6/3/00
Well, what can I say? I got nostalgic as I was sitting here, looking at the fishy archives on my computer. I felt moved to write a new section of The Fish Page compiling many of my happy memories of The Fish Page. So, as a wise old man once said, "Here goes nuthin'."
Over the years months ... Okay, I remember once, someone asked me how The Fish Page got started. I remember it well... (transition music)
I was sitting in front of my computer, ICQ-ing away as all good Junior High students do, when I recieved a very touching message from Lisa Horan. It said, "hello." Actually, it was a reply. I had messaged her first, but anyway, I was touched.
I'm not sure how, but our conversation moved to a recent forward I had recieved over the buzzing telecommunications network that is ICQ. Evidently, a man had proposed to a woman who was unsure of his dedication to her. In order to preove his dedication, we was going to get a million hits on a web page in 6 months. As our conversation turned over this topic, the moment of truth came quite suddenly, when Lisa said, "John will you do that for me?"
A million thoughts ran through my mind! I'm only 14! I'm not ready for commitment! We're way too young! What would my parents say? At the same time, though, I knew I could not break her heart. Thinking quickly, I came up with a compromise. I wrote, "How about I make a web page that if it gets a million hits, you have to eat a live goldifsh?" There was a pause on the other end... then the message came... "Sure!"
And that's how it all began!
