To be perfectly frank with you, the fanclub deserves the best attention I can give it...but life dictates that I can not give that right now. I felt that it is better if I close the fanclub at this time and reopen it when I can give it 106%, than to run the club half-heartedly just for the sake of keeping it open, and shortchange both the show and all of you.

If you are interested in getting any progress reports on the original Unofficial AYBS Fanclub, drop me a note and I'll update you when I have something to update you with. Regrettably, I have no timeline as to when I may reopen it...in fact, if I do not find things changing for me, I may hand it over to someone else to run. Nothing is definite yet so we shall see...

At any rate, whatever happens with the fanclub, you will find the official word only on a minki.net site; reports on non-minki.net sites may not be accurate.

If you're itching to meet fellow AYBS fans, you can do this in one of two ways. The first is to join the "Are You Free?" Yahoo Group at http://tv.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/areyoufree/ (new window) and join us on the mailing list.

The more interactive (read: more fun!) place to meet fellow AYBS fans is to join us at AYBS and More Forums and get to know us. We're a lively little bunch and there are places to get off-topic so you don't feel like you must discuss AYBS 24-7...though we have some members that will do just that for you :)

If you have an active AYBS-related fanclub that you'd like for me to plug here, send me the URL and I'll be happy to add it here to help fans out.

By the way, if you haven't noticed that we've moved...well, we've moved. The new URL is http://www.minki.net/aybsfanclub/. Update your links and bookmarks!