#28ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ þßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ °°²ßßßß ÜÜÜÞÛÛÛÛÛ° ²²ßß þÜ ßßßßÜ°°ÛÛÛÛ °Û°²ßßßß²ßßß° ÜÜÜÜ ßßß²Û°°ßßß Ü°ß ßßß°°ÛÛÛÛ°Û± Ü Ü ÛÛ°°²ß°ßßßß ÜþÜÜ °Û°Ýß °²ÜÜ ßßþßßß ÜÜÜ²ß ÜÜÛ°²ß ß ²Û°ÛÜÜ þÜÜ°Û °Ýß °²ÜÜ ßß °°± °°ÝÞ°°°Û ° Ý ßÜþ°° ÝÞܱ°± ß ° ° ²Ü°þß²° °Ý Þ°±° ÛÝ Þ°±°ÛÞ² Þܱ°±   ß° ° ²Ü ßÞ °°²Üß²Üþܱ ²Ü Þܱ±° ²۲ܲÜþ  Þ°±ÞÜܱÝ Þ±°°±² ²Ü²Üܱ²Ü²ÜÜÛ²ÝÛ۲ܲ Üþ  Þ°±ÞÜܱÝ Û± ±°ÛÜ ßß²ÛÛÛܲ۲ ßÜßßß° ÜÜ ÞܲÜ ÛÛ²ÜÜÞ²²Ü²±Ü ßßÛÛ²Ü Ü²ÛÛÛÛÛ²ßßßß° ÜÜܲ ÞܲÜÛÛ²ÜÜÞÛ° Û²ÛÛÛ°ÜÜÜÜßßÜÜÛÛ °ÛÛÜÛÛ°Û Ü ²ßßßßßÜÜÜßßßßßßßþþ °ÜÜÜßßßßßßÜÜܲÛÛÛÜÛÛ °² ܲßßßßßßÜ ÜÛÞÛÛÛÛ² ÛÜ°Ü° ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ°ßßß±ÛÜÜ°°° ÛÛ²ÜÛÛ°ßßßßßßßß°Ûßß ßßßßßß°ß°ßßßß²ßÛÛ° Û  ÛÛ°ÛÛÛÛ °°°Ûß°± °ßß °  ßß °°  ßßßÛß°° ±°Ý±     ° ±Þ °Ûß°   "Honor  Before All" °Ü °°Ý  ÞÛ°   As I begin writing the info file for the Sept ember Compendium,   °  I look back with fond memorie s and the utmost in admiration at theÞÛ  Ý crew that has assembled under the U nion name.ÞÛÛÝ   °°Ý  A group of truly u nique and wonderful individuals, Union in the  ±Û last couple of months  has been a true wonder to witness. From the ÛÛ brinks of death, we ran out of th e pasture with our k0w, and ÞÛ² b rought back life and intensity to a group that had fal tered underÞÛÛÝ skittish leadershi p and group-hoppers.  ÞÛÛ   Û ÛÝ  After Neurotic left the group in 02/95, Un ion was not the same.  °ÛÝ The group failed, man y people left, and a downward spiral became Û°Ý the flight plans fo r the group. It hit rock bottom in 05/95 when ÞÛÛÝ Nivenh released a pack that was not much to view. 06/95's attempt ÛÛÝ  at revitalizing with a mag turned sour, and in 07 /95 the call wasÞÛ° made to  kill the group .ÞÛÛÝ  ÞÛÛ  The 08/95 pack was amazi ng, and it proved to people that we wereÞ  °ÛÝ not only 'un-dead' bu t we were also back in the race for the #1 spot. ÛÛÝ It was a truly beautiful pack, wi th great pieces by members old andÞÛÛ  new, a group who bonded quickly as friends, and w orked well together ÞÛÛÝ to bring one  of the months top packs.ÞÛÛ  ÞÛÛß  Sadly, and with great Pride,  I give you the 09/95 Compendium, a Û °Ý compilation of one of Unions' bes t months ever, and also our last.ÞÛ°    °   Yes, after nearly two year s of quality art and hard work, UnionÞÛ  Ý  Productions is honestly laying to rest one of the scene's most ÞÛÛÝ  revered names. Don't think this is another k0w projec t, for the   °°Ý pack will quickly sho w you we have nothing to hide. However, due  ±Û to conflicting intere sts and lack of time, the staff and members of ÛÛ Union have decided that now is no t the time to struggle and letÞÛ°  it die slowly again.ÞÛÛÝ  ÞÛÛ  Honor before all. Û ÛÝ   °ÛÝ  I want to stress t hat this group of members I have worked with  Û°Ý in the last two mon ths (with an exception or two) are the finest ÞÛÛÝ members of the art scene, not on ly because they draw quality art, ÞÛÛÝ  but because we were able to be true friends, and  connect on a levelÞÛ° outs ide of colored blocks. The last few months have been  some ofÞÛÛÝ my personal best time s in the scene ever. ÞÛÛ  Þ °ÛÝ  To explain this su ddenly strange move; earlier this month,  Û ÛÝ Neurosis, our seemingly loyal friend decided that acid was not hisÞÛÛ home, an d then it was, and then it wasn't, and then it was. We are ÞÛÛÝ obviously dismayed by hi s choice, and hence, he left Union in ÞÛÛ  pursuit of some greater eliteness and reco gnition.ÞÛÛß  Û° Ý  Later this month, Somms of Legen d left town for a week, and ÞÛ°  Deeply Disturbed (surprise!) tried merging Legend  into acid. At °   this point, Neurotic was so angered by  this consideration, that heÞÛ Ý  packed his bags and rejoined Union! The m ove was practically jizzed ÞÛÛÝ over as Neurotic has been one of our longest scene friends  ever.  °°Ý   ±Û After asking Neuro tic to make SURE this was what he wanted to ÛÛ do, he messaged me... Þ Û° ÞÛÛÝ *nc^union* f uck it, it's what I want to do. I've got my "Fuck Th eÞÛÛ Scene" flag up high and wav ing! =) ÛÛÝ   °ÛÝ  This was highly un expected, especially after he submitted his  Û°Ý recompiled ansi's f rom Legend and iCE. That ansi (400+k) was Þ ÛÛÝ submitted and is included in the pack.  Welcome to Union, nice  ÛÛÝ havi ng you in Union, good-bye.ÞÛ°  ÞÛÛÝ  As the end of the month appro ached and I looked back upon whatÞÛÛ  had transpired and the incredible amount of time I spe nt keepingÞ °ÛÝ things together, I su ddenly realized why it was losing it's fun.  ÛÛÝ I needed a break. With college swiftly  coming again, and the ÞÛÛ necess ity of getting a 3.5gpa, along with partying, girls, and ÞÛÛÝ attempting to run a WWW Company, I realized that I needed time off.Þ ÛÛ Since the conception of ALiVE nearly 3 years ago, I've done ÞÛÛß nothing  but coordinate, and now is my time to take a break.  Û°Ý ÞÛ°   We wanted Union to continue running, how ever Abomination   °  (now known as Lemonade) was n ot interested in taking things over, ÞÛ  Ý and Kid Krylon was losing interest as well. We decided not to ÞÛÛÝ  place an excessive burden upon a member, and instead h onorably   °°Ý release an incredible  pack as our way of going out with a BANG,   ±Û instead of a fizzle.  ÛÛ   ÞÛ°  I t is unfortunate and sad, that being in a same group with this ÞÛÛÝ incredible team of guys has come to end, no one expected it so soon. ÞÛÛ The months events with Neurosis and Neurotic made us step back, ÛÛÝ  and view things with some perspective and practicality .  °ÛÝ  Û° Ý Greets to the whole Union crew, eac h and every name on the  ÞÛÛÝ memb erlist (and any we may have left off. :) has my utmos t in ÛÛÝ appreciation and gratitu de for the hard work and friendship that ÞÛ ° they have put into the post-k0w Union.   ÞÛÛÝ  ÞÛÛ   While we lay the name to rest now, don' t count us out forever. Þ °ÛÝ as Kaneda (Terminally  Nothing) and I were discussing, the possibility ÛÛÝ of Union returning in the future is very probable. We aren't  ÞÛÛ  breaking up due to a fight, nor to a lack of artists, etc. ÞÛÛÝ That wicked demon Time has put us on short supply and that is our Þ ÛÛ reason for this decision. ÞÛÛ ß  ÛÛ  I would like to ma ke a few last notes. The second Union  ÞÛ ° musicdisk, Downbeat, is finished and s hould be released within a day  °  of this pack. Nemesis of iCE  thinks so highly of it, that it may ÞÛ  Ý even be an Imphobia Top 5 Disk. It 's 2 1/2 disks, and WELL WORTH ÞÛÛÝ  the download, even for a non-trakker like myself. Our  player is  °°Ý excellently coded and  the whole project gives you that warm fuzzy   ±Û feeling. Also, #unio n will continue to stay open for all ex-membs ÛÛ who wish to keep in touch and sti ll chat. Because our groups  ÞÛ°  change doesn't mean our friendship does. Stop b y and hang out with ÞÛ° MrDawso n!  °ÛÝ ±ÛÝ Also a first and las t in this pack, is the re-inclusion of music! ÛÛÝLord Pegasus's DUCKHUNT.S3M was not  put on the disk due to its 'non-Û°  serious' nature. That's alright, it doesn't matter that the trax ÛÛÝscene's phu nkiest dude Lord Pegasus remixed Nintendo's Duck Hunt  andÛ° that it just eminates eliteness. Wait, actually, it does. So weÞ ÛÛÝincluded it in the pack to show our grati tude. Additionally, I ÞÛÛÝapologi ze to Insidious for not including IN-ONION.EXE, howev er I ÞÛÛÝhave a wicked virus on my HD, and I don't wish to infect everyone.ÞÛ °   °ÛÝ This is NOT a k0w proj ect, but beware, the k0w DOES live foreverÞÛ ÛÝand one day down the road, you might find yours elf face-to-udder.ÞÛÛÝ ÞÛ °  ÛÛÝ -Mass Delusion / md  on #union on IRC  °° -massd@union.net / 800.314.888 5 x823ÞÛ° -ftp://bigbird.scu .edu/pub/html/index.html ÞÛÛÝ-coming soon- http://www.union.net Û²Ý ÞÛÛ Þ °°±Ü   ÜÞ °±°Ü°ÜÜÜÜÜÜ° ÜÜÜÜÜÜ° ÜÜÜÜÛÛ° ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ° ÜÜÜÜÜÜ° ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜܲ°ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ° ÜÜÜ°ÜÜ °±Ü°° ° ° °  °°   ° ° ° ° °ß°Ûß ° ßßßßßß ßßßßßß±ßßß ßßß ßßßßß° ßÜÜ ÜÜßßß ßßß ß ßß°±Ü ÜÜÜÜ°ßßß ±ßßßßßß°ß° ° ±SAUCE0009/95 Information File Union Staff Union 19950902>P