Happy Holidays, and thanks

[jbutler]

Seasons Greetings to all Straightbourboneers!

I wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season, and to thank you all for your contributions to the site. Together we've made Straightbourbon "the" place to go for authoritative bourbon knowledge and highly informed commentary.
This site has been, and remains, the most wonderfully entertaining pastime I could hope for, and I look forward to it's continued improvement in the new year.

Cheers,

Jim Butler
Straightbourbon.com

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Thank you, Jim. Happy holidays to you as well.

And thank you for providing this wonderful forum for us all. I remember some time ago when you were about up to here with the hassles of keeping this puppy afloat, and then we didn't here from you for a long time. I'm glad you stayed with it and I hope you feel more as if it's all worth it. It certainly is to us.

Oh yeah, and we miss you, too. Try and find some time in your schedule to join in on some of these. There's a lot of new folks here that don't even know how enlightening your own contributions can be.

=John=
http://w3.one.net/~jeffelle/whiskey

[**DONOTDELETE**]

A Merry Christmas to you King Butler of Bourbonia! Knowledge; Entertainment, & Camaraderie in all its bourbonic splendor! That's StraightBourbon.Com! Thank You Sir!

Linn Spencer

Have Shotglass. Will Travel.

[cowdery]

Happy Holidays, Jim, and thanks for having us.

--Chuck Cowdery

[jbutler]

Thanks for the kind words John, theyre always welcome.
My absence from the forum has been due predominantly to health issues. I was sick for so long, then I had the surgery -- then it took me until, well about now, to start feeling up to consuming bourbon again. Furthermore, most of my returning energy has been spent on my day job, though I have found time to massage the site a bit and plan some new (and exciting i might add) things for the future.
It's good to be back; someone has to ride herd on all the recalcitrant miscreants that hang out here!


Cheers,

Jim Butler
Straightbourbon.com

[**DONOTDELETE**]

He means me!

Linn Spencer

Have Shotglass. Will Travel.

[jbutler]

Wow Linn, you bring new meaning to the term "know thyself".

Cheers,

Jim Butler
Straightbourbon.com

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Hey I know when I've been naughty or nice! I do my best to be both at once! :-))

Linn Spencer

Have Shotglass. Will Travel.

[cowdery]

Glad you're back and, by the way, love the snow.

--Chuck Cowdery

[bourbonmed]

Hi Jim,

To you, John, Linda, Chuck, Linn, Greg, Mike, Julian, Boone, Ken, Ryan, Bill, Mark, Ed and all the wonderful "strangers" who have shared your knowledge and enjoyment of bourbon -- A HUGE THANKS!! You guys make me laugh, teach me a great deal and provide a forum every bit as enjoyable as bourbon itself. Pleasant holidays to all.

Omar
Eat Well. Laugh Often. Sip Bourbon