I lurked for a while in 2000, and then I just had to post a reply to something, so I signed up. I don't recall for certain, but I think it was probably a techie, gear-head kinda thing.

Then somebody scared me witless with their tale of getting shocks from an ungrounded amp, and I implored Jon to start the Tech Talk forum. Serves me right - he drafted me to moderate it.

Definitely been a long, weird trip.

They're generally the best kind.

And it ain't nearly over yet. :D