This is way late, but I, Chad Miller, would like to thank everybody who showed up at the AR2005 conference in Los Angeles last week. It was really great and inspirational to meet all of you fine folk. Val, Barb, Jackie and Henny and crew of Alternative Outfitters, SHAC kids, Mr. Edward Lama, Sea Shepherd folk, Vegan Unlimited folks, PlayFood, all of you. I'm sure I'm forgetting to mention somebody obvious, but... I'm out of it, so piss off.

Really nice to see that many dedicated people in one spot. Especially with an emphasis on what it really should be about, the animals, not the products or being "veg." Nice to see that even if people disagreed on certain tactics, there was still that base respect for each other and the shared passion and dedication.

So... yeah. Hats off to everybody that went. Except for the asshole that stole the wallet from Vegan Unlimited, you need a punch in the throat.