So it’s that time again, and in keeping with this tradition that I started a few years ago, here is the gaz.simplymega.com thank you list for 2010:
(If I’ve missed you out then I’m sorry but even I, master of lists, get list over load from time to time.)
Thanks to: Knights that say “Ni!”; Jit, Emma, CGP & the rest of the WYP-IT crew, Paintball Comando, that bridge and it’s taking, staying frosty (cheers Iceman!) & the paintball dance (Cheers Matt!); Robert Rankin for still writing a load of old toot! Devildriver for another fantastic live experience and 36Crazyfists for Heavy Metal Star Jumps; Seth Macfarlane for Family Guy & American Dad; Craig, Dan & Mark for running the coolest Scout Pack in the Known Universe (up the Bfd North 29th); the Welsh Rugby Union team for the usual heady mix of optimism, skill and pain; Steve MacNamara for leaving the Bulls; Iron Maiden for Final Frontier; Matt Smith for not being a terrible Doctor; Corey Taylor for the best Christmas song in a long time; Stone Sour for Audio Secrecy; Enslaved and Amon Amarth for the best Viking Death Metal on the planet; Dimmu Borgir for doing Orchestral Black Metal the way it should be done (Epic!); boots for being better than shoes; Jagermeister for simply being what it is; Jack Daniels and Ginger Ale for being my new favourite; the people at Friendly Dragon for being really cool people and running the best Pagan shop I’ve ever been in; Frank the tattooist for offering free removals (someone fetch the belt sander); the bus for not killing Carl; Dr. Dixon for being a superb GP; Trees; Amplifier; the Simpsons and Futurama for being classics; the Gopher in Caddyshack; Stoic the Vast; Toothless; UKPagan for being the best online valley in which to spend time & to Esk, Pomona, Freebird, Birka & Xalle (amongst many others) for making me smile and think in equal measures; to my many friends on Twitter (some I have met, and others I will one day meet), Lorraine Hagan, Simonmac_co_uk, melissalwebb, andrewmorrisey, chasingtao & bkwads to name but a few who make it a valuable place to be; Lily Oak for founding Hedgewitchery Books and for publishing my work & thus introducing me to Jo Lynne Valerie, Amy F Williamson, Margaret West, Faiydae and the other talented souls that contribute there; all and any wildlife presavation organisations out there; my car for not showing it’s age; Al & Kate for new opportunity to become a Froggie (thank you sooooo much), and to Al, Matt, Az, Jen, Carl, Jamie, David (Trebuchet! Trebuchet!), Adam, Jennie, Helen & Mark for being the best Support team in the history of Support teams. Gareth and Tariq for forming Frogtrade in the first place, and to all my other fellow Froggies including Tempy, Pete, Karl, Red, The Norton, Claire, TomNomNom, Si, Steve, Lee, Danni, Stuart, Mandy, Rebecca, Scawp & Craig; “she’s got a key?” “No, she’s got a foot!”; snow shovels & rock salt; Zombie Monkeys; the buttie run; Jan, Bob, Robin, Mark, Carol, Jonny, Nikki, Helen, John, David, Mum, Dad and all my other family members (this post is not long enough for you all), Tom & Dez for being the legends that they are….
and last but so very far from least, Owen & Morgan for making me the proudest Dad ever (love you boys) and Su – my soulmate – you are an amazing girl and my life would not be the same without you, I will love you forever!
Here’s to 2011!
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