Auralmoon has always been more than just a Prog Rock station. The user base that has been built over time is, in my opinion, just as important as the music base that's been developed over the years. Separately, they're both very good in their own right, but together, they make an unbeatable combination that drew me to Aural Moon from the first time I spotted it in iTunes. The music kept me here initially, but as time wore on, I got to know the folks who inhabited the shoutbox (and subsequently, after installing Netscape(TM), the white room), and Aural Moon became a much more significant portion of what I chose to call my life. Getting to know KW, JF, Woj, and the rest of the Morning Faffers, flirting with the ladies, getting into debates...none of which would be possible were it not for
El Queso Grande.
Then, over idle chitchat in white, they gave me the chance to help out. Initially, I was supposed to do a show on all the new stuff that came in, but considering the fact that I couldn't make decent sound out of my Mac (a feat in and of itself), it never really got off the ground. But I started offering my help around the station -- helping get music updated quicker, assisting with things like the Gagliarchives, maintaining the database, and the like. I started feeling like I was making a difference.
Then came The Move, and, after weeks of copying and hacking and probing and trying to figure out what was supposed to go where and why, we finally got off of HostRocket and on a REAL site. I learned a lot, was able to give the proverbial bird to an organization that truly deserves it, and give our business to a different organization that equally deserves IT.
(Aside: anyone else notice the distinct similarities, not only in name but functionailty and class of service between HostRocket and Human Resources? Maybe it's just me).
Anyway, I'm tickled pink that Avian and Jim have shown enough faith in my leet hacking ability to look to me for technical assistance. Maybe all those years puttering with Linux paid off afterall!
I'll miss you, Avian. Don't be a stranger, or I'll find you, take a picture of you and some of your horses, install photoshop, and let the imaginations of the assembled readers fill in the rest of the blanks. [grin]
Thanks, boss. You created one hell of a concept. It's more than a site to a LOT of people, myself included.
Oh, and you remember when I told you I was "promoting myself" to assistant station manager? I didn't mean for you to take me SERIOUSLY!!!!
Roger -Dot- Lee, wondering how quickly someone will pick up the title reference.