First of all, I'd like to thank the postal service for not losing Ed....yet. Also, thanks to Mom and Dad (they've treated Ed like a grandchild); Rob, for web page help and bowling tips and a trip to New Jersey; Rusty for some of the buttons and promises of a horrifying camping experience and adding in the missing pieces; Mary and Andy for the spirit of the Gnomes and Malaysia and Italy and Switzerland and all sorts of neat ideas; Tanya for a try at Stonehenge; Kevin for hitchhiking with Ed on the autobahn and making sure Ed had champagne on New Year's Eve; Babby for a whirlwind tour of Nashville; Lou for the cross-country trip and tons of pictures and for making sure Ed has a best friend; Jane, Dave and Paul for a trip to the arch and Ed's cake-napping; Kelly and Rob for writing the letters and a quick trip to Atlanta; Valerie for promising Ed a dance; Lisa for Ed's Las Vegas escapades and his first jet-ski ride; Jerry for Ed's San Diego bar-hop, Tiajuana, and Hawaii; Trudy and Randy for bowling with Ed and hell and Disneyworld; Kate for a promised island adventure and the Treasure Trailer; Kenny and Patrick and the crew at Channel 7 in Roanoke for Ed's television debut; Jereme for all the "encouragement" and fruitcake cracks; Michael for teaching Ed to bowl and always asking his whereabouts; Sarah for the offer of Arkansas and the D.C. Christmas adventure; Patrick and Diana for 2 states and a country; John and Kathy for the opportunity; Bonnie for Ed's first fan mail and the baseball game; Gary for answering Ed's ad and duct-taping a knife in his hand. Greg in California for part of Ed. If I've forgotten about anyone, you are cordially thanked too, but you'll have to wait for a page update for your 15 minutes of fame.

   Ed?         

Some of the images herein were obtained from MSI's MasterClips/MasterPhotos Collection, 1895 Francisco Blvd East, San Rafael, CA 94901-5506, USA.