You will be missed. The booms will not be as loud.I'm going to make this very graphic, so that you, my friends, don't make the mistake that I did.
When they start removing entire bridge/crown assemblies (and what's underneath), you end up with an elongated hole in your gums ..... it's not a socket, it's a channel clear down to your jawbone, at least 1" long.
You'll probably throw up blood, as I did. Other unpleasantries, I'll leave to your imagination.
So PLEASE, go see a dentist at least once a year. None of you are unwise, I'm sure, but it's easy to think 'nothing hurts, so everything must be okay'.
(end of public service announcement)
So now, I must pay a heavy price for my mental lapse. I'm not talking about the $'s, which are substantial .... but the loss of social interaction with my favorite group of people.
Since being invited, I've never missed a Gala Event .... Spring, or Autumn. But, as I wrote to our wonderful friend, @patience0830 , I'm just too beat-up to make the FGE this year. I'll miss seeing my gangsters .... old timers, and new attendees.
So have fun, tell stories, and I hope to see some photos !