They say opportunity knocks but once. When you have the chance to experience something you'll tell your grandchildren about, you can't just shrug and assume it'll come along again.

One week from today marks the thirteenth anniversary of the kickoff of The EXtreme Studios Tour '93 at Jim Hanley's Universe in New York City. At the time, I was a senior at Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona and couldn't justify the time nor expense. Sadly, as a result, every time someone has asked "Have you ever met Chapel in person?" during the past thirteen years, I've broken down in tears and torn my shirt.