This is what I offered - when presented with the opportunity to publicly thank everyone:

Thank you to The Eddie's Nominating Committee, and to the community of voters that honored me by voting me into the Eddies Hall of Fame, to the remarkable folks behind the Eddies and the Proctors Collaborative; Jim Murphy, Kelly Auricchio, Crystal Hall, and Kevin Montano. To the amazing folks at Proctors Theater; Philip Morris, Jean Obernesser Leonard, Jessica Cameris, and to the wonderful director of the Beautiful Universal Preservation Hall; Miss Teddy Foster and each and everyone of you - I am very deeply touched and honored to have been recognized by my community and peers with this incredible acknowledgement of my person and my work. I feel very blessed to be a part of such a prolific, inspired, creative and gifted artistic community and always enjoy sharing when I am out on the road where I am based and about how our area NEVER ceases to amaze me due to the folks and their incredible work that live among us.

This is without a doubt one of the greatest ways for me to celebrate my 50th anniversary as a professional musician!!!

I wish everyone present and throughout our beautiful community great and continued success. The love and positive energy that you ALL create is so very important to the Universe. More NOW THEN EVER. Please NEVER Ever Stop doing what you do!!!

Thank you to GOD and my family. Without them I could NEVER do what I do!!!

- Brian