Farewell

[Zeldas Triforce]

I joined the DCML in 2003. After the "Golden Age" of the 90s, but it 
didn't seem that way to me. It was great to be able to read the insights 
of so many knowledgeable fans who came from so many different countries 
and had such varied areas of expertise/interests.

It was amazing to be able to read the thoughts of and talk with creative 
people such as Don Rosa, Gary Leach, Byron Erickson, David Gerstein, 
Lars Jensen, Travis Seitler, Jonathan H. Gray and others.

Writers/historians such as Donald Ault, Alberto Beccatini, Frank Stajano 
and Didier Ghez.

I think of fans such as Dan Shane, Eta Beta, Rob Klein, Francois Willot, 
Gilles, Fernando Ventura, Fabio Blanco, Harry Fluks, Theresa Wiegert, 
Steven Rowe, Kriton Kyrimis, Olivier, Mads Jensen, Stefan Persson, Kai 
Saarto, Joe Torcivia, Katie Sullivan, and so many others.

Meeting and talking with Don Rosa at DragonCon, getting a few letters 
published in some issues of the Gemstone run, sending Didier Ghez a 
recording of a Floyd Gottfredson interview via FTP over a Disney Brazil 
website, presenting a paper about Don Rosa's Captain Kentucky at an 
academic conference, getting an English issue of the Finnish Donaldist 
magazine from Timo Ronkainen, buying Another Rainbow Carl Barks Library 
sets from Jim Chadwick. All things directly or indirectly due to the DCML.

It was a special place that will live on in the memories of those who 
knew it.

Thanks for it all, Per!

Derek Smith