10-31-01 -- One Year Anniversary!
You know, when I was coming up in the sleepy village ofSteubenville, Ohio, I never would have guessed that I would have ended up in New York City, I never would have guessed that there'd be an internet and I never would have guessed that my site would be the #1 site in the world! A year ago today, BobBorden.com was launched. It's been a crazy 12 months for yours truly. My own line of merchandise, write-ups in magazines likeTime Out New York and sharing my own personal message of tolerance and understanding. A year ago -- They said, "Don't start up any new ventures, the Internet, is a dying medium." They said, "You can't sustain an audience with a simple diary," and they said, "Don't even waste your time." Well, to all the "cant's" and to all the "don'ts" I'M STILL HERE, I'M IN YOUR FACE AND I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE!!!!!!!! The BobBorden.com one-year anniversary staff party was last night:
As always, big thanks to Walter Kim for helping make it all possible. Thanks, dog! Recently, I was asked, what are you going to be for Halloween? I was reminded of the very first story I told on this site. Here's my Halloween story from the first day of BobBorden.com...
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Happy Halloween! OK, story time. When I was in the 6th grade I went trick or treating. I was with my older brother, George and his friends. We were walking around and I said let's go over here. Over here was a dark row of apartments with no lights. They said no Bob; there's no one there. I didn't believe it and went anyway and they went to the next house. Now, I must tell you I was dressed like a devil and had on one of those rubber masks that you can't see out the sides. The guys were yelling at me to come on and I walked towards the sidewalk and this big blonde kid dressed like an Indian came from no where and stole my bag of candy. I was standing there with the bag handles watching my candy run away. I cried and cried. Years later in Hoboken, some punks hit me in the head with an egg. To make a long story short, I think Halloween blows. "
Happy Halloween! OK, story time. When I was in the 6th grade I went trick or treating. I was with my older brother, George and his friends. We were walking around and I said let's go over here. Over here was a dark row of apartments with no lights. They said no Bob; there's no one there. I didn't believe it and went anyway and they went to the next house. Now, I must tell you I was dressed like a devil and had on one of those rubber masks that you can't see out the sides. The guys were yelling at me to come on and I walked towards the sidewalk and this big blonde kid dressed like an Indian came from no where and stole my bag of candy. I was standing there with the bag handles watching my candy run away. I cried and cried. Years later in Hoboken, some punks hit me in the head with an egg. To make a long story short, I think Halloween blows. "
Thanks to all the great people that I've met through this website over the past year, it was my pleasure to meet you. Stay tuned for another great year of BobBorden.com! A major redesign is in the works right now, big, exciting things are coming soon - Thanks again, and don't forget to tell your friends!!! God Bless America!!!!
A whole year!!!!
