Today, Last Stand Turns 8 (Patreon)

Hello, and good day.

Eight years ago to the day -- on March 20, 2017 -- I launched Last Stand Media (known then as Colin’s Last Stand). Eight years. Eight years! I have no idea how so much time has elapsed. But it has, and here we are.

Now, I fully recognize that eight years isn’t much of an interesting anniversary number, so I won’t belabor the point too much, other than to say that I deeply appreciate everyone’s support over all of these years. Somehow, I’ve been doing this longer than anything else I’ve ever done in my life. That wasn’t always my intention. In fact, it’s hard to even remember what my intention was when I created this ragtag outfit. But needless to say, it’s been a wild ride, and I’m deeply grateful for it.

I want to extend an especially heartfelt ‘thank you’ to my team, who does much of the heavy lifting and makes sure that Last Stand operates like an unjammed machinegun. I’ve often said that hiring Dustin in particular is probably the reason we’re all still here doing this, because I desperately needed someone to take production duties from me as the company began to expand. So obviously, a richly-deserved hat-tip to him. But to everyone else, too! To Chris, who was eager to work with me when few other people were, who built Sacred Symbols into the behemoth it is alongside me, and to whom I am infinitely loyal. To my lovely wife Micah, for her toil on our merch store, for keeping my schedule, and for dealing with the Nintendo zealots on Punching Up. To Matty and Cog, who have done me so very proud with their consistent high-quality work on Defining Duke over these years. To Brad, who I still can’t believe Easy Allies let walk away (in the sports world, we’d call such a signing ‘a fleecing’), and who runs two of our podcasts with the deft skill of a person doing it for many years. To Gene, who took a social beating for associating with us, and yet stood by us loudly and staunchly, and who became one of my very favorite people. To my brother Dagan, not only for his art that adorns every facet of our company, but for KnockBack, and for his work on Constellation, too, which he was potentially born to host. And to our many other collaborators, too -- Hoeg, Jaffe, Lock, and others -- I love you guys. Thank you for your availability, your expertise, and your enthusiasm. (I'm sorry to anyone I may have accidentally forgotten!)

When I started this thing up in March of 2017, I had no idea what I was doing, and I honestly still don’t. But we’re somehow still here. From the very bottom of my heart, thank you for supporting me and us, and for giving me a level of deep security and a blessed lifestyle that I could have only dreamed of before I started this endeavor. I fully understand that Last Stand will never, ever get the credit it deserves, but it’s a pioneering company in the gaming space and in the world of crowdfunding. Everyone that works here knows it, and everyone who supports us does, too. Honestly, that’s good enough for me.

I’m off to record Sacred Symbols. Thanks again for your generosity and kindness over these last eight years. We’ll be here for as long as you support us, hopefully for many more years to come. That'll be entirely up to you.

With love, -Colin