#28 Honor Before All As I begin writing the info file for the September Compendium I look back with fond memories and the utmost in admiration at the crew that has assembled under the Union name A group of truly unique and wonderful individuals Union in the last couple of months has been a true wonder to witness From the brinks of death we ran out of the pasture with our k0w and brought back life and intensity to a group that had faltered under skittish leadership and group-hoppers After Neurotic left the group in 02 95 Union was not the same The group failed many people left and a downward spiral became the flight plans for the group It hit rock bottom in 05 95 when Nivenh released a pack that was not much to view 06 95 s attempt at revitalizing with a mag turned sour and in 07 95 the call was made to kill the group snicker snicker The 08 95 pack was amazing and it proved to people that we were not only un-dead but we were also back in the race for the #1 spot It was a truly beautiful pack with great pieces by members old and new a group who bonded quickly as friends and worked well together to bring one of the months top packs Sadly and with great Pride I give you the 09 95 Compendium a compilation of one of Unions best months ever and also our last Yes after nearly two years of quality art and hard work Union Productions is honestly laying to rest one of the scene s most revered names Don t think this is another k0w project for the pack will quickly show you we have nothing to hide However due to conflicting interests and lack of time the staff and members of Union have decided that now is not the time to struggle and let it die slowly again Honor before all I want to stress that this group of members I have worked with in the last two months (with an exception or two) are the finest members of the art scene not only because they draw quality art but because we were able to be true friends and connect on a level outside of colored blocks The last few months have been some of my personal best times in the scene ever To explain this suddenly strange move earlier this month Neurosis our seemingly loyal friend decided that acid was not his home and then it was and then it wasn t and then it was We are obviously dismayed by his choice and hence he left Union in pursuit of some greater eliteness and recognition Later this month Somms of Legend left town for a week and Deeply Disturbed (surprise!) tried merging Legend into acid At this point Neurotic was so angered by this consideration that he packed his bags and rejoined Union! The move was practically jizzed over as Neurotic has been one of our longest scene friends ever After asking Neurotic to make SURE this was what he wanted to do he messaged me *nc^union* fuck it it s what I want to do I ve got my Fuck The Scene flag up high and waving! =) This was highly unexpected especially after he submitted his recompiled ansi s from Legend and iCE That ansi (400+k) was submitted and is included in the pack Welcome to Union nice having you in Union good-bye As the end of the month approached and I looked back upon what had transpired and the incredible amount of time I spent keeping things together I suddenly realized why it was losing it s fun I needed a break With college swiftly coming again and the necessity of getting a 3 5gpa along with partying girls and attempting to run a WWW Company I realized that I needed time off Since the conception of ALiVE nearly 3 years ago I ve done nothing but coordinate and now is my time to take a break We wanted Union to continue running however Abomination (now known as Lemonade) was not interested in taking things over and Kid Krylon was losing interest as well We decided not to place an excessive burden upon a member and instead honorably release an incredible pack as our way of going out with a BANG instead of a fizzle It is unfortunate and sad that being in a same group with this incredible team of guys has come to end no one expected it so soon The months events with Neurosis and Neurotic made us step back and view things with some perspective and practicality Greets to the whole Union crew each and every name on the memberlist (and any we may have left off ) has my utmost in appreciation and gratitude for the hard work and friendship that they have put into the post-k0w Union While we lay the name to rest now don t count us out forever as Kaneda (Terminally Nothing) and I were discussing the possibility of Union returning in the future is very probable We aren t breaking up due to a fight nor to a lack of artists etc That wicked demon Time has put us on short supply and that is our reason for this decision I would like to make a few last notes The second Union musicdisk Downbeat is finished and should be released within a day of this pack Nemesis of iCE thinks so highly of it that it may even be an Imphobia Top 5 Disk It s 2 1 2 disks and WELL WORTH the download even for a non-trakker like myself Our player is excellently coded and the whole project gives you that warm fuzzy feeling Also #union will continue to stay open for all ex-membs who wish to keep in touch and still chat Because our groups change doesn t mean our friendship does Stop by and hang out with MrDawson! Also a first and last in this pack is the re-inclusion of music! Lord Pegasus s DUCKHUNT S3M was not put on the disk due to its non- serious nature That s alright it doesn t matter that the trax scene s phunkiest dude Lord Pegasus remixed Nintendo s Duck Hunt and that it just eminates eliteness Wait actually it does So we included it in the pack to show our gratitude Additionally I apologize to Insidious for not including IN-ONION EXE however I have a wicked virus on my HD and I don t wish to infect everyone This is NOT a k0w project but beware the k0w DOES live forever and one day down the road you might find yourself face-to-udder -Mass Delusion md on #union on IRC -massd@union net 800 314 8885 x823 -ftp bigbird scu edu pub html index html -coming soon- http www union net