Fellow under Fortiers Jackie and Andrea over at SCV-Family.com have posted a reflection on their 40 under Forty awards so I thought I would too. Here goes.
It’s been a long time coming for me. Four plus years of slaving away at SCVTalk, furiously pounding my keyboard, waiting, watching, hoping someone might read the site. In the early days I celebrated a single page view. My first month of SCVTalk, some 27 people stopped by. I was lonely. There were times I wanted to give up. The SCV had rejected me, I thought.
No longer.
I’m now bona-fide. I’m SCV Elite. I’m an A-lister. I have made my way to the top of the SCV Mountain. I no longer just stare from afar at the SCV’s numerous weekly charity/business mixers, I now get invited -begged!- to come to them. I’ve even been invited to Robinson Ranch, where the SCV’s Old Money hangs out. Me, the raggedy Newhall blogger, hobnobbing & clanking champagne flutes with the elite, the best of the best of the SCV.
My picture might even appear in one of those glossy advertainment mags people in the 91355 get for free. I’ve always wanted one in my mailbox. Soon, I will be in your’s.
40 under Forty for me means more than just the special undergarments I received in the mail last week, more than the secret handshake the other 39 and I use to communicate, more than the elaborate Skull & Bones-type rituals The Forty hold at the top of the Magic Mountain tower. It’s so much more than that: 40 under Forty is a Way of Life, a brotherhood even, like the X Men.
And like the X Men, I can invoke The Power of The Forty for my protection and benefit. I can use it to, for example, not just get out of traffic tickets but get a police escort south when the Newhall Pass is shut down. The 40 Under Forty Gold Plated card I carry in my wallet entitles me to free lifetime Slurpees at participating SCV 7-Elevens. When I saw that Bridgeport had prohibited photography I laughed, because my 40 Under Forty card exempts me from such prohibitions.
I laugh too when I enjoy a spicy Chik-Fil-A sandwich…..on Sundays.
Did you know Trader Joe’s has a secret and always-stocked section of their store just for 4o Under Forty people?
No?
Well you wouldn’t, because you’re not 40 under Forty, and I am.
I go to get fitted for a cape this afternoon, but I wanted to conclude by telling you that you have my word that I will use The Power of the Forty for the good of the people of the SCV. Because unlike the other 39, who are “all members of the local business community,” my power derives from you, my readers. And so on this great day of triumph, of my ascent to the very upper echelon of polite SCV society, I thank you, my readers and fellow contributors, for being my raison d’etre, for being the wind beneath my wings, for making me laugh, think, feel, and understand, and for participating in this place we call home.
Up up and away!
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Those must be some terrific meds you’re on, Jeff!
Now get back to work!
Don’t forget the Top hat and Monocle.
It’s amazing what it’s done for us, right? The constant police escort… the autograph signings. And I wish Oprah would just. stop. calling.
Secret High Five!
What up Oprah?!
Oprah wouldn’t leave my house yesterday. Talk about annoying.
Maybe the funniest post ever.
The masons want to know how to get in the 40 under 40 group…can use please use your new hotline telephone (same one that Batman used in the tv show) and give them a call…and remember with great power comes great responsibility (look at that two superhero references in a post!)
It gives one the same prestige as being part of the Signal’s 51. Add $5 and you can get a cup of Starbucks. Did you get an Under 40 lapel pin?
But nothing at all like the club of clubs, The Man/Woman of the year. I love the way you guys get together and decide who you invite into the family. Something very gangsta about that.
We don’t nominate ‘em, we just vote on ‘em. May the most deserving win.
One of the recent Man of the Year’s who will remain nameless felt a little ill used before his “term” was finished. The uncompensated attendance at various Chamber ribbon cuttings was a matter of most distress!
Wow! I thought we were ALL compensated for attending those ribbon cuttings! Are you saying that someone wasn’t??? That’s awful!
there’s a reason i procured a “51″ coffee mug a few years ago. you wouldn’t believe the perks that baby gets me around town.
Mine only gets me donations if I have it filled with pencils,
Stick around jeff. We’ll keep your feet on the ground.
‘you like me, you really like me’
I was looking at the Crime site and noticed a homicide at the 14 and Placerita on 8/5. Did I miss something or is this just not being reported?
http://www.crimereports.com/map?search=91387
Are you saying one of the 40 is guilty….
OF MURDER?
Dun Dun Dun (GASP!)
I can’t stop laughing!! This is great! Make sure you all come to the event on September 23rd at Robinson Ranch so you can see all the pomp and circumstance live and in person!!