I'll be honest, my last night in SoCal during MLG Anaheim weekend I got really emotional. Prog wasn't just another co-caster to me. He was more than a friend. He was my brother from another mother. Whenever I had issues with health and family he was always there. I always told him to keep going even last year, when he wanted me to do top 8 of Evo with James Chen in his place, or do Grand Finals of the E3 Invitational with Scar only, and so on and so forth. This guy is so selfless that sometimes I am in shock at the fact that some people truly don't recognize the amount of dedication he has for the scene. The best thing we can do to prove to Prog that we truly appreciate all he's done for us is to do all you can to support the Smash scene's growth. He's been working hard all this time for us to follow in his example. Of course, many of us may not have as much free time to dedicate to the scene, but little did you know Prog has a full time job and still found time to research ways to push the scene in the right direction.



I'm happy he isn't exactly quitting, but to not be able to commentate by his side after this summer of Smash will be hard to swallow.



Let's make Prog proud and put our best foot forward. We are the Smash community. We may have had our ups and downs, but at the end of the day we've never faltered. Let's keep this momentum that we have going during the Platinum Age, and show Prog that all his efforts to help mold our scene into an even better one were worth it after all.



That is the best way to show thanks, better than any donation, thank you card, or any other physical representation of gratitude. As long as we keep taking steps to improve our scene, his heart will be glad midst all of the health issues he's enduring while smiling for the public.



Best of luck brother, as you know I'm always hoping for the best, and will forever keep in touch during good times and bad.



-D1