[Hell Puppy]

I will say one thing about the boards. The value of information presented on most boards has decreased dramatically over the last decade.

In the early days, circa 1997-1999, the scammers were well known on the boards, busted out quickly and only the uninformed would use them.

Now the misinformation and bullshit creates so much noise that it is not very easy to gleam the nuggets. On a board like gfy it is near impossible. This is one of the hidden values of oprano. If you learn to read the tea leaves here, you can still see a lot of things coming for the 3-6 months while it is denied vehemently on other boards.

Elsewhere say something bad about a sponsor and every body he's bought a drink for at the last show will pile on and say "oh no, no way, he's top notch!".

Myself, I sleep better saying what I mean, meaning what I say. Even if it's unpopular with people who could probably throw a few dollars my way. But hey, I have been here over 10 years now, I generate my own traffic, rely on a select few business partners. Anything else is just gravy. It allows me a freedom I enjoy.

And hey, I can afford my own drinks and also dont need to whore a free dinner off anyone in Vegas.