Mudcat has been here for 3,150 days, and I have been here for 3,127 of them, and I have seen it go from fast with few features, to faster as Max & Jeff added new tricks, to slower as MANY folks discovered it, to faster and stronger as they added new machines, to slower as those machines wore out and Max's business faltered and no longer supported it, but still MANY new features were added......and eventually to the point where Max had to move and keep Mudcat going on less reliable lines and with very few redundancies. Through it all, it has been here 'almost' constantly and has allowed many, many people to do many, many wonderful and important things even beyond finding some words to songs.

During this time I have MET Max, Jeff, & Joe Offer on numerous occasions and discussed, in person a lot of this with them, and I KNOW they care and are trying to make it all work.

Those who, like some anonymous critics..(and one who at least has the balls to be obnoxious to your face)..call anything less than perfect a failure, should try understanding just how much FREE work has gone into this amazing place and how tempting it must be at times for Max to say "screw it" and leave a blank spot on the WWW where a community used to be! Like EVERY community, though, there are always a few grumpy folks who complain if you don't mow your yard often enough or if your dog barks or if your pickup truck has a loud muffler.

Clinton...and all you cowardly assholes who won't USE your names...shut the fuck up and let 'em work on it, and be glad you can use the place MOST of the time! I wish it were faster and more reliable too, but I have faith that it WILL be again...and I'll be here as long as Max and his crew have the will to keep it here.