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I had a very pleasant surprise in my email inbox on Sunday:

" It's been about 3 or so years so you might not remember me.  My name is John Forkner.  One of your models, Delilah Buitron, brought me in to model for your Three Martini studio the summer of 2006.  It was the first time I'd ever modeled for anybody and I had no idea how to do it or what to do.
You guys were so great in making me feel at ease and letting me get my feet wet, learning that a 5 minute pose is WAY different than a 20 minute pose! I moved to New York City that September and all my supposed job opportunities fell through unexpectedly--that's how the City works...you think you'll hit the ground running, then everything gets yanked out from under you.  It's a Venus fly trap.

On March 6th, I went back to the scene of the crime. Yes, I went back to Dallas for a weekend visit. It was too quick, but I packed a lot of great things in. First, I met up with several folks from the old gang at Sal's. Back when Dave Brown and Steve Armes hosted the infamous Friday Night Group at Synapse Studios, we ate at Sal's every Friday night after the drawings session. The first time I visited the group, way back in 1996, we went to Sal's. And again 9 out of 10 Fridays for the next decade. So it was the perfect way to start out my reunion tour.