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1. We have tons of fantastic work this month.  iCE artists must be getting

excited for our upcoming 10th Anniversary pack next month!  We want to

welcome Epoch back from the dead and are very proud to announce that Jae and

Leonardo are making ansis again.  It is hard to believe this much artwork

came together when many iCE members are swapping sleep for turns in

TradeWars on the Piranha BBS (piranha.zapto.org).

2. In the ANSI department, we need to welcome back Fire From Heaven.  Joining

us for the first time is ewheat, Alla Xul, and Spear.  ewheat held a press

conference to announce his membership, and Janet Reno introduced him.  There

was a gasp when the reporter from the LA Times asked him a question

involving rubber tubing and his failed babysitting business, but he handled

the stress well.  Alla Xul told us all that he thinks of himself as an

African princess, but we let it slide after we saw his skills with a cursor.

Finally, Spear wowed us with his ability to (verb) a full (number) inches

of (noun) into his (noun), at least until Trip and Root88 put on a double

act that totally outdid Spear's feat.  Welcome to all the new members!  In

the words of Sinned Soul, "I don't give a damn what the court order says,

I'm going to go visit my grandmother at the gun show!"

3. New hi-res artists this month are Picky, Devious, and Arcipello.  Archipello

joins us from Newcastle in the UK.  He tried to apply over the phone with

us, but he was completely uncomprehendable - speaking a strange form of

European ebonics while wearing some sort of gas mask.  Next we have Devious,

who admitted that he was from the Great White North.  We let him in anyway.

Picky was born and raised in Croatia but immigrated to the United States and

joined iCE when she heard that Slothy was single again.

4. After perfecting her tattooing skills on her children, Sprite has decided to

open her own studio named Lady Hawke Ink in Kansas City.  There will be a

20% discount on iCE forhead tattoos.  Good luck Sprite!

Wishing you a hot, sweaty, itchy August,

Root88, Trip and Slothy

Lord Soth                    Root88