WELL, EVERYONE, I GAVE IT A SHOT & THE MONEY JUST WASN'T THERE (OR EVEN CLOSE). I LOST ABOUT $20,000 LAST YEAR ON STRONG! AND THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME. SO RATHER THAN THROW ANOTHER PILE OF MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN, I'VE DECIDED TO SHUT TOWN THE HARD COPY VERSION OF STRONG! ISSUE 5 WILL NOT COME OUT AS A HARD COPY, I'LL BE DOING IT ONLINE TO STILL GIVE YOU THE COVERAGE YOU LIKE, BUT WITHOUT THE EXTRA EXPENSE SO I CAN GET STARTED ON REFUNDS.

THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT & FEEDBACK, I THINK THERE WAS GOOD STUFF IN STONG!, AND IT SEEMED LIKE MOST OF YOU DUG IT, UNFORTUNATELY, JUST NOT ENOUGH.

REFUND OPTIONS - WELL, I ALSO DECIDED ON A FEW OPTIONS FOR THE REFUNDS. SINCE I HAVE A GOOD BIT OF STRONG GEAR LEFT, YOU CAN DO REFUNDS A NUMBER OF WAYS.

OPTION #1 - CASH. THIS WILL BE THE SLOWEST ROUTE, BUT IT'LL GET DONE AS FAST AS I CAN. AS MONEY COMES IN FROM FAT BASTARD BARBELL CO, I'LL REFUND AS I CAN.

OPTION #2 - STRONG GEAR. I HAVE PLENTY OF T'S, A FEW HATS, AND ONE OR TWO HOODIES LEFT. YOU CAN SWAP OUT ALL OR PART OF YOUR FULL OR REMAINING SUB THIS WAY.

OPTION #3 - FAT BASTARD BARBELL CO. CREDIT. ORDER SOME STUFF, GET WHATEVER I OWE YOU OFF THE TOTAL. 

AGAIN, THANKS FOR SUBSCRIBING, I MAY TRY IT AGAIN IN A FEW YEARS, ONCE I HAVE THE KIDS IN SCHOOL & MORE FREE TIME TO WORK ADVERTISERS & MORE UP FRONT $ TO KICK IT OFF WITH ADVERTISING. STRONG! WILL NOT BE COMPLETELY GONE, I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THE ONLINE VERSION WITH ARTICLES, RESULTS & ALL THE GOOD STUFF STRONG! HAS BROUGHT THE SPORTS IT COVERED. SUBMISSIONS WILL STILL BE ACCEPTED & ENCOURAGED, IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING, SHOOT IT TO ME.

THANKS-

JOHN BEATTY