ever since they built the new stadium" Nickel. They give us the family tickets and even hosted us for the first few years -- I think that ended the naked sandwich incident on Christmas Day of 1994.

Charlie, hope you can put up with us for another 20 years because you are stuck with us! A sincere thank you from the entire band of brothers.