Ah well, it was nice to be nominated.
Boing Boing pulled a "Wil Wheaton Dot Net", collecting three Bloggies: Best American Weblog, Best Group Blog, and the one for which I was nominated: Weblog of the Year. Congratulations, Cory, Mark, Pesco, Xeni, Ken the sysadmin and all the sidebloggers!
A victory for Boing Boing is still a victory for The Adevntures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century.
I've known Cory for nine years, worked with him for two, and am one of
the privileged few who have gone to Disneyland with him (you should see
him -- he practically channels the spirit of Walt Disney right out of the cryo-chamber). I know Ken the sysadmin from the OpenCola days as well, where he was our sysadmin.
Most importantly, this blog wouldn't be where it is today without Boing Boing, and especially Cory. When the con man came a-knockin' at my door, I wrote the story, and Boing Boing told you to read it. Syd the accountant? You know him because of Cory. I became a go-go dancer, and Cory made sure you found out about it. I terrorized pop stars with the accordion, and most people heard about it via Boing Boing.
The stories that really put me over the top -- Worst Date Ever and the
New Girl story -- would be obscure little-heard-of entries if not for
Cory and Boing Boing.
So congratulations, Cory and Boing Boing, and thanks for making Accordion Guy the "little blog that could"!
Three cheers for Boing Boing!
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You're my man of the year.
I'm superproud of you for being nominated.
1. If Katherine Harris hadn't derailed all my votes, you would've won, big time. I voted for you over 84,000 times, using my special and preferred "Mayor Daley the 1st-Watch it, buddy" status.
2. What happened to the Squeezbox/Squeezeblog category?
Very gracious post on your part. Nothing at all like Bill Murray at the Oscars. Sofia should cast you in her next project. And Bill, too. He could accompany you, maybe on harmonica.
Frank Paynter