Well its August 4 and I am writing this at LAX on my way to Australia for TechED and an "Underground" party with 2 Insiders Bruce and Chris "Grumpy Wookie" As you all know this is going to be a HUGE week for all of us in K2 land. We are releasing [BLACKPEARL] this week and it is awesome. Lots of people have worked very hard at getting this ground breaking product out the door. In case you have not heard we have also been working hard on www.k2.com one of the coolest web sites going. More changes are on the way for Underground as well keep watching, it's going to be cool. Expect some new forums to surface soon to help people connect with each other and answer questions on this new platform. I am also looking forward to seeing what the community comes up with for the "Stick'em UP contest" if you have not done so email us to get some stickers. stickers@k2.com once you get the stickers simply put the sticker somewhere and take a picture of it. Send in that picture and we will put it up in the gallery. The best picture wins, and what do they win you say? A 30GB Video IPod. I unfortunately am not eligible to win or else I would enter. We are planning on having regular contests on the Underground, if you have an idea for one let me know, I would love to hear about them. For that matter if you have any ideas for contests, articles, forums, new features or other I would love to hear that as well. I know there are a lot of you out there with ideas and feedback and just itching to have it heard. So here is your chance we are all ears. I would also love to hear about your experiences with K2 or its supporting technologies. Got a good story to tell? Let us know…I love to hear how people are using the software. I am regularly amazed at the creative way people have implemented K2 and what cool stuff they are doing with it. I get asked all the time what other people are doing, what other customers are building, and I can always use another story to tell. Well that's all for now, as always more to come…