Some of you out there in the Interworld ether will recall a time when GYST 4 FUN was the place to be in Port Colborne. G4F was my Internet cafe and LAN centre.

With 25 networked computers running the best multi-player games of the day, GYST 4 FUN was a safe, secure place to hang out, relax, and beat up on some pixels mano a mano against your friends. While waiting for your turn you could shoot some pool or just listen to some music and relax. Some girls grew into great pool sharks just waiting for their guys to leave.

It was a level playing field, everyone used matching equipment. That was the rule. So only the quick and the fast survived the deathmatches. Many grudges were settled and many kings both crowned and decapitated. From Unreal Tournament to Counter-Strike, Team Fortress and Half-Life Deathmatch, much fun was had, with yelling and laughing and the occasional temper tantrum. Alex Zimmer, though you were clearly a much better player, I still vividly recall the satisfaction I took from sneaking up behind you and beating you around the head with a toilet bowl I ripped off the wall. You taught me a new word that day. Ah, happy, cathartic days.

At that time, I had the biggest following in Niagara, and the web site was a thriving community of members arranging to meet up and play. On that site, I ran a blog. As a good little techie, I still have those posts in a database. I am thinking of digging through that database and reposting some of the more interesting entries, soon, just for fun. I should say, Gyst 4 Fun.

Let me know if you like the idea.