Nicole and Let, i appreciate both of your comments. I wasn't aware i had to justify what i was doing or my background, however i feel that not posting something might give some the perception that i don't care. Let me just say i was *very* bummed that Danny and Let were unable to attend however the amount of $$ they were probably paying for that Sony Studio, flying the film crew in, having VC and Stephan there... it just seemed like they wouldn't cancel it for anything.
I realize I have gotten in touch a lot more with the Vanessa fan base over the last year, however I did register the ATR domain in March of 2002. I hosted it, helped do a lot of coding and design for the site and overall work with Kevin at that time to get things initiated. When Joe later purchased NESSAholics.com i thought it was a fantastic idea, and happily hosted the domain for Joe. He has other things he wants to move on in his personal life and so did Kevin and since that time i stepped up to take more of a leadership roll in both organizations (Even tho ATR isn't doing much, if anything). The many hours i put into the forums, sites, and overall support of Vanessa is larger than anything else in my life other than my career and I only do it because i really love to. The people i've met through these forums and talk to are very neat people and treasure each of the friendships. It was so enjoyable for me to go to NYC and know several of the people there already!
I want to open this offer up to anyone... I have reasons for every decision i make about the future of NESSAholics.com and where we're going. If you don't agree with the decision or think something should have been done differently, you are more than welcome to come talk to me about it. There is only one caveat, you must be completely honest even if it involves directly questioning me or my roll! I would much rather everyone be completely forthright because if you do not agree with a decision, it's possible you don't have all the information that went into the decision. Lastly, if there is something i cannot tell you i will simply say that.
I like that Steph had the courage to step up but i'm not sure this manner, in this thread, like this was the best way... however if she is speaking on behalf of several people i want everyone to know how open i am to discussion on any topic!
Now the ultimate reason for this topic was the show in NYC. It was great that Vanessa did this for us and i feel very sad for some people unable to attend or that had difficult times getting in the city or out of the city. I hope, in the future, her management and others will continue to do these fantastic things. Just remember, the team that was able to attend missed all those individuals that had been to a lot of shows and did try their hardest to represent the entire group (Including NESSAholics.com) to the best of their ability, and IMHO did a fantastic job!
-katia
p.s. i've been to 15 shows, 4 overseas... does it matter? VC shows are addictive i think... :amylee:
